Need ideas for a home automation project

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tarrant1704
 
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Need ideas for a home automation project

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Hi all, need some input for a home automation project I have in mind. Please go easy on me, as I'm not an electrical engineer, coder, or maker by training/profession (dammit Jim, I'm a nurse not a programmer!) but I consider myself a hobbyist.

So what I want to do is buy some off-the-shelf smart door sensors, then build a physical dashboard which comprises an LED for each sensor. If the door is closed, the LED for that corresponding door would be green. If the door is open, the LED would turn red.

The issues I see are:
(1) Do the door sensors require some sort of smart hub and if so, how do I integrate the hub with the dashboard I'm hoping to build?

Some sensors seem to require a hub, such as Wyze:
https://www.wyze.com/products/wyze-sens ... -sensor-v2

or Ring:
https://ring.com/products/2-pack-alarm- ... -sensor-v2

while others do not seem to require a hub:
https://www.amazon.com/Detector-Real-ti ... r=8-1&th=1

(2) Which Adafruit micro-controller would be best suited for controlling the dashboard? It would need wi-fi connectivity and the ability to drive a few LEDs.

(3) Programming - this is the tough one for me, not being a native coder. Not sure how to make the sensor notify the dashboard of a change in condition. Perhaps through IFTTT?

Appreciate any pointers in the right direction. Thanks!

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Re: Need ideas for a home automation project

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I think you can use Adafruit HUZZAH32 – ESP32 Feather Board. https://www.adafruit.com/product/3619

Adafruit also has a smart home kit featuring this board: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4450

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Re: Need ideas for a home automation project

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Hmm, thanks for the pointer. I think the Adafruit Matrix Portal with the RGB LED Matrix could do the trick. Have to go through the tutorials and learn Arduino.

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