|
Overview
|
- Now Accepting Orders for Beta Software - Quantities Limited
- Software allows easy home control and management of all INSTEON and X10 devices
- Schedule lights to turn on and off at specific times or create lighting events
- Translates X10 to INSTEON and vice versa
- Control devices directly from your PC through a powerline interface (sold separately)
- Computer must remain on for timers and triggered events
Essential Info
Manage your home's network of automated lighting and appliances using your PC. By linking any INSTEON-enabled or X10-enabled devices to the PowerLinc V2 Controller USB (sold separately), you'll be able to manage every automated device in your home through SmartLabs Designs' HouseLinc Desktop PC software. Once connected, you'll be able to create scenes, link lights, and create timed events. SmartLabs is offering a $20 mail-in rebate if you purchase HouseLinc Desktop between May 15th and June 15th, 2006. For full rebate details, terms and conditions, please see the rebate form below. Note: Smarthome does not accept returns on any opened software.Please be advised that you will receive beta software that is being released prior to the final version. There are known issues within the software that our software engineering team is actively working on. Beta version is expected to ship the week of June 5th; free updates will be made available to those who purchase this beta version software.
Manuals/Software
What's Included
Quick Start Guide
HouseLinc Desktop Installation CD
|
More Info
|
Link Management
Once you have successfully entered all of your home's X10 and INSTEON-enabled devices into the HouseLinc Desktop software, you can manage them easily: Delete unused or unwanted links and create new links with an easy drag-and-drop method. Create whole-house lighting scenes in a fraction of the time it would take to do manually. HouseLinc Desktop allows you to create scenes and save them to your network; your PC will need to remain on in order to execute timed commands. Add new devices to the software at any time, and you'll instantly be able to include them in new or existing scenes and events.
Note: Your PC will need to remain on in order to execute timed commands and triggered events. The Desktop version of HouseLinc does not download to the PowerLinc V2 Controller
NOTE: Indigo will work correctly in conjunction with the Daylight Saving Time change. However, they may depend on the associated computer's operating system being updated.
Scene Device Setup and Events
With HouseLinc Desktop, you'll have the ability to customize each device on your network: Set ramp rates, preset on levels, and more for your scenes while leaving the pre-programmed lighting levels and ramp rates as set locally. Events are series of actions triggered by an INSTEON or X10 signal, either due to the change of state of a selected device or from a button-press on your network. When the specified trigger is received, the event takes place. Example: A double tap of the living room SwitchLinc V2 off paddle turns off all living room lights as opposed to turning off only the local load the SwitchLinc V2 controls.
Direct Control and Timer-Based Events
Use this PC automation software to turn any INSTEON or X10-enabled device on or off or dim it to a desired level, if possible. You can also set timer-based events, scheduling lights to turn on at dusk and off at bedtime on specific days, even triggering lights to turn on at the same time every day or randomized for security purposes. You can also use this software to trigger events based on your geographic location. After entering your location and time zone (by nearest major city), you can schedule your outdoor lights to turn on automatically at dusk and off at daybreak.
Automatic Network Discovery
HouseLinc Desktop software has the ability to "spider" your INSTEON network to find all of the devices in your home that are linked to one another. This is a convenient maintenance function, which will allow the discovery of unknown devices and links. Once one INSTEON-enabled device is linked to your PowerLinc V2, the software goes though the database of each device it is linked to and adds it to HouseLinc Desktop for setup and management.
KeypadLinc Support
Create different scenes for each button of your KeypadLinc V2. HouseLinc Desktop software will recognize if your KeypadLinc V2 is in 6- or 8-button mode, and you will be able to create scenes accordingly.
Operation Requirements
The HouseLinc Desktop software runs on computers that use Windows 2000 or Windows XP Home or Professional. It does not run on Windows "server" versions of 2000 or 2003. Because it uses Microsoft's Human Interface drivers that are already in use on those systems, you won't have to install any additional drivers or worry about conflicts with other hardware or software. The software is configured to work optimally on the Intel Pentium 4 systems with 256MB of RAM. Note: Your PC will need to remain on in order to execute timed commands and triggered events. The Desktop version of HouseLinc does not download to the PowerLinc V2 Controller
Using PowerLinc V2 USB with DirectX Input Devices
It is advised that you unplug your PowerLinc from your PC's USB port when playing games that use Microsoft's DirectX system while using USB input devices like joysticks.
|
Specifications
|
Specifications | | Smarthome Product No.: | 2416 | | UPC: | 689076259538 | | PC Requirements: | Optimal: Windows XP
Pentium 4
USB 2
256 RAM min
Works on:
Windows 2000 and higher
600MHz and higher processor
USB 1 and 2
128 RAM min | | Warranty: | 2 years |
|
Images/Video
|
|
|
Reviews
|
|
|
Related Items
|
|
|
|
|
|