iHome is a fully tested Smart Home Automation system using the Raspberry Pi Zero WiFi SBC and Linux OS and has all the functional features of NEST or ECOBEE smart thermostats with the added benefit of full privacy and security at less than half the price!
It incorporates MBLogic with algorithms and Modbus coms for HVAC home control via the ionware modbus compatible ionC1 input/output controller board.
ScardFace is a python3k library for interfacing with smart cards, which supports Plug-and-Play readers inclusion and threading. It also offers classes for manipulating APDU cmds and resps, and use them in a transport-protocol-independent fashion.