u/C1TPT

Home Hub

Hi all,

I am currently renovating my house and have recently bought Home Assistant Green with ZigBee antena and I'm hoping to add a screen (hub) near the front of my house to control everything (garage doors, gates, lights, alarm, climate, music etc.)

I really like the look of the espcontrol dashboard and the P4 7 or 10 inch screens. Before I go ahead with this set up are there any other alternatives I should consider?

Thanks for your help

Tom

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u/C1TPT — 5 hours ago
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Smart Gates

Hi All,

I am about to have some electric gates installed at the front of my drive and the quote only includes a standard fob to open and close them. I thought I would be able to use a Sonoff or similar smart switch to open them via my phone / Google home and eventually integrate into Home Assistant so I can have a button on a hub near the front door to open and close them. However the switches I was thinking about are WiFi and would prefer hard wired, are there any hard wired options or any better ideas to control the gates?

Thanks for your help!

Tom

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u/C1TPT — 20 hours ago

Hi all,

I am going through a big renovation at the minute and would like some advice on setting up my home. I am running 2 cat 6s to every room, a cat 6 to where I want my WAPs, one to the doorbell, one to where Ill have smart blinds and one for all the camera locations. Anything else I should be thinking about whilst walls are down etc.?

I currently use Google Home and hue bulbs but thinking of moving to Sonoff controllers behind the switches (or maybe new switches). Maybe a control panel at the front of the house? I know there are lots of products about but what's a good starter set up look like?

I've been reading about home assistant so I'll probably go with HA Green

Thanks for your help

Tom

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u/C1TPT — 8 days ago