Install structured wiring in the house, with several drops of Cat6 or whatever cable running back to the comms cupboard. Don't forget to run cables under the eaves for cameras and other outdoor sensors. To save costs you don't have to terminate each cable, but you'll thank yourself for putting extras in later when you can just pop off the cover plate and access the extra cables you left there.
Having said that, since you are designing and building the house try to make your cable runs accessible. Maybe include some conduit so that you can feed more cable in later.
Having said that, it's easy to drill holes and fish cables through an existing house, so don't sweat it.
Don't forget, technology is going to change. I have a mixture of wired and wireless IoT devices in my house for various home automation things. Not many - it's easy to overdo it - but just enough. Wired is generally better than wireless, especially as you can use PoE to get power to your devices too.
On the software side you can start playing now. Raspberry Pis make great home automation servers, and there are several applications to choose from such as Home Assistant, Domoticz, OpenHAB, and others. Pick one and play with it. Try to anticipate other things you might want to integrate with it, such as Phillips Hue for lighting, or other home automation gadgets.
I'd tend to avoid Apple and Google's offerings, and the ubiquitous Tuya, and run everything locally. If something is running in the Cloud (i.e. someone else's computer) you're going to be sad when it shuts down, or stops working, or you just can't get there from here.
So, do a little research, grab a Pi, install some software, have a play.
Oh, and put a UPS on your home automation server.
Having said that, since you are designing and building the house try to make your cable runs accessible. Maybe include some conduit so that you can feed more cable in later.
Having said that, it's easy to drill holes and fish cables through an existing house, so don't sweat it.
Don't forget, technology is going to change. I have a mixture of wired and wireless IoT devices in my house for various home automation things. Not many - it's easy to overdo it - but just enough. Wired is generally better than wireless, especially as you can use PoE to get power to your devices too.
On the software side you can start playing now. Raspberry Pis make great home automation servers, and there are several applications to choose from such as Home Assistant, Domoticz, OpenHAB, and others. Pick one and play with it. Try to anticipate other things you might want to integrate with it, such as Phillips Hue for lighting, or other home automation gadgets.
I'd tend to avoid Apple and Google's offerings, and the ubiquitous Tuya, and run everything locally. If something is running in the Cloud (i.e. someone else's computer) you're going to be sad when it shuts down, or stops working, or you just can't get there from here.
So, do a little research, grab a Pi, install some software, have a play.
Oh, and put a UPS on your home automation server.
Statistics: Posted by ame — Thu May 30, 2024 10:08 pm