J.A.R.I.A.S.

The main goal of home automation is to make things easier, more cost efficient and hopefully more environmentally conscious. Keeping this in mind I didn't want to just create a system that could turn my lights on and off (although it will do that too), I wanted a system that could not only control my home but monitor it and adjust to the inhabitants lifestyles and preferences.

Stage 1: Using the Raspberry Pi as the main workhorse of the project it will be responsible for the continual monitoring of several systems and relays and process all data ready for transmittal to the Azure cloud services.

Stage 2: Using data analysis tools environmental data will be screened to better optimize automated heating, cooling and lighting systems to provide a more efficient and cost effective household.

Stage 3: Increased Security - Motion sensing video camera modules will connect to the main RP board wirelessly. If the alarm system has been armed and motion is detected the cameras will record 1080p video to internal memory and transmit several still images to the RP board which in turn transmits to an email where I can view then dismiss recording if it is a false alarm.

Stage 4: Home Entertainment - The RP board will control the streaming of HD video and audio content throughout the home.

Central Control - The system will be controlled via a web interface and/or an android application. Guest access will only be able to control elements local to themselves, admins will have total control over the entire system.