Home Automation Any smart version of this type of remote that I can use to assign and control smart bulbs? Haven’t picked bulbs yet, likely hue or sengled. |
- Any smart version of this type of remote that I can use to assign and control smart bulbs? Haven’t picked bulbs yet, likely hue or sengled.
- Audio on flex and other devices at the same time?
- Valentines present for my momma
- Any idea on what to use this for?
- Best video doorbell for the cold?
- LED strips and 12V requirements
- Connecting air-conditioning (splits) and fan to HA and Alexa
- Saw this in r/Minecraft, how would I do this? Op said he used HomeAssistant
- Help with flickering on Feit LED smart bulbs
- Does a powered Aeotec Multisensor (plugged in to wall) also function as a z-wave extender? (No battery)
- Exposing dumb devices to SmartThings
- Has anyone found a way to integrate Nvidia Shield with SmartThings using a regular hub (not the link)?
- How do I connect these LED strips?
- Remotely monitor heart rate on Apple Watch with Cardiogram family mode?
- Customer Research Oppurtunity
- Will RadioRa 2 Switches and Dimmers work without a Main Repeater?
- [QUESTION] Looking for a smart light dimmer solution
- Looking for a home camera that records time lapse 100% of the time
- Cheap led light bulb options?
- Smart light switches
- Help needed to automate intercom board
- Fibaro z wave RGBW module only lights up white
- Do I need a SmartThings Hub or is there a Package I can install on my rPi to turn it into a ST Hub?
- RoboVacuum
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| Audio on flex and other devices at the same time? Posted: 09 Feb 2020 05:26 PM PST | ||
| Valentines present for my momma Posted: 09 Feb 2020 08:25 PM PST My parents go out of town a lot and are increasingly worried about leaving their home without lights on, so I've been thinking about how to fix their situation and add some smart switches. They currently have an amazon echo show so I'm hoping to use that for controlling everything, they do have a ring video doorbell but I don't think that should change anything. What would you recommend to replace a two light switch plate? It's one of those square side by side ones. In the future if they choose to expand their system they have some three way light switches so I'd appreciate a brand that could also deal with that just so that they can keep everything consistent. Also being able to check it remotely is a huge plus. I'm hoping to spend less than 50 bucks if possible but I understand if that's not an option. TL;DR recommendation for a smart two switch smart device that can be controlled by Alexa and has capabilities for three way light switches [link] [comments] | ||
| Any idea on what to use this for? Posted: 09 Feb 2020 04:33 PM PST
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| Best video doorbell for the cold? Posted: 09 Feb 2020 07:32 PM PST Hi all, My in-laws are wanting a video doorbell (they're older and going up and down the stairs gets to be quite tedious), but from what I am seeing it looks like most of the doorbells only work down to ~0-5F. We, however, live in Chicago and it's not that farfetched to have a week (or two) of temperatures in that range. So this leaves me with two main questions:
These devices I am currently looking at - though I am not completely sold nor loyal to any of these.
I greatly appreciate any advice, tips, suggestions, et cetera. Much obliged! [link] [comments] | ||
| LED strips and 12V requirements Posted: 09 Feb 2020 06:07 PM PST hi all, i have a bunch of LED strips around my house, most are over 10 feet long, all powered by MiLight HW. i have one controller powering 1.3ft to illuminate a fish tank. I've noticed that the lights tend to get hot and have burned out over time. I'm guessing it's because i'm sending too much power (12V/1A) to the limited length strips. have any recommendations? is there a 12V source with low amperage i should use? thanks! [link] [comments] | ||
| Connecting air-conditioning (splits) and fan to HA and Alexa Posted: 09 Feb 2020 04:50 PM PST Hello gang, Got a house last Summer, after 35 years of renting, so yay me, anyway; I have been adding a number of lighs and plugs (mostly Lifx and KASA) with Alexa and it's working on well. We have 3 mini-split air conditioners on 3 floors, as well as a fan with a light. Both of these items are controlled via a remote; one for each mini split, and another for the fan. I have found a couple of devices; this one and this one and the question I have are: How many of these devices do I need, specifically what are the range and how do I find out that info? [link] [comments] | ||
| Saw this in r/Minecraft, how would I do this? Op said he used HomeAssistant Posted: 09 Feb 2020 04:20 PM PST
