Assignment 1 – Home Automation Design Plan In this assignment you will be scoping the requirements...

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Assignment 1 – Home Automation Design Plan

In this assignment you will be scoping the requirements for a complete smart home solution.
You have a maximum budget of $150,000. You must make decisions that balance cost,
quality, usability, platform interoperability and end-user experience.
You will be using your own house as a case study and be looking to augment its existing
systems to make it smart. Note that Assignment 2 will build upon Assignment 1, so be
comprehensive and realistic with your proposal.
The purpose of this assignment is to expose you to different commercial home automation /
smart home technologies in an authentic scenario. By planning a realistic smart home, you
will get a sense of what is required, what technologies exist, their capabilities/shortcomings,
expense, and the cu
ent difficulties with integrating home automation software platforms.
Undertake independent research by viewing vendor sites, watching YouTube home
automation videos and asking salespeople at stores (e.g., Jaycar Electronics, JB Hi-Fi, Harvey
Norman, Good Guys, Bunnings, etc.).
Assignment Tasks

Create a floor plan of where you live (any open-source software will suffice). Your premises
must have a minimum of two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry and
outside area (i.e., a garden/yard, balcony or patio). If your premises do not meet these
minimum requirements, then add additional fictitious rooms. Create eight (8) copies of your
floor plan to answer the questions below:
1. Network Infrastructure –
a. Label your 1st floor plan “Network Infrastructure” and outline the exact network
infrastructure your smart home will require. This includes the type of network
infrastructure (i.e., modem
outers, Wi-Fi mesh hubs, Zigbee hubs, Z-Wave hubs,
cat5/cat6 cabling, etc.), their location and coverage. Be sure to weigh up the
appropriate technologies with the smart home sensors/appliances you are trying to
support.
. Provide a budget
eakdown of the cost of your network infrastructure (including
installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect cu
ent commercial prices
with references to authoritative sources.
c. Provide a 500-word description of your network infrastructure to justify your choice
of equipment, technology, locations and coverage.
2. Electrical System –
a. Label your 2nd floor plan “Electrical System” and outline the exact electrical systems
your smart home will require. This includes the types of electrical outlets (i.e., smart
plugs, smart wall outlets, power monitoring/controls, solar panels/inverter, etc.), their
location and purpose. Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the
smart home sensors/appliances you are trying to support.
. Provide a budget
eakdown of the cost of your electrical system (including
installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect cu
ent commercial prices
with references to authoritative sources.
c. Provide a 500-word description of your electrical system to justify your choice of
equipment, technology, locations and purpose. Ensure that you are compliant with
Australian laws and standards.
3. Water Management System –
a. Label your 3rd floor plan “Water Management System” and outline the exact water
systems your smart home will require. This includes the type of water monitor (i.e.,
flow meter, hot water thermostat, garden i
igation timer, water quality sensors, etc.),
their location, coverage and purpose. Be sure to weigh up the appropriate
technologies with the smart home application you are trying to support.
. Provide a budget
eakdown of the cost of your water management system (including
installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect cu
ent commercial prices
with references to authoritative sources.
c. Provide a 500-word description of your water management system to justify your
choice of equipment, technology, locations, coverage and purpose.
4. Lighting System –
a. Label your 4th floor plan “Lighting System” and outline the lighting system your
smart home will support. This includes the type of lights (i.e., smart bulbs, LED strip
lights, downlights, etc.), their location and controls (i.e., smart light switches, buttons,
motion/light sensors, etc.). Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the
purpose and feel/mood you are trying to support.
. Provide a budget
eakdown of the cost of your lighting system (including installation
costs if required). Your budget must reflect cu
ent commercial prices with references
to authoritative sources.
c. Provide a 500-word description of your lighting system to justify your choice of
technology, locations, purpose and feel/mood.
5. Security and Safety –
a. Label your 5th floor plan “Security and Safety” and outline the exact security and
safety mechanisms your smart home will require. This includes the type of security
and safety (i.e., surveillance cameras, motion sensors, window/door sensors, smart
door locks, smoke alarms, air quality monitors, etc.), their location and coverage. Be
sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the smart home applications you
are trying to support.
. Provide a budget
eakdown of the cost of your security and safety mechanisms
(including installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect cu
ent
commercial prices with references to authoritative sources.
c. Provide a 500-word description of your security and safety mechanisms to justify
your choice of equipment, technology, locations and coverage. Ensure that you are
compliant with Australian laws and standards.
6. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) –
a. Label your 6th floor plan “HVAC” and outline the exact HVAC your smart home will
support. This includes the type of HVAC, their locations, controls and how they are
monitored. Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the smart home
HVAC goals you are trying to support.
. Provide a budget
eakdown of the cost of your HVAC infrastructure (including
installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect cu
ent commercial prices
with references to authoritative sources.
c. Provide a 500-word description of your HVAC infrastructure to justify your choice of
equipment, technology, locations, monitoring and controls.
7. Appliances/Entertainment –
a. Label your 7th floor plan “Appliances/Entertainment” and outline the exact
appliances and entertainment your smart home will use. This includes the type of
appliances (i.e., TVs, kitchen appliances, robot vacuums, washing machines, etc.),
their location and purpose. Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the
smart home sensors/appliances you are trying to support.
. Provide a budget
eakdown of the cost of your smart appliances/entertainment
(including installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect cu
ent
commercial prices with references to authoritative sources.
c. Provide a 500-word description of your appliances/entertainment to justify your
choice of equipment, technology, locations and purpose.
8. Home Automation Platform –
a. Label your 8th floor plan “Home Automation Platform” and outline the exact home
automation platform your smart home will require. This includes the type of controls
(i.e., voice assistants, tablets, apps, etc.), their location and coverage. Be sure to
weigh up the appropriate technologies and whether the platform is
compatible/interoperable with all of your other smart home systems.
. Provide a budget
eakdown of the cost of your home automation platform (including
installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect cu
ent commercial prices
with references to authoritative sources.
c. Provide a 500-word description of your home automation platform to justify your
choice of equipment, technology, locations and coverage. Note that some of your
design choices may need to be revised based on interoperability constraints between
technologies and home automation platforms. Be sure to outline these constraints.
Submission Instructions

