Home Assistant Podcast Jasper’s Automated Hotel with Home Assistant
Dec 19, 2023
Meet Jasper, Technical Director of a Netherlands hotel. Discover how Home Assistant integrates with the hotel's KNX system, automating the hotel and Jasper’s home life. Explore energy measurement and conservation in hotels, smart door locks, CCTV cameras, and automation in brewing beer.
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From Domoticz to Home Assistant
- Jasper initially used Domoticz, but experienced SD card crashes.
- He switched to Home Assistant and hasn't looked back since 2017/2018.
Homebrewing with ESPHome
- Jasper built a custom brewery with an ESPHome-based PLC system.
- This setup integrates seamlessly with Home Assistant for long-term data storage and control.
Hotel Automation with Home Assistant
- As technical director of a hotel, Jasper improved the KNX system's UI with Home Assistant.
- This integration simplified automation creation compared to the complex KNX software.