Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Start or not...?
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@peter said in Start or not...?:
Turning on the gardenlights and the fountain is done with a Sonoff 4ch pro.
A cheap smart switch.
You can add all kinds of smart stuff to GA (Philips hue, Ikea,etc).Second question; I think you do not need the Google AIY, but I experienced it to be very easy to setup.
And I bought it very cheap secondhand …
But it is possible to build it yourself (google is your friend).Peter
Ok, thanks Peter!
In theory to start I would need:- Mini USB Microphone
- Bluetooth Speaker
- WiFi Router
- Patience…:winking_face:
after installing everything, I will need:
- Sonoff 4ch pro (to control lights, etc…)
- IP Camera
- Smart Thermostat (what do you think about this? MAX! Wall Thermostat+)
@sean said in Start or not...?:
As a private-hobby developer, I don’t want to talk about my things by myself. So still yet I haven’t.
But MMM-AssistantMk2 has what you want as its feature.-
embedded GA(Google Assistant SDK for device) fully integrated in MM with nodejs.
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custom commands available by transcription hooking, IFTTT and google Action for assistant.
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it could control RPI, MM and modules by sending notification, executing external shell commands and calling module’s method directly.
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screen output like Lenovo smart display, youtube playing, TTS and more…
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But this is not the kinds of out-of-box things. installation and tweak might not be so easy if you are not experienced.
Thank you so much Sean.
Spectacular module!
Have you already tested it?@j-e-f-f said in Start or not...?:
Both integrate with the Wink hub. The Wink Hub sends out pubnub notifications when the state of connected devices changes. My module subscribes to the pubnub feed for the the Wink Hub and subsequently displays an icon depending on status.
Ok, thanks j-e-f-f!
Your form is very interesting and I congratulate you!!
Sorry j-e-f-f…but I’m a noob :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat::
could you explain to me what is the use and how does it work the connection between Wink Hub and Pubnub?Question for all:
As a guide to get started …can i use this? Complete Setup Tutorial
Or are there better guides?Thank you all!
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@egnos said in Start or not...?:
Sorry j-e-f-f…but I’m a noob :
could you explain to me what is the use and how does it work the connection between Wink Hub and Pubnub?No worries!
Wink Hub is a home automation appliance. It is meant as a single device to consolidate all your smart home devices into a single point of control. Here’s a link:
https://www.wink.com/products/wink-hub-2/PubNub is a notification system API that Wink uses to broadcast devices status updates to anything that wishes to consume them.
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Ok, I understood.
@j-e-f-f said in Start or not...?:
PubNub is a notification system API that Wink uses to broadcast devices status updates to anything that wishes to consume them.
https://www.pubnub.com/Wrong or pubnub is a paid service?
Wink can only use Pubnub to send notifications or exist non-payment services?
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@peter said in Start or not...?:
Turning on the gardenlights and the fountain is done with a Sonoff 4ch pro.
A cheap smart switch.
You can add all kinds of smart stuff to GA (Philips hue, Ikea,etc).Peter, how did you connect the GA item with the Sonoff?
Each Sonoff channel have an IP address? How does it work?Thanks
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@Egnos: I think you should just start!
MM is a very funny project!
Buy a Raspberry Pi, SD card, find an old monitor, keyboard and mouse and go!
Burn an image on the SD card and try to get MM running.
You don’t need all the other stuff (you can add it later).
And I will give you some advice: after MM is working, save the config.js file (I saved it on a USB stick).
Then try to add or change a module; is it working: fine!
Is it not working: you still have the working config.js on the USB!About the Sonoff: you do not need a RPI or MM to maken the Sonoff working.
The Sonoff is hardwired with the gardenlights; it has 1 IP adress with 4 channels.
You can use your cellphone or a 433 Mhz remote to switch the channels.
But I find it more fun to say: “Hey Google, turn on the fountain …”Another advice: read, read, read, search, read and finally: ask here …
Peter
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@peter thanks for your precious advice!
I would like to start but for work I am often around Europe and time is always a little … !!
I’ll start soon … promised!:smiling_face_with_halo:@peter said in Start or not...?:
But I find it more fun to say: “Hey Google, turn on the fountain …”
Ok, but how do you connect a sentence to GA with a command to Sonoff?
Thanks for your patience!
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You have to make GA (on your cellphone) look for smart things.
Sonoff has an app (eWelink) but there are a lot of smart switches, thermostats and other.
After connecting the Sonoff with the app, it was recognized by GA.
But again: you do not need a MM to make smart things work.
Google home works even better; but building it yourself is a great part of the fun.I started my MM project about a year ago and it took me a lot of time to make it the way I liked.
Now I am building a second one for my daughter and it takes me much less time.
But it is really a lot of fun to make your own personalized project.
Just try it!
Good luck!
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@egnos It’s free to subscribe to receive notifications from apps or services that broadcast via PubNub. Likely there is a cost associated if you want to send notifications through PubNub, but I don’t know what that cost is.
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@Egnos: one last advice: start with a Raspberry Pi 2B or 3B (not a zero or a 3B+).
I have 5 RPI’s (bought them all secondhand).
A lot of people buy a RPI and don’t know what to do with it.
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Sorry guys,
exist a wireless sensor (WiFi, bluetooth,etc…) that transmits the temperature to the Raspberry?
Maybe there is some MM module that manages the communication …Thanks
Good night! :sleeping_face:
