Re: wishlist for next christmas

["Johannes Rietschel <jr@xxxxxxx>" <jr@xxxxxxx>]

I did not plan for a USB device, rather for an Ethernet/Cat5 version.
USB in my view is pretty limited (cabling etc), and an Ethernet 
device, ideally with power-over-ethernet - if affordable (that's a 
challenge) - is much more universal. The device we're doing has also 
an RS-485/232 interface, so it could be used as the "head point"
for 
a C-Bus like interface. And there is a one-wire interface for the 
Dallas stuff (yes, inside and outside temp sensors!).
If we use xAP, little very cheap devices (pic/avr etc) with xAP could 
be bridged to Ethernet, probably using higher level protocols on the 
network (XML,SOAP) etc.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mark McCall" <Mark@L...> wrote:
> > We have also plans for a universal I/O for home automation
with
> > digital I/O, analog I/O,
> 
> Is this going to be a USB device Johannes?  I think it's time
there 
was an
> inexpensive, easy to instal (ie USB) IO device aimed at the HA 
market.
> 
> > question: what do you die-hards would love to see next to be
> > connected to ethernet
> 
> Internal and external temperature readers?
> 
> M.




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