WoW! DrZzs himself! I'm honored! :) Unfortunately, I'm "too small" to think about mass production. Maybe someday. But if you'd like to solder it yourself, I'll be more than happy to send you a set of PCBs. You inspired me to start this channel, so this is the least I could do to thank you.
Yeah, mass production is a great idea, but (there is always one of those) with mass production and sales comes product liability, UL and CE testing, etc., etc. Basically, if you buy one of these and install it, you could run into big financial problems. For example, house burns to ground (unless it's an underground WHobbit hole...then it just goes up in smoke) the insurance investigator attributes that fire to a non-UL/CE listed device and poof no insurance money for you....maybe
The level of technical execution and then video production on this channel are amazing, and way better than many other channels! This channel just showed up in my feed today for the first time, after years of watching YT videos. I'm not sure what is wrong with the YT algorithm, but this channel should be getting 100x more views!
Hi, impressive PCBs and assembly in this small package. The only thing missing from these designs are LEDs for each input / output. I work in BMS (Boulding Management System), something like SmatHome but for entire factories and large buildings. And the LEDs for the IO make diagnostics much easier if something is malfunctioning.
There were LEDs in the previous revision of the HUB. I removed them deliberately and consciously :) As you can see, the HUB is locked in the box at all the time. So I wouldn't have noticed them anyway.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome While that is obviously your decision to make and may be sensible for your use case it is definitely a deficit, when considering you are also trying to sell it to others. Personally I think it would have been a better choice to make the LEDs optional since it costs basically nothing to add the traces and not use them, especially if you had already created them.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome add a small header for them maybe that way if people want them they can add them with a connecter to mount an led to the case for example
@@SmartSolutionsForHome In all honesty, I would love to have more indicator LEDs. As from your video, you could have most behind the door, while "opening the door" would provide a much larger set of indicator LEDs. Having those really really really gives you a lot of quick "debug" options I would argue.
Dude! This is crazy. I'm throughout impressed about the really amazing modular design, meticulous details about power management and connectivity and amazing execution. It's not often that I see a genius and you are definitely one!
OMG. That project is amazing. Just less than a couple of months ago I was evaluating options to manage all the relays and inputs for a future home projects. I was surprised by the lack of options. Either there were enterprise PLCs costing thousands of dollars and requiring proprietary soft to configure or just simple DIY devices a-la simple relay board connected to raspberry pi via Arduino. And most of those devices are not even din-rail mountable! Additionally to that, I'm really addicted to esphome. The ability to program simple local automation but leave connectivity for home assistant is a blessing. Looking at your hub, I feel that it checks all the boxes I was looking for. Amazing work, cannot wait to build or buy that.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome Sure I will :) What is your experience with such compact placement of SSRs? Do you use them directly to power appliances or use them to switch external relays? If you power appliances via SSRs directly, is heat dissipation good enough?
@@SmartSolutionsForHome it really is a fantastic system that you've put together. I've currently got an M5stack board with a temp sensor attached running in my son's room; the board is great as it has a screen and a few buttons included, but I'd love to expand its functionality and have more sensors and switches running from it. I need to make it look nice so I can wall mount it too.
This is the first video of yours I have seen and it is great! The project was amazing and you have a great mix of professionalism and humor. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
I usually don't comment videos at all, but I just wanted to stop by and say what a great job sir! congrats and thank you very much for sharing it (and making it opensource). Well done!
Just a question: why not putting the code on Github ? that should be easier than sending everything out via email and you will benefit from versioning, collaboration, wiki, etc. (also, I don't use Facebook so I can't see your page about this project unfortunately).
Thanks! As for the Github:I don't send these files manually :) They are posted on my website. It's easier for me to put it there and send the link in the e-mail. But I'll think about Github.
Wow, pretty impressive and congratulations. I especially liked the fact that you admitted the mistake regarding the cover not fitting at the end. We all makes mistakes and it feels very human (and unscripted) when someone admits this on a video that they've uploaded themselves. Fantastic project!
Sebastian this is brilliant! Especially the modularity of the components, which make it so much more practical. This is the first video I've watched and have subscribed due to your excellent work!
Dude, I love your content. After coming upon your content today, I can't stop watching your videos. It will be exciting to see what you have up next. Good luck Sebastian.
You Freak!!! That is the most enjoyable smart home video that I have watched. I stuggle with soldering basic wires, what you have done is truly amazing. Congratulations! And thanks
Bardzo fajny projekt. Schludnie i profesjonalnie wykonany. Tez podobnie mam zrobiony w swoim domu, ale nie tak profesjonalnie. W dodatku na Domoticz. Jedna sugestia, przekaźniki dałbym w podstawki. Aby dało się je wymienić w prosty sposób. Ja mam akurat te chińskie moduły przekaźnikowe i już dwa razy wymieniałem przekaźniki. W dzisiejszych czasach trzeba być programistą, konstruktorem, elektronikiem, elektrykiem, umiec drukować w 3D itd… brawo ty 👍
Hej, dzieki wielkie! Rozważałem użycie podstawek ale niestety na wysokosć się nie zmieściłem. Być może jeśli się zdecyduje na kolejną rewizję to bardziej z tym pokombinuję. Ja w poprzedniej rewizji przez 2 lata nie miałem problemu z nawet jedną sztuką. Być może miałeś pechową partię.
Just went over your homepage description. Awesome! Really awesome. And that's a statement you won't hear very often from me! :D Keep on rollin and thanks for sharing!
Regarding the wiring colour scheme, just sleeve the wires with brown sleeving to make it compliant. (Or whichever colour matches the phase you're using.)
