Use Cases

This is a list of use cases, along with potential tangible benefits:

• Garage Door Monitor
  
  
  • Ensures doors are closed when house is secured (away, night)
  
  
  • Allows automation of opening doors (GPS-tracked car nears)
  
  
  • Provides temperature monitoring of garage
  
  
  • Potential gateway for irrigation I/O


• Irrigation Control
  
  
  • Allows monitoring of rainwater harvesting system
  
  
  • Allows postponement of irrigation during rainy weather
  
  
  • Automatic (or prompted) draining of the system during overnight freezes (or winterization)
  
  
  • Gravity-feed irrigation system can save electricity (use a pump instead of solenoid valves
  
  
  • Irrigation overflow can feed directly onto wetting roof
    
    
    • Provides a closed-loop system so overflow is recaptured
    
    
    • Provides additional external fire protection
    
    
• Programmable Thermostat
  
  
  • Provides smarter use of HVAC beyond simple set-back
  
  
  • Allows monitoring of HVAC use and settings
  
  
• Powered windows/shades
  
  
  • Provides smarter temperature control beyond simple set-back HVAC
  
  

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