Start or not...?

j.e.f.f

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.
https://www.pubnub.com/

Egnos

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?
Thanks

Egnos

@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

Peter

@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

Egnos

@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!

Peter

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!
Peter

j.e.f.f

@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.

Peter

@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.
Peter

Egnos

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:

j.e.f.f

@egnos said in Start or not...?:

exist a wireless sensor (WiFi, bluetooth,etc…) that transmits the temperature to the Raspberry?

Pi 3B has WiFi and bluetooth built-in. Pi 2B needs a USB dongle, but they’re not expensive.

If you want to display your house temperature, you need a smart thermostat like a Nest or an Ecobee. There exists a module for Nest, but I don’t know about Ecobee. Maybe you would relay that through Home Assistant?

If you want to display the weather outside, there are a bunch of weather modules available. I’m sure will suit your needs well.