creator-connection

[queen flume]

The idea of using automations to manage other automations helped me out some. I've a pir (aqara motion sensor to be specific) in the kitchen that turns on the lights if its lux value is low enough...problem was that the dogs sleep in the kitchen and set off the pir (and thus the lights).
Problem solved by having that automation switched off at bed-time but enabled if there's motion in the downstairs hall.

I'm going to borrow another one of your other ideas, @merry birch once I get another smart plug or two... The indoor camera we have in the kitchen for keeping an eye on the dogs is coincidentally placed to view whoever is eating at the kitchen table. I've been spotted being a hungry fella by my wife at work when wanting to show off the dogs when it's my lunchtime 😂....

[merry birch]

Hahaha, that's a good one! I have some of the Ewelink/Sonoff USB power controllers for things like that. Super handy

[queen flume]

that seems very useful - the camera is currently plugged into a block adaptor such as the one at https://www.videk.co.uk/section.php/1418/1/3-way-uk-mains-power-block-adapters because there isn't a twin socket there, and the kitchen fan/extractor gets its power that way too.
This is great - I don't need to get either a second socket put in or go the way of a 2x or 4x extension lead or such 🙂
Thanks!

[merry birch]

No worries! The only thing I'd say is if you want to use them on a multi USB charger (like this sort of thing: https://www.anker.com/us/products/a2123?variant=37436925477014) then a short USB extension cable is well worth having.

[untold dagger]

@merry birch oh I just remembered, you talked about automating the vacuum robot and I have a pretty simple setup that works really well.

1. I setup a counter helper that is increased whenever the robot finishes a run and go to dock

2. Reset the counter every night

3: one automation that starts the vacuum every day at 11 but only if I’m not at home and if the counter helper is at 0

4: one automation that runs whenever I’m leaving the house but only if the helper is at 0

This way the vacuum never bothers me when I’m at home and it still runs whenever it gets a chance

[merry birch]

Yes, I’m working on something similar. The complication is I’m at home most days, all day. So my plan is to vacuum the side of the apartment I’m not in, unless I’m on a call then. So I need the separate zones. I started with a solution similar to what you’re recommending (input_boolean, but the same principle)—though with the caveat of I had to empty it to reset the state because otherwise it would get too full

[untold dagger]

Not a problem here, I always need to empty the robot 😂

I’m mostly at home too but since it starts even if I’m just going to the store or something it still runs a couple times a week and that’s enough most times

[merry birch]

Sadly I don’t shop more than once a week—usually after going to my ballet class which would already trigger it 😂

[untold dagger]

I think we just isolated another problem😁

[merry birch]

Hehe. My solution of dividing the house in two works well. Because when I cook dinner it can clean the work area and the parts it didn’t clean before

[hushed crystal]

I am little behind the podcasts, so I just heard your episode @merry birch and I had to laugh at the “do not touch” room in homekit, as I solved mine the same way. Lot of similar thinking. I think Phil can drop me from the future guest list now, hh

[merry birch]

If it works, it works!

[loud echo]

Conditions would handle this too. Two conditions check for time window (> 9pm and <7AM) and another whether this is motion in the hall. Benefit being it is all contained in one automation.
Another way to handle the time would be to use a toggle helper that is set during bedtime. Condition would check the helper.

[merry birch]

There's also a "time of day" helper

[lament skiff]

@blazing prawn https://youtu.be/H7GlOoJrOjU?t=132

[blazing prawn]

Nope not having a bar of it.

Wifi uses significantly more energy over zigbee or zwave. So there's that to consider as well.

But let's look at it from another side. You and me are at a stadium. You're in a seat, and I'm in the middle of the field. No one else is around. We can yell at each other and communicate effectively.

Now let's fill the stadium with people. You might be able to hear me in the middle of the ground, but there is no way I can hear what you're saying over the other noise of the audience.

Same principal applies with Wifi here. The more devices and noise you're adding to your network, the harder it becomes for the network to cope. Most home routers are only designed for a small number of devices. They are not designed for every light bulb and sensor in a smart home to be connected. It just makes too much noise across the network, and everything gets affected.

I'm not an engineer, hell @flat ivy will probably tell me I don't know what I'm talking about, but that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.

