most smart plugs utilize the Zigbee or Z-wave protocols to communicate with Home Assistant. With modern Raspberry Pi SBCs possessing enough firepower for a modest HASS setup, you can easily pair ...

Working towards automating a few things in a home often seems simple ... so [Paulo] reached for a Raspbee 2 Zigbee gateway for use with a Raspberry Pi and an extremely lightweight and customizable ...

What’s the point of smart home ... Zigbee protocol, so arranging for other devices was rather trivial. A USB dongle to interface with the protocol was configured for his existing Raspberry Pi ...