Home Automation

The installation covering 4,000 square feet includes 9 video monitors, 2 computer monitors which can double as TV monitors, 29 individual built-in speakers, a whole-house infrared network, category 5 cabling throughout distributing telephone, computer, security and more. In total, 9 distinct networks are independently distributed in a star-type configuration which can share devices and all such devices wherever located can be controlled by voice, infrared remote, RF remote, or computer from each and every room in the house.

With each TV monitor capable of viewing the same output as the home’s computer control via open-air voice recognition input from any room, total hands-free Internet surfing is available "on the fly" to each family member as they move from room to room throughout the house.

Also, with intelligent sensors at the perimeter of the home, the full-time security cameras are automatically activated and displayed without prompting on each of the eleven video sources distributed through the house without the visitor being aware that they are being watched.

Considering the processing power provided by the dedicated server, any number of complicated schedules, macros, conditional events and responses can be handled continuously or even simultaneously.

With full surround sound plus video available in three large rooms (and with stereo in the rest), family members can either watch the same or different programs at any given time. The added flexibility of plug-in connections for local input in several rooms allows other family members to listen to their own favorite sources such as personal CD players or mini disc players through the system speakers located in that room.

30 power line (dimmable) light switches controlling over 100 individual light fixtures

12 lamp modules

7 automatic infrared/motion sensing occupancy sensors for lighting control

2 exterior wireless motion detectors triggering security cameras, lights, and macros via power line control

2 interior wireless occupancy sensors for lighting, temperature, and macro triggering

Napco Gemini series security system

2 exterior color bullet cameras

1 interior security camera

Triple Play channel modulator to display security camera views on the whole-house video system

Smartlinc Touchlinc centrally located in Great Room for full access to all systems

Houselinc by Smartlinc

Home ISA controller

CMII-A

3 powering two-way interfaces

3 wireless power line transceivers for RF remote control of power line interfaces

6 Xantech infrared receivers

Xantech amplified connecting block (zoned)

Harmon Kardon AVR 20 amp

RCA DSS receiver

RCA VHS

Sony CDP-CX220 200 disc CD player

Niles SPS-6 speaker selection switcher

6 pairs Sonance in-ceiling speakers (3 rooms zoned for auxiliary local input)

• Family Room

50" Mitsubishi rear projection monitor

Front: Sony 3-way speakers

Rear: Sonance 3-way in ceiling speakers

Center: Yamaha center speaker

Sub: KLH 80 watt 12" sub-woofer

(family room A/V input from "house" system)

• Formal Living Room

Speakers:

2 JBL 800 studio monitors (recessed)

2 Sonance 3-way in-wall

2 Event 20/20 bi-amplified 70/130 watt

Input options:

House system

Digital keyboard, sequencer sound modules (4)

Altenburg 9 ft. concert grand piano amplified using Barcus-Berry model 4000XL transducer to a Rolls instrument eight-port mixer

• Video Monitors

Recessed built-ins: 3-13" RCA color monitors - master bath, kitchen, family room bath

Other:

RCA 36" color monitor (master bedroom)

Zenith 26" console monitor (study)

Sony 5" color watchman (kitchen)

Sony 4" table top security monitor (living room - whole house input)

Toshiba 55" rear projection theater view monitor

Onkyo Integra A/V controller (Dolby/THX processor/amp)

RCA VHS

Sony 5 disk CD player

RCA DSS receiver

Speakers:

Front: Mitsubishi 3-way

Rear: 2 Sonance 3-way 8" in-wall speakers, plus 2 Sonance in-ceiling speakers

Center: Yamaha center speaker

Subwoofer: 180 watt 18" subwoofer plus Sound Dynamics passive sub powered by 75 watt Sony A/V amplifier

8 Crown pzm series surveillance microphones mounted in ceilings and walls throughout home

Wireless FM lapel mic/transmitter - 150 foot range

Rolls mix max mic mixer w/phantom power

Rolls compresser/gate limiter

233 MHZ PentiumII processor

3 gig hard drive

56K internal SoundBlaster modem (line 1)

56K U.S. Robotics external voice modem (line 2)

Cyberserial pci serial card

ATI all-in-wonder video/tuner (in and out to house system)

SoundBlaster 16 sound board

17" SonicView monitor (recessed at kitchen work station)

Connectix camera and color Sony video camera for video conferencing - doubles as additional security camera

Paperport flatbed scanner

Xerox 250 work center (printer, scanner, fax)

Epson stylus color printer

14" color monitor

Keyboard and mouse

PC companion plus active switcher allowing full remote control of house server from a second location (full-time on-demand)

HomeVoice by Applied Future Technologies - full voice control of all power line, lighting, audio, video components throughout the home

EasyCall by Verbex - complete voice recognition telephony control including voice mail, e-mail notification, remote dial-up, messaging, fax, caller ID announcement, and message forwarding available by a variety of methods

HAL2000 - complete speaker independent home control of lighting, audio/video, thermostat, telephony, automated Internet information gathering, and text-to speech reporting of news, weather forecast, stock portfolio, and more by voice

Houselinc software for Smartlinc controller-command software downloadable to the Houselinc controller which can operate stand-alone or in conjunction with the PC

Listen for Windows by Verbex - complete voice recognition control of over 15 popular Windows-based applications including Netscape, all Windows commands, Excel, Microsoft Word, etc.

CU-See Me

VDO phone

Rapid Comm Video

Active Home - power line control with scheduling capability

GrayWolf Jukebox CD management software - complete librarian of entire CD collection plus control via computer of the Sony 200 CD family jukebox , including the capability of creating, editing, storing, and the playing of play lists generated at the PC. Infrared commands sent from the PC to the jukebox via HomeVoice ISA controller and the Xantech infrared network.

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