Open Source Smart Home HUB 2.0 for Home Assistant

[@DrZzs]

Wow! I need this! Lets talk about mass production.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

WoW! DrZzs himself! I'm honored! :) Unfortunately, I'm "too small" to think about mass production. Maybe someday. But if you'd like to solder it yourself, I'll be more than happy to send you a set of PCBs. You inspired me to start this channel, so this is the least I could do to thank you.

[@krikkenstein]

Definitely needs mass production! Also I would like a inputs only version. Great work!

[@OldCurmudgeon3DP]

I wondered if you had seen this.

[@krikkenstein]

Forgot to add: power consumption would be a nice addition ;)

[@wd269]

Yeah, mass production is a great idea, but (there is always one of those) with mass production and sales comes product liability, UL and CE testing, etc., etc. Basically, if you buy one of these and install it, you could run into big financial problems. For example, house burns to ground (unless it's an underground WHobbit hole...then it just goes up in smoke) the insurance investigator attributes that fire to a non-UL/CE listed device and poof no insurance money for you....maybe

[@paunaiulian8628]

You want to thank us?! No man, we need to thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

My pleasure! :)

[@jeremyjedynak]

The level of technical execution and then video production on this channel are amazing, and way better than many other channels! This channel just showed up in my feed today for the first time, after years of watching YT videos. I'm not sure what is wrong with the YT algorithm, but this channel should be getting 100x more views!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks for such an incredibly kind comment! It really motivates me to keep working hard :)

[@xenories]

Hi, impressive PCBs and assembly in this small package. The only thing missing from these designs are LEDs for each input / output. I work in BMS (Boulding Management System), something like SmatHome but for entire factories and large buildings. And the LEDs for the IO make diagnostics much easier if something is malfunctioning.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

There were LEDs in the previous revision of the HUB. I removed them deliberately and consciously :) As you can see, the HUB is locked in the box at all the time. So I wouldn't have noticed them anyway.

[@AlexusMaximusDE]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome While that is obviously your decision to make and may be sensible for your use case it is definitely a deficit, when considering you are also trying to sell it to others. Personally I think it would have been a better choice to make the LEDs optional since it costs basically nothing to add the traces and not use them, especially if you had already created them.

[@BenCos2018]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome add a small header for them maybe that way if people want them they can add them with a connecter to mount an led to the case for example

[@JohanLouwers]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome In all honesty, I would love to have more indicator LEDs. As from your video, you could have most behind the door, while "opening the door" would provide a much larger set of indicator LEDs. Having those really really really gives you a lot of quick "debug" options I would argue.

[@perrinromney4555]

Sounds like some folks need to fork his files and add an led version

[@lyricalnatty]

its a privilege to watch a master at work

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

WoW! Thanks! :)

[@nelsonjperez9319]

Dude! This is crazy. I'm throughout impressed about the really amazing modular design, meticulous details about power management and connectivity and amazing execution. It's not often that I see a genius and you are definitely one!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

You're too nice! But I'm glad that you enjoyed that :)

[@YaroslavHeriatovych]

OMG. That project is amazing. Just less than a couple of months ago I was evaluating options to manage all the relays and inputs for a future home projects. I was surprised by the lack of options. Either there were enterprise PLCs costing thousands of dollars and requiring proprietary soft to configure or just simple DIY devices a-la simple relay board connected to raspberry pi via Arduino. And most of those devices are not even din-rail mountable! Additionally to that, I'm really addicted to esphome. The ability to program simple local automation but leave connectivity for home assistant is a blessing. Looking at your hub, I feel that it checks all the boxes I was looking for. Amazing work, cannot wait to build or buy that.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks!!! :) If you will build it yourself and have any questions, feel free to write to me, I'll be happy to help :)

[@YaroslavHeriatovych]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome Sure I will :) What is your experience with such compact placement of SSRs? Do you use them directly to power appliances or use them to switch external relays? If you power appliances via SSRs directly, is heat dissipation good enough?

