# inovaea – Smart Home Hardware

> inovaea designs open DIN-rail IoT hardware for Home Assistant, Frigate NVR, and smart building automation. Products are based on Raspberry Pi CM5 and ESP32-S3. All hardware is local-first, cloud-free, and designed for DIY makers and professional smart home integrators.

## Company

- Name: inovaea s.r.o.
- Website: https://inovaea.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/inovaea
- Support: support@inovaea.com
- Focus: Smart home hardware, DIN-rail IoT modules, Home Assistant ecosystem

## Products

### inoCORE5
- URL: https://inovaea.com/Hardware/inoCORE
- Description: Raspberry Pi CM5 based edge controller in a DIN-rail enclosure. Designed to run Home Assistant, Frigate NVR, and smart home automation locally without cloud dependency.
- Variants: inoCORE5.1 (home automation), inoCORE5.2 (industrial automation), inoCORE5.3 (Edge AI + cameras)
- Key features: RPi CM5, DIN-rail, Home Assistant native, Frigate NVR, local processing, WiFi/BLE, optional 4G/5G/LoRa

### inoNODE
- URL: https://inovaea.com/Hardware/inoNODE
- Description: ESP32-S3 based field modules for heating, lighting, and HVAC control. Communicates via Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP/IP. Runs control logic autonomously — continues operating even when Home Assistant is offline.
- Key features: ESP32-S3, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, standalone logic, HVAC, heating control, DIN-rail

### inoSWITCH
- URL: https://inovaea.com/Hardware/inoSWITCH
- Description: ESP32-powered DIN-rail switching modules. Available in relay, solid-state triac, and transistor output variants. Designed for controlling lights, motors, and electrical loads.
- Key features: ESP32, relay outputs, triac outputs, transistor outputs, DIN-rail, Home Assistant, ESPHome

### inoLED
- URL: https://inovaea.com/Hardware/inoLED
- Description: ESP32-based addressable LED controllers. Supports WS2812B, SK6812, APA102 and other chipsets. Wide voltage range (5–24V), 10A fused output, ESD protected. Compatible with WLED, ESPHome, and Home Assistant.
- Key features: ESP32-C3, WLED, WS2812B, SK6812, APA102, 5–24V, addressable LED, Home Assistant, ESPHome

### inoNET
- URL: https://inovaea.com/Hardware/inoNET
- Description: Compact DIN-rail Ethernet switches for home lab and building automation networks. Available in unmanaged and managed variants with PoE support.
- Key features: DIN-rail, PoE, Ethernet switch, home lab, building automation

## Documentation

- Hardware overview: https://inovaea.com/Hardware/overview
- Firmware API: https://inovaea.com/Firmware/firmware-api
- Firmware overview: https://inovaea.com/Firmware/overview
- Examples: https://inovaea.com/examples/index
- Integrations: https://inovaea.com/Integrations/Overviews
- FAQ: https://inovaea.com/faq

## Integrations supported

Home Assistant, Frigate NVR, ESPHome, WLED, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP, MQTT, Node-RED, Zigbee2MQTT, Philips Hue protocol

## Use cases

- Home Assistant server on DIN-rail (inoCORE5)
- Local Frigate NVR with AI camera detection (inoCORE5)
- Smart heating and HVAC control with offline fallback (inoNODE)
- Addressable LED lighting control (inoLED)
- Relay and switching automation (inoSWITCH)
- Structured home lab networking (inoNET)
- Complete smart home cabinet build
- DIY smart home without cloud

## Audience

- DIY makers building smart homes with Home Assistant
- Professional smart home integrators
- Building automation engineers
- Home lab enthusiasts