What's the difference? ......in a nutshell

[bmerrick]

Hi There,

Does anyone have a 'Feature Matrix' of the differences between Schedule plus 4.x and Homegate 4.x as they both seem to be almost identical products.

A CIS tech support person told me that the Schedule plus is more sophisticated, but I just loaded my Homegate project on to it and it looked and worked pretty much the same. What are the features that differentiate it from Schedule Plus and is there anything missing from Homegate that supports the lower cost point?

Thanks,

Brad

[bmerrick]

Hi Brad (and everyone else),

Just read the FAQs in the Help pages on the program to find the difference, but it is very non-specific in ways a feature matrix would easily help resolve (hello CIS team doco writer!!)

Also the Clipsal web site is extolling the virtues of v3.x software in literature. Should be updated as a priority.

All the best,

Brad http://www.cbusforums.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif
:)


See Below

Problem

What are the differences between HomeGate and Schedule Plus ?

Solution

The differences between HomeGate and Schedule Plus are :

· The number of Pages, Components per Page, Scenes, Schedules, Irrigation Programs & Zones, Access Control levels & users (numbers????)
· The number of C-Bus Networks supported (numbers????)
· Only Schedule Plus has the ability to enable Access Levels based on time and date
· Only Schedule Plus has the Schedule "graph"
· Only Schedule Plus has the load duration monitor feature
· Schedule Plus comes with a "run time" version which has no editing features

· The example projects for HomeGate are typical for home use, whereas the Schedule Plus example projects are commercially oriented.


Properties for a Schedule Plus project :
Graphics
- Maximum number of Pages : 1000
- Maximum number of Components per Page : 500
- Selectable screen size : yes
- Supports screen rotation : no
- Supports bar graphs : yes
- Supports horizontal sliders : yes
- Animated images supported : yes
- Alpha Blend supported : yes
- HTML supported : yes
- Selector Components supported : yes
Schedules
- Maximum number of Schedules : 500
- Maximum number of Special Days : 500
- Daylight Savings Control : automatic
Scenes
- Maximum number of Scenes : 500
- Maximum number of Components per Scene : 500
Access Control
- Maximum number of Users : 200
- Maximum password length : 12
- Maximum number of Access Levels : 50
- Supports access control of functions : yes
Irrigation
- Maximum number of Programs : 20
- Maximum number of Zones : 100
- Maximum number of Master Loads : 5
Logic
- Maximum number of timers : 200
- Maximum number of Modules : 200
- Maximum number of ConditionStaysTrue : 250
- Files supported : yes
- LEDs supported : no
- Unit data supported : yes
- Logging supported : yes
- Maximum number of User System I/O variables : 500
C-Bus
- Maximum number of Networks : 255 (limited by licence)
- Independent networks supported : yes
- Maximum number of Applications : 255
- Power Failure Recovery supported : yes
- Maximum number of Measurement Application channels : 250
- Maximum number of HVAC Zones : 250
- Maximum number of Monitors : 250
Alarms supported : yes
Run programs supported : yes
Play wav files supported : yes
Infra Red control supported : no
Audio supported : yes
Minimum C-Gate version : V2.6, build 2225