Hi everyone im a new member of this forum and this community as well.
My interest in home automation is not the only thing that brought me here but i am also working on a very basic project for home automation-home network systems for my master's degree thesis.
Ive been going through so much information over the past weeks and i have such a big information overload that i cant put things down and start working.
I basically need some direction and clarification on some things.
First things first, i am going to buit a very basic network in my flat where i will connect 2 maybe 3 devices on the sockets and have them controlled (on/off, energy reading) through a web interface like a web site on the local network. I should be able to get energy readings because i will refer to energy consumption and conservation.
The devices will have no interface for connecting to the internet for example a kettle or a toaster so they will need to be controlled through the power line.
So far ive been through various standards and transmission media and i have them all mixed up in my head. Ive been through ECHONET,UPNP, Jini, OSGi, DLNA and Powerlines, Zigbee, X-10 and some others.
- Should i go over some others? Are these sufficient to build a knowledge in order to conduct my study?
- Which would be the best to use for my requirements? And in conjuction with what standard?
- Another thing i havent figured out completely yet. Ive been through hundreds of journals and i ahvent figured out which products belong to Powerline communications like the homeplug. Is X-10 one of them? Is it anything that works on power lines? What about Zig bee?
Im also concerned with energy conservation which i am also refering to in my study. i found that ECHONET is built specificaly for energy conservation but some new products are also used for controlling energy consumption.
All in all i have everything messed up in my head and any guidance or direction or even an answer to any of my questions would be gratefully appreciated!
I would be more than willing and happy to share my results with the forum once i am finished in a couple of months!
P.S What i didnt mention is my limited amount of time which is currently 2 1/2 months.
My interest in home automation is not the only thing that brought me here but i am also working on a very basic project for home automation-home network systems for my master's degree thesis.
Ive been going through so much information over the past weeks and i have such a big information overload that i cant put things down and start working.
I basically need some direction and clarification on some things.
First things first, i am going to buit a very basic network in my flat where i will connect 2 maybe 3 devices on the sockets and have them controlled (on/off, energy reading) through a web interface like a web site on the local network. I should be able to get energy readings because i will refer to energy consumption and conservation.
The devices will have no interface for connecting to the internet for example a kettle or a toaster so they will need to be controlled through the power line.
So far ive been through various standards and transmission media and i have them all mixed up in my head. Ive been through ECHONET,UPNP, Jini, OSGi, DLNA and Powerlines, Zigbee, X-10 and some others.
- Should i go over some others? Are these sufficient to build a knowledge in order to conduct my study?
- Which would be the best to use for my requirements? And in conjuction with what standard?
- Another thing i havent figured out completely yet. Ive been through hundreds of journals and i ahvent figured out which products belong to Powerline communications like the homeplug. Is X-10 one of them? Is it anything that works on power lines? What about Zig bee?
Im also concerned with energy conservation which i am also refering to in my study. i found that ECHONET is built specificaly for energy conservation but some new products are also used for controlling energy consumption.
All in all i have everything messed up in my head and any guidance or direction or even an answer to any of my questions would be gratefully appreciated!
I would be more than willing and happy to share my results with the forum once i am finished in a couple of months!
P.S What i didnt mention is my limited amount of time which is currently 2 1/2 months.
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