Smart Home

Smart Home refers to a residence equipped with internet-connected devices that automate and remotely control everyday functions such as lighting, heating, security, and appliances. These devices communicate over protocols like Zigbee, Z-Wave, Matter, or Wi-Fi, and are often orchestrated by a central hub or platform such as Home Assistant. The goal is to improve comfort, energy efficiency, and convenience while keeping control of your data at home.

Turning a Baby Cradle into a Home Assistant Speaker

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A step-by-step guide to co-opting the Bluetooth speaker inside a PT-BABY cradle and driving it from Home Assistant. We run MPD on a Raspberry Pi parked next to the cot, talk to it over Wi-Fi, and force the flaky Bluetooth link open on demand - so an automation can play a lullaby completely hands-free.