You probably already guessed that in the near future houses and apartments will become “smart”. But perhaps you didn’t realize the scale of the invasion of devices into living spaces. presented the rating best gadgets for a “smart” home, and we figured out how to organize your apartment using newfangled devices.

Don't leave the room: smart locks

To begin with, you should take care that your technologically advanced apartment does not become a tasty morsel for unscrupulous visitors. Agree, it would be stupid to lock a house full of devices with a simple and, what’s worse, easy-to-understand lock for burglars.

Lockitron Bolt

This lock uses Bluetooth to detect when you and your smartphone leave the premises. Access rights can be granted to friends and family members. Every time someone enters or leaves the apartment, you receive a notification on your phone.

August Smart Lock

A more well-known version of a “smart” lock, which has already gained trust and popularity. It runs on batteries and syncs with your smartphone via Bluetooth. The application converts the list of contacts into a list of those who are allowed access to the apartment. August can also automatically close the door behind you, send notifications when someone enters the room, and much more.

All-Seeing Eye: Surveillance Cameras

To know everything that happens in the house, you simply need modern surveillance cameras. Moreover, new solutions for the home are small, convenient and very cool.

Butterfley

The square chamber is equipped with everything you might need. She can recognize movement and shoots video in Full HD format. Inside - 16 GB of internal memory, powerful battery, accelerometer and magnet for wall mounting. Synchronizes with your smartphone and sends all notifications to it, broadcasts videos and informs you about the most important things.

Nest Cam

Unlike the previous version, Nest Cam has a wider viewing angle and can record sound, ignoring extraneous noise. The camera can not only save video, but also tell you at what minute this or that event happened. The camera can be placed on a shelf or mounted on a wall.

Arlo

Waterproof wireless camera synchronizes with your smartphone. If you place several of these devices in your home at once, you can manage them using a cloud service. On the phone screen you can view images from four cameras - for this there is special application. There is a motion sensor and night vision mode.

Cocoon

One device can control everything that happens in the house. It uses proprietary technology that senses activity in any room through sound. It does not require additional sensors. Of course, it has a camera and synchronization with a smartphone. You'll receive a notification if Cocoon detects anything strange. There is also a very cool feature: as soon as the device is discharged or someone disconnects it from the Network, you will also know about it. Cloud service will detect the absence of the gadget on the Internet and send a notification to your phone.

Canary

Intel

This little camera does more than all of the above. In addition to basic functions, it also has a built-in sensor that determines the air condition. Its humidity, temperature and composition will be recorded and transmitted to your smartphone. In addition, there is a camera, a sound sensor and a siren.

Breathe deeply: thermostats and filters

A “smart” home also means an ideal climate inside. Monitoring this is much easier with the help of a technological thermostat. In addition, it is possible and necessary to control the air condition in the apartment with special filters.

Nest

The third generation of Nest thermostats just got even cooler. This device controls the temperature, remembers your daily routine and sets the climate accordingly. In addition, the gadget can be controlled from a smartphone, and it can switch to energy saving mode when no one is at home. Sudden changes in temperature and humidity are perceived by Nest as a cause for alarm - and the thermostat will definitely send a notification about this.

AWAIR

A small device monitors several indicators at once. AWAIR constantly monitors temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide content in the air, the presence of toxic components and dust. The data is compiled into a short summary, after which AWAIR offers its own solutions to problems.

A “smart” ventilation system is built directly into the house. It has temperature and pressure sensors, and each of the devices is synchronized with a smartphone and thermostats. Essentially, this is the final part of the entire air quality monitoring system. It seems impossible to do without smart ventilation.

Point

A small device monitors the sounds that are heard in your apartment, records the temperature and composition of the air. Based on this, the device makes a conclusion about the climate in the house and whether everything is in order. Understands when the seasons change, when you leave the apartment and what daily routine is typical for your family.

