Z-wave ethernet gateway on the way?

[HighTest]

Anyone else have any additional information that they could share? Of course, if you are under NDA and can't say anything, I'll understand.

Would be interesting to find out if this will possibly interfaced to an Elk M1G using Elk's ethernet interface.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/6...ase%20Study.doc

Older press release: http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpSctD...;minisite=10024

Forum thread on ControlThink: http://forums.controlthink.com/t/1216.aspx

Hope we see this soon and also find that there is broad coverage planned from a variety of systems, hint Elk M1G <_<

 

[twilo123]

i've had this conversation over on controlthink before and i am still not convinced it is anything more than a microsoft version of the hawking box; which by the way, numerous companies are coming out with z-wave ethernet gateway appliances. they say there is a router built into it however the microsoft document states that it is hooked up to your existing router in the home via ethernet so they are conflicting accounts. the hawking box is a z-wave appliance which is web based for z-wave. it acts as a secondary controller and can monitor, control, handle scheduling, associations, and alerting. in fact, hawking just came out with their own door sensors for alerting or light associations.

Some other companies following the z-wave appliance module. i am really waiting for the appliance that bridges real ethernet and z-wave. i.e. where i can control ethernet devices via z-wave kind of like the harmony 890 uses z-wave to throw ir code from their extenders.

1. wayne-dalton
2. http://actiontec.com/products/broadband/zcontrol/
3. http://www.portushome.com/in_the_news/press_release_ces2008
4. hawking has a pro version of their box coming out too

these appliance boxes seem to be diverging in 2 different directions. 1 is a DIY, pay for the hardware and set it up yourself and, 2. a monthly pay service where the company services the box and has all control over it (typically no local control).

 

[Frunple]

i've had this conversation over on controlthink before and i am still not convinced it is anything more than a microsoft version of the hawking box; which by the way, numerous companies are coming out with z-wave ethernet gateway appliances. they say there is a router built into it however the microsoft document states that it is hooked up to your existing router in the home via ethernet so they are conflicting accounts. the hawking box is a z-wave appliance which is web based for z-wave. it acts as a secondary controller and can monitor, control, handle scheduling, associations, and alerting. in fact, hawking just came out with their own door sensors for alerting or light associations.

Some other companies following the z-wave appliance module. i am really waiting for the appliance that bridges real ethernet and z-wave. i.e. where i can control ethernet devices via z-wave kind of like the harmony 890 uses z-wave to throw ir code from their extenders.

1. wayne-dalton
2. http://actiontec.com/products/broadband/zcontrol/
3. http://www.portushome.com/in_the_news/press_release_ces2008
4. hawking has a pro version of their box coming out too

these appliance boxes seem to be diverging in 2 different directions. 1 is a DIY, pay for the hardware and set it up yourself and, 2. a monthly pay service where the company services the box and has all control over it (typically no local control).

The router they're referring to isnt an ethernet router, its just a zwave "router". IOW, you cant use this to connect your pc to the internet, it connects your pc to your zwave network.

 

[twilo123]

sounds suspiciously like a 'bridge controller' in which case harmony seems to already be doing something along these lines for a/v as well as homeseer for bridging other protocols to z-wave. or another example may be the elk controlling z-wave lights and knowing where each light is in the network to turn on the proper light.

am i moving in the right direction now?