Does your home have a Z-Wave lighting system such as the ones manufactured by Leviton or Intermatic? Z-Wave dimmers are an attractive, inexpensive way to add lighting automation and control to your home, but until now the available Z-Wave remotes have been clumsy, bulky, and unattractive. Besides, who needs yet another remote control in the living room? The Qhorus, Inc. QHOR_ZWX10BR allows you to use your Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, or your computer's web browser to control your Z-Wave lighting devices. It also allows you to automate lighting settings based on time-of-day and day-of-week, and with the addition of an X10 RF receiver, it allows you to control your Z-Wave dimmers and switches using inexpensive X10 remotes. The Qhorus, Inc. QHOR_ZWX10BR has low power consumption and is an inexpensive way to put state-of-the-art automation, integration, and touchscreen lighting control at your fingertips.
The Qhorus, Inc. QHOR_ZWX10BR is easy to use. Just select the light you want to adjust and move the dimmer to set the level. Create groups of lights and adjust the brightness of all with just one dimmer. Create scenes of preset brightnesses and choose time-based activations to keep your home secure. Use your iPhone or iPod Touch as an elegant replacement for clumsy Z-Wave remotes.
Setting up the Qhorus, Inc. QHOR_ZWX10BR is simple; just use your Z-Wave Remote to let the controller know about the lights in your setup and use the convenient web interface to program groups, scenes, and time-based activations. Need to customize the networking settings before you can add the Lighting Controller to your network? No problem, the controller has an RS232 serial interface that you can use to change and save basic system settings, and you can also set the network parameters using a USB flash drive.
Many other home automation solutions require you to leave your PC turned on all the time. The Qhorus, Inc. QHOR_ZWX10BR is a low-power (400ma@5V) device that handles all of your lighting automation and control duties so that your PC can rest at night and you can rest easy knowing that you're not wasting electricity.
The Qhorus, Inc. QHOR_ZWX10BR supports both the Internet Explorer and Firefox web browsers, so you can setup your lighting system from PCs, Macs, or Linux workstations. It's software is all internally contained -- you don't need to install or update any programs on your computer to use the QHOR_ZWX10BR. And as an added bonus, the QHOR_ZWX10BR is immune to Windows viruses and spyware, so you can leave it on 24/7 without worry.
By adding a W800RF32A X10 RF receiver, you can control your Z-Wave lighting devices using inexpensive X10 remotes. A wide variety of X10 RF devices are available, including motion sensors, keychain switches, and others.
The QHOR_ZWX10BR's software is easy to update. When new software updates are available from Qhorus, Inc., just download them from this website and install them using either the web browser interface or from a USB flash drive.
The Qhorus, Inc. QHOR_ZWX10BR handles your lighting system's automation tasks and acts as a bridge between your Z-Wave and TCP/IP networks. In order to implement a fully functional lighting system with the QHOR_ZWX10BR, the following equipment is required:
If you would like to add the optional X10 RF control features, you will also need a W800RF32A X10 RF receiver.
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