18 Sep
Fibaro Home Center alarm setup
- By
Brad
In this video blog, we will show you how to setup the Fibaro Home Center 2 as your alarm system and harness the power of Z-Wave to protect your home.
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09 Jul
automationBridge – Voice Assistant Speed Test
- By
Brad
Controlling your smart home with Z-Wave and Google Assistant or Alexa is fantastic… But it can be slower than we would like. Let’s make it faster!
25 Jun
Interactive Push Notifications in Home Center
- By
Luke Bonnici
Learn how Home Center’s push notifications can be used to trigger scenes, or prevent them from interrupting your sleep in. Follow video guides or step-by-step processes for both Magic Scenes or Graphical Blocks and have them setup within minutes.
24 Jun
Creating Scenes in Home Center
- By
Brad
Fibaro’s Home Center offers 3 methods of scene/automation creation. Learn what they are, and how to create a scene in each of them, among other handy automation tips.
17 Jun
Let there be smart lighting
- By
Luke Bonnici
Looking for a simple but effective automation to get you acquainted with your Fibaro, Vera or Homey system? Learn how to turn ON a light using a motion sensor, and have it turn OFF automatically when no one’s in the room. Let your system light the way!
08 May
Home Assistant: Setup Guide
- By
Luke Bonnici
Learn to setup a low-cost automation hub with a Raspberry Pi and Home Assistant, the versatile platform making waves in the automation community. Simply follow the steps in this guide and you’ll have your Home Assistant up and running in no time.
07 May
Home Assistant: Z-Wave Guide
- By
Luke Bonnici
Are you running Home Assistant and want to integrate your Z-Wave devices? If so, this guide is for you. Learn how to set-up your Z-Wave network, add devices and create your first automation. Then tinker to your heart’s content.
14 Mar
Fibaro Home Center – Holiday Mode
- By
Brad
In this blog we will show you how to create a “Holiday Mode” for your Fibaro Home Center. This will allow you to easily activate and deactivate “Holiday” scenes that turn lights on / off at scheduled times, perfect for when you go away on holiday and you would like it to appear someone is still at home.
17 Jul
Fibaro home appliance monitoring
- By
Brad
One of the many advantages of Z-Wave is the ability to monitor energy consumption of appliances and devices connected to Z-Wave power modules. In this blog I will show you a scenario where energy consumption monitoring can help create a very intelligent smart home.
17 May
20 fun things to ask Amazon Alexa
- By
Assunta
If you don’t know what an Amazon Echo Dot is, allow me to introduce you to the hottest gadget on planet earth right now. I thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the more ‘entertaining’ features of the Amazon Echo Dot. Try asking Alexa the following 20 questions next time you have your mates over!