Sunday, 24 October 2010

Around your house to the house of an integrated automatic

London: «Middle East»



Home of the future that can open you door locks, lights and glows when you arrive to it, and prepare you coffee in the morning, and irrigates the garden trees automatically, still seems far away for investigation. But you can set up a smart home today can do all that and more, on your own, without paying thousands of dollars to a contractor or an outside company.


The home automation needs three components: a computer, shareware, and units of the devices that support automation. And will be a computer and program the mind of your home. If the device went «BBC» This is in a coma, the smarter your home will be in hibernation as well, so have to run a program on the automation device is always active, as a computation server, for example.






* Software Automation






* Experts were very fan automation program «Home course» HomeSeer within «Windows» Given the strength and support for a number of protocols to automation, but it will have on the front of the user interaction, which often do not work very well. The program is available and a copy of HS2 low level to $ 220, or a copy HSPRO high level of $ 600. Although the basic tools for the programs that follow the interface itself, the latest version includes many additions that have to pay for it, that added to the original version first, including the management and control via phone «iPhone». The computation of this program automates your home devices, and sensors, which include the lights, and electrical appliances, stereo, and motion sensors, and an officer temperature (thermostat) and others. And have a lot of devices such as light switches and «Temperature controls» (Althermustataat) copy automated, but can add more on it. If the device works on electricity, you can plug into a «box» Automation, which holds the boot process and timing.






It is incumbent upon the automation system in the home networking, according to a specific protocol. For decades the system of «X 10» X10 which sends signals over power lines controlled by the market. In any case, this system may fail in the delivery of messages, and misinterpreting noise cables, wires, and encroachment on the neighbors. Then subtract the «Instyon» Insteon best of it. The system «Communication Home» HomePlug, and «The Universal Powerline Bus» Universal Powerline Bus, who are more reliable than previous protocols, power lines, Vicklan good alternative, but may not find many of the devices that fit them at the level of standards and specifications.






* Connect to wireless






* And many now prefer to give up on a regular «X 10» and «Inestiaun» for wireless communications, the new Valbrootokulat continue over the radio instead of wires, energy. Can, via radio links, to form a network of interconnected devices to send messages among themselves to the other party in the home, which means that the term does not represent any problem to them. If you decided to adopt a wireless solution, the best two options are «Zogby» Zigbee and «Z - Wave» Z-Wave.






He was the first available open Kmoasfat years ago, but its focus on open standards specify how to connect devices, and not how it should be. As a result, a number of competing companies such as «AME Max Sntrleight» and «Control 4» and «Krestrun» made it difficult to deal with devices «Zogby». However, the system «Zogby Pro» took the new specifications based on the example of «Control 4», but it is not available only a few devices. And control the new protocol «Z - Wave» one company, which is more dependent than before the people. It is possible to choose from among hundreds of devices «Z - Wave», while the number and the tools that come from the very different companies can work with almost this Protocol.






And regardless of the protocol you choose, you need to interface adapter «BBC» continue in that language. And available for that «Z - Steak» of «Ion Labs» series of the interface 2 Z-Wave USB System to $ 65.






* * Your home lighting first intelligent may begin bright idea, namely, lighting control, once understands some of the basics, or the rules of lighting, you can adjust and arrange almost anything. Many of the controls lighting of the type «Z - Wave» is available in the market. Can be found on the packaging to be installed between the lamp and outlet. Replace the existing keys to the walls to put the controls «Z - Wave» misplaced, or enter a link between the adapter and the lamp and socket connection. According to this unity can be expected to pay between 30 and 80 dollars.






Suppose you want to rearrange the site lamp in one of the lounges. Can then install a lamp power port. Used for this purpose protocol «Z - Wave» management after the unit arrived in the lamp to the network «Z - Wave». Place the «Z - Steak» from Series 2 unit near the lamp. , And pressing a button on the adapter «USB», then Ikbis button on the main unit and the lamp, and thus can be adapted to Monday so that the adapter «USB» stores this information to calculate the device «BBC». Lit the lamp and took him to the unit «Z - Wave».






Connect the interface adapter «USB» to a «BBC» and rode any driver if need be, and imported the details of the lamp to be placed in the program «HSBC 2». And configure the program in a web browser. Click on the tab through the interface to append the adapter arrived «Z - Wave USB». If the program is formed and arranged properly, can then retrieve details about the unit lamp «Z - Wave».






And so on can be managed from a lamp now «BBC» and increasing the visibility and extinguished, and even control much luster. This is a good start, but your home will not be smart to be able to feel the environment and the order is automatically organs. To do so, arrange the adapter arrived «USB», and add a sensor movement «Z - Wave» the same way followed by the unit with the lamp.






Now that I have become aware of your computation whether there was a movement in the lobby of income and thus can control lamp. For example, if you play at night to use the bathroom, you can automatically adjust the lamp to be illuminated only at night, and by only 40% of its luster.






* Monitoring Home






* Now that you absorbed the basics of home automation, you can install additional modules and sensors to improve the intelligence of the house, they can buy temperature controls (Tyrmostatat) support «Z - Wave», and the keys to the taps to irrigate the gardens, and sensors for doors, and much more.






Automated home and can support the security factor as well, since the company «er NDTV» U.S. launched a service to support «Z - Wave» called «any de Bals T», which works with many devices. The program Corp «er NDTV» monitor your home. The cost of this system 47 to $ 60 per month, in addition to devices that cost between 399 and 1299 dollars. You can dispense with all such expenses and expenditures to automate the security of the home through the acquisition of a number of locks and latches that support «Z - Wave». The price ranges between $ 200 and $ 400. Include passwords, locks, and even make them take effect at certain times of the day for use by workers of waste, or gardener who cares about the park, for example.






And you can monitor your home and detect it from afar, also from the office or travel to the other, because many of the home automation software includes facilities to the Internet, although some companies may impose additional charges for these services. However, you may provide such expenses that you have a virtual private network VPN. Another alternative is the «Access program from afar» called «gu Tu Mai NBC» GoToMyPC, which directly receive the device «BBC», to control the automation of the home, such as opening and closing windows, for example. There are other applications that allow you to control household appliances through the phone «iPhone».






Can also adapt this system so that you receive an email on your phone if the water leak occurred in the home, for example. The protocol allows for «DD - Wave» also prepare his morning coffee, and the removal
of the curtains, and the preparation of water bath and other things, all by adding more sensors and units.

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