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28 June 2022

New Home Smarts Update

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It’s been a while since I did a blog post. I didn’t realise how long until I saw the last update! Well since May 2021, I’ve moved house, tweaked my technology stack and added some new bits. This is what the house looks like now:

  • Alexa - Voice Control
    • Flic - Physical Control
    • Home Assistant - The glue

The technologies now in use are:

Type Manufacturers Staying
Plugs / Light Strips / HA Zigbee Sonoff Yes
Lights / Buttons / PIR Hue Yes
Heating Tado / Tado TRVs Yes
TV Remote Logitech No - EOL
Button / H&T / PIR Shelly Yes - Testing
Cameras Eufy Yes
Cameras MotionEye Yes
Lights / Plugs Kasa Yes - Caravan
Buttons Flic Yes
PIR ESPHome Yes - Limited
Christmas Lights / Bulbs Tuya Yes
Automation SmartBot Yes - Limited
Ambilight Govee Yes - Limited
AirCon Sensibo Yes - Limited

Everything is currently working well and there are very few issues.  In time I will write another post about some of the technologies and routines that I now have. Including the whalesong motion sensor when you’re in the cloakroom!

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