My Gear – Smart Home

Smart home kit can be both complicated and expensive, I have included links to my favorite smart home stuff below. If there is something I have but I wouldn’t recommend then you wont find it in this list.

• Raspberry Pi 4 4GB running Home Assistant – Raspberry Pi 5 is now available and a worthwhile upgrade.
• Iollio Zigbee No-neutral light dimmer
• Aqara P1 Motion Sensors – Cheap (ish) basic motion detection, ideal for hallways and stairways where people don’t stay still for very long
• SwitchBot Bluetooth Environment sensors
• Aqara Contact Sensors
• Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensors
• DigQuad LED Controller \ SK6812 12V RGBW LED Strips
• Meross WiFi Smart Power Strips
• LocalBytes pre-configured Smart Plugs
• Ubiquiti Wireless Access Points
• Philips Bloom Light
• Roku Streaming Sticks
• FireAngel Pro Connected Carbon Monoxide Alarm, Heat Alarm, Smoke Detector and Wi-Safe gateway hub