It's dark and my lights aren't working (an asyncio success story)
summary
Invests years to make home lighting “smart,” builds a Python-based hub around ZigBee gear (Digi XBee, TI CC2531) and MicroPython devices, reverse‑engineers protocols, flashes firmware, and integrates 39 bulbs plus a 162‑LED stair strip. Implements a ZigBee explorer and control UI, moves heavy concurrency into async/await code, and achieves practical reliability — ~150 button presses a day with ~149 succeeding — occasional brief failures but overall system works.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00The smart home ambition
- 1:14ZigBee and early hurdles
- 3:32Building a custom hub
- 5:54Protocol and UI development
- 7:25System integration challenges
- 10:33Network analysis and hardware
- 13:42Refining user interaction
- 16:09Building a custom UI
- 20:57Budget alternatives
- 23:13Managing async concurrency
- 29:37Project summary and outcomes
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