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Smart home automation specialists

Your whole property, one tap away.

Lighting, cinema, security, networking and energy, wired into one system you control from your phone, even when you're away. Complete automation for homes, estates and commercial spaces across South Africa.

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● Runs locally, no cloud needed ● Keeps working in load-shedding ● Remote support
7+Estates served
28+Brand partners
6Core services
Lights3 rooms on
Main suite22°C · Cooling
AlarmDisarmed
Click anything in the house to control it · drag to look around
Control the houseLounge
What's in the walls

HDL in the walls. Wired or wireless.

HDL keypads, dimmers and relays do the switching in our installs. There are two ways to fit them, and your scenes work the same either way.

Installed by AR Smart Home

Keypads, dimmers and relays.

The glass panels on the wall and the modules that do the work behind them.

Controls
Lights, dimming, curtains, blinds and climate
Senses
Motion, temperature and humidity
Integration
AR HDL, written in-house
Wired

HDL Buspro

One bus cable links every keypad, dimmer and relay back to the board.

New builds · renovations
Wireless

HDL Buspro Wireless

Relays sit in the panel behind the switch plate and talk over a mesh. No chasing walls.

Finished homes · add-ons
HDL iTouch 6-button keypad, white
iTouch 6-buttonWhite
HDL iTouch 6-button keypad, black
iTouch 6-buttonBlack
HDL 6-channel 2A dimmer module
Dimmer6-channel
HDL 12-channel 10A relay module
Relay12-channel
What we offer

Comprehensive solutions.

From security to entertainment, end-to-end automation services tailored to your needs.

Home Automation

Custom dashboards and intelligent routines tailored to your lifestyle. Control lighting, climate and appliances with a single tap.

Voice controlScene automationMobile app access

Security Systems

Advanced CCTV, surveillance and smart access control. Protect what matters most with real-time monitoring and alerts.

24/7 monitoringSmart locksMotion detection

Networking

Enterprise-grade Wi-Fi optimisation, robust networking and professional smart switch installations for seamless connectivity.

Mesh networksPoE systemsNetwork security

Smart Energy

Monitor incoming electricity and automatically switch off high-power appliances during load-shedding or after dark, then restore them when power returns.

Energy monitoringLoad-shedding controlSmart scheduling

Multi-room Audio Video

Audio and video distributed through the whole home, with synchronised or independent control in every room.

Whole-home audioVideo distributionZone control

Smart Lighting

Intelligent lighting control with automated schedules and scenes. Dimming and colour changing to set the mood.

Dimming controlColour scenesMotion sensors
Systems

15 systems. One brain.

Run a scene and watch every system respond at once, or take over any one of them. Everything below is live.

Run a scene
Auto demo · tap anything to take over

Lighting & scenes

On · 70%

Dimming, colour temperature and scenes on HDL Buspro and smart relays.

70%
HDL Buspro · DALI · Tunable white

AV distribution

3 rooms live

Any source to any screen. Tap a room on the right to switch what it's watching.

4 sources · 4 zones · 4K HDR
MHUB · HDAnywhere · HDMI matrix

Climate

Cooling

Split aircons controlled by IR, per room.

22°COOLING
Main suite · Smart IR

Security

Disarmed

Alarm panel, beams and panic in one app.

8 zones closed · 4 cameras online

Paradox · Beams · Panic

Blinds

40% open

Motorised blinds that follow the sun.

Somfy · Sun tracking

Gate

Closed

Open for guests from anywhere. Closes itself.

Gate motor · Intercom

Solar & energy

Self-powered

Live power flow between the panels, battery, grid and the house.

0.4SOLAR kW 0.0GRID kW 1.9HOME kW 78%BATTERYidle
Geyser and pool pump run on solar hours
Victron · Sunsynk · Deye

CCTV & AI detection

4 cams · REC

Person and vehicle detection, with alerts straight to your phone.

PERSON 94%
CAM 01 · DRIVEWAYREC
4K
CAM 02 · GATEREC
4K
CAM 03 · POOLREC
2K
CAM 04 · GARDENREC
2K
Night IR switches on automatically after dark
Hikvision · Reolink · EZVIZ

Audio

3 zones

Music in any room, together or apart.

Scatterlings of AfricaJohnny Clegg
Sonos · WiiM · Denon

Irrigation

6 zones

Skips a cycle when it has rained.

Z1Z2Z3Z4Z5Z6
Tap a zone to run it
Weather-aware · Ecowitt

Geyser & pool

Idle

Heavy loads run when the sun is out.

