Hello,
I’m currently living in a 59m2 apartment and have a bunch of Ikea Trådfri lights that I want to automate and control using a voice assistant. I only have the lights for now but am planning on expanding with blinds, blackout curtains and more in the future if that matters. One example of the automation I want the ability to do is to automatically turn on a few lights during sunset provided that I’m home. I’d then like if the lights automatically shut off when I activate a “sleep mode” on my iPhone that stops all notifications. I’d also like one of the lights to slowly fade in again when my alarm goes off.
Based on the research I’ve made so far I’ve found that I need some sort of hub (possibly a raspberry pi?) for the automations but I’d also like to make sure I have enough microphones throughout the apartment for the voice assistant to pick up my commands wherever I am. A bonus would be if those are integrated in a good speaker system so I get audio throughout the entire apartment as well.
What do you guys recommend? I’m really new to this home automation thing but am good with tech. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated! If you have any good guides on how to select the hardware needed for a setup is also greatly appreciated.