Tag: Homekit

Whether you want to get into a smart home or want to improve the smart home system at home, today’s article covers everything from how to start building a smart home to how to improve your existing smart home, all shared with you without any secret! Let’s get started! 2 Important Principles for Building a Smart Home When many people think about smart homes, they quickly start to worry about which system to choose, how to handle network connections, which devices to buy, and what scenarios and automation to implement. Based on my use of smart homes, The family has 2 years of experience. Before making all preparations, clearly understand the 2 principles, which will help the whole...

When it comes to smart home, it is inevitable to mention Homekit, the smart home ecosystem developed by Apple. However, although Homekit is powerful, its shortcomings are also obvious. If you want to use Homekit as the core of your smart home but feel that the device is too expensive, or your favorite device is If you happen to not support Homekit, then HomeKit Bridge is your antidote! let's go! What is "HomeKit Bridge"? HomeKit Br...

In Smart Home EP 1, there are three major milestones of smart home mentioned. The last milestone is "Automation". So what is the difference between "automation" and "situational" control? Why is "automation" the ultimate goal of smart homes? Let’s first understand what “Scene” is. Scene is a method of linking multiple devices. It is called “scene” in some places. Different settings can be set to meet different family needs...

If you are just starting to build a smart home, you will definitely encounter this problem soon: "gateway". What is a gateway (Hub)? What does it have to do with the central system? Why do some devices require a gateway and some don't? Today I will use a picture to help you understand the relationship between devices, gateways, and central systems! Pictured above! What are the respective roles of devices, gateways, and central systems in smart home architecture? There are many devices on the market with composite roles. First, understand the roles of the device, gateway, and central system respectively so as not to buy them foolishly: Device role: Hands/Feet...

Starting with the end in mind, let me first introduce our current smart home (Smart Home) configuration so that everyone can have a concept and imagination. In the future, I will introduce step by step how I got to where I am now.