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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''<ref>https://www.clipsal.com/Trade/Products/Integrated-Systems</ref> division (now part of [[Schneider Electric]]) for use with its brand of home automation and building [[lighting control]] system. C-Bus has been briefly available in the [[USA]] but [[Schneider Electric]] has now discontinued sales in the [[USA]].<ref>http://www.schneider-electric.us/sites/us/en/support/faq/faq_main.page?page=content&id=FA241002&viewlocale=en_US&country=US&lang=en&locale=en_US&redirect=true</ref>
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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== C-Bus Interoperability ==
As of 9 December 2008 Clipsal opened its C-Bus protocols to anyone who wants to interact with it programatically.<ref>[http://training.clipsal.com/downloads/OpenCBus/OpenCBusProtocolDownloads.html Open C-Bus Serial Protocol Documents]</ref><ref>http://www.cbus-enabled.com/</ref>
Using one of Clipsal's C-Bus interface modules (PCI for RS232 or USB and CNI for Ethernet TCP/IP), you can interact with other home automation systems, or with applications on devices like Android, iPad or iPhone. All you do is plug a network cable from your Home WiFi router to the Clipsal C-Bus Ethernet module, and then any Android or iPad can control your home automation system. You can also use this same method to integrate C-Bus with HomeSeer using MCSxAP. And in theory you can also do this to integrate C-Bus via a X10 module for the PC.
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