Smart Homes and Radio Controlled Home Lighting

The march towards smarter homes continues. Radiodimmer switches that replace older switches within the
controlled home lighting solutions are the latesthome, thus allowing the ability to set or control the
technology trend in new home designs.brightness of lighting in each room within the home.
Just like the integration of the cell phone into ourRadio controlled home lighting systems can also be
day-to-day lives, homes are now becoming suffusedturned on/off from your car, just like your standard
with new wireless technology products. Wirelessgarage door opener. Thus, you no longer need to walk
routers and radio controlled home lighting systems areinto a dark house when you arrive home in the middle
primary examples of the wireless phenomenon.of the night.
Radio controlled products such as electric garage doorRadio controlled home lighting systems can easily be
openers have been around for years. And manyinstalled in both new and old home construction as no
techno-savvy homeowners have already installedrewiring is required. Typically light switches are
wireless routers within their homes to connect to thereplaced with dimmers that have built-in transceivers in
Internet, and to network computers, printers, andthem that communicate with a master controller and
gaming equipment together. However, much moreone or more repeaters that are strategically positioned
sophisticated radio controlled home building productswithin the home. Also, some manufacturers offer light
are right around the corner from becoming standarddimmers that can be plugged right into existing outlets.
features within our homes.Some master controllers are powered via batteries, so
Radio controlled home lighting systems are a goodno AC wiring is required.
example of the inexorable march of wirelessRadio controlled home lighting systems can also be
technology. There are a number of manufacturersintegrated into existing home security systems.
selling some very exciting radio controlled home lightingThe cost of radio controlled home lighting systems can
systems that enable virtually all of your home lights tovary as it is dependent upon how many light dimmers
be controlled by 1 or 2 master controllers (be it remoteare required, the size of the home (which impacts the
control or wall mounted).number of repeaters that may be required) and the
Some of the benefits associated with radio controlledtypes of master controllers employed. The prices for
home lighting, include the ability to turn on or off all, or athese systems are somewhat pricey today, but over
portion of, your home’s lights either via a remotethe next few years these prices should drop
control hand set, or by way of a single control buttondramatically resulting inevitably in the ubiquitous smart
located on a wall within your home. In addition, remotehome.
controlled home lighting systems frequently employ