Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doors Chapters00:00 Intro 01:23 Getting in to Home Automation 07:09 Australia's Device Limitations 10:05 Smart Home Setup 15:14 Automating the garage door 19:26 mmWave Sensors 21:37 Driving Home Assistant Tablets 23:00 Wireless Speaker Planning 24:31 Wireless Speaker Interface 28:23 Voice Assistants 35:05 House Alarm Modes 40:50 Room Presence 43:47 Garbage Bins 48:34 Away mode heating/cooling 51:14 Tracking data with Grafana 54:15 Energy Monitoring 56:22 End Goals for Home Automation 01:00:09 Smart Irrigation 01:01:10 Internet Down Alert 01:01:56 Phil Zigbee Issues 01:04:24 Simons End Goals For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha148 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. BetterHelp Home Assistant Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. Get 10% off your first month with promo code ASSISTANT. https://betterhelp.com/assistant Nom Nom What you feed your dog goes a long way to helping them lead their best lives. Use promo code HOMEASSISTANT for 50% off https://trynom.com/homeassistant Hosts Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy