Hey guys Matt here from MKSmartHouse.com and in this video we are going to be setting up
the hardware for the home automation server.
[Intro]
First let's go over the hardware we will actually be using.
First up is the case for the raspberry pi, the reason I chose this case is because it
is clear so you can see the entire raspberry pi and its status LED’s also, this case
is strong acrylic but, the biggest reason I chose it is because it has a fan so that
way it can provide some more cooling, I mean this server will be running all the time.
Next up is the power adapter for the raspberry pi and it is very important to get a good
one because some power adapters are known to under power the raspberry pi which leads
to constant crashes.
This power adapter does not do that because not only does it provide the required 2.5
amps but it is also UL Certified.
Going back to cooling I will also be installing heatsinks on the pi, the heatsinks in addition
to the fan will be a good combination.
Now comes the most important piece of hardware and that is the Raspberry Pi, this one is
a Raspberry Pi 3 but, this works fine on a 2, as well as probably anymore Pi’s in the
future.
The reason I chose the Pi and not something else is because the Pi is small, compact,
does not draw too much power and it is plenty powerful.
Since the Pi does not have built in storage I will also be using a Class 10 32GB micro
sd card from SanDisk.
I highly recommend sandisk and have used them for previous Automation servers, if you are
not using this exact micro sd card then I recommend at least a 16GB and class 10.
Finally on the list we have a Cat 6 ethernet cable, in this case mine is green.
The links to where to get all the materials and products I use will be in the description.
While you are there go ahead and press the like button because if all five videos in
the Home Automation Server Series hit 200 likes then I will release the videos on how
to actually use OpenHAB 2.0 sooner then it is scheduled.
Now let’s put these parts together, first thing we are going to do is install the heatsinks,
so peal the backing off of the smaller heat sink and place it on the small black square
on the raspberry pi, align the heatsink and then press down on it to make sure it attached.
Then we are going to take the bigger heatsink, peal off the backing and align it on the big
black square on the raspberry pi and then press down on it to make sure it is attached.
Next let's set up the case, so Take off all the protective acrylic packaging paper off
of the acrylic pieces of the case, Use a knife to pick at a corner and pull off the plastic.
Once all the plastic is off take the bottom piece, this is the one with the box in the
middle, and arrange the piece so the long side with the shorter distance between the
center box is facing you and place it on a flat surface.
Take out the 4 screws, 4 plastic washers and 4 nuts from the bag containing them.
Once you located those Take the 4 screws and put them into the bottom plastics piece from
underneath with the long side with the shorter distance of the side to the box facing you.
Then take the 4 plastic spacers and put them on the 4 screws.
After that grab the raspberry pi and put it through the screws, following the pi grab
the 4 nuts and put them on the screws.
Next take the top piece of the case and lay it flat with the GPIO cutout facing away from
you and the big lift tabs to your left.
Take out the 4 nuts and 4 screws out of the bag containing them.
Lift up the piece and stick in the 4 screws underneath the piece and through the holes.
Take the fan and look around its sides to find two arrows.
Orient the fan so the arrow is pointing up and where the cable exits the fan should be
away from you.
In the orientation it is in take the fan and place it on the 4 screws.
Following the fan grab the 4 nuts and tightened it down with a philips screwdriver and a wrench
or pliers.
Take the two long side pieces for the case and put them on.
Sadly the case does not fit with the fan connector how it is so we are going to shave off the
side clip with a razor or knife then plug it in with the red side of the connector going
to pin 4 and the black side going into pin 6.
Take the cable and sort off wrap it around the fan, and place the top piece in the two
holes of the side pieces.
Take the piece with two holes in it and align it over the front ethernet and usb ports,
when you put on the piece first hook it over the top hooks and then the bottom clips.
Then take the final piece and put it over the back, by hooking it on the top and clipping
it in.
The case is now complete.
The last thing we have to do is take the ethernet cable and plug it into the ethernet jack of
the raspberry pi and the home network we created in the last set of videos.
Then plug the micro usb side of the power adapter into the raspberry pi but, do not
plug it into power yet.
For now I am just going to leave the server loose because we are going to mount it in
the final installation video.
But, that is not the video that is next, no next we are going to setup the software of
this home automation server mainly installing OpenHAB 2 and Mosquitto.
Alright thank you for watching and If you have any questions leave them in the comments
section below or head over to mksmarthouse.com/forum where you have a better chance of it getting
answered.
Good Bye!