Specifications

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Thediagrambelowshowsanexampleanapplicationofthissubsystem:

Home Control Server PowerLinc

Controller V2

Motion Detector –

Front of House

Motion Detector –

Back of House

ApplianceLinc

USB 110 VAC

Coffee Maker

Flood Lights –

Front Walkway

Flood Lights –

Back Yard

In-LineLinc

110 VAC

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Figure2:InsteonControlExample

NoticethatthePowerLincControllerisdirectlyconnectedto5differentInsteondevices.Itiswired

directlytotheApplianceLincandbothIn‐LineLincRelays. ItiswirelesslyconnectedtotheMotion

DetectorsviaRFsignals.Inthisexample,theApplianceLinccanbesettoturnacoffeemakeronata

certaintimeeverymorning.Also,therearetwoMotionDetectors,oneinthefrontofthehouseandone

intheback.Thebattery‐operatedMotionDetectorssimplyrelaymotioninformationbacktothePLC.

TheControlServerreceivestheinformationfromthePLCandsignalsthefloodlightstoturnonoroff.In

addition,aseparateschedulecanbesetupforthefloodlightsinwhichtheyturnonatduskuntil

midnight,forexample.ThefunctionalityoftheInsteo nlighting/appliancecontrolsubsystemcanbe

greatlyexpandedtoincorporatefunctionalityofanentirehouse.Higherefficiencyandenergy‐savings

canbeachievedthroughtheuseoflight‐scheduling.

HVACControlSubsystem

Thenetwork‐managedthermostatwillbetheprimarydevelopmentfocusoftheproject.Asseenin

Figure1,thethermostatiscontrolle d bytheHomeControlServerviaalocalareanetworkinthehome.

Theservercangetthesetpointandcurrenttemperaturefromthethermostat,anditcancontroltheset

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