| You arrive at your home, as you enter the living room | | | | the house, or whether you are at home or out. |
| the air conditioning gently starts up with a soft buzz, | | | | Sensors in and around the house together with a |
| lights in the house automatically switches on as you | | | | central computer automatically controls heating and |
| enter the rooms and sets itself dim to your | | | | cooling, lights, irrigation and water features, security |
| pre-programmed 'welcome' mode and the curtains | | | | beams and locks, audio-visual equipment and even |
| open slightly towards the back garden just as you | | | | blinds, curtains and skylights. |
| have set it for home arrival. This today is all very | | | | Three basic mediums are in use within the various |
| possible with home automation systems available on | | | | available systems: |
| the market in these modern times. | | | | Electrical systems |
| Many people does not think twice to spend hundreds | | | | Electricity connections in the home are used to send |
| of thousands of your hard earned money on a luxury | | | | signals to various devices to be turned on or off. The |
| car with no amount of money being spared to have all | | | | same system, also called power line or X10 systems |
| the latest bells and whistles available. Why not do the | | | | can also determine the status of a device within the |
| same in your home? You probably spend more time in | | | | home. |
| your house than in your car anyway and installing such | | | | Digital systems |
| a system will substantially increase the resale value of | | | | A 'bus' or digitally connected system utilizes an extra |
| your home, which definitely is not the case with the | | | | cable alongside the conventional wiring of a device for |
| luxury sedan in the garage. | | | | the intelligent controlling of such a device. |
| As sophisticated technology becomes more | | | | Radio systems |
| affordable and readily available, so home automation | | | | The devices are inter-connected by means of radio |
| will become an increasingly standard feature in the 21st | | | | signal transmitters and receivers. |
| century home. Homeowners who choose to | | | | Using one or a combination of the above mentioned |
| modernize their homes stand to receive a sizable | | | | systems, various controlled devices are deployed |
| return on their investment when it comes to the resale | | | | throughout your home to control the devices of your |
| of the property. | | | | choice. Add personal remote controls and a central |
| Home automation systems are pre-programmed to | | | | logical control computer and your home becomes |
| your specific needs and preferences. These can be | | | | more than a mere living space, it becomes an opulent |
| based on factors such as time of day, sunlight level, | | | | experience! |
| intrusion, your current mood, your movements within | | | | |