Home Assistant Podcast

Automating a rental with an existing alarm control panel with Simon

Jan 23, 2024

Simon from Australia discusses smart integration with alarm panels and automating garage doors. The podcast covers topics such as Australia's device limitations, mmWave sensors, driving Home Assistant tablets, wireless speaker planning, voice assistants, room presence, garbage bins, tracking data with Grafana, energy monitoring, smart irrigation, internet down alert, and Phil's Zigbee issues.

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Quick takeaways

Automating room temperatures with smart plugs and motion sensors for comfort and energy efficiency.

Tracking garbage collection using an old tile and ESP Presence node to avoid missing pickup on public holidays.

Exploring energy monitoring options, such as Rainforest Eagle, to gain insights and optimize power usage.

Deep dives

Monitoring Home Temperatures and HVAC Automation

The speaker has set up a system to monitor temperatures in different rooms using smart plugs, motion sensors with temperature readings, and oil space heaters. These devices automatically turn on and off to maintain a baseline temperature in each room and provide comfort during the night. The system also accounts for occupancy in the rooms, turning off the heaters if no motion is detected. The speaker does not have integrated air conditioning, but utilizes smart plugs and space heaters to regulate room temperatures.

Introduction

3min

Transition to Home Assistant OS

26min

Exploring Local AI as a Replacement for chat JPT

2min

Exploring the Theme of Home Automation and the Power of Therapy

3min

Home Automation and Alarm Systems

12min

Discussion on Broken Recycling Boxes and Monitoring Bin Movement

2min

Managing House Modes and Temperature Control

20min

Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doors

Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:23 Getting in to Home Automation

07:09 Australia's Device Limitations

10:05 Smart Home Setup

15:14 Automating the garage door

19:26 mmWave Sensors

21:37 Driving Home Assistant Tablets

23:00 Wireless Speaker Planning

24:31 Wireless Speaker Interface

28:23 Voice Assistants

35:05 House Alarm Modes

40:50 Room Presence

43:47 Garbage Bins

48:34 Away mode heating/cooling

51:14 Tracking data with Grafana

54:15 Energy Monitoring

56:22 End Goals for Home Automation

01:00:09 Smart Irrigation

01:01:10 Internet Down Alert

01:01:56 Phil Zigbee Issues

01:04:24 Simons End Goals

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Phil Hawthorne

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