Captain Caveman
Active Member
Today I have attended dealer training of the Centralite Jetstream lighting system at Elk headquarters. In a nutshell the Jetstream is slick and quick from a configuration standpoint.
Unlike Z-Wave there is no controller to carry around. PC configuration of the devices is done with either of the following bridges; USB, RS232 or Ethernet. Programming is done in realtime, and all you Insteon folks will love how easy and quick this really is.
The system supports up to 200 devices, 100 scenes, each device can be part of up to 30 scenes and can do up to 50 timed events.
If your light switch needs to be replaced you simply discover your new device and swap out the address of the old for the new. All other devices and scenes do not need to be relinked, it's automatic and it's done on the fly.
Jetstream switches occupy a standard electrical box and does require the neutral.
For an automation controller such as Elk or HAI, an RS232 bridge or ethernet bridge is required. Also nothing new needs to be written for your automation controller to communicate with the Jetstream if it already has support for any of the other Centralite systems.
I did a review awhile back of Cortexa with Insteon, since that review I wished I never touched Insteon. Jetstream is now the product of choice for my company when doing retros.
Unlike Z-Wave there is no controller to carry around. PC configuration of the devices is done with either of the following bridges; USB, RS232 or Ethernet. Programming is done in realtime, and all you Insteon folks will love how easy and quick this really is.
The system supports up to 200 devices, 100 scenes, each device can be part of up to 30 scenes and can do up to 50 timed events.
If your light switch needs to be replaced you simply discover your new device and swap out the address of the old for the new. All other devices and scenes do not need to be relinked, it's automatic and it's done on the fly.
Jetstream switches occupy a standard electrical box and does require the neutral.
For an automation controller such as Elk or HAI, an RS232 bridge or ethernet bridge is required. Also nothing new needs to be written for your automation controller to communicate with the Jetstream if it already has support for any of the other Centralite systems.
I did a review awhile back of Cortexa with Insteon, since that review I wished I never touched Insteon. Jetstream is now the product of choice for my company when doing retros.
