What alarm panels are good for use with home automation?

 

I have a customer that wants to be able to control lights and heating system but I don't have a clue on what equipment is best or to even run a mile and not get involved.

 

Anyone have any advice?

Visonic will get you X10 a basic home automation protocol.

was just looking up and texecom panels can do X10 too.

 

I am waiting for the customer to tell me what exactly he wants to achieve out of this.

 

In your opinion should I run a mile from this? 

Siemens SPC will do this but their tech support and customer service are useless.

HKC would do most apart from the x10 which is over rated imo

I wouldnt use x10 for anything.

 

Unfortunatly the UK manufacturers have been very slow in this area. I would look at a home automation unit that also does security

I wouldnt use x10 for anything.

 

Unfortunatly the UK manufacturers have been very slow in this area. I would look at a home automation unit that also does security

 

any ideas on any to look at?

I never found anything ideal but the homeseer is ok. I dont use that mind. Ill put up a temp link to mine at home when i get back

Tell them to keep separate and just use the RF stuff from screwfix for the automation.

 

It works well.

 

From my experience though the standard light switch tends to be used in the end for ease of use and the automation stuff just gets left.

Texecom panels support Crestron, Control 4 and various other HA equipment

Or DSC if you can get your head round them...