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In this video I set up Home Assistant Yellow to automate my office lights, HVAC, and security system. I also give an update on the rest of the office buildout.
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Here are all the devices I used (some links are affiliate links):
- Home Assistant Yellow:
- Home Assistant Green:
- Raspberry Pi CM4:
- Kioxia XG6 NVMe SSD:
- Zooz 800 GPIO Z-wave module:
- Leviton Zigbee light switch:
- Aqara Zigbee Motion Sensor:
- Simplisafe security system:
- GoControl TBZ48 Thermostat:
- Geerling Engineering video on AirGradient CO2/PM2.5 sensor:
- EP1 Human Presence Detector:
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Contents:
00:00 - First world problems
01:10 - This one's not sponsored
01:52 - Buildout progression
03:43 - Home Assistant Yellow
06:10 - Motion vs presence detection
07:07 - Assembly
10:22 - HA Install
12:06 - HA Setup
14:02 - Enrolling lights
16:04 - Motion sensor setup
19:13 - Measure once, stick twice...
21:28 - Z-wave, Security system, and NVMe move
23:24 - Back to Z-wave
24:54 - The top secret thermostat reset
26:33 - It's actually smart!
28:41 - More progress