In today's Smart home the new abbreviation "HRASC" now applies.
Home Reporting, Automation, Security & Control.
My Smart home has:
Home Security - windows, doors, indoor/outdoor motion, security video DVR/NVR & doorbell cam.
Outside Lighting Control.
Indoor Lighting and Scene Control.
Indoor Environmental Variable Reporting - temperature/humidity/lux/vibration.
Calendar Event Reporting.
Water leak and high-level water Reporting (sump pump) & water shutoff valve Control.
USPS Mail Delivery Reporting
Severe Weather Reporting - Local and from external weather servers.
As a long time HE user, the item that stood out in your post is "Home Reporting".
Over the years I have read, and participated, in discussions on this forum in regards to Home Automation vs. Remote Control. Usually the discussion goes something like this: As an individual progresses in their smart home journey, they first experience it as remote control (press this dashboard button to turn on a light, ask Alexa to turn on this light, etc...) and then as they become more "advanced and knowledgable", they go from remote control to automation. (Lights simply turn on when you enter a room, and turn off when you leave, etc...). Some users are so convinced that this is how the "smart home journey" works, they have no desire to have dashboards, for them it is all about automation.
For other users "automation" is just one part of their smart home. For myself, I value my HE's ability to "Home Report" just as much as its ability to "automate". Dashboards and notifications are nice features when you are interested in "Home Reporting". Some of the things I have my HE report on: Daily, weekly, and monthly water usage / remaining life on: furnace filter, water filter, air filters / weather and inclement weather / battery levels / indoor and outdoor air quality / sewer-line health / etc...
Although I also have security camera integration and Home alarm integration. I consider my HE to provide two main things. HR (Home Reporting) and HA (Home automation). But for me I just use the overarching term "Smart Home".
