Home Automation, Lighting Control, HAI by Leviton
HAI UPB, HAI UPB Switch, HAI UPB Relay Switch RadioRA2, Lutron Homeworks 8 system, Universal Powerline Bus, Check out Simply Automated UPB, lower cost, great value, industry leading support, I am starting construction on my new home of 3500′ and would like some advice before I decide on what to use HAI UPB relay switch, HAI by Leviton UPB set-up. UPB, Universal Powerline Bus, RadioRA2 UPB switch I had previously decided to go with a Lutron Homeworks 8 system as my lighting control. Now, im looking to use HAI OmniPro 2 controller to control the alarm, surveillance, audio Leviton (integrated with speakercraft controller), etc. I know HAI has UPB lighting and was wondering if I should just stick with an all HAI setup for cost and ease. I realize the Lutron is a superior product, but since I have an electrician wiring my entire house, I was thinking if it would save me money going UPB and still able to remove it one day (if I sell) and having standard working switched everywhere. Any comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I say get the best you can afford butLutron will be more reliable in the long run. If your not in a rush, Lutron will be releasing some really awesome products in the fall
call me old skool, but i still want hardwired. i realize it may be just as rock solid, but i still would spend the money on hardwired. btw, is there any reliability problems with HAI UPB lighting?
It’s without a doubt the best lighting controls system (for residential at least, I’ve not played with their commercial stuff so can’t comment) out there.
About UPB Technology
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Highly Reliable — The UPB method of communication is 100 ~ 1000 times more reliable than current X-10 technology and 10 ~100 times more reliable than CEBUS or LONWORKS powerline technologies. UPB is 99.9% reliable versus 70%-80% reliability of X-10.* UPB transmits farther (over a mile), is less susceptible to powerline noise and capacitive attenuation (signal reduction) than other technologies for three reasons:
When put on one phase of a home’s two phase power line, the signals are so strong they go out to the street side transformer and are induced on the opposite phase, returning back to the home. Since UPB transmits at a low frequency, it does not affect other powerline devices or appliance/loads. No New Wires – UPB dimmer switches are installed exactly like regular dimmer switches. They connect to a home’s standard wiring. Since no new or special wiring is required, they work great in retrofit applications too. Affordable — UPB dimmer switches can be as affordable as high end non-communicating dimmers. When comparing costs of home upgrades (theater TV, remodeled bath or kitchen) adding lighting automation and control to a room or whole home provides a surprising improvement in quality of life at a comparably low cost. Simplicity – Adding lighting control can be as simple as plugging in dimming modules or replacing dimming switches Pre-Configured Series. Unlike radio frequency (RF) wireless switches, where reliability is proportional to the number of ‘mess-networked’ switches installed, UPB provides reliability and performance anywhere in the home without the need of repeaters. Peer to Peer – No host computer or central controller is necessary for single, point-to-point control or group (lighting scene) control. UPB is a no-host, peer to peer network. Interruption of power, or single point controller/repeater failure, will not affect a stand-alone UPB network. Two Way Communications – Hardware, software and protocol design allows for two-way communication in all products. Status can be confirmed with polling or automatically transmitted upon local/manual load changes. House Separation – Neighbors with UPB will not control each other’s lights. The UPB addressing scheme allows for 250 systems (houses) on each transformer and 250 devices on each system. It incorporates over 64,000 total addresses compared to 256 for conventional X-10. Interaction – UPB communication can be used in the presence of all X-10, CEBus, HomePlug or LonWorks compatible equipment with no interference between either. The UPB technology uses a completely different frequency range than any of the wide-band, narrow-band, or spread spectrum technologies. The physical method of UPB communication is entirely different than the modulation-demodulation techniques of all X-10, CEBus, or LonWorks. Higher Speed – 20 to 40 times the speed of X- 10 in terms of data transmitted. This is equivalent to over ten full commands per second. The average latency of command to action is less than 0.1 second.
* Reliability is defined as the percentage of transmitter/receiver pairs that correctly operate upon initial installation. The UPB test units are randomly installed in the environment typical of the target market. This market is defined as the single-family residential market in the US, homes with a median size of 2500 Sq, Ft. This environment is defined to be the existing base of homes, without any modifications, which means there should be no “fixing” the electrical system of the residence by adding couplers, repeaters or filtering. |
UPB technology provides an inexpensive and reliable solution for residential and commercial powerline communications applications. While other powerline communication technologies exist, none compare to UPB in cost per node, functionality and reliability.
HAI makes a great security system, Lutron has the nicest lighting control in the industry,a great combination. If you can’t afford Lutron I steer my customers to Simply Automated, great value, product and support.