Hi all,
I currently have an installation made with Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Generally "somehow" it works 😉 but from time to time there are small problems and I have the impression that this solution is not 100% stable, not very flexible and therefore I'm not fully satisfied and I'm thinking of building everything from scratch. I have read a bit, but there are so many solutions that I would like to ask for your opinions - what system would you go for in my place and in general what is possible considering the installation I have and what I want to achieve.
My installation is in star topology. I have 3 distribution boards next to each other: 1 for the satellite alarm, 2 the main electrical and 3 the large one for smart solutions. Lighting is fed directly into the distributor, roller shutters are fed into the distributor as well, control cables are fed into each switch (doorbells), gate, wicket, etc. - 8x0.5 alarm cables are fed into the distributor (they are easier to process than a cable). Sockets made "normal" because I could not find any use cases and even if there is such a need, I can make individual sockets radio-controlled.
Definitely I would like to have:
-system as much as possible wired
-possible to own installation, configuration and possible later expansion and integration with other systems and devices
-lighting control on / off, dimming, led. Possibility of switching several lights with one button. Switching of all lights with one button, creation of scenes and mutual dependencies, external lighting
- control of roller blinds, it would be nice to have favourite settings
- possible radio control of several electric sockets
- control of gate, wicket, intercom, sprinkler system
- integration into the Satel system and use of sensors, e.g. PIR in the system
- view from IP cameras
- other i.e. water valve, circulation pump, recuperation, air-conditioning, etc.
- control of the system from the app, tablet and voice assistant home assistant
- possibility of using Tuya Zigbee
What the budget is, of course I would like the cheapest possible but I realize that ready-made solutions are expensive, but currently I have a working installation and I do not need to buy everything at once but spread over time in stages.
I liked the Ampio system but unfortunately their policy does not allow the system to be done myself. Grenton and Loxone from what I understand requires special wiring for the switches so my 8x0.5 will probably not work. I've also seen solutions based on PLCs Wago, Fatek or Siemens Logo, which at first I thought were for me, but when I started to think how much time I will spend on learning and programming, maybe it's better to spend this time to earn in my profession to buy ready-made solutions 😉 especially since there are people who think that PLCs are not really suitable for home automation
I would be very grateful for the help and suggestions!
PS. I have also been looking for a module/controller/transmitter (preferably on a DIN rail) for controlling a 230V roller shutter, which I could control with a switch with a control voltage of 5V or 12V or 24V, but have not found. Something like the F&F STR-3D or ShutterBox but where the control signal of the module on the input would be DC and the top/bottom output of the roller shutter would be AC i.e. independent - is there such a thing ? 🙂
I currently have an installation made with Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Generally "somehow" it works 😉 but from time to time there are small problems and I have the impression that this solution is not 100% stable, not very flexible and therefore I'm not fully satisfied and I'm thinking of building everything from scratch. I have read a bit, but there are so many solutions that I would like to ask for your opinions - what system would you go for in my place and in general what is possible considering the installation I have and what I want to achieve.
My installation is in star topology. I have 3 distribution boards next to each other: 1 for the satellite alarm, 2 the main electrical and 3 the large one for smart solutions. Lighting is fed directly into the distributor, roller shutters are fed into the distributor as well, control cables are fed into each switch (doorbells), gate, wicket, etc. - 8x0.5 alarm cables are fed into the distributor (they are easier to process than a cable). Sockets made "normal" because I could not find any use cases and even if there is such a need, I can make individual sockets radio-controlled.
Definitely I would like to have:
-system as much as possible wired
-possible to own installation, configuration and possible later expansion and integration with other systems and devices
-lighting control on / off, dimming, led. Possibility of switching several lights with one button. Switching of all lights with one button, creation of scenes and mutual dependencies, external lighting
- control of roller blinds, it would be nice to have favourite settings
- possible radio control of several electric sockets
- control of gate, wicket, intercom, sprinkler system
- integration into the Satel system and use of sensors, e.g. PIR in the system
- view from IP cameras
- other i.e. water valve, circulation pump, recuperation, air-conditioning, etc.
- control of the system from the app, tablet and voice assistant home assistant
- possibility of using Tuya Zigbee
What the budget is, of course I would like the cheapest possible but I realize that ready-made solutions are expensive, but currently I have a working installation and I do not need to buy everything at once but spread over time in stages.
I liked the Ampio system but unfortunately their policy does not allow the system to be done myself. Grenton and Loxone from what I understand requires special wiring for the switches so my 8x0.5 will probably not work. I've also seen solutions based on PLCs Wago, Fatek or Siemens Logo, which at first I thought were for me, but when I started to think how much time I will spend on learning and programming, maybe it's better to spend this time to earn in my profession to buy ready-made solutions 😉 especially since there are people who think that PLCs are not really suitable for home automation
I would be very grateful for the help and suggestions!
PS. I have also been looking for a module/controller/transmitter (preferably on a DIN rail) for controlling a 230V roller shutter, which I could control with a switch with a control voltage of 5V or 12V or 24V, but have not found. Something like the F&F STR-3D or ShutterBox but where the control signal of the module on the input would be DC and the top/bottom output of the roller shutter would be AC i.e. independent - is there such a thing ? 🙂
