NekuSoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPhilips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloudwww.home-assistant.ioexternal-linkmessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1638arrow-down15cross-posted to: smarthomes@feddit.ukstallmanwasright@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.socialhomeassistant@lemmy.worldhomeassistant@lemmit.online
arrow-up1633arrow-down1external-linkPhilips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloudwww.home-assistant.ioNekuSoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square107fedilinkcross-posted to: smarthomes@feddit.ukstallmanwasright@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.socialhomeassistant@lemmy.worldhomeassistant@lemmit.online
minus-squareBaroqueInMind@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down5·edit-21 year agoWhy do I need a RaspberryPi? I can’t use my regular Linux PC? What is a Zigbee dongle and why is it mandatory?
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·edit-21 year agoYou can use your regular PC if you want, but having an always-on server (the pi) makes it more convenient to use from, say, your phone. Zigbee is a popular wireless communication protocol used by iot devices. Without the dongle you won’t have any way to talk to them. If it’s cloud based, buy something else that isn’t.
minus-squareanlumo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoYour Zigbee light switches won’t do anything unless the machine running Home Assistant is on. Being able to control your lights while the computer isn’t running is really convenient.
Why do I need a RaspberryPi? I can’t use my regular Linux PC? What is a Zigbee dongle and why is it mandatory?
You can use your regular PC if you want, but having an always-on server (the pi) makes it more convenient to use from, say, your phone.
Zigbee is a popular wireless communication protocol used by iot devices. Without the dongle you won’t have any way to talk to them.
If it’s cloud based, buy something else that isn’t.
Your Zigbee light switches won’t do anything unless the machine running Home Assistant is on. Being able to control your lights while the computer isn’t running is really convenient.