New to HA I found it difficult to get my head round the hw and sw architecture. How it all fits together. To make it clear that some (lots?) of hw items need a device between them and the HA software. To show where sw blocks fit, how extensions integrate etc.
Thanks @nickrout - very helpful. A partial solution?
Doesn’t show how that (system level) links in to a newbies minimal comprehension of HA?
Hardware: (For me) the rpi4, another (zigbee) interface, wifi to devices.
Software, how the core architecture (4 variants?) link to scripts, config files, automations etc etc?
I find it hard to get to grips with. I’m assuming documentation links are the easiest way in for new readers?
Other possible questions - what is ‘hard’ / expensive to link in? Philips Hue bridge, other kit needing bridges, these issues could be a starting point for some (many?).
Willing to help, but very amateur atm?
Quite agree (Assuming my guess that an integration is ‘linking’ a device to HA).
So at a higher level, what generalisations can be made?
A system level diagram should not depict ‘peculiarities’ but generalities - to give an idea
of what to look for?