[@CraigHissett]

Absolutely incredible. Really looking forward to the HA integration. Its given me lots of ideas about creating an ESP32-based hub for each room!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I'm glad you like it! And that you have new ideas thanks to this :)

[@CraigHissett]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome it really is a fantastic system that you've put together. I've currently got an M5stack board with a temp sensor attached running in my son's room; the board is great as it has a screen and a few buttons included, but I'd love to expand its functionality and have more sensors and switches running from it. I need to make it look nice so I can wall mount it too.

[@sebastianzbel175]

Bardzo fajny projekt. Schludnie i profesjonalnie wykonany. Tez podobnie mam zrobiony w swoim domu, ale nie tak profesjonalnie. W dodatku na Domoticz. Jedna sugestia, przekaźniki dałbym w podstawki. Aby dało się je wymienić w prosty sposób. Ja mam akurat te chińskie moduły przekaźnikowe i już dwa razy wymieniałem przekaźniki. W dzisiejszych czasach trzeba być programistą, konstruktorem, elektronikiem, elektrykiem, umiec drukować w 3D itd… brawo ty 👍

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Hej, dzieki wielkie! Rozważałem użycie podstawek ale niestety na wysokosć się nie zmieściłem. Być może jeśli się zdecyduje na kolejną rewizję to bardziej z tym pokombinuję. Ja w poprzedniej rewizji przez 2 lata nie miałem problemu z nawet jedną sztuką. Być może miałeś pechową partię.

[@llingnau]

Wow, pretty impressive and congratulations. I especially liked the fact that you admitted the mistake regarding the cover not fitting at the end. We all makes mistakes and it feels very human (and unscripted) when someone admits this on a video that they've uploaded themselves. Fantastic project!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thank you! Glad you appreciate my human fallibility :)

[@salemalzaabi3824]

Fantastic and outstanding work👌 I wish I could do the same system to my house. I am also very much the same as you, old school electrician and a hard-wired, oriented person 😅 Thank you for sharing this experience with us. Keep up the marvellous work 👍

[@aamorin007]

I usually don't comment videos at all, but I just wanted to stop by and say what a great job sir! congrats and thank you very much for sharing it (and making it opensource). Well done!

[@aamorin007]

Just a question: why not putting the code on Github ? that should be easier than sending everything out via email and you will benefit from versioning, collaboration, wiki, etc. (also, I don't use Facebook so I can't see your page about this project unfortunately).

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks! As for the Github:I don't send these files manually :) They are posted on my website. It's easier for me to put it there and send the link in the e-mail. But I'll think about Github.

[@serhioromano]

What I understood from this video that smarness of you home depends on how smart you are.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I never thought of it that way, but... I think there's something in it :)

[@bertmonkey8457]

You Freak!!! That is the most enjoyable smart home video that I have watched. I stuggle with soldering basic wires, what you have done is truly amazing. Congratulations! And thanks

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@brettseefeldt6131]

This is the first video of yours I have seen and it is great! The project was amazing and you have a great mix of professionalism and humor. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like my mix of professionalism and humor :)

[@InspiredScience]

Sebastian this is brilliant! Especially the modularity of the components, which make it so much more practical. This is the first video I've watched and have subscribed due to your excellent work!

[@kctyler8836]

Dude, I love your content. After coming upon your content today, I can't stop watching your videos. It will be exciting to see what you have up next. Good luck Sebastian.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks, mate! I'm glad you like my content! There will be a new video on my channel soon, I hope you'll like it too :)

[@syndicatedshannon]

Congratulations on completing your ambitious project.

[@MrKeyman]

Very, very, very nice....speachless. Just analog I/O is missing to me. To control valves for heating/cooling, for dimming lights etc...

[@Leonard-c1k]

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

[@browntigerus]

Really Good job. In the USA unless it is UL listed - no go, as well as wire colors. Very clean install. (Jealous). Wanted to do the same but waiting for MATTER to be completed and generally I prefer inbox controls like Shelly's. But if you don't like any switches in the walls - your solution is the way to go. [Also makes me think of so many stupid custom hacked commercial installs with PLC's and a proprietary software + no din mounting]. Thank you for sharing.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thank you! I'm also waiting for MATTER. You hear more and more about it and it promises to be really good. Recently I was at Embedded World exhibition and a lot of producers had or will have something compatible with MATTER.