Tado

This thermostat will ask about everything first, because it is important for it to take into account every detail. Enter details about your home and Tado will figure out how to work with it. In addition, the device can predict the weather and create an appropriate microclimate in the apartment.

Cozy

The small thermostat can be left on the docking station or taken with you, because it is shaped like a small barrel. It will control the temperature around you, concentrating its attention on your well-being. The idea is to heat and cool a specific room, rather than the entire apartment. Then you can save energy and create comfort at the same time.

Let there be light: smart lamps

Probably the most unobvious, but also the most popular devices for a technologically advanced home are “smart” lamps. People really like them - and we understand why!

Lucy

This spherical lamp captures sunlight using a moving mirror and redirects it wherever you see fit. So, you can work all day in natural light, regardless of which side of the world your windows face.

Beam

A small lamp quickly turns into a powerful projector with a speaker. To control Beam, you just need to use a special application.

Twist

The LED light is equipped with excellent speakers, so it can play music using AirPlay technology. And the shade of the glow will adjust to the time of day.

Smart Change

Good solution for emergency situations: Even if the power goes out in your home, Smart Change will work for another 4 hours. The rest of the time, these lamps simply save energy.

Emberlight

A beautiful and stylish lamp can be controlled from a smartphone with using Wi-Fi. You can turn the light on or off, or set the brightness of the light that is ideal for the situation.

Make yourself at home: gadgets for your room

When planning your home, no matter how you look at it, we will consider one room to be the “main” room. It usually has everything you need for life and entertainment.

Eero

A modern modem promises to deliver fast WiFi connection to every corner of your apartment. Provides “guest” access with one tap. Enhanced data security protection. In general, a simple and powerful device for a smart home.

Apple TV

We couldn't do without a new TV set-top box. It provides access to online services, games and entertainment, allows you to make purchases directly from your TV and is capable of active user interaction.

Luna

One of the recent Kickstarter triumphs, the “smart” mattress cover Luna, will track your sleep and health status, can control the temperature of the bed and can wake you up in the morning. A very simple device will turn your bed into a smart gadget in a matter of seconds.

Little Printer

The charming device will print out a drawing, message or note in no time. Paper for it can be bought for pennies. In addition, Little Printer can “deliver” for you the morning press or fresh photos from family and friends.

A small gadget is voice assistant, which can control the entire house. It is enough to ask him to turn off the light in the kitchen, and the command will be carried out. Ivee also streams music using Spotify and calls Uber. If you set an alarm, then virtual assistant will wake you up on time, and in the morning can tell you the weather forecast for the whole day. You can even talk to Ivee: the device will tell you about everything in the world using Wikipedia.

Cleanliness is the key to health: gadgets for the bathroom

Everyone should take care of themselves. And with new devices it is much easier and more economical to do this.

Nebia

Nebia's campaign on the crowdfunding platform was supported by Tim Cook himself. He really liked the device that sprays water on a person. Due to this, you can save up to 70% of water consumption - and at the same time not lose at all in cleanliness or comfort.

SmartyBrush

A toothbrush will monitor how thoroughly and diligently you brush your teeth. Frequency of movements, pressure force and duration of the procedure. All data is transferred to the smartphone, generated in the form of visual statistics and analyzed by the application. You can then receive recommendations on how to improve your daily ritual.

The food is served: kitchen gadgets

Haute cuisine has never been so accessible. With new devices, you can not only prepare culinary masterpieces, but also create something like a restaurant right at home.

June

The electric oven looks like a futurist chef's dream. Inside there are temperature sensors, a camera and automatic scales for your dish. Therefore, during cooking, you can get video footage directly from the inside, detailed information about the state of the dinner and recommendations on how to make it better.

Bruno

Smart technologies have also reached the waste. Bruno is a smart bucket that tells you when it's time to take out the bag and can collect small debris using the built-in vacuum cleaner. It even has its own app that reminds you to keep your house clean.

