Project !AH HA!
 !Automate House Home Automated!

Status

Planning phase. Once I've decided on what makes sense and what is ergonomic I am going to set dates/plans sectionally for my property and decide what makes sense in terms of an order.

Phase 1 - Design

Ideas for automation

Outside

1. Mailbox

   1. Camera inside

   2. Sensor to tell opened/closed

2. Entry onto property

   1. Proximity Sensor

      1. Take picture when sensor tripped?

      2. How many people come to my house in a week?

   2. Cameras

3. Swimming Pool

   1. Chemical Levels

      1. Reminder + automation of cleaning?

   2. Solar Heat

   3. Level of Water

4. Grass

   1. Sprinkler System

      1. Not plausible with Cistern --> must look into capturing rain water for this task.

5. Temperature

   1. Barometer, etc. (To feed Indoor automation(clothes to wear))

6. Fire PIts

   1. Is it lit?

7. Cistern

   1. What's the level of water atm?

8. Propane

   1. Whats the level of Propane atm?

9. Septic

   1. How full is the septic bed?

10. Recycling/Garbage

    1. What time do I put it out and what time do they come?

       1. Motion Sensor on lip of bin.

    2. Waste Consumption

       1. What weeks have the heaviest garbage?

11. Materials

    1. What do I need to measure in terms of resources - length of grass, etc.

12. Sprinkler System

    1. I need to get a sprinkler system as I installed them for a couple of summers. I just need to figure out an appropriate water source.

Inside

1. Lights

   1. I purchased the Phillip Hues Starter Kit(A19 Ambience) and have started to tinker with it

   2. Purchased Two Phillip Hues - Non Ambience

   3. Combo deal with Google home so I bought another Phillip Hues Starter Kit(A19 Ambience) but this one is V3(richer colors).

2. Google Home

   1. Interfaced with Spotify, Netflix, Phillips Hue and chrome cast

      1. "OKAY GOOGLE, shut off the lights."

      2. "OKAY GOOGLE, Turn the lights in the living room blue"

      3. "OKAY GOOGLE, Put on Michael Jackson's Thriller on my TV"

      4. "OKAY GOOGLE, Put on Friends on my TV"

3. Chromecast

4. Lock - Shlange Century Home

5. Home - Assistant Server

   1. Raspberri PI3 + Z-Wave Dongle.

6. HVAC - Nest

7. WeMo Mini Light Switches

8. Belkin Smart Plug

9. iRobot Roomba 960

10. Nest Protect

Themes for Pictures

Bedroom - Theme: Art

Office - Theme: Cars

Guest Room - Theme: Anime

Living Room - Theme: Justin Bua

Kitchen: 

Design Ideas

Kitchen: 

Implementations 

outside