[@pofjiosgjsoges]

Coś pięknego. 19:52 Mrugające oczko dodaje +1 do oceny. 11/10

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Cieszę się, że Ci się podoba to "oczko" :)

[@MrGirgitt]

I did something similar 10+ years ago. Actually couple automation islands like this interconnected with a ring rs-485 bus. Since the creation of ESP8266 such a setup makes no sense at all in a home environment. It is much quicker and cheaper to use local control loops using Shelly actuators (dimmers, relays etc.) and deploy redundant Wi-Fi network (two routers with mosquito mqtt brokers and virtual ip failover using vrrp/keepalived). Such decentralized setup is relatively inexpensive and reliable as it has no single points of failure regarding direct control (e.g. switch to light bulb). You can even live without the Wi-Fi redundancy - in case of failure / downtime / upgrade you lighting still works. Every married man should understand the benefits here.

[@MMotokey]

You're drink MATE!!! sólo por eso ganaste un suscriptor argentino (además de tu excelente trabajo) Congratulations!

[@cheloautomation4994]

Wooooowwwww, you leave me without words!! This is AMAZING 👏🙌 All I can say is that you made my dream smart home!!! I wish one day I can get to that!

[@yngndrw.]

Regarding the wiring colour scheme, just sleeve the wires with brown sleeving to make it compliant. (Or whichever colour matches the phase you're using.)

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks for the tip. I considered it, but... I didn't feel like doing it :P Assembly took me long, long hours. I had a bit of enough already.

[@HendriuGaming]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome You can use just some isolation tape to indicate live wires + maybe brother laber maker to label them as "fazowy\live\hot" :D And yeah, Brother label maker, because Dyno paper now have DRM, so you need to buy paper from them on newer machines ^^

[@MrJonbot81]

I am so glad I found this video!!! I was planning to do a project just like this when I build my new home in a year or so. I was thinking an esp32 in each room to control it. It is nice to find that a lot of work has already been done on this idea. Maybe I will video it and post so you can see this type of system in a new home build.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I'm glad you found my video, too! :) If you're gonna have any questions, feel free to email to me, I'll try to help.

[@kyme32]

Pretty dope, i'm glad to see someone already made what i was thinking doing for some time but never had the time.

[@AndreasScheucher]

Just went over your homepage description. Awesome! Really awesome. And that's a statement you won't hear very often from me! :D Keep on rollin and thanks for sharing!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thank you very much! And since you don't often make such statements, I'm even more pleased! :)

[@AverageAutomation]

This is like next level DIY Home Automation.

[@Johan-bb4sy]

Very impressive project and great video to describe it. Next to the project itself there must quite the work in the video as well. Would love to see another video about your home set up, on which sensors and devices you have connected.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it! And exactly that video is planned :)

[@damirg7572]

Wow, I just remodeling my house and replacing all wires I need one of this. Great work 👏

[@adamszalai2204]

Hello Sebastian. Recently I got a Raspberry PI as a gift from my girlfriend and I started to do some researches about what can I do with it. I ran into your channel and your content was really entertaining and inspirational for me. But since I'm a complete newbie in this field, I got confused at some parts. So I wanted to ask a few questions if you don't mind. 1. Would it be possible to expand the number of GPIO's using multiplexers? I'm imagining something like this - Add for example TCA9548A multiplexer to the main board which would give me 8 separate I2C channels where I can use the MCP23017 chips. 2. Is 12V enough even for a larger house or would you recommend 24V? 3. Are you maybe planning some additional modules for dimming lights or some LED module? 4. Are you planning on making the part 2 of integration with HA? And once again, good job!

[@ChrisFredriksson]

Bazylion 😂 Love the new one, but the old one looks more industrial 😃 Really fun and interesting project! Must feel a little sad to remove the old one, even though it is crazy fun with something new that you also created? Can't wait to see more! 😃

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Agree, the old HUB looked more industrial and more complicated. It had a whole lot of unnecessary features. That was the whole clue of this migration, make it as simple as possible. I was a bit sad when I disassembled it .. But as a souvenir I've this video where I can remember what it used to be :)

[@NicoBille]

On the copper-thing: Fiber is acceptable, too :-) And yes, a wire is almost always preferable.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I totally agree! :)

[@MrPieterdem]

unless you didn't plan well, like in my home... then wireless is the only (wife-approved) option...

