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upstatemike
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And I need Slimserver, Stargate, and Virtual Weather Station support. Dean needs more staff working on CQC!
"Please do not list frontends unless they are part of the core package, we'll try to cover that in a different thread (i.e. Netremote/Mainlobby do not qualify, but CQC does). "
Not sure why MainLobby does not qualify?
MainLobby has a complete automation engine in it's core and handles UPB, Insteon, X10, Z-Wave, Vantage, RadioRA, GrafikEye, and a bunch more without any external applications. Probably more so than the majority of apps on the current list.
We at Cinemar definately need to do a better job of communicating what MainLobby is, and isn't.
Not sure why MainLobby does not qualify?
MainLobby has a complete automation engine in it's core and handles UPB, Insteon, X10, Z-Wave, Vantage, RadioRA, GrafikEye, and a bunch more without any external applications. Probably more so than the majority of apps on the current list.
We at Cinemar definately need to do a better job of communicating what MainLobby is, and isn't.
HighTest
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I thought I'd add another to this list. It had been mentioned before, but it's changed from commercial to "free".
Motorola Premise 2.1 Full edition: http://www.premisesystems.com/
Here's a list of the official Motorola supported equipement: http://www.premisesystems.com/products/supporteddevices.html
In addition, it now has Insteon and UPB support and many other pluggins as well in the thriving community. Motorola fortunately released their development system for drivers as well, so there's lots of free third-party development.
Here's a great active community for Premise.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/PremiseSYSCommunity/
Motorola also left their forum open in a "read only" state, but also allows access to the many other plugins that had been developed.
http://www.premisesystems.info/
I've been using Premise recently to tie my Caddx NX-8 V2 and Insteon switches for lighting controll for my security setup. This gives me a chance to really determine the best layout for HA in my home through experimentaton without having to spend anything further on software at this time.
The home of the year in 2006 for Electronic Home magazine used Motorola Premise 2.0 along with a custom avatar to plug into Premise. See http://www1.electronichouse.com/homeshow/h...review/372.html
Motorola Premise 2.1 Full edition: http://www.premisesystems.com/
Here's a list of the official Motorola supported equipement: http://www.premisesystems.com/products/supporteddevices.html
In addition, it now has Insteon and UPB support and many other pluggins as well in the thriving community. Motorola fortunately released their development system for drivers as well, so there's lots of free third-party development.
Here's a great active community for Premise.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/PremiseSYSCommunity/
Motorola also left their forum open in a "read only" state, but also allows access to the many other plugins that had been developed.
http://www.premisesystems.info/
I've been using Premise recently to tie my Caddx NX-8 V2 and Insteon switches for lighting controll for my security setup. This gives me a chance to really determine the best layout for HA in my home through experimentaton without having to spend anything further on software at this time.
The home of the year in 2006 for Electronic Home magazine used Motorola Premise 2.0 along with a custom avatar to plug into Premise. See http://www1.electronichouse.com/homeshow/h...review/372.html
Hopefully to update this list of HA companys:
MainLobby supported lighting controllers:
Insteon (PLC and PLM)
X10 (via Insteon PLC - fee , PLM - fee, and Firecracker and T103 - free w/ purchase of Mainlobby)
X10RF (via W800 - fee)
UPB (fee)
Z-Wave (In development - fee)
Vantage Q Series (fee)
Vantage Infusion (fee)
RadioRA (fee)
GrafikEye (fee)
Litetouch (system 5000 - fee)
Centralite (fee)
IR support:
USBIR6 (fee - part of the hardware)
USB_UIRT (free)
Slinke (free)
Waci (free)
Security System support:
ELK M1 (fee)
HAI (fee)
DSC (in development)
Thermostat support:
AprilAire (fee)
Proliphix (fee)
RCS (fee)
Updated 10/6/07
MainLobby supported lighting controllers:
Insteon (PLC and PLM)
X10 (via Insteon PLC - fee , PLM - fee, and Firecracker and T103 - free w/ purchase of Mainlobby)
X10RF (via W800 - fee)
UPB (fee)
Z-Wave (In development - fee)
Vantage Q Series (fee)
Vantage Infusion (fee)
RadioRA (fee)
GrafikEye (fee)
Litetouch (system 5000 - fee)
Centralite (fee)
IR support:
USBIR6 (fee - part of the hardware)
USB_UIRT (free)
Slinke (free)
Waci (free)
Security System support:
ELK M1 (fee)
HAI (fee)
DSC (in development)
Thermostat support:
AprilAire (fee)
Proliphix (fee)
RCS (fee)
Updated 10/6/07
Hi There,
There is a new windows controler that looks pretty powerful. I'm just trialing it myself
http://www.chipmunkav.com/
Its a good price and nice helpful people behind it. Its also a one price set-up and thats for whole house useage as thier licencing policy seems more than fair.
