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+# Smarthome
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+This is a full-stack project designed for a team with skills in electronics, server security and software engineering (including API development).
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+## The Project
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+The implementation will consist of three key parts:
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+1. A "home hub" that contains the core business logic and handles the communications between the sensors/actuators and the UI. This could be a small computer running Linux (such as a Raspberry Pi) or a powerful microcontroller.
+2. Some sensors and actuators that communicate with the hub. Each will need its own microcontroller and you will need to decide how it will wirelessly communicate with the hub.
+3. Some form of UI that the homeowners can interact with. Will this be a web page, app or both?
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+## Feature List
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+Whilst you can add your own features (as a result of your group brainstorm) here is a list to get you started:
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+1. When it gets dark there should be an outside light triggered when someone approaches the house. Once it is triggered it should stay on for a specified number of minutes. There should be an override option to disable the automatic light.
+2. When the temperature of a room becomes too high the system should check to see if the outside temperature is lower and, if it is, the system should open the window.
+3. There should be a smart doorbell. When it is pressed it should let the user know but only in a room currently occupied.
+4. If the temperature in a room drop below a defined threshold the heater should be turned on.
+5. The lights should automatically turn on if the system detects someone is in the room and the ambient light levels are below a set threshold.
+6. All the sensor data should be logged to a central system.
+7. It should be possible to see graphs of the selected sensor data.