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NOTE: This section of the IT Ninjas wiki has replace the previous Home.System wiki which was located [http://www.lightinshade.com/wiki/ here].

[[image:home_system_large.gif|right|Home.System]]

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== Introduction ==

Home.System is an integrated and automated system for controlling electronic appliances and devices within the home environment.

Tasks:

    * HVAC
    * Lighting
    * Natural lighting
    * Audio
    * Video
    * Security
    * Intercoms
    * Robotics
    * Other systems

== System Structure Concept Map ==

[[Image:HomeSystemMindmap.jpg]]

== Research ==
=== Goals ===
=== Existing Systems ===
List of (and links to) existing home electronic systems.....

* '''INSTEON''' - [http://www.insteon.net Insteon.net]
** ''"INSTEON is the most reliable, simple and affordable best-selling home automation technology in the world. INSTEON has quickly become the standard for lighting, appliance and home control applications. Over 1,000 manufacturers are involved in INSTEON R&D, spanning products in every imaginable home application. Unlike competitors, INSTEON benefits from being the world's only Dual-Mesh network -- communicating both over the home's electrical wiring as well as wireless RF."''

* '''X10''' - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X10_(industry_standard) X10(on Wikipedia)]
** ''"X10 is a communications language that allows compatible products to talk to one another using the existing electrical wiring in the home, so no costly rewiring is necessary."''

* PLC BUS
* KNX (standard)
* System Box
* LonWorks
* C-Bus
* Universal powerline bus (UPB)
* UPnP
* ZigBee
* Z-Wave


=== Design ===
==== Typical home automated system Diagram ====
[[Image:Typical_Home_Diagram.jpg]]

==== System Design And Implementation Research paper ====

See attached file... [[Media:paper18_pg147-151.pdf|Research Paper]]

Reference: "The 2nd National Intelligent Systems And Information Technology Symposium (ISITS’07), Oct 30-31, 2007, ITMA -UPM, Malaysia. DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SMART HOME SYSTEMS USING RF AND POWER LINE COMMUNICATION Mohamed Rawidean Mohd Kassim MIMOS Berhad, Technology Park Malaysia, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia" 

==== Hardware Requirements ====

==== Software Requirements ====

== References ==
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediaportal/ MediaPortal]

'''General Information'''
* [http://www.control-automation.co.uk/ Control Home Automation]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X10_(industry_standard) X10 Industry Standard (Wikipedia)]
* [http://www.insteon.net/ Insteon (Wireless smartlabs technology)]
* [http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=6ThD5FNbmJI Insteon Smarthome (YouTube)]
* [http://www.smarthomes.ie/ smarthomes.ie (Smart home service providers)]
* [http://www.smarthome.com/_/index.aspx SmartHome.com (Online smart home technology store)]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/homerun/ HomeRun (SourceForge.net)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/digitcom Digitcom Channel (YouTube)]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domotic Home automation (Domotics on Wikipedia)]
* [http://openremote.org/ OpenRemote]

'''Security Systems'''
* [http://infectedproject.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/set-up-a-webcam-security-system/ Ubuntu webcam security system]
* [http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome Motion Detector Software]

== Development ==


[[Category:Projects]]