Abstract: A home control system includes a pair or plural pairs of home information transmission path (referred to as home bus); information outlets provided at the home bus which serve as connection nodes for appliances; and a plurality of room monitor controllers (hereinafter referred to as RMC) each having a built-in interface unit which has a control function element peculiar to respective rooms and carries out communication control between the information outlets and the appliances.

Abstract: A separated-unit type air conditioner including indoor, outdoor and remote controller units all of which are provided at different locations. Each of the units is provided with a single pair of connecting terminals to which a control device such as a microcomputer is coupled. Data transmission between units is carried out on a single pair of connecting terminals utilizing a high frequency modulated signal. A DC power supply is provided in one of the indoor or outdoor units which supplies DC power to the other units upon the single pair of control lines.