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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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Winter car scavenger deterrent - need ideas for parts (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by jphilebiz@alien.top to c/homeautomation@selfhosted.forum

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Hi everybody,

Last night our car was ransacked by a hooligan, we accidentally left the car doors unlocked (Subaru 2021 does not autol-ock doors..). So I wish to do a bit of automation to spook away these pesky thieves. Normally my Ring Floodlight will pick up movement and turn on the floods, but this is winter in Quebec and we have a temporary car shelter because snow is so damn annoying, click here if you have never seen one.

So what I'm thinking for a project is really simple:

Add a motion sensor inside the shelter
Add a LED strip to light up when the movement sensor pick up someone, maybe go into funky mode with a red/white blinking pattern.
I use as a primary hub SmartThings, and I have a VM running of Home Assistant
The challenge here is making this "bloody hell it's cold here" proof, we do get a few days a year up to (or down to) -40'C (or -40'F your pick this is where they meet-ish).

Anyone has suggestions for parts to make this winter-friendly? Am willing to try an ESP32 w/ WLED if that makes the most sense although never used it. Also any other ideas to do this are welcome.

Thanks!

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[–] velhaconta@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I really doubt party lights are going to be more of a deterrent than bright flood lights.

Keep it simple. Just install bright motion lights somewhere appropriate. Add a camera for a little more teeth.

You could do something with WLED and strip lights. But it sounds like you want a solution and not a project with indefinite completion date.