Final Year Project Home Automation with an Internet Tablet and Linux MCE Damien Lee 4 ECE Supervisor : Dr. John Breslin

Project Aims  The control of a number of electronics in the home via an internet tablet.  The internet tablet will act as a remote control for every electronic device within in the house using either a Wifi or Bluetooth connection.  The project aims to control devices such as home security, which can be accessed from outside the home using the wifi connection.  Other devices such as the television or radio controls can be controlled and even as far as the controlling the lights of different rooms in the house.

Project Aims  Applications of project Endless amount of applications for this project One single handheld device central control for every electronic device in your home Luxury Not Necessary However, there are many situations where the applications of home automation prove highly useful. Elderly Disabled Sick

Components/Software  Internet tablet Nokia 770 Nokia 770 is a handheld wireless internet browser A TI OMAP 1710 processor and 128Mb of flash memory Wi Fi Connection Bluetooth USB Connection Central Control Device for the home automation project.

Components/Software  Linux MCE version 710 Linux MCE ( Media Centre Edition) enables a PC as the centre of the media Controls all media within the home from PC. Television, DVD, Stereo, Radio Media follows user around home when carrying a bluetooth device

Components/Software  Linux MCE Orbiter The Linux MCE Orbiter is an application that allows the Nokia 770 to control the various devices within the home

Milestones/Goals  Research, Literature and Components used  Control of external devices by LinuxMCE based controller  Sending/Receiving data via Bluetooth and wi fi  Integration of tablet and LinuxMCE components into fully working systems  Sending alert to device when event occurs (e.g sensor)  Research into modulating audio devices when an event occurs

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