Oh my god... I am going to be spending so much time watching your videos and reading your blogs! I'm building a house and want to do all the things. Goodbye money. Great content mate!
@HomeAutomationGuy Жыл бұрын
It's definitely not a cheap hobby, is it!
@HomeAutomationGuy2 жыл бұрын
If you want to recreate any of the automations that I showcase in this video in your own smart home, then check out this blog post which shows them in more detail: www.homeautomationguy.io/youtube-videos/easily-automate-your-existing-curtains-and-blinds/
@keviincosmos2 жыл бұрын
Thanks again 👏
@Capozzi32 ай бұрын
Ok so you didnt explain how to set the limiters for the zemismart up and down?
@snooperace475511 ай бұрын
I have the zemismart battery powered in tube motor blind and have it setup in homeassistant but for the life of me I cant find the battery state of the blind. Do you know how I can configure this. I see that info is available in the app for zemismart
@HomeAutomationGuy11 ай бұрын
I haven't been able to get the battery state to appear either 😔
@MartianMoon2 жыл бұрын
2:50 do you have any recommendations for blinds with built-in motors that I can still connect to home assistant?
@HomeAutomationGuy2 жыл бұрын
I personally have not used any, but I've heard good things about Ikea and Lutron.
@AB-fu6py Жыл бұрын
What desk lights do you use? How are they powered too? I'd love a warm desk glow but I cannot find any good lights for AU that are completely local.
@HomeAutomationGuy Жыл бұрын
I just use a simple lamp I got from IKEA and a Hue light bulb
@zemismartofficial2 жыл бұрын
nice video~
@arunskuviyamphotography53882 жыл бұрын
hello, I am going to ask you a stupid question. I too live in the UK and since most us have 2 curtains on a single pole does that mean I need 2 switchbot motors?
@HomeAutomationGuy2 жыл бұрын
Yep. It does I'm afraid.
@tonyio9542 жыл бұрын
@@HomeAutomationGuy can you sync motors to open and close both motor to sync simultaneously?
@tonyio9542 жыл бұрын
@@HomeAutomationGuy also how’s the sound of the when opening or closing
@lewisstevens1 Жыл бұрын
I see you have an automation which detects sunset, how is this done as I cannot see any luminosity sensors at all?
@HomeAutomationGuy Жыл бұрын
Home Assistant has a built in Sun integration that knows when sunset is in my area
@FMaranhas2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks. I m still between the Aqara and the Zemismart for the vertical blinds (may need two motors, one for tilt and another for open/close. I may go with the Zemismart after watching your video. Does it work with voice command (via nabu casa)? One thing that I added for my horizontal blind automation is a window sensor. If the window is open and it is sunset, the blind just close partially, so I can see that the window still open and manually close it later on. When I close the window, automation kicks in and automatically closes the rest of the blind.
@HomeAutomationGuy2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It works with voice via Nabu Casa. Pretty much any cover device in Home Assistant should work the same. Take a look at a video on Mark Watts Tech channel where he compares Aqara and Zemismart. It's a good comparison video kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJPGZHSIp8pgY9E I love that window close automation, great idea!
@XStrikeSuper2 жыл бұрын
Will motor work for vertical blinds too? Tilt to open or close.
@HomeAutomationGuy2 жыл бұрын
Not the one that I show in the video, but you can get specially designed ones for that kind of blind
@roopachalasani5982 Жыл бұрын
Hi since it's been an year how's the performance of zemismart
@HomeAutomationGuy Жыл бұрын
I'm still using it! It took some time to get the blind beeded cord to be at the right tension, but once I got it right it's been flawless. I've had to charge it two times in 18 months, so the battery life is excellent too!
@strasharo2 жыл бұрын
Are you using any Switchbot bots by any chance? Wondering if these would work through the onboard Bluetooth adapter of the RPI 4 or I have to buy their hub?
@HomeAutomationGuy2 жыл бұрын
I've not used any of the bots I'm afraid, so I unfortunately don't know the answer to that.
@rkvkydqf2 жыл бұрын
API is the same for curtains and bots.
@strasharo2 жыл бұрын
@@rkvkydqf what about the connectivity, can you use them through a regular bluetooth adapter or you have to link them through their hub?
@hmonkey12 жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, i'm going to be replacing my Xiaomi smart bulbs with Zigbee ones soon via my conbee usb through ZHA. I've heard that the Phillips Hue bulbs are the brightest and dimmest. Which do you recommend?
@HomeAutomationGuy2 жыл бұрын
I'm not the best person to answer that, I always look for the least bright bulbs because I prefer a lower level light. Check out a channel called "Smart Home Solver" - he does some really in depth comparison and reviews on smart bulbs which should help you find one that suits your needs
@hmonkey12 жыл бұрын
@@HomeAutomationGuy Nice! shall check them out. Also not sure why i called you Alex, thanks Alan 😅
@HomeAutomationGuy2 жыл бұрын
I've been called worse things 😂
@m14_gamer122 жыл бұрын
hello thanks for this video but does switch bot Bluetooth shows the percentage when I close it by my hand ?????? answer quickly please because API does not show it
@HomeAutomationGuy2 жыл бұрын
I'm able to see the percentage that it is at in Home Assistant, but it seems to require me to refresh the page in order to update it.