Automating the light in my living room
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Automating the light in my living room
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Re: Automating the light in my living room
#2is there a link to django code?
Re: Automating the light in my living room
#3You don't want to deal with wires, but still install a motion sensor into the wall?
Why not just rewire the light switch near the door to make it turn on the correct light?
Re: Automating the light in my living room
#4You don't want to deal with wires, but still install a motion sensor into the wall? Why not just rewire the light switch near the door to make it turn on the correct light?
I don't want wires in my view. In my apartment the installation for alarm is built-in, so I already have the UTP cable inside the wall.
Also the lamp I want to turn on is on the other side of the room.
Re: Automating the light in my living room
#5is there a link to django code?
Not by now, but I can share it, I'm going to check if I have to change something to make it public.
Re: Automating the light in my living room
#6I guess my approach is boring then. I replaced most of the switches with z-wave switches, added a Vera controller, added an echo dot and now it all can be managed using a browser or a phone or voice(this turned out to be greater than i expected). It's all UL certified and wired to local code so my insurer should be happy.
Re: Automating the light in my living room
#7I guess my approach is boring then. I replaced most of the switches with z-wave switches, added a Vera controller, added an echo dot and now it all can be managed using a browser or a phone or voice(this turned out to be greater than i expected). It's all UL certified and wired to local code so my insurer should be happy.
Of course you can do it that way also. I developed an app for working with Fibaro system last year, it works with z-wave. Also is possible to buy a z-wave module for raspberry pi, but then you have to buy z-wave devices. My approach is cheaper, and also help me to learn.
Re: Automating the light in my living room
#8For everyone wanting to do something similar, please consider not using a raspberry pi for something a simple as controlling a light/garage door and take a look at ESP8266 or ESP32 boards (which have wifi onboard), there's tons of tutorials online, and the price tag can be as low as $3.
Re: Automating the light in my living room
#9For everyone wanting to do something similar, please consider not using a raspberry pi for something a simple as controlling a light/garage door and take a look at ESP8266 or ESP32 boards (which have wifi onboard), there's tons of tutorials online, and the price tag can be as low as $3.
This was my first thought. In my case, I'm using an ESP8266 wired to a lux sensor and a motion sensor. I wrote some really basic code to poll the sensors and send the data via MQTT to my home-assistant.io container. HASS seemed like the logical choice given the disparate Z-Wave, Zigbee, Hue etc. devices in my home. The only challenge I didn't solve in the ESP8266 code is monitoring of its power supply (rechargeable AAs). I even 3D printed a decent-enough enclosure for the device. It looks kind of like a Dalek and a hockey puck had an unwanted lovechild.