juham-automation 0.0.16

Juha's Ultimate Home Automation Masterpiece

Welcome to Juham™ - Juha's Ultimate Home Automation Masterpiece

Project Description

This package extends the juham_core package, providing home automation building blocks that cover most common needs. It consists of two main sub-modules:

.. image:: _static/images/juham_automation.png :alt: Basic automation classes for optimizing energy consumption and minimizing electricity costs. :width: 640px :align: center

• automation

  • spothintafi: Acquires electricity prices in Finland.
  • watercirculator: Automates a water circulator pump based on hot water temperature and motion detection.
  • hotwateroptimizer: Controls hot water radiators based on temperature sensors and electricity price data.
  • energycostcalculator: Monitors power consumption and electricity prices, and computes the energy balance in euros.

• ts

  • This folder contains time series recorders that listen for Juham™ topics and store the data in a time series database for later inspection.

Project Status

Current State: Pre-Alpha (Status 2)

All classes have been tested to some extent, and no known bugs have been reported. However, the code still requires work in terms of design and robustness. For instance, electricity prices are currently hard-coded to use euros, but this should be configurable to support multiple currencies.

Special Thanks

This project would not have been possible without the generous support of two exceptional individuals: Teppo K. and Mahi.

Teppo K. provided the initial spark for this project by donating a Raspberry Pi, a temperature sensor, and giving an inspiring demonstration of his own home automation system—effectively dragging me down the rabbit hole of endless tinkering.

Mahi has been instrumental in translating my half-baked ideas into Python code, offering invaluable support and encouragement—while also ensuring that every time I thought I was done, I wasn’t.

Because of these two gentlemen, my already minimal spare time dropped into the negatives as I desperately tried to push the system to some semblance of professionalism.

I’m truly grateful to both—really. 😅