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I get you.. It's better not to argue with "force majeure" :)

[@SherifMalek]

Woow great work... That is really impressive and inspiring at the same time. I just had a few questions... 1. Do you have any ideas/methods of handling dimmer lights using this hub? 2. Any recommendations on how to handle automatic rolling shutters and motorized curtains? 3. Any ideas on how to handle regular RGB/RGBW led strips or even addressable ones? 4. Can you please elaborate more on how the RJ45 sockets work with inputs? 5. What are the maximum safe load ratings for this solution (Amps/watts) per relay circuit? But man... I have to say... You're inspiring, keep up the great work, and amazing video quality. 👍🏼 Can't wait for your next video.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks! :) 1. I'm working on it. 2. It depends on the motor of the roller shutters. But usually 3 wires are enough for this purpose. 3. In general, how would my HUB do this? Currently HUB cannot do it, but I want to make another module especially for RGB LEDs. 4. Its just a connector. It's the easiest way to connect the Ethernet cables to the HUB. 5. 2A per circuit.

[@bharathduraiswamy7429]

Firstly mind boggling 🔥. I do have few queries though. 1. Is this way of writing schematic (directing all appliance lines to single location inside the house) is the norm in your country? 2. Do you provide separate routing of lan cables from ac wires behind the wall? 3. How do you intend to use inductive loads now (fan, electric herd, iron box,...) since you seen to be using SSR? But a great leap altogether. Cheers 😎

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thank you! :) 1. No it's not. You will never meet anything like this in classic installations. However, it becomes more and more popular if the "smart" installation is planned already at the design stage. 2. Yes 3. I'm able to handle the inductive loads. If the SSR has a built-in "snubber circuit", it can easily handle this kind of load.

[@jodysaliba]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome to piggyback off the original question, what are you using at the load-end of the circuit for plugs, etc? These SSRs are only rated for 2A, so I find it hard to imagine using this for anything more than LED lighting.

[@HiltonT69]

This is a seriously nice project. Why have I only just found your channel? :)

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Great question! It's important that you found it at all :)

[@hikingpete]

I loved the build. A little bit of edge trim around the hole in the cover could clean that up nicely.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

You are right, of course. I was in a bit of a hurry, hence such inaccuracies. Maybe I'll cut the plexi on the CNC, it'll be quite perfect then :) I'll show it on the community card if I manage to do it.

[@ronaldronald8819]

Wow that is impressive. I am busy building my own wired smart home. I most definitely gone check out what you created (and will create) Cheers!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Good luck building your smart home! :)

[@mosesm2235]

What a masterpiece you have made! Impressive!! Would love to make one for myself now!

[@ahalsaadi]

Amazing work. Hopefully something like this will be available to purchase soon.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thank you! For now, I'm selling only PCBs. As of today, I've no plans to sell all ready-made devices. Unfortunately, the current prices and availability of components would make it very complicated. Nothing can be planned, neither the final price nor the completion date. And I would not like to disappoint anyone, so I won't do it at all, for now.

[@speedmytube]

This is amazing. I'd definitely buy one today! Do you have any phase cut dimming channels for lights or do you managing dimming on the luminaires themselves via some other communication?

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks! Unfortunately, this device cannot "cut phase". The switching frequency is definitely too low. I don't use dimming in my home but such a device would be fabulously simple. It's a nice idea for the next device!

[@RaphaelAguirre]

I second that!

[@SmithyScotland]

Allot of time and effort has gone in to that. Well done ✔.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks, Paul! :)

[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

So this is just like the SuperhouseTV system that he designed and built about 4 years ago. Good to have options, and it look like you have pretty decent integration.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I don't know the SuperhouseTV's system. But I'll be glad to learn about it. Do you have a link to a specific video? There are a lot of them on his channel, and I don't know which one to watch.

