Home Automation Fundamentals

By Erik Dietrich
This course introduces viewers to home automation.
Course info
Rating
(148)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
May 14, 2014
Duration
2h 58m
Table of contents
Introduction to Home Automation
Introduction 1m What is Home Automation? 3m History of Home Automation 3m My Setup and Why I Chose It 1m What to Order to Follow Along 3m Summary 0m
Turning on a Light With Your Raspberry Pi
Introduction 1m Ordering the Right Parts 10m Installing NOOBS on the Raspberry Pi 6m First Boot-Up and Initial Configuration 5m Installing the Necessary Software for Home Automation 8m Let’s Turn on a Light! 4m Summary 1m
Setting Up for Home Automation Development
Introduction 1m Getting Ready to Code on the Pi 8m Setting Up the Web Server 3m Getting to Know the X10 Driver 5m Summary 0m
Building a REST Endpoint
Introduction 1m Hello World With REST and Python 8m Now, Turn on a Light With REST! 5m Laying out a Route Map Structure for Lights 7m Using REST Verbs and JSON to Add or Remove Lights 14m Finalizing the Server 15m Summary 1m
X10 in Depth
Introduction 1m X10 Pros and Cons 4m Other Home Automation Products on the Market 3m The Real Basics: Turn on a Light With a Keychain 2m House Codes and Unit Codes 2m Plugin/Lamp Modules 4m Switch Modules 4m Controller Modules 4m Troubleshooting Accessories 4m Advanced Modules 3m Designing an X10 System 3m Summary 1m
Creating a Home Automation Client
Introduction 1m A Client-side Command Line App in Python 7m A Console Application Client in .NET 6m Building a Desktop Application in .NET 11m Understanding the Power of RESTful Home Automation for Clients 2m Summary 1m
Description
Course info
Rating
(148)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
May 14, 2014
Duration
2h 58m
Description

Home automation is the concept of automating historically manual tasks around the house. This course shows viewers how to set up a RESTful home automation server using a Raspberry Pi, Python, and X10 brand products.

About the author
Erik Dietrich
About the author

Erik is a software architect, team leader and technologist that enjoys working with a wide variety of programming languages, frameworks and tools. An active blogger with extensive experience teaching and demonstrating software development techniques, he is always up for any conversation about technology.

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