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Talking with Jimmy Hawkins from Automated House

Published 1 day ago
Recorded April 10, 2025
Duration 01:07:27
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Continuing our creators special series, we’re talking with Jimmy Hawkins, better known as Automated House on Instagram and TikTok
Chapters
00:00:04 Introduction and Guest Introduction
00:01:19 Ad Break – Home Assistant Cloud
00:01:38 Guest Journey to Digital Creation
00:12:26 Home Assistant and Smart Home Devices
00:21:18 Ad Break – Azuz and Z-Wave
00:23:28 Guest Thoughts on Smart Home Future
00:26:21 Introduction to CM4 Module and RAM Issues
00:26:34 ESP Home Devices and Apollo’s Generosity
00:26:49 Home Assistant Yellow: Upgrade Process
00:27:19 NVMe Drive Installation
00:27:36 CM4 to CM5 Upgrade and Technical Challenges
00:29:59 Troubleshooting Zigbee and Thread Devices
00:31:46 Home Assistant Voice and Automation Projects
00:32:50 Voice Assistants and AI Integration
00:39:05 Node-RED and Home Assistant Automation
00:44:27 Easy Mode and Home Assistant Dashboard Improvements
00:47:44 Home Assistant Community Store and Add-ons
00:49:52 Home Assistant Platform Maturity and Recommendations
00:53:20 Home Automation Standards
00:54:35 Voice Assistants
00:55:39 Favorite Automations
01:00:08 Automation Disasters
01:03:40 Automation Modes
01:06:24 Conclusion

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Phil Hawthorne

Phil is a Melbourne based web developer who lives and breathes technology. When he's not at his day job, he’s in his home office attempting to simplify his life through complicated tech.

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Rohan Karamandi

Rohan from Toronto, Canada works in the Technology sector as an architect designing network and datacenter solutions for his customers. His passion for technology stems from there and extends to IoT and home automation

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Special Appearances By

Jimmy Hawkins

Jimmy has been tinkering with home automation for 10 years and made his switch to Home Assistant back in 2022. He’s been creating smart home content in his social media channels since 2021. He enjoys using Home Assistant in “easy mode”.

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Spotlight

 

Special episodes focused on various aspects of Home Assistant and Home Automation.