johnnynine
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Wow, I just check the smarthome.com site and they did raise the price on icons. They were very attractive at $20.Digger said:
I'm looking forward to Vizia RF, I hope it's the answer. (Granted it is more $$)
Dump Insteon and go with z-wave??
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I'm looking forward to Vizia RF, I hope it's the answer. (Granted it is more $$)
johnnynine
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I also come from an Insteon background where you can link anything to anything and would like to have a better understanding of the components needed to layout a zwave network.
Has anyone seen an example reference diagram showing the different types of devices and how they relate to each other?
Has anyone seen an example reference diagram showing the different types of devices and how they relate to each other?
KenM
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Hi Johnny,
I have been using Z-Wave for months now but have not come across anything like that. I wish I had, life would be easier.
All I can add, is that, I can create a Z-Wave network with a battery powered remote (low cost controller) and a switch (responder node). If I have three different rooms, and I want a simple wireless control system, the above example will work. In my example, I can create three simple Z-Wave networks (one for each room), or one, my choice. More complicated networks require a PC and some software.
The 'INSTEON Compared' document makes this sound like voodoo. It is not. And it gets pretty easy after you play with it a little.
I currently have a battery operated, Z-Wave remote, that I can program to execute a limited number of timers. No PC required at all.
No Wires, no PC, I think INSTEON missed the boat on this type of technology.
That may not matter, in that, the current INSTEON devices have a fairly good market. I am suspecting that the RF part is not too important to their current market plan. Unfortunately, the market (money) guys control things.
If I am an absolute control freak, the lower cost Z-Wave devices will not report their state automatically on change. Big deal, some of the INSTEON plug in devices will not do that either. Some of the newer Z-Wave devices do. Who cares?
Cost. From my experience with these two technologies, I get what I pay for.
Quality or economy, both work for different people.
Sorry for rambling...
Ken
I have been using Z-Wave for months now but have not come across anything like that. I wish I had, life would be easier.
All I can add, is that, I can create a Z-Wave network with a battery powered remote (low cost controller) and a switch (responder node). If I have three different rooms, and I want a simple wireless control system, the above example will work. In my example, I can create three simple Z-Wave networks (one for each room), or one, my choice. More complicated networks require a PC and some software.
The 'INSTEON Compared' document makes this sound like voodoo. It is not. And it gets pretty easy after you play with it a little.
I currently have a battery operated, Z-Wave remote, that I can program to execute a limited number of timers. No PC required at all.
No Wires, no PC, I think INSTEON missed the boat on this type of technology.
That may not matter, in that, the current INSTEON devices have a fairly good market. I am suspecting that the RF part is not too important to their current market plan. Unfortunately, the market (money) guys control things.
If I am an absolute control freak, the lower cost Z-Wave devices will not report their state automatically on change. Big deal, some of the INSTEON plug in devices will not do that either. Some of the newer Z-Wave devices do. Who cares?
Cost. From my experience with these two technologies, I get what I pay for.
Quality or economy, both work for different people.
Sorry for rambling...
Ken
johnnynine
Active Member
I've noticed some inexpensive zwave companion switches. Are these exclusively for 3 way switches and do they really use the traveler wire, or does it work like insteon and just sends the master switch a message?
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