Automating a rental with an existing alarm control panel with Simon
Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doors
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:23 Getting in to Home Automation
07:09 Australia's Device Limitations
10:05 Smart Home Setup
15:14 Automating the garage door
19:26 mmWave Sensors
21:37 Driving Home Assistant Tablets
23:00 Wireless Speaker Planning
24:31 Wireless Speaker Interface
28:23 Voice Assistants
35:05 House Alarm Modes
40:50 Room Presence
43:47 Garbage Bins
48:34 Away mode heating/cooling
51:14 Tracking data with Grafana
54:15 Energy Monitoring
56:22 End Goals for Home Automation
01:00:09 Smart Irrigation
01:01:10 Internet Down Alert
01:01:56 Phil Zigbee Issues
01:04:24 Simons End Goals
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