I don't mean to diminish the work done here, but I can't bring myself to use any home automation that relies on internet and 3rd party services. The whole "I can't turn off my lights/adjust my thermostat/close my garage door because the internet is down" is a cliche these days, but also reality when you use services like these.<p>There's a difference between core and nice to have services (eg, ability to tell you the weather), but I consider light, door, and temperature control to be "core": having a dozen separate points of failure is just bad design. You could consider voice control nice-to-have, but if it works well, I have a feeling it would move to being core. If it doesn't work well enough to be used all the time (and thus irritatingly missed when it's broken), why bother?<p>I'm aware of Mycroft; anyone have experience with it or alternatives?
One of the most amazing things about TRÅDFRI is that it’s actually well-designed. The software is minimalistic, and designed for security by default, it’s fault-tolerant, and it’s local by default.<p>A massive contrast to the silicon-valley node.js on each lightbulb products, reliant on cloud servers, with analytics everywhere; or the cheap chinese unsecured lightbulbs that are just days after purchase infected with Mirai.<p>A welcome change, indeed.
Nice. I use Home Assistant for my Home Automation setup. <a href="https://home-assistant.io/" rel="nofollow">https://home-assistant.io/</a><p>[Over 1,000 components](<a href="https://home-assistant.io/components/" rel="nofollow">https://home-assistant.io/components/</a>) are available with more added daily, including [IKEA Tradfri lights](<a href="https://home-assistant.io/components/tradfri/" rel="nofollow">https://home-assistant.io/components/tradfri/</a>).<p>My Home Assistant config files can be found at <a href="https://github.com/brianjking/homeassistant-config" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/brianjking/homeassistant-config</a> if you're interested.<p>Cheers!
This is super cool! To be honest, I think the easier way to do this is using the Hue Hub, which can connect to Tradfi AND integrates directly with Google Home