Home automation in Europe
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Posted by toni maroni on September 28, 2007, 6:20 am
Please log in for more thread options of hardwired products and every manufacture has its own solution and what personally I don't like is no possibility to combine products from different manufactures (not sure if this is true). And this is not the case with X10 or Z-Wave (those two are communication protocols). E.g. I found 15 different (price and design) remote controls for X10 while you have only two ("old" and "new" version) from a certain German company. And on the other hand hardwired is expensive and difficult to install in "old" house or apartment. I ask this because the difference between 120 and 230 Volts, so buying in the US is not the option (e.g. switches). So are there any European companies that develop or sell their on X10 or Z-Wave products for 230 Volts. Remote controls are not the problem, they go on batteries J | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Dave Houston on September 28, 2007, 7:14 am
Please log in for more thread options Marmitek (Sweden) makes them. I do not know the exact relationship between X-10 and Marmitek. http://www.x10europe.com/index.htm http://www.marmitek.com/ Remotes _are_ a problem as Europe uses 433.92MHz while the USA uses several frequencies. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Robert L Bass on September 28, 2007, 12:25 pm
Please log in for more thread options "toni maroni" wrote:
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> As I live I Europe, how developed is home automation here/there. I > see lots of hardwired products and every manufacture has its own > solution and what personally I don't like is no possibility to > combine products from different manufactures (not sure if this is > true). And this is not the case with X10 or Z-Wave (those two are > communication protocols). E.g. I found 15 different (price and > design) remote controls for X10 while you have only two ("old" and > "new" version) from a certain German company. And on the other hand > hardwired is expensive and difficult to install in "old" house or > apartment. > > I ask this because the difference between 120 and 230 Volts, so > buying in the US is not the option (e.g. switches). So are there > any European companies that develop or sell their on X10 or Z-Wave > products for 230 Volts. Remote controls are not the problem, they > go on batteries J There's an extensive list of Z-Wave manufacturers and developers on the Z-Wave Alliance website. Many have operations in Europe and are making or developing products for use with 220VAC / 50 Hz. Here's a URL: http://www.z-wavealliance.org/modules/Members/ There are several manufacturers marketing X10 products in Europe but that's not my primary area of interest so I haven't kept up to date on it. -- Regards, Robert L Bass =============================>
Bass Home Electronics
941-925-8650 4883 Fallcrest Circle Sarasota · Florida · 34233 http://www.bassburglaralarms.com =============================>
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>of hardwired products and every manufacture has its own solution and what
>personally I don't like is no possibility to combine products from different
>manufactures (not sure if this is true). And this is not the case with X10
>or Z-Wave (those two are communication protocols). E.g. I found 15 different
>(price and design) remote controls for X10 while you have only two ("old"
>and "new" version) from a certain German company. And on the other hand
>hardwired is expensive and difficult to install in "old" house or apartment.
>
>I ask this because the difference between 120 and 230 Volts, so buying in
>the US is not the option (e.g. switches). So are there any European
>companies that develop or sell their on X10 or Z-Wave products for 230
>Volts. Remote controls are not the problem, they go on batteries J
>