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How I do home automation
After 20 years of tinkering with home automation, I thought it'd be fun to blog about how I've come to approach things.
First, the background
My entry into home automation was tinkering with old school, X10 powerline/RF lamp and outlet modules that were paired with remotes, motion sensors, and a "smart" module that you could program via a PC to begin adding automation.
Since then, I've played with tons of brands and ecosystems, but I've primarily used Zigbee, Zwave, wifi/mesh, and PoE devices.
I've gone pretty deep with Hue, Lutron, Arlo, Ring, Nest, NuHeat, Sonos, Amazon, Google, Apple, Liftmaster, Bond, and other random generic smart devices.
To tie the ecosystems together, I've mostly used SmartThings and HomeAssistant, but have researched and played with many others.
My personal guidelines
After tons of experimenting and many attempts a... read more
Hi, I'm Derek Brooks
I'm a 41.82 year old midwestern American who enjoys engineering, traveling, partying, and extremish sports.
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