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| Help with flickering on Feit LED smart bulbs Posted: 09 Feb 2020 09:51 AM PST Hi all, I'm brand new to home automation, so apologies in advance if this is a bit of a beginner question. I recently got a pack of 4 LED Feit smart bulbs from Costco (Feit Electric Wi-Fi Smart Bulbs, 4-pack). There are 4 bulbs in my light fixture, and when I turn it on, all four of them flicker very rapidly. With my old bulbs (OptoLight 10W LED A19 Long-lasting LED Bulb) I didn't have this problem with flickering (maybe occasionally, a temporary flicker, but that was about it). The light switch that operates this fixture is an old dimmer switch. I'm thinking that might be the issue. When I turn the lights a different color other than white, the flickering stops. Should I install a new dimmer switch? (A bit daunted by this concept, haven't done anything like it before). Or get a different set of LED smart bulbs? Appreciate any advice on next steps. [link] [comments] | ||
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| Exposing dumb devices to SmartThings Posted: 09 Feb 2020 02:57 PM PST I'm looking for ideas on how this could be done. I'm a programmer so the tech/dev part isn't scary but I'm having trouble finding information on what is possible and what isn't. I have a bunch of hardwired motion sensors that I would like to expose to SmartThings. Technically they're "dumb" motion sensors, but I already connected to the cloud via a Raspberry Pi Zero W that exposes the states to my MQTT server, this has been working flawlessly for over a year. Now that I have a SmartThings hub I'd like to have those sensors usable in automations. I already found the promising MQTT to SmartThings bridge, and got it running on the Pi, but after configuring everything in SmartThings I can't add the SmartApp (lite of full) as it crashes when saving the settings. While I try to work out why saving doesn't work, I was wondering if there was other ways I could do it ? I was wondering if I could add a Z-Wave usb stick to the Pi and have that expose the sensors to the hub ? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 09 Feb 2020 02:50 PM PST Hi all, I have an Nvidia Shield and a SmartThings hub (v2). I'm trying to find a way that I can control my smart devices through the Shield. Ideally, I'd like to use something like SharpTools and have a sort of dashboard that will allow me to quickly make changes to the home. Also, for anyone familar with the latest version of the Shield, there is a Netflix button on the remote. I would like to reprogram that button so that it runs a routine. Any suggestions? [link] [comments] | ||
| How do I connect these LED strips? Posted: 09 Feb 2020 02:24 PM PST This is what the ends look like: https://i.imgur.com/18qryG1.png The brand is Stardust LEDs. From their website: Can I connect multiple LED strips? - Yes you can! The LED strips connect quickly and easily and you can connect as many as you like. Please note that there will be approximately 5" (12.7 cm) of strip with no lights due to the connectors. You can overcome this by folding the LED strip with the lights so that it is on top of the connector piece, You may need to add some extra adhesive or silicone at this point. Well I guess i'm too dumb for this "quick and easy" method lol. I tried just... sticking the two ends together? so the + matched the +, the G matched the G, etc. but it didn't work, only the first strip lit up. [link] [comments] | ||
| Remotely monitor heart rate on Apple Watch with Cardiogram family mode? Posted: 09 Feb 2020 08:10 AM PST I'm a cardiac nurse and I love everything heart related. I am interested in implementing a sort of "vitals" display for my wife and eventually my kids when they are old enough to wear the Apple Watch. According to this article, there is a way to share your Apple Watch cardiogram information with family members. My ideal would be to somehow integrate this with both my central monitoring center (this is my desk with monitors, like having a separate monitor for health data) and to receive alerts when HR >120 (wife could be in danger? Why is her heart racing? I should call her). What do you all think [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 09 Feb 2020 01:58 PM PST Hey reddit, I am a student of Purdue University, Indiana, USA. It is one of the leading research universities of the country. I am currently part of a group that is looking to develop an easy to install home security system that works with virtually any door. We would like to understand our customer base and it would really help if you filled out this anonymous survey. Thank you for your help and support [link] [comments] | ||
| Will RadioRa 2 Switches and Dimmers work without a Main Repeater? Posted: 09 Feb 2020 01:43 PM PST I'd like to install a RadioRa 2 system at home, but it is going to get expensive and I can't do it all in one shot. Anyway, right now I have 4 switches I'd like to swap with dimmers, but instead of wasting money on regular dimmers, I'm wondering if I can just buy Ra2 dimmers instead to get it started. Will they still function as regular dimmers without the main repeater? Then down the line I can purchase more equipment as we re-paint our homes interior this spring. Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||
