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    MAKE YOUR HOME A SMART HOME

    Jun 12, 2020 5 minutes
    By Enrico Miglino
    Photographs: Enrico Miglino

    Scheme of the Smart Home Global Project: every home area is controlled — and that includes feedback — through a node. The home nodes are connected through the local Wi-Fi to the control centre, based on a Raspberry Pi 4B, and are able to complete the following tasks:

    • Integrate the information and alarms coming from the other nodes
    • Create a history log
    • Show the nodes’ updated information on a panel on the screen
    • Enable manual controls
    • Send the most relevant information to the AWS IoT cloud for remote consultation and statistics (optional)

    In this issue of The Shed, I am introducing a series aimed at making our living spaces better and more comfortable.

    The projects in the “Smart Home and Internet of Things (IoT) applications” series will include some of the great home automation upgrades that are now available. These projects will involve not

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