Home Automation Playing with the settings on my RGB bulbs. �� |
- Playing with the settings on my RGB bulbs. ��
- Best home automated blinds?
- Lights flash with Caseta dimmer
- Can anyone recommend a wired or wireless IoT Button?
- Newbie looking for hub compatible with google home
- What creative thing have you used a relay for?
- Any suggestions on elegant thermostat control panel
- Automated AirBnb Room
- Connecting LED strip lights from different brands?
- Alexa and smart tv
- Trying to find the best bang for my buck on WLED compatible strip lights
- Do smart water shutoff valves exist?
- Android Widget for MyQ app?
- Smart Thermostat recommendations
- Smart remote for a garage door opener?
- Robot vacuum cleaners under $300 with smart mapping boundaries?
- August Auto-lock issue
- Smart lock - Rim latch lock
- ELI5 how can i automate sending webhooks whenever my iPhone connects to wifi? (or other alternatives to IFTTT location tracking)
- Do Innr bulbs still have the issue of them turning on/off randomly?
- Quick Newb Question about Zigbee/ZWave USB Hubs
- U.S. based zigbee device suppliers - am I just looking in all the wrong places?
- MyHome BTicino - please help a newbie out
| Playing with the settings on my RGB bulbs. �� Posted: 20 Jan 2020 09:32 AM PST
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| Posted: 20 Jan 2020 03:53 PM PST Looking for the best automated blinds for my home. Everything is on Zigbee at present but I've a Smart things hub so I could use ZWave if I need to. I need approx 11 blinds, so what's the best option and best value for money. Was thinking of going with IKEA's new smart blinds they seem incredible value. [link] [comments] | ||
| Lights flash with Caseta dimmer Posted: 20 Jan 2020 09:42 PM PST Hello. If this is not the right place to ask, my apologies. I have dimmable LED recessed fixtures controlled by Caseta dimmers (PD-6WCL). Sometimes (not always), when I flip the switch, thelights flash in a burst and then power on normally. I'm wondering if anyone knows what's going on or how to correct it. The fixtures are inexpensive but well rated on Amazon. I have these Caseta dimmers working fine elsewhere. All of the the "problem" lights all share a single circuit. Any guidance is most appreciated. [link] [comments] | ||
| Can anyone recommend a wired or wireless IoT Button? Posted: 20 Jan 2020 04:05 PM PST I am looking for a wireless (but preferably with the option to plug in for battery). Button that I can program to call an url link. A big plus if it has a light that can get turned on based off of the response from the webpage. Any suggestions? Thank you [link] [comments] | ||
| Newbie looking for hub compatible with google home Posted: 20 Jan 2020 05:36 PM PST Hello there, I'm trying to build smart lighting for my apartment that I can control using Google Assistant (scenes etc.). I live in Croatia, so my options are a bit limited. I've found a Fibaro reseller, and looking through the internet it seems their hardware is reliable (I only need dimmers and rgbw controllers), but their software is not (I see some software updates broke Google Assistant commands for some people). So, my question would be - what would be the alternative to their Home Center Lite? I know about SmartThings, seems compatible with dimmers and rgbw controllers, does it work well with Fibaro and Google? Any other hub recommendations? [link] [comments] | ||
| What creative thing have you used a relay for? Posted: 20 Jan 2020 07:09 PM PST I saw a post about using a relay board to activate an LED when the alarm is armed and it made me think. What cool things are you guys using a relay board for? I just bought a konnected gen1 and a 4 zone relay with their current sale to control my garage door openers. Wondering what else I could use a relay for! [link] [comments] | ||
| Any suggestions on elegant thermostat control panel Posted: 20 Jan 2020 10:25 PM PST On and off project, I've rigged up a space heater with some temperature probes and a relay and a Pi. It regulates based on a set-point pretty well. I'm trying to come up with a nice way to make a control panel for it in HA/Lovelace. I'm trying to avoid manually creating all the bits, looking for some kind of UI template or other suggestions. Variables:
