Packages of the software and X-10 starter kits are available at different Web sales sites, including DevDepot. Downloads and home automation ideas can be found at the Sand Hill Engineering site.

I decided to install Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4 and use it locally as the brain for my smart home automation goals. Adding the smart devices to Home Assistant was easy, given its support ...

For me, the path to home automation started two years ago when I found a low-cost home automation software called HomeSeer, located at www.homeseer.com.

Introduction Home automation has transformed the way we interact with our living spaces, bringing convenience, security, and energy efficiency to our daily lives. From controlling lights and ...

Embedded Automation’s mControl software can run on either a desktop PC or as an add-in to Windows Home Server (you can buy an OEM version of the operating system for $100 and provide your own ...

Zigbee2MQTT enables Zigbee devices to communicate with your home automation software via MQTT. Utilizing a Raspberry Pi as a dedicated Zigbee hub provides flexibility in device placement.

Getting back to Home Assistant, which is one of the most popular open-source automation platforms out there, it can run on Android Auto and provide you with access to your modules using tweaks ...

Apple got serious about home automation with iOS 9, adding a software called HomeKit that can connect with third-party hardware to control anything, such as locks or lamps.

If you thought home theatre automation was just a play toy of the rich, then you're probably right. But thanks to the guys at Hometheatrenetwork.com and the Android project, such automation just ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Hewlett-Packard announced in late March that it is discontinuing the manufacture of its Digital Entertainment Center, which is part of the home automation package DSC unveiled at ...

Google used its I/O conference to introduce Android@Home, a software framework for Android that allows programmers to interact with various connected appliances such as light bulbs, thermostats ...

Sand Hill Engineering has released version 3.7.0 of XTension, its Mac-only home automation software. The update adds support for the new LynX-PLC co-processor from Marrick Ltd., which supports X ...