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Savant Lighting Control www.savant.com, UPB, has transformed home automation LiteTouch® products into a dynamic lighting control, check out UPB Simply Automated UPB lighting, solution that can be used as part of a complete package within Savant's automation and energy management ecosystem or as a standalone lighting control system. Savant Lighting Control will take advantage of Savant's expertise in highly efficient software-based system configuration, compact powerful hardware devices and Read more [...]

Home automation, lighting control, The new Simply Automated UPB Scene Controllers are used when there is a need to show that lighting scenes or loads are active or not. It is most useful when the lights being controlled are not clearly visible from the location of the scene controller. Examples of this include outdoor lighting, multi-story or large homes. The most common locations for scene controllers include the master bedroom or entry/exits. From the master bedroom the scene controller could Read more [...]

PaulD Dedicated Cocooner Posted 26 January 2008 - 09:09 PM I need to determine how I will use Simply Automated UPB to control ceiling fans in a new house. As far as I know, no one makes a UPB variable speed fan control today so I am looking at my options for fan control with currently available switches. From earlier threads, it appears that I can use a UPB switch for on/off in series with a traditional variable speed fan control (non UPB). I only get on/off control via UPB this Read more [...]

Commercial light control systems, Powerline Control Systems, PCS PulseWorx UPB Introduction, www.pcslighting.com/pulseworx, HAI UPB, Elk M1 UPB. Simply Automated UPB, Simply Automated has lower prices, better quality, better support, leading UPB supplier of home automation and lighting control http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROUGoFp--OU   Why Simply Automated? Most Complete Product Line Simply Automated offers the most complete line of lighting control and automation products in Read more [...]

Normally, home automation, lighting control, X-10 lighting, UPB, one uses a motion sensor to control lights directly with X10 commands or indirectly via a "virtual wiring" macro in programs such as Active Home which sends the X10 light commands from a CM11A interface. In my case, I like the dimmed outdoor lights to come to full brightness when someone approaches or leaves. However, as I added various lights, I soon discovered a need for more flexibility and control capability. As seen in the figure Read more [...]