Smart Factory/Smart Home
Smart Factory/
Smart Home
Smart Factory / Smart Home combines modern IoT technologies with open software to implement process control and automation in both industrial production environments and private living spaces.
Systems that are consistently based on open-source technologies are popular. An example configuration is as follows: openHAB is used as the central platform, running on Raspberry Pi hardware. This results in powerful, flexible, and vendor-independent automation systems – from smart homes to networked production environments.
Smart Factory / Smart Home combines modern IoT technologies with open software to implement process control and automation in both industrial production environments and private living spaces.
Systems that are consistently based on open-source technologies are popular. An example configuration is as follows: openHAB is used as the central platform, running on Raspberry Pi hardware. This results in powerful, flexible, and vendor-independent automation systems – from smart homes to networked production environments.
Manufacturer Independence & Investment Protection
Unlike many commercial smart home systems, an open-source solution like openHAB is not tied to individual providers or cloud services.
No license or subscription fees
No dependence on product cycles or business decisions of individual manufacturers
Long-term usability and full control over one's own infrastructure
Especially in industrial environments, this independence is a crucial factor for sustainable automation solutions.
Open Source instead of Black Box
With openHAB, one relies on a transparent, open platform whose source code is fully viewable and extensible. This means:
Full adaptability to individual processes
No hidden features or limitations
Security through transparency instead of proprietary black-box systems
Compared to other open-source solutions, openHAB impresses with its mature architecture, large community, and clear focus on integration capability.
Unified Solution for Smart Home & Smart Factory
The architecture shown is applicable across industries:
Smart Home: Lighting, heating, shading, energy management, security
Smart Factory: Machine connectivity, condition monitoring, process control, visualization
Both worlds use the same technological basis – this reduces complexity and enables end-to-end automation concepts from private to commercial use.
Maximum Integration Capability
openHAB supports a wide variety of standards, protocols and devices, including:
MQTT, KNX, Modbus, OPC-UA
REST-APIs, Webhooks, industrial Sensoric
Cross-manufacturer actuators and controllers such as the popular Homematic range
In contrast to many commercial systems that deliberately rely on their own ecosystem, openHAB enables an open and future-proof integration of existing and new components.
Cost-effective, high-performance hardware
The Raspberry Pi serves as the central control unit:
Low acquisition and operating costs
Sufficient power for demanding automation tasks
High availability and a large developer community
This makes it possible to implement both prototypes and productive systems economically – a clear advantage over proprietary control centers.
Fazit
Mit Smart Factory / Smart Home kann man eine offene, leistungsstarke und nachhaltige IoT-Lösung aufbauen, die sich deutlich von kommerziellen und eingeschränkt offenen Systemen abhebt.
openHAB, kombiniert mit Raspberry-Pi-Hardware, schafft eine flexible Automatisierungsplattform, die Kosten senkt, Unabhängigkeit schafft und sowohl im privaten als auch im industriellen Umfeld überzeugt.
Manufacturer Independence & Investment Protection
Unlike many commercial smart home systems, an open-source solution like openHAB is not tied to individual providers or cloud services.
No license or subscription fees
No dependence on product cycles or business decisions of individual manufacturers
Long-term usability and full control over one's own infrastructure
Especially in industrial environments, this independence is a crucial factor for sustainable automation solutions.
Open Source instead of Black Box
Mit openHAB setzt man auf eine transparente, offene Plattform, deren Quellcode vollständig einsehbar und erweiterbar ist.
Das bedeutet:
Full adaptability to individual processes
No hidden features or limitations
Security through transparency instead of proprietary black-box systems
Compared to other open-source solutions, openHAB impresses with its mature architecture, large community, and clear focus on integration capability.
Unified Solution for Smart Home & Smart Factory
The architecture shown is applicable across industries:
Smart Home: Lighting, heating, shading, energy management, security
Smart Factory: Machine connectivity, condition monitoring, process control, visualization
Both worlds use the same technological basis – this reduces complexity and enables end-to-end automation concepts from private to commercial use.
Maximum Integration Capability
openHAB supports a wide variety of standards, protocols and devices, including:
MQTT, KNX, Modbus, OPC-UA
REST-APIs, Webhooks, industrial Sensoric
Cross-manufacturer actuators and controllers such as the popular Homematic range
In contrast to many commercial systems that deliberately rely on their own ecosystem, openHAB enables an open and future-proof integration of existing and new components.
Cost-effective, high-performance hardware
The Raspberry Pi serves as the central control unit:
Low acquisition and operating costs
Sufficient power for demanding automation tasks
High availability and a large developer community
This makes it possible to implement both prototypes and productive systems economically – a clear advantage over proprietary control centers.
Fazit
Mit Smart Factory / Smart Home kann man eine offene, leistungsstarke und nachhaltige IoT-Lösung aufbauen, die sich deutlich von kommerziellen und eingeschränkt offenen Systemen abhebt.
openHAB, kombiniert mit Raspberry-Pi-Hardware, schafft eine flexible Automatisierungsplattform, die Kosten senkt, Unabhängigkeit schafft und sowohl im privaten als auch im industriellen Umfeld überzeugt.