Cove

The water filter differs from all its counterparts in having special membranes. They are made using laser technology and not only purify, but also enrich the water with useful substances.

The main purpose of a smart home is to ensure maximum user comfort by automating some processes. In general, the tasks of a smart home can be reduced to the following three areas:

• safety of owners and home;
• comfort;
• constant control.

The system performs the following functions:

• monitoring lighting and operation of electrical appliances;
• management of audio and video systems;
• ventilation and climate control;
• implementation of security - users can control the operation of this system using the Internet and cellular communications;
• convenient automated scripts for system operation;
• remote control systems at home.

At the same time, all these tasks are controlled by residents using convenient, modern and high-tech control mechanisms, such as touch switches, control panels, push-button switches with beautiful backlighting, and many others.

Smart home equipment

The smart home system widely uses high-tech equipment, which can be divided into two categories:

1. equipment that requires control;
2. systems that control equipment belonging to the first category.

The second type of equipment is absolutely useless, but in combination with the first it demonstrates effective interaction.

The first type of equipment includes lighting, climate control, and multimedia control systems. Such devices can operate autonomously, that is, they exist without a smart home system. This can be all kinds of devices and electrical appliances. However, if you have collected various equipment at home, this does not mean that you have created a smart home.

To integrate all components into unified system special systems are required. Thus, in fact, it is the second type of equipment that forms the intelligence of a smart home and combines individual devices and control systems into a single whole. The second type includes various sensors, switches, interface modules and touch panels.

Types of smart houses

There are different types of smart home systems. So, they can be divided into the following types depending on the architecture:

• centralized;
• decentralized.

Depending on the signal transmission medium between modules and system components, a smart home is divided into:

• wired;
• wireless.

Each type has certain advantages and disadvantages. So, wired smart homes are different high speed signal transmission, uninterrupted operation, as well as high reliability, relative cheapness and resistance to external influences.

The disadvantage of such a system is that it is necessary to lay cables at the construction stage, because the process of installing wires may be accompanied by the destruction and adjustment of some structural elements of the housing. In addition, it is quite difficult to carry out redevelopment in rooms with a wired smart home system.

Wireless smart homes will be more suitable for recently renovated homes. However, in some cases, cabling is still necessary. An obvious disadvantage is that such a system may be vulnerable to attackers who are able to block the wireless signal. In addition, there may be interruptions in signal transmission and system performance.

Systems with a centralized architecture are characterized by the presence of a single powerful processor, which controls the entire system. When working on a centralized platform, such a processor can be both an advantage and the most vulnerable point. If a processor malfunctions, the entire system will fail.

The decentralized system operates due to the fact that each actuator is equipped with a separate controller that operates completely autonomously. The controller, in turn, is connected to the control bus, which connects all the devices in the house.

Design

A smart home has a fairly simple design, despite the complexity of control processes and the use of high technology. Its circuit includes the following components:

• actuators - electrical appliances located in the house;
• communication lines;
• server - processes information received from actuators and controllers.

The server is connected using special software to the computer of the owner of the house. Thus, the user can set the necessary parameters, and the brain of the system, using communication lines and controllers, will ensure the execution of the specified program.

You can also enter the required settings and control the operation of the system using remote control or control panel.

Energy saving house

Another important feature of a smart home is that this system helps to seriously reduce energy consumption, which has become especially relevant in our time.

Country cottage at the finishing stage, the cable has already been routed “for automation”

Repair and construction work should always be carried out with reference to the future. Further plans for housing arrangement, type and quantity of equipment used, possibility simple change room parameters due to new circumstances (for example, the birth of a child) - all this is taken into account in advance, even at the project stage, thereby saving time and money. To a large extent, this applies to private country houses.

"Smart Home" - intelligent control system, combining engineering networks and electrical equipment of the house. IN last years“smart home” systems are on everyone’s lips – when conducting communications in a cottage, the owner is increasingly considering the possibility of adding automation functions. It is convenient, modern, saves energy resources and provides a high level of safety. However, the implementation of such a system is not limited to the banal purchase and installation of individual smart devices. A kettle or toaster with smart functions is good on its own. But it's about more than that.

