[LCA2019 Chat] Home Automation Workshop

[Alastair D'Silva]

Hi folks,

I'll be running a home automation at the upcoming LCA.

The workshop will cover:
- Setting up Home Assistant
- Using Home Assistant with GPIO
- Programming ARM microcontrollers
- Using 1Wire connected ARM microcontrollers with Home Assistant
- Creating automation rules using Node Red

The workshop kit includes:
- Orange Pi Prime (4 core 64bit ARM, 2GB RAM)
- 24V AU Plug Pack
- Custom hat for the OPi, with GPIO broken out, 1wire controller &
temperature sensor, DC/DC power supply & pushbutton
- 433MHz RX/TX modules to add to the hat later for RF interaction
- SWD Programmer for programming & debugging ARM microcontrollers
- 2 x 16 Channel 1wire->solid state relay/switch input boards
- 1m ethernet cable to link a 1wire device to the hat (additional devices
can be daisy-chained)
- Relay module (for demo purposes, I expect that real usage will use devices
such as 5 channel DIN solid state relays)
- 3d printed cases for the OPi &1wire boards (maybe, will see how much time
I have available for design)

The workshop kit will come out to between AUD$100 & $150, and is yours to
keep. The machine is intentionally overpowered, so you can run additional
services as you grow your system.

The extra hardware is all open source, schematics & firmware are available
at:
https://github.com/InfernoEmbedded/onewire-softdevice

In that repo are also designs for integrated SSR controllers, Aircon zone
controllers & RGBW LED controllers. I'll add more as I grow my own system,
but it's also relatively easy to contribute your own designs back if you
have a specific need.

I've budgeted for 30 attendees (21 spots left at this time), and you can
sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fMhuI9Nj5PQ4SVGyEtkQcxBZELwPuUaIfyM5
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