Home automation

Guybrush · 05-22-2021, 11:43 AM

Hi banterers,

For a few years now, I've been working on our smart home. Are any of you guys working on this? What sort of services and platforms do you use?

Some current features of our smart home:

Smart lighting (Philips hue) throughout
Weather station / indoors climate & radon monitoring
Smart garage doors
Smart blinds
Real time power consumption monitoring (/automation triggers)
Google voice assistants within earshot from every room
A few security cameras
Various sensor to give alerts and control lights & heating

Something a little unfortunate is that I don't have any one platform that integrates all the services we use and do everything we want, so we use many. I think this is typical of the current state of home automation and that we may be a particularly bad example of this.

The backbone of our home is Google Home, but it's not great for automation. So we also use smartthings and IFTTT. Mostly for storing sensor data, I am also running Home Assistant in docker on a server running lubuntu. Plus we have some routines in the Philips hue app.

I really need to streamline things a little. Besides that, I am generally interested in the subject and curious if anyone else here also is.

goldendoodle · 05-22-2021, 01:16 PM

No, I am a paranoid curmudgeon and want none of it, thanks. Plus I have seen the iconic Disney channel original movie Smart House, so.

It would be nice to have some pet-related stuff like that though, I guess. Cat doors and feeders and the like.

Guybrush · 05-22-2021, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by goldendoodle

It would be nice to have some pet-related stuff like that though, I guess. Cat doors and feeders and the like.

Probably. We do have a chicken coop with some smart lighting in it

The Batlord · 05-22-2021, 01:28 PM

You're just thinking about Honey I Shrunk the Kids aren't you?

WWWP · 05-22-2021, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

You're just thinking about Honey I Shrunk the Kids aren't you?

You’re just thinking about Unnecessary Inventions aren’t you?

SGR · 05-23-2021, 05:17 PM

For some reason, I read this thread as 'Home invasion' and thought we were organizing something cool in here. Anyways, carry on.

goldendoodle · 05-22-2021, 01:31 PM

I don't know if you're asking them or me but I for one am only ever thinking about this dance scene from Smart House:

WWWP · 05-22-2021, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by goldendoodle

I don't know if you're asking them or me but I for one am only ever thinking about this dance scene from Smart House:

Came here to post this. Bless you.

**Marie Monday** · 05-22-2021, 04:48 PM

smart homes are just asking for a sci-fi themed Hausu scenario

Guybrush · 05-22-2021, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday

smart homes are just asking for a sci-fi themed Hausu scenario

Hausu is great fun, so I'm all for it.

05-22-2021, 11:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Home automation Hi banterers, For a few years now, I've been working on our smart home. Are any of you guys working on this? What sort of services and platforms do you use? Some current features of our smart home: Smart lighting (Philips hue) throughout Weather station / indoors climate & radon monitoring Smart garage doors Smart blinds Real time power consumption monitoring (/automation triggers) Google voice assistants within earshot from every room A few security cameras Various sensor to give alerts and control lights & heating Something a little unfortunate is that I don't have any one platform that integrates all the services we use and do everything we want, so we use many. I think this is typical of the current state of home automation and that we may be a particularly bad example of this. The backbone of our home is Google Home, but it's not great for automation. So we also use smartthings and IFTTT. Mostly for storing sensor data, I am also running Home Assistant in docker on a server running lubuntu. Plus we have some routines in the Philips hue app. I really need to streamline things a little. Besides that, I am generally interested in the subject and curious if anyone else here also is. __________________ Something Completely Different Last edited by Guybrush; 05-22-2021 at 01:18 PM.

05-22-2021, 01:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
goldendoodle god's favorite clown Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 139	No, I am a paranoid curmudgeon and want none of it, thanks. Plus I have seen the iconic Disney channel original movie Smart House, so. It would be nice to have some pet-related stuff like that though, I guess. Cat doors and feeders and the like. __________________ formerly Chiomara

05-22-2021, 01:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
goldendoodle god's favorite clown Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 139	I don't know if you're asking them or me but I for one am only ever thinking about this dance scene from Smart House: __________________ formerly Chiomara

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05-23-2021, 05:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,327	For some reason, I read this thread as 'Home invasion' and thought we were organizing something cool in here. Anyways, carry on.