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Colorado vNet Announces New Wireless Lighting and Control System (29/8/2007)

Booth 758, CEDIA US Expo 2007

Climate and Security Applications provide seamless integration into family of thoughtfully-designed home automation solutions.

Expanding the proven, powerful family of whole-house lighting and distributed digital audio control, Colorado vNet will unveil a new Wireless Lighting & Control System ideal for retrofit and new construction, as well as the Colorado vNet Climate Application and Colorado vNet Security Application.

Designed for ZigBee(r), the Colorado vNet wireless system uses high-powered transceivers and mesh networking to provide unprecedented range and reliability without special repeaters. With state-of-the-art radio frequency (RF) controlled dimming touchpads and standard high voltage household wiring, there's no need to pull new wires.

Elegantly simple and intuitive, the Colorado vNet wireless Touchpad Dimmer represents a union of quality appearance, ergonomic design and superior system architecture. Sensitive to fingertip touches, the Touchpad Dimmer offers unlimited design possibilities to match any dˇcor and complete scene control at every touchpoint. Unlike most retrofit solutions on the market, the Colorado vNet wireless system does not require separate dimmers and keypads.

"Our new Wireless Lighting & Control System provides everything you've come to expect from Colorado vNet - reliability, stylish design and simple yet powerful programming," said Bill Beierwaltes, CEO of Colorado vNet.

The Colorado vNet Wireless Lighting & Control System comprises a complete line of RF-based products, including four different Touchpad Dimmers, Wall Plug Dimmer and Wall Plug Switch, Time Clock Module, Input/Output Module and RS-232/IR Module.

In addition, Colorado vNet continues to build on the success of the Lighting & Control System and Vibe Audio System with both the Colorado vNet Climate Application and the Colorado vNet Security Application. Both applications are integrated into the award-winning Colorado vNet Color Touchscreen.

With the Climate Application, the homeowner can control any Aprilaire(r) communicating thermostat from any Colorado vNet Touchscreen. The Touchscreen acts as a virtual thermostat controlling indoor temperature and humidity and optionally displaying outdoor temperature.

With the Security Application, the homeowner can control their Honeywell security system from any vNet Touchscreen. The Touchscreen acts as a virtual keypad including a 12-button keypad, three panic buttons and a macro button.

"We now have lighting, audio, climate and security all seamlessly integrated into a single Touchscreen," said Bill Beierwaltes, CEO of Colorado vNet. "Homeowners will appreciate the Touchscreen's beautiful design, and integrators will appreciate its simplicity-it's very easy to install."

The Climate and Security Application Modules act as the gateway between the Colorado vNet system and third party systems. With the CL1-40 or SE1-40 Application Module, up to 40 Touchscreens can control any configured thermostat or security keypad respectively. For smaller installations, four additional Climate Application Modules (CL1-5, CL1-10, CL1-20 and CL1-30) and Security Application Modules (SE1-5, SE1-10, SE1-20, and SE1-30) are available.

"Integrators and homeowners want to reduce the amount of wall clutter get rid of the extra light switches, audio controls, thermostats and keypads," said Beierwaltes. "And that's exactly what we've done. Lighting, audio, climate and security are all eloquently integrated and easily controlled with the Color Touchscreen. It's a much cleaner design."

www.coloradovnet.com