My digital butler

Building a custom home automation system to bring all our tech together into one cohesive system.

My digital butler

Building a custom home automation system to bring all our tech together into one cohesive system.

My digital butler

Building a custom home automation system to bring all our tech together into one cohesive system.

Problem

How many apps is too many?

Home automation users, like myself, are confronted with a sea of apps and walled-off ecosystems. Each device lives in its own world of design, features and functionality. Devices don't talk to each other, resulting in a dumb rather than smart home.

Solution

One system to rule them all

Running off a Raspberry Pi 5, I installed Home Assistant, an open source endlessly configurable home automation software with integrations for every type of smart home product, regardless of manufacturer.

New dashboards

Intuitive, easy to use, graphical dashboards for each room in the house.

Total control

Bespoke automations allow triggers any device from any controller.

A truly smart home

TV mode

When our Apple TV goes into 'play' it triggers the curtains to close and the lights to turn to the TV scene.

Smart motion

Our motion sensor now considers how much daylight there is and whether other lights are on before deciding to trigger the lights it controls.

Hot 'n cold

Our Google Nest system can now be triggered by us arriving or departing the home. We can also set our phone alarm as a trigger to turn off the heat or cooling in our bedroom.

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My digital butler

Building a custom home automation system to bring all our tech together into one cohesive system.

My digital butler

Building a custom home automation system to bring all our tech together into one cohesive system.

My digital butler

Building a custom home automation system to bring all our tech together into one cohesive system.

Problem

How many apps is too many?

How many apps is too many?

Home automation users, like myself, are confronted with a sea of apps and walled-off ecosystems. Each device lives in its own world of design, features and functionality. Devices don't talk to each other, resulting in a dumb rather than smart home.

One system to rule them all

One system to rule them all

Running off a Raspberry Pi 5, I installed Home Assistant, an open source endlessly configurable home automation software with integrations for every type of smart home product, regardless of manufacturer.

New dashboards

New dashboards

Intuitive, easy to use, graphical dashboards for each room in the house.

Intuitive, easy to use, graphical dashboards for each room in the house.

Total control

Total control

Bespoke automations allow triggers any device from any controller.

TV mode

TV mode

When our Apple TV goes into 'play' it triggers the curtains to close and the lights to turn to the TV scene.

Smart motion

Smart motion

Smart motion

Our motion sensor now considers how much daylight there is and whether other lights are on before deciding to trigger the lights it controls.

Hot 'n cold

Hot 'n cold

Our Google Nest system can now be triggered by us arriving or departing the home. We can also set our phone alarm as a trigger to turn off the heat or cooling in our bedroom.

©2024, Karun Mukhi

©2024, Karun Mukhi

©2024, Karun Mukhi