Greetings, everyone!
I have never used any RFXCOM products with my HS3 (or old HS2) system. I always used z-wave sensors, including the newest Aeon ones. Terrible accuracy, need multiple temperature adjustments, not happy with perceived precision in general. But... It doesn't need a separate receiver and plugin. Plus, the one HS makes plugs straight into AC outlet, which is definitely helpful.
Built an outdoor garden last year, thinking of adding irrigation this coming spring or summer. Now thinking it would be nice to have a rain gauge sensor outside. It would also be nice not to have to open HSTouch every time I want to see room temperature and humidity, so RFXCOM sensors with LCD display starting to look attractive.
A few questions to all of you who use similar technology:
1. First of all, would you do it again? If starting over today, would you go with z-wave or similar sensors, or still buy RF-based receiver and use Oregon Scientific sensors?
2. What is the range for RFXCOM receiver? My house is about 4500 sq feet, garden is obviously outside. My HS computer is centrally located, so z-net reaches almost everything directly. Would RFXCOM be able to communicate with sensors from there, or would I need multiple receivers throughout the house and outside?
3. As of January 2016, for HS3 Pro user with a dedicated Win-10 machine that has six serial ports and four USB port, what receiver would you use? What indoor sensors are best and what outdoor sensors are best? Rain gauge - does it really work?
Any input would be very, very helpful. All of these products are no longer new at all, several years since release, so I can't really see the trend towards any specific device and can't tell if today it is still a worthwhile investment for someone who already has about ten z-wave tem / humidity sensors.
I have never used any RFXCOM products with my HS3 (or old HS2) system. I always used z-wave sensors, including the newest Aeon ones. Terrible accuracy, need multiple temperature adjustments, not happy with perceived precision in general. But... It doesn't need a separate receiver and plugin. Plus, the one HS makes plugs straight into AC outlet, which is definitely helpful.
Built an outdoor garden last year, thinking of adding irrigation this coming spring or summer. Now thinking it would be nice to have a rain gauge sensor outside. It would also be nice not to have to open HSTouch every time I want to see room temperature and humidity, so RFXCOM sensors with LCD display starting to look attractive.
A few questions to all of you who use similar technology:
1. First of all, would you do it again? If starting over today, would you go with z-wave or similar sensors, or still buy RF-based receiver and use Oregon Scientific sensors?
2. What is the range for RFXCOM receiver? My house is about 4500 sq feet, garden is obviously outside. My HS computer is centrally located, so z-net reaches almost everything directly. Would RFXCOM be able to communicate with sensors from there, or would I need multiple receivers throughout the house and outside?
3. As of January 2016, for HS3 Pro user with a dedicated Win-10 machine that has six serial ports and four USB port, what receiver would you use? What indoor sensors are best and what outdoor sensors are best? Rain gauge - does it really work?
Any input would be very, very helpful. All of these products are no longer new at all, several years since release, so I can't really see the trend towards any specific device and can't tell if today it is still a worthwhile investment for someone who already has about ten z-wave tem / humidity sensors.
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