On Wed Oct 08, 2008 at 13:23:26 +0100, Victor Churchill wrote:
> I have always fancied the idea of a house with webcams and floor
> pressure sensors so that it turns on the lights for you as you're
> going up stairs and then turns them off again.
I've recently rewired a couple of lights in my house, so that the
bathroom light comes on when it detects movement (if it is "dark")
and goes off 60 seconds after movement has ceased.
The lightswitch was about 30 quid, and fitting it was easy enough
even for a software guy like me. I think that a similar solution
would be cheaper and more practical than N pressure sensors and the
associated wiring. Although that depends on the layout of the stairs
and the placement of the switches.
(I've also fitted remote controlled lighting in my bedroom, but
that is just sheer lazyness!)
Steve
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