It is recommended to make a “Smart Home” project for a house or large apartment based on a “wired” home automation system. Such a system implies the presence of specific electrical wiring through which all engineering systems, electrical appliances, video cameras, sensors are connected into a single network. Therefore, its successful implementation should also begin and be thought out in detail at the stage of construction or major renovation of a building.

This does not mean that a “smart” system cannot be installed at all without gating the walls in a house with classic electrical wiring. For this there are separate smart devices and wireless solutions that allow you to connect them into a single network, but with a large number of devices and a large area where they are located, wireless solutions can be unstable. The functionality of such a “lightweight” system will lag significantly behind that of a full-fledged “wired” smart home.

What is such an electrical network? What are its advantages? Is this really beneficial and what should be taken into account for the best result?

What does electrical wiring look like in the Smart Home system?

It’s worth mentioning right away that for a “Smart Home” you need a detailed project - executive documentation for cable installation, in which the location of the cable is indicated, diagrams of electrical panels and “binding” of all elements are made. Often, with classical electrician, the electrician decides how to organize the electrical wiring. In a Smart Home, all decisions are made at the design stage, and installation occurs strictly according to the project.

The smart home project contains complete working documentation for electrical installation

From the point of view of electrical protection, the Smart Home project has all the usual attributes of modern classical wiring: . Regarding the connection of end equipment with switches, there is one important nuance. In a simple electrical network, any device, say a light bulb or a group of them, is directly connected by a power cable to a switch. By interrupting or completing the circuit, it turns the light on or off. A more complex implementation may use multiple control elements to enable tripping from different locations. But the essence remains the same. One wire goes through the switch (or through each of them, if there are several) to the light bulb.

Visual representation of a classic electrical circuit

In contrast to this In the Smart Home project, the wire system involves the use of two types of lines:

• power (220 Volts for powering electrical equipment);
• informational (low current).

Each of these cables (one from the device, and the second from the switch) is connected to, in which the automation system modules are located. The signal from the switch via a low-current data wire reaches the controllers located in the panel. They process this signal and supply power to electrical equipment via the second wire, the power wire. Thus, in a “smart” system, control of devices occurs indirectly - through controllers. Their operating logic can be programmed as needed, for example, to turn on the lighting immediately, with a delay, or based on a signal from a sensor. This achieves the required level of automation.

In an automation system, loads are connected not through switches, but directly into the switchboard

What are the benefits and benefits of smart wiring?

The obvious benefit of using such wiring in a Smart Home project is possibility of automation and ease of control of any number of different devices(by devices we mean lamps, AV equipment and the like). There is also something else.

At first glance, it may seem that the implementation of a Smart Home project will require several times more cable than for classical wiring. But this is not true for two reasons:

• a low-current information cable (bus) passes through all the switches of the house, connecting them with the automation modules in the panel - thus, its length depends more on the size of the room than on the number of lamps, sensors and other devices (but with the selected star topology, all it will be the other way around).
• the power wire passes from the panel to each device or group of devices, bypassing the switches responsible for their operation, so its length is less than the length of the same cable with classical wiring.

Thus, “smart” electrical wiring is a completely rational solution that does not require an unreasonably large number of power and information cables. In some ways, it is simpler because there are no power wire “loops” from the panel to the switch, and then to the chandelier or other devices. The information bus is the same for all Smart Home devices.

There remains one important question that needs to be answered if you want to create your own Smart Home project: “What type of information cable (bus) should I use and what will be the geometry of its connection to numerous devices?”

