smart-home
This note is part of my Zettelkasten.
I’m considering adding some smart home stuff to my home.
Infrastructure
- ZigBee
- wireless mesh radio & protocol
- USB ZigBee adapter in server / RPi
- e.g. Sonoff ZBDongle-E
- https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/emberznet.html
- then e.g. Zigbee2MQTT
- data either via MQTT exporter to Grafana or into Home Assistant
- Grafana would be enough for just visualizing & alerts, Home Assistant would allow for control as well
Sensors
- temp / humidity for rooms
- CO₂ for office / bedroom
- tend to be quite expensive
- Aranet
- cheap: https://blog.koehntopp.info/2025/08/12/athom-co2-sensor.html
- windows / doors
- brands:
Actuators
- plug for control (e.g. IKEA with power usage)
- light in bedroom