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That's a good use case with ZWave. Kudos for setting it up. Still for the lighting case, an occupancy sensing light switch with timed shutoff could take care
by ww520 7y ago
That's a good use case with ZWave. Kudos for setting it up.
Still for the lighting case, an occupancy sensing light switch with timed shutoff could take care of most usage. Actually lots of jurisdictions have updated their building code in recent years to require occupancy sensing light switch to save energy.
When I arm the perimeter alarm of the alarm system at night, it would check to make sure all the doors and windows are closed. Most alarm systems support perimeter alarm.
Most thermostats can run on a schedule to adjust the temperature. Nest and the likes can do occupancy check.
Of course they won't support the exotic uses but most of the basic needs are met.
- JshWright 7y agoYeah, there are definitely multiple ways to accomplish most of this functionality. There are a few reasons why this particular setup works better for us (for instance, it's not uncommon for no one to go downstairs for a couple hours, which means the Nest doesn't notice that we're up). At the end of the day though, it's mostly the fact that I like having a single unified dashboard and framework that consolidates everything, rather than having to use a half dozen different apps/devices/panels.