{"id":48,"date":"2015-10-13T08:58:35","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T08:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mr-west.uk\/igcse\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2021-04-18T23:45:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T23:45:17","slug":"5-3-microprocessor-controlled-devices-in-the-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/5-3-microprocessor-controlled-devices-in-the-home\/","title":{"rendered":"5.3 microprocessor-controlled devices in the home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-tabs\">\n<h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Starter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Mini research activity<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/Wikimedia-research.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spend the first 10 minutes of the lesson Googling &#8216;Smart home of the future&#8217; and see what you find.<\/p>\n<p>Create a quick padlet wall to highlight what you have found!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/padlet.com\">http:\/\/padlet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">The Smart home<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h2>Smart Homes<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/smart-home-expensive-840x420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"196\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Up until recently the smart home largely a thing of fantasy or science fiction or a luxury for affluent people, but the rise of the internet, coupled with a massively expanding availability of cheap micro-controller technology has led to a quiet revolution in the way we interact with our homes.<\/p>\n<h3>Smart Heating<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/92793.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"228\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With a smart heating system, you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>manually set you heating from your phone, even when you are not in the house.<\/li>\n<li>automatically turn your heating on when your phone detects you are driving home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Smart TVs<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1972\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/smart-tvs-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/smart-tvs-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/smart-tvs-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/smart-tvs-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/smart-tvs.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Smart TVs allow you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Record TV programs when you aren&#8217;t at home.<\/li>\n<li>Control all your household devices from your television.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Smart Lighting<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1973\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/smart-lighting-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/smart-lighting-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/smart-lighting.png 670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Smart lighting systems allow you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turn on\/off lighting from your phone &#8211; no more &#8216;Did I remember to turn off the lights?&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Adjust the ambience of the room to suit your mood.<\/li>\n<li>Set lights to turn on\/off at random intervals to deter intruders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Smart security<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/Smart-Home.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"228\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Smart security systems allow you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitor your security systems from the internet.<\/li>\n<li>Remotely allow visitors enter to your house without being at home.<\/li>\n<li>Automatically alert you if there is a security threat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Smart safety<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"184\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Smart safety systems allow you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Automatically alert you if there is a fire \/ gas leak.<\/li>\n<li>Automatically alert the emergency services.<\/li>\n<li>Alert you when the batteries to the system are low.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Positive effects<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Benefits of smart homes<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/benefits-of-smart-homes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Micro-processors in the home offer a number of potential benefits.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Money savings due to reduced utility bills and food bills.<\/li>\n<li>Increased safety and security in the home.<\/li>\n<li>Increased comfort and convenience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Negative effects<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Negative Effects<\/h3>\n<p>There are a number of potential risks from the rise of &#8216;smart homes&#8217;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Security risks, as web enabled devices can be hacked.<\/li>\n<li>Added convenience can make us even lazier.<\/li>\n<li>Added electricity costs of running multiple microprocessors in the home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Extended Project<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<p>You now have 2 lessons and 2 home-works to produce one of the following:<\/p>\n<h4>Option 1 &#8211; Advertising Poster<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/1853748_5cd6aeb5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"246\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You are a marketing rep for a smart home manufacturer and have been tasked with creating a poster advertisement to appear at bus stops nationally. You should create a poster to advertise one of the following new smart devices:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The smart toilet<\/li>\n<li>The smart sink<\/li>\n<li>The smart bath<\/li>\n<li>The smart bin<\/li>\n<li>The smart chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Option 2 &#8211; Sketch-up Smart Home<\/h4>\n<p>You are a marketing representative for a company which sells smart home devices to the public. You have been given the task of developing a video walk-through of the smart home of the future.<\/p>\n<p>Using the Sketch-up software installed on your machine you are to source a house of the future using the 3D Warehouse and then create a fly-through of the house, highlighting all the smart home connected devices which can be deployed within the home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There will be no marks given for the design of the house itself, so don&#8217;t spend time making your own house (though feel free to download Sketch-up at home and make one if you like).<\/p>\n<p>All the marks will be awarded for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any text based commentary (using 3D or other text)<\/li>\n<li>A voice-over commentary.<\/li>\n<li>Your ability to produce a professional standard video.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Extension &#8211; A Unity based game style walk-through could also be an option.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mini research activity Spend the first 10 minutes of the lesson Googling &#8216;Smart home of the future&#8217; and see what you find. 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