Description

This project focuses on expanding smart-home automation by reverse-engineering several closed systems, developing missing integrations, and unifying them into a fully automated Home Assistant environment. The work includes protocol analysis, custom API design, and deep automation logic, combined with improvements to monitoring and camera workflows. The outcome will be a coherent ecosystem with enhanced control, transparency, and automation for heating, circulation, security, and access systems.

Goals

CMV

• Reverse engineer UTEK RC-TOP2 modbus connect
• Write a custom integration for home assistant
• Add a dashboard for controlling the machine, schedules, power, etc

Pellet Stove

• Reverse engineer the WINET protocol.
• Implement structured sensor parsing (temperatures, status, alarms).
• Implement command support for ON/OFF, power level, fan, and shutdown.
• Create robust automations for daily routines and error handling.

Samsung EHS

• Add the Elfin-EW11 to the hydronic module (F1/F2)
• Install the EHS integration and set it up
• Add automation and dashboards for anti-legionella, temperatures, COP, etc

Grundfos Recirculation Pump

• Disassemble the pump and add the custom PCB
• Write ESPHome firmware
• Integrate the pump into HA with simple and advanced automation modes (e.g. shower, anti-legionella, etc)

Dahua Event Proxy Server

• Develop a Python server to receive IVS/AI events and snapshots.
• Normalize and forward events to a Home Assistant webhook.
• Add debugging and logging features.

Camera Dashboard

• Add WebRTC real-time feeds.
• Add controls for lights, sirens, strobe, and presets.
• Show IVS events (tripwire, intrusion, SMD).
• Create a multi-camera layout optimized for mobile and desktop.

Garage Door Automation

• Add a Shelly relay for control.
• Add optional open/close detection.
• Implement routines such as auto-close, geofence open, timeout warning.

External Gate Automation

• Add two Shelly relays (pedestrian + full-open).
• Implement arrival automation, remote access, and safety timers.

Extra goals

• Look into influxdb and grafana for storing long term data like PV
• Look into an outdoor air quality monitor so that I can better control my CMV