Specifications

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Thehomecontrolservergavetotalcontrolusingawebbasedapplicationtocontrolthetwosubsystems
fromanyinternetconnection.Theuserinputsthecommandfromthewebinterface.Thewebinterface
thencompilesthecommandandpassedittotheabstractinterface.Theabstractinterfaceactsasalink
betweenthewebinterfaceandthehardwarecontroller.
IntentionsThisYear
Sincethewirelessnetwork‐managedthermostatsubsystemwasneveractuallytested,wehavedecided
tomakesomeimprovementsandtestit.Oneofthereasonsisthatthereareactuallymanydifferent
typesofthermostats.Inordertodemonstratethesystemworks,ithastobeconfiguredtoaparticular
thermostat.Weplantofullyutilizetheequipmentsavailableandimplementthissubsystem.Inaddition
totestingandimplementingtheexistingdesign,weplantointegrateacommercialthermostattoour
design.Thiswillservetocomparethetwoapproachesinparallel.
WealsoplantolinktheInsteonsubsystemandthenetwork‐managedthermostatsubsystemusingthe
homecontrolserver.Ouraimistofullydemonstratethewholesystemworking.Forthis,weneedto
comeupwithatestingsystemtoimplementtheoverallsystem.Alotofthingshavetobetakeninto
consideration.Firstisthesizeandlocationofaparticularareatotestit.Thenextthingistosetupthe
equipmentsothatitiscompatiblewiththelighting,appliancesandHVACbeingusedinthetestarea.
ThedesignatedtestareaforourprojectisProfessorDozier’shome.
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