Re: Alternative to high-end automation
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A solution that pretty much only works with smartphones or iOS/Android tablets for the user interface isn't a good solution, IMHO.? Dedicated remotes with buttons are needed in many cases.? Will Home Assistant be around in 2, 5, 10 years or disappear like Girder (I realize it wasn't free or open source, but it did support the DIY market) did?? My guess is that Crestron will be around for years.? It's a real dilemma though as the best solutions, like Crestron, don't support the DIY enthusiast market and the DIY enthusiast options (like Home Assistant) have too many compromises.? I get the whole thing about Crestron not wanting their brand name slighted by a sloppy DIY install or their dealers to lose programming business, but the only thing preventing Crestron from being a great solution for the DIY market is unlocking access to the software with the caveat that people are on their own to figure out how to get a system working.? I'm surprised that no really good DIY option has ever really materialized / survived - the Philips Pronto was probably the closest to a really good option, but left the market years ago.
Geoff
On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 10:37 AM Vincen PUJOL via <vincegre= [email protected]> wrote: Have a look at Home Assistant, I have programmed and setup bunch of AMX systems and more recentrly Crestron ones but now I'm over with these oldies that suffer too much of their history ! I have switched at Home Assistant (everything so much easier, intuitive and adapted at modern needs both in terms of control and UI not even speaking of hardware that is just so generic :-) and even have some system with a Crestron processor just for the DM and a simple program in it to communicate with a basic protocol in IP with Home Assistant to receive commands and sends back feedback !
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