What next?
I really want to get into HA for the fun of it. I love tinkering with everything. And I really want to know the ins and outs of HA. I realize that this is a hobby that will probably slowly take over more and more of my time, but lets go for it.
I currently have a z-wave setup with 6 light switches, 1 thermostat, and one door sensor.
My controller is currently a vera2, but I downloaded a trial of homeseer and got a z-stick. I will experiment with homeseer once I can figure out how to copy the network over to the z-stick as a secondary controller while keeping the vera2.
What else can I do in my apartment to experiment and learn more? I cant use the motor for the blinds as they are not compatible with my window shades.
Any suggestions for the next steps? Should I try to get other technologies to play nice? I am thinking about trying to tie in a security system, but the ELK (is it even able to connect to z-wave) and Omni are expensive, so that is a large next step.
Thanks
I really want to get into HA for the fun of it. I love tinkering with everything. And I really want to know the ins and outs of HA. I realize that this is a hobby that will probably slowly take over more and more of my time, but lets go for it.
I currently have a z-wave setup with 6 light switches, 1 thermostat, and one door sensor.
My controller is currently a vera2, but I downloaded a trial of homeseer and got a z-stick. I will experiment with homeseer once I can figure out how to copy the network over to the z-stick as a secondary controller while keeping the vera2.
What else can I do in my apartment to experiment and learn more? I cant use the motor for the blinds as they are not compatible with my window shades.
Any suggestions for the next steps? Should I try to get other technologies to play nice? I am thinking about trying to tie in a security system, but the ELK (is it even able to connect to z-wave) and Omni are expensive, so that is a large next step.
Thanks