Want to get started in smart home tech (on the cheap)
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Setup was super easy, used the hassbian image. Just follow the website directions as the HTML page is on a certain port. There's an app and the interface works just fine, recognized my hue,...
Want to get started in smart home tech (on the cheap)
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Thanks!!
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Thanks, you're the man ;-)
Want to get started in smart home tech (on the cheap)
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Home Assistant has pre-packaged images you can use. They'll do all of the setup so you can just access the HTML GUI right away. I setup OpenHAB this way, but I've since decided that Home Assistant is...
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Damn.......wish I was good enough at LInux to use the Raspberry Pi method.
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They do have an android app as well. Most of their devices use the ESP8266 chip, which you can purchase yourself. However, cost and time wise, you're not going to beat their devices.
As jkee...
Want to get started in smart home tech (on the cheap)
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Damn, wish they had an android app
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Sonoff looks interesting and certainly has some cheap products. It's too bad that they haven't pursued getting their products UL listed. That would go a lot farther towards convincing me it won't...
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I was racking my brain trying to think of the name... Sonoff. Super super cheap. Uses MQTT so you will have to setup an environment that supports that. I'd suggest going Raspberry Pi w/ Home...
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Monoprice has some affordable zwave products: https://www.monoprice.com/search/index?keyword=zwave
Home Depot has some zwave products starting at around $35:...
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Well, the zwave stuff is just to expensive for me. I guess beggars can't be choosers.
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UPB and Insteon are ok too they're just more expensive on average than zwave.
Software that runs on a Pi or similar can be a nice option, but recommending it depends some on your skill level with...
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Avoid all the Xiaomi crap. You won't be satisfied with any of it. My suggestion: Get a Raspberry Pi 3 and install Raspbian, then use open-source software to do what you want.
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doesn't depend on a connection to the internet to function. will still work when then little wifi based product's mfg goes belly up. not vulnerable to KRACK. doesn't slow down your wifi network,...
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Care to elaborate why you prefer it?
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zwave or bust.
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There's a billion different devices, with billions of different ways to set up. I don't even know where to start. I want to do it on the cheap. I want to start with lighting, and security. I was...
