Smart home technology has gained popularity for its convenience and security features, with the Ring Video Doorbell standing out as a top contender. However, the Ring’s functionality heavily relies on…
Generic smart switch for home automation
Smart products that do not come with customised applications and instead use widely popular platforms for their cloud controls are known as generic smart products. For instance, SmartSetup depends solely…
Useelink WiFi Smart Switch: A Budget-Friendly Option With Some Drawbacks
After using the Useelink WiFi Smart Switch for 6 months in my home, I have come to appreciate its budget-friendly price and ease of connection to voice assistant platforms like…
Home Assistant LocalTuya setup for Deta grid connect Fan & Light
I am use LocalTuya to control Deta grid connect Fan and Light switch (6914HA) inside home assistant. Fan setting:
Home assistant LocalTuya vs Tuya integration
I have setup few home automation using Home assistant in few of my friends places. I was really happy with the Deta grid connect products. My preferred framework was Tasmota…
How to connect DETA Grid Connect/Tuya devices to Home Assistant
I talked about earlier that DETA smart products (Tuya products) start replacing espressif esp32/esp8266 chipset with different chipset. As a result we can not flash our devices with opensource firmware…
Project 4: Full house automation
New automation request focus on following High speed WiFi throughout the house Network security camera with online access All smart switches, motion sensors and local control
Home Assistant Raspberry Pi CM4 – installation guide
In my previous discussion I wanted to install Home Assistant on Raspberry pi cm4 module. Due to supply shortage I was not able to do the installation. But this changed…
Project 1: Home automation
Thanks to Aslam Vai for agreeing on my first home automation project for his house. Target Area: Four rooms (Kitchen and media area, Master bedroom, Lounge room and Office room)…
Raspberry pi compute module 4 for home assistant
Home assistant currently version support Raspberry pi compute module 4. Can we use this for dedicated hardware for the Home Assistant. Why compute module? Raspberry pi 4 full computer that…