As a very basic definition of home automation you could consider it to be anything that is able to
be controlled in your home. If you have a remote or you have automatic control over the function
within your home, you have home automation. Today’s standards are high. There are actually a
number of different ways that you can install this type of automation into your home, which you
will see in later chapters.
What’s important to know is that most of the automation that you will do will not require hard
work. It won’t require tearing apart your home or spending thousands of dollars on a simple
system. Home automation is something that the average person can do. Most of the products
that you will find are simple to install and they don’t have to be more than a few hours worth of a
project.
