This was a fun episode.  I’m departing from server talk for the week to talk with Kevin Schoonover about SmartThings.  This is a Home Automation company that makes Z-Wave hubs and devices to interact with your home.  Use them to alert, automate, and inform.  Find out all about it in this episode.  We will explain in depth and tell you about example uses for your house and your data center.

This is a good episode to catch on video even if my webcam situation was not perfect. Check out the video here on YouTube.

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Links and Notes for this episode

SmartThings links:

All the basics:

https://support.smartthings.com/hc/en-us/categories/200058800

Tested devices:

http://build.smartthings.com/compatible-devices/

Forums:

http://build.smartthings.com/forums/

User Projects:

http://build.smartthings.com/projects/

SmartThings Users GitHub:

https://github.com/smartthings-users

Hub:

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/smartthings-hub

Presence sensors:

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/smartsense-presence

Moisture sensor- floor:

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/smartsense-moisture

Moisture sensor- drain:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_422362-45367-TST01-1_0__

SmartSense Multi:

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/smartsense-multi

Smoke/CO detector:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_505521-347-ZCOMBO_0__?Ntt=zcombo&UserSearch=zcombo&productId=4780109&rpp=32

Garage door:

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/evolve-lfm-20-fixture-module

or

http://www.amazon.com/Linear-Z-Wave-Isolated-Contact-Fixture/dp/B00ER6MH22/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1395777268&sr=8-6&keywords=z+wave+products

and

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/smartsense-multi

SMB Data Center Monitoring

Hub:

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/smartthings-hub

Monitor rack doors and rack temp, front and back:

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/smartsense-multi

Monitor air duct temp:

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/smartsense-multi

Monitor motion, humidity, light and ambient temperature:

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/aeonlabs-multi

Moisture on floor:

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/smartsense-moisture

Smoke from rack:

http://www.lowes.com/pd_505521-347-ZCOMBO_0__?Ntt=zcombo&UserSearch=zcombo&productId=4780109&rpp=32

Presence sensor?

https://shop.smartthings.com/#/products/smartsense-presence

Webcam mentioned at end of podcast

http://getpiper.com/

 

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