Hey guys,
I just registered here in the forum and honestly… I’m new to the whole topic. I‘m a web developer, so I‘ve quite a bit experience with java, js, sql and so on. But that may not help a lot in this new field.
I‘m looking forward to develop my own smart home device and I‘m looking for starting point. In General the specs are like:
- The device should work with WiFi, I want to integrate it into my network
- I want to write an own app to control it, it may find the device in my network
- I want the device to be offline usable, if possible (without internet connection)
- I want the device to broadcast information in my network like „water is empty“, so I can use push messaging in the App
- it should be ready to as well work with Alexa or Apple Home Kit or Google Assistant as I Plan to develop a skill for them.
Can someone provide me with some information I could start with? Like - are there microcontrollers I could go with or is it to complex and I need a raspy? Which frameworks / languages / libs could I use? I know how to do the things on the app side but not on the device side.