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What Is Home Automation?
Home automation (also called domotics) designates an emerging practice of increased automation of household appliances and features in residential dwellings, particularly through electronic means that allow for things impracticable, overly expensive or simply not possible in recent past decades. The term may be used in contrast to the more mainstream "building automation", which refers to industrial uses of similar technology, particularly the automatic or semi-automatic control of lighting, doors and windows, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, and security and surveillance systems. |
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Controllers
Controllers are the “brains” of an intelligent home automation system. They allow you to integrate and control security, heating and air, lighting, entertainment and other home systems with simple convenience. Home Controls also offers software and computer-based controllers, relay and contact systems and just about any accessory you might need. |
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Environmental Controls
Home automation is all about comfort and energy savings! Programmable thermostats allow your home to automatically adjust the temperature in the various areas of your home to maximize your comfort and energy savings. Automatically actuated drapery controls not only reduce heat from the sun to save you energy, but also save your furnishings from fading. |
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Timers & Schedulers
In its infancy, home automation systems consisted mainly of timers which would turn things on and off according to their settings. As the automation industry matured, these programmable timers started having multiple schedules and could control multiple devices. Today you can still buy basic timers and schedulers for your home, and Home Controls has several to choose. |
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