I love programming ESP32 arduinos - connecting stuff up.
but I will never make my home 'smart' - not with closed or open sourced.
My standard way of thinking is - can I help someone in my family to fix it or replace it, if it was to go wrong over the phone ... whilst I'm out drinking and drunk.
Because given enough time this seems to pop up again and again with anything in the house - and I do not go out drinking often (before someone asks)
Some cheap oversized relays that activate with a small delay to each other would make turning on lights much more dramatic. Also a random function for when you watch horror movies or want to get rid of guests.
but I will never make my home 'smart' - not with closed or open sourced.
My standard way of thinking is - can I help someone in my family to fix it or replace it, if it was to go wrong over the phone ... whilst I'm out drinking and drunk.
Because given enough time this seems to pop up again and again with anything in the house - and I do not go out drinking often (before someone asks)