Home Automation &

Security Scenarios
Markus A. Wischy
Corporate Technology
Siemens AG

Overview

Why UPnP for home automation?

Home automation scenarios

Wakeup
Leave/enter house
Other

Whats there and whats missing

Why UPnP for Home Automation?

The value of a network grows

exponentially with the number of
connected devices

Scenes involving multiple devices in

different physical networks possible

More efficency, comfort and security

for the user

Networks in the Home

White Goods: Powerline, EHS

Audio/Video: Firewire/1394

Internet Gateways:
LAN/802.11

Telephony:

Electrical Installations:

Set-top Boxes:Broadband, Ethernet

Game Consoles:
Firewire/1394

PCs:

USB, Ethernet,

W-

ISDN, DECT
EIB (ANSI EIA 776)

Ethernet, USB,

USB, Ethernet,...

An Interconnected Home Network

EIB
Internet
FireWire
DECT,
Home RF
Phone

EIB-IP

IP Network / Ethernet / WLAN / ...

EHS-IP

Powerline / EHS
W-LAN /
Bluetooth

An Interconnected Home Network

EIB
Internet
FireWire

UPnP
enable
d

DECT,
Home RF
Phone

EIB-IP

IP Network / Ethernet / WLAN / ...

EHS-IP

Powerline / EHS
W-LAN /
Bluetooth

Scenarios Wake up

Alarm clock adjustment depending

on weather, traffic

Heating started in bathroom

Coffee ready in the kitchen

Motion sensor detects sleep-over

Scenarios Enter / Leave Home

Unlocking / locking door triggers

HomeStatus update event

Lighting and Blinds are adjusted

HVAC changes operation mode

Security systems is armed /

unarmed

Stove / iron is powered down

Scenarios - Other

Motion sensors adjust lighting

Scenes (TV, Reading, Dinner) involving

multiple devices

Power management of high-energyconsumption devices dependent on tarif

Remote control of home automation

devices (via Web/WAP)

and many more...

Whats There and Whats Missing

Draft standards in following areas:

Lighting
HVAC
Digital (Security) Camera
Blinds / Shutter / Motor Control
Power System
Security System

Sample implementations needed!

Participate in the Working Group

Contact

Home Automation Working Group

Email-Reflector:
AUTOMATION@forum.upnp.org

Chair:
Hans-Joachim Langels
hans-joachim.langels@siemens.com

For the interconnected lifestyle