[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome the two I would start with are "SuperHouse #24: Home automation system architecture" and "SuperHouse #25: Rack mount Arduino / MQTT light switch controller for home automation" from 2017. That was the first iteration of the system, it has now developed into so much more. The first version of the light switch controller, spawned a lot of discussion over on the Discord server, and that developed into a second version of it using I2C, which expanded the I/O possibilities. Then some very smart software people started getting involved (I was doing my own software version at the time, because I was trying to achieve something slightly different) and the idea of it just controlling lights expanded into other things like door switches, etc etc. The software kept developing to incorporate new switch types and sensors to the point it is now quite a robust system to work with the open source hardware SuperHouseTV developed. Several people have developed similar ideas but Jon's (SuperhouseTV) is the most complete I have seen. It is designed in such a way that you can use any front end you want. So if you prefer Home Assistant over OpenHAB then you can choose the interface you prefer. The system is capable of talking to virtually any device that uses MQTT to pass messages. As the idea grew other people started to build their own add-ons to the system, so the hardware side of things has plenty of options. The system is now called "The Open eXtensible Rack System", and if you do a search for OXRS Docs you will find out what the project is all about.

[@Sandra-t8n7e]

The waves were crashing on the shore; it was a lovely sight.

[@chuckcrizer]

Thanks for posting this. I never knew this existed so I subscribed. I like his video style and th commitment to home automation. I'm VERY impressed. BTW, Dramatic tweezer cam was great!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Awesome, thank you!

[@lol-cp2eg]

Ive been looking for a smart home with nuclear power plant integration, thanks for this video

[@Maxspert]

This is amazing project,I love the idea to have hard wiring to the smart home,if is posible to avoid any wifi connection at all to any sensors or switches.Do you have any Display to control all thi or just you mobile phone?

[@pfunkPT]

Just Incredible! I really admire your work! But I can't possibly do this myself... I thinking about buying the shelly pro switches, have you used them? How does it compare to yours? They do about the same thing right?

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks! I've never used shelly pro switches, so I don't really know what they can do.

[@csgrullon]

This video was amazing, i enjoyed it a lot and my mind is running wild with all the possibilities, but the most amazing thing about the main module as a platform is that you could design different expansion modules for all the nice stuff everyone is asking about in the comments; dimming, color temp or full RGB and so on. Excellent project; i will be following your channel.

[@damienong1462]

My jaw dropped after seeing the amount of things required to set this up. Instantly in my head: "Hell no, I ain't gonna do it. Such a pain in the ass". (With 0 Electric background) But well, it's very impressive after watching the entire video.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks! :)

[@luigigaminglp]

"Coding is boring, so lets skip that" BASED

[@Sheila-w1j]

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; theres only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

[@haiyanghuang2425]

I'm very glad to see such excellent works. I have always had similar ideas, but I don't know how to realize them. I really want to have it, but now the chip is too expensive, and I'm afraid to step back. There is another question. Is this drawn using easy EDA? It would be great if you can change the chip package yourself, because dip28 is relatively cheaper.👍👍👍

[@ukaszczempik1353]

Szacun! Nie wiem jeszcze co udostępniasz ale dokładnie tego potrzebowałem... Masz kolejnego fana!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Dzięki, Łukasz! :)

[@ukaszczempik1353]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome Jak (gdzie) zamawiasz te formy do padów ?

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

@@ukaszczempik1353 W JLCPCB tam gdzie samo PCB.

[@ukaszczempik1353]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome Zauważyłem jak wyciągasz to z tego samego kartonu. Ale jak się nazywa ta usługa? Może to głupie pytanie ale na filmikach reklamowych tego nie ma, a z angielskiego jestem jak z językiem obcym 🤪

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

@@ukaszczempik1353 To jest tzw. "stencil". U nas na to potocznie mówią "sito" :)

[@WoodyW2k]

Exceptional design, implementation, and video. Kudos

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thank you very much!

[@LZ1SSA]

Поздрави от България.

[@kubiedubie]

This is damn impressive. Wish I had the time to implement something like this. Nice work!

[@rickreed]

Amazing work. Pre-trolling the trollers makes the video even better.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I haven't heard the term "Pre-trolling", but I love it! :) I'm glad you like my video!

