A New Vision of Control for a Smart Home

Intelligent systems that provide integrated control for many functions, such as lighting, safeguard, airconditioner, heating, housekeeping equipment and maintenance of electronics, are close at hand for the mass market. Main factors for the increase in needs of intelligent systems are: reduction of price, reputation of products, and technical improvements. There are many corresponding systems, control equipment and services at the market now. The main goal is the complete integration of all functions. It demands a high level of interoperability between equipment and subsystems. The most important and advanced stage of development is the remote control via internet or telephone. In the context of our project we developed a new concept of interaction between server-side hardware and end-user software. The main purpose is to develop a control system for the smart home in terms of communication and automation modules, first of all in a wireless range. A communication interface should allow changing properties of end-user software without recompilation. All necessary changes should happen in the server-side software with the help of configuration files. One can use any text editor to change these files. Client software has to have full control of the automation equipment at real time.