The Tinker Dad | LocalBytes - No Fuss Opensource Smart Home Devices! @TheTinkerDad | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 minute ago.
In this video I'll showcase you two opensource smart home products sold by a small company called LocalBytes that puts emphasis on the main things I'm interested in when it comes to smart home gadgets: local control, no unnecessary 3rdparty cloud and phone apps, opensource firmware and easy setup experience.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:56 Unboxing & First impressions
04:14 The LocalBytes RGB+CT light bulb
04:48 Initial setup
05:51 Flickering? No problem at all!
07:19 Connecting to Home Assistant
09:43 Smart Plug / Power Monitor setup
11:29 No Accidental PowerOff, please!
13:12 All those sensors...
13:58 Closing words & Outro

Links from the video (if I've missed something, please tell me in the comments!):
LocalBytes Home page: mylocalbytes.com

Theory behind the PWM Frequency: waveformlighting.com/film-photography/an-introduction-to-flicker-free-led-strip-dimming

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