| [QUESTION] Looking for a smart light dimmer solution Posted: 09 Feb 2020 01:15 PM PST Hello, So I have a lamp with the following bulb (https://uk.hama.com/00176547/hama-wifi-led-light-e27-10w-rgb-can-be-dimmed) and I can automate it just fine via IFTTT and also control it via the app but I also wanted to have a physical dimmer for it in case I'm not at home and someone else wants to dim it and they don't have the app or whatever. What I'm looking for is a battery powered wireless (remote) switch, preferably with touch. I'd like something that looks like this (https://imgaz2.staticbg.com/thumb/large/oaupload/banggood/images/5F/E4/8a014c0a-1f90-4e3b-ab20-6c319838df86.jpg or https://www.livoloeurope.eu/image/cache/catalog/Livolo/black/livolo-52-min-593x722.jpg) or whatever similar but it needs to be battery powered, not in-wall and no wires, basically a remote with touch and wifi. I was thinking if i can find one IFTTT compatible i can just use it with an applet to dim the bulb. Thanks [link] [comments] | ||
| Looking for a home camera that records time lapse 100% of the time Posted: 09 Feb 2020 11:45 AM PST I have a problem where my cats are sick and urinating after times outside of the litter box. I can't tell who is going outside the box so we are trying to record Timelapse video 24h day in addition to alert based recording. Does such a thing exist? Just looking for a powered cam with SD card, no POE/DVR type of system. Purchased two Wyze Pan cams and they have not defected any motion. Not sure if I want to pick up the SD cards for time lapse or just return them. I have a smart things hub [link] [comments] | ||
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| Posted: 09 Feb 2020 10:02 AM PST So I've read up a little on what's needed to start installing smart devices around my place. Most of them need a neutral wire. I wanted to start maybe we something simple like smart light switches. I took a look at the bedroom light switches and I think the white ones are neutral wires? I'm not sure. They look kinda different from some of the diagrams I've seen online. I kinda wanna be extra careful before I start buying stuff. Also another reason is because the place I'm staying at now was built in the early 80's and I've read that some only homes may not have a neutral wire running to the outlets and switches. The first 3 pics are from 3 light switches. the 4th one is for the thermostat (might want a nest too later). If anyone can tell me if I have the right wiring it'd be much appreciated. [link] [comments] | ||
| Help needed to automate intercom board Posted: 09 Feb 2020 06:07 AM PST Hey everybody. I'd like to automate my intercom (Proel PC255), neither Nuki nor Nello support it, so I opened it up and the board itself looks pretty simple:
Unfortunately I can't find any schematic on the web, so I doubt it's going to be possible to connect an Arduino to control it digitally. Te alternative I can think of is to connect to the spring and button circuits with something like a Shelly or a Sonoff and close them when I want to open the door. Does anyone have experience with similar boards and have any suggestion? Do you think I can automate this somehow? Pictures: [link] [comments] | ||
| Fibaro z wave RGBW module only lights up white Posted: 09 Feb 2020 09:42 AM PST I am controlling it using homeseer hs3pro , I have 2 25 foot runs of 24v rgbw leds (end goal would be 3 strips total) and it works, but only on white. Any thoughts? Also once I put in the third 25 foot strip I want to get a new power supply. Any brands to stay away from and would I really regret not getting a magnetic one? My electrician recommended it and I don't want to spend hundreds on one. Thanks in advance [link] [comments] | ||
| Do I need a SmartThings Hub or is there a Package I can install on my rPi to turn it into a ST Hub? Posted: 09 Feb 2020 12:42 PM PST I've been using homebridge for over a year. I have dozens of devices. Someone got me a SmartThings button for Christmas, but I saw that I need a $70 ST Hub to use it. Doesn't feel worth it for a single $15 button. Homebridge replaces the need for getting a HomePod or 4th-gen iOS device to act as a homekit hub. I also didn't need to get a Wemo Hub to make Wemo devices work with my Pi. So is there an analogous installation that would render getting an ST hub unnecessary? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 09 Feb 2020 05:42 AM PST Hey All, Another Robo Vacuum question (I know these are common). From a quick google the last post I can see was around a year ago. Most people seemed at the time to recommend the Neato D7 or the Roborock S6. While both of these are now considerably cheaper than they used to be, there doesn't appear to have been any newer versions for some time. The Roomba is way overpriced for the same features from what I can see. £555 = Roomba S65 (Amazon) So which is better/which should I get? Or are there better alternatives now? I have a mixture of Tile/Wood/Carpet throughout the house but live in a Bungalow so no extra floors to worry about. [link] [comments] |
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