Home Automation
What is Home Automation?
Smart Home
The home automation system provides centralized control of all installations in the building such as lighting, cooling, heating, audio and multimedia systems, as well as various actuators for blinds and doors. This control increases comfort and safety and reduces energy costs. All modern home automation systems also allow the management of available functions via a mobile device. Compared to conventional individual control, this single solution provides much more flexibility and comfort.
How does it work?
Home automation works via a network of devices that are connected to the Internet through different communication protocols, i.e Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and others. Through electronic interfaces, the devices can be managed remotely through controllers, either a voice assistant like Alexa or Google Assistant or an app. Many of these IoT devices have sensors that monitor changes in motion, temperature and light so the user can gain information about the device’s surroundings. To make physical changes to the device, the user triggers actuators, the physical mechanisms like light switches, motorized valves or motors that allows devices to be controlled remotely.