Ask HN: What technology/products do you use for home automation? I am very new to home automation and would like to implement the home automation for controlling:
Lighting (Indoor/Outdoor),
Home Security &
Thermostat Finding a lot of material related to home automation on the internet and I am not sure which one to use: Home automation protocols : Z-Wave, ZigBee, Insteon ; Home Automation Hubs: SmartThings, Wink, Vera Also very interested to know if someone has worked on open hardware for home automation using Raspberry Pi/Arduino. Are there any good websites/blogs to learn more about all this? |