Home Automation System
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HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM
Jacob SingletonEastern Kentucky University
Dept. of TechnologyEET 399
CET Capstone Project
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OUTLINE Home automation Research of Home automation File back-ups My project experience The future of home automation
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MOTIVATION To help my parents implement better security in
their home
Data backup
File storage systems
MOTIVATION
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The price of electricity and the importance of data backup is what encouraged me to take on this project
This will expand my knowledge base of how to set up file servers
Helping my parents become more organized with their music, movies, pictures, and games
Bring a more enjoyable home entertainment experience.
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INTRODUCTION "A smart home is one that uses: electronic
networking technology to integrate the various devices and appliances found in almost all homes, plus building environment systems more common in factories and offices, so that an entire home can be controlled centrally - or remotely - as a single machine. Therefore in a smart home (also known as automated homes or intelligent homes) a command arises from a control unit, rather than a physical switch" (Swann, 2008).
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INTRODUCTIONHelp people with disabilities, elderly and in general, make people’s lives easier.
Important to know your consumer because the smart home is tailored to fit each individual’s needs.
Set devices to work automatically
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INTRODUCTION Another major topic is sensor networks Used to remotely control various devices such as
security systems, appliances and monitor health. Home sensor market is currently fragmented with
the use of different systems being used and overlapping each other.
Important for devices to be compatible with various systems.
Image from the following location: http://hacknmod.com/hack/diy-home-automation-tutorial/
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Approach results in additional cost to the end user for deployment of redundant functionality.
The end user has to manage each of these paid services separately, because of separate billing and customer service.
Needs to be a standard for home automation software and hardware so that all devices will be able to be used with the technology.
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTIONMost home networking is wirelessIncreasing the usage time of your wireless devices is a major concern.
A possible solution to the constant problem of battery limits on wireless devices is using a network hosted avatar which would manage your uploads and downloads of files.
Make the network more efficient so that all of the stuff in your house is not constantly sending information to the server that is full.
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INTRODUCTIONImage from the following location: http://www.home-automation-montreal.ca/
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PROBLEM STATEMENT Solve the problem of
disorganization with my parent's video, music, and text files.
To solve these problems I set up Windows Home Server
Have easy access to their files anywhere
My design is supposed to function in a home setting
It is intended for a small scale function
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PROPOSED SOLUTION Brainstorming
File sharing
Data backup
Organized files
Home networking
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Proposed solution with justification
To solve these problems I set up Windows Home Server
Home server would be a centralized location of backup for all of the files
It is easy for me to log into when I am away from my parents’ home
I need a secure internet to surf on
PROPOSED SOLUTION
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PROPOSED SOLUTION Arranging for software/hardware
Windows home server
Windows 7 ultimate
AnyDVD
Hamachi
Windows Media Center 18
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PROPOSED SOLUTION Hamachi
Windows Media Center
Any DVD
PROPOSED SOLUTION Assembly
Built computer Installed windows home server to
the Dell Installed Windows home 7 ultimate
to desktop and laptop
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Set up Hamachi on both of those computers and on my home computer
Set up file sharing Remote login File backups and organization
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PROPOSED SOLUTION Testing & troubleshooting
Blue ray player
The software that came with it would not allow me to play DVDs
AnyDVD
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Time to work on my project
My personal computer had the motherboard burn out
Finding the proper drivers for some of the older equipment my parents have
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RESULTS I have set up home server, it is connected to all the
computers in the house, and it backs up all the data on those computers.
I have finished building my parent’s computer I have their main computer set up in a Raid 0
configuration I installed Windows 7 professional I also put virtual box with windows XP on it so they could
use their old tax software on their new computer.
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Tied in the home server and the computer I built with Windows Media Center
saved all of their movies, pictures, and music to the server so that they can access all of that from any computer connected to the network.
I also have it set up so they can virtually connect to the server to access their documents while they are on the road.
RESULTS
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CONCLUSIONS Expanded my knowledge base of how to set
up file servers, while helping my parents become more organized with their music, movies, pictures, and games
This will bring a more enjoyable home entertainment experience.
My project solved the stated problem of my parents’ disorganization by backing up their movie, music, and document files on multiple drives rather than only one drive on their home computer.
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FUTURE WORK Possible extensions
More research into tunneling (Hamachi) Implementing controls on the home
through home automation (motion sensors)
FUTURE WORK Are there any suggestions about
Hamachi or Home Servers? Thank you so much for you time and
attention Permanent email contact:
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REFERENCES Conte, A., Kerboeuf, S., & Thomas, L. (2008). Network-hosted avatar:
user-terminal virtualization in the network. Bells Labs Technical Journal 13(2), 117-126.
Swann, J. (2008). Smart homes: intelligent buildings. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 15(6).
Viswanathan, H., Van Leeuwen, T., Liekens, W., Van Bogaert, B., & Acke, W. (2009). Network and service architecture for emerging services based on home sensor networks. Bell Labs Technical Journal, 14(2), 235-250.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS http://hacknmod.com/hack/diy-ho
me-automation-tutorial/ http://www.home-automation-mon
treal.ca/
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