Computer-Controlled “Smarthome” design

This home is "“Smarthome"” designed and comes with a pre-programmed (and easily changed) system to control such things as lighting, heating, the stereo system, or the water heater, so as maximize enjoyment of your home, while saving you energy and money.

The technology that runs this system is called X-10 or PLC for Power Line Carrier. The programmed settings can easily be changed with simple toggle (on-off) switches. The computer commands are sent to a small box called a "PowerLink Controller", that is plugged into a power outlet. You then can turn off the computer as all of the information and commands is saved and run from this "PowerLink Controller". This controller continues to run the system automatically until the settings are changed again. To see the owners manual for this amazing software, go to Smarthome Manager and view the amount of control that you have with this house.
Through this Smart Home system, appliances can be turned on and off from switches in your home; can be programmed to turn off and on based on schedules you can set ahead of time; or instructions can be transmitted to appliances remotely by phone.

For example, I use this computerized system to dim the lights up or down at set times, turn on and off the stereo, set lights to go on and off at sunrise and sunset and at bed time, and to make sure I never come home to a dark house. I also set the system to conserve energy by turning off the water heater and floor heating system when I a’m at work but have it go back on before I return.

I also use the system to send commands from one location in the home to any other location where appliances are plugged into the special switches. For example, I have six button controls on each side of the master bed. I use these to turn on or off the stereo and other lights around the house and my overhead light before I go to sleep.

This system also allows you to remotely communicate with up to ten lights or appliances in your home by commands sent through your telephone. For example, when I am coming back from a trip, I call ahead and turn on the floor heating, water heater, and outside lights.

Included with this system, besides the built in controllers, are several remote controllers that can be used from any location in the house to control your lights and appliances throughout the house. There are several appliance and lamp modules that can be plugged into any outlet and controlled by any controller from the remote to the "PowerLink" computer controller.

To view the endless features and upgrades of X-10 /PLC control go to http://www.smarthome.com/