For years, I have considered purchasing a new thermostat, so that I could integrate it into the Home Automation, and control it, easily.. Â So I have kept my eye on a few different solutions, but just recently, we needed some furnace work, and I was able to justify purchasing a new Venstar T1800, when I […]
Folks, Have you actually seen the LampLinc Dual Band Dimmer (2457D2) yet? If not, take a look at it… As with the rest of the Dual Band products, its fast, it’s compact, but more importantly, the SmartHome web site’s images make it look huge! And you know what, it’s not their fault. It’s significantly smaller […]
Indigo 4.1.6 is now available for download from Perceptive Automation. Here is the summary from the Version Change documentation…I have included the 4.16 – 4.14 changes… 4.1.6 Changes Added support for new SwitchLinc Relay firmware version. Modified support for ToggleLinc firmware version 35 and higher to enable remote default brightness and ramp rate UI. 4.1.5 Changes […]
As I have stated before, I just upgraded to a 2413U controller, and it’s made a large difference in my setup. Â Overall, in raw statistics the house went down a percentage or two for signal reliablitity, but overall everything seems faster… Â And more reliable, even though the raw statistics say it isn’t as reliable as […]
First of all, this is based on less than 2-3 hours of real use, so I will be following this up later in the week…. But, here’s the details so far. The 2413U Insteon Dual Band PowerLinc Modem (2413U) is faster than the 2414U, and the 2412U. Â The Dual Band nature does seem to speed […]
In a discussion on the 2413U, in the Perceptive Automation forums, Indigo’s Author (Matt Bendiksen), has indicated that he believes that the 2413U does indeed save an “hop” on the Powerline network, and “is even faster than the 2412U in some cases”. Of course, he did include the obligatory Smiley with the note. But this […]
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Smarthome has just announced, and made available for pre-order, a new series of Lamp modules… The new module, is powerline & RF based, so it can (potentially) replace your access points… Smarthome has attempted to create a slimmer module, one that doesn’t look like a module, but more of a discreet device… Pictured above is […]