Re: HA in upmarket developer homes ...

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep ... quite agree ... ie: 'needs to be be done with intelligence
&
context-sensitivity, in an integrated way ... 'not easy to get it right,
though, not least in terms of getting the right sensors in the right
places and then using what they report in an appropriate way ... !   At
the moemnt, I'm struggling to work out what to put where - PIRs,
light-level, temperature & humidty sensors, etc ... and should I add
others, too - eg: glass-break, rain, pressure-pad ... ?

Chris



K. C. Li wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Apr 2006, Chris Hunter wrote:
>
> > 'agree ... needs to be well thought-through, and probably not
just an
> > ad-on, as I think the developer stuff tends to be, with bad
results
> (eg:
> > lights that come on automatically, when someone enters, even when
> > inappropriate, and air-con that fights ufh, to qute two examples
from
> > the article today) ...
>
> I personally quite like room lights that come on automatically when
> someone enters in the evening or just get activated between regular
> periods. I also think night lights that come on during the night when
> motion is detected is also a nice idea. eg. near floor level low
intensity
> lighting path to the bathroom.
>
> Your second example is more like a symptom of non-integrated home
> automation design.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kwong Li