[@D-Khaz]

Nice build! I’ve designed something similar but the lack of supply of MCPs is pretty painful…

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Tell me about it.. You don't want to know where I got these chips from :P

[@Adrian-sw3nv]

To start, wow, this is involved and some amazing work! I’m new to HA, and have been looking for a reliable way to control lights/sensors but have a few questions; 1) are your light runs going from the breaker panel to the smart hub then to the light socket or to the light switch? 2) what switches are you using? They have Ethernet ports? Sorry if they are rudimentary questions, but I’m just getting into the smart home scene and I really don’t like the idea of light switches relying on wifi and things like that. Thank you!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thank you! Your questions are definitely not rudimentary! 1. Exactly: Breaker panel -> HUB -> Light. 2. I use ordinary mechanical switches.

[@Adrian-sw3nv]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome oh that’s interesting! So then the smart aspect would be the relay after the breaker in the smart hub, right? Much more efficient and reliable that way! Thank you! Great work.

[@dharmapatel2235]

Hello amazing work, do you have anything for dimmable and tunable CCT lights?

[@emrebabur8236]

Wow you are improving your project. 🚀

[@cooperised]

Fantastic project! Would love to see the ability to use some outputs as dimmers... 😁

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I'm gonna tell you in secret (just don't tell anyone :) ) I'm designing a mod with a PCA9685 chip, which is perfect as a dimmer :)

[@cooperised]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome Amazing! :-) Can you combine it with the zero crossing detection to do trailing-edge mains dimming somehow?

[@andyburns]

Your attitude is similar to mine ... wires are always better than radio, local control is always better than the cloud.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

100%! In terms of reliability, the wires always win :)

[@ulrikstokkebokjr4129]

Damn dude! This is an awesome piece! I’m curious, can you dim the lights and what kinds of lightswitches do you use? Just normal lightswitches or some with possibilities for scenes and such! Anyways great work, was thinking about doing this only using plc, but this is next level! Wired things are so much better than wireless

[@rfitzgerald2004]

I love this project, as well as your old one, hopefully some day it may be available as a commercial product? How much did it cost for the components to make this version?

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks! The previous version was also OK, but this one is a whole different animal :) As for the cost, it's hard to say. I already had a lot of these components, so I didn't have to buy them. And I bought them a long time ago, while the prices were still "normal". A lot also depends on what power supply option you choose and how many INPUTS / OUTPUTS you need. But if I'd had to estimate (very roughly), I would say about $100 for one module.

[@RaphaelAguirre]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome 100$ per module is dirt cheap compared to available commercial solutions that don't have half the features...

[@dimovelichkov4623]

You can charge a 1000$ for this monstrosity and it still be dirt cheap and sell like hot cakes.

[@Fine_i_set_the_handle]

Very cool project and extremely reliable design, I'm surprised a single esp32 running esphome could run that much I/O, unfortunately it sacrifices alot of features like dimming, kelvin coloring and rgb coloring on the lights. I would like to build a scaled down version for sensor inputs doors/windows and maybe motion.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks, In this project, I didn't actually envisage more advanced light control options, but.. it can be done. Many pins of this ESP32 module are unused. So it's possible to add support for dimming, color temperature or full RGB. Of course, it would require a design modification, but it's feasible :)

[@tcarnal]

Omg best home automation setup seen ever!! Thx for sharing this Amazon project!!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Wow, thanks! It is definitely not the best! But it is (let me say so immodestly) quite good ;)

[@tcarnal]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome my dream is to build my own house in the near future and have something like this in it but had not found a solution yet This sure checks a lot of boxes :) The problem now with my HA is that it’s mostly wireless stuff and it works good but there are still moments that lights won’t switch directly due to interference and I also want the possibility that if Home Assistant has an issue and is offline or something that the basic lighting still can function, and this can make that happen. In my current house it’s not doable to achieve this but in a future house it absolutely is.

[@silverlex1]

Amazing! I’d also be interested in being able to buy this as a commercial product!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thank you. And as for commercialization.. maybe one day! The market for electronic components is too volatile. For now, I'm selling only PCBs.

