Shane Baldacchino

Before we started landscaping I had grand plans for irrigation for our house. It was borne out of two desires. 1. With a growing busy family I can’t guarantee that our plants and lawn can be watered 2. Because I can What quickly became apparent on my home automation journey is that the more sensors … Read more

WARNING : Electricity can be lethal, this work should only be attempted by a licensed electrician On my list of things to automate around my house is HVAC . This article is describes how I hooked a multi-zone heating system up to my Homevision Pro automation controller. It does not cover all of the programming and smarts … Read more

WARNING : Electricity can be lethal, this work should only be attempted by a licensed electrician The last major item on my automation to-do list was access control. Many basic alarm systems do this but I needed more. As I plan leverage this system as my eyes finding the right solution was paramount to the … Read more

This article describes how I interfaced a NAD T163 pre-amplifier with my Homevision Pro automation controller. It does not cover all of the programming and smarts around the installation. In reality this article will provide guidance for any automation system. Bill of Materials– 2 x RS232 DB9 adapters ($8 AUD)– 1 x Interfacing cable between … Read more

WARNING : Electricity can be lethal, this work should only be attempted by a licensed electrician When building my house it never dawned on me that one day my humble doorbell would be anything more than that. The more I started tinkering with my house I realised that given my central cabling design that I … Read more