What type of home automation are you wanting to do?? There will be a range of Zigbee devices available in NZ soon, and I hope to release a cheaper range of MiWi products in the New Year - basic Lighting control, Motor control (Curtians), Power on/off etc.
Mike On Monday 16 July 2007 20:12, John Carter wrote: > I feel like I've stepped out of the Dilbert animation and > I half expect Dogbert to appear and use my ego as a punch > bag... > > I'm looking at home automation gadgets something in the > line of X10. > > (No...not the sleazy wireless cams of the universally > hated pop-under ads. > > Yes, I also have been ignoring everything with the > characters X10 for too long now. I mean the home > automation signalling over powerline protocol called > X10.) > > http://www.x10.co.nz/ > http://www.homecontrol.co.nz/ > > Some questions for the group: > > 1) Any (recommended)? dealers in Chch? > > 2) X10 seems to have the attitude you will control things > from a remote or from a CM12 > http://www.homecontrol.co.nz/CM12.htm > I want all that stuff out of my way and just control > these devices directly (and cheaply) from my linux box. > What's the cheapest PC to X10 interface? > > 3) Is X10 the way to go? Or is there something cheaper / > better? Given that microcontrollers with all the > interfaces + ram + flash you require are under a dollar a > piece, X10 seems unreasonably expensive. > > Thanks, > > > John Carter Phone : (64)(3) > 358 6639 Tait Electronics Fax : > (64)(3) 359 4632 PO Box 1645 Christchurch > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Zealand
