Applications

• Scene and remote control lighting
• Security alarm interfaces and sensors
• Home sensors (e.g. water, humidity, temperature)
• Access control (e.g. door locks)
• Heating and cooling (HVAC) control and management
• Audio-video control
• Appliance management
• Energy savings

Network Topology
INSTEON is a robust, redundant dual-mesh network that combines wireless radio frequency (RF) with the home's existing electrical wiring. INSTEON is less susceptible than other single band networks to the kind of interference and noise commonly encountered within the home.

INSTEON leverages the latest digital technology to create a true peer-to-peer mesh network. Because all INSTEON devices are peers, they do not require network supervision, so complex network controllers and routing tables are not required.

Reliable
Reliability is a hallmark of INSTEON Networks. Building on a peer-to-peer mesh network foundation, INSTEON confirms every message to insure that messages are received error-free, and automatically retransmits corrupted messages. Because every INSTEON device acts as a two-way repeater, the INSTEON Network becomes stronger and more reliable as it grows.

Affordable
INSTEON is very inexpensive for manufacturers to integrate into a wide variety of home devices from light switches to appliances. INSTEON-compatible devices are available for less than $20.00 at retail.

Fast
INSTEON uses advanced digital signal processing to encode and transmit messages, enabling rapid transmission of control data between INSTEON devices. Individual INSTEON messages can also carry up to 14 bytes of arbitrary user data to support unlimited home-control applications from developers.

X10 Ready
The INSTEON technology allows manufacturers to develop products that are both INSTEON-compatible and X10-ready. Homeowners with existing X10 networks can easily migrate to an INSTEON network without having to discard all their existing X10 devices. Please note that INSTEON devices repeat INSTEON signals and not X10.

How Does INSTEON Compare with ZigBee, Z-Wave, HomePlug, Bluetooth, X10?
ZigBee & Z-Wave: Single-band (RF-only) wireless networks that require a network controller.
HomePlug: Focused on broadband applications; not a cost-effective technology for home control.
Bluetooth: Designed as an ad-hoc, short-range network technology, not intended for home-control networking.
X10: Inexpensive but lacks the robustness, flexibility and reliability required by today's home-control applications.
UPB: Expensive single-band technology.

Which INSTEON products are available?
INSTEON-enabled devices are available from over 15 manufacturers. Below is a partial listing of available products.

• Plug-in dimmers
• Plug-in on/off switches
• Wire-in dimmers - standard paddle design
• Wire-in dimmers - traditional toggle design
• Wire-in dimmers with keypad
• Wire-in J-box dimmers
• Wire-in on/off switches- standard paddle design
• Wire-in on/off switches - traditional toggle design
• Wire-in on/off switches with auto-off timer
• Wire-in on/off J-box switches
• Tabletop controller
• Computer software - PC and Mac (several mfgs)
• USB computer interface
• Serial computer interface
• Plug-in signal extenders
• Multi-zone sprinkler controllers
• Multizone low voltage controllers and sensors
• Security panel interfaces