This project started when I first saw Eureka on SyFy Channel. Jack Carter the sheriff lived in a S elf A ctuated R esidential A utomated H abitat or SARAH for short. I am not going to bore you with the contents of the show or anything else. So lets get down to business.
You might recognize it from Star Trek © . You don't have to buy a high dollar Touch Screen monitor, We can modify one, by adding photo diodes, and LEDs into the bezel.
Fig.2 - This is a mess! Fig.3 - Local Control Lets start with normal house wiring. Main -> Circuit Breaker -> Outlet(s) You can update this by replacing standard sockets with smart sockets or Relay Controlled sockets. You can install relays one per circuit at the main box.(this requires less control wiring), as most of the control wiring is in the control cabinet. So now we have this: Main -> Circuit Breaker -> Relay(s) -> Outlet(s) What ever you do you don't want to end up with a mess like this See Fig.2 .