Home Automation Systems: The Journey From Industry To Home

        In our previous post, we have talked about industrial automation. But with rapidly growth in technology, automation and A.I (Artificial Intelligence) has made their way directly into our homes. Yes! We are going to talk about Home Automation (This is awesome! Just check it out).

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       Just think about everything around you is connected with internet, not only you Smartphone, laptop or television but your alarm, cooking utensil, window lids, doors, security system, A.C, lights, window blinds means almost every possible thing and what if they can take commands from you, send you information and also can communicate with each other. This is not any Sci-Fi Hollywood movie imagination anymore, but this is real! It is known as the internet of things (IOT) which is in daily language ‘home automation system’.

            Home automation system gives you the power to decide which device should react, when it should respond and why it should react. You just make the schedule, give command through your Smartphone or laptop, and rest is automatic. Think about you are going home from the office on the summer day and you will turn on A.C after reaching home, and it will take some time to cool your house but rather than doing this you can give a command to your smart thermostat to reduce the temperature on your way to home.

            Or think about while cooking your dinner, you can command Alexa, a smart voice assistant of Amazon Echo to read today’s biggest news.

            Comfort & Convince are most obvious benefits of home automation system. Besides this IOT devices also helps to reduce cost and conserve energy because you can turn of all electrical devices like fans, A.C, Lights when you are not at home. Home Automation or IOT devices can provide you a hell of security for your house! Imagine only with a couple of basic products your house will light up like Presidential Home when there is the detection of undesired motion in any corner of the house. And just imagine your home sending you email for any undesired movement occurs in the house.

            And of course, there are always some disadvantages. In this case Cost. The smart home device is way too expensive then their non-connected co-relatives.

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-: Some of the Coolest IOT Devices :-

   A.    Amazon Echo

·         Amazon Echo was announced by Amazon in June 2015. It is probably first and most recognizable name in the home automation or IOT device. Amazon Echo is the smart speaker with intelligent personal assistant Alexa. This device is capable of setting the alarm, Voice interaction, music play-back, reading audio books, streaming podcast and also providing real-time information like traffic and weather.

·                Amazon Echo can connect to several Smart Devices and control them using itself as home automation hub. So you can give the command to any smart device through Alexa by your voice.

·                        If you already have a Speaker then inexpensive Echo Dot can connect to it and makes Alexa handy for you.

Echo Dot

    B.    Nest Learning Thermostat (for heating and cooling)

·         Nest is company owned by Google’s parent company ALPHABET. It is one of most famous name in home automation devices.

·         Nest Learning Thermostat is electronic, programmable, Wi-Fi enables and self-learning device which regulates and optimize heating and cooling at home to save energy and cost. Only in first week users need to adjust it after this Nest Learning Thermostat can learn people’s schedule, at which temperature they are used to and when.

·         This device goes to power saving mode when it senses that no one is at home. Nest Learning Thermostat can automatically regulate temperature based on your location, and it uses a far-field sensor to determine time and temperature

·         Thanks to recent updates, now this device can work with Alexa.

   C.     Smart Lighting

·                     Now you can buy a specific lighting system with best smart technology in it. Yes! Philips has introduced smart lighting system. The leading name in this is Phillip Hue Light Bulb, These LED bulbs are designed to consume up to 80% less power than a conventional bulb. So what’s smart about this light? BRO, you can control it through Smart phone application, and you can even make the schedule for turning on/ off of light.

Phillip Hue Smart LED Bulb

·              There is Life Color 1000, a light bulb. You can change the color of light as per you desire using you Smartphone!!

   D.    Smart Egg Tray

·         Egg tray is the last thing which you can think of to be smart. The smart egg tray can hold up to 14 eggs. It also keeps track of how long each egg has been in each slot. It also gives you an idea about when eggs are going bad or getting stale.

·         Do you know what my favourite thing about this smart egg tray is? It also sync with your smart phone and can send you push notifications when you are running low on eggs. It is available for $11.99 on Amazon!!

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   E.     Smart Sensors

·         There are many types of smart sensors available like temperature sensors, humidity sensors, motion and weight sensors, weather sensors, light sensor and much more. Selection of sensors depends on which types of Home Automation Hub (Like Alexa by Amazon) you are using.

•          For example, a lighting sensor sends information to Home Automation Hub and then lights of a home turn on/ off as per lighting requirement. Likewise it can regulate temperature and also provide security.

  

   F.     Smart Gardner

·         If egg tray can be smart then why not gardening. Gardening is the best way to reduce your stress. For some people, Gardening is their life. There is a device know as Parrot Flower power.

Parrot Flower Power

It is kind of surveillance system for plants. You need to put it in the flower pot with a flower. This device can calculate moisture content in sand, the flow of air, sun light intensity, movement and growth of the plant w.r.t time. All this data can be seen on Smartphone display through An Application.

   G.    Nest Cam Indoor and Outdoor

·         This both cameras are very popular. Nest Cam Outdoor is available with weather proof enclosure and power cord. Both types of cameras use Wi-Fi to send a full-time video signal (up to 1080p) which can be watched by a mobile application on Smartphone or through a laptop. It also provides alert for motion/ audio (in the zone set by you).

·         Pay for Nest Aware Subscription, and you will get a whole day of video surveillance in small clips stored online and can watch whenever you want.

   H.   Locks and Home Security

·         August has a big name in smart locks and door security system. August smart locks can work with SIRI through Apple home kit. It speaks via Bluetooth to your Smartphone and gives access to you and your guests. It also reminds to lock to the door when you leave home. With a unique key for each guest, you can also know who opens your door and when.

August Smart Door Lock

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