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- I use the RPI to turn on and off lights, and i'm very happy with it!Michel– Michel2013-05-30 12:59:04 +00:00Commented May 30, 2013 at 12:59
- Now if you were to take it to the next level, and have a web interface, temperature sensors, and be able to control and monitor everything from work, on vacation, etc. then it becomes a viable project that will allow you to leverage the power you have in your hands, and ensure your house stays the same way you left it.Butters– Butters2013-05-30 13:43:33 +00:00Commented May 30, 2013 at 13:43
- @user2301728 when i leave my house, i flip the switch on the wall, and my house stays the same no matter where i go, to my work or to my vacation. why on earth you need anything more complicated than simple on/off switch to control the lights? well, maybe IR sensor could be useful, but anything beyond that? Raspberry Pi is a COMPUTER, let's use it as a computer: take a video, do motion detection, file servers, backup services, scan fingerprints, store some data and so on. why should someone use a full blown computer with 1GB of memory when a $1 micro controller with 16kb of RAM will suffice?lenik– lenik2013-05-30 13:50:13 +00:00Commented May 30, 2013 at 13:50
- The point of home automation is transparency and remote control. When I leave my home for weeks, I know that I can sleep better at night knowing that a security lamp in the living room has turned on and the heater is still running, rather than coming home to 10,000 gallons of water frozen in my garage. In this case, the pi would replace a full size tower PC that has been dedicated as a home automation server. I fail to see how running apache, a RRD database, generating graphs, SMS alerts, E-mail alerts, automated phone calls in the event of a threshold breach is not using it as a computer.Butters– Butters2013-05-30 14:11:40 +00:00Commented May 30, 2013 at 14:11
- @lenik what part of wifi is very expensive? I think I'm missing additional charges.wwwuser– wwwuser2013-05-30 21:38:22 +00:00Commented May 30, 2013 at 21:38
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