Hi everyone,
I am planning the electrical installation of our new construction, and I have a clear idea of what I want. However, I am unsure about which hardware to choose to achieve it.
One specific area where I seem to struggle is with the lights and light switches. I am looking for a solution that provides me with full flexibility in configuring the switches and lights. Here are the requirements I have:
- I want to be able to programmatically configure the switch as a trigger through Home Assistant.
- I don’t need to control each light individually, multiple lights on the same circuit can be controlled together.
- I prefer a wired solution for both power and communication.
- I am looking for hardware that is simple, reliable, local, and reasonably priced. Shelly offers great products, but I am unsure if they meet my requirements.
Does this make sense? Are there any other aspects I should consider?
Here are some of the other things I have also thought about to be important:
IOT House Rules
Priority 1: always local only, when there is no local only option you can look for cloud based.
Priority 2:
- When the iot device has constant power(net source): wifi protocol
- When the iot device is battery powered: thread, matter or zigbee protocol
Audio
In ceiling speakers:
- 1 or 2 per room?
- What amplifier? Sonos ?
- Atmos audio for TV space
Sensors
- door sensors in the door mechanism to check if the door is open or closed and if it’s locked or not
- Light sensors on the south wall to check for sunlight to automate the shades
- Temperature sensor outdoor and in multiple rooms
- Humidity sensor
- CO2 / CO / air quality sensors / smoke
- Movement sensors in rooms that make sense like the toilet
- Pressures sensor on water pump of rain water supply
- Level sensor of rain water supply
- Electricity production sensor of solar panels
Heating / Cooling solutions
- Automated valves for the floor heating
- Automated exterior shades