Re: Project ideas?

[Byron Hynes <bph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Of course it's possible. :)


There are several companies and hobbists who do this now:
  http://www.homeseer.com
  http://www.charmedquark.com
  http://www.bwired.nl/How_bwiredhcs.asp
  http://www.x10.com/activehomepro/activehome-pro.html

Plus, of course, all of the hardware-based solutions, with some level of
scripting or programming
  http://www.jdstechnologies.com/
  http://www.homeauto.com/main.asp
  http://www.elkproducts.com/products/m1/elk-m1.htm
  http://www.appdig.com/adicon_new/index.htm
  http://www.crestron.com/
  http://www.vantagecontrols.com/
  http://www.destinynetworks.com/

And I'm sure I've left out a whole bunch. One of the very cool things about
software is that if you don't like how somethings done, you can write your
own to change it!

Depending on the scope of the requirements of your project, you may want
to scale down your idea a bit, and tackle only a part of it. Is this hardware
or software engineering?

But, perhaps, you should either pick something in which you are not a newbie
and/or allow more than two weeks before the project that will culminate your
university career.

- Byron





> First of all I'm a newbie in this area! In two weeks time in need to
> submit a project proposal. This is going to be the final year project
> for the computer engineering course. I need to know if it is possible
> to develop a home automation system that is controlled directly from a
> pc. I intend to control lights, get a live feed from a camera and also
> if it is possible to control an air condition. Can someone please help
> me with some ideas and suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Clayton