Smart Home Ideas

[u/Alukardine]

Hello. I thought I’d share my smart home setup here. Do you have any suggestions for products, automations, or other ideas?

**Devices & Apps**

- WiZ: Smart plugs and light bulbs

- TAWOIA smart Alexa Wi-Fi light switches, controlled via the Smart Life app

- Home Assistant running on an old computer via VirtualBox, connected to a SONOFF Dongle M

**Living Room**

- Smart light switch (TAWOIA)

- Roborock Q10 S5+ robot vacuum

- Alexa Dot

- Floor lamp and ceiling light: each equipped with a smart WiZ bulb

**Balcony**

- String lights connected to a WiZ smart plug (located in the living room)

**Kitchen**

- Echo Pop (Alexa)

- NFC tags on the wall (for a shopping list and selecting NFC-triggered timers)

- Washing machine and dishwasher: each connected to a WiZ smart plug

- Ceiling light: 4 bulbs, 3 of which are smart. The light switch itself is not smart, so it must always remain on to keep the bulbs controllable.

**Gaming Room**

- Smart light switch (TAWOIA)

- Selina’s PC and Pascal’s PC: each connected to a WiZ smart plug

- Selina’s desk lamp with a smart WiZ bulb

- Echo Show 5 (2018) – Alexa with a screen

- Cannabis grow tent: Mars Hydro grow light on a smart plug, plus a Mars Hydro fan, a Kasa Hub, and a Kasa thermostat

**Bedroom**

- Smart light switch (TAWOIA)

- Wi-Fi smart plug connected to a wall outlet with an extension cord; used for charging a device (Person 1’s charging cable) A power strip is connected to another power strip, which leads to the charging cable for Person 2.

**Hallway**

- Tapo camera

**Bathroom**

- 2 smart light bulbs in the ceiling fixture. The light switch is not smart, so it must always remain in the "on" position.

Devices that cannot be integrated into Home Assistant:

- Govee H5075 thermometer

- 2 door/window contact sensors from LEDVANCE SMART+ (on the front door and the bathroom door)