Be sure to :star: my repo so you can keep up to date on the daily progress!</br>
You can also vist my [Blog](http://www.vmwareinfo.com/search/label/iot) for all of my [Home Automation Posts](http://www.vmwareinfo.com/search/label/iot).</br>
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There aren't really automations for the Batteries yet. Electricity is the life blood for the house and only really the Tesla Battery has smarts so maybe in the future, you'll see a Powerwall automation in this space.</td></tr>
Using the APs (3 of them), The house monitors all Connected devices for Online/Offline status and uses 'NMAP' for presence detection. Any critical device down for more than 5 minutes and an alert is sent out. Circle is a Parental Control device. When a new device is discovered on the network, HA notifies us and also plays a TTS reminder over the speakers to classify in Circle.</td></tr>
The Alexa devices in my house are for automation overrides. They are primarily an input device into Home Assistant. Using HA `Cloud` component, I am able to turn on /off most HA devices even if they don't have native Alexa support. The DOTs are littered around the house, the Tap is for Shower and Garage since it is super portable and the main echo fills the upstairs with Music. Voice input and playing [Whole House Music](http://www.vmwareinfo.com/2017/08/multi-room-audio-for-echo-its-finally.html) are where Echoes excel! The Wand is pool side for quick commands and controlling the music if need be.</br>
Mobile devices are a critical part of my Home Automation. They establish presence in the house and are the basis for many automations. Home? Turn on the lights. Leave? Turn them all off kind of thing. The Tablets are for the awesome FloorPlan that you see in the images. We have 2 in the house mounted for quick consumption of all the HA data in a glance.</br>
* IOS Notifications for Offline Devices, BadLogins, HA Startups, new HA versions and [External IP changes](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/detect-if-ip-changes/6830) for DNS.
We also leverage the Fire Tablets as TTS endpoints. During certain times of the day, TTS is only played on the tablets rather than over the whole house. Other times, Notifications are sent only to the Mobile Devices rather than using speech.
This group of devices is basically for additional presence control. The Nest thermostats and Protects basically run themselves. The thermostat 'away' mode triggers my away scripts which turn items off. The Protects are SOLID [smoke detectors](http://www.vmwareinfo.com/2017/06/psa-check-out-your-smoke-detectors-once.html). They really came in handy during [Irma](http://www.vmwareinfo.com/2017/09/smart-home-lessons-from-hurricane-irma.html). The SleepIQ bed adds to my presence detection. It will notify HA if either side of the bed is occupied. More controls are coming but I use this extensively. The WiThings scale also triggers morning and goodnight routines depending on when I step on it during the day.</br>
Handy Automations:
* Turn off lights when Nest Thermostats detects we are away. (Upstairs and Downstairs)
* Turn on Upstairs lights if Nest Thermostats detects people and it's nighttime.
* (IFTTT) Trigger Good Night routine when I step on the Withings scale after 10pm.
* Turn on bathroom accent lights when either of us steps out of bed at night. Turns them back off when we are back in bed.
* Turn off all interior lights when the last person gets into bed.
* Silence all Voice notifications if anyone is in bed. Redirect to Fire Tablets.
* [GE ZWave Outdoor Power Module](http://amzn.to/2q17R4S) - These control my Landscape lighting and connect up to my Wink.
* [SkyBell HD](http://amzn.to/2dcexIB)
* [Rokus](http://amzn.to/2dpn89c) for all streaming
* [Samsung Smart TV](http://amzn.to/2efNNnq)
* [ChromeCast Audios](http://amzn.to/2lE9gNu)
* [AMPs](http://amzn.to/2j18dlT) - These are cheap but effective for the Dots, Chromecasts or other speakers.
* [Mixer](http://amzn.to/2v9Zp3x) - This allows me to mix in DOT, music and HA. [Blog Post](http://www.vmwareinfo.com/2017/07/giving-voice-to-smart-home.html)
* [Garadget](http://amzn.to/2jQLpVQ) - Garage Door opener/sensor - "[Siri, are my garage doors closed?](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3cyJZSWAAAalPm.jpg:large)"
* [Nintendo Wii](http://amzn.to/2l2qIYY)
* [iTeadStudio](https://www.itead.cc/) [goodies](https://twitter.com/ccostan/status/793119824008384512) - [SonOff](http://amzn.to/2l2sx8g) and a [Slampher](http://amzn.to/2l2gmIx)!
