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While I haven’t gotten my lights set up like this, I do use home assistant, just like the author and it is simply amazing. For things like this, the setup can g
by bippingchip 4y ago
While I haven’t gotten my lights set up like this, I do use home assistant, just like the author and it is simply amazing. For things like this, the setup can get quite complex, but the main benefit is that it provides a unified interface to any connected device in your home.
My main use case is energy tracking: it does a marvelous job collecting and graphing data across a bunch of different sources: from the solar panels from one vendor, the semi proprietary smart meter protocol my electricity company has, weather data etc. Having all that data together in 1 place is an invaluable tool to make any investment decisions on energy improvements to our house.
- runjake 4y agoHow/what are you using to monitor your smart meter?
- makr17 4y agoNot OP, but in my jurisdiction the smart power meters broadcast consumption as SCM at 900MHz. rtlamr https://github.com/bemasher/rtlamr https://github.com/bemasher/rtlamr does a good job of receiving and decoding those broadcasts using a cheap SDR. My local water utility also broadcasts consumption as SCM+, also 900MHz. I'm able to grab both with the single SDR.
- runjake 4y agoThanks for this. I have a bunch of SDR dongles. I am going to mess with it when I get home.
- bippingchip 4y agoIt’s always meter specific, I use the plugin and dongle as described here: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/dsmr/ https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/dsmr/ this works with a bunch but by far not all of the meter types in EU.
- pimeys 4y agoAdd Node-Red to that and building automations is a breeze. And with a stick such as Conbee 2 you can control all the lights and non-light ZigBee products directly from Home Assistant. And you do not have to firewall the bridge from calling home once a minute.