Smart home project - 3 bedroom appartments

5210 Long Prairie rd, Flower Mound, TX, USA
Smart home integration - 3 bedroom apartment

Smart home project - overview

The main goal of the smart home project was to save electricity bills, automation, home safety, and home voice control. In addition, family tracking is based on geolocation.
Smart home devices (pcs) ~ 100
Automation scenarios > 20
Hardware costs $2,500
Installation time spent (hours) 8
Smart home configuration time spent (hours) 30
Total smart home costs $5,000

Smart home dashboards

Custom Smart home dashboards and interface developed
Smart home dashboard - main interface

Weather forecast widget

Car

Personal car integration allows to:

  • See gas level
  • Location
  • Battery
  • Lock / Unlock door

Robot Vacuum

Taking care of home cleaning

Climate control

Google Nest thermostat for home climate control

Home users tracking

Tracking home residences

Rooms widgets

Kitchen widgets with information:

  • Temperature and Humidity
  • Lights status/control
  • Power switches status/control
  • Motion sensor
  • Leakage sensor
  • GAS / CO2 sensor
  • Patio door sensor

Main Smart home interface features

We used Home Assistant open source platform for building this project. Interface based on a Mushroom dashboard UI
Great smart home interface
  • Material design icons
  • Responsive design (mobile / PC / tablet )
  • All platforms supported (Windows / MAC etc. )
  • User-friendly interface
  • Separate rooms control
  • Weather forecast widget
  • Auto widget
  • Robot vacuum control widget
  • Smart home thermostat control widget
  • Residence presence control widget
  • Control widget for each room or area
  • Smart Cameras widgets
  • Home alarm panel
Smart home kitchen

Kitchen Lights control

Fast access to the Kitchen lights control

Kitchen widgets

Kitchen widgets with information:

  • Temperature and Humidity
  • Lights status/control
  • Power switches status/control
  • Motion sensor
  • Leakage sensor
  • GAS / CO2 sensor
  • Patio door sensor
  • Alexa Echo for voice control

Home Kitchen

For easy smart control we prepared few different types of mini-widgets with functionality required for kitchen smart control
Smart home widgets for Kitchen
  • Lights control
  • Smart switches control
  • Voice control
  • General sensors and detectors (used for automation)
Smart home living room

Indoor camera

Real-time camera streaming

TV control

TV/Media control

  • Switch on/off
  • Change volume levels
  • Choose the right channel etc.

Google Chromecast

Google Chromecast control

  • Switch on/off
  • Change volume levels
  • Choose the right channel etc.
  • Media streaming functionality
  • Announcing alerts

Room/Area widgets

Widgets with information:

  • Temperature and Humidity
  • Lights status/control
  • Power switches status/control
  • Motion sensor
  • Leakage sensor (in bathrooms)
  • Alexa Echo for voice control

Home Living/Other rooms/areas

For easy smart control we prepared few different types of mini-widgets with functionality required for rooms/areas smart control
Smart home widgets for Room/Area
  • Lights control
  • Smart switches control
  • Voice control
  • General sensors and detectors (used for automation)

Smart home dashboard - additional images

Smart home devices

List of the smart devices for home we used for the integration

Smart home - Home Assistant server

Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Starter Kit – 64GB 1 x pcs
USB Flash Drive 128GB for Raspberry Pi 1 x pcs
Zigbee Home Assistant Gateway Adapter 1 x pcs
Ethernet Cable for Home Assistant 1 x pcs
USB Extension Cable Male to Female USB 1 x pcs
Zooz 700 Series Z-Wave Plus S2 USB Stick 1 x pcs

Smart home energy saving devices

SONOFF DUALR3 Wi-Fi Smart Switch relay 10 x pcs
SONOFF Mini R2 10A Smart Light Switch 6 x pcs
SONOFF S31 Lite 15A Zigbee Smart Plug 10 x pcs
SONOFF S31 Wi-Fi Smart Plug 10 x pcs
Smart Water Valve Shutoff Timer 3 x pcs
Smart Power Strip, TESSAN WiFi Flat Plug 4 x pcs
Smart led strip Light, Tuya App Controlled 3 x pcs
Sengled Zigbee Smart Light Bulbs 6 x pcs
Google nest thermostat for home 1 x pcs

Smart home detectors and sensors

Aqara Door and Window Sensor 8 x pcs
Aqara Motion Sensor 8 x pcs
Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensor 8 x pcs
Aqara Vibration Sensor for smart home 2 x pcs
Aqara Water Leak Sensor 3 x pcs
X-Sense Wi-Fi Smoke Detector 3 x pcs

