Xiaomi Zigbee Devices + Magic Cube Remote

This is Home Automation. We’re dealing with a bunch of connected devices in our homes, so it makes sense that one very useful way to interact with those devices is by looking at a picture of the floorplan. The software that I’ve been using for my floorplans is called SweetHome3D. Here’s my simple explanation of…

What’s better than a wifi controlled relay?  Two wifi controlled relays! That’s the sonoff Dual.  I already did a video about that. Then what’s better than 2 wifi controlled relays?!? 4 wifi controlled relays!  Let’s check out the 4 channel Sonoff! AliExpress.com Product – Sonoff 4CH Pro – 4 Channel WiFi RF Smart ON/OFF Remote…

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This is a follow up to “Using Sonoff as a Light Switch” Leave it connected. Go to your Router and find the new device with “sonoff” in the name. Get its IP address and put it in the browser. If everything worked you should see the control page for the sonoff. Under Configuration Change GPIO…

Watch the Video here As soon as I saw an example of someone’s HA Dashboard I was smitten.  I knew I had to have it! Unfortunately, when I started looking into how to set it up I was very intimidated and kept putting it off. Well, now with Hass.io, and a great Add-on maintained by…

So you’ve got Hassio up and running.  You’ve probably got a few smart switches and lights, maybe some sensors and even presence detection.  Now the real magic in Home Automation is getting all those smart devices to work together to make your house feel alive.  With Home Assistant you can do that with automations or…