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We built a new house (our offices are on the second floor). I acted as the general contractor but needless to say I (or
should I say we) pulled all the wiring. This house has over 35 thousand feet of romex and every device comes back to
this panel. It has over 4 thousand feet of MUX data cable, with a complete patch rack, router and gateway. A sixteen
channel camera system in infrared and color monitor our offices, house and shop 24/7 on video storage with a live feed
throughout the built in cable system.
should I say we) pulled all the wiring. This house has over 35 thousand feet of romex and every device comes back to
this panel. It has over 4 thousand feet of MUX data cable, with a complete patch rack, router and gateway. A sixteen
channel camera system in infrared and color monitor our offices, house and shop 24/7 on video storage with a live feed
throughout the built in cable system.
Right View: The house PLC 5-40e with Web capabilities. Two
full blown racks with 16 point cards. High density blocks make
up the connection points. The processor is in the upper left
compartment. You can see the Ether net cable on the far left,
inside the enclosure. This is one of those house projects that
just got way out of hand. I started scrounging for parts and
the next thing you know. Every light, switch and outlet in the
house with the exception of the utility room and a couple of
attic lights are on this system. It turned out to be an
electricians night mare. The NEC people thought I was crazy,
but told me what I need to know and then ask if they could
stop by and see it when they came to town, (sure). The
inspector told me, I was probably certifiable, he also said
something about leading him into early retirement which I
thought was odd being such a young man...
full blown racks with 16 point cards. High density blocks make
up the connection points. The processor is in the upper left
compartment. You can see the Ether net cable on the far left,
inside the enclosure. This is one of those house projects that
just got way out of hand. I started scrounging for parts and
the next thing you know. Every light, switch and outlet in the
house with the exception of the utility room and a couple of
attic lights are on this system. It turned out to be an
electricians night mare. The NEC people thought I was crazy,
but told me what I need to know and then ask if they could
stop by and see it when they came to town, (sure). The
inspector told me, I was probably certifiable, he also said
something about leading him into early retirement which I
thought was odd being such a young man...
| House controller the hardened way. 5/40e by Allen Bradley with 2 full racks. |
Left View: At the bottom right you'll see a 2 hp 160 AB Motor
Controller for the Attic Fan. (when it's a kick'n you have to be
careful, you can lose ideas walking to close to it). And let me
tell you, it moves the air. Above the 160 is a printed circuit
board I designed for tone decoding. I patched it into the PLC
for touch tone access. It's fed from a microwave hand held
radio transceiver, (mounted inside the enclosure just above
the tone board) or phone line. An interesting note: with a few
hits on the hand held I can put the system in alarm mode, turn
on or off banks of lights, such as all outside or rooms. I can
even switch states of individual lights. Program any switch to
turn on any set of lights etc... I did incorporate the force
functionality as well. It controls the high recovery water tank
for the little tub. As well as the Electro static air Cleaners in
the HVAC system.
Controller for the Attic Fan. (when it's a kick'n you have to be
careful, you can lose ideas walking to close to it). And let me
tell you, it moves the air. Above the 160 is a printed circuit
board I designed for tone decoding. I patched it into the PLC
for touch tone access. It's fed from a microwave hand held
radio transceiver, (mounted inside the enclosure just above
the tone board) or phone line. An interesting note: with a few
hits on the hand held I can put the system in alarm mode, turn
on or off banks of lights, such as all outside or rooms. I can
even switch states of individual lights. Program any switch to
turn on any set of lights etc... I did incorporate the force
functionality as well. It controls the high recovery water tank
for the little tub. As well as the Electro static air Cleaners in
the HVAC system.
| Web enabled and tone decoding give a variety of ways to access this baby. |
Think this is crazy? Stop and think what I can do with it! Cost effective, ha, not a chance. Ever catch on, no way. The
house and office camera systems are Web active too but I don't think it would be advisable to show that.
Many thanks to my friends and family who were shaking their heads and giggling the whole time they were helping me,
really I suspect, just to see this stuff work.... Jim.
house and office camera systems are Web active too but I don't think it would be advisable to show that.
Many thanks to my friends and family who were shaking their heads and giggling the whole time they were helping me,
really I suspect, just to see this stuff work.... Jim.