Camera surveillance and notification
Lars When we are not at home, we like to have control over what moves at home. Therefore, in some rooms we have set up camera surveillance. These cameras will record…
2021
Alarm in freezer and refrigerator
When the temperature increases in the freezer or refrigerator, so it’s okay to get information about this. Then you can potentially save some food. We have installed a Agar temperature,…
Node-RED and Home Assistant
Node-RED is a tool for visualizing automation to be created. By default, Home Assistant has a powerful automation engine, where you can create all kinds of automation. If you are…
Anyone home?
Something we think is important to have control over in our smart home is if someone is at home. By knowing if there is someone in the house or not,…
Zigbee
Zigbee is another protocol used in our smart home solution. This is the protocol that Philips HUE and IKEA, among others, use for their lights. Zigbee runs at the same…
Z-wave
Z-wave is one of the protocols used in our smart home. Z-wave runs at 800-900MHz frequency. In Norway, we relate to the Europe area, which is 868.4 MHz. There are…
Every smart home needs a brain
After testing slightly different solutions, the choice for our smart home solution fell on Home Assistant. Home Assistant is one of the world’s largest smart home integrators, with over 1700…