Getting started with home automation
How to get started with home automation
Home automation is a fun topic and in this post I will describe what you would need to get your own home automation running. For me, there are a few prerequisites: - Having home automation does not mean there should be wires everywhere or be an eye sore. - In the event that the controller/server goes offline, the controlled entities should still work with their switches. ie, the light switch looks normal and still control the room light per normal.
Requirements
We need to get a few things to make this work. For a basic start we can use the following components.
- Raspberry pi 5, 8GB ram
- MicroSD card Class 10 U 3
- Ethernet cable to connect directly to the network
- Zigbee (wireless) compatibility, Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus E
- First switch, Zigbee Sonoff mini inline switch
- First sensor, Zigbee Motion sensor (PIR)
- First button, Zigbee button