Home Assistant Lite home automation kit - Raspberry Pi 5 & Argon NEO 5
137,46 € INCL. VAT
- Pi 5 4 Go + Argon NEO 5 ventilated case
- Home-Assistant OS 64 GB pre-flashed
- Official 27 W power supply - installation < 10 min
- Description
Description
Your local, fast and scalable home automation gateway for the connected home - no subscription, 100 % control & privacy.
1. What exactly the kit contains
| Element | Technical details | Added value |
|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 5 - 4 GB | Quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 2,4 GHz - GPU VideoCore VII - Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) - BT 5.0 - PCIe 3.0 ×1 | Power x3 vs Pi 4: easily handles databases, AI cameras, heavy automation |
| Argon NEO 5 housing | CNC aluminum, solid heatsink + 30 mm PWM fan (auto curve), side GPIO access, magnetic cover | Silent (< 25 dB), elegant look, tool-less mounting, CPU temperature < 60 °C |
| SanDisk 64 GB micro-SD card | Class A2 UHS-I, high endurance, Home Assistant OS pre-installed + SSH enabled | Instant boot: plug in, switch on, configure in 5 minutes |
| Official Raspberry Pi 27 W power supply (USB-C PD) | 5 V 5 A - 9 V 3 A - 12 V 2.25 A | Power supply for NVMe SSD, HAT PoE, radio dongle or USB camera |
| Screw kit & thermal pads | M2.5 spacers, Torx screwdriver included | Easy to assemble, securely attaches fan to chassis |
(Zigbee/Z-Wave/Matter radio dongles optional; plug-and-play USB connection).
2. Why is this kit the ideal base?
2.1 - Performance and durability
- A76 2.4 GHz processor IPC: + 60 % compared with the Cortex-A72 of the Pi 4 B.
- eMMC/SSD ready native PCIe slot for future addition of a 2,000 MB/s NVMe (replacing the micro-SD).
- Adaptive ventilation NEO 5 retains its CPU turbo even when compiling Home-Assistant Core, Frigate NVR or Docker operations.
2.2 - Plug-and-play experience
- Connect USB-C 27 W cable + (optional) RJ45 network cable or Wi-Fi 6.
- Discover On your local network, visit
http://homeassistant.local:8123. - Automate The assistant detects Philips Hue, Shelly, Chromecast, Netatmo, solar inverters, etc., thanks to various plugins.
- Save 1-click activation of Google Drive Backup or export to Synology.
2.3 - Limitless scalability
- SkyConnect Dongle (Thread/Matter), Sonoff ZBDongle-P (Zigbee), Aeotec Z-Stick 7 (Z-Wave) - everything is recognized.
- Docker containers Add Grafana, InfluxDB, Nextcloud, Pi-hole or WireGuard.
- PCIe HAT 4 × NVMe card, Coral TPU, PoE+ HAT... the Pi 5's PCIe line paves the way for edge-AI.
2.4 - Privacy & security
- No cloud data imposed your history stays with you.
- OTA-signed updates Home-Assistant OS downloads verified images.
- Encrypted backups : passphrase + external storage, restore in less than 2 min.
3. Case studies
| Need | How the kit responds |
|---|---|
| Intelligent lighting | Automate scenes, sunrise/sunset; Hue, Zigbee, Matter or Wi-Fi integration. |
| Energy management | Linky tracking, solar inverter (Modbus), water heater load shedding with tariff planner. |
| Safety 100 % local | Presence detection (Frigate + Coral USB), Zigbee siren, encrypted push notifications. |
| Multi-room audio | Snapcast + I²S HAT DAC; control via Spotify Connect or AirPlay. |
| Office/Studio | Circadian lighting, CO₂ sensor, calendar integration to activate silent / let's-focus. |
4. Detailed specifications
| Category | Values |
|---|---|
| CPU / RAM | Broadcom BCM2712 - 4 × Cortex-A76 @ 2.4 GHz - 4 Go LPDDR4X-4266 |
| Connections | 2 × HDMI 2.1 |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 6 2×2 (OFDMA) - BT 5.0 BLE |
| NEO 5 housing | Anodized aluminum - 30 mm PWM fan - copper pads + Torx screws |
| Thermal | Idle < 38 °C - Full < 60 °C (amb. 25 °C) |
| Power supply | 27 W USB-C PD : 5 V 5 A / 9 V 3 A / 12 V 2,25 A |
| SD | SanDisk Ultra A2 64 GB - 100 MB/s (read), 60 MB/s (seq. write) |
| OS | Home Assistant OS 11.x - Supervisor + addons |
5. Why choose this kit than another?
- Pre-installed & tested each card is flashed, booted, updated, then shut down cleanly before packaging.
- Premium materials Argon NEO 5 100 % alu housing + PWM fan; CE/FCC-certified power supply.
- Massive community support FR/EN docs, Home-Assistant and Argon 40 forums, tutorial videos.
- 2-year warranty (Pi, case, power supply) + 72 h e-mail support.
- Eco-design : standby consumption ≈ 3 W; recyclable metal/plastic parts, FSC cardboard packaging.
