Smart Home and Home Automation has become an integral part of personal and business life. The wide variety of systems and components can leave many consumers lost in hours of research and costly compatibility mistakes. We take the time to hear our client’s needs and provide the solution to best suit them. Automation is about convenience, simplicity and improving your life. Our automation solutions include your audio-visual components, lighting and shades, access control, security, HVAC systems, pools and water features, energy efficiency and more.
Create your ideal environment for relaxation, productivity and do so efficiently. Home automation is the combination of smart devices or Internet of Things devices (IoT devices) programmed and integrated to function together through routines, scenes, and single action events. IoT devices are connected to your home network, which is connected to the internet. This allows remote access from anywhere you have an internet connection.
The key to a good Home Automation environment is ease of use. Simply having a large number of IoT devices and apps to control those devices is not a good Home Automation system. In order to attain a good, or great Home Automation system, the functions and devices need to make your life better. To achieve this, we configure your IoT devices and accessories to function under a single platform and work cohesively with other IoT devices. Through programming and configuration, we can activate several devices based on input from a single device or multiple devices.
An example of a great Home Automation system looks something like this: You are arriving home after sunset and the weather outside is cold. The inside temperature of your home is 55 degrees, and all the lights are off. Your Home Automation system conveniently turns on outside lights, kicks your central heating system on to a comfortable 70 degrees. Your interior lighting begins to turn on just as you pull in the driveway and your alarm system deactivates. As you approach the garage, the door automatically opens, and some soft music starts to fill your living room. When you enter your freshly heated living area, your voice assistant system notifies you of calendar events, dinner plans or pending tasks for your day. As you wind down your day, exterior lights begin to dim and the privacy shades on your windows close. Your master bedroom TV turns on and is ready to play an episode of your current TV series. When you decide it’s time for bed, you tell your voice assistant “Good night,” and the TV turns off, the exterior doors lock, and the alarm is armed in “Stay mode.” This is technology working for you, making life convenient with Home Automation.
Benefits of Programmed Scenes in Home Automation
Another convenient feature of a great Home Automation system is programmed scenes. A programmed scene is a set of devices that perform a series of function automatically or from a user-initiated command. One of our favorites, seemingly simple, scenes is a vacation mode scene. Vacation mode creates the illusion that someone is home while you’re away. This not only deters possible threats to the safety of your home, but it also improves overall neighborhood safety. Vacation mode is a combination of lighting, audio, television, and window shade IoT devices simulating human activity within your residence. Vacation mode is a great feature while you are away for an extended period, however, the majority of break-ins occur between 10 am and 3 pm. This is where we can adapt our Vacation mode scene to a daytime away scene. Creating the illusion of human activity during the daytime can help secure your residence from foul play and give comfort to pets waiting for you to return. A good visualization of this type of Home Automation is the house party scene in Home Alone. Macaulay Culkin’s character, Kevin, goes through a lot of work, including attaching a Michael Jordan cutout to a train set, to simulate human activity inside the residence. Our approach is a bit more advanced with much less work and can offer the same results.
Take Control of Your Home with Smart Automation Solutions!
Ready to embrace the future of smart living? Contact us now to schedule a consultation and let our experts guide you through the process of transforming your home into a smart, connected sanctuary. Experience the convenience, comfort, and peace of mind that come with home automation!
