Distributors:
smarthome.com 800-762-7846
mousehouse.net
shed.com
x10.com
Home Automation Net 1-321-433-2317
SmartHomeUSA.com
ASIhome 800-263-8608
Automation and Security Technology 321-638-8950
Home Controls 800-266-8765
iAutomate.com 888-949-1388
Index Home Systems 888-960-9900
ProAtion Systems 800-522-6054
Set-Net 864-848-5190
Worthington Distribution 800-282-8864
smarthomeusa.com/Catalogs/PC_Home/
NetNews Group comp.home.automation, Google: comp.home.automation, Intro
homepage.ntlworld.com/jason.starkie/automation_links.htm
homeautomationforum.com/
personalpages.tds.net/~huntergreen/automate.html
hometoys.com/tips/tips25.htm
Home Control Systems w/ Computer Interface
Ocelot
x10ideas.com/software/XcDirViewInCat.asp?ID=8
HomeVisionª Interactive Intelligent Home Control $599 (5)
Houselinc by Smartlinc (2)
Ocelot by Applied Digital (ADI) $160(4)
X-10¨ Pro Home Automation Interface (Model CM11A) has macros, but limited memory so can't control many devices. $38
HCS-II (Home Control System) by CCC $299
Stargate $950
Sftwr:
HomeSeer Software to program CM11A, read email, provide remote access $135
Commander-X. There is a Shareware http://www.commander-x.com/
HomeSeer, the best home automation software on the market
* Rover : my complete, compatible, compact web interface to HomeSeer which lets you control all your
Always Thinking Mac OSX
There are two main standards for home control: ZigBee, which is actually a ratified standard, and Z-Wave, which was created and is controlled by Zensys. As much as we'd like to give the nod to the standards product, Z-Wave has a lead in the number of vendors making products that support it, including light-switch giant Leviton), and also those products are less expensive than the ZigBee versions.
Both systems are RF (radio-frequency) based, meaning do-it-yourselfers won't have to run control wiring or worry about powerline interference, as they would with X10. And both technologies use mesh communication, meaning as long as a switch or a control unit in your house can communicate with just one other unit, it will work on your network. This is especially important because both ZigBee and Z-Wave use cheap, low-power radios, with a maximum range of only a few dozen feet.
On-line catalogues:
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last updated 14 Sep 2003
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