Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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Smart plugs etc via powerline(-like) system (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am kind of taken aback by the growing wireless frequency clutter and was wondering if there are any smart plugs or other home automation devices that are controllable by just using the energy lines - like powerline. I mean you already have a rather reliable cable connection - why not just use it?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What exactly are you taken aback by? The only issue you'd possibly run into is on the 2.4ghz band, but even that is rare.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

mostly that the zigbee as an open standard is on such an unfortunate range and the reports of it interfering quite too often with wifi

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Zwave is in the 900MHz band clear of everything else you care about.