---
title: Smart Home
created: 2026-05-10
updated: 2026-05-10
type: concept
tags: [smart-home, iot, concept, home-assistant, matter, moc]
aliases: [IoT, Smart Home, Home Automation]
confidence: high
---

# 🏠 Smart Home

> Start here for everything smart home. All IoT devices, ecosystems, and automation documentation linked from this page.

## Architecture at a Glance

- **Central hub**: [[panda]] running Home Assistant OS (RPi, IoT VLAN 30)
- **Zigbee/Thread coordinator**: [[home-assistant-connect-zbt-2]] (Connect ZBT-2 dongle)
- **Matter bridge**: [[aqara-hub-m3]] (bridges Zigbee devices to Apple/Google/Alexa)
- **Voice pipeline**: Whisper (STT) → Piper (TTS) → openWakeWord on [[panda]]
- **38 IoT devices** across 12 rooms, 3 floors

## Quick Navigation

### 📋 Inventories
- **[[network-device-census]]** — Every device on the network, classified
- **[[iot-device-inventory]]** — IoT devices by room with protocol details
- **[[device-placement-policy]]** — Which VLAN each device class belongs on

### 🔗 Ecosystems
- **[[matter-multi-fabric]]** — How devices are shared across HA / Apple / Google / Alexa
- **[[smart-home-handbook]]** — Operational guide (access, troubleshooting, improvements)

### 🖥️ Hardware
- **[[panda]]** — HA host (RPi, HAOS, dual-homed)
- **[[home-assistant-connect-zbt-2]]** — Zigbee + Thread coordinator
- **[[aqara-hub-m3]]** — Aqara Matter hub/bridge

## Ecosystem Controllers

| Ecosystem | Controller | Location | Protocol |
|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|
| Home Assistant | [[panda]] + Connect ZBT-2 | Office | Matter/Thread/Zigbee |
| Apple Home | Apple TV 4K gen 3 | Office | Matter |
| Google Home | Nest Thermostat | Hall (3rd) | WiFi/Matter |
| Amazon Alexa | 4× Echo Dot | Office/Kitchen/Bedroom/Garage | Matter |

## Devices by Floor

### 1st Floor (Office, Entrance, Garage)
- Apple TV 4K, Office Echo, Shelly 1PM (office light)
- Aqara Lock U100, Doorbell G410, Light Switches (×2)
- Camera Hub G3, Garage Echo

### 2nd Floor (Living Room, Kitchen, Dining)
- LG OLED TV, Kitchen Echo, KP115 (tall lamp)
- Aqara Motion Sensor P1, IKEA STARKVIND purifier
- Govee lights (×3), Levoit Vital 200S purifier

### 3rd Floor (Bedroom, Baby Room, Hall, Laundry)
- Aqara Hub M3, Bedroom Echo, Shelly 1PM (bedroom light)
- Aqara Light Switches (Baby Room + Hallway)
- Aqara Ceiling Light 36W, Govee LED strip
- Nest Thermostat, HA Voice PE

### Rooftop
- Aqara Door/Window Sensor, Aqara Vibration Sensor T1

## Open Tasks
- [ ] Commission Aqara Hub M3 into Apple Home
- [ ] Commission Aqara Hub M3 into Google Home
- [ ] Commission Aqara Hub M3 into Alexa
- [ ] Set up HA Matter Bridge for WiFi devices
- [ ] Verify Thread credentials match across all border routers