LEFTBRAIN

Home automation started with X-10 and a number of other specialized systems that used a multitude of relays and hardwired logic. X-10 became thought of as 9 out of 10, and had severe limitations, excluding it from professional use. A number of "professional" systems came about, but were expensive, required factory trained personal to install, maintain and repair, and were quickly outdated by the march of innovation... These days there are a multitude of highly reliable sophisticated systems. Some come from the audio / visual / home theater world, others from the security world, while other evolved from home brew DIY systems software running on personal computers. The field continues to rapidly evolve, becoming even more sophisticated, cheaper and more complex every day. Unfortunately, as with any evolving industry, there many diverse standards, terms, mythologies, programming models, vendors and the like. With LED lighting, the rise and fall of CFL, high energy prices and energy..

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