The Basics
Date: 26-Jul-2020 The Core Architecture Any computer system , at its basic is something which takes some input, and spits out some output. What the input and output would look like is dependent on what the system is designed for. With such an architecture in mind, I think the first order of things would be to elaborate on the basics of the home automation system at which we are aiming at. Input: I definitely want the system to recognise my voice and to act on my voice commands, like the way an alexa or google-home works. But this is not something prebuilt which I am getting at. So I would be teaching it things step by step, just like teaching language to a child. So I would need a API to interact with as well while it is learning the ropes about understanding human language. Since I would love to have some handle of the system even from a remote location, we are definitely looking at a HTTPS-API. A chat-ops , built on top of such an API would be the best outcome. I would a...