How suitable is DMX/RDM for architectural lighting/home automation applications - E1.20 RDM (Remote Device Management) Protocol Forums

gerrysweeney · January 31st, 2016

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the link, very helpful.

I did see the section in RDM.h for sensors but it did not seem comprehensive enough. For example, consider a well known architectural product made by a company called Lutron (Graffik Eye, Homeworks and other ranges) use a similar scheme using EIA-485 signalling scheme. In this system like others a typical wall switch (terminal) for scene selection can contain anything from a single button to 15 or more buttons, each with their own LED indicator etc, possibly even textual displays. The application requirements are maybe more complex than the odd contact type switch/sensor.

I guess I am just curious to know if there is, or likely to be any work on the standards that would seek to expand to support such architectures.

I will have a read of the standards/specs, thanks again for the link

Gerry

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January 31st, 2016	#3
gerrysweeney Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 3	Hi Scott, Thanks for the link, very helpful. I did see the section in RDM.h for sensors but it did not seem comprehensive enough. For example, consider a well known architectural product made by a company called Lutron (Graffik Eye, Homeworks and other ranges) use a similar scheme using EIA-485 signalling scheme. In this system like others a typical wall switch (terminal) for scene selection can contain anything from a single button to 15 or more buttons, each with their own LED indicator etc, possibly even textual displays. The application requirements are maybe more complex than the odd contact type switch/sensor. I guess I am just curious to know if there is, or likely to be any work on the standards that would seek to expand to support such architectures. I will have a read of the standards/specs, thanks again for the link Gerry