The Automated Home site - a great resource for people wanting to keep abreast of developments in the DIY side of Home Automation. Automated Home focuses less on the big automation systems used by the Custom Install / CEDIA market; Crestron, Control4, Savant and AMX. Instead it's a great source of news and developments for products developed for keen home automation DIYers.
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- Automated Home 2.0 – #18 First Fix CompleteOur electrical first fix is complete. It’s great to have another stage over, although we also move forward with a hint of trepidation. If I’ve...
- Crestron Reveal New MC4-R-I Control SystemCrestron have announced their new MC4-R-I Control System at ISE this week… “The MC4-R-I is designed for ultimate flexibility,” states Jason Oster, Sr. Manager, Product...
- Automated Home 2.0 – #17 Ubiquiti Networking Part 2 – All Our UniFi Hardware Has Arrived!In the first part of our home networking series I looked at the reasons why I decided to go with Ubiquiti for the LAN in...
- Review: TP-Link’s Deco P9 Whole Home Hybrid Mesh Wi-Fi SystemThe latest Deco P9 Whole Home Hybrid Mesh Wi-Fi System was launched at IFA this year and TP-Link asked us if we’d like to try...
- Automated Home 2.0 – #16 The Wiring Has Begun!Just a quick update this time, but an exciting one. On Monday these cables were delivered by Epitome Living as the electricians started their first...
- Automated Home 2.0 – #15 The Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR) SystemOur mechanical first fix is almost complete so it’s a good time to look at our MVHR system. When spec’ing our first self-build in the...
- Building an OpenTherm Weather Compensator for Honeywell evohomeWe fitted Honeywell evohome in our last house and it remains one of our favourite smart home heating systems. Now Automated Home reader Kevin Smart...
- Useful Gadget of the Week: Plug In PIR Motion Sensor Hallway LED Night LightIn our current temporary accommodation I was looking for something to light up a hall way based on motion. Now, as home automation enthusiasts we...
- Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 20192019 was one to remember. It was the year that work got underway on the Automated Home 2.0 – thank you for following along with...
- HassKit is New Home Assistant Control AppHome Assistant continues to gain fans around the world with its powerful ability to integrate multiple home automation systems. While it’s still very much a...
