james.wilson Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Following on from the texecom thread DD said he was using Fibaro Stuff Im addiing all sorts to my HA setup and wondered what you were using this for Stuart? Quote securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datadiffusion Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) I'm using the (now frankly ancient, based on some old Intel Atom based ITX board intended for POS applications) Fibaro Home Center 2 (HC 3 must surely be pending, esp. since the Italian takeover) as I found that the HC Lite was bobbins, although I intend to reuse that as a secondary gateway once the annexe is finished. I have about 40 Fibaro brand devices, mostly dimmers and relays, with a few Qubino where there was no Fibaro equivalent e.g some LED downlights that only supported 0-10v dimming, and a couple of window openers. For door contacts (kept separate from alarm) I've used the flush Aeotec ones, but I do also have a few sensors where the Fibaro 'universal contact', a tiny PCB with flywires, sits neatly hidden behind, it piggybacks on the sensor and emulates the state of it's contacts via a tiny relay on the board. It's easier to do this on sensors because there is the 12v supply and the space, of course. I've a few fibaro fobs, but find we hardly ever use them. TBF given my experiences with the system, though it is much more stable now, I'd never trust it with smoke alarms let alone intruder! I've learnt now that if you can do anything with direct association, e.g PIR sensor for hallway lights, do it that way in case the HC blows up. It's also less load on the HC and switching is instant, not the sometimes 1s delay. A lot of the scenes need doing properly, e.g. in code not blocks, but that can wait. Heres a shot of the HC2 homepage, showing abot half the devices. Edited December 3, 2019 by datadiffusion Quote So, I've decided to take my work back underground.... to stop it falling into the wrong hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 29 minutes ago, datadiffusion said: I'm using the (now frankly ancient, based on some old Intel Atom based ITX board intended for POS applications) Fibaro Home Center 2 (HC 3 must surely be pending, esp. since the Italian takeover) as I found that the HC Lite was bobbins, although I intend to reuse that as a secondary gateway once the annexe is finished. I have about 40 Fibaro brand devices, mostly dimmers and relays, with a few Qubino where there was no Fibaro equivalent e.g some LED downlights that only supported 0-10v dimming, and a couple of window openers. For door contacts (kept separate from alarm) I've used the flush Aeotec ones, but I do also have a few sensors where the Fibaro 'universal contact', a tiny PCB with flywires, sits neatly hidden behind, it piggybacks on the sensor and emulates the state of it's contacts via a tiny relay on the board. It's easier to do this on sensors because there is the 12v supply and the space, of course. I've a few fibaro fobs, but find we hardly ever use them. TBF given my experiences with the system, though it is much more stable now, I'd never trust it with smoke alarms let alone intruder! I've learnt now that if you can do anything with direct association, e.g PIR sensor for hallway lights, do it that way in case the HC blows up. It's also less load on the HC and switching is instant, not the sometimes 1s delay. A lot of the scenes need doing properly, e.g. in code not blocks, but that can wait. Heres a shot of the HC2 homepage, showing abot half the devices. Why there sensor on bidet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datadiffusion Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Lots of tealeaves round these parts Quote So, I've decided to take my work back underground.... to stop it falling into the wrong hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Ive just added my Dahua CCTV to the alexa show using the imou app. Alexa Who's at the front door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Yeah I have the temporary Blink things on the show too, nifty. Quote Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, norman said: Yeah I have the temporary Blink things on the show too, nifty. Can Alexa order from Gregg's ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Just checking now... sadly no Quote Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, al-yeti said: Can Alexa order from Gregg's ? 21 minutes ago, norman said: Just checking now... sadly no LOL! I new it worked with Blink but I was unable to get it to work with Dahua, Im pleased with the work around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I genuinely looked for the alexa skill, maybe through delivaroo etc. Quote Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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