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04/05/2019

Home Automation Plans

Things that I want to automate in the bus using home assistant, Arduino, and raspberry pi. I’m sure I’ll be adding to this list!

SCAN AND ALERT

  • Fresh Water
  • Grey Water
  • Black Water
  • Battery Level
  • Solar panel input
  • Temperature

LIGHTS (after sunset)

  • Turn on lights when motion detected
  • Turn off lights after 2 minutes of no motion
  • Turn on spotlight when door opened 
  • Dim lights during media play
  • If motion detected after gone to bed, bring lights on but only blue to half strength to the toilet or fridge
  • PARTAY Lights
  • Reduce all lights when battery gets low
  • 2 reading lights using switches

HOT WATER

  • If people home, turn on hot water between 5-6 and alert for shower time

DISPLAY

  • When friends and I come into the bus, have BusBus say hello
  • Display time
  • Touch display controls for HA
  • Play media through TV at back tv
  • Warn intruders that they are being recorded, and alerts have been sent

LOCATION

  • Continuously Mark bus location on Map
  • If bus is moving without my phone alert phone immediately
  • When driving turn off all sensor and lights, turn on a dim light for passenger
  • Google maps directions
  • When driving play podcasts through media centre

CAMERAS

  • When driving turn on a dash cam
  • When reversing turn on and display a rear camera
  • When friends and I are not in the bus, turn on the internal and external security camera if motion detected
  • When podcasting turn on the interview camera and microphone
  • Once per day the TwitterBot takes a photo and uploads it to the feed

TWITTERBOT:

  • Once per day take a photo and post it
  • Once per day find a post about a skoolie and post it
  • Make a comment about what is happening to it through Home Assistant e.g. “Turning the kettle, what am I? a kitchen Maid! ”
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