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Patrick,



My only comment is on the RaspberryPi SD Cards



I have several Pi2=E2=80=99s running 24/7 as media centres (OpenELEC/Kodi)
=
behind
the TVs.



I don=E2=80=99t know how much reading/writing they do during operation but
=
I have
had no failures in a couple of years=E2=80=A6



HTH



Nigel







*From:* ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
*Sent:* 11 January 2017 10:45
*To:* ukha_d@xxxxxxx
*Subject:* [ukha_d] z-Wave options





Hello Chap(s/esses)



Been a while! Nice to see some familiar faces kicking around the archives!



So I'm in the throws of rewiring a renovation project, and would like to
stick some HA in whilst I'm at it. I'm currently thinking Qubino dimmer and
relay modules for lighting automation & temperature sensing, paired
with a
samsung smarthing hub (for WAF), and Alexa dots dotted around. What happens
if smartthings loses it's internet connection - this is something that I
anticipate happening from time to time? Will the qubino temperature sensing
be realistic behind the wallplate, or would I be better off using homebrew
(ESP8266 wi-fi or 1-wire cat-5 based) sensors instead?



Heating will be all-electric, radially wired to solid state relays. I'll
need to tie those to the temperature sensors somehow. I've not had great
experiences with the longevity/reliability of raspberry pi SD cards, so I'm
thinking that I'll go with a beaglebone black instead, coupled with an aeon
z-stick or interfaced to the smarthing hub via IP if that's possible?



All this stuff is new to me, do I stand a reasonable chance of getting it
to play nicely together? Are there other options I should be considering or
any gotchas?



Grateful for all input!

Cheers,



Patrick



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ap(s/esses)</p><p>=C2=A0</p><p>Been a while! Nice
to see some familiar face=
s kicking around the
archives!</p><p>=C2=A0</p><p>So I&#39;m in the
throws =
of rewiring a renovation project, and would like to stick some HA in
whilst=
I&#39;m at it. I&#39;m currently thinking Qubino dimmer and relay
modules =
for lighting automation &amp; temperature sensing, paired with a
samsung sm=
arthing hub (for WAF), and Alexa dots dotted around. What happens if
smartt=
hings loses it&#39;s internet connection - this is something that I
anticip=
ate happening from time to time? Will the qubino temperature sensing be
rea=
listic behind the wallplate, or would I be better off using homebrew
(ESP82=
66 wi-fi or 1-wire cat-5 based) sensors
instead?</p><p>=C2=A0</p><p>Heating=
will be all-electric, radially wired to solid state relays. I&#39;ll
need =
to tie those to the temperature sensors somehow. I&#39;ve not had great
exp=
eriences with the longevity/reliability of raspberry pi SD cards, so
I&#39;=
m thinking that I&#39;ll go with a beaglebone black instead, coupled
with a=
n aeon z-stick or interfaced to the smarthing hub via IP if that&#39;s
poss=
ible?=C2=A0</p><p>=C2=A0</p><p>All this stuff is
new to me, do I stand a re=
asonable chance of getting it to play nicely together? Are there other
opti=
ons I should be considering or any
gotchas?</p><p>=C2=A0</p><p>Grateful for=
all
input!</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>=C2=A0</p><p>Patrick</p></div><div><p
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