TIPS AND TRICKS

Here you can fine some hints. How to avoid mistakes and be happy with your smart home system.

16.09.2022

Try not to mix different producers for specific functionality. If you buid lights - stick with specific provider. For example - Philips Hue or Yeelight. Or Innr. Do not mix those as usually they wont cooperate together in a way you'd expect. Plus - you can forget about smooth system, there will be alwys something broken or not working the way you expect. Even if protocols are the same. In my current setup I mix Philips Hue, Innr and Ikea using Zigbee proto. There is always something wrong between Philips Hue gateway and other producer's light. Using one brand will save you time (and unfortunately won't save your money).

Hardware: BLUETOOTH DONGLE

 

HARDWARE: BLUETOOTH HUB

Some of the devices at my home are bluetooth so I also need the bluetooth dongle. As there is no bug deal with it I decided to go with Baseus model mini-bt4, however in few days I replace it with same make, newer model 5.0 (BA-04). Older model (4.0) was working flawlesly so far. Price is really low - around 6€.

The device landed in the USB hub I wrote about in the previous post.

The configuration and integration will be described once we have the system up and running.

Baseus BA-04