[@csgrullon]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome you could do a kickstarter campaign for funding and have a few thousand pf these made after you have ironed out the issues with the initial design. I would buy one and i know many more folks would do so as well.

[@jean-baptistetetia6487]

Very good job, don't see big production on start. But In Europ there is some solution for start little. I can help you if you want.

[@Claudio-fm2xo]

Great Work, just one question: why didn't use internal pull up resistors from MCP ?

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Great question. I was considering using the internal pull-up, but it's quite weak (100kohm). And since I wanted a steeper slope, I preferred to use an external one with lower resistance.

[@Cara-r9m]

He learned the important lesson that a picnic at the beach on a windy day is a bad idea.

[@rijalomi3937]

i was just watching and thinking on subscribing until i see the MATE, so and i'm definitely subscribing then :D

[@lukagodnic]

Great project, thank you for sharing. I implemented similar idea with PCF8575s, but sometimes are not so reliable so I plan to migrate to MCPs but it takes forever to get them... Have you encountered the limit of entities in ESPHome? When having over approx 75 entities (inputs or outputs doesn't matter) on one esp32 esphome started to behave weirdly to me...

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I understand you perfectly.. Currently, the purchase of MCPxx is almost a miracle. Not to mention the price from outer space.. As for the ESPHome: currently I've 64 binary sensors and 64 switches for MCP23017 chips, 1 binary sensor for Mains detecting and LED RGB. So currently I use 130 entities. And I don't have the slightest problem with stability. Maybe it's because I'm using the Ethernet port and not WiFi?

[@JeffersonEPessoa]

Great video, very detailed. Congratulations

[@SparkyJames]

Thats some impressive compact wiring!!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks!! :)

[@PaulvanRijswijk]

Awesome project, nice work. I really like the extention part, well thought of!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Glad you like it!

[@MrFixiit]

Impressive stuff will look forward to some more on this although i doubt i would ever goto this kinda length i still find it interesting to see how its all put together.

[@sotoskal3201]

Awesome project ! Is the follow up video coming soon ? Can`t wait !

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I'm glad you like it! I'll definitely make a follow-up, but I can't say exactly when.

[@richardteychenne3950]

Tidy and well thought out solution, subscribed 👍

[@pawkapawka-yv1np]

Koncepcyjnie przypomina mi to system Continuum firmy Andover Controls, który służył do integracji różnych systemów. Składał się z kontrolera i rozszerzeń. Wszystko montowane na szynie DIN.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Nie ukrywam, że nie słyszałem o tym systemie. Ale sama idea modułów rozszeżeń ogólnie jest popularna. Z ciekawości zaraz sobie pogooglam o tym Continuum.

[@protoTYPElab44]

Saw this on fb, this is cool...

[@wolfgangdeletter3736]

YOU are so AMAZING, thanks for sharing it...👍👍👍...love it...

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I'm glad you like my project :)

[@pepo543]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 hi, are you planning to make a video about home assistant and esphome?

[@jimmyscott5144]

You should look on KZbin for the open source pick and place machine. See if that is an option and maybe sell premise boards.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

I thought about it. Maybe in some time I'll come up with something :)

[@davepauljones]

Nice design, well done

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks, Dave! :)

[@amateurwizard]

Excellent, I've been waiting for this video.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Hope it meets your expectations :)

[@treynolen]

This is very nice and your skillset is awesome. What kind of job do you have? I need something like it so I can have this much spare time!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thank you. On daily basis I'm software embedded engineer.

[@BaterieCZ]

Have you thought about a system that uses a bus similar to CAN, KNX or ABB free@home?

[@haldir234]

Love the idea. great video i have somthing similar in my pipeline. In few years..

[@james1234168]

This is insanely cool. So well made, looks better than most commercially available appliances. Very cool, and a very under-rated channel. +1 sub from me :)

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thank you very much, Jammy! I appreciate it :)

[@andrewlhoover]

Nice work! Good iteration in that your 2.0 is cleaner and more modular! Very nice! Was a reason for this upgrade the relatively recent removal of local GPIO support in home assistant?

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks! There were several reasons, but it was overwhelmed by bitterness. In the previous video on my channel I mentioned all these reasons, and GPIO support is one of them.

