I’ve been using Particle boards for years for home automation and other simple tasks. In February they announced a shift…
There’s a science to using more than one Wi-Fi router in a home.
As part of my home automation journey, I ended up putting a wireless router upstairs. My base router in the center of the house maybe barely reaches upstairs and wasn’t…
Now that the hardware is all hooked up, it’s time to automate. The big three:
It’s time to connect everything together.
I really wanted to control my lights with voice commands, ala Amazon Echo. However, I have a relative who works in the Google Hub group and reviews of the Google Home were interesting so I decided to give it a try first.
The first step in Home Automation for most folks is controlling lights. It’s simple and useful. When I go…
In addition to temperature sensors in the walls, the house is stubbed for motion detectors in walls for two reasons.
For various reasons the house automation project went on hold for over 10 years. In 2007 I started looking at completing the project.
This was much closer to today’s technology. I wanted to use a standard for communication so decided on Zigbee. The best Zigbee solution…
This voyage starts in 1996 when I build a house and decide to make it smart. This is way before the days of IoT and compatible smart home devices and even before the days of cheap and reliable wireless communication.