Has support for GlobalCache, Rs232,usb-uirt, RedRat, TCP/IP, X10 etc has event timers, OSD, Lua Scripting and inbuilt webserver with 2 way control.
I think its more aimed at the AV market, but the base controler is actualy quite a lot more powerful.
Cya,
Lee
There is a new windows controler that looks pretty powerful. I'm just trialing it myself
http://www.chipmunkav.com/
Its a good price and nice helpful people behind it. Its also a one price set-up and thats for whole house useage as thier licencing policy seems more than fair.
Has support for GlobalCache, Rs232,usb-uirt, RedRat, TCP/IP, X10 etc has event timers, OSD, Lua Scripting and inbuilt webserver with 2 way control.
I think its more aimed at the AV market, but the base controler is actualy quite a lot more powerful.
Cya,
Lee
not sure if i should start a new thread for this question, and i understand that replys are merely opinions, and not stature.
but which are the best, and why ?
please dont say they are all good in thier own way. imagine its a software review, eg. pros, cons, features, marks out of 100
also these all carry PLC. but do they support cat5 protcols, and what would that be called on your listings ?
but which are the best, and why ?
please dont say they are all good in thier own way. imagine its a software review, eg. pros, cons, features, marks out of 100
also these all carry PLC. but do they support cat5 protcols, and what would that be called on your listings ?
chevy, what is a "cat 5 protocol"? Do you mean TCPIP? Probably better if you asked about support for a particular piece of hardware, or capability then asking about support for a protocol as that is somewhat irrelevent to getting and end goal done.
MainLobby does support TCP, serial, IR, PLC, and many other "protocols" (which this is not a list of - to be accurate).
Very hard for anyone to truly do a "shoot out" of the different HA offerings as each requires fairly extensive amounts of time to absorb due to their capability and complexity and very few (if any) have done that due dilligence that isn't already "biased" with alliance with a particular vendors offering.
Further complicating the comparison is that each end user wants a very different end product. Some of the advanced DIY'rs that post here want a very different product than the majority of end users who really just want some core things like music and movie management in a polished execution. This is "proven" as the vast majority of end user sales go to boxed systems like a Russound Cav6.6 for audio distribution, or a GE security system (without automation). Not what you read about on this forum.
Maybe you should provide some of what your needs and wants are and the proponents of each will gladly offer up solutions.
MainLobby does support TCP, serial, IR, PLC, and many other "protocols" (which this is not a list of - to be accurate).
Very hard for anyone to truly do a "shoot out" of the different HA offerings as each requires fairly extensive amounts of time to absorb due to their capability and complexity and very few (if any) have done that due dilligence that isn't already "biased" with alliance with a particular vendors offering.
Further complicating the comparison is that each end user wants a very different end product. Some of the advanced DIY'rs that post here want a very different product than the majority of end users who really just want some core things like music and movie management in a polished execution. This is "proven" as the vast majority of end user sales go to boxed systems like a Russound Cav6.6 for audio distribution, or a GE security system (without automation). Not what you read about on this forum.
Maybe you should provide some of what your needs and wants are and the proponents of each will gladly offer up solutions.
Transmission Control Protocol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP
Yes, PLC (and it's many variants) are very different thant TCP.
Cat5 is a wiring standard. This is the most popular wire used for a PC network (that highly likely is using TCP protocol). Consists of four pairs of thin solid core wire that each pair is twisted together for noise immunity.
Cat5 wire can also be used to pass serial data or Video and audio signals (via baluns typically).
There is Cat5e, Cat6 as higher grade cable than Cat5.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP
Yes, PLC (and it's many variants) are very different thant TCP.
Cat5 is a wiring standard. This is the most popular wire used for a PC network (that highly likely is using TCP protocol). Consists of four pairs of thin solid core wire that each pair is twisted together for noise immunity.
Cat5 wire can also be used to pass serial data or Video and audio signals (via baluns typically).
There is Cat5e, Cat6 as higher grade cable than Cat5.
jwilson56
Senior Member
Now that Netremote 2 and Girder 5 have been re-written to work well together it has become a nice integrated package that offers a fairly low end total solution. Girder handles all the home automation tasks and Netremote gives you a nice GUI interface that can be run on a PC or PPC platform. Of coarse Girder itself still controls many other window applications which has always been its strong suite.
Take a look at my project for some idea as to whats its capable of. I am still working on my light control panel but stay tuned.
http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?showtopic=7106
I will be updating my showcase soon.
John
Take a look at my project for some idea as to whats its capable of. I am still working on my light control panel but stay tuned.
http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?showtopic=7106
I will be updating my showcase soon.
John
