I have an automation running related to the main entry of my house for which I want to provide a simple red/green status indicator that can be seen as someone approaches the door from inside or outside the house. What would be ideal is something maybe even as small as an single LED that I could sti…

The only thing I can think of would be if you can find a really small lightstrip (I normally buy much longer, but you can probably find them in 1-ft or 6-in sections) and connect that to a Zigbee RGB (or even just a 2-channel controller of some kind with an RGB strip where you ignore the B wire, or …

If you're into hacking, I have built a number of simple relay controllers using these Arduino relay boards . They're cheap and reliable. I used these Zigbee modules from Sengled BR30 bulbs which are very easy to extract. The bulbs were super cheap for me, so I bought all I could get. You might be ab…

Zigbee is not a must have, z-wave is fine. Was thinking Zigbee only because I've had fewer issues with adding Zigbee devices. I like that HomeSeer sensor. I'll be taking a closer look. And, DIY not out of the question if I can't find a commercially made solution. As for looks on the DIY end, ther…

Nice Work! I may have to put my maker hat back on and DIY this. I have done a fair amount of work with Arduino's and a some with R' Pi's. The only pitfall I've ever found is that sometimes the DIY solution costs as much in time and money as a commercially made solution. But, you do get the satisf…

The time to figure it out was my biggest cost, but you are absolutely right that it typically doesn't work out that way. For me, the bulbs were $3.50 CAD and so were the Arduino relay boards. So $7 isn't bad, but that doesn't include a box to put it in. I've built a few for outdoor use and the weath…

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Must not forget about Iman's boards too. They provide 3.3v output and they're multi function. Also serve as a good Zigbee repeater that is Xiaomi compatible if you have any of those devices.