[spare merlin]

It's definitely true of your general home and small business networking in my neck of the woods. A customer when I was in IT bought small business, barely managed switches for a private school and they soon learned that if a company only built a device with a number of devices in mind, weird things start to happen as soon as you hit that upper number

[red sparrow]

I recently discovered the podcast it is great, Thanks for the information. I still have to listen to 96 episodes before I'm up to date 🙂

[lusty fulcrum]

just listened to the ep with @merry birch — great job all involved! wanted to point out a really easy way to avoid having DO NOT TOUCH rooms in homekit. posted on the forums a couple years ago but still works very well: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/ios-presence-detection-without-homekit-component-or-ha-app-totally-native/139770

(the tldr is you can use a homekit automation to call a webhook as long as your HA instance is publicly facing)

totally stealing this. doorbell thumbnail is much nicer than the LG tv notifications!

[lament skiff]

That’s a completely valid explanation for the WRT54G circa 2001, but that’s just not the case today. If you’re still running one of those on your network, then you should probably reconsider your “smart home” strategy.
Sticking your head in the sand doesn’t make your theory true, but I’m certainly not saying you have to accept the modern day reality, the choice is yours. Meanwhile, plenty of people run hundreds of devices, and their networks are fine. Just look at the r/homelab if you need evidence.
Modern networks are much more complex than your stadium screaming analogy. But specifically, your modern devices are now all on 5ghz while your smart home is all largely on 2.4ghz. But Wi-Fi isn’t a panaceas and definitely not well suited for battery devices. For me, that’s a non issue as I currently wont consider Wi-Fi battery operated devices until the battery tech improves.
For a sign of their reliability, talk to folks that have ESPHome devices on their network. Maybe let that guide your faith.

[merry birch]

I wrote a book on Shortcuts 😉.
The problem is when an automation fails it pops up an error on screen—and my parent are not good at leaving things like alone and they will break it. The do not touch room is at least fixable remotely

The HomeKit automations with webhooks tend to flake out a lot more

[lusty fulcrum]

have you tried it? i’ve never once had a popup in 2.5 years

[pastel cliff]

Been using it for a while now. Works great

It just says “someone is at the door” which well 🤷‍♂️

[lusty fulcrum]

yah im sure it will confuse us the first few times. but now that you’ve mentioned it i think a garage door version of it will also be very nice! just using the tilt sensor as the associated entity!

[merry birch]

Home automations failing frequently causes pop ups. And when they don't they're nigh on impossible to track down as broken.

[lusty fulcrum]

interesting! news to me. i’ve never had cause to diagnose since i’ve never had issues with home/not_home working. maybe keeping everything hardwired has helped.

[remote jungle]

Ya'll were talking about fireplaces on the podcast. I wrote the IntelliFire integration - which is a WIFI module for specific fireplaces ... so the metal doesn't seem to offer too much restiance

[blazing prawn]

Very nice! Yeah I wonder if there's a reason why the Escea ones require ethernet

[remote jungle]

I have no idea - the one I have is WIFI ONLY. It has its own issues but thats not related to the wifi signal. I think its related to the board where sometimes it has dropouts/locks up for up to a minute. Maybe the processing load is too high.

The funny story is I ended up routing the ios app via Charles proxy to capture the data and found there was a polling endpoint. So I built a read-only module for HA. After posting it some folks reached out to me with the API code so now we have control logic built in. Eventually some HA folks got in touch with the devs and we were able to help them diagnose some cloud issues via our use in HA

My main use case is:

If the fireplace is on and the living room sonos is not playing any music - play fire sounds

[pastel cliff]

Funny how MyQ goes down after we just recorded where I say I haven't had a problem in a long time...

Now I'm motivated to replace it again lol

[honest tapir]

Good to know it's not just me!

[dusty mortar]

Hey @blazing prawn i just listened to your latest episode.

There is a hidden sensor that shows energy cost related information for items that are in the energy dashboard!

Check this out:

#energy-archived message

Make sure to untick 'hide hidden' in the entity browser

[pastel cliff]

@blazing prawn / @flat ivy thanks for having me on, was fun!

Just had my app notify me the new episode dropped.

[blazing prawn]

Thanks for coming on Mike! Was a fun episode

[loud echo]

Who was Rosemary you mentioned on the show?

[pastel cliff]

https://hasspodcast.io/ha112/ this ep.

I believe it's @merry birch on discord?

