He’s using an Arduino Uno and an Ethernet breakout board to hook it up to the network. This allows him to send text messages to himself when the alarm system is armed, disarmed, or triggered.

The alarm can read RFID cards for activation and control of the device. It communicates with the front panel via an I2C bus, and it can control the opening and closing of windows or blinds.

Do you have a hard time waking up like I do? TK takes us though a simple Arduino setup that creates a sunrise alarm to help you wake up to a simulated sunrise.