skalavala / Smarthome

skalavala's Home Automation/Smart Home

Here you will find a bunch of scripts that I use to automate my home.

I have a bunch of Raspberry Pi's, and Pi Zeros at home along with a bunch of "smart" devices of various brands. All these smart devices work great independently but not together. My goal is to bring all of them together and have them talk to each other with a little bit of programming and make them really smarter as a whole! I also want to be able to run all the software on Raspberry Pi's only.

The primary Home Automation software/platform that I use is Home Assistant (HA). It is an open-source home automation platform written by a bunch of smart individuals. HA allows you to track and control devices easily with simple configuration and with a little bit of scripting, you can do wonders. It is also a perfect piece of software to run entirely on a single Raspberry Pi.

The following picture shows high level architecture of my home network, and what I use for basic automation stuff.

Please feel free to let me know if you find any issues with my code, and/or have any suggestions. Thank you!

My Smart Devices

The following are some of the smart devices that I use for my current Smart Home setup. Please feel free to reach out to me or check my repository on how to configure them.

Smart Lights & Switches

Lifx Light Bulb	Lifx LED Strip	Philips Hue Bulbs	Philips Hue Hub & Bulbs
TP-Link Smart Switches	Wemo Switches	ZWave Wallmotes

Smart Outlets

Aeotec Smart Outlet

Eteckcity RF Outlets

RF Transmitters & Receivers

Home Securty System

Ring Doorbell Pro	SimpliSafe Home Security System	Ubiquity 8-port PoE Switch	HikVision Bullet IP Cameras
Leeo Smoke Alert

Motion Sensors

In Wall Motion Sensors

Ecolink Motion Sensor

Xiaomi Motion Sensors

ZWave Devices

Aeotec ZWave Gen5 Stick	Aeotec Energy Meter	Aeotec Multi Sensor 5	Aeotec Multi Sensor 6
Aeotec Range Extender

Door & Window Sensors

Ecolink Door Sensors

Door & Window Sensors

Window Sensors

Multimedia Stuff

Bluetooth Speakers

DENON Receiver

ONKYO Receiver

Garage Door Devices

Garage Door Tilt Sensors

ZWave Garage Relay

Servers and Computers

UPS Battery

NAS Storage

Raspberry PI 3

Smart Thermostat

Ecobee Thermostat

Ecobee Room Sensors

Nest Thermostat

Xiaomi Temperature Sensor

DIY Stuff

Relays

NodeMUC/ESP8266

RF Transmitters & Receivers

Smart Hubs

Xiaomi Aqara Gateway

Philips Hue Hub

Here is a sample view of my dashboard

Custom Components:

Custom Variables:

I called it input_label, it is basically a label type component, where you can store any value you want, and can be used in automations, scripts and more. check out the code here. Search for input_label in my repo on how to use it.

Life360 Custom Component:

The Life360 component uses Life360 API and retrieves information about the circle you created in the same format as OwnTracks. You just ned to setup OwnTracks, and drop-in the custom component, and you are all set!

Click Here for the Life360 custom component code. Make sure you check out the Packages section on how to use the Life360 Component.

Palo Alto Component:

I wrote a Palo Alto component to keep an eye on who is logging into my firewall and VPN at home. Below is the screenshot and you can find the code in the custom_components folder and corresponding Packages folder.

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