So my first foray into HA was from placing a "ninjablocks cape" onto a Pi and running this software. It had a 433mhz sender and receiver on the cape with allowed to read and send to some VERY cheap temp sensors and door sensors to create a limited HA setup.
This was loads of run, Aussie developers, but in the end they overshot with a full blown hardware push and didnt quite make it.
Very old (6+ years) but this GUI really helped guide me through making my first rules for HA.
The thing I really liked about their dashboard was I could see some history as well as the current state, like the temperature.
now, in the end they overshot their position and had to end up closing down, but their ideas and "ethos" if you will really resonate to me through this community. Whilst I dont think HE need to copy anything they did, some of their ideas were very forward thinking for their time.
This was their KS YT vid for their full blown hardware attempt (which I suspect was bought/transferred to Athom Homey- which i was initially saving up to buy before I found the HE)
Even things like leveraging bluetooth vs motion sensors for room positioning and lighting were pretty cool. Just something random I thought i'd share, I still have the cape and the 433mhz temp sensors in the kids room as they have temp readout screens.