@@SmartSolutionsForHome You can use just some isolation tape to indicate live wires + maybe brother laber maker to label them as "fazowy\live\hot" :D And yeah, Brother label maker, because Dyno paper now have DRM, so you need to buy paper from them on newer machines ^^
Fantastic and outstanding work👌 I wish I could do the same system to my house. I am also very much the same as you, old school electrician and a hard-wired, oriented person 😅 Thank you for sharing this experience with us. Keep up the marvellous work 👍
I am so glad I found this video!!! I was planning to do a project just like this when I build my new home in a year or so. I was thinking an esp32 in each room to control it. It is nice to find that a lot of work has already been done on this idea. Maybe I will video it and post so you can see this type of system in a new home build.
Really Good job. In the USA unless it is UL listed - no go, as well as wire colors. Very clean install. (Jealous). Wanted to do the same but waiting for MATTER to be completed and generally I prefer inbox controls like Shelly's. But if you don't like any switches in the walls - your solution is the way to go. [Also makes me think of so many stupid custom hacked commercial installs with PLC's and a proprietary software + no din mounting]. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! I'm also waiting for MATTER. You hear more and more about it and it promises to be really good. Recently I was at Embedded World exhibition and a lot of producers had or will have something compatible with MATTER.
I did something similar 10+ years ago. Actually couple automation islands like this interconnected with a ring rs-485 bus. Since the creation of ESP8266 such a setup makes no sense at all in a home environment. It is much quicker and cheaper to use local control loops using Shelly actuators (dimmers, relays etc.) and deploy redundant Wi-Fi network (two routers with mosquito mqtt brokers and virtual ip failover using vrrp/keepalived). Such decentralized setup is relatively inexpensive and reliable as it has no single points of failure regarding direct control (e.g. switch to light bulb). You can even live without the Wi-Fi redundancy - in case of failure / downtime / upgrade you lighting still works. Every married man should understand the benefits here.
Thanks for posting this. I never knew this existed so I subscribed. I like his video style and th commitment to home automation. I'm VERY impressed. BTW, Dramatic tweezer cam was great!
Very impressive project and great video to describe it. Next to the project itself there must quite the work in the video as well. Would love to see another video about your home set up, on which sensors and devices you have connected.
Bazylion 😂 Love the new one, but the old one looks more industrial 😃 Really fun and interesting project! Must feel a little sad to remove the old one, even though it is crazy fun with something new that you also created? Can't wait to see more! 😃
Agree, the old HUB looked more industrial and more complicated. It had a whole lot of unnecessary features. That was the whole clue of this migration, make it as simple as possible. I was a bit sad when I disassembled it .. But as a souvenir I've this video where I can remember what it used to be :)
@@SmartSolutionsForHome Zauważyłem jak wyciągasz to z tego samego kartonu. Ale jak się nazywa ta usługa? Może to głupie pytanie ale na filmikach reklamowych tego nie ma, a z angielskiego jestem jak z językiem obcym 🤪
Thank you! For now, I'm selling only PCBs. As of today, I've no plans to sell all ready-made devices. Unfortunately, the current prices and availability of components would make it very complicated. Nothing can be planned, neither the final price nor the completion date. And I would not like to disappoint anyone, so I won't do it at all, for now.
So basically everything that gets powered from mains passes through here first? I am not familiar with European electrical, but I am trying to wrap my head around it. Here in the States, I have 240A@200A service to my home, the 240V is split to two legs 120V each (220v -> 110v nominal). Each room in the house is one one or more 15A or 20A breaker. How are you powering everything off from one breaker?
In Poland for example in most of the houses we have 3 phases one neutral and ground wire, so 4 wires are coming from the grid, grounding you need to do it on your own. So on three phases we have around 400V. On the movie he did not used a breaker he was using something what is called switch disconnector, so he just disconnet all three phases.
@@JohnWeland He have 400v only on that disconnecting switch (from the grid) and for some appliances at home like induction hob or ev charger, for rest we are using one phase 230v. So he have 230v connected on his outputs for this smart hub.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome my dream is to build my own house in the near future and have something like this in it but had not found a solution yet This sure checks a lot of boxes :) The problem now with my HA is that it’s mostly wireless stuff and it works good but there are still moments that lights won’t switch directly due to interference and I also want the possibility that if Home Assistant has an issue and is offline or something that the basic lighting still can function, and this can make that happen. In my current house it’s not doable to achieve this but in a future house it absolutely is.
You are right, of course. I was in a bit of a hurry, hence such inaccuracies. Maybe I'll cut the plexi on the CNC, it'll be quite perfect then :) I'll show it on the community card if I manage to do it.
This video was amazing, i enjoyed it a lot and my mind is running wild with all the possibilities, but the most amazing thing about the main module as a platform is that you could design different expansion modules for all the nice stuff everyone is asking about in the comments; dimming, color temp or full RGB and so on. Excellent project; i will be following your channel.
Firstly mind boggling 🔥. I do have few queries though. 1. Is this way of writing schematic (directing all appliance lines to single location inside the house) is the norm in your country? 2. Do you provide separate routing of lan cables from ac wires behind the wall? 3. How do you intend to use inductive loads now (fan, electric herd, iron box,...) since you seen to be using SSR? But a great leap altogether. Cheers 😎
Thank you! :) 1. No it's not. You will never meet anything like this in classic installations. However, it becomes more and more popular if the "smart" installation is planned already at the design stage. 2. Yes 3. I'm able to handle the inductive loads. If the SSR has a built-in "snubber circuit", it can easily handle this kind of load.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome to piggyback off the original question, what are you using at the load-end of the circuit for plugs, etc? These SSRs are only rated for 2A, so I find it hard to imagine using this for anything more than LED lighting.
