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- Now I know if the dog has been fed
- Poissible to automate fan and lights separately with wiring for only on/off switch?
- Smart hub and smart home question.
- if you're running out of home automation projects...
- Light Switch with power ribbon?
- Best Zwave switches for the price
- Went overboard with Inovelli... But GE or Homeseer for add-ons?
- Is there a way to achieve voice activated home automation without the internet?
- I created a free app that lets you keep a log of the stuff in your home and then search for it using the Google Assistant. It is called HouseBook.
- How reliable is your router/internet connection?
- Is It possible to install un-wired switch to control an outlet
- Looking to use an occupancy sensor at the office to know when first employee arrives
- new home automation orchestrator project: homer
- Goodbye gBridge, gBridge alternatives?
- SmartShades recommendation - compatible with Google and HASSIO
- Information pointing towards a on or around d 30th March release of the Netatmo Smart Video Doorbell
| Now I know if the dog has been fed Posted: 07 Feb 2020 12:18 PM PST EDIT: updates at bottom. Updated images link with pistons! Image: http://imgur.com/gallery/cHVz26K Added a smartthings contact sensor to my dogs food storage container. Wrote a webcore piston so when it's opened it records the time the dog was fed. Also, changed my daily reminder to feed the dog based off of location and time, rather than just time (was everyday at 6pm, now that only happens if I'm home and he hasn't been fed). Also set it up with a button I can press or I can ask google if the dog has been fed and it'll notify me letting me know if he's been fed or not. Works really well as it's sometimes hard keeping track with multiple people feeding him. Also have a smartthings button to record when he has been let out, and if it goes longer than 3 hours it notifies anyone who's home to take the dog out. EDIT: Updated link with pistons in it. Codes for pistons are: 07kr & ZSOW Here's how they work: 2 pistons, one is dog fed, other is dog fed reminder. You also need a virtual switch for the phone button / google ask reminder feature. And a global variable to set status. I feed my dog at 6am and 6pm daily (or try to at least) For dog fed piston: If sensor is opened, save a variable saying dog fed (breakfast if before noon, dinner if after) and save time with it too. Every day at 12:01 am and pm the variable resets to saying dog has not had breakfast/ dinner. Now for the reminder piston: I have a virtual switch called dog fed. If it's turned on it will send out a push notification with the feed status, and then turn the switch off so it can be sent again. Every day at 6pm if I am home, in vacation mode, or in night mode it will send me a reminder to feed the dog. If he has already been fed, it won't send the reminder. If I am in away mode (or guest mode) it will set a variable true, and when I return home it will remind me then. This way I don't get a notification while I am out for dinner, and get it when I actually need to be reminded. That's about it, hope it helps and don't forget to click on the imgur link to check out the pistons! [link] [comments] | ||
| Poissible to automate fan and lights separately with wiring for only on/off switch? Posted: 07 Feb 2020 08:17 PM PST Hi All, I have a 3-wire light switch currently that just turns my ceiling fan/light on or off (no separate control). I'm fine replacing the switch and the ceiling fan, but can't do any rewiring as it's an apartment. My goal is to be able to control fan and lights separately from both the switch, if possible, and Alexa. Any ideas? Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] | ||
| Smart hub and smart home question. Posted: 08 Feb 2020 12:24 AM PST I have a google nest to control my lights and i plan on getting a amazon fire cube for streaming and to control my entertainment system (tv and sound). Im aware that if i have smart light bulbs or smart plugs that dont require a hub then i can just control them thru google but i've noticed that it takes a bit to turn things on. So my question is this, should i get a hub anyways? will it make everything faster? is there a point to it? [link] [comments] | ||
| if you're running out of home automation projects... Posted: 08 Feb 2020 12:21 AM PST i made a guide explaining the capabilities of my home automation, some may find it sad but perhaps others may find new projects to implement. have fun reading! gtspi [link] [comments] | ||
| Light Switch with power ribbon? Posted: 07 Feb 2020 01:58 PM PST I'd like the mount an old tablet on the wall beside the front door (indoors) to permanently display weather, calendar and time.. I'm looking to run a power cable (hopefully as thin as a ribbon) from under the plate up the wall to the tablet bracket. I was able to find something like this for my Google mini, but I can't seem to find anything (all my searches bring up power sockets with USB ports) Ideas? [link] [comments] | ||
| Best Zwave switches for the price Posted: 07 Feb 2020 11:09 AM PST Looking for Zwave (plus or no plus don't matter to me) paddles for a good price. I don't care about brand, but I want them to be reliable. Any recs? Years ago I had the GE toggle switches but they were around ~$45 a switch, which was way too high. [link] [comments] | ||
| Went overboard with Inovelli... But GE or Homeseer for add-ons? Posted: 07 Feb 2020 05:44 PM PST So, since the Inovelli Red Dimmers are on sale on their website (unboxed ones, that is), I ended up buying a bunch... I initially bought one of the holiday 4-packs that came with two of the Ilumin bulbs, but I like the look of the dimmers so much that I said "what the heck?" I now have 10 of these thing! Lol But I've come to the conclusion that I don't need to have full dimmer functionality in, say, my front room. I know I can use add-on or companion switches here for 3- or 4-way operation... But what ones? GE and Homeseer both have ones that should be compatible, from what I've read. Has anyone had experience with both of these that they can compare/contrast? Or any hang-ups I should know about either when used with the Inovelli dimmers? Are there any alternate suggestions for add-on/companion switches? [link] [comments] | ||
