Friday 21 January 2011

About This Blog

This blog is about home automation.  It is based around my own automation project: a 1960s four bedroom semi in the north of England.  The emphasis is on low cost D.I.Y. approaches but commercial solutions are also covered.

Some of the topics I intend to cover are:

  • What home automation can do
  • Cheap alternatives to the big name automation systems
  • Electrical regulations in England: "Part P"
  • Why home automation is still uncommon
  • Presence detection
In my own project I'll be making use of various technologies that I'll discuss in general.  These include:

  • Arduino
  • DMX
  • Linux
  • HDMI
  • MythTV

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