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Ledford, Jerri L.

25 home automation projects for the evil genius / Jerri Ledford.

New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2007.

xi, 153 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Computer technology has caught up with home automation, and it's now easy and inexpensive to automate everything in a house--including lighting, security, appliances, entertainment, and environmental conditions--and here's how to do it! This well-illustrated resource offers 25 complete home automation projects that require only basic household tools and the instructions found within its pages. - Publisher.

Evil genius series

Evil genius series.

Home automation -- Amateurs' manuals.

Twenty-five home automation projects for the evil genius

On cover: TAB Electronics.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index.

Lights Please: Indoor Lighting -- Equipment Needed -- Understand Lighting Control -- Equipment -- Installation Instructions -- Troubleshooting -- Selecting the Right Switch -- Intruder Alert: Outdoor Lighting -- Equipment Needed -- Installing Motion Sensor Lighting Indoors -- Troubleshooting -- Additional Security Monitoring Sensors -- Moving On -- Whole House Automation: Installing an X-10 System -- Equipment Needed -- Installing an X-10 Computer Interface -- Understanding the X-10 System -- Moving On -- It's Getting Hot in Here: Control Your Climate -- Equipment Needed -- Installing the Thermostat -- Choosing the Right Thermostat -- Moving On -- Speak Up! Installing Voice Controls -- Equipment Needed -- Installing HAL -- Installing the Hardware -- Installing HAL -- How HAL Works -- Moving On -- What's at the Door? Installing a Surveillance Camera.

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