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Home Automation with Intel Galileo

You're reading from   Home Automation with Intel Galileo Create thrilling and intricate home automation projects using Intel Galileo

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Published in Mar 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785285776
Length 188 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Getting Started with Intel Galileo 2. Getting Started with Home Automation Applications FREE CHAPTER 3. Energy Management with Environmental and Electrical Sensors 4. Energy Management with Light Sensors and Extending Use Cases 5. Home Monitoring with Common Security Sensors 6. Home Surveillance and Extending Security Use Cases 7. Building Applications and Customizing Linux for Home Automation 8. Extending Use Cases Index

Introducing home automation

Home automation means building a residential area, a house or a building, controlled by a centralized mechanism. Home automation can also be phrased as Smart Home, because while building a home with a centralized mechanism, we make the appliances communicate with the central hub or each other and present their current status.

In modern houses, there are many mechanical and electronic devices that need to be controlled by users. For example, if a resident needs light in their place, they will have to switch on/switch off a light bulb with the help of a switch. Another example is that you need to find out the current temperature of your house using a thermometer in order to decide whether to turn off the heater or increase the temperature. Building a system to switch it on/off remotely from a centralized control panel or switching with a condition will be the first aim of home automation.

Home automation is not limited to automating households; it is also about...

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