Smart home for a beginner?

Question

Arduino

Hello!
I often come across articles on Habré and other sites on how users build a smart home based on controllers (Arduino, etc.). I really wanted to learn this. I am currently a C++ programmer. How difficult will it be to get into it? I would like interesting articles, advice. To begin with, I want a light switch on the remote control or through the web interface in the entire apartment. Had a look at the Arduino.

Answer 1

To turn on / off the 220v light through the web interface, you need any arduino board, relay and ethernet shield .
It is better to take the board uno / mega, so that you can simply plug the ethernet shield into it.
If you are at least mediocrely familiar with c / c ++, you will learn how to blink an LED or turn on / off the light through a relay on arduino in 10 minutes.
There is nothing complicated with the web interface either, but you will need to understand simple ready-made examples .
It's even easier with a remote control than via ethernet. buy this receiver(you can without a remote control, suitable for any TV). Connect it to the board, connect the required library and watch the port monitor, it will display the hex values ​​of the command pressed on the remote control. You will only have to remember this value and use the if condition (received_command == desired_command) to perform the desired action (turning on the light, etc.). Here is a good example .

Answer 2

First, teach the light in the bedroom to turn off by double clapping your hands.

Answer 3

arduino is programmed in C ++ - so everything will work out, but there are enough examples :)

Answer 4

I can recommend the smartliving.ru community - there are a lot of discussions on Arduino and something more serious :) If anything, please contact me - I will help you as much as I can.