This homeowner outlines a home automation system using location tracking and presence detection to manage security settings, like arming the home at night or when away. Automations are triggered by family members’ locations via smartphone apps and WiFi connections, and account for specific scenarios such as unlocking doors or motion detection, to avoid false alarms and offer peace of mind without manual intervention. The system also integrates with various smart home devices and platforms.
A father improved his milk-warming process with home automation, progressing through three versions. Initially, he used an Alexa voice command with a Kasa smart switch. He then added a Zigbee button for convenience and non-Alexa users. Finally, leveraging his Eero mesh WiFi, he improved location accuracy for the sound alert through Home Assistant, offering a seamless experience regardless of the room. He shares his Home Assistant nursery dashboard for others seeking automation inspiration.
When I bought my new home, I was very excited to finally be able to automate my garage cover. It always annoyed me when I had to push a button to open and close the garage cover, so I considered purchasing the Tesla Automatic Garage Opener for $325. But I simply couldn’t justify the cost […]
I use the Ring security system for my home and I love the ease of use and the subscription price. I have a number of door/window sensors, motion detectors, doorbell cam, and indoor and outdoor cams, which provide me with peace of mind in terms of security. However, they don’t make glass break sensors, which […]
There is a reason why I saved this view for the last. This is the home page for the kiosk browser I have set up on a wall-mounted tablet display in my home. I designed this view a long time ago when I lived in a 2 Bedroom apartment, but I haven’t felt the need […]
Another one of my favorite views from the Home Assistant dashboard – Media Center. One view to cover all media players in the house. Some virtual sensors track TV hours, individual streaming apps usage, plex users, etc. Integrations Apple TV 4K Android TV Spotify Sonos Echo devices as Alexa media players Plex Media Server Meural […]
The area view on my home assistant dashboard gives me quick access to each room or area of the house. The cards on this dashboard have metrics from several different integrations: RTSP Camera Streams from Eufy cameras Ring Alarm, Doorbell, Cameras and various Z-Wave sensors (Door/Window Sensor, Smoke/CO detector, Motion Sensor) TP-link Kasa smart switches […]
A whole view dedicated to my daughter and her Nursery. Amazon Alexa Eufy camera Zigbee buttons, temperature, humidity, and motion sensor Tile tracker Attached to the diaper bag or baby stroller Automations Temperature Alert Alert when the temperature in the Nursery is not optimal only if it’s occupied Baby is awake Alert Alert when baby […]
Introducing one of my Home Assistant dashboard views – Family. I am starting a new series of “Show and Tell” for some of the views I have created for my Home Assistant dashboard. I had to start with the family view because this is probably the first one I created when I started using HA. […]
The state of home automation has come a long way from when I started my home automation journey. This is what I had to do just a few years ago to simply control the lights in my house use an android app called Automate from Llamalab, which listens for “ok google” catchphrase Automate invokes relevant […]