Home Automation Never assume the wire colors match the LED strip |
- Never assume the wire colors match the LED strip
- Is there a device to track when pets are let outside?
- Unable to get GE motion sensor to be detected. Any trick to get my Aeotec z wave stick to finalize the installation?
- CES 2020 Smart Home Edition - Wireless power is coming to smart home devices this year.
- How do I setup OpenHab with Konnected?
- Which protocol will be cheapest for a rpi zero iot network?
- What is your preferred brand of motion sensor?
- Nanoleaf alternatives
- Door left open sensor / chime
- Novostella Smart Outdoor Lights vs Philips Hue Lily's Review
- Smart(er) Dog's water bowl
- Home Automation Company True Test of Professionalism
- 3-Way Switch Turning Lights off in Different Rooms
- Looking for IP cameras for local use (no internet access) for CCTV system
- Motion sensor + light sensor recommendation
- Use Hue Bulb to indicate commute traffic
- Under Furniture/Bed lighting ideas.
- Flamp - The floating shelf and smart light in 1!
- Zigbee Controller for non smart Lights
- Not exactly automation, but there is something great about the machine voice confirming laser power up
- AHLC821-Z-ZLL Dimmer my be controlled via Philips Dimmer Switch, but not through
- Building a house from scratch, and automation is on the cards. Confused about what to use for lighting.
- Patch panel for LED lights?
- Simple temperature and leak sensors
| Never assume the wire colors match the LED strip Posted: 10 Jan 2020 06:15 AM PST
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| Is there a device to track when pets are let outside? Posted: 10 Jan 2020 05:01 PM PST I'm wondering if there is a device that you can put on your dogs collar with a sensor of some kind on the door that tracks when you let your dog in/out. I would like to have something like that to send data to a phone or display like an echo show that could show you when the dog was out last. Is this something that already exists as a product or as a raspberry pi project or is it wishful thinking on my end? [link] [comments] | ||
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| CES 2020 Smart Home Edition - Wireless power is coming to smart home devices this year. Posted: 10 Jan 2020 09:26 AM PST
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| How do I setup OpenHab with Konnected? Posted: 10 Jan 2020 08:56 PM PST I'm using 3 zones which are all motion sensors (Front Bed, Hall, Master) and a alarm. I'm trying to test them out with Openhab but it doesn't do anything when I turn on the sensor. I could really use some help, If I need to give some more info please let me know thanks! [link] [comments] | ||
| Which protocol will be cheapest for a rpi zero iot network? Posted: 10 Jan 2020 08:54 PM PST I am trying to build most of my home automation network with a home assistant hub running on an rpi3 and different sensors and switches running on rpi zeros with sensors attached. Rpi zero don't come with WiFi by default so I get the opportunity to choose what protocol I want to use for my home! What communication protocol would you recommend based on the following guidelines: 1. Cost of sensors and transmitters 2. power efficiency 3. range 4. speed 5. reliability I don't imagine that I will be passing large packets of information other than states of devices and on/off. Additionally, I probable won't need to communicated further than 5000 square feet. [link] [comments] | ||
| What is your preferred brand of motion sensor? Posted: 10 Jan 2020 08:20 PM PST I'm looking at doing some "true" home automation using motion sensors. I've read some posts on here about people using motion sensors to turn on specific lights. What brand do you use and why did you choose it? for some background: I'm looking at diving into some automation I can do while still in an apartment. I'm familiar with Python, so I was looking at using Raspberry pi as a hub. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 10 Jan 2020 01:43 PM PST Hi guys, I'm looking for some nanoleaf alternatives that you use and make your gaming station look amazing. Let the ideas flow! [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 10 Jan 2020 11:02 AM PST I have door sensors in my home, but looking for one that is similar to the one on my refrigerator for when the pantry door is left open. Our pantry door was cracked open and our dog got in and ate a bunch of chocolate. Trying to avoid that again! [link] [comments] | ||
| Novostella Smart Outdoor Lights vs Philips Hue Lily's Review Posted: 10 Jan 2020 02:23 PM PST
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| Home Automation Company True Test of Professionalism Posted: 10 Jan 2020 08:20 AM PST If you, like I, are building a home from scratch; you will want to consider Home Automation. I did and have finally selected the brand, company, pre-wire strategy and installers. In doing this extremely complicated and stressful task, I interview five companies. Four local and one out of state. I got quotes from all five companies. I had detailed conversations with all companies. I told all companies I was looking at all my options and their competitors. I eliminated two companies at the beginning for bad mouthing there competitors. One actually told me he had the system in his personal home and it went down every month. He was trying to sell me on another brand. The last three companies I had them all quote the exact same equipment, job, and time frame. Seems that is way to hard a task for Home Automation Companies to do. You see, it is much easier to change equipment so a consumer can't do an apples to apples comparison. I choose one company. I called them and said they got the bid. I then did something I now regret. I contacted the other two companies and told them they did not get the bid. Both of the losing companies sent me an email that was, lets say, less professional then they were when they were in the running. I will be honest, that bothered me. That is not the way to do business nor is it the way I did business. So remember my experience, I don't think it will be to uncommon. My only regret is I wish I did more pre-wiring, had more time prior to the drywall going up and interviewed these companies about two months earlier. You can ask me any questions about the job. Hope I save any of you some stress and disappointment. [link] [comments] | ||
| 3-Way Switch Turning Lights off in Different Rooms Posted: 10 Jan 2020 04:53 PM PST
