Home Automation EZine
EMagazine
Volume 7 Issue 3
June / July 2002

Features
Cover Page
Connections™ 2002 Wrap-Up
Personal Robots
Automating for Disabled Clients
Video on Demand
Coming Soon
Home Entertainment Network Growth
Quest for Ultimate Service Provider
Home Health Care Management
Wireless Wars or Wireless Weddings?
Programmable Logic Controller Application
Clear Thinking about Home Automation
Lights! Camera! Action!

Make a Big Scene with Lighting
Hi-Tech Hits the Landscaping Scene
The Ratification of IEEE P1394b
Storage Trends for Res Gateways
Give Your Project
a Lift
Low Cost / Power RF-IC Solutions
Trends in Automatic Drive Gates
SCP Control via the Power Lines
Wireless Air Quality Monitoring
Versatile Input Output Module
IndraNet Technology
The Cinema Fan

Projects
How To Network and Automate Your Home

Reviews
Compaq Pocket PC
Atlas CAT5 Tester
Marmitek AWM2 Micro-Module
Invoca Voice Activated Remote
Leviton DHC Switches
Ocelot Controller
New Products

Interviews
Giovanni Cardamone
Motorola

Mentor
Wayne Caswell
Wireless Networking

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June/July 02
Robotics
Motorized Systems
Personal  Care

Interactive Series
How To Network and Automate Your Home

Features:
Connections™ 2002 Wrap-Up - A brief report about the conference.
Personal Robots -
By Ole Peter Galaasen And Terry Hengl - Personal Robots are on the way.
Automating for Disabled Clients - Dan Fulmer discusses the importance of reliability.
Video on Demand Coming Soon -
Navin Sabharwal brings us up to date on this hot topic.
Home Entertainment Network Growth - The next two years promise to bring significant development in the field of connected entertainment - Kurt Sherf
Quest for Ultimate Service Provider - What services can we expect - Steve Hawley
Home Health Care Management - Allowing people to stay in their own homes longer - Nicola Chalmers
Wireless Wars or Wireless Weddings? - Innovative semiconductor companies are introducing software-defined radios for wireless LANs - Wayne Caswell
Programmable Logic Controller Application - The programmable logic controller (PLC) allowed for the integration of three basic electrical systems: lighting, drapery and audio - Eugene Kowch
Clear Thinking about Home Automation - "System Integration" speaks to the need for intelligent cooperation between the electronic systems in your home. - Andy Jackson
Lights! Camera! Action! - Install your very own camera system and make it available on the 'Net! - Bill Hubbard
Make a Big Scene with Lighting -
Damon Bruccoleri discusses lighting scene strategies.
Hi-Tech Hits the Landscaping Scene - Use lighting scenes to highlight your garden too - Richard Gensley
The Ratification of IEEE P1394b - Excellent discussion about the future of entertainment network technologies - Derek R. Flickinger
Storage Trends for Residential Gateways - New insights into the technical and financial benefits of incorporating enhanced flash storage solutions into residential gateway products by Gerard O'Driscoll
Give Your Project a Lift - Virgil Walker discusses Auton motorized automation equipment.
Low Cost / Power RF-IC Solutions -
Svein Anders Tunheim gives a great overview of the various wireless technologies and their uses.
Trends in Automatic Drive Gates - What's available in Automatic Gates - Bruce Brantley 
SCP Control via the Power Lines - Reliable and secure power line-based interactive control that integrates with UPnP and the rest of the electronic devices in the home finally may become a reality! - Derek R. Flickinger
Wireless Air Quality Monitoring - XEMICS' Home Automation Solutions by Michel Chevroulet
Versatile Input Output Module - Using VIOM for Home Control by Roy Schofield
IndraNet Technology - At the core of the IndraNet technology are a unique tridimensional fractal mesh network architecture - Chris Scobie
The Cinema Fan - The life of an electronic device is directly related to its operating temperature - Hope Howell

Projects:
How To Network and Automate Your Home
- Interactive Series of articles describing the process of adding automation and networking systems to a Home. 

Reviews:
Compaq Pocket PC - Bob Hetherington
Atlas CAT5 Tester - Mark McCall
Marmitek AWM2 Micro-Module - Ant Skelton
Invoca Voice Activated Remote - Rob Williams
Leviton DHC Switches - Bob Hetherington
Ocelot Controller - Brian K Mcclung

Interviews:
Giovanni Cardamone - Motorola - Remote Keyless Entry Reference Design

Mentor:
Wayne CaswellWireless Networking  

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