DIY Home Automation with Android Things and Google Assistant

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Shows how to build a low-cost home-automation bridge using a Raspberry Pi running Android Things to connect Actions on Google to cheap sub-€10 Chinese RGB BLE bulbs and RF/IR sockets. Uses Firebase (Cloud Functions and Firestore) as an OAuth-protected webhook and real-time trigger, reverse-engineers the bulb BLE protocol (writes to characteristic FF9 with payloads starting 56...), and wires inexpensive microcontrollers for RF/IR so voice commands travel cloud → Firestore → Pi → BLE/RF/IR to control devices end-to-end.

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1. 0:00Our common points
2. 2:42How does it work?
3. 5:58The appearances
4. 8:13Why Android 6?
5. 11:50The Bridges
6. 12:22Creating the project
7. 13:18Securing your server
8. 15:22Synchronizing the data
9. 22:01The Web services
10. 23:55Turning on the lights
11. 24:57The 3 types of events
12. 25:16Creating a secure web service
13. 29:50Modifying Firestore content
14. 31:09Updating Firestore content
15. 33:05Changing the lightbulbs' color
16. 35:12Sending Bluetooth packets
17. 37:58Final result
18. 39:06Controlling any device
19. 39:48Using a relay module
20. 41:25Using a receiver
21. 44:17Using a fan
22. 45:27Conclusion

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