Integrated Systems

Home automation launch at IFSEC

by Mark Rowe

Comelit is to launch its SimpleHome intelligent home automation system at IFSEC 2015. It offers options for remote management from smart devices adapted to the lifestyles of users, the makers say.

A core function of the system is video door entry, with the facility for call recording by visitors and a touch-screen monitor with automatic display and command activation, in the house or apartment. Access control to manage entrances and exits is by proximity keys and readers with Mifare. A resident can integrate with CCTV.

Accordiong to Comelit, installers can meet specific site and resident requirements, as well as fine-tune power usage. In this way, intelligent lighting management not only saves energy, but can also simulate occupation when residents are away. Devices will also switch off automatically when owners are absent for longer than the system expects, and related logic can activate extra alarms.

As with lighting, the automated adjustment of shutters and blinds can also deter intruders while the owner is away. The product even offers a ‘countdown’ mode for achieving an ideal room temperature and activating devices after an extended absence.

The products are described as interrelated offering as users are able to select and combine functions as they wish. Access control can be role-specific, meaning that gardeners or contractors are only permitted to enter particular areas. Residents can also reduce their carbon footprint by fine-tuning energy consumption. Heating and air conditioning can be managed, on-site and remotely. Other features let the user coordinate garden sprinklers with the automatic detection of rainfall. The company adds that early reports from field trials suggest that this kind of intelligence is seeing the product cut utility bills by up to a third.

An ‘exit’ scenario lets residents leaving in a hurry use a preconfigured combination of settings that automatically primes intruder alarms, switches off lights, reduces heating, and so on. Comfort settings (also available remotely) allow the on-off switching of devices by room and the selection of device status. There is also audio distribution to synchronise or distinguish between multiple audio zones, enabling different family members to listen to the same music or to their individual choice.

When they are at home, residents control smart functions with a SimpleHome Manager device resembling a tablet. The interface can even reproduce the appearance of the property by allowing users to upload layouts of their home to the supervisor touch-screen. Remote control is achieved with SerialBridge (no app or software is required), whereby the resident uses a smartphone, tablet or PC to go to a web address and issue instructions to the home automation supervisor.

Francesca Boeris, Managing Director, Comelit UK, said: “The SimpleHome suite demonstrates our joined-up thinking. It leaves other home automation systems behind in terms of functions and design values. Installers are able to meet the requirements of sophisticated property owners and residents can take control of their own space – all from an intuitive attractive interface. We now demand remote access to our office computers on the move and expect our various portable devices to sync up accordingly. SimpleHome means you can be at home wherever you go in terms of optimising the safety and comfort of your property. We’re very excited to be able to demonstrate the core features of SimpleHome at IFSEC this year on our stand G900.”

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