PLUG - Home Automation - 2009.04.08

PLUG - Home Automation - 2009.04.08

Ryan Erickson - ryan@ericksonfamily.com

Control 4

Generally you see islands of automation, but not all integrated.

controllers - devices - communications - UI - setup

communications: ir, serial, Ethernet (wire & wifi), zigbee mesh network (802.11.4), Z Wave

Mesh network - the more you have, the stronger the signal as it hops between signals.

X10 lighting and Insteon lighting. X10 is cheaper

Open source solutions:

• roll your own: linux/x10/lirc/cron/scripting
• integrated:
  • misterhouse - stable - old
  • linux mce - flashy
  • open remote - currently vapor ware

open source con: low SAF (spouse approval factor)

High end : C4, AMx, Crestron

http://www.control4.com

"prosumer"

control4 is not really a DIY (does not currenly offer)

too much automation?

bwired.nl - pieter knuvers

domotica forms - home automation in europe

linuxha.com - everything home autoamtion (niel cherry)