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Module Evaluation – demonstration of eHouse Ethernet Smart home

Home_Automation eHouse is an advanced solution for electronic home, having implemented many algorithms , which operate independently of each other.

Testing and Debugging controller behavior is much easier on a table than installed in the building .

Demonstration / Evaluation Module should therefore be the first tool, that allows you to design and test the installation and configuration of home automation, yet at the stage of design automation control .

Smart home demonstration module of eHouse4Ethernet allows you to test controllers, on the table without the need for much more time-consuming installation at home.

Application of evaluation module allows you to overturn myths and assumptions about the real controllers in the system close to the target environment .

Evaluation Module allows testing of all Ethernet controllers :

  • CommManager
  • LevelManager
  • EthernetRoomManager
  • EthernetHeatManager
  • other large-scale Ethernet-based controllers on the PCB of CommManager / LevelManager
  • other medium based Ethernet controllers on the PCB of EthernetRoomManager

Allows direct connection of all input and output signals to the module:

  • connected display for output status LEDs
  • connected analog sensors
    • lighting – phototransistor for visible light
    • temperature – LM335 , MCP9700 , MCP9701
  • switches connected to the digital inputs
  • connected LEDs for display dimmer level
  • IR receiver to control EthernetRoomManager
  • IR emitter to control external audio – Video systems

In addition, the demo unit has connectors for automatic testing of all Ethernet controllers , performance and hardware resources:

  • digital inputs
  • digital outputs
  • measuring inputs – Analog/Digital converters
  • PWM dimmers
  • IR transmitter
  • IR receiver

In case of doubt as to whether the controller is ok ,it is possible to self-test software to test the module for any damage .

In one part of the evaluation of the module , allows to determine if any problems are caused by the automatic

  • damage control
  • bad module configuration
  • error or system failure
  • damage to the switch , Sensor , Dimmer , actuator

Demonstration and evaluation of the outputs on module : Module Lead eHouse smart home demonstration version of Ethernet

Demonstration module has several sections to test control algorithms , functionality and configuration:

  • Sections 2 output “Outputs” allowing simultaneous testing of two medium-sized controllers or one large
  • “ADC” – sensors to evaluate all analog / digital converter inputs
  • “Inputs” – digital inputs
  • “IR Transmitter” – IR transmitter
  • “IR Receiver” – IR receiver
  • “Dimmers” – PWM Dimming normal and reversed
  • “TEST” – controller self-test section

Digital input section – OUTPUTS

It has installed LEDs connected to each digital output of any controller .

Activation of the output will illuminate LED connected to a specific output of controller .

Sections hove respectively 42 and 40 outputs allow testing of all types of Ethernet controllers.

Digital Input Section – INPUTS

It has a installed switches “push button” connected to each input (max 12) , shorting them to ground when the button is pressed.

Connector inputs are compatible with standard ERM.

Section dimmers – Dimmers

Each controller has 3 DC PWM dimmers without power driver.

The output can directly control the LED of power driver transmitting insulator in two ways:

  • Normal – LED dimmer placed between the output (anode) and the ground of the system (cathode)
  • Inverted (INV) – placed between the output of the LED dimmer (cathode) and the positive voltage controller 3V3 (anode)

In the dimmer uses LEDs for illumination level .

Sections IR transmitter and receiver – IR

  • Infrared receiver section includes an infrared signal receiver IC for the self-test or control ERM with standard infrared remote control Sony
  • IR transmitter section includes infrared emitters (LEDs emitting in the infrared) with current limiting resistors to a safe value for the controller and LEDs . It is used to test the transmission of control signals for audio-Video equipment from the ERM controller

Analog/Digital Converter Section – ADC

The section contains a set of sensors that can switch analog inputs for sensors:

  • up to 15 MCP9700 or MCP9700 sensor
  • up to 14 sensors LM335 with the necessary resistors to supply voltage (3V3) of controller (Pull Up)
  • light sensor – phototransistor

It also contains a set of “jumpers” to choose to connect to any analog sensor inputs for sensors available LM335 and MCP970x .

Auto-test controllers Section – TEST

This section includes all connectors properly connected (inputs , Outputs) of Ethernet controllers , to automatically check for controller testing software loaded .

This will allow for a reliable check all the hardware you run the test events and displaying errors .

It is used both for the automatic diagnosis of the controllers of large (based on the CM , LM) and average (based on the ERM , EHM) .

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