Index-Helping Home Automation Beginners

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        Index-Helping Home Automation Beginners

DIY Home Automation is an awesome, but challenging project with lots of details. This index gives links that may help those at the beginning stages (Gateway & first end node.)  Early links below give overviews of the project, a step-by-step Building tutorial, & sources for key parts.  The next post lists threads where we helped beginners get started. Then posts point to hardware hints & Arduino basics. These links may address much of your questions & concerns & feeling you're the only one to hit speed bumps.

Overview from computourist

Overview from papa

    *** Building a Home Automation Network (Beginners ??) ***
Includes: Building Gateway & First Node: Links to Install OpenHAB / MQTT on Linux, Raspberry Pi, & Windows

        Parts Sources for Arduinos, sensors, etc.
Not complete, other supply lists may be in threads documenting individual nodes

Adafruit's Arduino Tutorials

        OpenHAB 2

Official Manual.   Official Beginner Tutorial

OpenHAB 2 Demo Config Files

OpenHAB 2 & MQTT Binding, Hints for Beginners

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        Beginners Working through Issues, Making Progress (more may be added later)

These links may address much of your questions & concerns & feeling you're the only one to hit speed bumps.

Beginner was stuck, now making progress.

Nick: Beginner Progresses thru Gateway, Node, OpenHAB

My home automation project

<solved> No Connection... wakeup worked once</solved>

[solved] Help with Gateway 2.4</solved>

How do I start w DIY Home Automation

Solved - Gateway & Node Stop communicating

No Link

[Solved] end node no connection to gateway

[SOLVED] Trying to verify RFM_MQTT_GW_24 but get errors

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        Hardware Hints for Beginners

Circuit Hints & Tutorials, including Schematics & Soldering

Index - RFM69 Radio - Specs, Issues, Alternatives

Andreas Spiess' Helpful Video on Wiring Tricks

Possible Enclosures for Nodes

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        Arduino Basics & Overview

Official Arduino Forum

Lady Ada's Tutorials

Sparkfun Tutorials

Using Arduino Memory & Avoiding Problems

Troubleshoot Arduino IDE Compiling Errors