In the series of Journey of a Smart Home, we'll start with... lights.

Choosing Your Lights

The most important thing to keep in mind is that your light needs to be accessible by whatever protocol you prefer. In my case, that will be a set of lights that have another piece of smart home technology, Tasmota. It allows for localized control of your lights.

The one I've chosen is a KAUF A21 RGBWW light bulb.

A Brief Interlude

ESPHome is another system where you can control various parts of your home along with Tasmota. Most devices that have Tasmota set up on the device such as the light bulb above will make it easy for you to keep the firmware updated and controlled by your HomeAssistant.

As for what RGBWW means? It's a reference to the colors Red, Green, and Blue. But what's WW? In this case, it simply means White and Warm White. RGB + White + Warm White, therefore summarized as RGBWW. Effectively, what this also allows for is more accurate color representation of your lights. It'll be able to do things like simulating sunrise and sunsets much like a circadian light would.

Automating the Bulbs

Setting the Scenes

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