Home Assistant Podcast Florian’s 100+ device ZigBee Network
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Jun 20, 2024 
Florian, a smart home enthusiast from The Netherlands, discusses his 100+ ZigBee device network, hardware choices, automations, outdoor irrigation, room presence, future plans, dashboards, and automating solar consumption output. Topics include maintaining a stable ZigBee network, smart charging for a Tesla, automating garden tasks, robot lawnmowers, data privacy, smartwatch complications, lighting automation, and energy management.
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Early Smart Home Beginnings
- Florian began his smart home journey with a Z-Wave add-on board for Raspberry Pi.
- He was fascinated by controlling lights with code, but early smart home hubs were limited.
Kickstarter Hub Failure
- Florian backed a Kickstarter project for a smart home hub with multiple radios.
- The project was acquired and abandoned after a year, leaving the device useless.
Switching to Home Assistant
- Florian's Homey system struggled with his growing number of devices.
- Realizing Homey Pro used a Raspberry Pi 4, he switched to Home Assistant for flexibility and cost savings.