I am in the process of building an office/studio in a 3000 sq. ft. building. I don't want to re-wire the building, so I am hoping to use some HA to work the lights.
I was all ready to buy a bunch of X-10 stuff from smarthome.com yesterday, but then I started reading and now I am ready to give up. I think my setup would be considered pretty basic - but I am now lost after reading about all the other devices.
I would like to avoid a lot of headaches, so I really need to build a system that works out of the box if possible. While I would like to play with all these cool toys, I just need something that works now for the office (I will wait to play at home).
The building is 3000sq. ft. with 13 ft. ceilings and 8ft. stud walls (open above walls). I have a lot of outlets in the ceiling, two rows switched, the remaining outlets are unswitched. I need to install several florsent panels, some track lighting, and three fans. I would like the office lights to come on and off for working hours and have a display window setup that will stay on until 11 p.m. then turn off. In addition, I need to be able to control three different zones or light groups.
If possible, I would like to add a camera or two to so i can see the outside doors from my office.
So, what are the opinions on what will work best for my setup? Any suggestions would be a big help as I am a total newbie.
I was all ready to buy a bunch of X-10 stuff from smarthome.com yesterday, but then I started reading and now I am ready to give up. I think my setup would be considered pretty basic - but I am now lost after reading about all the other devices.
I would like to avoid a lot of headaches, so I really need to build a system that works out of the box if possible. While I would like to play with all these cool toys, I just need something that works now for the office (I will wait to play at home).
The building is 3000sq. ft. with 13 ft. ceilings and 8ft. stud walls (open above walls). I have a lot of outlets in the ceiling, two rows switched, the remaining outlets are unswitched. I need to install several florsent panels, some track lighting, and three fans. I would like the office lights to come on and off for working hours and have a display window setup that will stay on until 11 p.m. then turn off. In addition, I need to be able to control three different zones or light groups.
If possible, I would like to add a camera or two to so i can see the outside doors from my office.
So, what are the opinions on what will work best for my setup? Any suggestions would be a big help as I am a total newbie.