Therefore, it has been installed some of the most widespread technologies for home and building control (Lonworks, Konnex, DALI and BACnet), for communication and networking (Ethernet and Zigbe) and for Automatic Meter Reading (AMR). The aim is to easily integrate into the validation facility any high level prototype supporting one or several of these technologies, in order to test its functionalities over the installed systems and devices. The design of this new infrastructure has been done under the principles of scalability and flexibility in order to update and expand the facilities any time.
In another hand, this room is used as showroom, having different R+D+I projects pilots prototypes developed at the center.
Home Automation Engineering Laboratoryfacilities are equipped with the following equipment and technologies:
- X-10 System includes:
o Gas sensors.
o RF motion detector.
o Appliance modules ON / OFF directly coupled to the plug.
o Embedded device modules.
o DIN coupler filter.
o Universal transmitter and receiver.
o Maxi-controller X-10.
- LonWorks control system includes:
o Control Pad "eControls."
o Voltage regulators "eControls" 1-10V.
o Echelon Network USB interfaces, two USB drives, PLC, a USB-Twisted Pair.
o Sensor Lighting / Presence / Temperature.
o LON Gateway or PLC-Twisted Pair.
- Zigbee Wireless Sensor Network.
- IEEE 802.15.4 network analyzer.
- Development program control systems of National Instruments that includes:
o data acquisition.
o Instruments control.
o PAC or industrial automation.
o Desing control.
o LabVIEW.
o CompactRIO programmable controller modules and Compact FieldPoint with data acquisition cards.
- Measurement equipments:
o DSO5034A model Oscilloscope from Agilent Technologies, two units.
o 33220A model function generator from Agilent Technologies, 3 units.
o E3630A model Power Supplies from Agilent Technologies, 3 units.
- Switchboard electric and home automation equipment, wiring and electrical box.
- OSGI building automation platform software: building automation gateway for the integration of different automation protocols in the lab.
- Integrated platform of energy consumption monitoring at home: developed in CeDInt for ORBIS TECHNOLOGY ELECTRIC SA composed of the following devices:
o LCD touch screen.
o Base power that allows device operations connected to electrical line.
o Water meters, electricity and gas.
- Home automation system for energy consumption monitoring and controlling in houses, developed by CeDInt for ENDESA and HOMESYSTEMS composed of the following devices:
o ARM Development Kit EJ 9226 with a touchscreen LCD display.
o X-10 Multimeter.
o Interface X-10.
