How to upgrade a smart home as much as possible?

I'm not 100% sure about that. There are Homematic components from RWE as well, but these are not compatible with the CCU2. I don't know exactly about Telekom. Most likely, you’ll do best with the CCU2 if you want to go with Homematic, or FHEM, although that was too complicated for me. With the CCU2, you can start small with linkages and the classic IF-THEN-ELSE sequences and later deal with "real" scripts. There are plenty of templates available online that you can customize. With FHEM, you jump straight into script programming and device configuration, which can quickly be overwhelming. However, it allows you to work across different systems. Unfortunately, there are countless possibilities but no 100% solution. At least with Homematic, I have the feeling of having a system that has been on the market for years and has some forum support, which is very important to me.

Qivicon is Homematic and Zigbee

Here everyone has to decide for themselves whether they want to work with a big company. Because then you are dependent on them.

I have had an RWE Smarthome since October 2012. I also moved it into the house and then visibly expanded it there. Including heating integration of the Buderus heating system.

What the device/system can do: Personally, it is enough for me, especially since I did not pay much for it. I only need basic functions. No rocket science. No screens. No radio controls or anything like that – I am old-fashioned – I just don’t need that. My house is small. The system range is sufficient for me.
I have:
- Lighting
- Heating/temperature/hot water info/thermal solar info
- Presence simulation
- Roller shutter switches will follow later
- Very small alarm system (will be expanded)

For a KNX and similar, I wouldn’t have had the funds available at the time of the house construction anyway.

So: The RWE Smarthome is an inexpensive compromise in the area of 70/30%, with which I will continue to live very satisfactorily because the system’s performance points completely cover my low needs. In a certain way, you can "program" one thing or another through the interface (totally basic) and thus realize one or two tricks.

So far, I have had: 0 problems. No failures (except maintenance). I am satisfied.

Regards
Thorsten

Hello folks

what do you think about the upcoming company "aiberry"?

I'm also currently looking for something for my new home. I just don't want to hammer slots etc.
Since I'm not very skilled in programming, I want something simple.
But I don't want a "Cloudsystem" either - no desire for surveillance...

I found this company on the website Kickstarter. The thing is called "SAM".
You can pre-order such a device cheap.

What do you think / is it something?

Regards Volkmar

In my opinion, none of the systems work at all without some more intensive familiarization. I haven't looked at the [kickstarter System] yet, but the risk is there that it won't establish itself. [Z-Z-Wave], [F20], and [Homematic] have now been around for several years with corresponding support, although you can never be sure that a system will eventually become obsolete.