Type and topology of the information bus of intelligent systems

Fundamental in this matter will be two factors, on which it will depend on what type of tire to include in the project, and what configuration should be followed when laying it:

• Today there are a large number of manufacturers offering their automation protocols. Creston, KNX, HDL, Teletask, Vantage - this is not a complete list of everything that is available on the smart systems market. Internet, television, and telephony use different wires, depending on the service provider and other factors. Likewise, most automation protocols require their own type of information bus, which must be taken into account at the design stage.
• Exactly how the wires are laid - the network topology - will depend on the type of system being implemented. There is a concept of decentralized systems, each element of which has intelligent functions for processing incoming signals. In such a “Smart Home” there is no need to direct command flows to CPU. In another case, signals from all switches must first be sent to the “heart” of the system, and only then to the actuators.

In a number of situations, the same type of system from different manufacturers(eg decentralized from HDL and KNX) can have the same cabling. As for the use of open standards (for example, KNX type), there is no need to change the cable geometry when using equipment from other manufacturers.

Although all this should be taken into account at the stage of creating a Smart Home project, this is not a limitation in the use of “hybrid” systems - when different automation protocols or equipment from different manufacturers are used. Sometimes this can be the most the best solution for maximum efficiency. Everything just needs to be planned in advance.

The KNX automation protocol supports various communication media, including IP and radio. But most often a special wired bus is used, to which all equipment is connected. The device connection geometry can look like:

• lines;
• wood;
• stars.

It is possible to combine these types. One segment, which is the simplest element of the topology, includes up to 64 nodes. The maximum number of segments combined into one line is four. Up to 15 lines are combined into one area. In turn, up to 15 areas can be combined at the top level of the system. Thus, the size of the system is calculated by the number of possible devices, equal to: 64 nodes * 4 segments * 15 lines * 15 areas = 57600 pieces.

As for the size of the premises in which a Smart Home project can be implemented, they can be quite large, since KNX smart wiring has a maximum distance between instances of connected equipment - up to 700 m, and the cable length in a segment - up to 1000 m.

The Smart Home system implies a special rational option for laying cable routes, in which an intermediate link is used (between the control element and equipment) in the form logic controllers. To maintain the operation and efficient functioning of such a network, other devices are used, depending on the need. Wiring methods will depend on the automation protocol vendor, its type (centralized or decentralized), and the need to use equipment from other manufacturers.

To take all these points into account and outline the concept for yourself future system, it is best to discuss these issues with a Smart Home integrator company at the earliest stage of a major renovation or construction of a house. Then your building will be fully prepared to not only become “smart” now, but also easily adapt to changing conditions that require adding, removing or reconfiguring smart devices.

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A smart home is an automated coordinator of the operation of all technical devices that your home is equipped with.

For a long time, housing with technically advanced control systems remained an incredibly expensive whim of the elite. And only in the last decade have concepts that were previously known to us only from science fiction films actually been realized and become accessible.

What technical devices are usually used in a modern apartment?

• Lighting systems;
• Air conditioning, purification and humidification systems;
• Audio-video equipment;
• Security equipment and other functions.

The capabilities of a smart home, like the functions of a conductor, ensure the coordinated operation of all constituent elements and allows the owners to conveniently control the “orchestra”.

"Brains" of a smart home

They are truly technically advanced - microprocessor controllers provide information processing and control of specific elements. Uninterrupted power supply is provided by power supplies and UPS, information is transmitted via IR transceivers, relay models turn on and off Appliances, dimming modules regulate the smoothness of lighting control.

• General control of all smart home functions occurs using remote control panels.

Such panels exist in the form of stationary and portable models. Portable video panels are most convenient to use due to their mobility and ability visual control the necessary processes. The control panel function can also be performed by a computer, Internet tablet, smartphone and similar devices.

• You can manage the technical equipment of your apartment and exercise general control from anywhere in the world using the Internet.

Using a microprocessor controller, apartment owners can program the execution of the tasks (scenarios) they need.

Scenarios can be simple - turning on the air conditioner when a certain air temperature is reached, or complex - turning on the TV while closing the curtains and adjusting the local lighting.

