Anyone who is thinking about buying or renovating a property these days will sooner or later come across various smart home solutions. One striking phenomenon is that everyone has a different understanding of the term smart home. For some, a property is smart if the shutters are automatic or the owner can control the alarm system from their mobile phone. For some, the heating and cooling can be controlled at the touch of a button, while for others, the most important thing is that the lighting can be controlled from anywhere in the house.
Indeed, all of these elements can be part of a smart home. However, a true smart home means much more than that. In this post, we have gone into detail about what you can get out of a well-thought-out, well-designed smart home: https://yabune-home.hu/bevezetes-az-okosotthonba/
After publishing the post, we felt that although we had clarified the concepts and presented the available benefits, we still had to answer a few very important questions:
Can all real estate be smart?
Is it really worth it for me to get involved?
What technical requirements should be kept in mind during design?
Well, to answer briefly, then:
Yes.
Yes.
Read on, you'll soon find out what you need.
The central control unit
The central control unit is the brain of the smart home. This is where all the information comes together and it is up to this unit to ensure that all the functions built into the property can communicate with each other without interruption. This allows us to achieve a level of integration that allows our home to be comfortable, energy-efficient, safe and completely tailored to our needs.
What you will definitely need: internet connection
The easiest way is to ask your internet service provider for the property connection pointThis information is the correct junction box necessary for the design. Starting from the junction box suitable cable(UTP, coax, glass, etc.) can be used to Yabune Home Smart home central unitto connect to the internet.
Where and how should we place the central unit?
When planning, it is worth keeping in mind that the central unit should be placed in a room of the house that is better protected from weather and temperature fluctuations. All devices that communicate via UTP cable, such as TVs or security cameras, should be connected here.
The room must provide a dedicated, 220 volt circuitfor the central unit. If the system contains additional additions (such as a central house server and the associated switch), these should be separated from each other by a separate 220 volt circuit if possible.
Shopping list:
- 1 Yabune Home Smart Home System central unit
- 1 router
- The right number of switches for the network
- 1 rack cabinet
Technical considerations for designing custom modules
Of course, like every life, every family, every order is unique. For us, the most important aspect is that the smart home meets all your expectations.
Even if you're not planning a major renovation, there are still many things that can be done. Contact us and we'll be happy to help you assess the possibilities.
If you are planning to make your home smarter due to a major construction or renovation project, it is worth discussing with professionals and engineers that you are thinking about installing automation. To help you get started, let's take a look at the technical requirements of our most popular solutions.
Heating-cooling
To control the boiler dedicated circle We recommend the development of. To do this plug stand sufficient.
If there will be underfloor heating in the property, it is also advisable to consider a dedicated circuit for the distributor-collector control, which swing cable The stand required for the manifold control should be as close as possible to the manifold mechanics. An additional requirement for installing the boiler and connecting it to the manifold is the secondary or by-pass circuit, which ensures proper operation.
As mentioned earlier, the engineer performing the installation must be informed that automation will be installed. If the manifold is to be placed in a box, it must be ensured that the thermo-electric valve controlling the individual valves can fit inside.
It is also a good idea to discuss the location of the outdoor unit with the air conditioning installer in advance. This way, you can ensure that the necessary route for the air conditioning copper pipe, condensate water and power supply is laid out in advance.
Exterior and interior lighting
For indoor light switches and sockets, be sure to recessed, 75 mm junction boxmust be installed.
It must be ensured that there is a switch behind every switch and socket. L phase and N neutral conductor and protective earth The cables must be pulled in such a way that there is a margin and there is no tension in the box.
The same procedure must be followed for outdoor lighting and socket outlets. If there is no switch for the outdoor lighting, the box depth and cable arrangement specified above must be ensured behind the lighting fixture.
The Bergmann (Mü) pipes In case of diameter, it is worth oversizing, and up to 30-40 mm in diametert put on the main trails. Where UTP and/or coax is mandatory to drive minimum diameter 40 mm.
Shading
All shutters must be provided with two-button exitt, which is subject to the same requirements as for switches for lighting: 75 mm deep junction box, L phase, N neutral and protective earth.
It is optionally recommended to install the shutters in two circuits to ensure proper operation even in the event of a failure of one circuit.
The shutter for the door opening onto the terrace can be one or two separate units, but must be controlled together.
Security systems
The requirement for camera placement is: 220V, 12V (weak current), as well as the dedicated and standard UTP, which are placed in a junction box in the wall of the house. The goal is to minimize the vulnerability of the cameras in the event of vandalism. The cameras are installed as far as possible two different circlesYou should place it so that in the event of a failure of one circuit, the cameras on the other circuit will at least partially cover the area around the house.
The NVR(network video unit) should be placed near the central rack cabinet, into which the dedicated UTP lines of each camera are connected. It is recommended that the NVR's power supply is not on the same circuit as the other units of the smart home. It is worth placing the NVR in the same room where the central control of the house is located, preferably in a more protected room of the house.
In the case of the alarm system, the standard alarm stand-off in addition, it must be ensured that dedicated and standard UTP stand-offt is also. It is expected that the alarm system separate circlebe you, regardless of any other means.
The internal control unitshould be placed close to the entrance. Above the control unit, approximately in line with it, the corresponding box should be installed, in which the battery, GSM module and – upon request – IP module The trail between the two must be carved out.
In case of IP module, a UTP outlet is also required.
Gates and entrances, garden
Required for all gates 220V, 12V (weak current) stand-off. The gates must be placed on a separate circle.
In the case of a gate suitable for car access, there must be 12V on both sides. Furthermore, the L phase, N neutral and protective earth In addition, it must also comply with the IP standard.
The wiring must be routed from the gate to the Yabune Home central unit, where the smart relay can be connected.
Home appliances and consumer electronics
In the case of a smart TV, it must be ensured that – depending on the placement of the TV – there is a dedicated UTP line and coax designed to run into the rack cabinet and the Yabune Home central unit.
If we are planning a smart robot vacuum cleaner and/or robot mop for the apartment, it is a requirement that there are no door thresholds and that the cover switches also cause minimal differences in the height of the base.
In summary, we can say that the aspects collected in this post are worth considering during the planning process. Contact us if you want the design of your smart home to go smoothly!