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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

For many homeowners the winter time months mean a significant increase in the amount of energy used to heat their homes. The Chatsworth, California-based company Venstar has two new products that can help homeowners affected by the cold weather of winter to better manage their energy consumption.

Venstar's new FlatStat line of residential thermostats are engineered to help homeowners efficiently manage their home's energy consumption through the ability to schedule their HVAC on seven-day cycles. The line comes in two models: T1000FS and T1100FS, and the company says the thermostats are designed to install and operate easily.

The California manufacturer says the thermostats' industrial designs are engineered to complement a variety of home interiors and some of the user options included in the products include Venstar's All-in-One two-stage heat, two-stage cool functions with gas/electric, heat pump, electric and hydronic heat systems. In addition, they incorporate an Auto Changeover feature that automatically switches from heating to cooling; a security feature that allows only authorized individuals to adjust set points, and non-volatile memory that holds the units' programming.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

For many years the T-2C remote has been a staple of the RTI product line and recently to ensure its compatibility with the latest generation of home electronics the company updated the unit to reflect the market's latest technologies.

The newly introduced T2-Cs+ from RTI is the latest generation T2-C handheld remote from the popular custom electronics manufacturer and it says some of the freshly added revisions to the remote include a 2.4-inch LCD touchscreen that offers users better image quality and an increased viewing angle, and 128MBs of flash memory along with a 532MHz CPU to bolster the unit's speed and performance.

In addition, RTI utilizes its dual-RF platform to enable the remote to work with traditional 433MHz one-way communication RF signals and the 2.4GHz ZigBee protocol for two-way communication with RTI control processors and third-party products such as music servers, lighting dimmers, HVAC thermostats and RSS feeds to provide users with weather updates, sports transactions and other news items.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Elan Home Systems has always been a company that's been able to balance competitive price points, modern technologies and pleasing industrial designs.

The latest example of how the company balances these three key items on a consistent basis can be found in its new TS10 touchscreen. The TS10 is the latest user interface from the company and it is engineered to provide homeowners with a versatile, easy-to-use control device that facilitates their use of their home electronics. Elan says the new touchscreen incorporates the company's "touch-and-swipe" user technologies with an active matrix screen that can display large icons that are easy for users to read, and analog video content.

Some of the features built into the unit include a 16:9 aspect ratio screen, speakers, a microphone and a choice of finishes such as almond, light almond, ivory and black. Elan also supports the touchscreen with install accessories like an optional backbox and preconstruction brackets.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011

While it may be more important in some parts of the country than others, air conditioning is a home amenity that nearly everyone values.

Adding to its ever-growing list of control and automation options, the New Orleans-based manufacturer Home Automation, Inc. (HAI) has recently introduced its new CoolMaster VRV/VRF air conditioning system adapters. HAI says the CoolMaster products provide connectivity to air conditioning solutions from Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Sanyo, Fujitsu and Daikin. HAI also explains the newly launched adapters support multiple indoor units and each thermostat in a Omni or Lumina control systems can be setup so each thermostat can be assigned to corresponding a CoolMaster adapter.

HAI adds that the CoolMaster adapters employ a single set point for heating and cooling, and that homeowners that change their heating or cooling systems' temperatures will control the CoolMaster's set point. The adapter work with HAI Omni and Lumina control and automation systems running version 3.8 firmware or later.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

From an economic perspective consumers are under siege. Unemployment remains high, the commodity market and weak value of the dollar are driving the cost of oil to near-record levels and in turn affecting the price of gas, food, airline travel and many other goods and services.

One way that consumers can ease their financial burden is through the implementation of energy savings products in their homes. Lutron's newly released RadioRA 2 is a system that installers can offer that provides energy savings opportunities through its ability to manage a home's consumption of electricity and other utilities. Adding to the conservation potential of the RadioRA 2 system is the just launched RadioRA 2 thermostat.

