Specifications

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Introduction
Withincreasingenergyconcerns,differentmethodsofconservationhaveappeared.Oneofthefastest
growingareasofenergyconservationisthatofhomeautomation.Byincreasingcontrolofvarious
devicesinahouse,theenergytheyconsumecanbecontrolledandreduced.Thepurposeofthissenior
projectistodesignandimplementahomeautomati onsystem. Thisisacontinuedprojectfromthe
previous2006‐2007academicyear.
CompaniessuchasHomeAutomation,Inc.(HAI)andDestinyNetworksoffervarioushomecontrollers.
ThesystemdesignedinthisprojectismoresimilartothesolutionsofferedbyHAI,becauseDestiny
Networksfocusesmoreonhomeentertainmentsystems.Theprimarydifferencebetweenoursystem
andtheavailableHAIsystemsistheuseofwirelessnetworking,whichgreatlyreducesinstallation
complexityandcost.Thegoalofthesystemistoprovidecontroloflightingandvariousappliancesviaa
localareanetwork.Awebinterfacewillallowuserstobothmonitorandcontrolthesystem.
Inordertodemonstrateourprojectfunctionality,wewillinstallourautomatedhomecontrolsystemin
ahome.Onepartofthisinstallationwillbelightingcontroldevices.Anotherpartofthisinstallationwill
beanetwork‐managedthermostatthatexhibitsmanualandremotecontrol.Inordertocontrolbothof
thesesubsystems,wewillalsoinstallahomecontrolserver.Thesoftwareandconceptualdesignfor
thesesubsystemsweredevelopedlastyear,butweplantoimplementthemandseethemfunction. 
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