Home automation is a term used in the area of technology, to refer to everything that constitutes the domain and supervision of all the elements that make up a building composed of offices or simply a home. It is a group of technologies that are adapted to exercise control and systematization within a home, in order to be able to provide efficient use of energy, as well as provide security and comfort; thus allowing communication between the beneficiary and the system.
This type of system allows the collection of information through sensors that are responsible for processing and transmitting orders to actuators or outputs. Home automation emerges as a solution to all the demands posed by the new trends and modifications that are part of the new way of life of people, allowing through it the design of houses and homes much more humanized, flexible and multifunctional.
Over time, home automation has made significant progress, and today it is presented as a firmer proposal. The home automation control system is incorporated into the electrical energy network and is combined with other networks with which they have links such as television or telephony, as well as information technologies, in addition to complying with the installation regulations adjusted to each of them.
Home automation offers people a series of factors that contribute to the improvement of the user's quality of life: it allows energy savings, since it intelligently executes everything related to lighting, appliances, hot water in the bathroom, etc. It promotes accessibility, facilitating the handling of the parts of the home for people who suffer from a disability. Provides security through automatic surveillance of people, property and animals, through surveillance cameras, personal alarms, automatic closing of all slots or openings. Ensures communication by remote supervisory control of the house through yourtelephone or computer, which facilitates the entry of notices about any abnormality, as well as information on the operation of the equipment and its facilities.
