{"id":27,"date":"2012-02-23T22:54:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T22:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.90.0.249\/wordpress\/?p=27"},"modified":"2014-10-07T12:40:49","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T12:40:49","slug":"what-manages-my-house-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/?p=27","title":{"rendered":"What manages my house today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2009 I have two generations of the devices created, and currently working on third.<\/p>\n<p>What can I do with the system:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Devices use ZigBee for communication, so no changes in a current power line wiring needed.<\/li>\n<li>Devices can be put behind switches or power sockets (deeper boxes are needed to support an additional device behind a switch mechanics).<\/li>\n<li>A single device can control from 4 to 8 inputs, where any input can be analog or digital. Analog inputs are used for analog sensors, like temperature, light or any other analog sensor. Digital inputs are used for switches.<\/li>\n<li>Each device can manage from 2 to 5 power lines using relays.<\/li>\n<li>Devices do not need a central device and can work independently, so if there is any failure with a central device, end device will still work managing power lines according to configuration stored in a device.<\/li>\n<li>Flexible configuration &#8211; all inputs can manage the same output and act as paired switch, or one switch can manage several power lines.<\/li>\n<li>Custom devices are created for specific purposes, like heating system management device with built in switches or remote inputs, capable to manage 8 power lines.<\/li>\n<li>Power lines controled by single device can be extended to virtually any number with custom devices created.<\/li>\n<li>The central system is storing and visualising information from devices &#8211; state of inputs, values of inputs (for analog sensors), state of outputs.<\/li>\n<li>The central system provides an automation capability using any device data to control any other device. For example, having a temperature less than 19 degrees in any room, and if it is saturday and time is between 9AM and 4PM and external light level is less than selected threshold, a heating system can be turned on. Or another example, having an alarm system armed, system will turn of all lights at a house, and when an alarm system is disarmed, it will turn on a light at entrance if an external light level is less than selected threshold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with a central module:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37\" title=\"Central module #1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/001.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/001-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Basically it is the same technical solution what I had in my prototype, only the firmware has been changed and updated and the device has been put into nice box. As the box is partially transparent, LED&#8217;s are visible through it. The device has reset and programing mode buttons (to be used with USB bootloader) as well an ICSP header. Device could be made smaller, but it was not a goal in this case.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38\" title=\"Central module #2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/007.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/007-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As end devices there are several options available. A smaller device with 4 inputs and 2 power lines managed:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39\" title=\"End Device small\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/004.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/004-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/004-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or a bigger device with 8 inputs and 5 power lines managed:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4064.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40\" title=\"End Device big #1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4064.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4064.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4064-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4064-448x300.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4067.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41\" title=\"End Device big #2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4067.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4067-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4067-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And of course few specific purpose devices are also created &#8211; 8 power lines and remote sensor inputs:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42\" title=\"Heating control\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/006.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/006-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/006-448x300.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is how it looks like when a device is built into walls:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_5222.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43\" title=\"Installed device\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_5222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_5222.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_5222-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_5222-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This partcular device is built into a wall between two rooms, and controls power lines for both rooms and below is configuration for this single device<\/p>\n<p>Inputs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two light switches in room 1<\/li>\n<li>One light switch in room 2<\/li>\n<li>Temperature reading in room 1<\/li>\n<li>Temperature reading in room 2<\/li>\n<li>Ventilation switch for room 1<\/li>\n<li>Unused switch for room 1<\/li>\n<li>Floor heat reading using termistor from original heating system. An original regulator failed already twice there, so I was quite motivated to replace an original device with my own, as price of my device was less than new original regulator device \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Outputs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two light power lines for room 1<\/li>\n<li>One light power line for room 2<\/li>\n<li>Electric floor heating for room 1<\/li>\n<li>Ventilation for room 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And of course, there is a software needed to manage all these things together:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Smart-House-Management-2012.02.24.-04727.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44\" title=\"Management software #1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Smart-House-Management-2012.02.24.-04727.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Smart-House-Management-2012.02.24.-04727.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Smart-House-Management-2012.02.24.-04727-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Smart-House-Management-2012.02.24.-04727-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Smart-House-Management-2012.02.24.-04956.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45\" title=\"Management Software #2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Smart-House-Management-2012.02.24.-04956.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Smart-House-Management-2012.02.24.-04956.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Smart-House-Management-2012.02.24.-04956-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arvisc.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Smart-House-Management-2012.02.24.-04956-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2009 I have two generations of the devices created, and currently working on third. What can I do with the system: Devices use ZigBee for communication, so no changes in a current power line wiring needed. 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