• At 6:00 am, your heat turns on and warms the house to a comfortable level. At 6:30 am your bedroom shades open and a soothing voice bids you good morning. As you roll out of bed, last night's headlines and sports scores are read to you along with today’s weather forecast. The bathroom lights flip on. As you climb into the shower, he coffee begins to brew downstairs. Another day begins.

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  Think of all the repetitive things you do in your home every day. Turn lights on, turn lights off, set thermostat up, set thermostat down, arm the security system, disarm the security system, water the lawn, etc… Now add to this all the things you have to remember to do. Pay the bills, change your oil, take your medication, pick the kids up from soccer, get the car inspected, etc… Wouldn’t it be great if you had a little help with all this? That’s what home automation is all about.

We define a complete smart home as one that has the heating/air conditioning, lighting, security, access control, telephone, entertainment, irrigation and security systems connected to a PC with an always-on Internet connection and software that enables the operation of all systems using a PC. The PC is programmed to automatically operate some systems by time or events or manually as desired. Since the systems in a smart home are connected to a PC and the PC is connected to the Internet, the home can be controlled and monitored from any location in the world by anyone with authorized access.