Smart Home
This section explains the core concepts behind modern smart homes — from sensors and wireless protocols to platforms like Home Assistant and MQTT. If you’re new to smart home tech, or want to properly understand how everything fits together before building, this is the right place to begin.
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How I use smart alarms with Home Assistant?
Zigbee smoke, carbon monoxide, and gas alarms should always be treated as standalone safety devices first. They need to be loud, local, and reliable on their own. Home Assistant doesn’t replace that, but it gives you much quicker notice that something is happening.
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What is Zigbee?
Zigbee is a wireless communication protocol specifically designed for low-power and low-bandwidth applications. It is commonly used in smart home technology to connect devices and enable them to communicate with each other.
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