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This weekend I had the urge to use my raspberry pi!

Podman + the all in one image and I'm up and running. (Ok it wasn't quick as I played with different Debian releases and getting the podman systemctl process working)

So far, I am most excited about being able to track the humidity on my nest thermostat. I'm in Miami and am in a constant battle with it! I'm playing with the cards and really like the gauge and statistic views.

Connected my pi-hole, my Spotify, weather, lights. Trying to figure out what's next. Recommendations welcome. Happy to see the community support as I read more.

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[โ€“] thehatfox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you want something inexpensive to play with, start looking at Zigbee devices. There are a variety of environmental sensors, plus motion sensors, contact sensors, and smart lights, sockets and switches.

You will need a Zigbee coordinator to get started, popular choices include the Home Assistsnt SkyConnect, SONOFF USB dongles, and Conbee II.

Building custom devices with ESP8266/ESP32 boards and ESPHome is also a lot of fun, there are plenty of projects for weather and air quality monitoring for instance.

[โ€“] Sunnydmess@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Got the skyconnect and configured it into my podman HA! Now what to buy... ๐Ÿค” Project ideas so far: 1 Door and window sensors 2 Ceiling Fan and Wall switch 3 Fountain lights 4 Window shades Probably will go in order

[โ€“] SteWi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you like statistics give graphana a look. It's a very powerful graphing toolkit, given enough time you can create really beautiful views of your data.

If you need aditional data: Many smart plugs can measure power consumption...

Before buying more sensors/actuators: Think about the communication pritocols you want to use:

WiFi

  • No additional HW required
  • Simple setup
  • No battery powered devices or high battery consumption

Bluetooth

  • Probably no add. HW req.
  • Battery powered devices
  • limited range

Zigbee

  • good range
  • lots of devices
  • low power/battery powered
  • needs add. HW (usb stick)
  • may be a little more complex to set up

(This is just a veeery short summary)