Why wireless communication?
Wireless communication helps you to control your electricity consumption so that you can save without compromising on comfort. Wireless communication in the home is ideal when you want to switch appliances on and off, control the heating or dim the lights. But it can also be used to keep an eye on your property and can, for example, trigger an alarm in the event of break-in, or alert you to damp in the basement, or tell you if your electricity consumption becomes inexplicably high.
Helps you to monitor and to switch on and off
Wireless communication offers great flexibility when it comes to positioning monitoring equipment and sensors, but also gives more general mobile control of your home.
Master and slaves
Wireless communication is based on:
- a local master (one unit), which controls the communication
- a number of slaves, which supply measurement data or provide orders such as switch on and switch off
The Energy Saving Label ensures that units can communicate
When choosing wireless equipment, look for the Energy Saving Label. Devices featuring the ‘Wireless device’ Energy Saving Label use a common standard so that they can always communicate. This does not necessarily apply to products which are not endorsed by the label.
A common standard means a larger selection, greater choice and lower prices. A common standard makes it easier for new products to enter the market.
The idea is that you will be able to combine different products and gradually expand the system as new products become available on the market.
Page last updated 09.11.2011