Understanding Home Automation

Words by Michelle Heslop. Images provided by Wired up Technologies.

Once regarded as technology reserved for commercial buildings and high-end custom homes, automated central control technology is now a desired innovative solution for automation in residential homes. Automation has evolved from basic control for alarm systems to entire home audio, security, home theatre, lighting, and energy control through the use of your smartphone anywhere in the world. We connected with Wired Up Technologies Inc to learn more about home automation systems and the convenience of control through the use of the devices we use daily.

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As technology continues to evolve in the home automation domain, so does the need to organize your various devices in a centralized system. The systems at Wired Up offer the ultimate smart home automation solutions by seamlessly synching the electronic components and systems you already use on a daily basis. They will ensure that all your connected devices talk to each other, giving you control over your entire home with the push of a button or the sound of your voice.

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“By integrating everything from lighting, music, video, climate control, security—even smartphones and tablets, we create personalized experiences that enhance your life and work with added comfort, savings, convenience, and peace of mind.”

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From a home security perspective, automation includes your alarm system, and all of the doors, windows, locks, smoke detectors, surveillance cameras, and any other sensors that are linked to it and controlled by your smartphone.

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What does “automation” refer to exactly? Automation is the ability to program and schedule events for the devices on the network. The programming may include time-related commands, such as having your heat or lights turn on or off at specific times each day.

It can also include non-scheduled events, such as turning on all the lights in your home when your security system alarm is triggered. Following a consultation with Wired Up, you will start to understand the personalized possibilities of home automation scheduling and can manage creative solutions to make your home safer, more comfortable, with cost savings.

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Monitoring apps can provide a wealth of information about your home, from the status of the current moment to a detailed history. One of the primary advantages of home automation is energy savings and therefore, cost savings. Thermostats can be programmed with different target temperatures in order to keep energy usage at a minimum during the hours when you’re least likely to benefit from it. If you’re coming and going at different times of the day, you can set up an “almost home” event that turns on the heat as you’re on your way. While a “going out” event can save you from wasting energy on lights and heat you’ve left on.

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Over the last several years, the demand has grown rapidly for multi-room audio in homes and businesses. Listen to different music in different rooms at various volumes all from one, easy to use system. Wire Up offers multi-room audio packages designed to deliver crystal-clear sound throughout your entire home or office.

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