Hello, i was considering venturing into hass.io with my sonoffs and seeing this project only assures me more that i need to get an RPI! i can offer no help in programming but if it is needed i can beta test and bug report. i know nothing of RPI and only minimal linux, although very skilled in computers in general. also good to know if someone with no experience can set it up, pretty much a must for stoners to be able to use it :p
It has to be said that my funds are pretty limited so it would be a definite plus if the parts aren't too expensive
As far as I can see, it'll be very easy to setup, and the cost for the minimum package ( control 16 pwm modules) should be less than 60 USD DIY & less than 100-130 USD in a plug&play kit.
I'm not a linux/raspberry/builder guy, but I generally get my way around with tech. Had a couple of Ubuntu machines, can sort of work with ready-made code, that sort of level. And I've still been struggling for days setting up Motion to work with my RPi0W, even when following various tutorials to the T. Quite a frustrating experience, not even knowing what's going wrong.
I'm about the same. I have an RPi and I loaded hass.io onto it. Started trying to configure, but it's indeed more difficult and the documentation is really fragmented and confusing. Which is totally normal for these open source projects.
I haven't given up on it. It does seem really promising, but it will take time to build it for my purposes. I would really like a system like that to control the environment in my garden. The Sonoffs alone are doing it now, but it would be nice to have more data logging- and I'd like to flash the Sonoffs with firmware like tasmota and make them independent of their servers in China.
I've completed my integration with raspberry pi and openhab. Modules include:
- LED Light Dimmer ($10)
- Fan dimmer ($20)
- Temperature, humidity, light sensor / data-logging ($10)
- Power consumption monitoring (Sonoffs, so anywhere from $6 - $20 depending on what you get)
- Temperature-adjusted fan speeds (Code-based using the sensor data above)
- Timelapse camera ($25 for the camera module)
I can send you a raspberry pi image with all the software installed already.. but for the dimming stuff you will need to solder some stuff (I suck at soldering, so if I did it you can too!)
I'm happy to walk anyone through the process.. I'm still learning along as I go so teaching it to others will really help me reinforce it. Can do a google hangout or something and walk through your build / code and help you get unstuck.
I've completed my integration with raspberry pi and openhab. Modules include:
- LED Light Dimmer ($10)
- Fan dimmer ($20)
- Temperature, humidity, light sensor / data-logging ($10)
- Power consumption monitoring (Sonoffs, so anywhere from $6 - $20 depending on what you get)
- Temperature-adjusted fan speeds (Code-based using the sensor data above)
- Timelapse camera ($25 for the camera module)
I can send you a raspberry pi image with all the software installed already.. but for the dimming stuff you will need to solder some stuff (I suck at soldering, so if I did it you can too!)
I'm happy to walk anyone through the process.. I'm still learning along as I go so teaching it to others will really help me reinforce it. Can do a google hangout or something and walk through your build / code and help you get unstuck.
openhab sounds good too! I'd love to see some screenshots. I have a crappy Android phone I was hoping to use for a camera attached to the Raspberry Pi. Are you using pwm for LED dimming ? What about fan ?
It's generous to offer a disk image. I'd be happy to take you up on that. I already have about 15 or 20 Sonoff switches of various flavors.
I'm not a linux/raspberry/builder guy, but I generally get my way around with tech. Had a couple of Ubuntu machines, can sort of work with ready-made code, that sort of level. And I've still been struggling for days setting up Motion to work with my RPi0W, even when following various tutorials to the T. Quite a frustrating experience, not even knowing what's going wrong.
I'm really working hard to make this project plug & play, this include:
- Remote server for people who don't want to install the server locally & open port on the router. (Not mandatory, I'm a fair defensor of privacy, and having the possibility to store everything in local is a must for me, but it won't be as easy as using the remote public server)
- The server is automatically pairing w/ new controller via Bluetooth detection. (The server RPI can also be a controller)
- Image of Raspbian RPI w/ Kiasmos for easy install will be available.
Keeping things on the one's own network is a pretty essential safety&privacy issue. Remote access is a nice optional, but not using remote services for logging. Not that there's anything particularly interesting in the data logged, but if a camera module is attached (and that's a favorite part) that can get pretty thorny pretty fast.
As long as I kept my RPi0 on the same network I SSH to it from I had an easier time to move forward. Now that it's on a separate SSID I can still SSH to it, but can't access the camera using the same IP (with the right port, of course.) I'll try again this evening.