Episode 370: Ask Noah Show 370

This week Noah and Steve dig back through 2023 and give you a Home Automation Year Roundup! We look at your questions throughout the year and evaluate how we would answer those questions today!

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Future Home Automation

• 5 inch tablets
• M5Stack Speakers

Steve's 2023 Purchases

• Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 (Amazon)
• Sonoff S40 Lite Zigbee Smart Plug (Amazon)
• Zigbee 2 Channel Smart Relay (Amazon)
• Eco-Worthy Linear Actuator (Amazon)
• Aqara Door Sensor (Cloud Free)
• Aqara Temperature Sensor (Cloud Free)
• WiFi vs Zigbee High Availability
• GHome Smart WO2 Smart Outlet (Amazon)
• Shelly Plus 1 (Shelly)
• Shelly Plus 1PM (Shelly)
• Shelly Plus 1 Mini (Shelly)
• No longer flashing shelly devices
• Shelly Plus Addon (Amazon)
• 50ft 360 LED Waterproof Rope Light (Amazon)
• WS2811 LED strings (Amazon)
• seedstudio mmWave sensor (Aamzon)
• ATOM Echo Smart Speaker (M5 Stack Speaker)
• Voice control
• Ring Contact Sensors (Amazon)
• Updates

21:25 Noah's 2023 Experiences

• Started with X10, very bad
• Lutron, reliable
• HASSIO new "source of truth"
• Integration wins
  • Axis front door camera
• GridCards
• 5 inch touch screen (Amazon)
• Instant (proprietary) vs Delayed (open standard) reaction
• Better way of doing things (Node-RED)
• Direct connection vs intermediary

34:20 Steve's 2023 Experiences

• Axis PTZ camera
• ONVIF
• LED lighting flashing
• Tiny tweaks, big wins
• Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 controller
• ZHA to Zigbee2MQTT
• Zigbee in general
• Cloud Free smart plugs
• Plastic sprinkler timer
• Shelly warranty service
• Amazon Seller Yantech
• Amazon Seller Xiaxuanke

45:20 Commercial Home Assistant

• Spouse approval factor vs Commercial

47:15 2024 Projects

• Motion sensors in switches just work
• Power monitoring in the box
• Noah's Dad's house
• Scene switch suggestions - write in!
• Expanding Volumio

53:40 Zigbee/Zwave Question: - Zac

• Local devices on registered frequency - best way
• Zigbee & ZWave
• Advantages of Wifi

57:20 Light Automation: John

• Inadvertently resetting
• Noah's can lights
• Each light on it's own dimmer
• Control with home assistant
• Past answer
• Sensing switches

1:01:30 Garage Detector/Leak Sensor - Shawn

• Automates the lights
• Past answer
• Honeywell magnet sensor
• Pressure switch

1:04:30 Smart Thermostats - Ryan

• Centralite Pearl thermostat
• Venstar Thermostat
• Honeywell Redlink system
• Past answer

1:08:51 Smart Door Locks - Eddie

• Axis A1001
• R10 mini reader
• MiFare 2 Standard
• New system no longer has web UI
• Axis 8105
• Past answer

1:13:40 Replace Home Security System with Home Assistant - Jeremy

• Home Assistant has
• Haven't used it
• Alarm relay
• Honeywell security system

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