Re:The smart home is flailing as a concept
by simcop2387 on Friday August 06, 2021 @11:56AM
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I've got a similar setup that I started originally so I could turn off lamps in my apartment with mock lightswtches on the wall. This enabled me to have an otherwise normal experience since redoing the electrical wiring in an apartment is generally a good way to get in a lot of trouble. Being able to schedule or turn iff all the lights in a simgle action at night was just a huge plus
Re:The smart home is flailing as a concept
by amelius on Friday August 06, 2021 @12:42PM
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What kind of devices/sensors does your smart home control/monitor?
Re:The smart home is flailing as a concept
by vorpalhex on Friday August 06, 2021 @12:50PM
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Thermostats, lights, entertainment center, cameras (kind of, working to update to a better system), presence via network awareness. Currently using a weather api as well.
Lights and entertainment center get the most usage of course, though thermostat control is nice. I do have humidity data from the thermostats but I'm not using it currently.
I built and did an alpha test of garden monitoring but haven't messed with it since.
My smart home is entirely app controlled (HomeAssistant), generally scheduled, and at no point does anything notify me unless an actual exceptional event happens. Every smart home device is controllable via a physical switch. My command and control centers are old android tablets acting as digital picture frames until you swipe on them.
And it's really convenient and it works well. No voice anything, no needing five different apps, and the UI is stupidly simple.
Most smart home devices that are advertised are a pain in the ass, the apps are intrusive and terrible, they are far too voice heavy and they usually don't play well with normal switches/remotes/etc.