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Under construction See Current Home Automation Old 2003 information Distributors: smarthome.com 800-762-7846 mousehouse.net shed.com x10.com Home Automation Net 1-321-433-2317 SmartHomeUSA.com ASIhome 800-263-8608 Automation and Security Technology 321-638-8950 Home Controls 800-266-8765 iAutomate.com 888-949-1388 Index Home Systems 888-960-9900 ProAtion Systems 800-522-6054 Set-Net 864-848-5190 Worthington Distribution 800-282-8864 smarthomeusa.com/Catalogs/PC_Home/ NetNews Group comp.home.automation, Google: comp.home.automation, Intro homepage.ntlworld.com/jason.starkie/automation_links.htm homeautomationforum.com/ personalpages.tds.net/~huntergreen/automate.html hometoys.com/tips/tips25.htm Home Control Systems w/ Computer Interface Ocelot x10ideas.com/software/XcDirViewInCat.asp?ID=8 HomeVisiona Interactive Intelligent Home Control $599 (5) Houselinc by Smartlinc (2) Ocelot by Applied Digital (ADI) $160(4) X-10® Pro Home Automation Interface (Model CM11A) has macros, but limited memory so can't control many devices. $38 HCS-II (Home Control System) by CCC $299 Stargate $950 Sftwr: HomeSeer Software to program CM11A, read email, provide remote access $135 Commander-X. There is a Shareware http://www.commander-x.com/ HomeSeer, the best home automation software on the market Rover : my complete, compatible, compact web interface to HomeSeer There are two main standards for home control: ZigBee, which is actually a ratified standard, and Z-Wave, which was created and is controlled by Zensys. As much as we'd like to give the nod to the standards product, Z-Wave has a lead in the number of vendors making products that support it, including light-switch giant Leviton), and also those products are less expensive than the ZigBee versions. Both systems are RF (radio-frequency) based, meaning do-it-yourselfers won't have to run control wiring or worry about powerline interference, as they would with X10. And both technologies use mesh communication, meaning as long as a switch or a control unit in your house can communicate with just one other unit, it will work on your network. This is especially important because both ZigBee and Z-Wave use cheap, low-power radios, with a maximum range of only a few dozen feet.
Companies - Products: Ocelot Tech:X10-PLC X10-RF UPB PCS - Powerline Control Systems Inc 1-Wire iLight ProductsLeviton's Vezia RF+ Simply Automated -- PC-Configured Products HAI (Home Automation, Inc.) LiteTouch
Glossary: EH - Electronic House IoT - Internet of Things PLC - Power Line Carrier - Digital data is encoded and transmitted over your electrical wiring to devices plugged in or wall switches. PCS - Powerline Control Systems Inc UPB - Universal powerline bus X10 - X10 PLC protocol and devices
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