It's not a written assignment. It's about a project assignment where I must write and design the project.
Assignment 1 – Home Automation Design Plan In this assignment you will be scoping the requirements for a complete smart home solution. You have a maximum budget of $150,000. You must make decisions that balance cost, quality, usability, platform interoperability and end-user experience. You will be using your own house as a case study and be looking to augment its existing systems to make it smart. Note that Assignment 2 will build upon Assignment 1, so be comprehensive and realistic with your proposal. The purpose of this assignment is to expose you to different commercial home automation / smart home technologies in an authentic scenario. By planning a realistic smart home, you will get a sense of what is required, what technologies exist, their capabilities/shortcomings, expense, and the current difficulties with integrating home automation software platforms. Undertake independent research by viewing vendor sites, watching YouTube home automation videos and asking salespeople at stores (e.g., Jaycar Electronics, JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, Good Guys, Bunnings, etc.). Assignment Tasks Create a floor plan of where you live (any open-source software will suffice). Your premises must have a minimum of two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry and outside area (i.e., a garden/yard, balcony or patio). If your premises do not meet these minimum requirements, then add additional fictitious rooms. Create eight (8) copies of your floor plan to answer the questions below: 1. Network Infrastructure – a. Label your 1st floor plan “Network Infrastructure” and outline the exact network infrastructure your smart home will require. This includes the type of network infrastructure (i.e., modem/routers, Wi-Fi mesh hubs, Zigbee hubs, Z-Wave hubs, cat5/cat6 cabling, etc.), their location and coverage. Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the smart home sensors/appliances you are trying to support. b. Provide a budget breakdown of the cost of your network infrastructure (including installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect current commercial prices with references to authoritative sources. c. Provide a 500-word description of your network infrastructure to justify your choice of equipment, technology, locations and coverage. 2. Electrical System – a. Label your 2nd floor plan “Electrical System” and outline the exact electrical systems your smart home will require. This includes the types of electrical outlets (i.e., smart plugs, smart wall outlets, power monitoring/controls, solar panels/inverter, etc.), their location and purpose. Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the smart home sensors/appliances you are trying to support. b. Provide a budget breakdown of the cost of your electrical system (including installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect current commercial prices with references to authoritative sources. c. Provide a 500-word description of your electrical system to justify your choice of equipment, technology, locations and purpose. Ensure that you are compliant with Australian laws and standards. 3. Water Management System – a. Label your 3rd floor plan “Water Management System” and outline the exact water systems your smart home will require. This includes the type of water monitor (i.e., flow meter, hot water thermostat, garden irrigation timer, water quality sensors, etc.), their location, coverage and purpose. Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the smart home application you are trying to support. b. Provide a budget breakdown of the cost of your water management system (including installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect current commercial prices with references to authoritative sources. c. Provide a 500-word description of your water management system to justify your choice of equipment, technology, locations, coverage and purpose. 4. Lighting System – a. Label your 4th floor plan “Lighting System” and outline the lighting system your smart home will support. This includes the type of lights (i.e., smart bulbs, LED strip lights, downlights, etc.), their location and controls (i.e., smart light switches, buttons, motion/light sensors, etc.). Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the purpose and feel/mood you are trying to support. b. Provide a budget breakdown of the cost of your lighting system (including installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect current commercial prices with references to authoritative sources. c. Provide a 500-word description of your lighting system to justify your choice of technology, locations, purpose and feel/mood. 5. Security and Safety – a. Label your 5th floor plan “Security and Safety” and outline the exact security and safety mechanisms your smart home will require. This includes the type of security and safety (i.e., surveillance cameras, motion sensors, window/door sensors, smart door locks, smoke alarms, air quality monitors, etc.), their location and coverage. Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the smart home applications you are trying to support. b. Provide a budget breakdown of the cost of your security and safety mechanisms (including installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect current commercial prices with references to authoritative sources. c. Provide a 500-word description of your security and safety mechanisms to justify your choice of equipment, technology, locations and coverage. Ensure that you are compliant with Australian laws and standards. 6. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) – a. Label your 6th floor plan “HVAC” and outline the exact HVAC your smart home will support. This includes the type of HVAC, their locations, controls and how they are monitored. Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the smart home HVAC goals you are trying to support. b. Provide a budget breakdown of the cost of your HVAC infrastructure (including installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect current commercial prices with references to authoritative sources. c. Provide a 500-word description of your HVAC infrastructure to justify your choice of equipment, technology, locations, monitoring and controls. 7. Appliances/Entertainment – a. Label your 7th floor plan “Appliances/Entertainment” and outline the exact appliances and entertainment your smart home will use. This includes the type of appliances (i.e., TVs, kitchen appliances, robot vacuums, washing machines, etc.), their location and purpose. Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies with the smart home sensors/appliances you are trying to support. b. Provide a budget breakdown of the cost of your smart appliances/entertainment (including installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect current commercial prices with references to authoritative sources. c. Provide a 500-word description of your appliances/entertainment to justify your choice of equipment, technology, locations and purpose. 8. Home Automation Platform – a. Label your 8th floor plan “Home Automation Platform” and outline the exact home automation platform your smart home will require. This includes the type of controls (i.e., voice assistants, tablets, apps, etc.), their location and coverage. Be sure to weigh up the appropriate technologies and whether the platform is compatible/interoperable with all of your other smart home systems. b. Provide a budget breakdown of the cost of your home automation platform (including installation costs if required). Your budget must reflect current commercial prices with references to authoritative sources. c. Provide a 500-word description of your home automation platform to justify your choice of equipment, technology, locations and coverage. Note that some of your design choices may need to be revised based on interoperability constraints between technologies and home automation platforms. Be sure to outline these constraints. Submission Instructions 1. Fill out the Griffith Assignment Cover Page. 2. Compile all your images, budgets and descriptions into a single Word document. 3. Ensure that all questions are labelled in the same order as above. 4. Include a report cover page and list of contents page. 5. Compile your references as a list at the end of your document. Use any referencing style you prefer. 6. Name your Word file with the following convention: lastName_firstName_studentNumber.docx 7. Submit your assignment via the submission link on the course website. Additional Instructions Answer each question roughly using this format: (Question Number) Floor Plan (Title) (Show locations on the floor plan) Budget (Title) Brand/Vendor Item Location(s) Purpose Unit Cost Quantity Total Source Google Google Nest Mini Kitchen Voice assistant $ 47.47 1 $ 47.47 (Link to website) Item 2 … Item n Total: $ 47.47 (Itemise costs for each component relevant to the question) Description (Title) (500-word description to explain, justify and support your answer) Note that this is a professional document, and your answers must be presented as such. Treat this as if you were operating a home automation consultancy and you were to showcase your findings to a customer. Ensure that you run a spell check on your answers and check the formatting. Plagiarism of any form will not be tolerated.