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Hi there,

My girlfriend and I have two houses next to each other. In the first house I have a domotica system running, using PLCbus and homeseer. We would like to extend this to both houses.
Connecting the electrical circuits from both houses directly is not an option :(
Is there anyone who has an idea how to connect two houses using PLCbus and homeseer?
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you can use a Rf receiver for the second house
or just use another protocol like zwave/plugwise/kaku


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Is it possible to attach two PLCBus PC interfaces to Homeseer in parallel? If it is, connect one PC interface to a Belkin USB network hub and make this available over Internet (taking security measures offcourse). You can then connect Homeseer to the second PLCBus interface over the Internet.

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Hi Chak and Rene,

Thanks for the fast response.

I thought of a RF receiver in the other house but I couldn't find a RF transmitter that sends out the signals comming from homeseer. Unless I overlooked something, a RF receiver in the other house would only be a solution when using RF remote controls.

Using another protocol could be a solution but I really like the PLCbus protocol. Fast and devices are not that expensive. And I really like the crystal panel switches which I think cann't be used with an other protocol.

Allthough the PLCbus interface uses an USB connector, the plugin in homeseer uses a serial port. This is solved by a USB to serial driver you have to install in widows.
Connecting two PLCbus interfaces would be a nice solution. But I don't think it is going to work. The PLCbus plugin in homeseer can only address one serial port. I don't see a possibility to install the PLCbus plugin twice.
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<br />Hi Chak and Rene,

Thanks for the fast response.

I thought of a RF receiver in the other house but I couldn't find a RF transmitter that sends out the signals comming from homeseer. Unless I overlooked something, a RF receiver in the other house would only be a solution when using RF remote controls.

Using another protocol could be a solution but I really like the PLCbus protocol. Fast and devices are not that expensive. And I really like the crystal panel switches which I think cann't be used with an other protocol.

Allthough the PLCbus interface uses an USB connector, the plugin in homeseer uses a serial port. This is solved by a USB to serial driver you have to install in widows.
Connecting two PLCbus interfaces would be a nice solution. But I don't think it is going to work. The PLCbus plugin in homeseer can only address one serial port. I don't see a possibility to install the PLCbus plugin twice.
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Hello Tompo ,

You can use RFXCOM 's RF Transmitters + Homeseer plug-in for send out RF command in homeseer.
http://www.rfxcom.com/transmitters.htm
http://www.rfxcom.com/downloads.htm

Then in the second house use PLCBUS-4022 for receive that RF signal for control send house's PLCBUS device. But you will lose the two-way communication function if you use RF only.

Can your first house's PLCBUS powerline signal reach second house ?

Kevin Lo
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