this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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Home Automation

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Discussion about general home automation ideas and projects, home automation protocols like Z-wave, Zigbee, Matter, etc, and home automation software and hubs like HomeSeer, Home Assistant, OpenHAB, Homey.

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[–] phx@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

It's kinda ironic that all the source parts links are for Amazon in order to build a device which doesn't use Amazon, but I suppose that's just the most readily available resource :-)

Great concept though. I honestly hate most "smart" doorbells but a homebrew one sounds like a cool idea

[–] keegomatic@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Hey, this is excellent. I was looking to do something like this a few months ago. Bought a few ESP devices to mess with, but never got around to it. I might try it out now, though, using your guide. Thank you!

[–] dnzm@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Fun stuff, although I wonder how weather proof this would be — my door bell is outside, with nothing in terms of shielding from the elements.

I also liked the pi-as-a-travel-router, that gave me a solid idea!

[–] Mpeach45@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thoughts on the right hardware for a more robust camera to stream RTSP?

[–] thatguy_ie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If you can get your hands on one, a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with the official Pi Camera Module 3 is a great solution but it lacks the ESPHome integration.