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    Home Automation: A Complete Guide to Buying, Owning and Enjoying a Home Automation System
    Home Automation: A Complete Guide to Buying, Owning and Enjoying a Home Automation System
    Home Automation: A Complete Guide to Buying, Owning and Enjoying a Home Automation System
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    Home Automation: A Complete Guide to Buying, Owning and Enjoying a Home Automation System

    By Lisa Montgomery

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    Smart home, automated home, connected home or intelligent home. Whatever you call it, a home that’s able to take the drudgery out of common, everyday tasks is something that every family can appreciate. In this inaugural book about home automation you’ll learn how to incorporate the right types of products and systems into your house to achieve a new level of comfort, convenience, safety and efficiency.

    The book walks you step-by-step through the process of automating your home, and because automation systems are able to control just about anything electronic you can imagine, we’ve provided plenty of practical ideas. In 10 Key Features of a Home Automation System and Automation Ideas for Every System of Your House you’ll gather more than enough recommendations to get started in your automation endeavor.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateJul 21, 2014
    ISBN9781483533582
    Home Automation: A Complete Guide to Buying, Owning and Enjoying a Home Automation System

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      Home Automation - Lisa Montgomery

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      Much of a home automation system's hardware can be hidden away inside a cabinet, closet or utility room. Systems design and installation by Surreal Systems; Photography by Jeri Koegel

      WHY&HOW

      to Automate Your Home

      Unsure about automation? Here’s a primer to help you get started on your quest for easy living.

      AUTOMATION USED TO CONJURE thoughts of a house gone wild, where technology ruled the roost and the decor resembled a science lab. Fortunately, this stereotype has been shattered, thanks to improvements in the technology and consumers’ growing affinity for home electronics. The bottom line is, automation can add real value to your home, and it’s a fairly simple process to have a system installed. Here are 8 helpful bits of information for anyone thinking about or in the process of automating their home.

      1. Automation Boosts Efficiency. This refers to both efficiency of the systems in your house and the efficiency of your household. Because an automation system is able to control multiple devices, you can, with one touch of a button, set back the thermostats and turn off the lights, for example. You’ll get out of the house faster and save electricity.

      2. Automation is Convenient. You’ll be able to monitor and manage all types of electronic devices (lights, thermostats, A/V equipment, motorized shades, security system, etc.) from the screen of a smartphone or tablet. The convenience alone is enough to inspire many people to automate.

      3. Automation Delivers Comfort. Through its ability to actively monitor and manage various electronic elements, an automation system ensures maximum comfort. The entire environment—from the setting of the lights and thermostats to the activation of music—is at your command.

      4. Automation Provides Peace of Mind. A home automation system helps prevent potentially bad things from happening by enabling you to monitor parts of your house conveniently from tablets, smartphones, and other devices. You can check up on the house even when you’re miles away.

      5. Shop for Gear. If you’re handy—or just want to window shop—many big-box retailers now offer automation systems designed to be installed by homeowners. A DIY system is the most affordable type of automation system.

      6. Roll it into your Cable, Satellite, Phone, Internet Bill. From the same company you buy cable, satellite and/or phone and Internet service, you may be also able to bundle in a basic home automation system.

      7. Start with Security. Many security systems come with basic automation features built in. Home protection is always important. If you can also automate the lights and thermostats, it’s a bonus.

      8. Customization. It’s a beautiful thing when an automation system can be adapted to fit your lifestyle, not the other way around. A custom electronics (CE) professional is able to tailor a system exactly to your needs.

      10 Key Features of a

      HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM

      THE ABILITY TO MANAGE YOUR HOME’s electronic systems from one main control system can make your household run smoother, feel better and save energy. The trick is to find a system that will meet all the demands of your household, now and in the future. Most systems can be tailored by a custom electronics (CE) professional to provide all the benefits you desire, but there are some key features that will make his job easier and your interaction with your system more enjoyable.

      1. Interoperability

      The beauty of an automation system is its ability to tie diverse electronic devices together so they can perform as one unified system. Getting these devices to work cohesively can be simple or complex, depending on the openness of the automation system. The more open a system is, the easier it will be for the lights, thermostats, audio/video equipment, security devices, motorized shades and other electronics to communicate with each other. A good example of interoperability is having the lights turn off and the thermostats set back when you press a goodbye button on a keypad or when a motion sensor notices that you have exited a room.

      To support interoperability between multiple electronic devices, manufacturers of home automation systems often form connectivity partnerships with other manufacturers. For example, Control4 has partnered with more than 60 other companies to ensure its line of automation products can communicate seamlessly with a wide variety of other systems—from architectural lighting and irrigation to multiroom audio.

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