Tips for furnishing an apartment

[lmilcent]

Hello,

Welcome to the Gladys community
I like your vision of things, which is a bit similar to mine: controlling everything from Gladys OK, but always keeping a functional home even if Gladys or the Raspberry Pi is not working!

@iLiro290

Control all lights via phone, switch, or voice command (thanks to Google) with status feedback. If I turn on the light via my phone, I would like to be able to turn it off via the switch and vice versa. This was not possible before. This implies « connected » switches, I think.

You can check what I wrote here: Interrupteurs connectés - #6 par lmilcent
It’s my personal feedback on the two switches I tested at home.

@iLiro290

Control of some built-in sockets.

Several solutions:

1. Add an in-wall module behind the socket (in the wall), but it won’t be manually controllable (you will always have to go through Gladys)
2. Add a connected module on the socket like this.

@iLiro290

Temperature control with connected thermostatic valve
Control per room.

Are you talking about controlling radiators via connected thermostatic heads?
In this case, it also depends on your budget, but they exist in Zigbee, WiFi, Bluetooth, Homekit, with third-party gateways, etc.
The cheapest ones are in Zigbee, I think (30€ per head).

@iLiro290

Humidity value

I use Xiaomi sensors, which are really good and not expensive: Xiaomi Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensor.
There are also SonOff sensors that I haven’t tested, but which are even cheaper.

@iLiro290

Outdoor temperature.

Personally, I put cling film on one of the indoor sensors

@iLiro290

Camera and door sensor.

For opening sensors, I know the Xiaomi Aqara and SonOff which are cheap and work very well.

@iLiro290

I think that’s already good, don’t hesitate to advise me on other useful things.
There are all the answers in the forum, yes, but there are so many different things/brands… I want something stable and reliable. The price comes after. Which bridge do I need? Which brand? Which technology?

Xiaomi Aqara makes good quality products that are not too expensive. SonOff seems to be even more affordable on Zigbee products, but I haven’t tested them.
I recommend the Zigbee protocol, as it is now officially supported (for a few days now) by Gladys and because it is often the cheapest equipment (compared to Zwave, for example).

The advantage is that no bridge is necessary, you just need a USB adapter that will serve as a Zigbee router. I recommend the first two recommended models: Electrolama zig-a-zig-ah! (zzh!) or Slaesh’s CC2652RB stick.