SMART HOMES

Table ofcontents

1)What is a smart home?

1a. Definition
1b. How does it work
2) History of smart home technology
2a.The early innovations that contributed to smart
technology
3) What type of technology is used in a smart home?
3a. Examples of current products
3b. Components that make a smart home operational
4) Why talk to your house
 D EFIN ITIO N SM ART H O M E

Smart Home technology intelligently gives you

ultimate control over your home by automating
the lighting system, dimming, blinds, electrical
appliances, audio and security systems.

Smart homes connect all the devices and

appliances in your home so they can
communicate with each other and with you.
H O W D O ES IT W O RK?

Anything in your home that uses electricity can be

put on the home network and at your command.
Whether you give that command by voice, remote
control or computer, the home reacts.

Smart homes work with fairly simple systems:

receivers and transmitters

Receivers detect a certain signal from the

transmitter, that issues a command.
FRO M TH E BEG IN N IN G -
H ISTO RY
The smart homes history can be easily traced back to the early
turn of the century, where electrical and telephone wiring were
installed in new houses.

Integrated smart home infrastructure was usually built by

hobbyists in the 1960s, but it wasn't until 1984 the term "smart
home" was coined by the American Association of Home
Builders. (www.Ehow.com)

General Electric company was one of the first pioneers

to develop a series of products made for smart homes in
the mid 60s, these products included portable
automatic dish washers and microwaves.
Sm art hom es products
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erent Types O fSystem s

X-10 , the oldest and most simplistic

integrative home device was developed in
the late 70s.

This technology involved utilizing basic

household wiring in order to enable the
household to become synchronized smart

All the household appliances act as receivers

while the transmitters issue orders in
numerical code
X-10 Lets take a look

Plenty of companies have tried to

duplicate the functionality of the X-
10 system, but none have been able
to match the reliable design.
 Why go through power lines when
radio waves can be utilized quite like
how we use cell phones or WiFi
devices.
Zig-Bee and Z-wave are the two
biggest names in radio wave home
automation.
Both of these are mesh systems,
meaning they are able to deliver a
message to a destination using
TotalH om e Autom ation
 H eres H ow It W orks

Each device on the network, such as

a lamp, light switch, thermostat,
garage door opener, pool control and
others have an individual code,
selected from more than 4 billion
options. When you program one of
the controller options, it
automatically ids what those codes
are. Then when you press the
appropriate button, the controller
sends a signal to the device telling it
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W hat is the cost?

The cost of a smart home greatly

depend on how smart you really
want it.

There are control pads that go for

around $100 for basic models, But if
you want it to be voice controlled
with lights electronics and major
appliances integrated all in 1 you
could be paying up to $1000s for a
Installation Costs

The cost of smart home process if you were

going to install from the foundation level would
be around $2000 - $5000 depending how big
and what type of wiring system you are using.
Example
Intercom System Wiring: $200
Room: Cabling For 7.1 and Projector Cost: $500
Alfresco: Cabling for 1 pair of Speakers: $100
Ducted Vac: Rough in only of pipes and 3
points: $1,000
 Conclusion

Keeping in mind that technology is

rapidly changing, it is important to
recognize how technology is changing
how we function within our households.
It is estimated that in the next 10 years
90% of new homes with come equipped
with some form of networking,
programming and automation.
The future home is a SMART HOME
References:

http://untrainedhousewife.com/smar
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ier-than-you-think
December 8th 2010
http://www.ehow.com/how_2180398_in
stall-smart-house-technology.html
Demcember 6th 2010
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/
smart-home.htm
References:

December 2nd 2010

http://money.cnn/magaziens/busines
s2/business2_archive/2006/12/01/83
94983/index.htm

December 2nd 2010

http://www.smarthomesystems.com/
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December 5th 2010

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December 5th 2010

http://www.ehow.com/how_2180398_in
stall-smart-house-technology.html
December 4th 2010
http://www.smarthome.com/_/index.a