Home automation, smart home and market by Andrea Galeazzi

Descripción

Home automation and smart home, two definitions that in the last years we heard more and more about. With this article I will try to illustrate the differences between the two, the trends in this market and the possible solutions. What is home automation? The term Home Automation (in italian Domotica) comes from the union of the latin term Domus (home) and the greek term Ticos (that indicates the application disciplines). Home automation studies the technologies which improve the quality of life inside our homes through automation and integration between technology systems such as: lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, shadowing, security system, monitoring system, alarm, energy management, measuring, household appliances, audio/video and much more. The idea at the core of a domotic house is to automate these systems and make them interact with each other with the result of simplifying