Lutron says its new thermostat features a three-part design that includes the seeTemp users interface, a wireless temperature sensor and an HVAC controller. As part of the RadioRA 2 system homeowners can control as much as 60 percent of their homes' energy use from a keypad, mobile device or Apple iPad.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Lutron's history as an engineering innovator in the lighting category dates back to the late 1950s and now approximately 50 years from the point when the company first incorporated it's still innovating.

Recently the company announced that it was shipping its new HomeWorks QS home control system that it says provides custom electronics professionals with a solution that offers their clients energy savings and convenience, and technicians an easier system to setup, install and program. HomeWorks QS devices include occupancy and vacancy sensors that can be wall or ceiling mounted, dynamic keypads with touch interfaces, the upcoming seeTemp HVAC control solution, venetian blinds with separate lift and tilt controls, hybrid keypads that combine dimmers and keypads, adaptive dimmers, Pico wireless controls and plug-in appliance and dimming modules.

Lutron is also supporting its home control and automation system solution with a newly released $20 iPad app that allows homeowners to monitor and control their systems while home or away from home, and it allows them to access other system functions like its "green mode," which enables consumers to reduce light levels and turn-off unused appliances.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

With today's increased emphasis on energy conservation and convenience, devices like smart thermostats and other remote control components have been growing more popular in the residential marketplace. San Francisco-based Radio Thermostat Company of America's new Internet accessible Wi-Fi Thermostats are widely available under brand names such as Filtrete Brand and 3M, and the thermostat costs $100.

The company says that clients can use this thermostat without having to pay up-front, monthly service fees to access and control their home's heating and air conditioning functions. The thermostat uses Web connectivity for remote access and homeowners can use any computer with a Web browser, as well as mobile devices like the iPhones, Android devices, Blackberry products equipped with the company's companion control app.

Beyond the Web controllable functionality of the thermostat, the unit also offers features like system filter replacement indicators, seven-day, vacation and holiday programming functions and ZigBee and Z-Wave expansion provisions for compatibility with home automation and smart grid systems.

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Now that millions of Americans are adopting green-friendly, energy conservation products and practices, the engineering/manufacturing sector is stepping up to deliver products to support these initiatives.

ICM Controls, a manufacturer of HVACR products has just introduced its SimpleComfort Series of programmable, communicating thermostats (PCT). Included in the line of products is the SE5000 smart thermostat, which features an in-home display (IHD) coupled to a residential themostat that enables users to have direct HVAC load control by utility companies that offer smart grid services to their customers.

The thermostat also incorporates ZigBee's Smart Energy (SE) profile for communications with smart meters to provide functions such as monitoring, control and automation, and other user convenience features that include a 7-day programmable, multi-stage heat/cool control option with adjustable controls for each stage.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

With the introduction of its CEN-SWPOE-24 24-port managed 10/100 Ethernet switch with Power over Ethernet (PoE) and dual Gigabit uplink ports, Crestron is providing its dealers with a device that simplifies the installation process.

The switch configures through the use of a web browser and Crestron's Toolbox dealer program, and with it installers can implement a system that integrates a variety of networkable components like touchpanels and keypads without having to add power supplies.

In addition, Crestron includes a front panel management port that enables the mirroring of any rear port to facilitate system monitoring and troubleshooting. Installers can also customize the front panel with unique names to make it easy to identify each port.

Monday, July 26, 2010

The N.Y.-based control company Universal Remote Control (URC) has just released two new modules that it says will enable custom installers to offer energy management to their clients.

URC says the TED 5000 energy management modules are accessible from its URC Tool Box dealer Web site area, and that the modules work with its Network Series controller products: the KP-4000, MX-5000 and MX-6000.

The apps are engineered to work with Energy, Inc.'s TED (The Energy Detective) energy monitoring system, and with the apps, homeowners will be able to check the status of their energy consumption, including their kW (kilowatt) usage and they'll be able to project their daily and monthly energy usage.

In addition to the TED 5000 apps, URC says that authorized custom electronics professionals can also download many other control apps from its URC Control Room site where the Tool Box resides.