Recent content by brathnach

   Just reading through all the posts in this forum with great interest. I have to say I do see value in jkmonroe's idea of locking CQC development at certain intervals to focus on driver support for a period.  Obviously driver development would have to be prioritised in order of user...

Hey,   A bit late to this post. I was doing the exact same as you last year. However, I was adding the lights for more of an effect rather than for functional reasons. I'm in europe but I'm sure they have these over state side also. We call them LED rope lights here so a quick google will show...

I have to back up some other poeples comments here. While there are these few small little niggly things in CQC, such as keyboard shortcuts, they are far from a deal breaker. Also have to agree with znelbok above that when it comes to true automation there are a lot of 'remote' type apps that...

  Please post back with how you get on lanski....i for one would like to know how HS lives up to your expectations.

TD3,   I do believe serial ports on standard PCs are pretty much dead when the unit is powered off. However there may well be a method to turn them off via serial port but there are far more elegant ways of doing this via IP. Does the elk do IP? Otherwise beelzerobs solution seems really...

No problem Dan! Hopefully someone will pop along that may be using it. Would really like to get some feedback on it from a HA perspective. I use CQC at the moment and I don't have Stardraw but it looks interesting. Jim

Hey guys, Just wondering if any of you know something or are using the above package. http://www.stardraw....tardrawcontrol/ Im currently a HA software user and just came across this website recently. I like to keep an eye on whats out there :). I do keep an eye out here and for the people...

If I was looking to do this I would (and will) install clipsal c-bus or something like it. Having installed it for my AV theatre its the only one I know about. Wouldn't describe it as being traditionally wired as the light is switched/dimmed from a module in your consumer box so each light or...

Wired Clipsal C-Bus should work in this situation. Have to replace the central controller obviously but would fit the CAT5 daisy chained situation I'm pretty sure. Ain't cheap though.. Jim

I now see why this is such an excellent resource!! I have to say I do like Housebot but I like CQC alot too and see the benefits both systems would bring! The only thing that is offputting for me about CQC (and this more because of me that CQC) is the drivers that I dont have. Such as the...

Cheers Sic, Ill take a look into it this evening. rob

Thanks very much for the indepth responses guys. It did answer alot of my queries. One other thing I am thinking about now. If I do migrate from the Homevision Hardware Controller which has been solid as a rock for the past 3 years; do you think I would be able to expect the same reliability...

Now that my heads a bit clearer; Firstly Im not looking for CQC vs Housebot oneupmanship but more informed advice as to what limitations I would likely meet if I went with either choice. I really dont want to find myself in a situation where I want to do something and it cant be done with the...

I guess it depends on what you want to do with what you are monitoring. i.e. are you recording readings or just clamp-on, read, clamp-off?? I had a unit that Fluke made and a Voltmeter with pins on it for a serial connection. A computer logged the values ever few seconds to an excel sheet. Its...

I have to agree with the above guys. I did my own place for around 40 Cat5e cables back to a cabinet. Labelling is a bit annoying and really it should be done by the contractor as he runs them. I really wouldnt waste my time crimping one plugs to these as it may be come unreliable over time and...