Unity Systems

Unity SystemsType| Private

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Industry| Home automation
Founded| 1983
Headquarters| Redwood City, California, United States

Unity Systems was a home automation company that was based in Redwood City, California, United States, founded in 1983.[1] In 1985, Unity Systems released the Unity Home Manager which was one of the earliest home automation systems as well as one of the most successful systems. It featured a green monochrome touchscreen display with options such as temperature settings, floor plans, lighting control, the sprinkler system, HVAC control, security and general maintenance settings.[2][3] The Unity Home Manager was sold by a dealer network which consisted of small, and dedicated companies, with around 90 dealers across the United States at a point in time. Unity systems closed in 1999.[1]

## See also

* Home automation for the elderly and disabled
* Internet of Things
* List of home automation software and hardware
* List of home automation topics
* List of network buses
* Smart device
* Web of Things

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History | Unity Systems Home Manager Support" (in en-US). https://www.unitysystemshomemanager.com/original-unity-home-manager/history.
2. ↑ "A Home Automation System Decades in the Making". http://techomebuilder.com/emagazine-articles-1/home-automation-system-decades-making. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
3. ↑ "Video Tour Of 1985 Home Automation System | CE Pro Europe". http://ce-pro.eu/2015/08/video-tour-of-1985-home-automation-system/. Retrieved 2016-12-03.

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Home automation

System|

| Elements|

* Actuators
* Hardware controllers
* Sensors

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Interconnection
type|

| Wired|

* Cable (xDSL)
* Optical fiber
* Powerline
* PLCBUS
* Universal powerline bus (UPB)
* X10

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Wireless|

* Radio frequency
* Bluetooth
* Bluetooth Low Energy
* DECT
* EnOcean
* GPRS
* MyriaNed
* One-Net
* UMTS
* Wi-Fi
* Zigbee
* Z-Wave
* Infrared (Consumer IR)

Both|

* Insteon
* KNX

Network
technologies,
by function|

| Device
interconnection|

* Bluetooth
* Bluetooth Low Energy
* FireWire
* IrDA
* USB
* Zigbee

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Control and
automation|

* AllJoyn
* Bus SCS with OpenWebNet
* C-Bus (protocol)
* CEBus
* EnOcean
* EHS
* Insteon
* Luxom
* KNX
* LonWorks
* One-Net
* Universal powerline bus
* X10
* Zigbee
* Z-Wave

Data
networking|

* Ethernet
* HomePlug
* HomePNA
* Wi-Fi

Tasks|

* Audio and video
* Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
* Lighting control system
* Other systems
* Robotics
* Security
* Thermostat automation

Other|

* Costs
* Mesh networking
* Organizations
* Smart grid

See also
Home of the future
Building automation
Floor plan
Home automation
Home energy monitor
Home network
Home server
House navigation system
INTEGER Millennium House
The House of the Future
Ubiquitous computing
Xanadu Houses

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