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From the Preface:
Home Automation has been a popular subject for many years and is progressively growing in fascination, primarily due to the active involvement and introduction of innovative product launchings by prominent market leaders. With so many solutions and products available, as a home automation enthusiast, you may have several questions. How do I start automating my home? Can I build my own system? How do I manage it?
This book will help you answer these and many other questions related to Home Automation. The central piece of the Home Automation technology discussed in this book is Home Assistant. This customizable software will allow you to connect all the dots by creating and managing your own system. Depending on your level of knowledge and skills, you could even build your own electronic hardware devices and develop automations to control your day-to-day tasks.
In this book, I share all the knowledge I’ve gained and consolidated over more than 20 years of experience in home automation, a field I’ve pursued as a hobby. All the examples in the book are real and implemented in my home, so you can imagine how writing this book was a very pleasant adventure for me. I’ve tried to provide a guide as practical as possible so you can implement the examples in a very straightforward way, based on your needs and interest.
This book will support you in creating your own ecosystem to automate your home using Home Assistant software. It explains the components of a home automation system and how to create, hack, and configure them to operate seamlessly. You’ll learn how to set up Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi to work as a home automation server. Through practical examples and three hands-on projects, you’ll create and install your own IoT sensors and actuators based on ESP32/ESP8266 and set up real-life automation use cases.
Other software tools, such as Node-RED, InfluxDB, and Grafana, will help you to manage, present, and use data collected from your in-house devices. Finally, you’ll gain insights into new technologies and trends in the home automation space to continue your learning journey.
As the author of this book, I want to clarify that the content within the pages of this book represents a careful selection of relevant information based on my personal experiences. It is important to note that not all aspects pertaining to the home automation and Home Assistant subject could be covered comprehensively. Nevertheless, I’ve strived to provide valuable insights and perspectives that I believe will be beneficial to you.
After reading this book, you’ll be able to build your own creative, IoT- based, home automation system using different hardware and software technologies.
Publisher : Packt Publishing (September 15, 2023)
Language : English
Paperback : 356 pages
ISBN-10 : 1801815291
ISBN-13 : 978-1801815291
Item Weight : 1.36 pounds
Dimensions : 0.76 x 7.5 x 9.25 inches
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