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The future almost never turns out how we think it will. The much parodied “home of the future” concepts of yesteryear all had a central controlling computer at their core. Like a spider at the center of an electronic web, this computer called all the shots when it came to controlling the automated functions within the home. It was this behemoth that controlled every aspect of the automated serving of the dog’s dinner or drawing those famous motorized curtains when night fell.
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If your interest is more in the area of hacking TV-style IR remotes, have a look at Ken Shiriff’s excellent Arduino IR Library at www.arcfn.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html .
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Please remember that SHOM is not any kind of standard; it’s just something I invented to show how a slim protocol can be developed for use within a closed environment.
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In passing, it’s worth noting that even unencrypted traffic on a wired LAN can be listened to outside of your home by someone with sufficiently sensitive equipment—though such equipment is said to be very expensive.
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Many might argue that it’s bad computer science but at least now it’s not compounded by being financial folly, too!
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Trevennor, A. (2014). Smart Home Enablers. In: Experimenting with AVR Microcontrollers. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0901-1_6
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