Archive for November, 2007
….And I’m back
Posted by Andrew Millne in Home Automation on November 23rd, 2007
Having spent the last couple of weeks helping my parents move house I’ve had quite a lot of free thinking time whilst driving to plan the home automation project.
I’ve drafted up a starting list of features I intend to implement in the project.
General
- Remote access and monitoring via Internet and phone.
Lighting
- Mood/Scene Lighting
- Automated hallway lighting via light-level and PIR sensors. (Possibly other rooms as well depending on how well I can accomodate them)
Climate Control
- Interface with underfloor heating and radiator thermostats and external sensors to compensate for outside conditions.
- System will not heat a room if a window is open.
Security
- Different door chimes when a door is opened for each external door in the house.
- Cameras with automated alerts when alarm in armed state.
- Occupancy Simulation (realistic lighting patterns).
Miscellaneous
- Curtain control linked with lighting. When curtains are closed light turns on. Also curtains should be opened/closed at dawn/dusk.
- “Jumper wearing detection” to fine tune temperature control (OK may be stretching it a bit)
I will also be using Google Sketch-Up to do a very basic plan of the house to start visualising wiring routes and get a feel for the layout of the house, expect this in a later blog entry.
Hello World!
Posted by Andrew Millne in General Bloginess on November 4th, 2007
Well here it is, I’ve finally found some time to start up a blog again after several other failed attempts. I’m busy planning a home automation project at the moment and thought it would be a brilliant time to start blogging again.
More on the home automation project later but don’t expect much blogging activity in the next couple of days as I will be putting the finishing touches on the site’s layout.