Smart home security devices

Indoor Ring with camera – video doorbell 2 x pcs
Outdoor Ring camera 3 x pcs
ULTRALOQ Z-Wave Smart Lock with Fingerprint ID 1 x pcs

Smart home appliance and voice control

Dreametech Z10 Pro Robot Vacuum 1 x pcs
LEVOIT Smart Air Purifier for Home 1 x pcs
LEVOIT Smart Humidifier for Home 1 x pcs
Alexa Echo Dot (4th Gen) 4 x pcs
Amazon Echo Show 10 3rd Gen 1 x pcs

Smart home advantages

List of the requirements covered by smart home

Security system

A smart home security system we integrate is used to monitor and protect the home from intruders. The system is programmed to sound an alarm when an intruder is detected or to alert a monitoring service. It can also use to control access to the home and to create a log of when people enter and exit the home.

Smart cameras are used to detect motion and capture images of any potential intruders. Smart locks are used to secure doors and windows, while motion sensors are used to detect any suspicious activity.

Home automation scenarios

  • Notification to the phone when motion is detected
  • Notification to the phone when the front/back door is opened when the home is in alarm mode
  • The image capturing from outdoor cameras when motion is detected and the home is in alarm mode
  • Automatically close/open smart door lock if residents are near/left home
  • Automated alerts notification when: water leakage is detected, GAS/CO2 is detected, the garage door opened after a specific time, or no residence is detected at home

Energy monitoring

Smart home energy monitoring systems we build allow homeowners to monitor their energy usage in real-time. These systems provide detailed information about how and when energy is used in the home, including peak times, average levels, and more.

This data is used to identify areas where energy efficiency can be improved and to make more informed decisions about energy usage. Smart home energy monitors are used to manage all lights and power sockets in a home automatically manage them.

Home automation scenarios

  • Switch on the lights in any room when motion is detected by sensors in the evening time
  • Switch off lights in rooms when motion is not detected for a specific time
  • Automatically switch off the lights and specific power sockets when no one at home detected
  • Fully automated home climate control based on predefined presets we created

Voice control

Smart home voice control allows controlling various features of their home through voice commands. Our extended integration allows using in the same time of Alexa devices, Google Home, or Siri. 

The smart home voice control we build is used to control lights, climate, security systems, and other devices. Voice commands are used to turn on lights, adjust thermostat settings, lock doors, and more. Additionally, voice commands are used to control smart home devices like smart TVs, speakers, and other connected devices.

Home automation scenarios

  • With any single voice command, we can trigger any automated scenario or a single device
  • Smart speakers we integrated used to inform home-owner on any events happening
  • Weather notifications and car status notifications are fully automated
  • We used presence detection functionality to inform the homeowner location of all the residents. For example, the son arrived at school, the wife arrived at the office, etc.
  • Alarm notification also used smart speakers

Remote control

Smart home remote controls are devices that allow users to control their home automation systems remotely. These devices allow users to control lights, appliances, and other devices from anywhere in the world.

Smart home remote controls we build used to set schedules, adjust lighting levels, and control other aspects of the home. Also, be used to monitor energy usage and receive/send notifications when something is out of the ordinary.

Home automation scenarios

  • Remote access to your home with a Home Assistant mobile application or web browser from any device

Lighting control

Smart home lighting control is the ability to control the lighting of your home from a remote location such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer. 

Smart home lighting control systems we build allow you to set schedules for when lights turn on and off, dim lights, as well as adjust the color and brightness of the lighting. Smart home lighting control also is used to control other devices such as ceiling fans, security cameras, and thermostats.

Home automation scenarios

  • Turn on/off any smart device integrated into a system
  • Fully automated home climate control scenarios and automation based on time, residence presence, weather condition
  • Automated scenarios which turn on/off any lights or smart devices based on a presence detection feature or special condition

Appliance control

Smart home appliances are controlled through voice commands and mobile apps. Smart appliances are also programmed to turn on and off, adjust temperature and lighting, and detect and respond to environmental conditions. We are using many home appliances for example robot vacuums, or air quality devices.

Home automation scenarios

  • Air quality control and adjustments based on condition
  • Robot Vaccum automated cleaning scenarios – if no residence is detected – start cleaning
  • Start brewing a coffee in the morning
  • Switching on/off TV or media system based on scenarios or using voice control

Happy smart home owner review

Feedback from new smart home owners
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I’m very happy with the integration of my smart home. I am able to control everything from the computer and my phone. I didn’t have any issues and it was a piece of cake to install. The BrainYourHome service really helped me out.
Tetiana Flower Mound, TX, USA
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