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<div>Hi
Kevin,</div><div><br></div><div>spookily I
was rehearsing a similar conversation to myself in the shower this weekend
lol!</div><div><br></div><div>I started in HA
about 1998. I&#39;m a system integrator by trade and hobby so back in
those days didn&#39;t flinch at the thought of manufacturing my own
RS432 cable or making an interface card for my PC parallel
port.</div><div><br></div><div>It is only in
the last few months that I think I&#39;ve finally arrived (almost!) at
my vision for HA that suits my lifestyle. Kids &amp; long work hours
put paid to a Nodezero full of a multiplicity of computers, operating
systems, cables (cables &amp; more cables) combined with software that
required frequent patching (living in hope that maybe this latest version
of the adapter will work properly). Software I created myself but forgotten
how it works or why I haven&#39;t quite finished yet. And,
most importantly, achieving the
WAF.</div><div><br></div><div>The turning
point for me was the
arrival of reliable broadband connectivity and the developer ecosystems
that support many of the mainstream products. I still have 5 different hub
devices (none of them all natively support all the devices) linked together
via the cloud. Most of them require little or no maintenance other than
reading the latest release note to see if there is something new to play
with.</div><div><br></div><div>The only area
that consistently falls short in my budget range are high quality lighting
switches/dimmers that don&#39;t require a neutral or dedicated wiring
scheme. I am currently experimenting with Xiaomi Aqara ZigBee wireless
switches but that requires another hub (SmartThings only supports single
not double switches) and possibly some home crafted software to bridge the
hubs together.</div><div><br></div><div>Rgds,
Darren.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>



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