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    Home Automation Girlfriend: How many sensors did you buy? Me: Yes.

    March 20, 2020

    Home Automation Girlfriend: How many sensors did you buy? Me: Yes.

    Girlfriend: How many sensors did you buy? Me: Yes.

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 04:17 AM PDT

    remodel and placement of PIR/motion sensors?

    Posted: 20 Mar 2020 01:29 AM PDT

    Taking advantage of the whole being at home and working on finishing up a remodel. What I can't figure out is an ideal way to detect presence and movement through rooms so I can then link lights to follow/lead.

    The main motion sensor I currently have is the aeotec multisensor. There's a little bit of a delay (1-2s polling) that I feel isn't acceptable, but I like the fact I can power it instead of battery.

    As I currently have everything down to the studs, and working on wiring the switches (which I haven't even dived into what brand I want to settle on there, leaning towards zwave. Lutron seems nice but not sure on price yet), I'd love input on both WHERE motion/PIR sensors should be put when it comes to hallways/bedrooms/bathrooms (humidity sensor!) and WHAT to grab. This also means door/window sensors. No alarm system currently, so I could do some reeds unless there's something better.

    A chunk of this is mostly just to get the wiring in place rather than get them all setup and finalized so I can put up the sheetrock.

    Edit: I currently have some philips hue lights, schlage locks, zwave garage door, zwave door sensors retrofitted in the non-remodel area, and it's all tied together with home assistant.

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    Dumb Switches for Ceiling Light/Fan to Lutron Caseta Smart Switches - Need Help Wiring/Compatibility

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 06:26 PM PDT

    I hope you guys like my Lego Raspberry Pi smart thermostat

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 06:42 AM PDT

    Smart dimmers on "California style" wiring

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 06:30 PM PDT

    Smart dimmers on "California style" wiring

    Hi all, I'm a smart-home newbie looking for some wiring advice. I bought a bunch of z-wave dimmers that require a neutral wire. When I opened up a few of my boxes, I found circuits without a neutral wire. Specifically:

    2-way: http://www.electrical101.com/wpimages/optional-light-switch-wiring-diagram-nm.png
    3-way: http://www.electrical101.com/wpimages/3way-switch-wiring-diagram-nm2.png

    Luckily, the wiring between the light fixture and the primary switch seems to use 3-wire NM. Is it reasonable to open the light fixture and split the neutral wire there, rather than in the switch box?

    My plan:
    - in light box, connect panel neutral to both light and switch (white wire, split)
    - in light box, forward panel line to switch (black wire)
    - in light box, connect switched line to light (red wire)

    In this scenario the switch box would get a line in, load out, and neutral, allowing me to power the smart dimmers independent of the light. Will this work!?

    I'm fine ditching the secondary switch on the 3-way circuit, but maybe I could support it by forwarding travel/neutral/ground only? https://images.app.goo.gl/AweZqc24o5Evkd8k7

    Thanks for your help!

    2-way california style

    3-way california style

    secondary switch requires only travel/neutral/ground?

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    Help Getting Started

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 02:05 PM PDT

    I am looking to build out my home relatively well with things like temperature sensors, cameras, lights, and hopefully some sort of dashboard on wall screen.

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    I do not have very much smart home experience, but technologically I am relatively well versed. I have multiple raspberry pi's, a 3D printer, and a dell r710 at my disposal. I have a good understanding of networking, (studying for CCNA). Can also solder etc.

    ​

    I am looking to keep this as DIY as possible, and need ideas on good resources / guides that can point me in the right direction. Any advice in general is appreciated!

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    Smartthings with Alexa announcements

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 03:08 PM PDT

    I just purchased the ST v3 hub and a few multisensors. I want to set some sensors up on the main doors and have Alexa announce when they are open. I added the sensors thru the ST app and it was also detected in the Alexa app. I made a skill in the Alexa app to have it announce when the sensor opens, however nothing happens. I checked, both in the Alexa app and the ST app, and both are recognizing when the sensor opens and closes. What am I missing?

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    Help me spend my money.

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 06:24 PM PDT

    Looking for help choosing LEDstrips... or something else

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 11:53 AM PDT

    Looking for help choosing LEDstrips... or something else

    Hi folks,

    I've been working on a gaming room for years and after having finally got my own place (I still can't believe it), I started placing my consoles and so on. While working on my gaming room I thought, gad this place is too bright for an old school player like me and the friends that are going to come to my place.

    After some simulations in 3D, I saw more or less what I want it to look like (ok it's a beta version and my place IRL isn't finished as you can see on the on the pic)... Which type of led light can I use to do such a thing (pic1)? Because I think the ledstrips that I see on Amazon are going to look like on the second pic, and I would like them to look like on the first one.

