After months of research, youtube and reading a lot of forum pages.

Things just get more complicated lol.

Planning for new home, just go everything aqara? At first thought want to use synology surveilance station but after reading reddit like not a good choice for CCTV also.

Synology need to buy license pack. I saw somewhere UDM discontinue their camera software, is it? I did thought of using ubiquiti for my house network.

Thanks for the recommendation, if have budget go aqara, if want to save go tuya I guess. Need to compare the price different.

Currently I think priority is lighting, curtain, camera and security, these I think need to install while renovating with all the proper cabling.

I search on the web, only saw around 2 company carries ubiquiti products, wonder if they do aqara as well. 1 time consult all, new place so much things to cover.

I taobao a lot too, to check out aqara stuff. Another thing to consider is neutral or w/o. Need to see my electrician from my interior designer pro or not

Got quoted this from Yeelight, fuiiyoooo. If I use Aqara I still need to use smart bulb and strips ya?

Thanks for all the input, didn't quote everyone but yea I also find the light quotation not worth to go for. The quotation was like 2 or 3 months back and I didn't pursue further with it. If I use normal bulb and only use smart switches, CMIIW the thing I'm missing out is probably the dimming function unless I add dimmers, also the ability to control the light temperature.


Order abroad just worry ran into warranty issue, but so far my router all doing fine. Another 1 is the support, buy abroad means everything I setup myself, planning the cable routes. I was thinking a udm pro, switch and 2-3 AP for double storey terrace.

Since is from scratch, also plan to use zigbee device, but how many hub do I need, hub has about the same coverage as standard wifi router ya?

Movie room tour =D


Yea just wondering will I be able to control the temperature via phone. I see those press the switch to change temperature very troublesome.

DImming function mainly just want the lights to slowly brighten up/down while switching on the lights. No main disco disco lol

How's the compatibility of aqara/tuya stuff from taobao? Tuya is running with wifi right?

Need to get quality cables probably Schneider, recently company ran an live event and the cable causes latency problems. Right now I plan to pull the fiber to either office/store room then ethernet to living room, kitchen and 2nd floor. In what situation we wanna use DAC for?


At first LED strip in cove lighting but right now I replace them with T5, easier for maintenance

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LED strip if spoil, either replace the whole strip or cut and replace the one in between, haven't try before but seems easy.

long term T5 will consume more energy than led strip ya, sales person just mention that replacing LED can be a pain in the arse.

Currently planning to buy all the require item for my project within this month, is lazada/shopee will have better deal during sales?

I'm still figuring out the things that are lacking. Mobile devices are iOS, so will go for homekit.

1. How many hub I need and the placement. Looking at the floor plan, do I need to place 1 at the TV console area, 1 at kitchen and 1 at 1st floor?
2. The relay module for autogate, anyone knows what pre-requisite I need to install it, in terms of electrical or other.
3. Should I plan the place to put FP2 sensor, I feel is something nice to have but not necessary.
4. Same goes to smart door bell, nice to have but not necessary?
5. All the curtain supplier I approach use either somfy or dooya. How's the intergration with homekit?

Things I planned to purchase for now are
1. Aqara switches, probably H1 mix with Z1
2. Aqara hub
3. Relay for autogate

have fan in living and kitchen =D

So I would need both aqara hub + appletv/homepod

Dooya is wifi right? Have to find curtain supplier that use zemismart hardware, not easy to find esepcially one that can do one piece corner rail.

Tuya seems like a much more affordable solution compare to aqara.

Thanks a lot, much cheaper than Aqara which cost RM200+ for each switch. Probably aqara intergration with homekit is better.

As a starter, should start with something cheap first.

So the thing I need to get are
Switches
Matter Hub
Apple TV/Pod

Should I draw a diagram for these

I'm a techie but just doesn't have the time to do that anymore. Rarely touch my PS5 haha, decoration item.

Now I'm thinking of getting older gen aqara switch, checking what do I miss out comparing D1 with H1

I can't seem to find a lot seller for E1 locally. E1 maximum only have 2 gang switches ya? I see taobao got more choices, but not local platform shopee/lazada.

By the way anyone know curtain seller that can do aqara or zemismart rail? I asked most of them use Dooya Zigbee, one supplier got aqara as their choice but quoted me RM4500 for 2 x 8.5ft track. Curve track quoted me RM3000.

The headache part is the L angle track, want to find one that can bend it with machine instead of using connector.

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Guys I'm on apple ecosystem.
If given the choice of either Dooya or top up significantly extra for Aqara smart curtain, what's the better choice?

Not really sure how well can I integrate Dooya into apple homekit. Getting custom track so not all brand the vendor can do.

I go nego nego because right now is rm600 different per track. if it's like 100 then easy choice.

I think the end of the curtain track is different, I look at curtain motors, some has slight different head.
Not really sure can fit or not, and there's no place I can look at both motor. Actually even those curtain supplier, when you ask them about curtain motor they also unsure. They only know the brand, when you ask wifi or zigbee, ac or dc. Basically 10 out of 10 no one can answer me lol.

I think only curtain track supplier know, but they usually only deal with dealers.

I’m thinking if I want to use smart switch for the Aircon switch.
Aqara only has 20A switch which should be able support up to my 2.5hp AC, I have a 3.0hp AC that requires 32A switch.

I think is not necessary to have smart switch for AC, but good to have.

Time to explore tuya homekit hub. My main problem is locally there's not much curtain supplier that do custom railing for Aqara. Mostly all is Dooya.