Anybody using C-Bus in their house?
Anybody using C-Bus wireless in their house?
Just looking for opinions from those who have it installed RE: ongoing user-friendliness, inventive usage and component quality. I work for a Clipsal affiliated company and can get the hardware quite cheaply so cost is not so much a factor. Its more a case of 'should I do it' and take advantage of the situation or shouldnt I. ...I do like the 'gadget' factor...
Leaning towards using the wireless wall switches (http://www.clipsal.com/trade/news/archi ... bus_system) as this will avoid having to re-wire the whole house. I would then use a small wired network for integration with my security system and ducted AC unit (as well as provide a network access point to my normal LAN).
Key points that appeal to me are:
- Lighting Control
-- switches controlling multiple light-runs
-- timer settings for pantry/laundry/WIRs
-- Scene settings ("Watching TV", "Welcome Home", "Sleep-Time/All-Off")
- Security Integration
-- Panic Mode to turn all lights on during the night
-- Rotating Timer for lights whilst I am away
- AC Integration
-- Incorporate heating/cooling into pre-set scenes such as "Welcome Home"
I know there is mutli-room audio but not really interested in that - the Clipsal solution looks a little clunky and I am more likely to use a SONOS for this - just wish I could find a way to integrate both together. Also not interested in the Clipsal Star-Serve system as it just seems too 'low-tech' for todays AV and Networking environment.
Any thoughts on any of the above would be appreciated.
Rgds
P1T