Hi all,
After finding your site very useful I decided to join the forums - as you guys are all mostly pros in the world of HA you probably can't remember a time when this seemed quite daunting!
Anyway, I've long had aspirations for an automated home. My partner and I just purchased our first apartment and I figured this would be a good time to spend lots of money on gadgetry and get started with HA (!).
So here I am. Here's what I have right now:
- Visonic PowerMax+ with 1 door contact, 4 PIRs and a flood sensor.
- 2 x D2WD (2 Button Wall dimmer switches from http://www.uk-automation.co.uk/produ...oducts_id=1285)
- 1 x MC10 Mini Controller
I also have the following items on their way:
- Harmony 5.2 Gold
- XM10U controller to interface with my Powermax+ (plus a straight RJ11)
- CM12U controller for use with harmony
So what does my setup consist of right now?
In short, just the PowerMax+ box. And this has yet to be mounted to the wall
Perhaps you guys can help with my aspirations:
We have an open plan living/kitchen area which is quite big. The property has one panel of light switches by the entrance door, with 4 (non dimming) switches that control the two ceiling lights in the kitchen and the two pendants in the living area.
I purchased the D2WDs to replace the quad switches I currently I have as I didn't feel confident enough to install all the backbox modules that are available, plus they had the dimmers built in.
I'd like to use the Visonic PIRs to control the lighting - i.e. at dusk, turn lights on if someone enters the room. This functionality I'd like to extend to all the room lights, too in the future.
I'd then like to use the Harmony software to setup scenes which I will eventually trigger from a remote, for instance to prepare the room lights in the living/kitchen areas for a movie, or for cleaning etc.
I'm hoping that I can use the Powermax/Visonic PIRs for this purpose by using the XM10U?
The other rooms only have single pendant lights, but I cannot find a single version of the D2WD switch unit for use in these rooms. Can anyone suggest a suitable alternative?
As I mentioned at the start, I'm a complete beginner so would appreciate any help and guidance you folks have to offer.
Many thanks!
After finding your site very useful I decided to join the forums - as you guys are all mostly pros in the world of HA you probably can't remember a time when this seemed quite daunting!
Anyway, I've long had aspirations for an automated home. My partner and I just purchased our first apartment and I figured this would be a good time to spend lots of money on gadgetry and get started with HA (!).
So here I am. Here's what I have right now:
- Visonic PowerMax+ with 1 door contact, 4 PIRs and a flood sensor.
- 2 x D2WD (2 Button Wall dimmer switches from http://www.uk-automation.co.uk/produ...oducts_id=1285)
- 1 x MC10 Mini Controller
I also have the following items on their way:
- Harmony 5.2 Gold
- XM10U controller to interface with my Powermax+ (plus a straight RJ11)
- CM12U controller for use with harmony
So what does my setup consist of right now?
In short, just the PowerMax+ box. And this has yet to be mounted to the wall
Perhaps you guys can help with my aspirations:
We have an open plan living/kitchen area which is quite big. The property has one panel of light switches by the entrance door, with 4 (non dimming) switches that control the two ceiling lights in the kitchen and the two pendants in the living area.
I purchased the D2WDs to replace the quad switches I currently I have as I didn't feel confident enough to install all the backbox modules that are available, plus they had the dimmers built in.
I'd like to use the Visonic PIRs to control the lighting - i.e. at dusk, turn lights on if someone enters the room. This functionality I'd like to extend to all the room lights, too in the future.
I'd then like to use the Harmony software to setup scenes which I will eventually trigger from a remote, for instance to prepare the room lights in the living/kitchen areas for a movie, or for cleaning etc.
I'm hoping that I can use the Powermax/Visonic PIRs for this purpose by using the XM10U?
The other rooms only have single pendant lights, but I cannot find a single version of the D2WD switch unit for use in these rooms. Can anyone suggest a suitable alternative?
As I mentioned at the start, I'm a complete beginner so would appreciate any help and guidance you folks have to offer.
Many thanks!
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