Home Automation Scenarios

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Home Automation Security Scenarios
Markus A. Wischy Corporate Technology Siemens AG
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Overview

• Why UPnP for home automation?
• Home automation scenarios
• Wakeup
• Leave/enter house
• Other
• Whats there and whats missing

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Why UPnP for Home Automation?

• The value of a network grows exponentially with
  the number of connected devices
• Scenes involving multiple devices in different
  physical networks possible
• More efficency, comfort and security for the user

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Networks in the Home

• White Goods Powerline, EHS
• Audio/Video Firewire/1394
• Internet Gateways USB, Ethernet,
  W-LAN/802.11
• Telephony ISDN, DECT
• Electrical Installations EIB (ANSI EIA 776)
• Set-top Boxes Broadband, Ethernet
• Game Consoles Ethernet, USB, Firewire/1394
  
• PCs USB, Ethernet,...

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An Interconnected Home Network
EIB
Internet
FireWire
DECT, Home RF
Phone
EIB-IP
IP Network / Ethernet / W-LAN / ...
EHS-IP
Powerline / EHS
W-LAN / Bluetooth
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An Interconnected Home Network
EIB
Internet
FireWire
DECT, Home RF
UPnP enabled
Phone
EIB-IP
IP Network / Ethernet / W-LAN / ...
EHS-IP
Powerline / EHS
W-LAN / Bluetooth
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Scenarios Wake up

• Alarm clock adjustment depending on weather,
  traffic
• Heating started in bathroom
• Coffee ready in the kitchen
• Motion sensor detects sleep-over

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Scenarios Enter / Leave Home

• Unlocking / locking door triggers HomeStatus
  update event
• Lighting and Blinds are adjusted
• HVAC changes operation mode
• Security systems is armed / unarmed
• Stove / iron is powered down

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Scenarios - Other

• Motion sensors adjust lighting
• Scenes (TV, Reading, Dinner) involving multiple
  devices
• Power management of high-energy-consumption
  devices dependent on tarif
• Remote control of home automation devices (via
  Web/WAP)
• and many more...

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Whats There and Whats Missing

• Draft standards in following areas
• Lighting
• HVAC
• Digital (Security) Camera
• Blinds / Shutter / Motor Control
• Power System
• Security System
• Sample implementations needed!
• Participate in the Working Group

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Contact

• Home Automation Working Group
• Email-Reflector AUTOMATION_at_forum.upnp.org
• ChairHans-Joachim Langelshans-joachim.langels_at_s
  iemens.com

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For the interconnected lifestyle