wiring

In earlier posts, I did provide an overview of the architecture of my custom-made home automation system. I also did describe some specificities related to a wired home automation setup. For my system, I decide on wiring everything in a star-configuration, meaning all wiring around the house for lights, push buttons, … all converges in a centralized electrical cabinet. The focus of this post is to show you some details of what this cabinet looks like and some pointers for practical issues I had run into. [Read More]

In this post, I will take a deeper dive into the bottom layer, the wiring. Different kinds of inputs and outputs can be discussed, but for the sake of simplicity, I will focus on a push button operating a lamp. These components will also come back later on in the series. This post is a part of a larger series of posts on my home automation setup. See the home automation overview post, to learn about the rationale and a description of the other posts! [Read More]