diff --git a/_drafts/2024-01-27-my-home-setup.md b/_drafts/2024-01-27-my-home-setup.md index 821d99a..0467258 100644 --- a/_drafts/2024-01-27-my-home-setup.md +++ b/_drafts/2024-01-27-my-home-setup.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This article will be a work in progress for as long as I play with home automati ## Context I have been geeking aroung my home for a few years now. -I have learned a lot. And still have a lot to learn... +I have learned a lot, and still have a lot to learn... I have been frustrated by the state of the industry around open standards, interconnectivity and such. @@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ I have been frustrated by the state of the industry around open standards, inter I want everything to work in my house even if my home automation system is down. Every wall socket must work, every switch must work, no surprises. -I want the most stuff wired +I want as much offline stuff as possible, wired if possible. ## What I don't want -I don't want something speaking to the internet (everything should work localy) +I don't want proprietary lightbulb/wallplug,... connected to internet I want as less WiFi as possible @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ I want as less WiFi as possible * KLF200 -#### Controlling the lights +#### Control the lights For "simple" switchs, I use [Sonoff zbmini][zbmini]. It's easy, you can hide them behind the wall switch, the ceiling lamp. They release the [L2][L2] version where you don't need a neutral anymore @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The first one is controling the hvac system I have in my office ( it is located My second need is controlling the home heating system. Right now I have an Atlantic air-to-water HVAC and it works really well. But since it is some IO-home control stuff, it's kind of difficult to plug it to a home automation system (that is, without spending a few hundred € for a proprietary sh*t connected to my WiFi). And of course, the KLF200, which an IO homecontrol box, does not work with the heating systems. Noooo, you have to buy a whole new box just for that. I have heard of some project working on a somfy hack taht could allow us to get rid of this IO homecontrol monopoly. -#### Controlling the shutters +#### Control the shutters I had no choice, with our veranda came some roller shutter by Somfy. And worse of it, Somfy IO. @@ -93,7 +93,16 @@ I tried a [motion sensor][snzb-03], it seems to work well, but I don't really ha #### Garden -I'm afraid of messing with the water system, so I haven't done anything yet, but still have some DIY ideas. +I'm afraid of messing with the water system, so I haven't done anything yet, except some automatic garden lights, but still have some DIY ideas. + + +#### Zigbee + +With zigbee2mqtt I discovered that we can link two components together, so they can work autonomously. +For example I have a [motion sensor][snzb-03] that can be paired with [a smart switch][zbmini]. +That works really great, and the good part is, if your box is down, it still works, they are full autonomous. Unfortunately, a lot of zigbee sensors does not expose the right commands and you can't do that with everything. + +The [Wireless Door/Window Sensor][snzb-04] does not expose the right command so it's impossible to directly pair them with something else, and you have to do a home assistant automation if you want to link them with something else. [zbmini]: https://sonoff.tech/product/diy-smart-switches/zbmini/ [L2]: https://sonoff.tech/product/diy-smart-switches/zbmini-l2/ diff --git a/_layouts/post.html b/_layouts/post.html index c9a9c0b..dedc06a 100644 --- a/_layouts/post.html +++ b/_layouts/post.html @@ -27,21 +27,6 @@

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