Bluetooth Interface to Home Automation for a Severely Handicapped Person
By Chung, Nicholas; RESNA 29th International Annual Conference 2006,Publication Date: 2006
This paper describes the development of a prototype that focuses on using a Bluetooth enabled phone to interface with an existing home automation system, the X10. A home automation system allows a user to manipulate a variety of appliances such as lights, televisions, audio equipment, heating, cooling, blinds, and doors from a central remote. There are services that specialize in providing a custom design of automation systems tailored to fit an individual's needs on the market. However, because each individual's needs are unique, the integration of these systems is often accompanied by a prohibitive high cost. A solution to this problem lies in combining existing low cost consumer home automation systems with a Bluetooth gateway which will allow the interface of any number of pre-made or custom control devices. The ideal platform for this Bluetooth gateway is the cellular phone because of its popularity and low cost. The prototype system can transmit approximately one command for every 5 seconds. The X10 can transmit commands to an appliance connected to the base station from up to 100 feet away. Up to 255 other devices can be controlled throughout the house using the existing wiring of the house with X10's own protocol. The phone's graphical user interface can be controlled using a joystick and other interfaces are being developed. This paper was presented at the 2006 annual conference of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA.
Assistive Products Discussed: X-10 POWERHOUSE SYSTEM
X10 UNIVERSAL MODULE (MODEL UM506)
X10 APPLIANCE MODULE (MODELS AM486-HA & AM466-HA)
X10 MINITIMER (MODEL MT10A)
X-10 POWERFLASH INTERFACE (MODEL PF284)
X10 WALL SWITCH MODULE (MODEL WS467)
X-10 THERMOSTAT SETBACK CONTROLLER (MODEL TH2807)
X10 LAMP MODULE (MODEL LM465)
X-10 WALL RECEPTACLE MODULE (MODEL SR227)
X10 MAXI CONTROLLER (MODEL SC503)
X-10 HOME CONTROL INTERFACE
X10 2-WAY APPLIANCE MODULE (MODEL AM14A)
Published by: Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) (Website:http://www.resna.org)
This publication is included in the library of the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC), accession number O16737
