Home Automation

79 readers

2 users here now

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.

Warning: Working with electricity can result in injury, property damage, or even death if it is not done properly. Please keep this in mind while assisting others. If you are not sure about what you are doing, hire a licensed professional.

Rules

No abusive behaviour. This is a forum for friendly discussion; personal attacks will not be tolerated and you will be banned without warning.
Referral/affiliate links are NOT ALLOWED!
NO POLITICS! There are plenty of other communities to discuss them; this is not one.
When posting project details must be included. Posting a video or image without detail will result in a removed post and may result in a ban.
Crowdfunding links are not allowed.
Reposts, low-effort content and karma farming may be removed at the discretion of the mods. Posters may be banned without warning.

founded 11 months ago

MODERATORS

communick@selfhosted.forum

Chance to Start Over (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Anonymous_Chipmunk@alien.top to c/homeautomation@selfhosted.forum

2 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I'm moving in the next few weeks so I have a chance to start over or bring my current stuff with me. Currently we use a mix of Google Home and Alexa for voice control with HA running most of the automations. HA is running on a HA Yellow with zigbee (thread coming soon through firmware).

The VAST majority of our devices are wifi devices such as Kasa bulbs and switches, but we have a few other things like myQ for the garage door, Nest, Ring and some appliances. I've got one Aqara sensor I've added for playng with but it doesn't have a function right now.

I'm overall happy with the performance of everything, but I would like to have more stuff not reliant on wifi and the cloud. Kasa is our biggest system due to the switches and it's cloud dependent.

I'm just fishing for ideas on how you might start over or build a system with this in mind. I'm not opposed to a complete refresh or sticking to what we've got.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] criterion67@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Your Kasa switches are not cloud dependent. The TP link Kasa integration in HA allows for local (LAN) control. I've got 29 TP-Link Kasa devices (switches) and I can confirm this is in fact, true. Also, the MyQ integration is dead as Chamberlain has removed API support for 3rd parties.