Smarthome - I don’t need one ... or do I?

2022-02-13 16:53:28

We have "Controllinos" and "Smartmanager," both not makeshift solutions but industrially implemented Arduinos or Raspis. When you take a closer look at everything the Raspi controls (in industry), no one doubts anymore that the Raspi can also control a single-family house (and is actually just bored the whole time ;-)) A suitable documentation along with appropriate labeling of the hardware is maintained by us for everything so that "knowledgeable third parties" can continue, adjust, or change the system at any time. If in doubt, remove Controllinos and control relays (industrial relays ;-) ) directly as described by . Controllino "firmware" is securely backed up separately for each residential unit on the server so that replacement can be relayed quickly. The Raspi with OpenHAB and IOBroker is programmed "universally" with many variables so that it can be used in all 4 residential units (one is kept as a spare) and only the IP needs to be adjusted. So it's a matter of a few minutes. By the way, we are currently considering moving the logic of the Raspi (OpenHAB and IOBroker) to the cloud (in the future "fog"). For example, 1-wire temperature sensors cost 1.xx € (I think 5 pieces for 6€). 1-wire humidity + temperature sensor combo something around 6€ net. Wiring directly to the Controllinos (as well as all standard Gira 55 buttons), logic with long-term logging is done by the Raspi. (soon with backup to the cloud)

Controllinos and Smartmanager were not even on my radar yet. Sounds very interesting. I have something to read again :)

2022-02-16 19:27:27

I wanted to speak up again, after all I opened the thread ;-) haha. As the title or my explanation in the opener already said, I don’t want a super serious discussion here but rather want to be forgiven if I sometimes express silly ideas, even better if someone adds something productive to that. So far that has been the case—everything’s good so far. Now I’m drifting more and more away from the smart home, I’m just (not yet) the right person for that. Even though I know I’ll surely regret that in 10 years (at the latest).

But these points still somehow won’t let me go ... and I wanted to ask, how would you solve this if you were to install it subsequently in an old building, for example? Many small individual solutions or do you need a system after all?

Roller shutter control – via weather sensors or manually
Mailbox – is something inside?
Switchable sockets – 10 pieces inside/outside
Light control – entrance, guest WC, stairs, gallery, utility room, wardrobe = PM + office, living/dining room/kitchen, terrace, bedroom, bathroom, attic = switch (all with adjusted brightness day/night)

Regards
Flo

Smarthome - I don’t need one ... or do I?

Hannes S

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