| Description |
1 online resource (356 p.) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Copyright -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Introduction to Home Assistant -- Installation and Configuration -- Chapter 1: Understanding Home Automation Systems -- Technical requirements -- Overview of home automation systems -- Benefits of having an automated home -- Saving time -- Feeling comfortable -- Saving money -- Being safe -- Home automation structure -- Home automation server -- Sensors -- Actuators -- Communication media -- Protocols and brokers (MQTT) -- User interface and other clients -- Example of a real home automation system -- History |
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Current configuration -- Bill of materials and costs -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Getting Started with Home Assistant -- Technical requirements -- Learning about Home Assistant -- Introduction and evolution -- Home Assistant features and resources -- Important Home Assistant definitions -- Home Assistant availability -- Community and support -- YAML -- Raspberry Pi as a home automation server -- Hardware architecture -- Main Raspberry Pi features used by the home automation system -- Installing Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi -- Preparing the SD card for Home Assistant installation |
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Home Assistant installation verification of Raspberry Pi -- Home Assistant initial configuration -- Exploring a Home Assistant installation -- Home Assistant default screen and menu disposition -- Home Assistant sidebar navigation -- Home Assistant basic configurations -- User preference configuration -- General configuration -- People configuration -- MQTT configuration -- Wi-Fi network configuration -- Dashboard cleanup -- Summary -- Part 2: Install, Create, and Hack Sensors and Actuators -- Chapter 3: Hands-On Project 1 -- Creating Your Own Sensor -- Technical requirements |
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Knowing the parts and tools to build your sensor -- Element sensor and signal conditioner 1 -- the motion sensor -- Element sensor and signal conditioner 2 -- environmental/temperature sensor -- Wireless communication module -- ESP8266 -- Power supply and cabling -- Connecting the electronic parts and cables -- Understanding Tasmota and how to install it in our sensor -- What is Tasmota? -- Installing Tasmota in our sensor -- Configuring the software of your sensor -- Getting data from sensor elements -- Device name -- Configuring the MQTT information in the sensor |
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Integrating the sensor data into Home Assistant -- Integrating the temperature sensor -- Integrating the motion sensor -- Enclosing, calibrating, and installing the sensor -- Enclosing our sensor -- Calibrating the sensor -- Installing the sensor -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Hacking a Commercial Actuator to Work with Home Assistant -- Technical requirements -- Understanding hacking a sensor or actuator -- How to choose a commercial sensor or actuator to be used with Tasmota -- Using tools and hacking the firmware of a commercial actuator |
| Summary |
Picture a home where you can adjust the lighting based on the time of day or when movement is detected. In this same home, you can also detect when a door is unexpectedly opened or an alarm is triggered in response to any suspicious activity. Such automated devices form part of a smart home, and the exciting part is that this book teaches you how to create and manage these devices all by yourself. This book helps you create your own ecosystem to automate your home using Home Assistant software. You’ll begin by understanding the components of a home automation system and learn how to create, hack, and configure them to operate seamlessly. Then, you'll set up Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi to work as a home automation server, build your own IoT sensors based on ESP32/ESP8266, and set up real-life automation use cases using hands-on examples and projects. The chapters will also guide you in using software tools such as Node-RED, InfluxDB, and Grafana to manage, present, and use data collected from your Home Automation devices. Finally, you’ll gain insights into new technologies and trends in the home automation space to help you continue with your learning journey. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to build your own creative, IoT-based home automation system using different hardware and software technologies |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Learning about the tools and materials used to hack an actuator |
| Subject |
Home automation.
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Home automation.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781801817257 |
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1801817251 |
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