GET THE EDGE WITH NETWORKS AND PRODUCTS FOR "SMART" HOMES Get all the tools you need to work with the CEBus (Consumer Electronics Bus) standard in one handy resource. CEBus Demystified: ANSI/EIA 600 User’s Guide by Grayson Evans walks you through every step required to create residential products that can "talk" to each other (and allow their owners to talk to them), using the latest ANSI/EIA 600 communications and cabling standard for home automation and residential consumer products. This unique guide provides you with a complete explanation of HPnP (Home Plug & Play), and shows you how to:

*Ride the convergence curve with trend-setting residential networks, product designs, and interoperability

*Build a CEBus-compliant product that incorporates "smartness" into homes and products with features that meet tomorrow’s needs

*Use and interpret CAL (Common Application Language), with step-by-step guidance, examples, and reference material not found in the specification