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Raspberry Pi 3 based home automation with Node.js and React Native

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Re: Raspberry Pi 3 based home automation with Node.js and React Native

#11

Post by Raphmedia »

dvh wrote: post #3

I'm gonna repost comment made by niftich half year ago because it's spot on: Internet of Things isn't about people hooking up jailbroken Kindles to one-way mirrors to show the weather. It's not about Ardunios and Raspberry Pis being used to collect some data, move some servos, and make a blog post about it. It's about big money to be made by introducing new monetization channels in places there were none before.

Big corporations are not responsible enough to do IOT. We all know what would happen. Tracking, analytics and ads.

Re: Raspberry Pi 3 based home automation with Node.js and React Native

#12

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pjc50 wrote: post #9
maxerickson wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What does that have to do with the link?

The phrase "IoT" when used by techies refers to things like the link. The phrase "IoT" in a business content refers to things like Amazon Dash; the purpose is not related to helping the user in ways other than monetisation.

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Re: Raspberry Pi 3 based home automation with Node.js and React Native

#13

Post by maxerickson »

pjc50 wrote: post #9
maxerickson wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What does that have to do with the link?

The phrase "IoT" when used by techies refers to things like the link. The phrase "IoT" in a business content refers to things like Amazon Dash; the purpose is not related to helping the user in ways other than monetisation.

I understand that. The link doesn't present itself as being internet of things.

(It's even about leaving the internet out of connected devices)

Re: Raspberry Pi 3 based home automation with Node.js and React Native

#14

Post by fit2rule »

redsummer wrote: post #5

I managed to get bilingual voice activation (Alexa and Siri/HomeKit - maybe Google Home in future) working with Home Assistant, homebridge, pi-mote, raspberry pi 3 and four energenie sockets. (In the US I guess you could use etekcity sockets) https://home-assistant.io https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge https://energenie4u.co.uk/catalogue/product/ENER314 https://energenie4u.co.uk/catalogue/product/ENER002-4 I would…

Why not distribute the image as a one-off rPi bootable?

Re: Raspberry Pi 3 based home automation with Node.js and React Native

#16

Post by 0xfeba »

pjc50 wrote: post #9
maxerickson wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What does that have to do with the link?

The phrase "IoT" when used by techies refers to things like the link. The phrase "IoT" in a business content refers to things like Amazon Dash; the purpose is not related to helping the user in ways other than monetisation.

Eh, IoT just means devices not typically considered (having) a computer are now computers (though they likely had embedded systems in them for ages now), and more importantly--they are connected to the internet.

That it's being used for monetization (fridge ordering more milk, dash buttons, etc.) is just a symptom.

And further: "The S in IoT stands for security" [1].

[1] - https://twitter.com/shelajev/status/796685986365325312

Re: Raspberry Pi 3 based home automation with Node.js and React Native

#17

Post by 0xfeba »

Raphmedia wrote: post #11
dvh wrote: post #3

I'm gonna repost comment made by niftich half year ago because it's spot on: Internet of Things isn't about people hooking up jailbroken Kindles to one-way mirrors to show the weather. It's not about Ardunios and Raspberry Pis being used to collect some data, move some servos, and make a blog post about it. It's about big money to be made by introducing new monetization channels in places there were none before.

Big corporations are not responsible enough to do IOT. We all know what would happen. Tracking, analytics and ads.

So a bunch of small and medium companies with zero accountability are pushing out Baby Cameras, DVRs, etc. by the thousands that are all drafted into the next botnet shortly after purchase by their blissfully unaware owners.

Re: Raspberry Pi 3 based home automation with Node.js and React Native

#18

Post by chrisabrams »

deepsyx wrote: post #15

Hello and thanks for the post! I'm the author of this repo. I would be happy to answer any questions :) Also any feedback/ideas are greatly appreciated!

What type of AC / Heating does your home have? Are those two knobs in the photo the central climate control?

Re: Raspberry Pi 3 based home automation with Node.js and React Native

#19

Post by dang »

aarondf wrote: post #6

FYI: This was submitted two other times in the past 19 hours, making this the third. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13491012 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13485444

A small number of reposts are ok if an article hasn't had significant attention yet: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html. This helps give good submissions more than one chance at getting on the front page. Otherwise it's too much of a lottery.

It's too bad that the author's Show HN wasn't the one that made it, but at least the project is getting attention now.

Re: Raspberry Pi 3 based home automation with Node.js and React Native

#20

Post by deepsy »

chrisabrams wrote: post #18
deepsyx wrote: post #15

Hello and thanks for the post! I'm the author of this repo. I would be happy to answer any questions :) Also any feedback/ideas are greatly appreciated!

What type of AC / Heating does your home have? Are those two knobs in the photo the central climate control?

Hello. I have a Panasonic AC, that I'm controlling via IR LED Diode (see schematics in repo), here is the actual picture of the AC: http://imgur.com/lXHxvWt. I'm also using similar heater: http://gazifikaciya-otoplenie.uslugi.catalog.bg/images/produ..., which I'm controlling via Servo (thermostat) and a central on/off relay. Going to add a video later tonight :)
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