Hey. What protocol do you use on the ethernet wires to the end devices? Are you using full-on ethernet? Or are you using the wires just to carry power and signals? If it's the latter, how do you deal with issues like interference?
Hey, I use it to carry power and signals. At such super-low frequencies and the voltage of 12V that I use in these cables. The interference issue doesn't occur. In addition, I didn't lay them very close to the mains cables. Ps. a fantastic, insightful question. I like such :)
@@SmartSolutionsForHome Thanks for the reply. Really impressed with your work and the quality of your videos. Looking forward to the next one. Would be great if you could also share some examples of stuff at the other end of the cat6 cable. Curious to see how you're using the cable.
My jaw dropped after seeing the amount of things required to set this up. Instantly in my head: "Hell no, I ain't gonna do it. Such a pain in the ass". (With 0 Electric background) But well, it's very impressive after watching the entire video.
So this is just like the SuperhouseTV system that he designed and built about 4 years ago. Good to have options, and it look like you have pretty decent integration.
I don't know the SuperhouseTV's system. But I'll be glad to learn about it. Do you have a link to a specific video? There are a lot of them on his channel, and I don't know which one to watch.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome the two I would start with are "SuperHouse #24: Home automation system architecture" and "SuperHouse #25: Rack mount Arduino / MQTT light switch controller for home automation" from 2017. That was the first iteration of the system, it has now developed into so much more. The first version of the light switch controller, spawned a lot of discussion over on the Discord server, and that developed into a second version of it using I2C, which expanded the I/O possibilities. Then some very smart software people started getting involved (I was doing my own software version at the time, because I was trying to achieve something slightly different) and the idea of it just controlling lights expanded into other things like door switches, etc etc. The software kept developing to incorporate new switch types and sensors to the point it is now quite a robust system to work with the open source hardware SuperHouseTV developed. Several people have developed similar ideas but Jon's (SuperhouseTV) is the most complete I have seen. It is designed in such a way that you can use any front end you want. So if you prefer Home Assistant over OpenHAB then you can choose the interface you prefer. The system is capable of talking to virtually any device that uses MQTT to pass messages. As the idea grew other people started to build their own add-ons to the system, so the hardware side of things has plenty of options. The system is now called "The Open eXtensible Rack System", and if you do a search for OXRS Docs you will find out what the project is all about.
Hello, I would like to ask if you have considered using some advanced communication protocol like rs485, canbus or other? what convinced you to connect all switches separately? In few months, i am gonna do wiering in my new home and iam thinking about using canbus to save some wires etc.
Hello Sebastian. Recently I got a Raspberry PI as a gift from my girlfriend and I started to do some researches about what can I do with it. I ran into your channel and your content was really entertaining and inspirational for me. But since I'm a complete newbie in this field, I got confused at some parts. So I wanted to ask a few questions if you don't mind. 1. Would it be possible to expand the number of GPIO's using multiplexers? I'm imagining something like this - Add for example TCA9548A multiplexer to the main board which would give me 8 separate I2C channels where I can use the MCP23017 chips. 2. Is 12V enough even for a larger house or would you recommend 24V? 3. Are you maybe planning some additional modules for dimming lights or some LED module? 4. Are you planning on making the part 2 of integration with HA? And once again, good job!
This is amazing. I'd definitely buy one today! Do you have any phase cut dimming channels for lights or do you managing dimming on the luminaires themselves via some other communication?
Thanks! Unfortunately, this device cannot "cut phase". The switching frequency is definitely too low. I don't use dimming in my home but such a device would be fabulously simple. It's a nice idea for the next device!
Great project, thank you for sharing. I implemented similar idea with PCF8575s, but sometimes are not so reliable so I plan to migrate to MCPs but it takes forever to get them... Have you encountered the limit of entities in ESPHome? When having over approx 75 entities (inputs or outputs doesn't matter) on one esp32 esphome started to behave weirdly to me...
I understand you perfectly.. Currently, the purchase of MCPxx is almost a miracle. Not to mention the price from outer space.. As for the ESPHome: currently I've 64 binary sensors and 64 switches for MCP23017 chips, 1 binary sensor for Mains detecting and LED RGB. So currently I use 130 entities. And I don't have the slightest problem with stability. Maybe it's because I'm using the Ethernet port and not WiFi?
I wish more Hubs interfwcing with „industrial“ mains voltage switches to stay compliant (in the Self Made Hub area a bluetooth/matter/z/sensors satelite would be more important
Woow great work... That is really impressive and inspiring at the same time. I just had a few questions... 1. Do you have any ideas/methods of handling dimmer lights using this hub? 2. Any recommendations on how to handle automatic rolling shutters and motorized curtains? 3. Any ideas on how to handle regular RGB/RGBW led strips or even addressable ones? 4. Can you please elaborate more on how the RJ45 sockets work with inputs? 5. What are the maximum safe load ratings for this solution (Amps/watts) per relay circuit? But man... I have to say... You're inspiring, keep up the great work, and amazing video quality. 👍🏼 Can't wait for your next video.
Thanks! :) 1. I'm working on it. 2. It depends on the motor of the roller shutters. But usually 3 wires are enough for this purpose. 3. In general, how would my HUB do this? Currently HUB cannot do it, but I want to make another module especially for RGB LEDs. 4. Its just a connector. It's the easiest way to connect the Ethernet cables to the HUB. 5. 2A per circuit.
Just Incredible! I really admire your work! But I can't possibly do this myself... I thinking about buying the shelly pro switches, have you used them? How does it compare to yours? They do about the same thing right?