1. Fill out the Griffith Assignment Cover Page.
2. Compile all your images, budgets and descriptions into a single Word document.
3. Ensure that all questions are labelled in the same order as above.
4. Include a report cover page and list of contents page.
5. Compile your references as a list at the end of your document. Use any referencing
style you prefer.
6. Name your Word file with the following convention:

lastName_firstName_studentNumber.docx
7. Submit your assignment via the submission link on the course website.
Additional Instructions

Answer each question roughly using this format:
(Question Number)
Floor Plan (Title)

(Show locations on the floor plan)
Budget (Title)
Brand/Vendor Item Location(s) Purpose Unit Cost Quantity Total Source
Google Google Nest Mini Kitchen Voice assistant $ XXXXXXXXXX $ XXXXXXXXXXLink to website)
Item 2
…
Item n
Total: $ XXXXXXXXXX
(Itemise costs for each component relevant to the question)
Description (Title)
(500-word description to explain, justify and support your answer)
Note that this is a professional document, and your answers must be presented as such. Treat
this as if you were operating a home automation consultancy and you were to showcase your
findings to a customer. Ensure that you run a spell check on your answers and check the
formatting. Plagiarism of any form will not be tolerated.

assignment-1-home-automation-design-plan1-brwlswr5.pdf

Sathishkumar · Accepted Answer

1.Network Infrastructure
Figure.1 Floor plan 1
In the following section, we are going to talk about the layout of the rooms that are located on the first floor of the building. One living room, one kitchen with a dining room and one bathroom, one utility area, one small bedroom, and one large bedroom that is connected with a bathroom are all located on this level. The living room serves as the central hub of the home, linking all of these other rooms together. In addition, there is parking available on this level, which is big enough to fit two cars and can be reached via the door. 
The layout of the smart house's first floor might provide specific information on the necessary network infrastructure. On this floor, I've been connecting to the internet using the wireless router in the living room, which is also placed on this level, is powered by a TP link, and is in the same area. With the assistance of this piece of equipment, it is possible to provide Internet connection in each and every room in the house. At the moment, there is just one wireless router that is operational, and its cost per unit is around $199. One of the necessary components is a TP-LINK AC2100 VDSL Wireless Router. 
This is one of the important components that are needed. Both the living room and the vehicle parking area include an Ethernet desktop switch that is connected to an Ethernet connection. The switch is equipped with an Ethernet connection. Each of the three switches is equipped with a port for Ethernet in addition to the five Gigabit connections that it has. They fulfil the function of an interface between the camera and the monitoring system, which is beneficial to the system as a whole since it increases the level of protection it can provide. I was successful in completing the floor by making use of a gadget manufactured by Netgear that is fitted with an Ethernet port. Because an ether port costs $43 on its own, and because I would like to have three of them here, our total expenditure for this portion will amount to $129 dollars. The cost of connecting the wireless router and Ethernet ports, which are used all over the floor, is around $35, while the cost of one unit of cable is approximately $70. These two fees account for almost the whole of the total cost of the project when added together. To successfully do this task, you will need the Swan Ethernet cable, which can be obtained for somewhere in the neighbourhood of $35. The Google Nest Mini, which provides consumers with access to a voice assistant from inside the kitchen, is now available for purchase for a total price of around $79. I have provided table in the below and the device specs that are used in this floor plan for the network infrastructure. This data contains price information, the name of the product, items that are required for each device interface, the function of the device, the number of the device, and its cost. So overall $477 is needed to implement this plan.
	Brand
/Vendor
	Item
	Location(s)
	Purpose
	Unit Cost
	Quantity
	Total
	Source
	TP-Link
	TP-LINK AC2100 VDSL Wireless Router
	Living Room
	Provide Internet Access
	199
	1
	199
	https://www.thegoodguys.com.au/tp-link-ac2100-vdsladsl-wireless-modem-router-archer-vr2100
	Net gear
	5-port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch
(Ethernet Port)
	Carparking,
Master Bedroom,
Second Bedroom
	Interface camera
	43
	3
	129
	https://www.thegoodguys.com.au/netgear-5-port-gigabit-ethernet-desktop-switch--gs605
	Swann
	30 m Cat5e Ethernet Cable
	All over the floor
	Interface Wireless router and Ethernet switch.
	35
	2
	70
	https://www.thegoodguys.com.au/swann-30m100ft-cat5e-ethernet-cable-wadapter-swnhd-30mcat5e-gl
	
