Re: Planning HA, AV, lighting, security and telephony installation

["Simon Coates" <ecolume@xxxxxxx>]

Keith,

 

I'm currently renovating a house and adding lots of home automation equipment - I think I'm thinking on the same lines as yourself.  After months of planning etc... I feel that I've probably arrived at a fairly good compromise between functionality and cost - I wish I had more money though :o(  Anyway, this is what I have ended up installing (although some things have changed along the way)

 

HomeVision controller with 2 multifunction expansion cards and serial card

Comfort alarm with expansion card - 5 keypads and 3 metal doorphones (1 with camera) Web...

Dell 19" 42U rack with 2U server with RAID and rackmount TFT/keyboard

2 No. 3000VA APC UPSs

BT Norstar Compact digital PBX (wanted cable but was going to cost too much in time and money)

Futronix EnviroScene 16 channel 5A dimming controller with 7 zones (talking to HV)

Vista 16 camera digital multiplexer with VMD, ethernet, alarms, SCSI and 80Gig storage (shit hot!)

5 No. DDARs (1 in bog)

2 No. Philips Pronto remotes

full house infrared

KAT5 (in near future)

1 No. ePods touchscreen (wall mounted)

Lots of DIN mounted AD10s and LD11s

Dallas Semiconductor DS18S20 temp chips (every room)

16 No. Ceiling mounted occupancy detectors

10 Butler Add-a-Motor curtain motors

16 way X10 relay card

VacuDuct Central vacuum system

10 GJD external PIRs

Vehicle Alerts car detector

Auton TV lift

Motorised gates with battery backup

Automated underfloor heating

Automated central heating radiators

Thermomax solar system for hot water

Data tag door entry system

In wall speakers & ceiling speakers and floor transducer

 

+ lots of other bits and the usual A/V stuff - and a 42" or 50" plasma when I can afford it :o(

 

I'm also thinking of getting a 6kW wind turbine as well (still undecided and not sure about planning permission)

 

The above list probably looks quite big and expensive, but it didn't all cost as much as you'd think.  I 'shopped around' and got the best deal possible.  I got a lot of stuff from the US as it's much cheaper there.  Other stuff I got either at trade prices or at almost manufacturer's cost price.  Also I sell Futronix equipment, so that might go down as samples :o)

 

I've been doing this project for about 9 months now and been thinking of HA almost every day, and although it's all starting to 'piss me off' at the moment, if you need any assistance let me know!

 

Regards

 

 

Simon

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: <keith@xxxxxxx>

To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>

Sent: 23 November 2001 10:46

Subject: [ukha_d] Planning HA, AV, lighting, security and telephony installation

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm new to this
group,
but not new to the automatedhome.co.uk site 
> which i check avidly
for
changes every day. I checked the group but 
> couldn't (easily) find
what
i'm about to ask...
> 
> I need help with products. I've moved
into
a house which i want to 
> transform with HA, AV, security, lighting,
telephony, etc.. but don't 
> know what products to go for. I am able
to
cable, program and install 
> myself and am very technical (read
techie!).
> 
> So far I have:
> 
>
Computers
>
=========
> W2k server configured with NAT to local network (fixed
and
wireless) 
> with high availability SAN for backup, NTL broadband
(shared
in house 
> via network)
> 
> AV
> ==
>
Temporary
home cinema in lounge, with NTL digital, DVD, PS2 presented 
> on a
42"
plasma via AV receiver
> 
> Control
> =======
>
Mulitple
X10 products, though no need to keep these in my final 
> overall
solution
> 
> Space
> =====
> Large 4 bed house,
going
into loft for dedicated home cinema, plus 
> large cupboard (almost a
room
in fact!!) for the control systems
> 
> Any help would be
gratefully
receieved!!
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
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information: http://www.automatedhome.co.uk
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