Packages of the software and X-10 starter kits are available at different Web sales sites, including DevDepot. Downloads and home automation ideas can be found at the Sand Hill Engineering site.

I decided to install Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4 and use it locally as the brain for my smart home automation goals. Adding the smart devices to Home Assistant was easy, given its support ...

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Embedded Automation’s mControl software can run on either a desktop PC or as an add-in to Windows Home Server (you can buy an OEM version of the operating system for $100 and provide your own ...

For me, the path to home automation started two years ago when I found a low-cost home automation software called HomeSeer, located at www.homeseer.com.

Zigbee2MQTT enables Zigbee devices to communicate with your home automation software via MQTT. Utilizing a Raspberry Pi as a dedicated Zigbee hub provides flexibility in device placement.

Getting back to Home Assistant, which is one of the most popular open-source automation platforms out there, it can run on Android Auto and provide you with access to your modules using tweaks ...

Updated Home Automation software requires Python 3 support in plug-ins. Some were abandon ware, etc. Updated, found replacement plug-ins, etc.

Security High-end home automation service companies like Crestron have been providing integrated technology and security solutions to million-dollar homes and high-end customers for years.

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Hewlett-Packard announced in late March that it is discontinuing the manufacture of its Digital Entertainment Center, which is part of the home automation package DSC unveiled at ...

Sand Hill Engineering has released version 3.7.0 of XTension, its Mac-only home automation software. The update adds support for the new LynX-PLC co-processor from Marrick Ltd., which supports X ...