This is the annual “TOP 5” list of things that have been most influential in my smart home ecosystem over the past year. It was a hard choice this year as there are so many things I have used and had the opportunity to review. There is more hardware this year than past years in this video.
✅ Blog:
✅ Home Assistant ZWA-2:
✅ Home Assistant ZBT-2:
✅ Frigate NVR:
✅ Home Assistant Voice PE:
✅ Apollo Automation Devices:
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00:00 Intro
00:27 Home Assistant ZWA-2
02:00 Home Assistant ZBT-2
03:36 Frigate NVR
05:32 Home Assistant Voice PE
07:19 Apollo Automation Sensors
09:05 Final Thoughts
Hey Chris, how was your experience with the ZWA-2 over PoE?
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I just set up my ZWA-2 last week. One thing you should have mentioned is that you can deploy it via POE (with a specific ESP board and firmware), which is super cool. Made relocating my ZWA-2 to a better location in my home away from my HAAS server super easy.
Not a super big fan of Frigate. Tried it, got the Coral AI USB, subscribed to Frigate+, but always got false positives for objects (Thought my grill was a person), and found the built in object detection in Ubiquiti cameras to be superior. Other’s may find it useful, just wasn’t for me.
The Home Assistant Connect ZWA2 and its long-range Z-Wave capabilities are a total game-changer for anyone dealing with connectivity issues in a larger smart home setup