Home Automation

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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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Motion activated lights (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by michmill1970@alien.top to c/homeautomation@selfhosted.forum

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Hi all, I'm looking for recommendations for motion activated outdoor lights. I have both Zwave and WiFi/MQTT-Tasmota in my setup. I'm replacing and old non-smart fixture, so the location already has 110v (US) power

Any suggestions or experiences with devices in your environment?

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[–] StreetSweet5357@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I have been using a Sengled ZigBee outdoor spot bulb with built in motion detector. It reports motion and will automatically turn the light on. It also has a built in timer to turn bulb off. They also sell it without ZigBee. Of course, if you turn the switch off, the motion does not work.