Hello!
I've been browsing these forums for the past few days picking up on home automation and HomeSeer. I want to get all the required hardware to play with the trial of HomeSeer soon so I can make the most of the time I have before I take the plunge and purchase it all!
A few things I think I want to start with are the garage with a camera and a few lights. My first question has to do with the garage setup. I tend to lean towards having devices that have power sources as opposed to having wireless devices that depend on batteries. If I'm wrong in this view, please let me know.
Based off of this how-to (http://board.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=153372) the door sensor is a z-wave battery operated sensor. If I wanted to use a wired sensor though, like the (http://www.smarthome.com/seco-larm-s...ct-switch.html), how would I wire that to the controller? (I plan to run the HS3 software off of one my servers)
And to expand on that wired sensor, if I wanted to install wired door, window, and motion detectors throughout the house what would they all connect to so that HomeSeer can interact with them? I found this (http://store.homeseer.com/store/Glob...PoE-P1112.aspx) in the store, but I assume I'd need something with more contacts if everything ends up being wired.
Last question regarding the garage would be between the two relay fixtures. What are the differences between them? (Evolve LFM-20 and Linear FS20Z-1)
For lighting, is there a general consensus that z-wave bulbs/switches are better than insteon? (Is there more options [aside from hue])
Well, I think that's a start, thank you in advance for any responses and help!
P.S. The tutorials link is broken! (http://www.homeseer.com/support/tutorials.htm)
I've been browsing these forums for the past few days picking up on home automation and HomeSeer. I want to get all the required hardware to play with the trial of HomeSeer soon so I can make the most of the time I have before I take the plunge and purchase it all!
A few things I think I want to start with are the garage with a camera and a few lights. My first question has to do with the garage setup. I tend to lean towards having devices that have power sources as opposed to having wireless devices that depend on batteries. If I'm wrong in this view, please let me know.
Based off of this how-to (http://board.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=153372) the door sensor is a z-wave battery operated sensor. If I wanted to use a wired sensor though, like the (http://www.smarthome.com/seco-larm-s...ct-switch.html), how would I wire that to the controller? (I plan to run the HS3 software off of one my servers)
And to expand on that wired sensor, if I wanted to install wired door, window, and motion detectors throughout the house what would they all connect to so that HomeSeer can interact with them? I found this (http://store.homeseer.com/store/Glob...PoE-P1112.aspx) in the store, but I assume I'd need something with more contacts if everything ends up being wired.
Last question regarding the garage would be between the two relay fixtures. What are the differences between them? (Evolve LFM-20 and Linear FS20Z-1)
For lighting, is there a general consensus that z-wave bulbs/switches are better than insteon? (Is there more options [aside from hue])
Well, I think that's a start, thank you in advance for any responses and help!
P.S. The tutorials link is broken! (http://www.homeseer.com/support/tutorials.htm)
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