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Hi guys, can help critique / comment a bit on my newbie HA plan?
- I don't anticipate being a power user & my entire computer/phone/watch ecosystem is Apple so I plan on just going HomeKit (thought of also just using Aqara hub but voice commands are important to me).
- I am renovating a 3br+utility resale place (identical to this one) and pretty much redoing the whole house, will probably pay extra for neutral wiring everything and do Aqara H1 switches everywhere.
Entrance/Entrance Corridor
- Aqara a100 or d100 for HomeKey
- Automation idea here is entrance corridor light to come on when I come home / unlock door, plus a motion sensor for whenever I go to the entrance cabinet area (will be where we put all our keys, wallets, cards etc).
Living/Dining
- Aqara G3 Hub, ceiling mounted where it can shoot down the corridor (I need to make sure helper don't anyhow).
- ? G3 has a IR blaster as well so it could theoretically also control the aircons? My concern is that aircon automation seems a level up in complexity cos need to check temperature, humidity, whether anyone is at home and inside living room, whether the balcony door is open, etc etc.
- Lights hooked up to H1 switches
- Undecided whether to buy a cheap iPad to use as the HomeKit hub, or use HomePods and voice control / app control on phone. I am leaning towards iPad and putting it somewhere on the living room wall.
- Still deciding on whether to do Aqara smart curtain / smart rollerblind and hook it up to light sensor (budget concerns, plus if I end up ziptraking then I won't draw/open curtains often).
- ? Master Bedroom balcony we may put zip track motorised blinds, if we do, we're considering to automate it but yet to research what brands/etc integrate into the Aqara/Homekit ecosystem well.
- ? Fans will be hooked up to H1 switches for app/voice control, but as far as I can tell this only works for on/off and not speed / direction.
- ??? For this setup it seems like dimming will be difficult to achieve? My current place (dumb switches but Philips hue bulbs) I do change the dimming & colour temp in the living/dining very often.
Kitchen
- Lights hooked up to H1 switches
- Motion sensor to trigger kitchen counter (under top cabinet) strip
Bedrooms
- Lights hooked up to H1 switches
- Plan to use (wireless) mini switches to turn off/on from study table, bedside table, etc.
- Undecided on whether to buy a HomePod for each room ($$$) or just use the mini switches.
- ? Master Bedroom balcony we may put zip track motorised blinds, if we do, we're considering to automate it but yet to research what brands/etc integrate into the Aqara/Homekit ecosystem well.
- Toddler's room a G2H camera / hub (in this case repeater?)
- ? Fans will be hooked up to H1 switches for app/voice control, but as far as I can tell this only works for on/off and not speed / direction.
- No other automation than this.
Bathrooms
- Lights hooked up to H1 switches
- Motion sensor to trigger the light on automatically below a certain light level (IINM Aqara's one is combined motion + light right?)
- I don't anticipate being a power user & my entire computer/phone/watch ecosystem is Apple so I plan on just going HomeKit (thought of also just using Aqara hub but voice commands are important to me).
- I am renovating a 3br+utility resale place (identical to this one) and pretty much redoing the whole house, will probably pay extra for neutral wiring everything and do Aqara H1 switches everywhere.
Entrance/Entrance Corridor
- Aqara a100 or d100 for HomeKey
- Automation idea here is entrance corridor light to come on when I come home / unlock door, plus a motion sensor for whenever I go to the entrance cabinet area (will be where we put all our keys, wallets, cards etc).
Living/Dining
- Aqara G3 Hub, ceiling mounted where it can shoot down the corridor (I need to make sure helper don't anyhow).
- ? G3 has a IR blaster as well so it could theoretically also control the aircons? My concern is that aircon automation seems a level up in complexity cos need to check temperature, humidity, whether anyone is at home and inside living room, whether the balcony door is open, etc etc.
- Lights hooked up to H1 switches
- Undecided whether to buy a cheap iPad to use as the HomeKit hub, or use HomePods and voice control / app control on phone. I am leaning towards iPad and putting it somewhere on the living room wall.
- Still deciding on whether to do Aqara smart curtain / smart rollerblind and hook it up to light sensor (budget concerns, plus if I end up ziptraking then I won't draw/open curtains often).
- ? Master Bedroom balcony we may put zip track motorised blinds, if we do, we're considering to automate it but yet to research what brands/etc integrate into the Aqara/Homekit ecosystem well.
- ? Fans will be hooked up to H1 switches for app/voice control, but as far as I can tell this only works for on/off and not speed / direction.
- ??? For this setup it seems like dimming will be difficult to achieve? My current place (dumb switches but Philips hue bulbs) I do change the dimming & colour temp in the living/dining very often.
Kitchen
- Lights hooked up to H1 switches
- Motion sensor to trigger kitchen counter (under top cabinet) strip
Bedrooms
- Lights hooked up to H1 switches
- Plan to use (wireless) mini switches to turn off/on from study table, bedside table, etc.
- Undecided on whether to buy a HomePod for each room ($$$) or just use the mini switches.
- ? Master Bedroom balcony we may put zip track motorised blinds, if we do, we're considering to automate it but yet to research what brands/etc integrate into the Aqara/Homekit ecosystem well.
- Toddler's room a G2H camera / hub (in this case repeater?)
- ? Fans will be hooked up to H1 switches for app/voice control, but as far as I can tell this only works for on/off and not speed / direction.
- No other automation than this.
Bathrooms
- Lights hooked up to H1 switches
- Motion sensor to trigger the light on automatically below a certain light level (IINM Aqara's one is combined motion + light right?)
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