Smart home subsystems

A smart home is divided into separate subsystems, the main ones of which are lighting, home cinema, multiroom, climate control, security.

Let's look at each in more detail.

Lighting system

Controls individual lamps and their groups, sets desired mode work, regulates the degree of illumination. Using the remote control you can turn off unused this moment lighting sources and, conversely, turn them on in the right places. Remotely, you can create the illusion that the owners are in the house by setting a scenario for turning on the lights in some rooms.

System capabilities:

• control of all light sources in the house from a single control panel;
• creation of control scenarios depending on time, date, specific event;
• adjusting the switching on and off of lamps;
• brightness percentage adjustment;
• saving lamp life;
• automatic switching on lamps when entering and turning off when leaving the room.

Climate control

The system controls devices designed for air conditioning, heating, purification, humidification, and ventilation. Coordinated operation of all devices in the specified mode is ensured. Remote control of the climate in the apartment is provided, for example, the ability to set a comfortable temperature before the owners arrive.

System capabilities:

• control of heating and air conditioning devices using a single control panel;
• control of heating and air conditioning devices depending on the season, time, date, specific event;
• the presence of temperature and humidity sensors, depending on the readings of which certain mechanisms regulating the climate are activated.

Home cinema and multiroom

The system controls devices for playing video and audio signals (TVs, Blu-rey players), as well as related equipment: blinds, curtains, lighting in the viewing room, creating special comfort when watching films.

The multiroom system is responsible for the condition of all audio and video equipment in the entire apartment. With its help, you can watch TV shows and movies, listen to music and radio channels anywhere in the house equipped with necessary kit technology.

System capabilities:

• control all AV equipment in the house using a single control panel;
• control the home theater system with the press of one button;
• smooth control of lighting on and off;
• turning on and off AV equipment depending on the date, time, a certain event, sensor activation, or pressing a bell.

Safety system

A multifunctional system that promptly responds to all “alarm signals” in the house, provides remote control over events occurring in the house, turns on the alarm system, monitors fire safety, as well as security in the field of communal house systems.

System capabilities:

• security and fire alarms, which can turn on automatically after the owners leave the house;
• control from a remote control or cell phone;
• notification on remote computer or mobile phone about emergency situations;
• protection of several zones;
• access control to the premises, including remote control;
• alarm system to prevent water leaks and flooding;
• alarm system that prevents electricity and gas leaks.

Preparing to install a smart home

Installing a complex smart home system is not an easy task. It is necessary to start solving it as early as possible, preferably at the stage of designing a future home. Thinking through the future system must be done in collaboration between the owners and the architect, designer and designer of the smart home system. It is very important to think in advance necessary functions, subject to automation.

• What lighting schemes do you plan to use?
• How many lamps are you going to use in different areas, what types of lamps?
• what scenarios are supposed to be used (night lighting, air conditioning stopping when a window is opened, etc.)
• Which rooms will be included in climate control or multi-room systems?
• Where will the sensors that monitor smoke and leaks be located?
• where will the security cameras and intercom be located?
• How will it be more convenient for you to control: from a mobile or stationary remote control?

Smart home system equipment

Main manufacturers:

• AMX, Crestron (USA)
• ABB, Gira (Germany)
• Legrand, Schneider Electric (France)

The equipment can be used as wired (reliable, safe, expensive, installed in advance) and wireless (less reliable, the possibility of signal distortion and interception, installation after completion of repairs).

When purchasing equipment, you need to pay attention to the manufacturer and quality, which largely depends on the assembly. Luxury configurations are much more expensive, but are distinguished by specialized programming, individual design, and a convenient and functional control panel.

Collaboration with the smart home system installer will not end after its installation. In the future, it is quite possible that you will want to modernize it taking into account new products.

Since the installation of a smart home system is carried out at the initial stage of a major overhaul, it is very important that all work is completed accurately, efficiently and on time. This is exactly the kind of high-quality work that you are guaranteed at the TopDom construction company.