[@andrewlhoover]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome I will definitely watch those for the context. Again, excellent work.

[@TradieTrev]

You've really done well to compact that design. The wiring design reminds me of Clipsal C-Bus, makes sense to reduce cabling. Not sure about the current capacity of the SSRs for your power outlets however aren't they rated at 2A @ 240v?, they'd be okay for your lights however.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks! As for the current capacity: you're absolutely right 2A isn't sufficient for all devices. That is why I don't use this HUB for "power-hungry" devices such as a kettle or a coffee machine. However, everything up to ~400W should be ok.

[@tomasz5315]

What about cooling of ssr's? They got pretty toasty and they are placed very densely, did you test thermal performance with all outputs enabled? Also in electrical boxes and closed enclosures there not a lot of airflow so environmental temperature is almost never 25 deg C. Second question is lack of protection at mains side of ssr's, i would add MOV at each channel and ptc in series - modern LED lamps tend to make current spikes at turning on. Project is great and i am sure that it was a lot of work and i really apprecieate that you share it with the world :)

[@TradieTrev]

@@tomasz5315 What would be my concerned is upon fault wiring conditions that the controller could be damaged. I have an 8 channel controller using the same SSRs, you could limit each channel with a 2A MCB but with a PTC would help reduce the size. There's always that fine line between cost, performance & longevity when it comes to designing such devices. She's not an easy task!

[@tomasz5315]

@@TradieTrev Of course, it is hard to not overengineer devices and especially today cost is major concern, but i got idea that maybe single ptc on mains input of ssr's would be sufficient and not too big and expensive. I am just a bit cautious about ssr's. I've seen some nasty failures of them and personally i trust more mechanical relays but they also come with their drawbacks etc etc... Nonetheless impressive project, good luck with development!

[@TradieTrev]

@@tomasz5315 Fully support him also, much inspirations with own automation projects!

[@jefcarlier9067]

cant wait for the home assistant video

[@Piasecznik72]

Tak myślałem że nie sprawdziłeś przed zamocowaniem :D

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Czasem się zdarza ;)

[@jasperb8508]

Wow this video was amazing! Great work but I do have a question How do the inputs work? Do you have special wall switches or were all your mechanical switches wired to relays in the first place? And how does that convert to an ethernet input? Sorry if the question is weird, I'm not advanced at the electrical aspect yet :)

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Thanks! These are clasic wall switches. RJ45 on the board is just a connector. It's the easiest way to connect an Ethernet cable. But there's no classic "Ethernet" there.

[@francescocastelli5118]

Hi, nice project. is it possible to have the main module already assembled? i saw your website but I can find only the pcb already made without all the components

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Hi, unfortunately, there is currently an extremely big problem with the availability of components. I had a big problem myself to get everything for myself. Therefore, for now, I'm able to offer only not populated PCBs.

[@francescocastelli5118]

@@SmartSolutionsForHome oh, sorry ahah, maybe in the future

[@dansilful]

Great project! Maybe I am missing something but please explain further, how you connect sensors and light to your central location. Are you using analog sensors or what protocol? What about distance limitations? Thanks!

[@gdave44]

If I understood correct, and remember correctly from my time in Germany; Most light switches are low voltage that flip a relay in the power panel to activate the light. Thus, making a centralized solution like this much easier to achieve. In the US, light switches pass mains power through them to the light. Centralizing that would be much more difficult and expensive.

[@dansilful]

@@gdave44 yeah ok I get it for the lights. Although I might have my doubts that the 3.3v give accurate results for a switch e.g. in the attic. BUT I think he said that he connected the switches to mains to have offline control? Anyhow sensors are a topic to talk about I guess. I also couldn’t find something on the website

[@gdave44]

@@dansilful it's been a while, so my memory may be a bit foggy on the details. But I built an ESP32 based hub for my wired alarm system a few years back. I put either 12v or 5v into it, and then run it through a resistor before coming back into the GPIO. That ensures the resistance of the wire doesn't keep the signal from getting back but also doesn't overwhelm the GPIO.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

@dansilful I use 12V for all wall switches. And you're right, 3.3V would be extremely unreliable.