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{{About|the automation standard developed in Australia|a similar standard based in North America|CEBus}}
'''C-Bus''' is a communications protocol based on a seven layer [[OSI model]] for home and building automation that can handle cable lengths up to 1000 meter using [[Cat-5]] cable. It is used in [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Asia]], the [[Middle East]], [[Russia]], [[USA]], [[South Africa]], the [[UK]] and other parts of Europe including [[Greece]] and [[Romania]]. C-Bus was created by [[Clipsal|Clipsal Australia]]'s ''Clipsal Integrated Systems'' division (now part of [[Schneider Electric]]) for use with its brand of home automation and building [[lighting control]] system. C-Bus has
C-Bus is used in the control of [[domotics]], or [[home automation]] systems, as well as commercial building lighting control systems.
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== The future of C-Bus ==
C-Bus as a home automation and commercial building lighting control system is used primarily in [[Australia and New Zealand]]{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}. C-Bus is currently available in [[Asia]], the United Kingdom ([http://schneider.bsky.net/802570BC0051FDC4/0/E4034508C43E9DFB8025727900577196?Open&Highlight=2,c-bus,DomainSearchExclude installed] in Number 10 Downing Street, [[Wembley Stadium]] and [[Manchester City Football Club]]), [[Russia]]
C-Bus is compatible with Translink C-Bus Gateway, [[OLE for process control|OPC]], [[Digital Addressable Lighting Interface|DALI]], DSI, BACnet, TCP/IP, Crestron, AMX, RTI, LonWorks, ModBus, Charmed Quark Controller, the Comfort Intelligent Home System and some other protocols through interfaces.
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