Recent content by Zer0fun1

Installing other wire was always a plan. I just wanted to run CATx too for control. The conduits get tricky around doors and windows and not having a clue where AV equipment will be placed, or rather the AV end nodes such as speakers, microphones, and TV screens in the future really hampers...

Oh wow... As I read it, homerunning the lighting seemed like a good idea. Maybe it still is. Actually, at the expense of power wire, that might not be a bad idea at all. I think, engineering a small control circuitry for such a system would be a piece of cake. Unfortunatelly that would also...

Not sure about your take on CAT7's future. Most standartizations take decades to develop decades to agree on decade to market decades to actually become a standard. TIA will not standardize anything until IEEE feels like it and that takes market penetration. Basically IEEE will OK TIA for...

Oh yea you may have missed the new construction bit (my second post).

I understand your point. I did from the get-go before we even conversed. My requirements are unique and that usually means expensive. This will not change. I would be much more interested in finding physical solutions: i.e. actual products. If you can help me with that I'd appreciate it. I...

Oh, and you hit the jackpot on the conduit system. We have a pretty sweet conduit system in place. Also, CAT7 is the next ent CAT5. CAT6 is merely a filler and is not certified for use with the technology CAT7 is certified is.

I appreciate your advice. I'm curious how you know what hardware our LANs are running and if you think that we should junk our enterprise equipment before EoS for a simple 2wire switch? CAT7 is needed simply because it will still be bleeding edge for the next 10 years. As far as the control...

HEre is a tidbit about power over Ethernet to control lights: http://low-powerdesign.com/sleibson/2010/03/13/redwood-systems-unstealths-power-over-ethernet-lighting-systems/

http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/lighting-equipment/stage-lighting-control/dmx-over-ethernet-dmx-converter/

What do you guys know about DMX512 lighting for residential? DMX512 can be ran over Ethernet (Ethernet not CATx).

Lou, there are double gang hi+low voltage (blue+orange) options out there.

Nice. This is the discussion I was hoping to generate! I don't mind not running power over CAT. And as I've mentioned I'm already running CAT7 so it is not out of the question to use it instead of CAT5. I mentioned CAT5 because most are familiar with it. As far as running power, mics...

New construction instalation here... I would LOVE to wire it up as pure IP network, but again I would prefer not to use any sort of wireless systems. My question was a bit more general, I guess: I need to run cable. I have no immediate plans of hooking up any equipment to it right away, but...

I have been scouring the net for days now looking for any good information about building a whole-house automation system based on CAT5 or better cable. I'm not eager to implement x10 or radio-based systems and would prefer to staybaway from closed standards. Please point me tob invent right...