Home Automation
In most homes today,
you can easily find some simple forms of automation such as Garage door openers
,Remote Controls , sprinkler control systems ,Motion activated lights ,Security
systems ,Programmable thermostats ,Programmable light timers If you want to
keep going, you can throw in dishwasher, clothes washers and dryers, ovens,
microwaves, cars, lights and switches…. The list goes on and on.
You may not think of a
dishwasher or light switch as home automation, but compared to washing dishes
by hand and striking a match to light a candle ever time you enter a room, it's
defiantly automation. However, each of these things was designed to help us do
some complicated, strenuous, unpleasant, or repetitious action automatically.
The term 'Home Automation' today applies to the next level of automating home
electronics.
The simple answer is just to make life easier. We invented TV remote controls so we didn't have to get out of the chair to change the channel. Some people now own complex media systems that require the owner to press 10 different buttons on 5 remotes just to watch
Press one button on a
remote control and have it dim the lights, set the volume level, and start
playing a movie and music which you desire. Not have the sprinklers turn on if
it just rained. Get emails sent to you at work or on your cell phone if a motion
detector or security system is tripped while out of the house. Get emails sent
to you with the caller ID information of a call received at your house when
out. Automatically turn the lights on in the house when the garage door goes up
and it's after sundown. Automatically turn the front porch lights on 1/2 hour
before sundown every day and automatically adjust for daylight savings.
Automatically close the garage doors every night. Automatically turn on holiday
lights at specific times. The full list is limited to imagination and a
family's lifestyle.
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