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Inner Geek: My House is Smarter Than Your House

Lifted off the Nvidia blog,

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Five years ago I built a house.  Like many who undertake this task, I wanted my home to reflect my interests and personality.  Since I’m an electrical and software engineer, the obvious choice was to geek out and add a few gadgets here and there.

I may have gotten a bit carried away..and ‘a few gadgets’ turned into a slightly more serious undertaking.

I started out with a whole-house lighting control system.  It required lots of thought and planning as  I wanted every light in the house to be under computer control.  I also needed the reliability of a conventional light switch (can’t have the lights go out with every B.S.O.D.).  I steered away from hobbyist retrofit technology and went with a truly professional lighting control system from Vantage controls.  Vantage lighting systems are frequently used in commercial buildings and luxury homes so I felt comfortable abandoning the traditional wiring and mechanical switches…..

catch the rest of this awesome story at the source. ( nvidia blog)

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