Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation Re: Home Technology Hub 321Jan 08, 2017 4:21 pm Wisdom Homes Manhattan 39 Blog - https://edmondson-park.blogspot.com.au H1 Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=88210 Re: Home Technology Hub 339Jan 11, 2017 6:24 pm trayracer benhelps Yeah think I'll have to start seriously looking at some of the arduino projects. If I was in the USA I'd possibly consider cloud based weather data, however I've found AU ones seriously lacking. Wunderground has an API, and loads of contributing stations in AU Yeah I currently use Wunderground for wind data, and it's pretty good if the internet's up Re: Home Technology Hub 340Jan 11, 2017 6:31 pm sxwallac benhelps RegVic Same here, I want to look at some arduino projects, just need to find time... Spending my spare time on voxcommando and eventghost but still not sure whether to progress with voice command or start using openhab/homeassistant to have a nice UI... Yeah I'll have to look at HomeAssistant. I've got openHAB 1.8 running great, however from what I can see of openHAB 2 it looks just the same as 1.8 as a UI (quite dated looking), and all I gain switching to it is LIFX automation Hi, New member, excuse me if I'm a little off track. We have Amazon echo and Amazon dot in every room in the house. They are amazing at differentiating voice from background noise. Best I've seen. They're integrated through IFTTT recipes. The Maker channel has recently opened up in IFTTT so gluing amazon skills to custom home automation has got heaps easier. A lot of new stuff at the CES show is now Amazon Alexa integrated too. Love the Amazon echos. We're building a new house, and we're electronics nerds, so hopefully we can join in this conversation and mebbe contribute some open source etc.. We also have a custom raspberry PI doing watering, and scraping BOM rain data to adjust watering plans based on rain recorded. As another poster said, this isn't hugely reliable; but is better than nothing. A local rain sensor would be good (or perhaps soil moisture sensor). Cheers, Scott. Nah, it's a fair way of doing things - I've played with IFTTT somewhat myself before opting for a local HA server setup for the home. I just want it to tick along fine if the internet is down, a cloud service is down, etc. For moisture sensors, have a look at http://wirelesstag.net/ (I use them for PIR, motion, temp, dew point, light levels etc too) I still use IFTTT for things like emailing me when it's time for a car service, etc. We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 8016 From what I know about water tanks (I've been working with a client on them for a few years now) is this - The concrete can last a lifetime if they don't crack for some… 2 6479 go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 98095 |