58°CHolding temperature
Timers · Solar-aware

Wall keypads

6 buttons

Real buttons on the wall. Press one.

Each button runs a whole-house scene
HDL glass keypads

Home Assistant, done properly

Local · online

Everything on this page lands in one dashboard, per room, per person and per staff role.

SceneEvening
Lounge70%
Solar0.4 kW
Battery78%
Suite22°C
AlarmOff
GateClosed
Audio3 zones
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Custom integrations · Lovelace

Wi-Fi mesh

Healthy

Full coverage, guest network kept separate.

4 access points · 63 devices
Ruijie Reyee · Ubiquiti

Voice control

Listening

Ask for a scene, a room or a temperature.

“Hey Google, movie night.”
→ Cinema ready · lights 15%
Google Home · Alexa · Siri
Voice assistants
Newly arrived

Smart remotes, built for Home Assistant.

One remote for the TV, lights, scenes and more, with live device status from your Home Assistant setup.

Touchscreen smart remote controller in its charging dock
Sold out · pre-order only

The Smart Remote, reimagined

A sleek touchscreen controller that gives you full control of your TV, lighting and scenes from one device.

  • Touchscreen with live device status
  • Controls TV, lights, scenes and more
  • Native Home Assistant integration
  • Rechargeable, no batteries needed
Pre-order on WhatsApp
LED-screen smart remote with physical buttons
Under beta testing

Classic feel, smart control

Physical buttons with smart brains. An LED-screen remote for every corner of the home.

  • LED display with live device and room status
  • Controls TV, lights, audio and scenes
  • Curtains, scripts and automations
  • Rechargeable or replaceable battery
Notify me

Part of the journey. AR Smart Home helped test and debug this remote from the very start of its Home Assistant integration, finding and resolving key bugs along the way.

Built for South Africa

Load-shedding hits. Your home carries on.

The control system runs on a small UPS-backed server inside your property, not on someone else's cloud. When power drops, it switches to battery-friendly mode, and when it comes back, every room returns to exactly how it was.

Stage 4 warning · geyser and pool pump off
Grid down · inverter mode, essentials only
Gate, alarm and lighting keep working
Power back · scenes restored room by room
Who we work with

From family homes to 20-room lodges.

01Residential

Homes

  • Whole-home lighting scenes
  • Cinema rooms and multi-room audio
  • Gate, alarm and cameras in one app
  • Solar and energy monitoring
02Hospitality

Lodges & guesthouses

  • Simple in-room controls guests get
  • Empty rooms drop to eco mode
  • Every unit visible from reception
  • Staff dashboards on tablets
03Commercial

Offices & venues

  • Boardroom AV and display switching
  • Scheduled lighting and climate
  • Multi-level building dashboards
  • Remote monitoring across sites
Process

From vision to reality.

1

Consultation

We start by understanding your vision, lifestyle and requirements.

2

Assessment

An on-site evaluation of your property's infrastructure and potential.

3

Design

A system architecture tailored to your space and needs.

4

Installation

Professional, neat installs with minimal disruption to your day.

5

Support

Ongoing maintenance and remote support for peace of mind.

About AR Smart Home

Technology that works effortlessly.

AR Smart Home delivers reliable, user-friendly automation for residential and small-commercial clients across South Africa. Our mission is technology that improves daily life, giving you peace of mind and complete control without the complexity.

We'd been searching for a while for someone who could help us with multi-room audio. They came out, listened to what we wanted, advised us on the best approach, and even showed us a few demonstrations. Now we have music flowing through every room in the home. It's absolutely wonderful.
Johan · Multi-room audio client
7+Estates served
28+Brand partners
In-houseWebsite, warranty & support
Open source

We write the software our installs run on.

When a good integration doesn't exist, we build one. Our Home Assistant integrations and dashboard cards are free on GitHub and HACS.

MHUBHDL BusproReyeeAnimated AC card
github.com/marsh4200 
# home-assistant.log · lodge, main house
18:02:11 gate.main                    → opened
18:02:12 scene.evening                → activated
18:02:12 hdl_buspro.lounge_downlights → 70%
18:02:13 climate.suite_ac             → cool 22°C
18:02:13 mhub.zone_lounge             → DStv
18:02:14 alarm_panel.house            → disarmed
18:02:15 reyee.ap_lounge              → 14 clients
Get started

Let's wire up your place.

Ready to transform your space? Reach out to the AR Smart Home team today. Upgrading an existing system? We do that too.

LocationSouth Africa
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