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Building Smart Home Automation Solutions with Home Assistant

You're reading from  Building Smart Home Automation Solutions with Home Assistant

Product type Book
Published in Sep 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801815291
Pages 356 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Marco Carvalho Marco Carvalho
Profile icon Marco Carvalho

Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface 1. Part 1: Introduction to Home Assistant – Installation and Configuration
2. Chapter 1: Understanding Home Automation Systems 3. Chapter 2: Getting Started with Home Assistant 4. Part 2: Install, Create, and Hack Sensors and Actuators
5. Chapter 3: Hands-On Project 1 – Creating Your Own Sensor 6. Chapter 4: Hacking a Commercial Actuator to Work with Home Assistant 7. Part 3: Automations, Customizations, and Integrations Using Home Assistant
8. Chapter 5: Creating Automations Using Home Assistant 9. Chapter 6: Doing More Using Integrations and Customizations 10. Part 4: Expanding Home Assistant’s Capabilities
11. Chapter 7: Extending Home Automation Capabilities Using Add-ons 12. Chapter 8: Installing and Setting Up Home Assistant Container 13. Part 5: Learn by Doing and Future Trends
14. Chapter 9: Hands-On Project 2 – Creating an LED Strip Controller and Adding It to Home Assistant 15. Chapter 10: Hands-On Project 3 – Creating a Five-Zone Temperature Logger for Your Home 16. Chapter 11: The Road Ahead in Home Automation Technologies 17. Index 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

More examples of automations

Here are some examples of automations I use in my home:

  • When a door is opened, announce it through a smart speaker.
  • Turn on the lights at the front of the house at sunset and turn them off four hours later.
  • Turn on the lights in the laundry room when the garage door is opened. Keep them turned on for two minutes and then turn them off.

The following are examples I intend to include in my home soon:

  • After midnight, if a movement is detected in the corridor, turn on the corridor lights for two minutes and then turn them off.
  • If there is no one at home, put the AC in eco mode and make sure the lights and some plugs are turned off.
  • When returning home, set the lights at the same status as they were before leaving.

Now that you know what automations are, have an idea of how to create them, and have seen some examples, my suggestion is that you think about what will best suit you and what your needs are. Think about...

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