Non-proprietary scene switches?

Since my wife is unenthusiastic about the appearance of the saturn & neo switches, I'm looking for other scene switch options that could be used with a bus coupler. It seems like it shouldn't be that hard to find a 4-6 button keypad with simple momentary-contact switches, but I'm not having much luck. Competitors like Lutron have lots of options, but as far as I can tell they're only available with proprietary network interfaces. LiteTouch has a generic ("LTZ") keypad, but only offers it with up to 3 buttons.

Has anyone found something that would fit this description?

 

My wife is also unenthusiastic about the saturn switches, and I disklike the neo's enough not to even suggest them. So we ended up with slimline throughout, and are very happy with them.

They're not scene controllers (but nor would a bus coupler solution be), but can still trigger scenes on another device via a lighting group trigger.

 

I'm not sure if CIS are still selling it, but there was the 4 Key Scene Controller.. Cant recall the catalog number but the Unit Type was KEYSCEN4 or something like that..?

 

Yep, you're correct. I elected not to get the scene controllers. Couldn't justify the additional cost, and at that point I wasn't sure how many I would need. I've ended up just adding a PAC, and haven't found a need to change any 4-key units to scene controllers.

 

My wife too was not happy with the switches.

But my girlfriend and mistress both love them

 

Not happy with the Saturns ...you,ve got to be kidding ;-)

Frank

 

Here's one option

A couple of hours after posting my question, I finally stumbled across at least one plausible-looking answer: http://touchplate.com

 

Are you serious?

You think they look better than the Saturn range???

I think it's now time to move on from the 80's and get with the program.

 

Ooh err. Agreed. Certainly don't like those very much at all. Main reason for us not going with saturns is that our house is a 1920's californian, which we have renovated and extended trying to keep the general character of the house, and the saturn's are just a bit too modern.

 

After searching around I found this viable alternative on some hillbillie, truck loving blog site...

Now if only Clipsal had the foresight to introduce the new 'BeJesus' Range of C-Bus switches we'd all be happy!

Did you notice that the switch is located in a rather unusual position... Or is Jesus just happy to see the kids???

Remember - don't touch the children Jesus...

Anyway, why has the boy got both hands in his pockets???

 

Hi,

The latest bus couplers (v2.1.00) support bi-stable switches in addition to momentary contact. This means pretty much any switch ever made can be used.

Would the wife appreciate this? http://www.cbusforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3942

Mark.

 

Or there is this latest advance in home automation that automatically turns the lights off when you hang your coat up.. except surely you want the lights to turn on when you walk in the door and hang your coat up. What if you don't have a coat?

 

Legacy home automation

In case you thought those switches look a little retro, I noticed this on their support FAQ:
"If your Touchplate system was built before 1954 then it is possible that ..."

That's not a typo -- they've been in the business since 1946. Do you think your home automation vendor will still be supporting their current products 60+ years from now?

 

Well Clipsal started in 1920, so that's 88 years...