Hi, nice project. is it possible to have the main module already assembled? i saw your website but I can find only the pcb already made without all the components
Hi, unfortunately, there is currently an extremely big problem with the availability of components. I had a big problem myself to get everything for myself. Therefore, for now, I'm able to offer only not populated PCBs.
I totally get you... I've always wondered how those people on RUclips find time for all these projects. Do they even have a life?! And that's exactly why I started doing my own projects on RUclips. It's definitely easier to find time for it when there's some money coming in. Even my fiancée looks at my projects differently now! 😉
Great question. I was considering using the internal pull-up, but it's quite weak (100kohm). And since I wanted a steeper slope, I preferred to use an external one with lower resistance.
Koncepcyjnie przypomina mi to system Continuum firmy Andover Controls, który służył do integracji różnych systemów. Składał się z kontrolera i rozszerzeń. Wszystko montowane na szynie DIN.
Nie ukrywam, że nie słyszałem o tym systemie. Ale sama idea modułów rozszeżeń ogólnie jest popularna. Z ciekawości zaraz sobie pogooglam o tym Continuum.
This is insanely cool. So well made, looks better than most commercially available appliances. Very cool, and a very under-rated channel. +1 sub from me :)
Hi, Nice project, i have a similar system but i have random freezes with the MCP23017 i use three of them and sometimes one of them is freezes but the others working. Mostly happening when i switch off 24V LED-s. Have you noticed something like this? Thank you
Thank you! No, I haven't noticed similar issues on my end. I suspect that the problem may be with the I2C communication on your end. Perhaps you have too long traces, too weak pull-ups, or you're trying to "talk" to the chip too fast?
This is amazing project,I love the idea to have hard wiring to the smart home,if is posible to avoid any wifi connection at all to any sensors or switches.Do you have any Display to control all thi or just you mobile phone?
Hey, I sell only PCBs. If the situation with the components on the market improves, I'll offer a version with them. For now, unfortunately, it sells boards without components.
You can download the list of components now. Of course, absolutely free :) On my website I write how to do it. smartsolutions4home.com/ss4h-shh-smart-home-hub/
Wow! I need this! Lets talk about mass production.
WoW! DrZzs himself! I'm honored! :) Unfortunately, I'm "too small" to think about mass production. Maybe someday. But if you'd like to solder it yourself, I'll be more than happy to send you a set of PCBs. You inspired me to start this channel, so this is the least I could do to thank you.
Definitely needs mass production! Also I would like a inputs only version. Great work!
I wondered if you had seen this.
Forgot to add: power consumption would be a nice addition ;)
Yeah, mass production is a great idea, but (there is always one of those) with mass production and sales comes product liability, UL and CE testing, etc., etc. Basically, if you buy one of these and install it, you could run into big financial problems. For example, house burns to ground (unless it's an underground WHobbit hole...then it just goes up in smoke) the insurance investigator attributes that fire to a non-UL/CE listed device and poof no insurance money for you....maybe
You want to thank us?! No man, we need to thank you for sharing your knowledge!
My pleasure! :)
The level of technical execution and then video production on this channel are amazing, and way better than many other channels!
This channel just showed up in my feed today for the first time, after years of watching YT videos. I'm not sure what is wrong with the YT algorithm, but this channel should be getting 100x more views!
Thanks for such an incredibly kind comment! It really motivates me to keep working hard :)
Hi, impressive PCBs and assembly in this small package. The only thing missing from these designs are LEDs for each input / output. I work in BMS (Boulding Management System), something like SmatHome but for entire factories and large buildings. And the LEDs for the IO make diagnostics much easier if something is malfunctioning.
There were LEDs in the previous revision of the HUB. I removed them deliberately and consciously :) As you can see, the HUB is locked in the box at all the time. So I wouldn't have noticed them anyway.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome While that is obviously your decision to make and may be sensible for your use case it is definitely a deficit, when considering you are also trying to sell it to others. Personally I think it would have been a better choice to make the LEDs optional since it costs basically nothing to add the traces and not use them, especially if you had already created them.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome add a small header for them maybe
that way if people want them they can add them with a connecter to mount an led to the case for example
@@SmartSolutionsForHome In all honesty, I would love to have more indicator LEDs. As from your video, you could have most behind the door, while "opening the door" would provide a much larger set of indicator LEDs. Having those really really really gives you a lot of quick "debug" options I would argue.
Sounds like some folks need to fork his files and add an led version
its a privilege to watch a master at work
WoW! Thanks! :)
Dude! This is crazy. I'm throughout impressed about the really amazing modular design, meticulous details about power management and connectivity and amazing execution.
It's not often that I see a genius and you are definitely one!
You're too nice! But I'm glad that you enjoyed that :)
OMG. That project is amazing.
Just less than a couple of months ago I was evaluating options to manage all the relays and inputs for a future home projects.
I was surprised by the lack of options. Either there were enterprise PLCs costing thousands of dollars and requiring proprietary soft to configure or just simple DIY devices a-la simple relay board connected to raspberry pi via Arduino. And most of those devices are not even din-rail mountable!
Additionally to that, I'm really addicted to esphome. The ability to program simple local automation but leave connectivity for home assistant is a blessing.
Looking at your hub, I feel that it checks all the boxes I was looking for.
Amazing work, cannot wait to build or buy that.
Thanks!!! :) If you will build it yourself and have any questions, feel free to write to me, I'll be happy to help :)
@@SmartSolutionsForHome Sure I will :)
What is your experience with such compact placement of SSRs? Do you use them directly to power appliances or use them to switch external relays?
If you power appliances via SSRs directly, is heat dissipation good enough?
