The Bridge Between Worlds In our article about WHIP Nodes, we introduced the "nerve cells" of the WHIP system - small, specialized microcontrollers that control sensors and actuators in real-time and communicate with each other. But how do these Nodes communicate with the outside world? How is their

What if your smart home worked without internet, without cloud services, without centralized control? What if every single sensor and actuator could not just execute commands, but think for itself? The Promise Most smart home systems follow a familiar pattern: sensors collect data, send it to a central unit (hub,

Part 2 of the Smart Home Energy Management series. ← Previous: From Power Plant to Smart Home The Contenders The smart home market is crowded. But when we filter for platforms capable of serious energy management—not just turning lights on and off—the field narrows considerably. Let's examine

Part 3 of the Smart Home Energy Management series. ← Previous: The Landscape Beyond Automation: True Energy Intelligence In the previous article, we surveyed the smart home landscape and identified a common gap: existing platforms treat energy management as an add-on, not a core function. But what would a system designed

Part 4 of the Smart Home Energy Management series. ← Previous: What Energy Management Actually Requires Why WHIP? After years of building PV/battery systems and wrestling with existing smart home platforms, we decided to build what we actually needed: an energy management system designed from the ground up for the