Show HN: My in-network Node app for controlling my kids' nightlights

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Post by ecaron » Sun, Dec 08, 2019, 10:52 PM UTC

Show HN: My in-network Node app for controlling my kids' nightlights
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Re: Show HN: My in-network Node app for controlling my kids' nightlights

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Post by z3t4 » Mon, Dec 09, 2019, 8:55 PM UTC

If you want to drop the price of equipment you can go down a level and use 433Mhz. Athough wifi chips have gotten cheaper lately and hopefully the smart home iot gadgets will keep dropping in prise.

Re: Show HN: My in-network Node app for controlling my kids' nightlights

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Post by math0ne » Mon, Dec 09, 2019, 9:01 PM UTC

I"m sure this was created for personal interest / development reasons but I thought I should mention that Home Assistant (https://www.home-assistant.io/) will do all of this out of the box.

Re: Show HN: My in-network Node app for controlling my kids' nightlights

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Post by jacquesm » Mon, Dec 09, 2019, 9:04 PM UTC

My kids get to control their nightlights all by themselves. I trust them to do this responsibly, if they're clever enough to do it so I don't notice then I'll let them get away with it. I don't feel the need to snoop on/control my children digitally.

Re: Show HN: My in-network Node app for controlling my kids' nightlights

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Post by akerro » Mon, Dec 09, 2019, 9:08 PM UTC

math0ne wrote: post #3

I"m sure this was created for personal interest / development reasons but I thought I should mention that Home Assistant ( https://www.home-assistant.io/ ) will do all of this out of the box.

And Node-RED for more advanced automations https://nodered.org/

Re: Show HN: My in-network Node app for controlling my kids' nightlights

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Post by crazypython » Mon, Dec 09, 2019, 9:13 PM UTC

Please use a language like C, D, C++, or Python. They are much more lightweight. It takes hundreds of lines of javascript to be executed to do a single "console.log."

Re: Show HN: My in-network Node app for controlling my kids' nightlights

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Post by detaro » Mon, Dec 09, 2019, 9:14 PM UTC

crazypython wrote: post #6

Please use a language like C, D, C++, or Python. They are much more lightweight. It takes hundreds of lines of javascript to be executed to do a single "console.log."

Please let people write their hobby projects in whatever language and stack they want.

Re: Show HN: My in-network Node app for controlling my kids' nightlights

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Post by rancor » Mon, Dec 09, 2019, 9:59 PM UTC

The Hue bridge is capable of this type of scheduling without any other devices. Philips simply hasn't included any useful level of flexibility in their app, so the use of All4Hue or other low-level apps is required.

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Post by penagwin » Mon, Dec 09, 2019, 10:59 PM UTC

crazypython wrote: post #6

Please use a language like C, D, C++, or Python. They are much more lightweight. It takes hundreds of lines of javascript to be executed to do a single "console.log."

> It takes hundreds of lines of javascript to be executed to do a single "console.log."

Uhh what now? It's just one line `console.log("hello")`

Re: Show HN: My in-network Node app for controlling my kids' nightlights

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Post by ecaron » Mon, Dec 09, 2019, 11:01 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #4

My kids get to control their nightlights all by themselves. I trust them to do this responsibly, if they're clever enough to do it so I don't notice then I'll let them get away with it. I don't feel the need to snoop on/control my children digitally.

I think it depends on the age. This started several years ago to give my 4 year old an "ok to wake" light, which helps considerably with sleep training.