I've completed a couple of smart home projects using an RPi. Has anyone else got something similar on the go?

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I've completed a couple of smart home projects using an RPi. Has anyone else >got something similar on the go?

No, but I have thought about using one as a weather station. Problem is I think I might be able to buy an already-made station that will do what I
want for less than getting all the sensors for the Pi (or other SBC).

Closest I have come is running a BBS on one. :)

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I've completed a couple of smart home projects using an RPi. Has anyone else >got something similar on the go?

No, but I have thought about using one as a weather station. Problem is I think I might be able to buy an already-made station that will do what I want for less than getting all the sensors for the Pi (or other SBC).

Closest I have come is running a BBS on one. :)

You're right there, RPi sensors and project parts are getting ridiculously expensive, but then there's the 'fun' in doing it :)

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Re: DIY Smart Home
By: Mortifis to All on Mon Dec 31 2018 01:06 pm

I've completed a couple of smart home projects using an RPi. Has anyone else got something similar on the go?

My 2019 wish-list includes turning my home into more of a "smart home". I was looking at commercial options, like the Samsung SmartThings setup, as it seems to have the widest range of devices and works with both Google Home and the Amazon Echo.

I'm not sure if i want to DIY it. While I'm sure it would be considerably cheaper, it's one of those things I want to be reliable and not have to fiddle with constantly to get it to do what I want.

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Re: DIY Smart Home
By: Mortifis to All on Mon Dec 31 2018 01:06 pm

I've completed a couple of smart home projects using an RPi. Has anyone else got something similar on the go?

My 2019 wish-list includes turning my home into more of a "smart home". I was looking at commercial options, like the Samsung SmartThings setup, as it seems to have the widest range of devices and works with both Google Home and the Amazon Echo.

I'm not sure if i want to DIY it. While I'm sure it would be considerably cheaper, it's one of those things I want to be reliable and not have to fiddle with constantly to get it to do what I want.

DaiTengu

Certainly it is easier to use a Google Home or Alexa, or even just wifi smart plugs, etc. My only 'real' issue with those devices and services is privacy, I personally do want Google to track my bathroom habits when I turn lights on and off :-P

My first 'smart plug' project used a RPi housed in a box using a Kuman 8 channel relay board but only 2 wall socket plugs split into 4 individually controlled outlets, operated via a web interface and Python scripts. It was a fun and practical project and is self contained so it isn't monitored by a cloud service.

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Re: DIY Smart Home
By: Mortifis to All on Mon Dec 31 2018 01:06 pm

I've completed a couple of smart home projects using an RPi. Has anyone else got something similar on the go?

My 2019 wish-list includes turning my home into more of a "smart
home". I was looking at commercial options, like the Samsung
SmartThings setup, as it seems to have the widest range of devices and works with both Google Home and the Amazon Echo.

I'm not sure if i want to DIY it. While I'm sure it would be
considerably cheaper, it's one of those things I want to be reliable
and not have to fiddle with constantly to get it to do what I want.

I have the Samsung SmartThings right now with a Kwikset 916 Keypad Deadbolt
nd
and also control my heater and a few plugs with it. Now I've added a couple of Wyze Cameras and Amazon Echo & Echo TV to control them also.

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Re: Re: DIY Smart Home
By: Mortifis to DaiTengu on Wed Jan 02 2019 11:26 am

Certainly it is easier to use a Google Home or Alexa, or even just wifi smart plugs, etc. My only 'real' issue with those devices and services is privacy, I personally do want Google to track my bathroom habits when I turn lights on and off :-P

Hey, if Amazon reminds me to order TP because it thinks I'm running out based on the amount of times my bathroom lights go on/off, they deserve my business.

My first 'smart plug' project used a RPi housed in a box using a Kuman 8 channel relay board but only 2 wall socket plugs split into 4 individually controlled outlets, operated via a web interface and Python scripts. It was a fun and practical project and is self contained so it isn't monitored by a cloud service.

I have one RPi right now hooked up to my TV in my living room, as it's running RetroPi. I mostly use it to play some MAME games and NES/SNES ROMS. It's just not powerful enough to do N64 or GameCube stuff reliably, though. Maybe in another version of two.

