Wordclock VS MySensors

This Project is still under development and if you have an Wordclock with an esp and ws2812b led i would be really happy if you help. And even if you don't have these things you can help at the Webserver and make it faster and prettyer. Here is the link to the Project: https://github.com/1JonaB1/Wordclock

oh cool now my post is also here. (: If you also have a Wordclock and help or just want to see the code here is the link to github: https://github.com/1JonaB1/Wordclock

Engineering implies working within constraints. Most people in this realm only have to deal with the spouse acceptance factor as a limiter.

Went from openhab -> homeassistant -> Node-RED. Then sprinkle in MySensors, Frigate, and Double-Take, but not on just the entrance, go for the perimeter then defense in depth.

https://www.mysensors.org/

https://frigate.video/

https://github.com/jakowenko/double-take

Mestastic has been doing fine work. I'm not a fan of the CLA though.

MySensors, IM(very)HO is a better system if you are building your own gear. They too have CLA requirements.

https://www.mysensors.org/

/** * The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol * between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice. * The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each * repeater and gateway builds a routing tables in EEPROM which keeps track of the * network topology allowing messages to be routed to nodes. * * Created by Henrik Ekblad * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Sensnology AB * Full contributor list: https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/graphs/contributors * * Documentation: http://www.mysensors.org * Support Forum: http://forum.mysensors.org * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. * ******************************* * * DESCRIPTION * * Simple binary switch example * Connect button or door/window reed switch between * digitial I/O pin 3 (BUTTON_PIN below) and GND. * http://www.mysensors.org/build/binary */ // Enable debug prints to serial monitor #define MY_DEBUG // Enable and select radio type attached #define MY_RADIO_RF24 //#define MY_RADIO_RFM69 #include #include #define CHILD_ID 3 #define BUTTON_PIN 3 // Arduino Digital I/O pin for button/reed switch Bounce debouncer = Bounce(); int oldValue=-1; // Change to V_LIGHT if you use S_LIGHT in presentation below MyMessage msg(CHILD_ID,V_TRIPPED); void setup() { // Setup the button pinMode(BUTTON_PIN,OUTPUT); // Activate internal pull-up digitalWrite(BUTTON_PIN,LOW); // After setting up the button, setup debouncer debouncer.attach(BUTTON_PIN); debouncer.interval(5); } void presentation() { // Register binary input sensor to gw (they will be created as child devices) // You can use S_DOOR, S_MOTION or S_LIGHT here depending on your usage. // If S_LIGHT is used, remember to update variable type you send in. See "msg" above. present(CHILD_ID, S_DOOR); } // Check if digital input has changed and send in new value void loop() { debouncer.update(); // Get the update value int value = debouncer.read(); if (value != oldValue) { // Send in the new value send(msg.set(value==LOW ? 1 : 0)); oldValue = value; } }

If you like the idea of a smart home but worried about the S in IOT check out MySensors.

I have had great fun and good use of MySensors, that could be a place to start. It’s a very friendly and supportive community.

As mentioned, chirpstack works well if you still want to use LoRaWAN. Alternatively, you can use a system such as https://www.mysensors.org/ which builds its own protocol on top of lora. Finally, you can write everything from scratch using radio libraries (eg: https://www.airspayce.com/mikem/arduino/RadioHead/)

If you haven't already defined your sensor modules, have a look at the MySensors framework. It works via a tree network where every node works as a repeater so you can easily build a large and sparse network with encryption at very low cost. It also integrates seamlessly with Home Assistant and most other HA controllers. I've used it at home with good results and it supports the RFM69 radio using India frequency bands.