<div dir="ltr"><div>During last night's presentation, I mentioned home automation, which could use a Raspberry Pi as a low power device.<br><br>The protocols that are in vogue these days are Z-Wave, and Zigby.<br><br>Z-Wave has low power consumption, and relay from the far nodes to the other end of the mesh network, so makes the topology easier. There are hundreds of devices that support Z-Wave. It is proprietary however, with the board/adapter to add it behaving like it is a separate computer. <br><br>The software that powers home automation is called OpenHAB<br><br>Here are some useful links:<br><br><a href="https://github.com/openhab/openhab/wiki/Feature-Overview">https://github.com/openhab/openhab/wiki/Feature-Overview</a><br><br><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/getting-started-openhab-home-automation-raspberry-pi/">http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/getting-started-openhab-home-automation-raspberry-pi/</a><br><br><a href="http://makezine.com/projects/building-a-home-automation-system-with-openhab-to-control-leds-wirelessly/">http://makezine.com/projects/building-a-home-automation-system-with-openhab-to-control-leds-wirelessly/</a><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com" target="_blank">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br>Fast Reliable Drupal<br>Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.<br>Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. --  Edsger W.Dijkstra<br>Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. --   Leonardo da Vinci<br>For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H.L. Mencken<br></div>
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