Editing Home automation (section)

{{short description|Building automation for a home}}
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[[File:Raumbediengerät.jpg|thumb|Room control unit]]
[[File:CITIB-AMX.jpg|thumb|CITIB-AMX control panel]]
[[File:NestLearningThermostat2.JPG|thumb|[[Nest learning thermostat|Nest Learning Thermostat]] showing weather's impact on energy usage]]
[[File:Ring video doorbell.jpg|thumb|[[Ring (company)|Ring]] video doorbell with Wi-Fi camera]]
[[File:August 2nd-gen smart lock.jpg|thumb|[[August Home]] [[smart lock]]]]
'''Home automation''' or '''domotics'''<ref name="t3">{{cite news|last1=Hill|first1=Jim|title=The smart home: a glossary guide for the perplexed|url=http://www.t3.com/features/the-smart-home-guide|access-date=27 March 2017|work=T3|date=12 September 2015|language=en}}</ref> is [[building automation]] for a [[home]]. A home [[automation]] system will monitor and/or control home attributes such as lighting, climate, entertainment systems, and appliances. It may also include [[home security]] such as access control and alarm systems. 

The phrase '''smart home''' refers to home automation devices that have [[internet access]].  Home automation, a broader category, includes ''any'' device that can be monitored or controlled via wireless radio signals, not just those having internet access.  When connected with the [[Internet]], home sensors and activation devices are an important constituent of the [[Internet of Things]] ("IoT").<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Arindom |last2=Islam |first2=Monirul |last3=Shahriyar |first3=Fahim |last4=Islam |first4=Sharnali |last5=Zaman |first5=Hasan U. |last6=Hasan |first6=Mehedi |title=Smart Home System: A Comprehensive Review |journal=[[Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering]] |date=2023 |volume=2023 |pages=1–30 |doi=10.1155/2023/7616683 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

A home automation system typically connects controlled devices to a central [[smart home hub]] (sometimes called a "[[Residential gateway|gateway]]"). The [[user interface]] for control of the system uses either wall-mounted terminals, tablet or desktop computers, a mobile phone application, or a Web interface that may also be accessible off-site through the Internet.