Absolutely incredible. Really looking forward to the HA integration. Its given me lots of ideas about creating an ESP32-based hub for each room!
I'm glad you like it! And that you have new ideas thanks to this :)
@@SmartSolutionsForHome it really is a fantastic system that you've put together.
I've currently got an M5stack board with a temp sensor attached running in my son's room; the board is great as it has a screen and a few buttons included, but I'd love to expand its functionality and have more sensors and switches running from it. I need to make it look nice so I can wall mount it too.
This is the first video of yours I have seen and it is great! The project was amazing and you have a great mix of professionalism and humor. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like my mix of professionalism and humor :)
I usually don't comment videos at all, but I just wanted to stop by and say what a great job sir! congrats and thank you very much for sharing it (and making it opensource). Well done!
Just a question: why not putting the code on Github ? that should be easier than sending everything out via email and you will benefit from versioning, collaboration, wiki, etc. (also, I don't use Facebook so I can't see your page about this project unfortunately).
Thanks! As for the Github:I don't send these files manually :) They are posted on my website. It's easier for me to put it there and send the link in the e-mail. But I'll think about Github.
Wow, pretty impressive and congratulations. I especially liked the fact that you admitted the mistake regarding the cover not fitting at the end. We all makes mistakes and it feels very human (and unscripted) when someone admits this on a video that they've uploaded themselves. Fantastic project!
Thank you! Glad you appreciate my human fallibility :)
Sebastian this is brilliant! Especially the modularity of the components, which make it so much more practical.
This is the first video I've watched and have subscribed due to your excellent work!
Dude, I love your content. After coming upon your content today, I can't stop watching your videos. It will be exciting to see what you have up next. Good luck Sebastian.
Thanks, mate! I'm glad you like my content! There will be a new video on my channel soon, I hope you'll like it too :)
You Freak!!! That is the most enjoyable smart home video that I have watched. I stuggle with soldering basic wires, what you have done is truly amazing. Congratulations! And thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Pretty dope, i'm glad to see someone already made what i was thinking doing for some time but never had the time.
Coś pięknego. 19:52 Mrugające oczko dodaje +1 do oceny. 11/10
Cieszę się, że Ci się podoba to "oczko" :)
Bardzo fajny projekt. Schludnie i profesjonalnie wykonany. Tez podobnie mam zrobiony w swoim domu, ale nie tak profesjonalnie. W dodatku na Domoticz.
Jedna sugestia, przekaźniki dałbym w podstawki. Aby dało się je wymienić w prosty sposób. Ja mam akurat te chińskie moduły przekaźnikowe i już dwa razy wymieniałem przekaźniki.
W dzisiejszych czasach trzeba być programistą, konstruktorem, elektronikiem, elektrykiem, umiec drukować w 3D itd… brawo ty 👍
Hej, dzieki wielkie! Rozważałem użycie podstawek ale niestety na wysokosć się nie zmieściłem. Być może jeśli się zdecyduje na kolejną rewizję to bardziej z tym pokombinuję. Ja w poprzedniej rewizji przez 2 lata nie miałem problemu z nawet jedną sztuką. Być może miałeś pechową partię.
Just went over your homepage description. Awesome! Really awesome. And that's a statement you won't hear very often from me! :D Keep on rollin and thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much! And since you don't often make such statements, I'm even more pleased! :)
Congratulations on completing your ambitious project.
Regarding the wiring colour scheme, just sleeve the wires with brown sleeving to make it compliant. (Or whichever colour matches the phase you're using.)
Thanks for the tip. I considered it, but... I didn't feel like doing it :P Assembly took me long, long hours. I had a bit of enough already.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome You can use just some isolation tape to indicate live wires + maybe brother laber maker to label them as "fazowy\live\hot" :D And yeah, Brother label maker, because Dyno paper now have DRM, so you need to buy paper from them on newer machines ^^
Fantastic and outstanding work👌 I wish I could do the same system to my house. I am also very much the same as you, old school electrician and a hard-wired, oriented person 😅 Thank you for sharing this experience with us. Keep up the marvellous work 👍
Wooooowwwww, you leave me without words!! This is AMAZING 👏🙌
All I can say is that you made my dream smart home!!! I wish one day I can get to that!
I am so glad I found this video!!! I was planning to do a project just like this when I build my new home in a year or so. I was thinking an esp32 in each room to control it. It is nice to find that a lot of work has already been done on this idea. Maybe I will video it and post so you can see this type of system in a new home build.
I'm glad you found my video, too! :) If you're gonna have any questions, feel free to email to me, I'll try to help.
You're drink MATE!!! sólo por eso ganaste un suscriptor argentino (además de tu excelente trabajo) Congratulations!
Really Good job. In the USA unless it is UL listed - no go, as well as wire colors. Very clean install. (Jealous). Wanted to do the same but waiting for MATTER to be completed and generally I prefer inbox controls like Shelly's. But if you don't like any switches in the walls - your solution is the way to go. [Also makes me think of so many stupid custom hacked commercial installs with PLC's and a proprietary software + no din mounting]. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! I'm also waiting for MATTER. You hear more and more about it and it promises to be really good. Recently I was at Embedded World exhibition and a lot of producers had or will have something compatible with MATTER.
I did something similar 10+ years ago. Actually couple automation islands like this interconnected with a ring rs-485 bus. Since the creation of ESP8266 such a setup makes no sense at all in a home environment.
It is much quicker and cheaper to use local control loops using Shelly actuators (dimmers, relays etc.) and deploy redundant Wi-Fi network (two routers with mosquito mqtt brokers and virtual ip failover using vrrp/keepalived).