Just to be clear I'm I don't intend for HA to do any control logic as that's a bad idea. Just send the settings to the heater via MQTT. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 20 Jan 2020 09:56 PM PST Hi All. First post here, so I apologize in advance for being a noob at this. We are automating more of our townhome and also rent out our basement on AirBnb. We have smart home technology in the rental and market it as a smart room. The issue I am running into is wanting to separate the connectivity of the two portions of the house. Two issues I would like to fix are the google speakers being interconnected (think broadcast functionality) and the ability to have smart lights in both portions of the house without the guest room being able to control the upstairs ones and vice versa. We use hue for the smart lights. We have the rental devices mainly on guest WiFi, but with the hue bridge having to be hardwired and therefore defaulted to the main internet, I haven't decided on a fix yet to fully separate the two. I am looking into getting a separate router for the AirBnb and cascading to isolate the systems, but I'm also considering going with the new nest router system to help with WiFi dead spots and wasn't sure whether that would be a good idea for that system. Any thoughts would be appreciated. [link] [comments] | ||
| Connecting LED strip lights from different brands? Posted: 20 Jan 2020 08:46 PM PST So I have a pretty specific dilemma and I can't really find answers anywhere on the internet, but I'm hoping someone on this subreddit can help me out. I recently installed these lights in my room, but unfortunately, they don't connect all the way and I can't find any options to buy the strip lights standalone. I definitely don't want to buy another full set of lights since I won't be needing a power source or remote and I'm not really looking forward to spending more money than I need to. Can I use a different brand of strip lights rather than having to buy the same entire product from the manufacturer? From what I've seen, they don't offer any options to buy just the light strips, but I know there are plenty of other manufacturers that will sell what it is that I'm looking for. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 20 Jan 2020 08:30 PM PST Is there a way to connect my samsung smart tv and my amazon echo without using a seperate hub? Currently im using smart remote but that can only turn the tv off not on. [link] [comments] | ||
| Trying to find the best bang for my buck on WLED compatible strip lights Posted: 20 Jan 2020 08:00 PM PST So basically what the title says. I dont have a lot of experience with Aliexpress, I already know the shipping takes a little while, which I'm okay with. After seeing some posts I'm really interested in putting some WLED lights around the house. I know all of the controllers and power supplies I need, but I'm having trouble picking the LED strips. I want some that will do a full range or color, "Dream Lights" basically. [link] [comments] | ||
| Do smart water shutoff valves exist? Posted: 20 Jan 2020 01:45 PM PST Just got Home Assistant successfully setup (yee haw) and getting my feet wet so to speak with home automation. I was wondering if anyone has come across smart valves so I can remotely turn water off to my outdoor plumbing fixtures such as hose etc. I've found a number of smart leak kits online but these all seem expensive because they focus on leak detection which is not what I am looking for. I just want a valve that I can trigger to open and closed. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 20 Jan 2020 05:54 PM PST Any way of getting a widget to Open/Close the garage door with MyQ??? [link] [comments] | ||
| Smart Thermostat recommendations Posted: 20 Jan 2020 10:21 AM PST I am trying to decide on what smart thermostat I should buy. My heating/cooling set up is this. I have a 3 zone (3 thermostats) oil baseboard register heating system. I also just installed a heat pump system (two wall units on the main level, and 3 ceiling vents upstairs in bedrooms) The system is a Daikin and the wall units I believe are CTXG12QVJUW, I'm not sure the model upstairs but it has a receiving unit for the remote in the hallway. I know the wall units have a board that can be added to them to allow wifi access. Eventually what I would like is to have the system programmed to read the outdoor temp and if below X then the oil takes over to get temp Y and if above X let the heat pump handle it. My plan is to use HomeAssistant to automate my home. So I need a thermostat for my basement, this zone has no heat pumps and the thermostat is broken, so I want to get something that would work well with the eventual setup and plan I have. I like the look of Nest but I would prefer something that doesn't rely on the cloud. I don't want anything in my home automation setup to go down if I lose internet connectivity. I prefer it to be all local. What do you all suggest for me, what are your favorite thermostats, what ones are fully local if any, what has good homeassistant integrations? Has anyone set up a dual heating system like I'm attempting? Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||
