Automation & Internet of Things is something we associate with large industries and factories with large machinery and where manual operation is too tedious for humans and slows down the speed of operations. However, with growing application of automation in day-to-day lives as more and more people opt to rig their households with IoT devices, the question arises- does an average Joe like you and I need home and workplace automation? What is all the buzz about?
Merits of a Smart Home
Here is a list to help you take a closer look at the numerous benefits: –
- Energy Consumption: Smart automation devices save energy that a regular item of the same kind doesn’t work at. By moderating the power consumption to exact required levels and not beyond, smart devices help in cutting utility costs by up to 30%. Some devices in the market also offer rebates.
- Easy Control: Home automation devices come with a monitoring and controlling platform, often a mobile application or a computer software. Users can take complete control of their appliances and smart systems with easy-to-use, single-tap app features. Sensors built into the IoT devices also enables advanced actions like vibration and movement recognition. This implies that the lights will turn on automatically while you wake up at night and walk through the house.
- Monitoring: Without a virtual platform, it is extremely difficult and inconvenient to monitor the specifics of an appliance, such as regular run-time, power consumption and energy usage. With smart gadgets relying on IoT solutions, you can check on all of the above on the app by receiving and calculating real-time data. It aids in maintaining good appliance health and metering your total energy usage.
- Remote Access: Using standard network protocols, automation gadgets mostly work on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, LoRa, ZigBee, Sigfox, NB-IoT, IR and a variety of similar technologies. This means that as long as the smart device is turned on, you can control the connected appliances at home from anywhere across the planet with a simple touch on your smartphone.
- Convenience: Mostly built for this exact purpose, automation devices eliminate human involvement and turn your home into a true sci-fi adventure. Gone are the days of getting distracted from work just to turn the AC on, running down the entire house for a guest to enter through the front door, ruining the whole day’s mood because you left the lights on before leaving for work and waiting for help on the porch for hours because you lost your keys.
- Security: In addition to multiple layers of end-to-end encryption, automation guarantees full scale security, something that manually operated devices cannot. Most automation gizmos require authorization of a single or a network of users, and ensures that the smart appliances/devices cannot be controlled by anybody else. In case of intruders, alerts are sent to the monitoring platform. Just imagine, it would be so ideal to turn the lights on/off some time of the day to thwart off would-be burglars even while you’re on vacation.
- Home Value: Let’s say a day comes when you decide to sell off your house on receiving better prospects. If your property is equipped with IoT and smart tech, you can increase the asking and selling price several folds as contemporary market statistics and research across every country indicates the same.
What Are Some Smart Devices You Can Use at Home?
What sort of smart devices you can install at your home can be a confusing question for first timers. At Sumona Automation, we offer a wide variety of home automation solutions such as smart plugs, smart lock controllers, smart switchboards, smart temperature and humidity monitoring systems, motion-detecting switchboards, smart genset monitoring systems among others. These are compatible with all heavy-duty appliances and a vast range of other electronic gadgets and surroundings indoors. We provide budget-friendly, reliable and long-lasting automation gizmos as well as services to responsibly smarten up your home and futuristic livelihood.
