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Many household items are now supplied with remote control handsets. However, to adjust the room lighting it is usually still necessary to get ups and do it manually. This is probably because the house builder specified the lighting, and most householders are understandably reluctant to alter it. Some single channel remote control dimmers are becoming available, but they are still rather expensive.
The system described here allows up to eight channels of lighting to be remotely controlled. It has been designed to be relatively inexpensive, without compromising safety and reliability. The prototype was used as a stand-alone system, connected to lamps and fans etc.
Such a system could be helpful for persons who cannot move as easily as they would like, such as the elderly or disabled.
