EcoHome Lab (on Zoom): Zigbee environmental sensors
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EHL - now available from the comfort of your own home!
This month we'll be having a bit of a Corona-catchup (no doubt) and then looking at zigbee environmental sensors.
In particular we'll be looking at importing data from sensors like the tiny 'Aqara' sensors (temp, humidity & pressure) into home assistant locally using both Zigbee2mqtt and deCONZ.
Our aim is to build a reliable system for continuous, multi-room environmental data monitoring (at a low cost) to better track the impact of different energy efficiency improvements.
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Now in our regular monthly slot - every second Thursday of the month. A hangout for people taking control of their home energy usage and generation. We use open-source hardware and software to gain a better understanding of energy in our homes, how to make the best use of the energy we generate and reduce energy wasted.
This is a CarbonCo-op (http://carbon.coop/) initiative working close together with OpenEnergyMonitor (https://openenergymonitor.org).
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Topics will include:
• Home energy monitoring.
• House energy performance assessment
• Sensors - electricity, gas, temperature, humidity, air quality...
• User interfaces, dashboards
• Smart houses and automation
• Aggregation of data sources
• Taking the power back! - Making better use of the surplus power we generate
Who is it for?
• Anyone with skills in physical electronics, web development or programming who wants to use that knowledge to reduce energy and carbon!
• There will be open space for small groups to focus on adding new sensors or hacking the user interface, there will always be a 'newbies' group for people interested in finding out more.