[LCA2019 Chat] Home Automation Workshop

[Alastair D'Silva]

Hi folks,

I'm madly pulling together all the bits & pieces for this workshop.
I've contributed to quite a few OSS projects to get this happening,
including porting HassOS to the Orange Pi Prime.

I've created a Google Group for workshop attendees (and interested
parties), where I'll be sharing more information. There are a few
people who have put their names down for the workshop, but I don't have
their email address. If you are one of these people, please sign up to
the group yourself:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lca2019-home-automation-workshop    (line
wrapped)

Cheers,

-- 
Alastair D'Silva           mob: 0423 762 819
skype: alastair_dsilva    
Twitter: @EvilDeece
blog: http://alastair.d-silva.org


On Thu, 2018-12-27 at 16:28 +1100, Alastair D'Silva wrote:
> 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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> 
> -- 
> Alastair D'Silva           mob: 0423 762 819
> skype: alastair_dsilva     msn: alastair at d-silva.org
> blog: http://alastair.d-silva.org    Twitter: @EvilDeece
> 
>