# I have to start somewhere. Home automation control

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-have-to-start-somewhere-home-automation-control/13871>\
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**Created:** [31 July 2019 12:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-have-to-start-somewhere-home-automation-control/13871 "2019-07-31T12:22:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2019 12:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-have-to-start-somewhere-home-automation-control/13871/1 "2019-07-31T12:22:16Z")

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I am thinking of getting a bit of work done and getting 240v (AC/Main) stuff down/controlled.

I live in "Oz" and there aren't too many options for a central system.

There is a system from Clipsal called C-Bus. But that is its own standalone system.

Can Node-Red talk to this system? Does anyone know?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2019 12:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-have-to-start-somewhere-home-automation-control/13871/2 "2019-07-31T12:33:41Z")

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The best place to start would probably be [flows.nodered.org](http://flows.nodered.org)

Then a search using your internet search engine of choice, you should quickly find some avenues worth more investigation...

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2019 12:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-have-to-start-somewhere-home-automation-control/13871/3 "2019-07-31T12:35:55Z")

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Well, while looking I see `z-wave` is supported.

I may have to go down that path as `c-bus` didn't quite show anything other than mpr121. What ever that is.

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2019 12:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-have-to-start-somewhere-home-automation-control/13871/4 "2019-07-31T12:37:54Z")

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Really? With one "google" for "C-bus node-red" I found pages where people are integrating the two via MQTT.

But this is a search that you can easily do...

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2019 12:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-have-to-start-somewhere-home-automation-control/13871/5 "2019-07-31T12:40:55Z")

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I can't argue with what you said.

I tried and didn't really get much. So I looked in the library and entered C-Bus and got a node that mentioned.... mpr121.

So while looking at other "home automation" stuff I saw `z-wave` and looked in the library.  
Found the node right away.

So I guess that's that.

You must have a better google than me.

But I live in Oz. The back water of the internet.  
Google don't like me much these days - dunno why.  
I really get weird results for searches.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2019 13:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-have-to-start-somewhere-home-automation-control/13871/6 "2019-07-31T13:26:47Z")

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You should clear out your browser history/cookies/etc and clear out your search history in Google as well.

Then switch to an alternate such as [startpage.com](http://startpage.com).