![]() ![]() Adapting to the trends and requirements of the American market is going to take time and resources. Loxone was created for the European market. This is by far the most important improvement that Loxone needs to implement. My recommendations for Loxone are to develop additional modules for the core system that allow integration with other wireless protocols, developing some version of a could API that can tie into other cloud bases systems(iAqualink, MyQ), and to develop an IFTTT integration to immediately expand the ecosystem for basic control of hundreds of third party devices. Yes, these encrypted controls are silly and incredibly annoying for anyone trying to automate their system, but Loxone must adapt to these systems to continue to offer control of sub-systems from the Loxone miniserver. This can be seen in anything from MyQ garage door openers to Carrier InfinityTouch HVAC systems. This works well for standard systems such as lifts, gates, maglock and other basic on/off control devices, but the world is moving away from these simple controls by implementing encrypted communications on their control terminals. Loxone has chosen a path to make their own products and control other devices with relays. Interoperability with 3rd party systems is the theme for this section. I love that even though they release products slowly, they work well once they enter the market and have great design. The touch pure is the best example of this. A good example is triggering on a bathroom fan with delays to keep the fan on when the room is occupied, when the moisture is too high, or for when it just needs to run for a bit to reduce the inevitable smells. Programming is easy and and very capable by using different programming blocks to accomplish different motorization tasks. The system is packed with relay and sensor ports. Opening doors is done with maglock systems and triggering the doors to open can be done using NFC tags or chip readers using the 1-wire solution. Notifications are also easy to configure and it even has a reporting section to see who is accessing the building and when. The management is done from a calendar type interface with different permissions and schedules for each user or user group. There is nothing as capable and simple as their Access Control system. ![]() It also have different models for home, away, and others.Īnother winner here. Controlling the heating a cooling is as easy as adjusting the schedule on the app in what looks like a standard calendar. This also the best in class from what I have seen. It is simple, elegeant, and reduces wall clutter in each room. The keypads in each room sense the temperature and pair with dampers in the ac vents to to deliver the perfect temperature in each room. The doorbell and security integration on this unit is what pushes it over the top and makes it worth the money. While I like their current music offerings of Spotify, Google Music and TuneIn, I would like to see Tidal, Deezer, Pandora, and Amazon Music. I also think this is the best solution on the market for security. Their security takes what most security systems do in home protection with door/window contacts, glass breaks, and motion detection and adds in a beautiful user interface, whole home sirens by utilizing the existing speakers in the house, whole home light flashing, text to speech announcements and push notifications to your phone. The only thing I could ask for is constant current dimming for longer runs with less cable and more wattage. 12v, 24v, 110v all with inexpensive modules that are controlled by beautiful in room keypads. This is one of the biggest advantages of DMX and why it’s the standard that we use to control stage lighting today.They are the best. This means that you plug the initial DMX cable into the first fixture, the “OUT” of the first fixture into the second fixture, etc, up to 32 fixtures maximum – more on that below.ĭMX is not manufacturer specific. DMX-controlled lights from any manufacturer can be controlled by any DMX console – even if that console is made by someone else. ![]() This is pretty incredible if you remember some old analog control systems where you had 1 pair of wires for each channel of the console!ĭata is sent down this line via pulses of electricity from a lighting console, into your fixtures that are usually “daisy-chained” together. DMX512 stands for digital multiple x 512. This means that 512 channels are controlled digitally through 1 data cable.Ī channel is a set of 255 steps that are assigned to control attributes in each light. This may be a color like red, green or blue, and intensity, strobe, pan/tilt or other attributes.
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