In modern offices, many automation tasks can be solved using a «smart home» system. There are many reasons for this: increasing the company's prestige, improving the comfort and working environment for employees and, finally, basic convenience.
Which system should I choose?
The Russian market offers products from many manufacturers of «smart home» systems, but we suggest considering one of the latest innovations — a wireless «smart home» system operating at a radio frequency of 868 MHz. For office premises, it provides unique opportunities and, importantly, at an affordable price, without requiring complex technical solutions for installation and configuration.
For example, if the office has already been renovated and the interior finishing is complete, you can always equip the premises with a wireless «smart home» system without disturbing the appearance of the premises. If the office address changes, the wireless «smart home» can be easily dismantled and transported to a new location.
What «smart home» solutions are most in demand in offices?
Let's consider the option of equipping the manager's office with such a system. Although, note that examples of a different scale are not excluded.
Lighting control
Just one remote control, and you have full control over the overhead lighting and other lighting devices. By the way, the function of smooth regulation of lighting power is also provided here.
Set composition:
1. Wall-mounted keypad (four-button), 2 pcs., 1898 rubles.
2. Remote control (eight-button), 1 pc., 1898 rubles.
3. Hidden radio dimmer, 2 pcs., 3148 rubles.
4. Radio relay for socket, 1 pc., 1998 rubles.
5. Radio dimmer for socket, 1 pc., 2648 rubles.
Cost of the set: 16,636 rubles (*recommended retail prices of AXICO are indicated).
Temperature control
Instead of a mechanical thermostat, a radio thermostat is installed on the heating device. The air temperature in the room is measured by a wall thermostat, with which the user can set the optimal air temperature for themselves and program its automatic maintenance and change depending on the time of day and day of the week. The wall thermostat sends signals to the radio thermostats, which in turn control the flow of hot water through the heating device to maintain the set temperature. With this solution, the microclimate parameters in the room will always remain as comfortable as possible for the user. In addition, it is possible to save energy consumption by lowering the air temperature in the room during non-working (night) hours. The window opening sensor reacts when the window is open and switches the heating to a special energy-saving mode. A similar solution is possible for electric heating.
Kit composition:
1. Radio thermostat, 1 pc., 3298 rubles.
2. Room thermostat, 1 pc., 3698 rubles.
3. Window opening sensor, 1 pc., 2998 rubles.
Price of the set: 9994 rubles.
Electronic door lock
Now you can open and close your office door as easily as your car door. Just press the button on your key fob. The central lock is the latest development in wireless door lock mechanism control. To install the device, you need to perform a few simple steps that do not require drilling or special tools. The central lock can be installed in any door where only the old lock cylinder needs to be replaced. A special central lock cylinder allows you to open the door with a key from the outside (if necessary), even if the key is inserted from the inside. False activation of the central lock or the possibility of selecting a signal code is practically excluded: 1 out of 268,435,456 options for 16 bits (65,536 possibilities) = 17 trillion possible options!
Kit composition:
1. Central door lock (key fob included), 1 pc., 11,048 rubles.
Cost of the set: 11,048 rubles.
Thus, equipping the lighting and microclimate control system and installing a central lock on the door of a company management office or a small office as a whole will cost a little more than one thousand euros.
Where else can such a system be used?
You can control all the devices described and many other additional elements of the «smart home» using a computer with pre-installed special software and a radio signal receiving/transmitting unit connected via a USB interface. Now you can control all the equipment of your «smart home» from the monitor screen.
Modern offices often have an open floor plan, and the microclimate parameters in the rooms are regulated using fan coils (ventilation closers). At the installation stage, each fan coil is equipped with a control module. When information on the configuration of the rooms appears (for example, tenants have signed an agreement for a certain area of the hall), a wireless thermostat is installed in each room. The codes of the fan coils that it should control are entered into the thermostat. When the configuration of the rooms changes (for example, the location of office partitions has changed), the number of thermostats is adjusted in accordance with the number of rooms, and then reprogramming is performed. Thus, without the need to lay wires, users can always control the microclimate in their premises.
Thanks to wireless technologies, the «smart home» has become much more accessible. And not only because of the low cost of components. Agree, any user can understand the logic of such an automation system and configure it independently.
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