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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Help! Need a wifi button pusher. (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Bigjerr2007@alien.top to c/homeautomation@selfhosted.forum

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I need a Wi-Fi enabled button pusher preferably with plug-in capability and battery but battery is not required.

I've seen things like the switchbot, fingerbot, and tuya.

If anyone has a Google capable option that would be awesome

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[–] benargee@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Google capable as in works with Google Assistant?

[–] Bigjerr2007@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Yes

[–] octopusArvelCrynyd54@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

do you want to know how many lowercase letters do i need to use?

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

I've never seen one that plugs in, and they tend to be ZigBee for this reason: Wifi is power draining.

What's your use case? Perhaps there's an alternative.

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

I believe all those options will work.

[–] Bigjerr2007@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

They're only rechargeable and don't do power pass through. Battery is only good for x amount of time

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

Use zigbee or zwave. Don't use wifi with batteries.