Comments on: The Basis of Design http://rampee.com/2009/06/the-basis-of-design/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:13:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ramprakash http://rampee.com/2009/06/the-basis-of-design/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Ramprakash Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:42:13 +0000 http://blog.rampee.com/?p=207#comment-23 @Ananya: The status feedback idea is a good one, although it will exclude current systems as they're already up and running without it (it would be hard to change things).. and in a place like India, cost is a major issue which makes it even tougher to change... As far as I know, people have already implemented integration of devices and appliances.. the parallel port - PC - light/fan switches were done almost a decade back. Maybe small bluetooth-switch hack? Interesting everyday problem though! @Ananya: The status feedback idea is a good one, although it will exclude current systems as they’re already up and running without it (it would be hard to change things).. and in a place like India, cost is a major issue which makes it even tougher to change…
As far as I know, people have already implemented integration of devices and appliances.. the parallel port – PC – light/fan switches were done almost a decade back.
Maybe small bluetooth-switch hack? Interesting everyday problem though!

]]> By: Ananya Vetaal http://rampee.com/2009/06/the-basis-of-design/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Ananya Vetaal Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:40:23 +0000 http://blog.rampee.com/?p=207#comment-22 []Check All []Fridge []TV []Lights []Fans []AC hehe..one of the solutions could be derived from the digital analogue of such a situation. If we could use such a control and feedback mechanism somewhere...on the door...wall..mobile phone...laptop...it could be useful... we just need to connect devices and appliances together... and this might have been implemented somewhere as well... []Check All
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hehe..one of the solutions could be derived from the digital analogue of such a situation. If we could use such a control and feedback mechanism somewhere…on the door…wall..mobile phone…laptop…it could be useful…

we just need to connect devices and appliances together…

and this might have been implemented somewhere as well…

]]> By: Ramprakash http://rampee.com/2009/06/the-basis-of-design/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Ramprakash Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:53:00 +0000 http://blog.rampee.com/?p=207#comment-21 Can get the switch done for only the lights, fans and heaters (the things which you want switched off). For the rest I think the safe trip would suffice.. ? There's more than one solution, depends on which one exactly suits your preference Can get the switch done for only the lights, fans and heaters (the things which you want switched off). For the rest I think the safe trip would suffice.. ?
There’s more than one solution, depends on which one exactly suits your preference

]]> By: Balu http://rampee.com/2009/06/the-basis-of-design/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Balu Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:56:42 +0000 http://blog.rampee.com/?p=207#comment-20 Here is a design question... Generally before I leave home I check all the rooms for any switches that are not switched off... so we have something like a master switch in the drawing room.. but my problem is I want certain power sockets like Fridge etc to remain in power and all others to remain off... so is it one master switch or two ? How can one design such a thing ? I'm sure it may be a common problem in Industrial design but just curious :-) Here is a design question… Generally before I leave home I check all the rooms for any switches that are not switched off… so we have something like a master switch in the drawing room.. but my problem is I want certain power sockets like Fridge etc to remain in power and all others to remain off… so is it one master switch or two ?

How can one design such a thing ? I’m sure it may be a common problem in Industrial design but just curious :-)

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