Automated home solutions: A smart life

• Driving her way to office Malini remembers she has left the gas burner turned on, quietly she takes out her mobile, dials a code number and the gas burner of her house is turned off, and all this takes a few seconds.
• Home Net System offered by Honeywell takes care of the optimal control of temperature , lighting, gas and home appliances, among others.
• Also the availability of complete security solutions, includes high-tech integrated systems for burglary and fire prevention and entry control for visitors. The
• Home Net also has the radio alarm buttons which can signal security or residential units instantly in case of emergencies.
• The system provides home owners with information on energy, water and gas consumption enabling better monitoring of resources.
• The Home Net System will enable home owners to be at peace when they go out, knowing that the system will alert them of any unexpected situations
• Legrand, electrical products manufacturers, has introduced ‘In One’ which offers home owners the options to manage their electrical appliances through a network. The system works on the principle of customisation of lighting arrangement . Every individual situation demands a specific lighting set up which requires different lighting modes, “In One by Legrand can keep in its memory the customised lighting set ups for any specific occasion , for example the lighting situation for a family dinner or for a party arranged for your son’s birthday can all be switched on at the press of the button of remote.” .
• The best part of ‘In One’ is the fact that it can be installed without going for a wiring change.
• When everything in your house gets automated the ugly looking wires hanging from the roof tops too need a makeover.
• Sterlite Optical Technologies, the optical fibre and telecom cable manufacturer has come up with Fiber to the Home (FTTH) technology enabling the use of optical fibres instead of the usual copper cable — for cable TV, telephone and for the Internet .
• This single optical fibre carries the traffic for all the telecom and video applications and saves the cost of laying and maintaining three cable networks. Automated home Monitor water and cooking gas consumption Customise the lighting arrangements Optical fibres instead of the usual copper cables