| Smart remote for a garage door opener? Posted: 20 Jan 2020 05:10 PM PST | ||
| Robot vacuum cleaners under $300 with smart mapping boundaries? Posted: 20 Jan 2020 01:21 PM PST Been looking at robot vacuum cleaners for awhile now. Only issue is I have a dog and a specific place in my house with a potty pad where he can go take a leak if he needs too and don't want the vacuum running over that area. I've seen a few models with smart mapping that allows for setting boundaries but everything I've found are $500+. There are plenty of cheaper models but I've yet to find one under $300 that allows setting boundaries in their app. Putting down boundary tape is not an option unfortunately because my landlord doesn't want things stuck on the floors. Anyone have any recommendations? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 20 Jan 2020 05:06 PM PST Does anybody else have an issue with their August smart lock automatically locking itself immediately after auto unlocking? It unlocks, beeps, then locks itself again immediately. In the logs, it never shows the unlock, it just shows that it was locked. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 20 Jan 2020 12:46 PM PST Hi, is there any smart rim latch locks on the market And if so are they any good? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 20 Jan 2020 10:17 AM PST Hello kind people, Currently i use IFTTT on my iPhone for stuff like: IF i leave gps location THEN send web request to turn off smart plugs. I am now looking for an alternative solution, due to privacy concerns of being constantly tracked and due to gps draining my iphone battery. For example, can i program or buy something to set up in my home that monitors whether or not my phone is near to send web requests? (e.g. tracking if my iphone is connected to my wifi router, or monitoring a sent-out bluetooth signal that my iphone automatically can connect to) If needed, I have a raspberry pi, but i've never used it and my knowledge is limited. If someone could provide me a brief guide (explained to me like i'm 5), with how to even start and what would be needed, that would be very helpful! Thank you [link] [comments] | ||
| Do Innr bulbs still have the issue of them turning on/off randomly? Posted: 20 Jan 2020 08:12 AM PST Has been an issue mentioned in some Amazon reviews and it made me sort of step back from buying them over Philips Hue. Did they fix it meanwhile? [link] [comments] | ||
| Quick Newb Question about Zigbee/ZWave USB Hubs Posted: 20 Jan 2020 02:19 PM PST Hey everyone. Quick question. I'm looking at buying my "starter kit" for home automation. I'm looking at getting the GoControl USB Hub (https://www.amazon.com/GoControl-CECOMINOD016164-HUSBZB-1-USB-Hub/dp/B01GJ826F8/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=Z-Wave%2FZigbee+usb&qid=1579558614&sr=8-5). My question is, does these USB hubs basically turn my entire wireless network into a "mesh hub" or does the USB stick need to be located close to the devices? I have WiFi coverage over the entire house but the Pi with the USB hub will be located some place out of the way. [link] [comments] | ||
| U.S. based zigbee device suppliers - am I just looking in all the wrong places? Posted: 20 Jan 2020 01:37 PM PST I know I know, I'm impatient. But I don't feel like waiting 30 days for the slow boat from China. Are there any US based suppliers of zigbee devices (temp/humidity/motion/contact) or should I just suck it up and Ali Express it? [link] [comments] | ||
| MyHome BTicino - please help a newbie out Posted: 20 Jan 2020 01:29 PM PST Hi everyone I recently bought a new apartment currently under construction which will apparently have an automation system from a brand called BTicino. The system would be called MyHome. The builders are telling I will be able to control my blinds, lights, heating. I have a few apple devices and asked the construction company if this would be compatible with Apple HomeKit which I think looks pretty neat, and I'd generally like to buy some additional devices such as a security camera which is linked to HomeKit / can be controlled from my iPhone. I'm surprised they're saying it's incompatible because I found a section on apple HomeKit on BTicino's own website through a simple google search... Does anyone have experience with this company? Looking for any insight! Thanks. [link] [comments] |
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