smart home background

Smart home is the embodiment of IoT under the influence of the Internet. Smart home connects various devices in the home (such as audio and video equipment, lighting system, curtain control, air conditioning control, security system, digital cinema system, audio and video server, video cabinet system, network appliances, etc.) Home appliance control, lighting control, telephone remote control, indoor and outdoor remote control, anti-theft alarm, environmental monitoring, HVAC control, infrared forwarding and programmable timing control and other functions and means. Compared with ordinary homes, smart homes not only have traditional living functions, but also have construction, network communication, information appliances, and equipment automation, provide a full range of information interaction functions, and even save money for various energy costs.

The concept of smart home originated very early, but no specific construction cases appeared until 1984, when United Technologies Building System applied the concept of building equipment informatization and integration to Hart, Connecticut, USA. The first "smart building" appeared at CityPlaceBuilding in Hartford, which opened the prelude to the world's scramble to build a smart home.