Re: C-BUS vs. EIB

["David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)"
<haweste@a...> wrote:

[massive snippage]

> CBus has things called "bus couplers" (?) which let you use
> any old switch you want, is something similar possible with
> EIB ?

Yaas.

Several options.

The models are 260, 261 or 262 for four channels, depending on
whether you want to (260) supply mains to the pushbuttons and thence
to the sensor, or (261) you want to supply 24v to the pushbuttons,
and thence to the sensor, ot (262) you want the sensor to supply
power the pushbuttons as well as sense them.

In terms of form factor, you can have them as either a din rail box,
or as a box you mount in something.

And thats just from Siemens.  Twenty other companies will make
something strikingly similar.......

Bottom line - For just about anything a home automator can dream up,
you can do it with both CBus and EIB (Instabus).  Scary.

I'm waiting for more EIBNet/IP stuff to appear.  Theres just a few
gateways and routery type things at the moment...



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