Description

PiHome is a cost-effective, open-source alternative to commercial smart home systems designed for family homes, apartments, or small commercial properties. It’s built on open hardware (Raspberry Pi & Arduino) and open-source software (OpenHAB or Home Assistant), neatly integrated into a low-voltage control panel that manages electrical circuits, collects data from sensors, and handles automation logic.

The system supports a broad ecosystem of open and commercial devices — including wireless standards like ModBus, Z-Wave, ZigBee and others while MQTT is a primary communication protocol by default.

Why Go Open?

The biggest benefit of open solutions is independence: no vendor lock-in, full control, and the ability to configure and expand the system yourself. That’s essential for any modern smart home — as needs evolve, settings and automation logic will too. Affordable hardware enables redundancy and robustness beyond what most proprietary systems can offer — at a fraction of the cost.

Key Features

• Power Circuit Control: lights, sockets, heating, blinds, irrigation, etc.

• Sensor Integration: temperature, humidity, motion (extendable to CO₂, electricity, water flow, reserviour volume etc.)

• Simple Logic Programming: intuitive "if-this-then-that" rules, ideal even for non-programmers

• Wide Device Compatibility: supports dozens of technologies via OpenHAB Bindings or Home Assistant plugins

• Web-Based Interface: responsive, mobile-friendly UI (MainUI in OpenHAB or various UI in Home Assistant)

• Grafana Integration: advanced visualizations and data analytics

• Fully Customizable: tailor interface and logic to your needs

• Fully Local Operation: no internet dependency – your data stays in your home

Screenshots

OpenHAB Edition UI Screens

PiHome Pro distribution board