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Integrating the Smart Home and its Owner, Volumes 1 & 2
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by Andy Jackson
Publisher: IntegratorPro
Publication Date: 2002, 2003
ISBN: E-Book
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Andy Jackson is the former owner of Vision Automation, subsequent CEO of BmsVision Automation, and has about 15 years of experience in residential A/V and Automation. He's been doing various things with HA for a number of years and is also a Cisco CCNP and Microsoft MCSE Certified.
Jeff Stein of JDS Technologies said that Integrating the Smart Home and its Owner does a "great job explaining many of the technical issues without overwhelming the reader..." and that it's "... a good step-by-step approach so it's easy to follow along."
Here's what's covered in Volume One:
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- Why you should use a Modular approach to Home Automation.
- How NOT to Waste a lot of money.
- Terminology so you'll understand your hardware requirements.
- The Different Protocols you SHOULD use - and the ones you SHOULDN'T!
- Characteristics of the Major Home Systems & how they can be Integrated.
- Introduction to JDS Stargate and its programming logic.
- Programming exercises, sample scripts, & references to a software demo you can download!
- What would make you feel safer at night? If you've ever heard something go "bump" at 3 a.m., you know that the uncertainty can be unsettling, to say the least. But if, on the other hand, you have a home that's perpetually alert, you can sleep right through the "bumps." After all, you can rest assured that your family is secure.
- How about a Home Theater Experience that's easy to use? (yes, it is possible).
- Or maybe you'd like to know every time you have visitors - BEFORE you have visitors - and SEE WHO THEY ARE!
- With this down to earth book by Andy Jackson it doesn't matter whether you're already familiar with home automation.
Here's what's covered in Volume Two:
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- Illustrations and photos showing actual work in progress
- Diagrams & instructions
- Things to watch out for (that you don't find in the manuals)
- How to terminate telco blocks
- Data pinouts & how to make your PC network connections
- Phone, data, lighting, infrared, security, X10, audio, HVAC, and more....
- Integration with Homeseer (a third-party software product)
- (Click here to preview Book 2!)
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