Home Automation Made Easy: Do It Yourself Know How Using UPB, Insteon, X10 and Z-Wave

428 Pages·2013·17.37 MB·English

by  Dennis C. Brewer

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Home Automation Made Easy
Do It Yourself Know How Using UPB, INSTEON,
X10, and Z-Wave
Dennis C. Brewer
800 East 96th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Home Automation Made Easy: Do It Yourself Know How Using UPB,
INSTEON, X10, and Z-Wave
Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
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the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is
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ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5124-9
ISBN-10: 0-7897-5124-0
Library of Congress Conrol Number: 2013951117
Printed in the United States of America
Second Printing: February 2014
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Editor-in-Chief: Greg Wiegand Executive Editor: Rick Kughen Development
Editor:
Brandon Cackowski-Schnell
Managing Editor: Sandra Schroeder Project Editor: Mandie Frank Copy
Editor: Cheri Clark Indexer: Lisa Stumpf Proofreader: Debbie Williams
Technical Editor: Tim Shriver Editorial Assistant: Cindy Teeters Designer:
Mark Shirar Compositor: Jake McFarland
Contents at a Glance
Introduction
Chapter 1 Home Wiring and Electrical Fundamentals
Chapter 2 Using a Windows Computer as Your Home Automation Platform
Chapter 3 Introduction to Control Protocols and Automation Process
Chapter 4 Project 1, Installing HALbasic Software on Your PC
Chapter 5 Project 2, Controlling Appliances, Lights, and Devices
Chapter 6 Project 3, Controlling Lighting: Indoors and Outdoors
Chapter 7 Project 4, Linking Video to Your Security System
Chapter 8 Project 5, Upgrading the Home Automation Platform to HALultra
Chapter 9 Project 6, Installing a Home Automation Voice Portal Modem in
Your Computer
Chapter 10 Project 7, Getting Green and Managing Your Home’s Climate
Chapter 11 Project 8, Adding New Controllers and Interfaces: Z-Wave,
INSTEON, and More
Chapter 12 Project 9, Automating the Home Entertainment Center’s Music
Management
Chapter 13 Project 10, Connecting and Using the Home Automation Platform
over the Internet
Chapter 14 Controlling Your Home with iOS and Android
Chapter 15 Evaluating Broadband and Telecom Home Automation Offerings
Chapter 16 Adding Future Self-Designed Home Automation Projects
Index
Table of Contents
Introduction
Value Proposition of a Central Home Automation Platform
Solving Place and Time Problems
Maximizing Convenience
The “Wow!” Factor
Neutralize Physical Challenges
Going GREEN (Getting to Reduced Energy Expenditure Now)
Safety and Security
How This Book Brings Automation to Your Home
Free HAL Software Download
About HALBasic
Chapter 1 Home Wiring and Electrical Fundamentals
Safety Tips
Terms to Know and Understand
DC (Direct Current)
AC (Alternating Current)
Single-Phase AC Circuits
Three-Phase AC Circuits
Transformer Connections
Delta-Connected Three-Phase Transformers
Wye-Connected Three-Phase Transformers
Ohm’s Law and the Power Formula
Voltage (E)
Resistance (R)
Amperage (I)
Watts (P)
Watt Hours (kWh)
Power Distribution Transformers
Inverters
Converters
Household Electrical Power
Household AC Wiring and Devices
Hot Wire
Neutral Wire
Ground/Bonding Wire
Phone
Cable TV/Satellite
Microphones
Thermostats
Common Legacy Electric Controls
Switches
Dimmers and Dimmer Switches
Timers
Clock Timers
Motion Sensor Switches
Heat Sensor Switches
Alternative and Backup Power Sources
Battery Backup Power Supplies
Backup Generators
Definitive Information Source—NEC
Schematic Diagrams
Chapter 2 Using a Windows Computer as Your Home Automation
Platform
Details and Choices
First Choice: Shared, Dedicated, or Networked?
Shared Computer Option
Dedicated Computer Option
Networked Computer Option
Second Choice: Buy Preconfigured or Build Your Own