When people start building a smart home, the first automations are usually simple. A motion sensor turns on a light. A temperature sensor controls a…
For many years, motion sensors have been the foundation of smart home lighting. Someone walks into a room. A sensor detects movement. The lights turn…
World Mental Health Day (October 10): How Home Automation Can Improve Wellbeing October 10 is World Mental Health Day, a global reminder that mental health…
In Part 1 and Part 2, we focused on understanding what Thread is and how to build a stable Thread network using Home Assistant and…
In Part 1, we covered the fundamentals of Thread: what it is, how it differs from Matter, and how End Devices, Thread Routers and Border…
There are many reasons people build a smart home. Some want lower energy costs. Some want better security. Some want advanced dashboards with graphs, sensors,…
Smart home ecosystems are evolving quickly, and two technologies are now at the center of that evolution: Thread and Matter. If you are using Home…
When people first discover Powercalc, they usually use it to estimate the power consumption of a few smart lights or a television. That’s a great…