Such decentralized setup is relatively inexpensive and reliable as it has no single points of failure regarding direct control (e.g. switch to light bulb).
You can even live without the Wi-Fi redundancy - in case of failure / downtime / upgrade you lighting still works. Every married man should understand the benefits here.
This is like next level DIY Home Automation.
Thanks for posting this. I never knew this existed so I subscribed. I like his video style and th commitment to home automation. I'm VERY impressed.
BTW, Dramatic tweezer cam was great!
Awesome, thank you!
Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.
This is a seriously nice project. Why have I only just found your channel? :)
Great question! It's important that you found it at all :)
Very impressive project and great video to describe it. Next to the project itself there must quite the work in the video as well. Would love to see another video about your home set up, on which sensors and devices you have connected.
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it! And exactly that video is planned :)
What a masterpiece you have made! Impressive!! Would love to make one for myself now!
Bazylion 😂 Love the new one, but the old one looks more industrial 😃 Really fun and interesting project! Must feel a little sad to remove the old one, even though it is crazy fun with something new that you also created? Can't wait to see more! 😃
Agree, the old HUB looked more industrial and more complicated. It had a whole lot of unnecessary features. That was the whole clue of this migration, make it as simple as possible. I was a bit sad when I disassembled it .. But as a souvenir I've this video where I can remember what it used to be :)
Szacun! Nie wiem jeszcze co udostępniasz ale dokładnie tego potrzebowałem... Masz kolejnego fana!
Dzięki, Łukasz! :)
@@SmartSolutionsForHome Jak (gdzie) zamawiasz te formy do padów ?
@@ukaszczempik1353 W JLCPCB tam gdzie samo PCB.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome Zauważyłem jak wyciągasz to z tego samego kartonu. Ale jak się nazywa ta usługa? Może to głupie pytanie ale na filmikach reklamowych tego nie ma, a z angielskiego jestem jak z językiem obcym 🤪
@@ukaszczempik1353 To jest tzw. "stencil". U nas na to potocznie mówią "sito" :)
Amazing work. Hopefully something like this will be available to purchase soon.
Thank you! For now, I'm selling only PCBs. As of today, I've no plans to sell all ready-made devices. Unfortunately, the current prices and availability of components would make it very complicated. Nothing can be planned, neither the final price nor the completion date. And I would not like to disappoint anyone, so I won't do it at all, for now.
Excellent, I've been waiting for this video.
Hope it meets your expectations :)
Wow, I just remodeling my house and replacing all wires I need one of this. Great work 👏
On the copper-thing: Fiber is acceptable, too :-)
And yes, a wire is almost always preferable.
I totally agree! :)
unless you didn't plan well, like in my home... then wireless is the only (wife-approved) option...
I get you.. It's better not to argue with "force majeure" :)
Wow that is impressive. I am busy building my own wired smart home. I most definitely gone check out what you created (and will create) Cheers!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Good luck building your smart home! :)
What I understood from this video that smarness of you home depends on how smart you are.
I never thought of it that way, but... I think there's something in it :)
Amazing work. Pre-trolling the trollers makes the video even better.
I haven't heard the term "Pre-trolling", but I love it! :) I'm glad you like my video!
Allot of time and effort has gone in to that. Well done ✔.
Thanks, Paul! :)
I want to know what is the device with RGB3 indicator lights next to the open space at 18:50 in the video?
It is just an indicator of the presence of 3 phases.
So basically everything that gets powered from mains passes through here first? I am not familiar with European electrical, but I am trying to wrap my head around it. Here in the States, I have 240A@200A service to my home, the 240V is split to two legs 120V each (220v -> 110v nominal). Each room in the house is one one or more 15A or 20A breaker.
How are you powering everything off from one breaker?
In Poland for example in most of the houses we have 3 phases one neutral and ground wire, so 4 wires are coming from the grid, grounding you need to do it on your own. So on three phases we have around 400V.
On the movie he did not used a breaker he was using something what is called switch disconnector, so he just disconnet all three phases.
He's running all 400v into that hub? Thats amazing!
@@JohnWeland He have 400v only on that disconnecting switch (from the grid) and for some appliances at home like induction hob or ev charger, for rest we are using one phase 230v. So he have 230v connected on his outputs for this smart hub.
So 230v but what amperage? This device is running things across multiple rooms yeah? So in the states that would be 15a-20a per room.
@@JohnWeland It depends what SSR he used in 06:07, might be 2A or 5A
Wow you are improving your project. 🚀
This is damn impressive. Wish I had the time to implement something like this. Nice work!
Поздрави от България.
Exceptional design, implementation, and video. Kudos
Thank you very much!
Omg best home automation setup seen ever!!
Thx for sharing this Amazon project!!
Wow, thanks! It is definitely not the best! But it is (let me say so immodestly) quite good ;)
@@SmartSolutionsForHome my dream is to build my own house in the near future and have something like this in it but had not found a solution yet
This sure checks a lot of boxes :)
The problem now with my HA is that it’s mostly wireless stuff and it works good but there are still moments that lights won’t switch directly due to interference and I also want the possibility that if Home Assistant has an issue and is offline or something that the basic lighting still can function, and this can make that happen.
In my current house it’s not doable to achieve this but in a future house it absolutely is.
I loved the build. A little bit of edge trim around the hole in the cover could clean that up nicely.
You are right, of course. I was in a bit of a hurry, hence such inaccuracies. Maybe I'll cut the plexi on the CNC, it'll be quite perfect then :) I'll show it on the community card if I manage to do it.
Robi wrażenie. Kudos!
