My Home Assistant configuration which connects to my Vera Edge to extend it's functionality.
Some of the things I've implemented:
- Alarm system which sends snapshots of the camera's when motion is detected
- Ability to disarm the alarm via Telegram actions
- Fully automated living lights
- Automated hallway lights which dim at night
- Notify when washing machine or wash dryer is finished
- Play speech messages via the Google Mini's
- Presence detection with home coming and leaving automation
- Night mode; turn the ground floor lights off and dim the hallway lights
- Integration with Vera Edge
- Modules with ESPHome communicating via MQTT
- Enable ventilation when CO2 level reaches a certain level
- Enable ventilation when the shower is used
- Automated Christmas lights (only during the holidays 😉)
- Notify when one of the smoke sensors detects smoke
- Ghost mode; turn on lights for a short period when away to pretend someone is home
- Start the vacuum cleaner based on a schedule with the option to override per day
- Notify when the vacuum cleaner is done
- Dim the lights when the TV is turned on
- Turn the heating down when night mode is activated
- Notify when you leave the frontdoor open
- Make my vacuum cleaner come from under the couch to be able to empty it
- Have a 'guest presence' option to override the presence detection
- Send a snapshot of the person ringing the doorbell and announce it on the Google Mini's
- DSMR integration, monitoring my energy and gas usage
- Brighten the backyard lights when motion is detected
- Notify when the powerline voltage fluctuates too much
- Cast a dashboard view of Home Assistant to Google Nest Hub
The following hardware is integrated in this system.
| Quantity | Type | Brand | Protocol |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Controller | Vera Edge | zwave |
| 5 | Dimmer | Fibaro dimmer 500w (FGD-211) | zwave |
| 3 | Dimmer | Fibaro dimmer 2 250watt (FGD-212) | zwave |
| 1 | Wallplug | Aeon Labs Inline Smart Energie | zwave |
| 2 | Wallplug | Greenwave Powernode-1 | zwave |
| 1 | Wallplug | TBK Home | zwave |
| 3 | Smoke sensor | Fibaro Smoke sensor (FGSS001) | zwave |
| 1 | CO sensor | Fibaro CO sensor (FGCD001) | zwave |
| 1 | Insertmodule | Philiotech 2x1,5kw (PAN04) | zwave |
| 1 | Insertmodule | Fibaro insertmodule 2x1,5kw (FGS-222) | zwave |
| 4 | Multisensor | Aeon Labs Multisensor 6 | zwave |
| 2 | Door sensor | Sensative Strips Guard | zwave |
| 1 | Motion sensor | Neo Coolcam motion sensor | zwave |
| 2 | Flower sensor | Xiaomi Flora | bluetooth |
| 1 | Weather | Netatmo Weatherstation | wifi |
| 1 | Weather | Netatmo extension module | wifi |
| 1 | Thermostat | Nefit Easy | wifi |
| 6 | Camera | Foscam, D-Link, Xiaomi | wifi |
| 1 | Doorbell | Ring video doorbell | wifi |
| 1 | Assistant | Google Home Mini | wifi |
| 1 | Assistant | Google Nest Mini | wifi |
| 1 | Assistant | Google Nest Hub | wifi |