[Official] Home Automation Thread

[bullfrog]

just got a new place, thinking of automating the place.

wondering whats the best solution. Am looking at automation solutions from bigger brands like maybe google samsung amazon etc. At least they won't close down suddenly etc

If you go the Samsung smartthings route, an interesting project the online community developed is CoRE. Very useful for triggering stuff at home.
I have a piston to turn on my living room lamp when my main door opens between midnight to sunrise and turn it off after 3 minutes automatically.
Nice to come home to a dimly lit home every time and have it turned off once i'm in my room automatically.

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[blackestvoid]

google for arduino or esp8266
diy home automation for cheap

 

[Yureak]

Yeah many solutions out there. Bottom line though is choosing what you want and seeing if it fulfills your needs

 

[NeonX]

Sure. Will check those suggested. Now only wait to transact haha

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[Yureak]

Sure. Will check those suggested. Now only wait to transact haha

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Sounds exciting do keep us posted

 

[NeonX]

i am thinking of smartthings atm. Where can i purchase it locally? Cause if i ship from US the voltages and stuff will be different right?

 

[bullfrog]

i am thinking of smartthings atm. Where can i purchase it locally? Cause if i ship from US the voltages and stuff will be different right?

I'm using the one from the USA. Ordered from amazon. It works with our power. But be aware that zwave have a different frequencies between us and uk sets. So if you get the usa version, any zwave device u want needs to be ordered from usa too.

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[bullfrog]

Just to add. I have some zigbee light bulbs ordered from amazon Germany. They work fine with my smartthings.
As far as i can tell, zigbee is universal but zwave frequencies are region specific.

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[alvismah]

bookmarked!

 

[Yureak]

I'm using the one from the USA. Ordered from amazon. It works with our power. But be aware that zwave have a different frequencies between us and uk sets. So if you get the usa version, any zwave device u want needs to be ordered from usa too.

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Also, if u order US switches u need to hack every wall because usa switches are rectangular and uk is square

 

[NeonX]

Also, if u order US switches u need to hack every wall because usa switches are rectangular and uk is square

so i should get everything from UK sites i guess?

Locally completely no stores/shops selling ah? Quite troublesome like that

 

[RyuShinEX]

can straits time interview you?

 

[Yureak]

so i should get everything from UK sites i guess?

Locally completely no stores/shops selling ah? Quite troublesome like that

Have a few. Cant rmbr the names need to google. Or u can try alibaba

 

[Yureak]

can straits time interview you?

Interview me?

 

[RyuShinEX]

Home automation ma. Not much people do it.

Anyway I'm just kidding.

 

[NeonX]

after looking at the samsung smartthings, I realize locally not selling any other products that is really compatible leh.

Like I wanted to get all samsung appliances, but most aren’t even sold here, like the 5.0 add wash washing machines. Maybe I should go with other controllers?

Stuff that I narrowed down so far
- amazon alexa or echo
- Philips hue lighting

 

[eggeater87]

Hey guys, check out the Zipato smart home system. Compatible with many brands and ultimately we don't have to choose between Z-wave or Zigbee as their controller can do both and more. Automated my whole house at a very affordable price

 

[mfbatzap]

Actually quite a number of home automation stuff can be bought from taobao at a gd price. I personally am using some wifi enabled switch to control the points around the house..

best still, people have found ways to control it using the web interface.. essentially you can use almost anything to control it as long as it has access to the light switch

 

[kt]

Anyone tried controlling Samsung digital door locks with Smartthings? I read that it's zwave compatible, but not sure if there's any concerns with frequencies?

 

[confucius87]

i just check with a digital lock company, they told me samsung smart cannot control samsumg digital door. lol. they recommended me zipato. the hub quite cheap but the super chio zipatile is a boomzzz but still im saving up for one.