Hi all, Need your advise…I want to get started with all this automation/smart thing. However I’m a bit lost with all the hardware and technology available. Since I’m pretty n00b in this area, I’m not sure about the future direction of technological evolvement (what technology/ies Is/Are the future…

Unsure about RF, I’ve not seen any RF devices that support it though, and to be honest I’ve stopped paying attention to the RF side because of that. Cost, yeah. Z-Wave controllers are generally cheaper, and the devices somewhat more expensive. On the other hand, at least here in the UK there’s a lot…

Hello, Let’s talk first about wireless transmission, rf radiofrequency is the communication type for zwave, zigbee, wifi, bluetooth… If by RF you mean the communication protocol of cheap 433mhz wall switch the answer is most of the time there is no feedback of the switch state after sending the co…

Yeah, by RF I mean 433MHz. Sonoff switches for instance do implement a feedback - could be useful in some “smart solutions”…but those are not wall switches. [quote=“1technophile, post:7, topic:15305, full:true”] That’s why i went for 433mhz cheap sensors. Another solution to explore could be xiaom…

Hi there! I’m getting into the discussion, since I’m in a similar situation - noob on EU standards (well, Italian substandards… :frowning: :smiley: ) I’ve been testing some funky automations/integrations with Roku, ChromeCast, Telegram, OwnTracks dd-wrt … Exciting, really, so I decided to get - and…

Would be interesting to hear some more experienced voices also. I’m sure their input will be very valuable for all the beginners. There is this thread about beta XIAOMI gateway Integration : https://community.home-assistant.io/t/beta-xiaomi-gateway-integration/8213 But I’m not sure what’s the fin…

I’m using this type of sensors: [image] 433toMQTTto433 Gateway Device List Hardware 1technophile created an arduino or Esp8266 gateway that can receive and transmit to 433 Mhz devices using MQTT with Home Assistant. I want to create a forum topic that will highlight all t…

I’m using pilight to control most things (20 sockets, 10 lights/dimmers, 4 door mag senors and 4 PIRs all 433Mhz), tellduslive as a backup and a Orvibo for IR and a Broadlink RM Pro for odd stuff that pilight can’t control (2 sockets and 2 dimmers again 433 but pilight just can’t detect them) and lo…

Thanks a lot for sharing it seems that you don’t use the HA. Pilight proved itself to be more stable ? Your sensors, are they “DIY type” ? Does it look good, after the installation ?

Yep I use HA to do the automation and pilight to do the control, tho’ you can do it all in pilight it’s not as sophisticated as HA. My NodeMCU is the only thing that’s DIY and I will eventually put it in a box when I find the right one :slight_smile: Generally I think you pay for what you get, Zwave…

In case you were starting over again your home automation project (from scratch), what would you do differently and how your architecture would look like ?

Getting started - basic hardware

Hardware

1technophile (1technophile) April 14, 2017, 4:18pm 11

I’m using this type of sensors:

And I’m satisfied with them.