Recent Meetings

The next meeting of HACRR will take place on May 18, 2025, at the Baca Center in downtown Round Rock, starting at 1:30 pm. The agenda this month includes a comparison of different wireless protocols, lead by Griff. Come learn pros, cons, and best practices for your Wi-Fi, Zigbee, BLE, and Matter wireless networks. We’ll also talk briefly about plans for the upcoming Home Assistant Community Day. The Austin meetup will be at Celis Brewery between 2:00 and 4:00 on May 24. There will also be our usual open discussion!

There is no meeting this month, since the third Sunday of April falls on Easter, and our meeting location is closed that day. See you on May 18th!

The next meeting of HACRR will take place on March 16, 2025, at the Baca Center in downtown Round Rock, starting at 1:30 pm. The agenda this month includes a discussion about Wired Networks, lead by Stefan. Come learn tips, techniques, and best practices around switching, routing, DHCP, NAT and managing your wired network. There will also be our usual open discussion!

The next meeting of HACRR will take place on February 16, 2025, at the Baca Center in downtown Round Rock, starting at 1:30 pm. The agenda this month features a talk by Griff about the features and benefits of WiFi 6 / 6e / 7. Come learn about the evolving WiFi standards and their impact on home automation. There will also be our usual open discussion!

The next meeting of HACRR will take place on January 19, 2024, at the Baca Center in downtown Round Rock, starting at 1:30 pm. The agenda this month features a discussion of ways the club should consider utilizing the offer by Arista Networks to help sponsor community outreach and technology education events. We will also have our usual open discussion of all things home automation. Home Assistant encrypted backups, anyone?

The next meeting of HACRR will take place on November 17, 2024, at the Baca Center in downtown Round Rock, starting at 1:30 pm. The agenda this month features a discussion about “Favorite Dashboards”. Come share the screens or visualizations that you or the members of your household find the most useful or interesting. There will also be our usual open discussion!

The next meeting of HACRR will take place on October 20, 2024, at the Baca Center in downtown Round Rock, starting at 1:30 pm. Join us for a lively discussion of home automation and smart homes!

The next meeting of HACRR will take place on September 15, 2024, at the Baca Center in downtown Round Rock, starting at 1:30 pm. Join us for a lively discussion of home automation and smart homes!

The next meeting of HACRR will take place on August 18, 2024, at the Baca Center in downtown Round Rock, starting at 1:30 pm. The agenda this month features a presentation by Steve on “Home Automation in layers.” There will also be our usual open discussion!

The next meeting of HACRR will take place on June 16, 2024, at the Baca Center in downtown Round Rock, starting at 1:30 pm. The agenda this month features an example of a home security system using Home Assistant, Konnected and Ring keypads. There will also be our usual open discussion!