[loud echo]

Oh, right. Sorry. Drew a blank. I need to relisten now!

[merry birch]

Hello 👀

[earnest wadi]

Listened to the podcast. Created an input Boolean which is a switch in HA. How do I expose that as a doorbell in homekit?

[pastel cliff]

I’m on mobile right now but here’s mine https://github.com/mikeodr/Home-AssistantConfig/blob/master/packages/homekit.yaml look for linked_doorbell

Same on here https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/

[pastel cliff]

Here's the exact config line:
https://github.com/mikeodr/Home-AssistantConfig/blob/master/packages/homekit.yaml#L53

And the direct link to the docs:
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/#linked_doorbell_sensor

[earnest wadi]

Thank you very much.

[pastel cliff]

Not a problem.

[queen flume]

hey @flat ivy about your not wanting to have a pir in the bathroom. how about a door sensor? that's the setup I use for the downstairs cloakroom/bathroom. I just have it set so when the door goes from "off" to "on" the lightbulb in there gets toggled.

[blazing prawn]

I've got one for my ensuite door, but unless the door is always closed, its hard to reliably use this (in my case). What if someone opens the door but then doesn't go in? Too many edge cases 😦

[queen flume]

we're always fanatic about closing the door so I've not had to worry about that edgecase - but I suppose you could have an automation that if the door is open for longer than n minutes then turn off the light regardless.

[old rapids]

I went back and listened to the most recent episode to find the mm wave device they were discussing

Xiaomi Aqara FP1

Looks like these are mostly just available from aliexpress

There's a few on ebay with marked up prices

Anyone find them elsewhere?

[pastel cliff]

I got mine on Ali Express, its pretty much only there.

[fluid sparrow]

I use a multi sensor approach for my bathroom. Pir temp humidity lux multisensor turns smart bulbs on, humidity spike with trend sensor turns smart fan switch on, door sensor keeps lights on even if no motion when door is closed after motion triggered, and media player (HomePod mini) state playing also keeps lights from turning off (so in winter you can keep door open to put humidity in air and lights will stay on with no motion when you’re in the shower. Pretty good solution imo. I think I still need a fp1 or ultrasonic or something in case I’m too still on the crapper lol

[old rapids]

I looked around and ended up coming to the same conclusion. At least I found a US -> US shipper.

[flat ivy]

I’ve thought about it but agreed with @blazing prawn about too many edge cases. Def not against it if there wasn’t that though

[queen flume]

I suppose not having any kids pretty much reduces the number of edgecases I've run into on this 😂🤦‍♂️

[flat ivy]

Ha yeah

[pastel cliff]

@flat ivy you flipped to HomeKit for ecobee 👍 glad I brought that up

[flat ivy]

I’m glad you did too!! I actually noticed that before when i set ‘home’ or ‘away’ it would actually hold the temp (when i never asked it to) now it just goes back to its routine like it should.

[pastel cliff]

Oh neat. Not a benefit I’ve noticed

[queen flume]

Thanks for yet another great podcast @flat ivy and @blazing prawn!
I'm starting to think I need to sit down with a notepad when I listen or watch the YouTube version as I'm nearly always guaranteed to hear something I'll want to remember for later.

Incidentally, are you guys on mastodon yet?

[pastel cliff]

I always add something to my todo list after a listen lol

[blazing prawn]

Thanks @queen flume! I am constantly amazed at what our guests get up to in Home Assistant.

I'm not on Mastodon myself yet, @flat ivy is but I have no idea how to find his handle on there tbh

[flat ivy]

I am! https://techhub.social/@rkaramandi

[opal tusk]

Where were all these people asking for Mastodon in 2017?

[queen flume]

...happy blathering about on twitter, though I've been on mastodon since 2018 tbh.... 😄

[pastel cliff]

https://inovelli.com/en-ca/products/blue-series-fan-switch-zigbee-3-0

Seems like my prayers for a fan controller may be answered soon 🤞

[blazing prawn]

Ooooh nice!

