A very brief explanation of what home automation embedding is:
Also known as domotics or "smart home systems", home automation embedding refers to the electronic or automatic control of home systems. These include household features, such as lighting, heating, air conditioning, and various appliances.
A more in-depth, and more interesting explanation, goes a little bit like this:
The history of automation goes back further than many people realize. As early as almost 120 years ago Nikola Tesla made the first wireless remote control. (He used it for controlling a miniature boat. Hurrah for all the model boat enthusiasts!)
Only a few years later we see the start of electric or gas-powered domestic appliances, beginning with a vacuum cleaner. It soared on from there with refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, sewing machines, and toasters. (This was only for the wealthy, though. Those things were expensive.)
As time went on, and appliances were becoming more common place, the idea of home automation was played with more and more. And not just by science fiction authors. It wasn't until 1975, though, when the first home automation network technology was developed.
In the year of 1984 the term "Smart Home" was first coined by the American Association of House Builders. On through the late '80s and '90s embedded home automation was slowly growing. Until we reach today, when it is absolutely booming.
Today technology is so affordable and readily available we generally don't even think about it. Automation in both the home and business is a part of all of our lives. Not everyone has jumped onto the bandwagon yet, but millions now control their TVs, heating and AC, lights, alarm systems, and doors via controllers or smart phones. This is Home Automation!
But what do the individual terms mean? Automation? Embedding? Why domotics, or "Smart Home"?
When something operates automatically it means that it works by itself, with little or no direct human control. So, home automation means that much of the items in the home can operate pretty much on their own. As an example, modern thermostats adjust minute by minute to daily temperature fluctuations in the home. So, other than us entering our preferred temperature, they operate automatically. More home systems are becoming automated every year.
Originally, according to dictionary.com, the word Embed referred to fossils in rock. Today, it can refer to fixing any one thing to another. So, given the subject at hand, "home automation embedding" refers to the attaching of control systems to any automated object in your home.
The term "domotics" has been used more and more as a way to describe how domestic appliances are being combined with computers and robotics. (It comes from mixing together the Latin word for home, domus, and robotics.) Really it's just a cool was to say Home Automation, or Smart Home.
So, onto the last phrase: Smart Home. This term refers to more than just strictly automated appliances. Rather, it combines the above three terms into one. We've covered how pretty much anything in your home can be automated, and it can be embedded with control systems to make that possible. A Smart Home is one that takes these automated systems and gives you the opportunity to keep an eye on them by means of your smart phone or computer. Much like in Ray Bradbury's short story There Will Come Soft Rains, a Smart Home provides comfort and efficiency whether anyone is home or not. (But, not in a creepy way.)
Embedded home automation, or making our home a "smart" one, is something that is not only feasible in the modern age, but something that will make our lives so much better!
Ranging from "intelligent" stand alone objects to entire "attentive" homes that gather information with the goal of anticipating the occupants needs, the options are nearly endless. Whatever extent you wish to go with your home automation, we will be there to help. Contact Wire Works Co., and let us make life easier for you.
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