Exploring Smart Home Security Solutions

Alex’s server meets a tragic end—but its replacement is shaping up to be a beast. Meanwhile, Chris experiments with budget CO₂ detectors, sirens, and smart integrations. Plus some surprises!

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• H12SSL-I Stuck at "bmc initiating" — Ugh - *just* got hit by this. I installed a NIC card and lo and behold - system would not boot. The LE1 LED flashes and turns off. It stays lit when power is applied. But there's no sign of life from the LEDM1 BMC LED. Booting produces nothing, system turns 'on' in the sense the fans power up but no output from the onboard VGA.
• First Alert Z Wave Smoke Detector — The z-wave smoke/co alarm can be implemented in residential and institutional applications. Installation settings include sleeping areas within hospitals, hotels, motels, dormitories and other multi-family dwellings
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• Siren - Home Assistant — The Siren integration is built for the controlling and monitoring of siren/chime devices.
• Meian Zigbee Smart Siren Alarm — 110V 220V Sirene Alarme 100dB Wireless
• Aeotec Siren 6 Z-Wave Plus S2 Enabled Zwave Siren — Pre-loaded 6 security sounds, 8 safety sounds, and 30 tones in total. Each tone is volume adjustable between 80dB and 110dB
• alarmo: Easy to use alarm system integration for Home Assistant — This is an alarm system integration for Home Assistant. It provides a user interface for setting up your own alarm system completely from the browser.
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