* [LED RGB Wifi Controller - flux_led compatible](http://amzn.to/2jUBSBE) with [LED Strip kits](http://amzn.to/2gJYfZ5) - ~100 Feet. These are great [Power supplies](http://amzn.to/2mnmbk8) - [Outdoor Housing](http://amzn.to/2m2dG0X) - Finished Product [#71](https://github.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/issues/71) - [Blog Post](http://www.vmwareinfo.com/2017/08/diy-outdoor-smart-home-led-strips.html)
* [Aeon Labs AEDSB09104ZWUS Aeotec Z-Wave Smart Energy Monitor Meter](http://amzn.to/2l5wEDo) to measure energy usage in the home.
* [MX8 Zodiac Pool Robot](http://amzn.to/2nAGvPf) - Not YET hooked up HA, but working on it.
* [Pi Zero](http://amzn.to/2ougZQ3) with [Wireless Nub](http://amzn.to/2q38rg4) running Pi-Hole and smacking down internet ads left and right!
* [NodeMCU Development Boards](http://amzn.to/2ou0NON) hooked into the alarm system wires for [DIY alarm system](http://www.vmwareinfo.com/2017/06/building-my-home-alarm-system-hardware.html). - [DIY Motion Sensors](http://www.vmwareinfo.com/2017/11/yet-another-inexpensive-motion-sensor.html)
* [JuiceBox Pro 40 EVSE](http://amzn.to/2AIdSdx) - Used to Charge the Bolt EV.
* Voice Notifications via the [AMPs](http://amzn.to/2j18dlT) connected to ChromeCast Audios and [Mixer](http://amzn.to/2v9Zp3x). Accomplished via the [~~Google~~ Amazon Polly TTS](https://home-assistant.io/components/tts/) component.
* Monitor the reflection rates of [Garadget](http://amzn.to/2jQLpVQ) and notify when they being to drop too low when closed (indicating a shift in the controller)
* Notifications when the garage door is left open at night or when we leave the house.
* (IFTTT) Logging entries in Logbooks for [Rachio Sprinkler system](http://amzn.to/2eoPKBW), and [SkyBell HD](http://amzn.to/2dcexIB).
* Auto Heal ZWave at 2:30am
* Using [Etekcity Outlets](http://amzn.to/2efNoBP) to control accent lighting above kitchen cabinets and room cutouts.
* Turn on Hallway light for no more than 20 minutes when Pantry door is opened.
* Turn on TV Time Lights (dim and color) at Sunset (if home and TV is on)
* Turn on some outdoor Lights at Sunset or if it gets darkish in the house, Turn off 4 hours before sunrise. Turn off interior lights when we go to sleep.
* Turn on lights during school days for a morning routine for the kids and wife. Has No School overide boolean in GUI.
* Rainy days trigger extra light inside the house.
* Check the UV Rays for the day and let us know if we need sun tan lotion over the TTS system.
* Detects when lights are turned on and adjusts them to correct brightness based on time of day.
* Leverage Alexa, IFTTT and Elekcity outlet to control Printer On/Off via Voice. Turns off automatically after 20 minutes.
* Turn on [AMPs](http://amzn.to/2j18dlT) when Chromecast reports 'Playing'. Turn them off when we are done streaming music.
* (IFTTT) Blink ALL lights at 9:30 to remind me to take medicine. (also Alexa Alert)
* (IFTTT) Blink Office lights 15 minutes before ANY meeting on my calendar (using IFTTT)
* (IFTTT) Stop watering grass via [Rachio Sprinkler system](http://amzn.to/2eoPKBW) if winds are greater than 20 MPH.
* (IFTTT) Add a 1 day rain delay to [Rachio Sprinkler system](http://amzn.to/2eoPKBW) if it is going to rain tomorrow.
* Sets up the front lights in the house with preset colors depending on the ~~month~~ day!.
* On motion from [SkyBell HD Doorbell](http://amzn.to/2dcexIB) (IFTTT) Turn front lights to Bright White lights for 10 minutes and then back to original colors. Fake Dog barking when there is motion by the house.
* When someone rings the Doorbell (IFTTT), the backyard and Bathroom lights Flash - Since we might not hear the doorbell. Fake Dog barks as well (which can be snoozed for 30 minutes via Alexa).
* Watch and alert on Home Assistant's Disk usage. Get alerts before Pi runs out of space on the [SD Card](http://amzn.to/2kNttio).
* Digital Cuckoo Clock that goes off each hour and on the half just like a real Cuckoo Clock. Plays across the whole house on my [ChromeCast Audios](http://amzn.to/2lE9gNu)
#Todo List
I've moved this entire section to the [issues section](https://github.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/issues) on github.
Feel free to join the conversations there.
**All files are now being edited with [Atom](https://atom.io/).**
**All of my configuration files are tested against the most stable version of home-assistant using [Travis](https://travis-ci.org/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig).**
#Still have questions on my Config?
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