What is Home Assistant?
Home Assistant is an open source home automation platform that brings devices from many brands together in one app and automates them with local control.
What it offers
- A huge range of integrations: lighting, heating, smart plugs, sensors, cameras, solar inverters, appliances and voice assistants from different manufacturers.
- Local control: it runs inside your network; internet is only needed for remote access or services that require it.
- Powerful automations: based on time, presence, sun, power use, sensors or any combination.
- Custom dashboards for phone, tablet or wall display.
- Energy: tracking of consumption and solar production.
Home Assistant and KNX
Home Assistant has a KNX integration. In a professional installation, the KNX system keeps handling the critical functions (lights, blinds, heating) on its own, and Home Assistant can add a visualisation layer, integrations with other brands and advanced automations. If Home Assistant stops, the house keeps working.
What to keep in mind
- It needs maintenance: frequent updates and checking that integrations still work.
- Reliable hardware: a dedicated device with automatic backups, not an improvised gadget.
- Documentation: automations should be documented so they don't depend on one person.
When it makes sense
- Homes with devices from many brands that need bringing together.
- KNX installations that need extra integrations.
- Energy monitoring with solar panels, a battery or an EV charger.
Frequently asked questions
Can it replace KNX or Loxone?
In a small home or a renovation it can be the main system. For a large or high-end installation we recommend a professional system as the backbone and Home Assistant as a complement.
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