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Vol: 48(62) No: 1 / March 2003 Home Automation Development Platform T. Ionica Department of Automation and Industrial Informatics, "Politehnica" University of Timisoara, Blvd.V. Parvan 2, 300223 Timisoara, Romania, phone: +40256-403245, e-mail: tionica@aut.utt.ro I. Ardelian Department of Automation and Industrial Informatics, "Politehnica" University of Timisoara, Blvd.V. Parvan 2, 300223 Timisoara, Romania Keywords: home automation, computer control, software development, network communication. Abstract Home automation is one of the most exciting developments in technology for home that has come along in decades. A home area network could control many devices, all of them working together to keep the home comfortable, entertaining and safe. The intelligent automated home (Smart Home) of the future, often glamorized in sci-fi movies, is now available. This paper will introduce a Home Automation Development Platform that has been built at the Department of Automation and Industrial Informatics, University “Politehnica” of Timisoara, and it presents the design and architecture of the hardware devices and software components, which communicate through a well-defined protocols. References [1] K. Wacks, “Home Systems Standards: Achievements and Challenges”, IEEE Communications Magazine, April 2002. [2] U. Saif, D. Gordon and D. Greaves, “Internet Access to a Home Area Network”, IEEE Internet Computing, pp. 54 – 63, February 2001. [3] T. Ionica, Microprocesoare si Microcontrolere, Ed. Solness, Timisoara, 2001. [4] S. Teixeira and X. Pacheco, Delphi 5, Editura Teora, Bucharest, 2002. [5] *** PHP Manual, http://www.php.net. |