Smart Home Automation: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide
Smart Home Automation can seem super complicated for beginner’s, but it should be easy – – look at the devices you have, and define what your smart home should do, learn about protocols and how devices talk to each other using Zigbee, Bluetooth, Z-Wave or other smart home communication an learn about different options from big brands like Samsung SmartThings or Hubitat, as well as options from open source communities like Home Assistant and openHAB.
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Zigbee and Zwave Dongle for Home Assistant –
Third Reality Zigbee Button –
SONOFF Zigbee Temperature Humidity Sensor –
Aquara Zigbee LED light strips –
Third Reality Zigbee Vibration Sensor –
Hive Zigbee Motion Sensor –
Hive Zigbee Contact Sensor –
Hive Zigbee LED Bulb –
SONOFF Zigbee plug –
Zigbee Power Bar –
00:00 Introduction
00:56 What is smart home automation?
01:29 What is already in your smart home?
02:32 What are all the protocols?
03:18 How can I get started with home automation?
04:24 What should you buy if you have nothing?
05:27 What are automations?
06:20 What are conditions?
07:07 What else can I do?
07:44 How do I take my smart home to the next level?
08:16 What about works with solutions?
08:54 What about open source solutions like home assistant?
09:37 What do I think is the best solution and why?
I’m looking to build my own home assistant and set it up in a way that it supports and connects easily to different protocols and has a voice command feature which runs via a hybrid llm (local and cloud base)
But after mentioning all these… I’m starting to realise it might be just in my dreams lol π
alexa?! yeah no, I’m not gona put spyware in my home
You out in the maritimes eh?
Does Echo Hub integrate w/Home Assistant Green?
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