This device is a home automation lighting solution based on the presence of a person inside the room. When a person enters or leaves the room, the circuit automatically turns the lights of a room ON ...

Every homeowner’s house is his or her castle, and each homeowner elects just how to control his or her indoor environment. Through home automation, homeowners can now control a variety of systems in ...

Generally, the only time I’ve ever seen DMX in use is for stage productions. [Dan] sent in his home light control project – he used a RS-232 to DMX interface and a bunch of commercial DMX dimmers. His ...

A £3 remote that can control lights, speakers, and blinds across any brand’s ecosystem is not just a bargain-it’s a signal that the smart home market is shifting. With the launch of 21 new Matter-over ...

The MB87S2090-F powerline communication SoC, developed by Rutronik and ADD Semiconductor, incorporates a fivefold-accelerated 8051 core. The Fujitsu-developed chip, which is pin-to-pin compatible with ...

What do you do if your light switch is too far from your desk, and you’re in a rental property so you can’t put in extra wiring to install an electronic control for it? Get up and turn it on or off by ...

Geeks are hacking the Kinect for all sorts of things all around the world. I like the Kinect most when it's used to control a robot, but there are all sorts of other cool things that the Kinect can do ...

Bluetooth is adding support for a new mesh networking specification that will improve Bluetooth LE devices across various categories, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced in a briefing ...

Manufactures residential and commercial automation systems for security, fire, lighting, and temperature control with telephone, Internet, and wireless access. By ...