RS232 and connecting kit together for central control

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Can anyone explain how this works. What do you need to do to make use of RS232 sockets on the back of some expensive kit? Who makes the control gear, what's the best stuff and is it good value? Also does anyone know of any websites that do a good job of explaining and whether you can do this yourself or is it a mega bucks install option? Any info at all from anyone with experience would be much appreciated. Have a new house (pre-build / renovation) to wire up and want to do it right. Cheers and have a lovely weekend all! Here's hoping Lewis Hamilton can pull it off! Will

 

[Andrew Everard]

He didn't do too good a job of pulling off the track in China...

But seriously, you could have a look at this software - it even comes with a 30-day trial download.

 

[Anonymous]

Very interesting. Thanks Andrew. I wonder if this suggests you need a server somewhere in the house to co-ordinate everything.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Or at least a central computer...