Sunday, April 15, 2012
Springtime and Z-Wave
What's New
REAL Z-Wave
Kids leave the garage door open ... again? Monitor it and close it with your cell phone. [Read More]
NEW! Ask the Expert
What do I need to set up remote control of lighting, thermostats and door locks via the internet or an Android phone? [Read More]
In The News
New Generation of Water Sensors from FortrezZ FortrezZ, LLC, a leading manufacturer in wireless water & freeze detection and prevention systems announced its new line of Z-WaveTM water [Read More]
On The Radar
Garage Door Control Options – an ADT Pulse Example
Say you have an ADT Pulse home alarm system and you want to use to [Read More]
Q&A with Mark Walters
Z-Wave products are hitting the market left and right. With the growing interest in home [Read More]
Looking For a Few Good Stories!
Have you installed one or more Z-Wave systems in your home? Happy with it or [Read More]
Z-Wave the Easy Way
How to Get Started with mServer
An extremely robust hardware platform, mServer is designed specifically for dedicated home and building automation (see figure 1). It comes with Embedded Automation’s mControl software that runs on Windows XP. mServer offers standard PC connections such as USB, RS232, PS2 (keyboard, mouse), [Read More]
Ask the Expert
NEW! Ask the Expert
What do I need to set up remote control of lighting, thermostats and door locks via the [Read More]
August 28, 2011
I have X10 and UPB, will Z-Wave co-exist with the UPB and X10? Z-Wave is compatible with [Read More]
July 4, 2011
I’m looking to set up a Z-Wave home automation system. However, I can’t seem to find [Read More]
What is Z-Wave?
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Z-Wave two-way? Most Z-Wave products are two-way, allowing wall-mounted controllers and software to be aware of whether lights are on/off or dimmed throughout a network. We can even report the lighting intensity level for an individual device. This means when you push a button on a wall-mounted [Read More]
Product Reviews
Easily Monitor Your Windows, Doors, and More
Product Features The Aeon Labs Z-Wave enabled Magnetic Window / Door Sensor is an extremely compact and sleek battery-powered device that can be used to ensure security, safety, and comfort. Aeon Labs has packed a lot of powerful features into this little device starting [Read More]
Enrich Your Z-Wave Network for $40
The first Z-Wave devices to show up on the market were lighting devices. These included both switches and plug-in wall [Read More]
GE Z-Wave Wireless Lighting Dimmer Switch
Z-Wave is still alive and kicking. It’s been a while since I had the opportunity to do a product review, but thanks [Read More]
Sirius Conductor: Easy to Set Up and Use
Ever wonder where the satellite radio provider Sirius got its name and logo? During my research for this review I found [Read More]
