Automating a rental with an existing alarm control panel with Simon

Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doors

Chapters00:00 Intro 01:23 Getting in to Home Automation 07:09 Australia's Device Limitations 10:05 Smart Home Setup 15:14 Automating the garage door 19:26 mmWave Sensors 21:37 Driving Home Assistant Tablets 23:00 Wireless Speaker Planning 24:31 Wireless Speaker Interface 28:23 Voice Assistants 35:05 House Alarm Modes 40:50 Room Presence 43:47 Garbage Bins 48:34 Away mode heating/cooling 51:14 Tracking data with Grafana 54:15 Energy Monitoring 56:22 End Goals for Home Automation 01:00:09 Smart Irrigation 01:01:10 Internet Down Alert 01:01:56 Phil Zigbee Issues 01:04:24 Simons End Goals

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