Materials on the topic of the article

Winter evening... You come home, and the multicooker is already preparing dinner, the heating system has brought the temperature to a comfortable level, and the thief who decided to get rich at your expense has already been caught.

You can even lower the curtains, turn on the TV, and watch what it all was like with the touch of a key.

This is exactly how a “smart home” works, providing security and comfort and allowing control from anywhere in the world.

A smart home consists of several systems that interact with each other. Each element is connected with the others into one control program, thereby achieving a certain syncretism.

Thus, the air conditioning will not turn on during heating, and the ventilation will stop working if there is a fire.

With all its harmony, the intelligent system is a prefabricated kit that contains:

Basic methods of signal transmission

"Smart home" - turnkey and element-by-element

Intelligent control and automation can be ordered on a turnkey basis. The future owner of a smart home chooses the equipment manufacturer, software and design, pays for the project according to the estimate and uses a ready-made solution.

The second option is to order equipment, system installation and software installation from different contractors.

The financial benefit of such a scenario is debatable.

You can also buy and install individual relays and sensors yourself, refusing to automate some processes (for example, multimedia, lighting or water supply).

Although in this case it will be much cheaper to order a turnkey budget or optimal package - this will avoid a situation where some elements are missing, others are in abundance, and some devices do not integrate with the rest at all.

Programs for communication and control are “tailored” specifically to work with certain devices and are supplied by the equipment manufacturer itself.

For every budget: types of “smart homes”

Estimate for a “smart home”: is it possible to save money?

The final cost of the project depends on the set of modules, the quantity and quality of the selected equipment, the availability of previously purchased multimedia devices, the features of wiring and engineering systems in the house.

The price is affected by the area of ​​the building, the number of residential and utility rooms, the size of the bathrooms, and the number of windows.

The desired number of functions, equipment manufacturer, modifications of devices, and the specifics of work on a given project also matter. Therefore, the upper price threshold is unlimited.

Some elements are mandatory (like a fire extinguishing and security system), others can be dispensed with without losing the comfort and quality of the system.

Much depends on individual needs. You can organize lowering and raising of curtains, remote switching on and off of lights, automatic playback of music, etc.

If their presence is not essential, then excluding them from the project saves from 20-80 thousand rubles. The principle applies to any smart home subsystem, i.e. the price is directly determined by personal preferences. Installation work costs approximately 10-20% of the price of the equipment.

System elements	Price in Moscow (in rubles)	Price by region
Turnkey installation of the Smart Home system	from 1,086,000	From 294,314 (Smart-Bus HDL); 736 569 (Creston)
Automation of security systems	From 65,400	From 27,900
Automation of lighting systems	From 785 715	From 778,000
Automation of power supply	From 60,000	From 60,000
Installation of entertainment systems	From 140,000 for a house of 100 sq.m. (about 4000/zone)	From 30,000
Automation of climate systems	From 167,196- 211,200 (per 100 sq.m.)	From 140,000
Installation of the central control unit	From 6000 / pcs.	From 5000/pcs.
Sewage automation	From 2900 /point	From 60,000 per project
Automation of water supply	About 4200 /point	From 30-40 thousand per project

Manufacturers and technical parameters

Competing with these brands are Clipsal (Australia), Extron (USA), Gira, Merten, JUNG and Hager.

The manufacturer ELKO (Czech Republic) deserves special attention, offering high-quality, but at the same time affordable relays, regulators, and receivers.

ELKO's product range includes both individual modular devices and complex automation systems.

What's the result?

A smart home provides comfortable living and economical consumption of resources. Due to energy savings, the cost of the equipment will pay for itself in a few years, and if something new appears, it can be easily added to the existing system.

Of course, you can do everything yourself: turn each light bulb on and off, adjust the temperature on the heating system thermostat, close the curtains and open the gate.

You can put out the fire yourself and even entrust to the family dog protection of your property. But is it worth it?