The Beginners Guide To Automation (Chapter 1)
The process of automating a building is what is referred to as home automation. Domotics is another term which may be used in the place of home automation. Smart home or a smart house is the general term that is used for the purpose of referring to the building or a house that has been automated. One of the many goals of home automation is to control a number of house processes. A good example of such is when the home automation process is used for the purpose of controlling the home lighting, the kitchen appliances and some of the systems used for entertainment such as the television. The home security may be covered in the home automation process. The home automation system will in this case be linked to the security systems such as the alarms and the control systems. The components of the home automation system may also be connected to the internet. In this case, such components of the home automation system will form an important element of the Internet of Things.
Generally, the system of home automation will connect a number of devices which may be controlled to the central hub which may also be referred to as a gateway. The user interfaces for the home automation system may come in a number of ways. First, it may be mounted on a wall from where the user may control the system. Another option may involve the use of the computers and tables as the user interfaces for home automation system. The mobile phone applications and the web interfaces are also utilized as the home automation user interfaces. Some of these interfaces, such as the mobile phone applications and web interfaces may be accessed remotely over the internet.
The home automation may be applied for a number of uses. The home automation will in most of the cases be applied to the devices used in homes and those which may controlled. First, the home automation may be used to control the heating, ventilation and the hair conditioning, HVAC in home. Home automation makes it possible to control the HVAC while in the same time saving the energy in home.
The lighting systems in home may also be controlled by the use of the home automation system. The process of home automation will in the case include various networks of communication so that the home automation system may be connected to the input and the output systems of home lighting. In most of the cases, a number of computing devices are employed to accomplish this. The process of home automation may also be used for the purpose of controlling a number of home appliances such as the washing machines such that they use the solar energy in the midday.