[digital creek]

Hi guys, thanks for the KPI podcast. I might have a solution for the tare of the bed pressure sensor. I use it for my extractor fan to turn on with humidity, but should work for pressure as well... So originally I set my bathroom extractor fan to go on when the humidity goes above 60%, but the problem is that on rainy days, the humidity is already 70%, so either I had to adjust the setpoint based on weather etc but ended up doing this: 1) I have InfluxDB running, so I created a temp sensor that queries InfuxDB for the humidity value 10 seconds ago. 2) Then I created a template sensor to calculate the difference in humidity "now" minus "10 seconds ago". So now I have a sensor that is ZERO most of the time, and whenever the humidity spikes, regardless of where it spiked from, it just shows the 10 sec increase/decrease. Code below and pictures, spike is where shower was opened and automation then turns on extractor when 10 sec increase is above 6%:

https://pastebin.com/Un2cQJFa

https://imgur.com/a/i9alMpy

https://imgur.com/a/6SdIJyo

[digital creek]

Also, if someone knows how to do this 10 sec ago sensor directly in ESPHome please let me know

[sick mango]

Oh man. I’m so behind. Had a good audiobook and have to catch up from August!

Really looking forward to the guests judging from the titles

[opal tusk]

Which audiobook? I'm all caught up on my podcasts 😉

[sick mango]

The Stormlight Archive series

[sick mango]

Just got to the fully kiosk browser episode. I have a tablet inside my front door. When it opens and the alarm is on the alarm swithches to trigger pending, the tablet switches to the alarmo panel, and then back after the alarm is disabled.

Also, the camera on the tablet starts scanning for a special qr code which disarms alarmo.

[pastel cliff]

I need to get alarmo higher on my todo list lol

[elfin summit]

I've used the Trend platform for that

`binary_sensor:

• platform: trend
  sensors:
  humidity_spike:
  entity_id: sensor.temperature_sensor_1_humidity
  sample_duration: 120
  min_gradient: 0.16666666667 # 20/120 ie. +20% increase in 120 sec`

[sick mango]

Keeping up my not-at-all-live commentary; in the Tile discussion I believe you are confusing iBeacon and AirTags. iBeacon is an open standard, but AirTags which are Apple Tiles do not use that as far as I am aware. It would be awesome if they did, but that would be user friendly, and Apple...

[sick mango]

Good job Frenck for the shoutout to all the people doing the code quality changes! Those are the Real heroes of this project.

[blazing prawn]

This is awesome!

[sick mango]

alias: ALARM - scanna kod
trigger:
  - platform: device
    entity_id: alarm_control_panel.alarmo
    type: triggered
action:
  - repeat:
      while:
        - type: is_motion ...
      sequence:
        - service: image_processing.scan
          target:
            entity_id: image_processing.qr_browsermod_hallen
        - delay:
            seconds: 1```

And ```yaml
alias: ALARM - QR disarm
trigger:

• platform: state
  entity_id: image_processing.qr_browsermod_hallen
  to: <SECRET>
  action:
• device_id: 848ff35455a1e59bd4ae6be3654c515e
  domain: alarm_control_panel
  entity_id: alarm_control_panel.alarmo
  type: disarm
  code: <SECRET>```

Cut down a bit for brevity, obviously.

Just the built-in qr processor https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/qrcode/ and the Fully Kiosk camera functionality of browser_mod.

[sick mango]

Go for the robot lawn mower! You can build it yourself with an arduino brain too. I did. Though that one was kind of bad and required a lot of babysitting.
I have a real one now and that’s rock solid. I literally drop it on the lawn in April and pick it back up in November.

Registers as a vacuum in Hass.

[sick mango]

IIRC there's a really old github issue about that. Keeps getting a lot of trafic every spring but then dies again.

[pastel cliff]

It’s sort of vacuuming the lawn 🤣

[onyx gate]

I wish I had that much luck, mine can't get even through a whole run without getting stuck on my backyard, can't use it in the front as the hills are way to steep. This is with spiked wheels and weight on it. I am likely going to sell it this year

[pastel cliff]

@blazing prawn I’m surprised you’re having issues with the FP1. I’m not seeing that same problem.

I have the opposite issue where it thinks I’ve left the room but I think that’s just placement

[blazing prawn]

It's so annoying. It's also not just the one sensor that does it. I would say I have 3 out of 7 that consistently do it.

Pressing the reset presence button entity in Home Assistant sometimes works. But if it doesn't, then the only way is to power cycle the FP1.

If it was just one then I'd put it down to a faulty device or something moving in the room/window. But the fact its multiple makes me think it's more a bigger issue.

[pastel cliff]

😓 I ordered 2 and have only put 1 into service. Is the firmware reported on them different?

