Re: x10, CBUS, and a VIOM - your views?

[Kevin Hawkins <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rather than a Viom - what about a xAP Netiom - same control of response
either via the relays or the xAP X10 conduit and later expansion to any
xAP I/O device including CBus or relays (via Netiom) ,  X10  or other
lighting system (maybe Dynatron / DMX / Linet etc).  Requires use
(currently) of a xAP BSC software mapper application, (running on Windows).

Kevin

Adrian wrote:

>Hi guys
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>I know the x10/cbus debate, i can see CBUS is a better product but a
lot
>more expensive. (as an example the 8chan dim units are around £400,
>8xLD11's are about £200, the cost of getting the CBUS switches adds up
>where as the LD11's just need normal/momentary switches)
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>I already have quite a few x10 bits (LD11's mostly) and have been
>looking at making the system a bit more flexiable. What i've thought
>about doing is pulling out the T&E and cabling CAT5 to the light
wall
>switches (so i can use normal/momentary switches as well as LED's/IR
>transmitters/receivers/whatever)  - these then get wired back to a
>preprogrammed VIOM so the inputs control the outputs, these in turn are
>wired so a relay (5v to 240V, already have about 10) to control the
>switch input on the LD11
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>so what i get is similiar control of the LD11 as if hardwired ( as in
if
>i was using a x10 tansmitter module, there would be slight delays in
the
>lights), i still get control via x10 (via comfort in my case, of course
>it could always also talk to the VIOM to toggle the outputs which is
>potentially more reliable that x10), i get alot more flexablilty at my
>wall switches and should be a whole lot cheaper (though not all the
>advantages) of a new CBUS system.
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>thoughts?
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>Adrian
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