	Google Nest Mini
	Kitchen
	Voice Assistant
	79
	1
	79
	https://www.thegoodguys.com.au/google-nest-mini-sky-blue-ga01140-au
	
	
	
	
	Total
	$ 477
Table.1 Network Infrastructure
2.Electrical System
Figure.2 Floor plan 2
In this section, we are going to talk about the several ways in which the rooms on the second story of the building are laid out on the floor plan. These rooms may be found on the second floor of the building. One living room, one kitchen that contains a dining room and one bathroom, one utility area, one small bedroom, and one large bedroom that is connected with a bathroom are all located on this level. The living room serves as the hub of the house, connecting all of the other rooms in the house to one another and acting as the home's central nervous system. In addition, there is parking available on this level, and it can be reached via a door that goes to a space that is big enough to fit two cars. This parking spot may be entered by the door that connects to the space.
 It is probable that the structure of the smart home's first floor will provide some specific information on the needed electrical system. We are going to make use of solar power in this specific electrical system in order to generate the required quantity of power or energy for our intelligent home. In order to convert direct current (DC) into alternating current (AC), a pure sine wave inverter is used before to the power port. This inverter's primary duty is to convert DC into AC (AC). Solar panels are essential, and they have to be installed on the roof so that they can take advantage of the sunlight and generate power. The power port is where all of the different electrical devices connect to one another in order to pool their available power. At this site, one may find solar panels produced by Jaycar as well as pure sine wave inverters developed by Projecta. 
The price of the solar panel was around $459, and the required minimum quantity was 10, therefore the total price was $4590. However, even though the inverter had a price tag of around 874 dollars, just a single unit was necessary. An increase in the number of solar panels that are used leads to a rise in the total quantity of electricity that is generated. I have included a table with the device specs that are used in this floor design for the electrical system. You can find the table at the bottom of this post. You'll find the table in the next paragraph. This data includes information on prices, the name of the product, things that are necessary for each device interface, the function of the device, the number of the device, and its cost, and it also includes information on the number of the device. Additionally, this data includes information on the number of the device. To put this plan into action will therefore cost a total of $5,464, which can be broken down as follows:
	Brand
/Vendor
	Item
	Location
	Purpose
	Unit Cost
	Quantity
	Total
	Source
	Jaycar 
	340W Premium Recreational Solar Package
	Roof
	To generate electricity
	459
	10
	4590
	https://www.jaycar.com.au/340w-premium-recreational-solar-package/p/ZM9306?pos=2&queryId=3b40337e870e7b0128cf3e2fd766314c
	Projecta
	1800W Pure Sine Wave Inverter
	Carparking
	Convert DC to AC
	874
	1
	874
	https://www.bunnings.com.au/projecta-1800w-pure-sine-wave-inverter_p4331374
	
	
	
	
	Total
	$ 5464
Table.2 Electrical System
3. Water Management System
Figure.3 Floor plan 3
In the following passage, we are going to discuss the many configurations of the floor plan for the rooms located on the third level of the building that are available to choose from. These rooms are located on the third level of the building at the location indicated. On this floor, there is one living room, one kitchen that also has a dining room and one bathroom, one utility space,

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