Re: Re: cbus Wiser appears to be in UK stockist

[Ben McCormack <yahoogroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Great - Looks like I need to sell my existing CNI to fund the Wiser
purchase

Regards
Ben

2010/1/20 Wiser HomeControl <wiserhomecontrol@xxxxxxx>

> Hi Ben,
>
> The standalone CNI included with the Wiser (it attaches to the main
Wiser
> router using a busbar) is a new fully in-house developed model which
is
> quite different than the older CNI which incorporated a LANtronix
device.
> The new CNI is programmed via the C-Bus IP setup utility and it does
not
> require the LANtronix tools. They're the same from a toolkit
programming
> perspective. Personally, I much prefer the newer one because it also
has a
> real time clock so it can retain C-Bus time when there's a power
outage..
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ben McCormack <yahoogroup@xxxxxxx>
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Wed, January 20, 2010 5:46:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: cbus Wiser appears to be in UK stockist
>
>
> Thanks for the explanation.
>
> I currently have a CNI that is used for programming. Looks like I
could
> simply replace the CNI with Wiser. I would gain functionality and
could
> still programme the system in the same way.
>
> Just a small question - Are the standalone CNI and CNI included with
Wiser
> the same under the skin or are there any differences?
>
> Regards
> Ben
>
> 2010/1/20 wiserhomecontrol <wiserhomecontrol@ yahoo.com>
>
> > Hi Kevin, and UKHA members,
> >
> > This is my first post to the list. I work on various bits of the
Wiser
> > software, but my comments here are completely my own and aren't
on behalf
> of
> > the company so don't assume anything I say is official.
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@yahoogroups. com, Kevin Hawkins <yahoogroupskh@
...>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm guessing that means multiple application users rather
than the CNI
> >
> > Yes, you are correct. The current Wiser supports up to 6
simultaneously
> > connected devices. These devices each run an independent Wiser
user
> > interface application. That could mean 6 iPhones or any mix of
constantly
> > connected or sporadically connected Media Centers, iPhones,
PCs/laptops,
> and
> > a partridge and a pear tree. You get the idea. Currently, the
list of
> > devices with released applications is:
> > - iPhone/iTouch (released yesterday)
> > - Microsoft Media Centre (Vista only at the moment)
> > - any device capable of running Adobe Flash 9 and above (this
means
> almost
> > any PC or Intel/AMD/x86 CPU based platform). Linux, Windows,
MacOS, etc
> > through browser plugins or native apps. This category tends to be
the big
> > one as it includes web tablets, in-wall stuff, deskmount stuff
and
> others.
> > - devices with FlashLite 3.0 with XML support. This covers
devices like
> > Nokia Symbian phones. N95 works. I think some of the others which
have
> > touchscreens aren't quite fully supported yet.
> > - other devices with Adobe Flash capabilities. Turns out
Playstation 3
> > works fine as well as a user interface for Wiser.
> >
> > > sure the CNI will be single owner only.    We'll see once
someone has
> > one.
> >
> > Indeed. When you want to configure or commission something, you
connect
> > toolkit to the Wiser's IP address (or external DNS name/etc if
you've
> > enabled remote programming and dyndns/etc) and it will pass that
> > communication through to its CNI. In that mode, that is, the mode
of
> toolkit
> > programming, naturally, you won't be able to use any of the
Wiser's user
> > interfaces. Once you disconnect toolkit, the user interfaces
reconnect
> and
> > are able to share access to the Wiser as before.
> >
> > By the way, there's a youtube video of the Wiser iphone app here,
> > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=aHsjTdTPVnU
. Some Russian guys have
> also
> > posted this video of an interesting setup,
> > http://rutube.
ru/tracks/ 2288889.html (I don't know why but I had to
> click
> > past the initial clip of something else before I could see the
actual
> video)
> > showing Wiser with media centre, various screens, logic
integration,
> email
> > and such things. Good luck and please do provide feedback. Post
videos of
> > your setups if you can. We do enjoy watching.
> >
> >
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