Dzięki! :)
This video was amazing, i enjoyed it a lot and my mind is running wild with all the possibilities, but the most amazing thing about the main module as a platform is that you could design different expansion modules for all the nice stuff everyone is asking about in the comments; dimming, color temp or full RGB and so on.
Excellent project; i will be following your channel.
Firstly mind boggling 🔥. I do have few queries though.
1. Is this way of writing schematic (directing all appliance lines to single location inside the house) is the norm in your country?
2. Do you provide separate routing of lan cables from ac wires behind the wall?
3. How do you intend to use inductive loads now (fan, electric herd, iron box,...) since you seen to be using SSR?
But a great leap altogether. Cheers 😎
Thank you! :) 1. No it's not. You will never meet anything like this in classic installations. However, it becomes more and more popular if the "smart" installation is planned already at the design stage. 2. Yes 3. I'm able to handle the inductive loads. If the SSR has a built-in "snubber circuit", it can easily handle this kind of load.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome to piggyback off the original question, what are you using at the load-end of the circuit for plugs, etc? These SSRs are only rated for 2A, so I find it hard to imagine using this for anything more than LED lighting.
He learned the important lesson that a picnic at the beach on a windy day is a bad idea.
Hey. What protocol do you use on the ethernet wires to the end devices? Are you using full-on ethernet? Or are you using the wires just to carry power and signals? If it's the latter, how do you deal with issues like interference?
Hey, I use it to carry power and signals. At such super-low frequencies and the voltage of 12V that I use in these cables. The interference issue doesn't occur. In addition, I didn't lay them very close to the mains cables. Ps. a fantastic, insightful question. I like such :)
@@SmartSolutionsForHome Thanks for the reply. Really impressed with your work and the quality of your videos. Looking forward to the next one. Would be great if you could also share some examples of stuff at the other end of the cat6 cable. Curious to see how you're using the cable.
Just a reminder: Haven't forgotten about this. Looking forward to a follow-up video.
The waves were crashing on the shore; it was a lovely sight.
"Coding is boring, so lets skip that"
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Very nice project, congrats 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks!
Very, very, very nice....speachless. Just analog I/O is missing to me. To control valves for heating/cooling, for dimming lights etc...
cant wait for the home assistant video
My jaw dropped after seeing the amount of things required to set this up. Instantly in my head: "Hell no, I ain't gonna do it. Such a pain in the ass". (With 0 Electric background) But well, it's very impressive after watching the entire video.
Thanks! :)
So this is just like the SuperhouseTV system that he designed and built about 4 years ago. Good to have options, and it look like you have pretty decent integration.
I don't know the SuperhouseTV's system. But I'll be glad to learn about it. Do you have a link to a specific video? There are a lot of them on his channel, and I don't know which one to watch.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome the two I would start with are "SuperHouse #24: Home automation system architecture" and "SuperHouse #25: Rack mount Arduino / MQTT light switch controller for home automation" from 2017. That was the first iteration of the system, it has now developed into so much more.
The first version of the light switch controller, spawned a lot of discussion over on the Discord server, and that developed into a second version of it using I2C, which expanded the I/O possibilities. Then some very smart software people started getting involved (I was doing my own software version at the time, because I was trying to achieve something slightly different) and the idea of it just controlling lights expanded into other things like door switches, etc etc. The software kept developing to incorporate new switch types and sensors to the point it is now quite a robust system to work with the open source hardware SuperHouseTV developed.
Several people have developed similar ideas but Jon's (SuperhouseTV) is the most complete I have seen. It is designed in such a way that you can use any front end you want. So if you prefer Home Assistant over OpenHAB then you can choose the interface you prefer. The system is capable of talking to virtually any device that uses MQTT to pass messages.
As the idea grew other people started to build their own add-ons to the system, so the hardware side of things has plenty of options. The system is now called "The Open eXtensible Rack System", and if you do a search for OXRS Docs you will find out what the project is all about.
Saw this on fb, this is cool...
Great video, very detailed. Congratulations
Ive been looking for a smart home with nuclear power plant integration, thanks for this video
Absolute legend. Nice one
Hello, I would like to ask if you have considered using some advanced communication protocol like rs485, canbus or other? what convinced you to connect all switches separately? In few months, i am gonna do wiering in my new home and iam thinking about using canbus to save some wires etc.
Hello Sebastian. Recently I got a Raspberry PI as a gift from my girlfriend and I started to do some researches about what can I do with it. I ran into your channel and your content was really entertaining and inspirational for me. But since I'm a complete newbie in this field, I got confused at some parts. So I wanted to ask a few questions if you don't mind.
1. Would it be possible to expand the number of GPIO's using multiplexers? I'm imagining something like this - Add for example TCA9548A multiplexer to the main board which would give me 8 separate I2C channels where I can use the MCP23017 chips.
2. Is 12V enough even for a larger house or would you recommend 24V?
3. Are you maybe planning some additional modules for dimming lights or some LED module?
4. Are you planning on making the part 2 of integration with HA?
And once again, good job!
Just to be sure... Is every power socket, every switch, every point of light routed to your distribution board? Thanks in advance
This is amazing. I'd definitely buy one today! Do you have any phase cut dimming channels for lights or do you managing dimming on the luminaires themselves via some other communication?
Thanks! Unfortunately, this device cannot "cut phase". The switching frequency is definitely too low. I don't use dimming in my home but such a device would be fabulously simple. It's a nice idea for the next device!
I second that!
Awesome project, nice work. I really like the extention part, well thought of!
Glad you like it!
Great project, thank you for sharing. I implemented similar idea with PCF8575s, but sometimes are not so reliable so I plan to migrate to MCPs but it takes forever to get them...
