RE: Anyone ever used Lonworks ?

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for clarifying that Neil - my memory doesn't seem to be quite
what it was, if indeed it ever 'was' . . .

So if I understand your description correctly, smartkontrols and LON use
similar protocols, but part of each protocol is specific to each vendor.
However interfaces are available to cross-communicate.

I can't say that I've looked at your system in any great detail before
however I've just found the website so will be spending some time there
soon and finding out more :-)

Cheers,

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Ball
>
> Sort of Tim. The Smartkontrols equipment is a Lon based
> system - it uses LPT10 transceivers in every module to
> provide both power and data down the same twisted pair. The
> system does not carry the lonmark logo etc because it is
> designed to be a single vendor system and not part of a wider
> open systems installation. The modules are application
> specific pre-programmed units and the system includes it's
> own proprietary housekeeping/registration module so as to
> avoid the need for lon builder or other binding tools to set
> the system up. It is still perfectly feasible to interface to
> the smartkontrols system using either a Lon gateway (this is
> how they integrate the Mitsubishi City Multi air con system
> and Helvar Digidim lighting into their system) or the
> smartkontrols serial adapter (used for AMX & Crestron
> integration amongst other things) and smartkontrols also
> freely offer the serial coms protocol to anyone who wants it.
> They also built a registration module to allow direct
> integration and addressing of Leax lighting controls as they
> also use Lon for their network.
>
> When it comes down to the low level programming then I'm not
> much help. The pre-programmed nature of the smartkontrols
> product means I don't have to know anything too technical
> about the underlying network protocols other than addressing
> limits and cabling issues. I simply plug it all together,
> push some buttons or change some configs and it will work.
> I'd almost call it plug & play if these terms did not carry
> so much baggage!!
>
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)
>
> IIRC, one of the smartkontrols chaps has used it before.
>
> HTH,
>
> Tim.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:  christopher purves
> >
> > The airconditioning in our new house has a lonworks gateway
> available
> > to control it. Has anyone ever use Lonworks or tried to
> connect it to
> > any HA applications ?
> >
> > Chris