Following last week’s comparison of X10 and Z-Wave home automation technologies, this week we’re going to take a closer look at what makes Z-Wave the ideal choice for adding automation to your home’s appliances and devices.
Z-Wave is a modern home automation wireless technology that enables all your home electronics to work together, allowing you to control them via remote control. It uses simple, reliable, low-power radio waves that easily travel through walls, floors and furniture.
Although Z-Wave offers sophisticated features and advanced control of your home’s appliances, it’s been designed with the home installer in mind. A Z-Wave system can be installed by anyone who can use a screwdriver and all devices can be installed and working on a network within minutes.
That’s not all!
Every budding home automation enthusiast dreams of clicking a button and watching their home’s appliances jump into life. And that’s just what Z-Wave does. By configuring ‘Groups’ numerous devices can be switched on/off by a single button-press, while creating ‘Scenes’ makes that single button do many things at once - turn off the lounge lights, roll down the blinds and turn the TV on.
Z-Wave brings sophisticated control, energy saving and security to the modern home:
- Z-Wave is Easy to Install - devices can be added in minutes with just a screwdriver.
- Z-Wave Is Modular - start your home automation system as small as you like and expand it when you like.
- Z-Wave is Economical - start saving money by automatically controlling your home’s energy usage.
- Z-Wave Is Powerful - sophisticated control and no network’ dead-spots.
- Z-Wave Is Versatile - control and monitor your home whenever and wherever you wish.
- Z-Wave Is Intelligent - all your appliances work in harmony to make your life easier and more comfortable.
- Home and Away - control your home network via your PC or Smartphone from anywhere in the world.
Read the full What is Z-Wave article or take a look at our huge range of Z-Wave products.
See you next week when we'll look at how you can use 'Groups' and 'Scenes' to really bring your home automation system to life.
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