Episode 370: Ask Noah Show 370

This week Noah and Steve dig back through 2023 and give you a Home Automation Year Roundup! We look at your questions throughout the year and evaluate how we would answer those questions today!
-- During The Show --
Future Home Automation
5 inch tablets
M5Stack Speakers
Steve's 2023 Purchases
Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09KXTCMSC)
Sonoff S40 Lite Zigbee Smart Plug (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LV53X62)
Zigbee 2 Channel Smart Relay (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B979N75C)
Eco-Worthy Linear Actuator (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NM8H5PA)
Aqara Door Sensor (Cloud Free) (https://cloudfree.shop/product/aqara-door-and-window-sensors/)
Aqara Temperature Sensor (Cloud Free) (https://cloudfree.shop/product/aqara-temperature-and-humidity-sensor/)
WiFi vs Zigbee High Availability
GHome Smart WO2 Smart Outlet (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09JZBJPS4)
Shelly Plus 1 (Shelly) (https://www.shelly.com/en-us/products/shop/shelly-plus-1-ul)
Shelly Plus 1PM (Shelly) (https://www.shelly.com/en-us/products/shop/shelly-plus-1-pm-ul)
Shelly Plus 1 Mini (Shelly) (https://www.shelly.com/en-us/products/shop/shelly-plus-1-mini)
No longer flashing shelly devices
Shelly Plus Addon (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BRBMKB53)
50ft 360 LED Waterproof Rope Light (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VBKFQ1C)
WS2811 LED strings (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DFM651D)
seedstudio mmWave sensor (Aamzon) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CLDHZWV8)
ATOM Echo Smart Speaker (M5 Stack Speaker) (https://shop.m5stack.com/products/atom-echo-smart-speaker-dev-kit)
Voice control
Ring Contact Sensors (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KWPB2TR)
Updates
21:25 Noah's 2023 Experiences
Started with X10, very bad
Lutron, reliable
HASSIO new "source of truth"
Integration wins
Axis front door camera
GridCards
5 inch touch screen (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/ELECROW-Raspberry-Touchscreen-Monitor-HDMI-Compatible/dp/B07FDYXPT7)
Instant (proprietary) vs Delayed (open standard) reaction
Better way of doing things (Node-RED)
Direct connection vs intermediary
34:20 Steve's 2023 Experiences
Axis PTZ camera
ONVIF
LED lighting flashing
Tiny tweaks, big wins
Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 controller
ZHA to Zigbee2MQTT
Zigbee in general
Cloud Free smart plugs
Plastic sprinkler timer
Shelly warranty service
Amazon Seller Yantech
Amazon Seller Xiaxuanke
45:20 Commercial Home Assistant
Spouse approval factor vs Commercial
47:15 2024 Projects
Motion sensors in switches just work
Power monitoring in the box
Noah's Dad's house
Scene switch suggestions - write in!
Expanding Volumio (https://volumio.com/en/)
53:40 Zigbee/Zwave Question: - Zac
Local devices on registered frequency - best way
Zigbee & ZWave
Advantages of Wifi
57:20 Light Automation: John
Inadvertently resetting
Noah's can lights
Each light on it's own dimmer
Control with home assistant
Past answer
Sensing switches
1:01:30 Garage Detector/Leak Sensor - Shawn
Automates the lights
Past answer
Honeywell magnet sensor
Pressure switch
1:04:30 Smart Thermostats - Ryan
Centralite Pearl thermostat (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KVDFRGC)
Venstar Thermostat (https://venstar.com/thermostats/)
Honeywell Redlink system
Past answer
1:08:51 Smart Door Locks - Eddie
Axis A1001
R10 mini reader
MiFare 2 Standard
New system no longer has web UI
Axis 8105
Past answer
1:13:40 Replace Home Security System with Home Assistant - Jeremy
Home Assistant has
Haven't used it
Alarm relay
Honeywell security system
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Special Guest: JT Pennington.

This week Noah and Steve dig back through 2023 and give you a Home Automation Year Roundup! We look at your questions throughout the year and evaluate how we would answer those questions today!

-- During The Show --

Future Home Automation

5 inch tablets
M5Stack Speakers

Steve's 2023 Purchases

Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 (Amazon)
Sonoff S40 Lite Zigbee Smart Plug (Amazon)
Zigbee 2 Channel Smart Relay (Amazon)
Eco-Worthy Linear Actuator (Amazon)
Aqara Door Sensor (Cloud Free)
Aqara Temperature Sensor (Cloud Free)
WiFi vs Zigbee High Availability
GHome Smart WO2 Smart Outlet (Amazon)
Shelly Plus 1 (Shelly)
Shelly Plus 1PM (Shelly)
Shelly Plus 1 Mini (Shelly)
No longer flashing shelly devices
Shelly Plus Addon (Amazon)
50ft 360 LED Waterproof Rope Light (Amazon)
WS2811 LED strings (Amazon)
seedstudio mmWave sensor (Aamzon)
ATOM Echo Smart Speaker (M5 Stack Speaker)
Voice control
Ring Contact Sensors (Amazon)
Updates

21:25 Noah's 2023 Experiences

Started with X10, very bad
Lutron, reliable
HASSIO new "source of truth"
Integration wins

Axis front door camera

GridCards
5 inch touch screen (Amazon)
Instant (proprietary) vs Delayed (open standard) reaction
Better way of doing things (Node-RED)
Direct connection vs intermediary

34:20 Steve's 2023 Experiences

Axis PTZ camera
ONVIF
LED lighting flashing
Tiny tweaks, big wins
Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 controller
ZHA to Zigbee2MQTT
Zigbee in general
Cloud Free smart plugs
Plastic sprinkler timer
Shelly warranty service
Amazon Seller Yantech
Amazon Seller Xiaxuanke

45:20 Commercial Home Assistant

Spouse approval factor vs Commercial

47:15 2024 Projects

Motion sensors in switches just work
Power monitoring in the box
Noah's Dad's house
Scene switch suggestions - write in!
Expanding Volumio

53:40 Zigbee/Zwave Question: - Zac

Local devices on registered frequency - best way
Zigbee & ZWave
Advantages of Wifi

57:20 Light Automation: John

Inadvertently resetting
Noah's can lights
Each light on it's own dimmer
Control with home assistant
Past answer
Sensing switches

1:01:30 Garage Detector/Leak Sensor - Shawn

Automates the lights
Past answer
Honeywell magnet sensor
Pressure switch

1:04:30 Smart Thermostats - Ryan

Centralite Pearl thermostat
Venstar Thermostat
Honeywell Redlink system
Past answer

1:08:51 Smart Door Locks - Eddie

Axis A1001
R10 mini reader
MiFare 2 Standard
New system no longer has web UI
Axis 8105
Past answer

1:13:40 Replace Home Security System with Home Assistant - Jeremy

Home Assistant has
Haven't used it
Alarm relay
Honeywell security system

-- The Extra Credit Section --

For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!

This Episode's Podcast Dashboard

Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys

Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix

-- Stay In Touch --

Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard

Ask Noah Dashboard

Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!

Altispeed Technologies

Contact Noah

live [at] asknoahshow.com

-- Twitter --

Noah - Kernellinux
Ask Noah Show
Altispeed Technologies

Special Guest: JT Pennington.

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