Home Automation, what is it? A good begin!

Hi start this blog about home automation, its applications and all the news about the technology, with this post.

The home automation or automatic house, which comes from the Latin "domus", is a technology that was born with the need that people had to facilitate certain tasks of daily house life.

In the early days, around the 70's, the original purpose was to facilitate the control of blinds, lighting and some electrical appliances such as household products.

These bases have been evolving and expanding, reaching today a great flexibility of control. There are already several possible control parameters in a house. In addition to the control of normal features, it became possible to integrate security, surveillance, with the already acquired comfort.

With advances in other technologies, such as communications, it became possible to improve control, both in variety, range and possibilities. We no longer are limited to a single control with a switch, we can control using a remote control, a PC or a mobile phone. The best is that the location is no longer the limit, with internet access, control the housing and all its components, can now be performed anywhere in the world.

In the future this blog will talk about the various features of home automation, the various integrations and the new developments that arise. We will talk also about the new communication protocols, products and applications.

By following this blog, you can find out and get some ideas on how to get started in this world of home automation. A recent world with a great capacity expansion.