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| Looking for IP cameras for local use (no internet access) for CCTV system Posted: 10 Jan 2020 01:19 AM PST Hi All, I'm looking for new cameras to build a CCTV system. I'm planning to use motionOS and integrate into an existing HA envinronment once the CCTV part is setup. The HA solution is isolated from the internet, foreign cloud solutions are not possible. And because China cameras all run exclusively with their Crap Apps or worse crappier PC software nowadays, I cant seem to find what I'm looking for. And I hope you might be able to point me in the right direction. Requirements: Absolute MUST NOT: Ideally I'd be looking at some nice wideangle domes, one slightly more narrow angle dome. All outdoor of course. And if avaialble i'd take a PTZ outside dome with optical zoom if available, but thats optional. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! :D [link] [comments] | ||
| Motion sensor + light sensor recommendation Posted: 10 Jan 2020 11:17 AM PST I'm slowly moving towards a more automated household. I like having a motion sensor turn on the lights, but I'd like to find some way to set that up so it'll only turn lights on if it's actually dark outside. I don't think there's much point in the motion sensor triggering lights to go on if it's bright and sunny inside the house. Has anyone done something like that before? Any recommendations on how to do it? I originally thought that trying to find a light sensor, then setup a trigger to only turn lights on if the motion sensor detection detects something AND the light sensor detects that it's dark, but I'm not sure how to do that, and I haven't been able to find a light sensor that I think would work. I've got Phililps Hue lights I'm working with, and I'm trying to do everything in the Google Home app, though if it's an automated trigger I don't care what app I need to use. [link] [comments] | ||
| Use Hue Bulb to indicate commute traffic Posted: 10 Jan 2020 08:03 AM PST I saw someone mention in a comment how they used a hue bulb to show green yellow or red for their commute in the morning but I can't find anything about how to set it up. I used to use a stringifty flow to show if my commute was over 30 minutes in the morning but that service is depreciated. I have the hue bulbs and smart things. I can get some additional hardware if needed. I'm looking for a winter project. Thanks [link] [comments] | ||
| Under Furniture/Bed lighting ideas. Posted: 10 Jan 2020 09:58 AM PST Currently redoing a baby's room. We would like to add some accent lighting in for late night visits. My idea was LED strip lighting under the crib, and on the opposite side of the room, under the dresser. I currently do not use any smart lighting at all at home. Don't utilize Alexa, Google. Mostly an Apple house but no HomeKit in action. I do have Wyze devices though (which I love!) So my current thought is to get some dumb LED strip lighting, plug into a Wyze plug (2 total, one on each side of the room) and use a Wyze Motion sensor, so if it senses someone walk through the door, it flicks on the accent lighting for 10 minutes. After looking into this I think RGB would be cool, were I could use a remote/app and set the color, and then whenever my Wyze Plugs provide power, they light up in the last used color. But not sure which strip lighting will turn on when power hits it, compared to having to hit ON on the remote after power is returned. I'm trying to find a way to add lighting at night, without using the overhead light. Open to ideas! [link] [comments] | ||
| Flamp - The floating shelf and smart light in 1! Posted: 10 Jan 2020 01:23 PM PST Okay so just another idea - I Call this guy 'Flamp' or 'F-Lamp' - It is a combination of a floating shelf and a lamp - usb powered for temporary hardwiring and battery life of a few hours unplugged - and temporary mounted with double sided mounting tape. Mainly as a heuristic to see where more permenant mood wired lighting would go - but can also hold it's own as a semi-permenant lighting fixture. Any thoughts? [link] [comments] | ||
| Zigbee Controller for non smart Lights Posted: 10 Jan 2020 12:43 PM PST Ireland based (so the same electrics as uk) Hi guys I need your advice. I plan on getting my home rewired and I plan to use Philips hue bulbs but I know there will be LED strips and other lights that won't take a hue bulb. Do I just request that the electrician installs a zigbee controller to allow me to control these fittings?. I have a hue hub, do I need another hub? Other options and suggestions welcome please ! [link] [comments] | ||
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| AHLC821-Z-ZLL Dimmer my be controlled via Philips Dimmer Switch, but not through Posted: 10 Jan 2020 11:49 AM PST So, this is a very strange situation. I bought this zigbee dimmer some time ago, installed it, and it was working like a charm, both in my philips hue setup, and in my smartthings setup (synced with Hue). However a few days ago things went west, and dimmer started to respond to my button clicks erratically, then it stopped responding to my app requests. But ... the strange thing is it responds to my philips hue (4 button) dimmer switch, even though it was removed from the respective group / room in Hue app. Is it possible that somehow the hue dimmer switch got paired with the dimmer directly, and causes problems for the hue & smartthings apps? Note: if I turn off the hue hub - the dimmer switch doesn't control the dimmer neither. Turning it back on fixes the problem, but only temporarily. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 10 Jan 2020 01:55 AM PST Should I use KNX for lighting or DALI? What's the difference in wiring? I talked to two vendors, one of whom uses only KNX for their installations, and the other uses proprietary Lutron for the automation network and DALI for the lighting. I am leaning towards KNX for the network, but the Lutron vendor says that KNX is insecure (a claim I find difficult to believe) and that he can enter the network in 30 minutes. He also claims that KNX lighting is hardwired and if you need to change the programming you have to change the wiring. This also sounds like BS. I've also heard that DALI is cheaper than KNX for lighting, which to me is a big draw. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 10 Jan 2020 10:47 AM PST I'm wondering if a patch panel is overkill/possible for connecting a bunch of LED light strips to controllers. Also, if it's possible, suggestions for a keystone to use? [link] [comments] | ||
| Simple temperature and leak sensors Posted: 10 Jan 2020 10:10 AM PST Looking for simple solution to monitor temperature and leaks in my home while on vacation. Would Smart things be best or a dedicated monitor. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
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