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OpenHAB playground with ESP8266 based sensors and actors here.

OpenHAB info / links and notes about OpenHAB here.

Overall concepts

• TCP/IP based communication (Ethernet or Wifi), not LPWAN. Typical actor/sensor needs to send/receive frequent messages.
• Heterogeneous environment - designed to make various components (actors/sensors/consumer electronics) to work together.

Architecture and components

• OpenHAB server as an integration point (controller) (https://github.com/openhab/openhab/wiki/Ubuntu-on-x64)
• MQTT messaging for communication

Functions

Ideas for future work

• Home bell (when bell button is pressed, send SMS/Email with a picture from generic IP camera and ring on some actors in the house); can be triggered by PIR or other sensor
• IR remote - sensor receives IR remote events and sends it to the OpenHAB via MQTT

Misc

Interesting products as actors/sensors

• https://github.com/Protoneer/WifiPixels
• LYT8266 LED bulb

Other actors - resources

• https://arijaycomet.com/2015/10/21/tested-an-epic-comparison-of-smart-light-bulbs-philips-hue-versus-belkin-wemo-versus-lifx-versus-ge-link-versus-tcp-connected-versus-misfit-bolt/