Amazon’s main goal with Alexa is not to provide you with an assistant, it’s to allow them to sell you more things.
HomeKit compatibility is nice but HomeBridge really can take care of that and connect any non-HomeKit device to it. I have TP links lights and switches, i have a garage door that can become compatible if I buy their $100 bridge, i have IP cameras… none are HomeKit compatible, but I connected them to HomeBridge and I get them all to work. All that on a Raspberry Pi Zero!
Thanks for the suggestion. I typically try to avoid adapters because those often lead to added failure points and a loss of features, but I’ll take a look at Homebridge down the line and gather thoughts on if it can fit.
Amazon’s main goal with Alexa is not to provide you with an assistant, it’s to allow them to sell you more things.
HomeKit compatibility is nice but HomeBridge really can take care of that and connect any non-HomeKit device to it. I have TP links lights and switches, i have a garage door that can become compatible if I buy their $100 bridge, i have IP cameras… none are HomeKit compatible, but I connected them to HomeBridge and I get them all to work. All that on a Raspberry Pi Zero!
https://homebridge.io/
Thanks for the suggestion. I typically try to avoid adapters because those often lead to added failure points and a loss of features, but I’ll take a look at Homebridge down the line and gather thoughts on if it can fit.