| trong>Warning: Remember that electricity is very | | | | - To automate our project home automation sprinkler |
| dangerous and will kill you in a heartbeat. Electricity can | | | | system we replace the existing system with a |
| also start fires very easily, and fires can also kill you. | | | | Rain8net which can drive up to 2040 irrigation zones |
| The best way to get your home wired is by a certified | | | | or valves. |
| professional who knows your local codes. | | | | - We will use the Pro version as all valve wires and |
| - Security | | | | connections are protected against lighting surges as |
| - Home automation security can include everything | | | | well as the RS232 and network connections are |
| from burglary to fire and flooding detection. For this | | | | protected against ESD and lighting - more expensive |
| project we will focus on the two first. As we selected | | | | than the standard one but much more protected. |
| the HAI Omni IIe Pro, we can have 16 security zones, | | | | - We will add a weather station to monitor the local |
| up to 16 keypads, 4 2-wires smoke loops, 176 4-wires | | | | weather to avoid watering during windy days or when |
| smoke detectors and 2 64-zones wireless detectors. | | | | the weekly total of rain is over 1" for example. |
| Plenty of room to secure any house. | | | | Audio distribution |
| - We will place smoke detectors in each room but the | | | | - For this home automation project, we will do grand |
| kitchen (verify your local code just in case),a CO2 | | | | and us the NuVo Grand Concerto line of products. |
| detector next to the furnace and next to each | | | | - With six audio source inputs for multi-source |
| fireplace, a wireless glass-break detector for each | | | | capability including iPod and PCs, and up to eight |
| window, a wireless recessed door detector for each | | | | listening zones (expandable to sixteen zones) the |
| outside door, a wireless garage door detector for | | | | Grand Concerto will offer everything we need. |
| each door, one 4-button Keyfob for each family | | | | - We can add several NuVo OLED to control the |
| member and one vandalism proof keypad for each | | | | music or use the HAI color LCD panels. |
| outside door. | | | | - As a source we will add a Sirius tuner, a NuVO |
| - Some detector will need to be wired unless we use | | | | Music server and several NuVo music ports. |
| the ITI GE Wireless Smoke Detectors associated with | | | | - We can choose any type of speakers within the |
| the HAI Receiver for GE. | | | | Grand Concerto range. |
| Monitoring (play room, spa, yard...) | | | | - Wiring will be toughest part as speakers will need to |
| - For this project we will use a Network Digital Video | | | | get connected to the NuVo system. |
| Recorder (NDVR) is a device that transmits video and | | | | Home theater |
| audio data via network in real-time. The server | | | | - To build our home theater we will base it on a fix |
| converts the analog video signals and audio signals into | | | | HDTV projection screen about 150" diagonal a |
| digital data and compresses them for on-line | | | | network based HDTV projector and a NuVo based |
| transmission. | | | | sound system. |
| - A NDVR records video based on motion or any | | | | - It will be pricey but the video and audio quality will be |
| other event and the recordings may be viewed on or | | | | the same as a real theater. |
| offsite. We will include a software to allows us to view | | | | - Using network based video equipment with allow to |
| live and recorded video for up to 16 cameras at the | | | | watch web based news and movies, to switch to |
| same time. We will implement one NDVR but our | | | | security cameras without leaving the theater and why |
| system supports multiple NDVRs in one installation. | | | | not do some work while watching a game. |
| - A NDVR can be installed stand-alone, with video | | | | Spa and swimming pool management |
| viewed via its embedded web server but we will use it | | | | - Spas and swimming pools management is quite easy |
| in conjunction with our HAI OmniPro IIe so cameras | | | | but you'll need to have it prepared and wired by a |
| can be viewed on OmniTouch 5.7e, OmniTouch 8, | | | | certified professional. |
| OmniTouch Portables, over the Internet, or even a | | | | - We will use remote wired thermostat sensors to |
| Smartphone. | | | | measure the temperature, why not chemical sensor to |
| - For this project we will use one HAI NDVR | | | | provide dry contact as soon as the chemical level |
| connected to 4 wireless analog cameras - one for the | | | | goes below a predefined point - this can set an alarm |
| play room, one for the SPA, one for the front yard | | | | off or run a macro on the OmniPro to power on a |
| and one for the backyard, these two last one will work | | | | delivery method. |
| with motion detector and 3 axis control. We will add a | | | | - Using the OmniPro input and output contact, it's very |
| 250Gb USB external hard drive to increase the NDVR | | | | easy to prepare macro to run pumps, heating units and |
| storage capacity. Two OmniTouch 8 will complete our | | | | alarms. |
| selection as well as a Web/TV inferface. | | | | - This has to be done by a certified professional to |
| - We can later add a second NDVR to increase the | | | | make sure the installation is safe. Remember water + |
| camera count to 8. | | | | electricity = big problem. |
| Sprinkler system | | | | |