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Ok, most of the so-called smart thermostats aren't very smart. The following reasons are from www.smarthab.us
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  • It should control the temperature inside the house without regard to heating or cooling modes
  • It should control the fan, ie air quality or how many times do we turn over the air in the house per hour.
  • It should tell you when to change the air filters. Not by time but buy filter efficiency. (currently by time)
  • If there is a dehumidifier or humidifier it should control them as well.
  • I got tired of emptying the dehumidifier tank, so with an ultrasonic module and a pump, it now empties itself
  • A normal display would be nice
  • Web Services? - Why not
  • The thermostat should know what room you are in, or not in the house at all.
  • Standard Client/Server Protocol
  • Standard TCP/IP Ethernet Connection
  • Wireless connectivity by the use of Zig-Bee Mesh Network
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MSP430 A2530 ZigBee EK-TM4C129xl

 

POINTS TO PONDER: AI or not AI that is the question.

  • "Smart" does not mean "AI"
  • "Voice Command" does not mean "AI"
  • Anybody can program a computer to beat you at chess, checkers, etc.
  • I heard this today: "All websites are AI" (your joking of course!)
  • Very little in your life today is "AI"
  • MS hypes its AI crap let it play chess with Big Blue or Watson.
  • Just because a programmer figured out an easy way to something, does not make it AI.
  • Speech recognition software is hyped as AI but alas, nope.

 

So this project, we will start with points, 1 through 3 and 8 through 10. (may not get to 9)

  • For the brains of this thing, I plan on using just my TI Launchpads that have been laying around for a while.
  • For the system controller, I will use an EK-TM4C129xl.
  • For the controller for the dehumidifier, I plan on using a TI MSP430 Launchpad.
  • For Zig-Bee communications link I will be using two A2530 Modules from TI.
  • For the display and controls, I will use a Kentec Display EB-LM4F120-L35EB-LM4F120-L35 from a TI LM4F120 Launchpad kit

  • Hi Chris,

     

    Good project.

    I complete agree with you about the misuse of the term AI.

    At best, it should be called data driven decision making.

    At worst, it is all BS.

     

    Either way, there is no intelligence involved beyond the definition of the algorithms and how they are adjusted based upon use data.

    I would call this Adaptive Algorithms. Having been included on a patent for such technology, I do know the difference.

     

    DAB