    Thanks in advance for your answers and excuse me for my english, this isn't my mother tongue and damn, I'm really tired ahah.

    pic1

    pic2

    irl (with a lot of things that still have to come, like the consoles in place of the figs)

    And this is a random pic cuz I love DC

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    how to add a shortcut to Siri on ios13

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 11:37 AM PDT

    How do I do this? It seems the instructions that I am using aren't current and it's not showing up. Any help much appreciated.

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    Looking for an alternative to "Home Assistant" on Windows 10

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 10:04 AM PDT

    I'm running into an installation issue with Home Assistant when trying to install it using Python on Win10. I already tried to get help their forum and discord.

    Could someone please recommend a comparable software that works better under Windows? I have Wink hub, Philips hue devices. But, willing to try another hub other than Wink.

    Thanks in advance!

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    Remote start cars (ex: Hyundai Blue Link) and garage door openers.

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 09:37 AM PDT

    Hey guys,

    I'm working on getting the auto start on my Hyundai Santa Fe synced up with my garage door opener. The Hyundai Blue Link app (which is amazing), allows you to remote start the car from the app itself or using Alexa. Problem being that I park in my garage, so I'd need to have the door open simultaneously with the car start.

    EDIT: I do have an Alexa compatible chamberlain garage door opener.

    Any suggestions on how I can have a single Alexa command open the door and start the car? Maybe a button of some sort that triggers a recording into one of my echo dots?

    Hit me with you best ideas!

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    Just getting into home automation and have difficulty identifying which smart switch to use

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 09:30 AM PDT

    So I've started getting a bunch of the Teckin products to use with the smartlife app. I would prefer to use teckin but not required but I would want to stick to the smartlife app.

    Situation:

    • Light switch in foyer is a double switch, one controls porch light (which is always on as a I have a wiz smart bulb) and second switch controls the hallway light (three way switch)
    • Bottom of staircase light switch is a double switch, one controls the same hallway light as mentioned above and the second controls the staircase light (three way switch)
    • Top of staircase light switch is a single switch which controls the staircase light as mentioned above

    I want to get the hallway light and staircase light on smart switches so I can have phone control over them as well as maintaining the use of the switch manually

    Any suggestions on which products I can use to do this?

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    Any awesome videos or info on how to set up smart lights with voice commands?

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 09:27 AM PDT

    I've spent a couple days looking around to see what are the best smart lights and assistants are.

    I would like to have colored lighting that is able to be controlled by my voice.

    From what I understand, I require an assistant and a few smart colored light bulbs. I am wondering is there anything else that goes with it, how much should I look to spend and what are the brands and devices to look out for.

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    Question on Hardware and Usage

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 09:23 AM PDT

    Just getting started on some Home Automation. My plan is to use Home Assistant on an RPi 4. Hope would be to do so basic light on/off via some presence and weather/time of day. Pretty basic but I am in an apartment right now. I have a question regarding hardware and compatibility as well as usage. I am planning on using a HUSBZB-1 stick, mainly for Z-Wave (which seems the way to go) but it also has Zigbee (sort of). The Aeotec card seems to have issues with the RPI 4.

    For the lights, I have two IKEA Portila that are on an outlet that is tied to a switch. So is it better to use a plug in outlet such as one of these two, GE Enbrighten and Zooz Zen25 or should I directly use a z-wave bulb in each like an Inovelli? Not sure the best method of work. Would like to make sure I am getting the right hardware as I move forward. Love some insights or things to avoid going forward. Thanks

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    Help: set ST light brightness level at a time

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 07:26 AM PDT

    Perhaps I can't do what I want with the Smart Lighting automation controller in SmartThings. I have a light that have configured to be automated by a motion sensor. I would like the brightness level to vary during the day, but I can't seem to set the brightness level without actually turning it on at a time and then turning it back off one minute later. How can I do this? I might like more gradual steps, but here are my three automations

    1. Turn on light with motion sensor from 6:30am-11pm
    2. Turn on and set brightness to 100% at 7:15am (turn off at 7:16)
    3. Turn on and set brightness to 10% at 7pm (turn off at 7:01pm)

    However this (annoyingly) flashes for one minute twice a day...as mentioned I would also like to configure a single rule with gradations (which I suspect the rule I am after would support). Any pointers?

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    Is there an NVR built to accept wired, wireless, AND wire-free cameras?

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 06:43 AM PDT

    Doing a thesis on Home automation and need your help!

    Posted: 19 Mar 2020 06:44 AM PDT

    Hello everybody, i'm doing a thesis on home automation and really need your help

    The main focus is how can HA benefit a family.

    So, if you have a family, how has HA benefitted you? how could it benefit you in the future?

    If you don't have a family, the question still stands :)

    Thanks for your help

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