Have you encountered the limit of entities in ESPHome? When having over approx 75 entities (inputs or outputs doesn't matter) on one esp32 esphome started to behave weirdly to me...
I understand you perfectly.. Currently, the purchase of MCPxx is almost a miracle. Not to mention the price from outer space.. As for the ESPHome: currently I've 64 binary sensors and 64 switches for MCP23017 chips, 1 binary sensor for Mains detecting and LED RGB. So currently I use 130 entities. And I don't have the slightest problem with stability. Maybe it's because I'm using the Ethernet port and not WiFi?
YOU are so AMAZING, thanks for sharing it...👍👍👍...love it...
I'm glad you like my project :)
I wish more Hubs interfwcing with „industrial“ mains voltage switches to stay compliant (in the Self Made Hub area a bluetooth/matter/z/sensors satelite would be more important
Thats some impressive compact wiring!!
Thanks!! :)
Super sprawa, jest podziw.
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Woow great work... That is really impressive and inspiring at the same time. I just had a few questions...
1. Do you have any ideas/methods of handling dimmer lights using this hub?
2. Any recommendations on how to handle automatic rolling shutters and motorized curtains?
3. Any ideas on how to handle regular RGB/RGBW led strips or even addressable ones?
4. Can you please elaborate more on how the RJ45 sockets work with inputs?
5. What are the maximum safe load ratings for this solution (Amps/watts) per relay circuit?
But man... I have to say... You're inspiring, keep up the great work, and amazing video quality. 👍🏼 Can't wait for your next video.
Thanks! :)
1. I'm working on it.
2. It depends on the motor of the roller shutters. But usually 3 wires are enough for this purpose.
3. In general, how would my HUB do this? Currently HUB cannot do it, but I want to make another module especially for RGB LEDs.
4. Its just a connector. It's the easiest way to connect the Ethernet cables to the HUB.
5. 2A per circuit.
Just Incredible! I really admire your work! But I can't possibly do this myself... I thinking about buying the shelly pro switches, have you used them? How does it compare to yours? They do about the same thing right?
Thanks! I've never used shelly pro switches, so I don't really know what they can do.
Hi, nice project. is it possible to have the main module already assembled? i saw your website but I can find only the pcb already made without all the components
Hi, unfortunately, there is currently an extremely big problem with the availability of components. I had a big problem myself to get everything for myself. Therefore, for now, I'm able to offer only not populated PCBs.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome oh, sorry ahah, maybe in the future
Hello amazing work, do you have anything for dimmable and tunable CCT lights?
Nice design, well done
Thanks, Dave! :)
Шикарно, красавец !!!
i was just watching and thinking on subscribing until i see the MATE, so and i'm definitely subscribing then :D
impressive, i would want to do this my self, - i guess in my next life. no time. in this life
I totally get you... I've always wondered how those people on RUclips find time for all these projects. Do they even have a life?!
And that's exactly why I started doing my own projects on RUclips. It's definitely easier to find time for it when there's some money coming in. Even my fiancée looks at my projects differently now! 😉
Great Work, just one question: why didn't use internal pull up resistors from MCP ?
Great question. I was considering using the internal pull-up, but it's quite weak (100kohm). And since I wanted a steeper slope, I preferred to use an external one with lower resistance.
Do you have a background in industrial automation? You built this like a PLC going into a factory, very impressive!
I'm glad you like my project!
I've never designed a PLC before, but there was a time when I considered becoming a PLC programmer.
Excellent work! Bravo.
Koncepcyjnie przypomina mi to system Continuum firmy Andover Controls, który służył do integracji różnych systemów. Składał się z kontrolera i rozszerzeń. Wszystko montowane na szynie DIN.
Nie ukrywam, że nie słyszałem o tym systemie. Ale sama idea modułów rozszeżeń ogólnie jest popularna. Z ciekawości zaraz sobie pogooglam o tym Continuum.
Tidy and well thought out solution, subscribed 👍
you do it perfect....go on👍
This is insanely cool. So well made, looks better than most commercially available appliances. Very cool, and a very under-rated channel. +1 sub from me :)
Thank you very much, Jammy! I appreciate it :)
Incredible
Thank you!
Hi, Nice project, i have a similar system but i have random freezes with the MCP23017 i use three of them and sometimes one of them is freezes but the others working. Mostly happening when i switch off 24V LED-s. Have you noticed something like this? Thank you
Thank you! No, I haven't noticed similar issues on my end. I suspect that the problem may be with the I2C communication on your end. Perhaps you have too long traces, too weak pull-ups, or you're trying to "talk" to the chip too fast?
This is amazing project,I love the idea to have hard wiring to the smart home,if is posible to avoid any wifi connection at all to any sensors or switches.Do you have any Display to control all thi or just you mobile phone?
What do the other LAN ports do?
One is enough as the other entrances do
Your PCB you sell, does it come with the resistors and everything in the kit, or do i need to buy those.
Thanks!
Hey, I sell only PCBs. If the situation with the components on the market improves, I'll offer a version with them. For now, unfortunately, it sells boards without components.
@@SmartSolutionsForHome Does it come with a list of the components that I need?
You can download the list of components now. Of course, absolutely free :) On my website I write how to do it. smartsolutions4home.com/ss4h-shh-smart-home-hub/
So you rewired your house to make each bulb holder and switch all trunk to a switching hub? Can do a video on that ?
I did this a long time ago when I move in. I don't have any footage from that, so such a video is unlikely to be made.
Your attitude is similar to mine ... wires are always better than radio, local control is always better than the cloud.
100%! In terms of reliability, the wires always win :)
Wow! This so cool. Thanks a lot, try to do that!