{"id":2125,"date":"2022-03-03T15:56:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T14:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/?p=2125"},"modified":"2022-03-03T16:01:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T15:01:37","slug":"smart-home-or-home-automation-a-journey-between-differences-and-advantages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/en\/smart-home-or-home-automation-a-journey-between-differences-and-advantages\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart home or home automation? A journey between differences and advantages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just as the Internet has transformed our lives, <strong>home automation<\/strong> and the <strong>smart home<\/strong> are revolutionizing the organizational structure of our contexts. Thanks to the innovative technologies of <strong>home automation<\/strong> and <strong>smart home<\/strong>, in fact, all the environments that characterize our daily life &#8211; houses, offices, condominiums, factories &#8211; can be managed in an automated way: from remote access control, to energy saving, to security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through devices connected to the Internet we can improve the organization of our days. How? Let&#8217;s find out together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>CONTENT INDEX<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"#smart-home-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-what-are-its-advantages\" title=\"Smart Home: what it is, how it works and what are its advantages\">Smart Home: what it is, how it works and what are its advantages<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-make-your-home-smart\" title=\"How to make your home smart?\u2028\"><strong>How to make your home smart?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#home-automation-how-it-differs-from-the-smart-home\">Home automation: how it differs from the smart home<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#how-to-make-home-automation\" title=\"How to make home automation?\">How to make home automation?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#how-to-choose-between-home-automation-or-smart-home\" title=\"How to choose between home automation or smart home?\">How to choose between home automation or smart home?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20770%20513'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Home automation with 1Control products\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-1949\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-943x629.jpeg 943w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-1155x770.jpeg 1155w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-543x362.jpeg 543w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-1328x885.jpeg 1328w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-466x311.jpeg 466w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-120x80.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-240x160.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-390x260.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control.jpeg 1560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Home automation with 1Control products\" class=\"wp-image-1949\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-943x629.jpeg 943w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-1155x770.jpeg 1155w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-543x362.jpeg 543w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-1328x885.jpeg 1328w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-466x311.jpeg 466w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-120x80.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-240x160.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control-390x260.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smart-home-o-casa-domotica-1control.jpeg 1560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"smart-home-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-what-are-its-advantages\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Smart Home: what it is, how it works and what are its advantages<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Security, comfort and energy saving are certainly among the main benefits of the <strong>smart home<\/strong>. But what is meant by smart home? The <strong>smart home<\/strong> is a system that allows you to connect objects, devices and systems together, allowing them to be managed directly from an app installed on a smartphone, tablet or smart watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>smart home<\/strong> involves the use of intelligent objects (light bulbs, sound system devices, TVs, appliances) that can be started, adjusted and turned off via a device connected to the Internet. But also the opening of the house gate or the entrance door &#8211; for example &#8211; can be made smart in a very simple way (see 1Control <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/en\/solo.php\" title=\"1Control SOLO - The gate opener for smartphones\">SOLO<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/en\/dory.php\" title=\"1Control DORY - The smart electronic lock\">DORY<\/a> devices).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/en\/prodotti.php\"><img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20443'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/video-cancello-porta-EN.gif\" alt=\"Make your home smart with 1Control products\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-2128\"\/><noscript><img width=\"800\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/video-cancello-porta-EN.gif\" alt=\"Make your home smart with 1Control products\" class=\"wp-image-2128\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"how-to-make-your-home-smart\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>How to make your home smart?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> smart home<\/strong> is mainly designed to simplify home life by intervening on some targeted aspects of one&#8217;s daily life, obtaining, when possible, also important economic savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is therefore the ideal solution for partial renovations or to make only some details of the house smart. In fact, to transform one or more rooms of your home into smart it will be sufficient to replace traditional devices with connectable ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"home-automation-how-it-differs-from-the-smart-home\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong><strong>Home automation: how it differs from the smart home<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Home automation<\/strong> is the science that studies and develops all the technologies designed to improve well-being and quality of life in different contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within an environment (a laboratory, a house, an office), <strong>home automation<\/strong> is the set of systems that allow for maximum integration and customization between technologies, services and functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20843%20635'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"843\" height=\"635\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/domotica.jpg\" alt=\"Home automation and home control with 1Control\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-1975 size-full\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/domotica.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/domotica-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/domotica-466x351.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/domotica-390x294.jpg 390w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><noscript><img width=\"843\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/domotica.jpg\" alt=\"Home automation and home control with 1Control\" class=\"wp-image-1975 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/domotica.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/domotica-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/domotica-466x351.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/domotica-390x294.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The main advantages of <strong>home automation<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The ability to control every aspect via smartphone and voice;<\/li><li>The integration of all the functions of the house;<\/li><li>The complete customization of each system and function.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"how-to-make-home-automation\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong><strong><strong>How to make home automation?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to a digital wired system, <strong>home automation<\/strong> integrates numerous solutions for complete personalization controlled by smartphone and voice. <strong>Home automation<\/strong>, therefore, is the ideal solution for those who are building or completely renovating their home, as it involves numerous works that allow all the devices in the home to be concretely connected to a single control unit, specially built to ensure maximum connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"how-to-choose-between-home-automation-or-smart-home\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong><strong><strong><strong>How to choose between home automation or smart home?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the <strong>smart home<\/strong> and the <strong>domotic home<\/strong> are solutions that allow for an improvement in the quality of our life, facilitating the management and optimization of schedules, appliances and energy use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/en\/solo.php\"><img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20512'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Make your home smart with 1Control products\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-2126\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-943x472.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-758x379.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-1343x671.jpg 1343w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-466x233.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-390x195.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN.jpg 1500w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Make your home smart with 1Control products\" class=\"wp-image-2126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-943x472.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-758x379.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-1343x671.jpg 1343w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-466x233.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN-390x195.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/alexa-EN.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To choose between a <strong>domotic home<\/strong> and a <strong>smart home<\/strong>, it is essential to consider your needs, your budget and the level of customization you want to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also good to keep in mind that the numerous works carried out to make the <strong>house domotic<\/strong> or <strong>smart home<\/strong> will then be repaid thanks to the effective saving of all consumption which, thanks to intelligent solutions, will be optimized over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/en\/prodotti.php\"><img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20341'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/discover-1control-products-for-the-smart-home-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"Discover 1Control products for the Smart Home\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-2127\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/discover-1control-products-for-the-smart-home-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/discover-1control-products-for-the-smart-home-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1control.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/discover-1control-products-for-the-smart-home-943x314.jpg 943w, 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