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By 2012, in the United States, according to ABI Research, 1.5 million home automation systems were installed. [5] Per research firm Statista [6] more than 45 million smart home devices will be installed in U.S. homes by the end of the year 2018. [7] The word "domotics" is a contraction of the Latin word for a home and the word robotics. [1]
C-Bus is a communications protocol based on a seven-layer OSI model for home and building automation that can handle cable lengths up to 1000 metres using Cat-5 cable. It is used in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Middle East, Russia, United States, South Africa, the UK and, other parts of Europe including Greece and Romania.
Intelligent House Concept is a building automation system using a star configured topology with wires to each device. Originally made by LK, but now owned by Schneider Electric and sold as "IHC Intelligent House Concept". The system is made up of a central controller and up to 8 input modules and 16 output modules.
Installed systems can be accessed via LAN, point to point links, or phone networks for central or distributed control of the system via computers, tablets and touch screens, and smartphones. The KNX Model. The key features of the KNX architecture are: Interworking and distributed application models for the building automation various tasks;
The magDomus home controller from magnocomp allows interconnection and inter-operation between most home automation technologies. Thermostat With X10 being an open standard, companies such as RCS released an x10 controllable thermostat model TX15-B, which is controllable via a web interface or a computer running a X10 software such as HAL or ...
Control4 is a brand of automation and networking systems for homes and businesses, offering a customizable and unified smart home system to automate and control connected devices including lighting, audio, video, climate control, intercom, and security. [1]
Home automation software is software that facilitates control of common appliances found in a home, office, or sometimes a commercial setting, such as lights, HVAC equipment, access control, sprinklers, and other devices. It usually provides for scheduling tasks, such as turning sprinklers on at the appropriate time, and event handling, such as ...
oBIX - Open Building Information Exchange is a standard for RESTful Web Services-based interfaces to building control systems developed by OASIS. UPB - 2-way Peer to Peer Protocol; VSCP - Very Simple Control Protocol is a free protocol with main focus on building- or home-automation; xAP – Open protocol