| Is there a way to achieve voice activated home automation without the internet? Posted: 07 Feb 2020 05:37 AM PST I understand Google, Alexa or Siri would need the internet for speech synthesis. But is there any option out there that can use a local solution for speech recognition? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 07 Feb 2020 07:13 AM PST Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=chenige.chkchk.wairz iOS - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/houselog/id1489866496?ign-mpt=uo%3D2 I just released the iOS version of this app a few days ago. Basically, it is an app that helps you in a few ways. It lets you keep track of the things in your house for insurance purposes in case of a fire or some other disaster. It can be used to help you remember where your stuff is. Everything is automatically backed up to the cloud. It also has a few cool home automation applications. Once you have entered in all of your stuff and its location(down to cabinets and shelves), you can tell the Google Assistant to "Ask HouseBook where my umbrella is" and it will respond with "Your umbrella is in the top shelf of the entryway closet." Or think about when you are making a smoothie and you forgot where the blender is. You can just say "Hey Google, ask HouseBook where my blender is." and it will say "Your blender is in the bottom drawer of the cabinet by the sink." You can also share your house with others(Android only for now. iOS coming soon). This can be used for things like.... - An AirBnb host sharing their house with a tenant. Maybe the tenant needs to know where extra toilet paper is, if the house is going to have pots and pans, how to set up the hot tub etc. - Sharing your house with a babysitter coming over so they know where things are. - Showing your collection to a friend. - A museum documenting their pieces. etc. I think this has the potential to be a pretty big idea and I am just getting started with it. Please let me know if you have any Suggestions/Feedback/Feature Requests/Bug Reports. Also, 5 star ratings are a big help. :) My Current priorities
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| How reliable is your router/internet connection? Posted: 07 Feb 2020 10:12 AM PST So I'm just getting started with home automation yet. I have a Dyson air purifier, a few Hue bulbs, and am about to order some Simplisafe stuff. It got me thinking though, how reliable are most home connections these days? If I'm abroad and I can't log in to anything system at home, it could be because the router has died, the ISP is having problems, my house has been burgled, or my house has burnt down. It just seems like a single point of failure. Apart from getting a second 4G based connection or similar, is there anything that I can do to prevent/monitor/recover-from-failure? And has anyone had any problems around this? [link] [comments] | ||
| Is It possible to install un-wired switch to control an outlet Posted: 07 Feb 2020 12:26 PM PST Hey everyone, I'm new to this sub and would love some input from you. I am interested in adding under cabinet lighting in my kitchen. I am not interested in using Google or Amazon to turn it on. I would like a good old fashioned switch. The problem I foresee, is wiring it. Where I want the switch - is not where it would be easy to wire. Overall Kitchen Shot So the switch is to the left of the back door. Currently the 3rd switch on the bottom right turns on the recessed can lights. What I would like to do is replace the single witch with a new switch that has 2 rockers on it. One that will continue to turn the hard wired can lights on and off, and the other one that will turn the new under counter lights on and off (wireless?). I have outlets under the cabinets in 3 locations. I can easily switch an outlet out and use a plug-in style under cabinet led lighting system, but i would rather not have to manually turn them on and off at that location. So I was wondering what you would recommend for this situation. Is there a "wireless" double rocker plate switch that will pair with a new outlet that could be toggled by the switch? The only thing I have that would fall into the home automation category is a Logitech Harmony Hub. But I really don't want to have to use my phone to turn lights off, or talk to my kitchen. edit - I should add the switch that controls the can lights is a three-way switch. There is one on the other side of the kitchen that will turn the lights on and off as well. [link] [comments] | ||
| Looking to use an occupancy sensor at the office to know when first employee arrives Posted: 07 Feb 2020 11:30 AM PST I was looking at the SmartThings Arrival Sensor recently and wondered if I could use that to keep tabs on employee arrival and departure when I'm not there. I don't think a camera is necessary, but if there was a sensor that could detect when the room was first occupied in the morning, it would let me know what time the first employee came in. If it logged that in an app or even sent me an alert, that would be great. I don't need it logging activity the rest of the day, but if it was able to log when it stopped seeing activity, that would be lovely. Any thoughts on what sort of equipment I would need to make this happen? Edit: The assumption seems to be I don't trust the employees. If I didn't trust them, I would use cameras or track at the network level. I'm looking for something to utilize should I need it. I hope not to. I also like the idea of being notified if there is access at hours there shouldn't be. Or if the opener doesn't open, I can figure out plan B for getting other employees in. And even if it was solely to keep tabs on my employees, do you think I'm the only one doing that? How many of you wear badges and swipe in to your workplace? [link] [comments] | ||
| new home automation orchestrator project: homer Posted: 07 Feb 2020 06:11 AM PST although the project is still early in development stages, i still wanted to make the announcement; https://github.com/bonesoul/homer what is homer? homer is code-first home & office automation system allowing complex interactions between accessories. why? I know that other great projects exists like homeassistant.io, homebridge.io and so. As current so called "home automation" systems are actually just "home information" systems, I needed a real "home automation" system where IoT stuff can interract which each other and respond to stuff happening at your home/office. Even more homer allows you to develop complex virtual orchestrators that can command stuff together. the project is still in early development stage and i'm currently implementing support for apple's HAP. contributions welcome. [link] [comments] | ||
| Goodbye gBridge, gBridge alternatives? Posted: 07 Feb 2020 05:32 AM PST
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| SmartShades recommendation - compatible with Google and HASSIO Posted: 07 Feb 2020 08:14 AM PST Hey guys, I've been trying to get the FYRTUR for my new house... but it looks like I'm gonna have to go with another brand. What do you recommend? [link] [comments] | ||
| Information pointing towards a on or around d 30th March release of the Netatmo Smart Video Doorbell Posted: 07 Feb 2020 06:55 AM PST
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