We are proud to have built our software
platform on open source projects like Debian
GNU/Linux, openHAB and many others.
Accordingly, we are very interested in releasing
our own software under open source licenses to
ensure long-term maintainability and to allow
easy integration of alternative open source
projects.
Our operating system software
(drivers, OS, applications) are generally
released under an open source
license.
For the firmware this applies as far as it is
legally possible.
This means in some cases that the source code is
available but not OSI
compatible.
Since the practical use as well as the legal situation of open source software and hardware is very different, we do not intend to do this.
For software development all important pinouts
and schematics can be found in the documentation
or source code.
Repair instructions for various modules can also
be found in the documentation.
It possible to license our
hardware designs if you are interested
Our platform is open to anyone who wants to
use it.
Information can be found
here.
No, our business model is not based on
analyzing or selling data to third parties.
Basically, data protection is a very important
aspect for us, so we try not only to protect the
data comprehensively, but also not to collect it
in the first place.
Our products can be used offline (a [W]LAN module
is not necessary for operation!) and all cloud
services are optional.
We currently do not offer a list of officially
supported devices, so we recommend checking the
compatibility lists of your preferred smart home
software before purchasing.
We use a variety of smart home devices in our
test systems and plan to publish them in the
future.
With the CM3 we have long term experience and
some of our early prototypes have been working
for years without failures.
The additional CPU power and large RAM memory to
the detriment of power consumption are, in our
experience, not necessary for use as a pure smart
home system. (For other tasks like network
storage, Nextcloud, virtualization, however, they
are…).
In the long term, a version/upgrade with CM4S
support is planned.
The module interface will definitely
remain compatible to allow an easy
upgrade.