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Re: Re: DIY Smart Home
By: Thumper to DaiTengu on Wed Jan 02 2019 12:37 pm

I have the Samsung SmartThings right now with a Kwikset 916 Keypad Deadbolt nd
and also control my heater and a few plugs with it. Now I've added a couple of Wyze Cameras and Amazon Echo & Echo TV to control them also.

Deadbolts and outdoor cameras are high on my list of things I want to hook up.

Ideally I'm looking for a wide-angle, high-resolution camera to point at my driveway, as I've had my truck rummaged through once a couple years ago (because I forgot to lock my doors), and in the summer that's where my boat sits, and I'd like to keep tabs on it. I'd like one in the backyard too to keep an eye on the dogs. I don't need a specialized recording device, as I have 45TB+ of storage on my network where video could easily be dumped (I am a digital packrat)

I'm completely torn over wired/wireless cameras. I'm not keen on running cords through my attic, since doing anything up there is nearly impossible (I've lived in my house for 11 years, and I've been up there once to try and replace a bathroom exhaust fan. it didn't go so well.)




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Re: Re: DIY Smart Home
By: DaiTengu to Thumper on Wed Jan 02 2019 06:02 pm

Re: Re: DIY Smart Home
By: Thumper to DaiTengu on Wed Jan 02 2019 12:37 pm

I have the Samsung SmartThings right now with a Kwikset 916 Keypad Deadbolt nd
and also control my heater and a few plugs with it. Now I've added a couple of Wyze Cameras and Amazon Echo & Echo TV to control them also.

Deadbolts and outdoor cameras are high on my list of things I want to hook up.

Ideally I'm looking for a wide-angle, high-resolution camera to point at my driveway, as I've had my truck rummaged through once a couple years ago (because I forgot to lock my doors), and in the summer that's where my boat sits, and I'd like to keep tabs on it. I'd like one in the backyard too to keep an eye on the dogs. I don't need a specialized recording device, as I have 45TB+ of storage on my network where video could easily be dumped (I am a digital packrat)

I'm completely torn over wired/wireless cameras. I'm not keen on running cords through my attic, since doing anything up there is nearly impossible (I've lived in my house for 11 years, and I've been up there once to try and replace a bathroom exhaust fan. it didn't go so well.)

I have/had all kinds of security cameras over the years and the most reliable are the IP/Ethernet cameras with power-over-Ethernet (PoE) being a nice convenience as well. I still use some WiFi cameras, but they sometimes lose connectively, sometimes need to be reset. I also use several USB-connected webcams as security cameras and even an old firewire camcorder. They all work but have their distance limitions.

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I have/had all kinds of security cameras over the years and the most reliable are the IP/Ethernet cameras with power-over-Ethernet (PoE) being

a

nice convenience as well. I still use some WiFi cameras, but they

sometimes

lose connectively, sometimes need to be reset. I also use several USB-connected webcams as security cameras and even an old firewire camcorder. They all work but have their distance limitions.

digital man

What i've started using recently are old webcam (usb) with raspery pi and this open source project : https://www.kerberos.io/

you control where you store the footage etc. So it's more secure than a ring doorbell for example.

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Re: Re: DIY Smart Home
By: Ennev to Digital Man on Wed Jan 30 2019 01:13 pm

I have/had all kinds of security cameras over the years and the most reliable are the IP/Ethernet cameras with power-over-Ethernet (PoE) being

a

nice convenience as well. I still use some WiFi cameras, but they

sometimes

lose connectively, sometimes need to be reset. I also use several USB-connected webcams as security cameras and even an old firewire camcorder. They all work but have their distance limitions.

digital man

What i've started using recently are old webcam (usb) with raspery pi and this open source project : https://www.kerberos.io/

you control where you store the footage etc. So it's more secure than a ring doorbell for example.

I use a security program called Blue Iris which is very feature-rich (but Windows only and while cheap, not totally free) and I use Pogoplugs (similiar to an rPi in capability) as USB->LAN bridges for some of my web/security cams running mjpgstreamer - works good, but no audio.

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