The present project consists in the construction of modular didactic trainers with Z-Wave technology to build a Digital Home and in the development of didactic material or didactic units in relation to the developed trainers. All this will be done under Creative Common Recognition licenses by 4 European schools in a collaborative way. This system is applicable to both, new and old buildings, without refurbish since Z-Wave is a wireless home control system. In addition, digital housing can be controlled from any current or future technological device (computer, phone, tablet, remote control, etc.) and from any part of the world, which is ideal for our international project in order to intervene in the trainers of foreign partners. The system will also be able to make own decisions for the security and energy management of housing. Among all the technologies available in the market we have chosen a solution that offers a meshed topology where the nodes help others to improve radio coverage and with standardized solutions adopted by different manufacturers, so that the ecosystem of devices (sensors and actuators) available is as diverse as possible, without relying on few suppliers. The project represents a compromise between innovation and a reasonable budget. The educational trainer with Z-Wave technology can be integrated with modules with EnOcean technology, as it is more environmentally friendly, having a reduced consumption and obtaining energy from any element that can provide it. The system is optimal to be developed by the students with the coordination of their teachers, because this knowledge is associated to many companies worldwide in order to promote the labour insertion of students. The modules to be used are affordable enough to build the entire didactic trainer. The didactic trainer will be accompanied by some didactic units, which will allow the students to practice in them. The didactic units will be sufficiently documented, as to be extended, reprogrammed, etc. with the intention to give a focus of future and sustainability to the project. These didactic units will be of general use under Creative Commons licenses of Recognition, being able to be accessed by any other educational centre as well as the professional sector that demands it to the vocational schools. They will be freely distributed, as well as possible improvements and modifications. The project will be divided into four parts, where each partner will make one. Once every module is assembled, each partner school will have a complete didactic trainer, with its related didactic units. The realization of the project will be done by: our Centre, CIFP Ferrolterra-España, I.T.I.S. L. Da Vinci-Italy, Berufskolleg Tecklenburger Land-Germany and Second Epal Neas Ionias Volou-Greece, all well-known centres with technological and linguistic competences and a definite commitment and support in the realization of the project. At the end of the project, it will be announced in different media of the different countries, indicating that it can be visited by the general public. It will attend fairs and conferences of home automation and educational sectors to give a greater diffusion of the project. This project, which will now be presented, will involve a deep internationalization of the component vocational schools, closer ties of cooperation, a combination of CC teaching materials and common methodologies with other European schools, as well as improving the linguistic and technological competences of all of us.
The aim of the project and Results Home automation prototypes have been built in all partners with Z-Wave technology to simulate a Digital Home and teaching material associated with these trainers have been developed: 12 teaching units, with 12 videos that describe these units step by step and 12 downloadable digital e books and with QR codes for viewing on mobile devices. All this has been carried out under Creative Common Recognition (BY) licenses by the 4 European centers collaboratively. In the case of didactic units, the Creative Common Recognition (BY) and Share Alike (SA) license has been extended, so that other educational and / or professional centers can modify them according to their needs, if they are shared equally in order to extend the sustainability of the project and its impact. The prototypes are also available for companies or professionals who demand their use for external training with a temporary access to whoever demands it. Open and free training sessions were also organized for teachers, students and professionals on Zwave technology by specialists in that technology. The links to the materials are: To the sites with the units and videos and training session received: https://sites.google.com/site/zwavedigitalhome/ To the YouTube channel with the videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jawjfUub78rxTHWBSWgbw Ebooks and QR codes: http://anyflip.com/bookcase/amsl Profile of the participants: The trainers, their programming, the units, the translations and the recording of the videos have been developed collaboratively by the teaching staff with their respective Vocational Training students in the 4 educational centers. To carry out the project, our Center, CIFP Ferrolterra-España, I.T.I.S. L. Da Vinci-Italy, Berufskolleg Tecklenburger Land-Germany and Second Epal Neas Ionias Volou-Greece, all well-known centers with technological, linguistic training and a firm commitment and support, have worked in it. Technological innovation: The Z-Wave technology chosen is innovative because it is wireless but with a working frequency of 868MHz (different from that of Wi-Fi, and therefore without interference with it and with better propagation being a lower frequency) and accessible from any mobile device . It is a meshed technology, which gives the system great robustness and coverage, is multi-manufacturer, with high compatibility (> 2500 devices and> 700 Z Wave Alliance members) and is relatively affordable. All this makes Z-Wave technology an emerging technology in implementation in the domestic sphere and with demand for installers in the labor market today. The project represents a compromise between innovation and reasonable budgets. The didactic trainer with Z-Wave technology will be integrated in the future with modules with EnOcean technology, since it is more respectful with the environment, having a reduced consumption and obtaining energy from any element that can provide it. The system developed can make decisions today for the management of housing, both security and energy savings. Dissemination: The project has been widely disseminated by all partners in social networks, web pages of the member centers, radio, press and television. In addition to this we have participated in prestigious fairs and congresses with a large number of public, students and companies for both physical exposure of the project and speakers to explain and disseminate the project. Methodological and international innovation: The project has further strengthened a deep internationalization of the component centers, with ties of cooperation and even friendship between them, and has also generated the CC didactic material trainers and common methodologies among the European centers, as well as improving the skills linguistic and technological of all. Impact and sustainability: The sustainability of the project is implicit in the materials developed as well as in the home automation trainers that will be used by the students every year, since the project is related to the training curricula of each country. In addition, in the case of Italy, the panels will also be used to teach practical cases of STEM professions among students and in the case of Spain as already mentioned we are disseminating in the productive sector of our regional environment the availability of panels and materials for companies and Professionals for training, with a temporary username and password. We have also agreed with the new controllers with partners such as Zipamicro, Raspberry and continue developing teaching units and related materials: heating efficiency, conditional actions based on facial recognition...