Firmware: 0x00000036

This is what mine reports without issue

[blazing prawn]

Yeah all mine have that Firmware as well, damn

[merry birch]

Is this it persistently reporting your presence when you're not there?

I'm having that too

[blazing prawn]

Yep!

I leave the room and it stays occupied

Pressing the soft reset presence sensor sometimes does nothing to clear it.

It's almost as if the device is frozen and needs to be hard reset.

My next option is to put some sonoff USB plugs so home assistant can kill their power

[merry birch]

@normal heron I found more people with the same Aqara FP1 issue!

He was helping me to try to troubleshoot it the other day (well a few months ago)

[pastel cliff]

Darn. Was hoping firmware difference.

Could be hardware then 🤷‍♂️

Is the last updated time changing Phil?

Last Seen: 2023-01-04T18:13:23 when it’s misbehaving?

[merry birch]

Where are you two getting that firmware number?

Mine says:

update:
  installed_version: 54
  latest_version: 54
  state: idle

[pastel cliff]

Zigbee info from ZHA

Darn discord not letting me share a screenshot.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0b2sT6LWdws_CyfISG3ABJ06A

[lean osprey]

Please use imgur or other image sharing web sites, and share the link here.

Image posting is blocked in most channels to discourage people from sharing text as images. Sharing text as images assumes that everybody sees the world as you do, which isn't the case. Some people are colour blind, or have visual impairment that means they can't make sense of an image of text.

[merry birch]

I use Z2M, so at least we've narrowed down "not our Zigbee implementations" (though I did set up ZHA and test it with that before)

[pastel cliff]

I want to switch to that eventually but what a pain

I’d be curious if the last seen/updated just stops. That would indicate bad zigbee connection or bad hardware.

Based on Phil’s description of the presence reset working “sometimes”

[merry birch]

Nope, everything else is working perfectly

It did it when it was all on its lonesome on a network with a known good co-ordinator

[pastel cliff]

China quality 🤷‍♂️

[merry birch]

I have a second one on the way, so I'm hoping to compare and contrast

[pastel cliff]

Could be the power supply also?
I should bring my second one online and see if it exhibits badly. It’s still in the box

[merry birch]

I've tried different USB plugs

[pastel cliff]

So last seen keeps updating?

[merry birch]

It's not available, though it should be

[blazing prawn]

I'm using the one that came in the box 😦

[pastel cliff]

Ditto on the one from the box. Though mines a North American plug

[blazing prawn]

I've got a couple paired on Z2M and a few others on ZHA. Doesn't make a difference unfortunately. Still the same issue

[pastel cliff]

I’d be very curious if the other values are updating when it’s frozen.

Get more info then ask about in #zigbee-archived 🤷‍♂️

[blazing prawn]

Next time it happens I'll take a look at the device to see what previous events there are

[pastel cliff]

I’m just guessing as I’m not seeing it

Wifi interference? But rosemary says coodinator is good. 😓

Anyways just finished 2023.1 episode and I’m not seeing the problem

[blazing prawn]

Nah my ZigBee is pretty rock solid otherwise

[bronze bronze]

Pressing the soft reset presence sensor

[zenith cove]

I was listening to the latest podcast episode. I've been automating my Ikea IDASEN desk for nearly a year now - it has been fun and works well. I think you said that you can't get the desk height or something? but I have that fine.

I alternate my desk hourly automatically between sitting and standing (with a bunch of extra conditions and stuff around it)

[wheat echo]

I was wondering something similar. I have a Bekant and was wondering what they did to control their desk. Mine just has manual up and down buttons.

[fluid sparrow]

There’s documented tear downs where they solder on an esp board / interface with the pcb it comes with for various analog motorized desks

It’s easiest to find one compatible with a tutorial then buy a desk but a lot of them are all the same just rebranded

[zenith cove]

The Ikea Idasen has bluetooth, so I then control it with a esp32 using this; j5lien/esphome-idasen-desk-controller

I thought it might be quite flaky but it has been surprisingly stable and reliable

[wheat echo]

That's pretty cool. I've already had my bekant for a while now though. It looks like there's something called megadesk for Bekant's. It looks like you'd need to install the esp32 separately though

It wasn't completely clear from the docs how the esp32 interfaces with the megadesk board though

[rain robin]

@merry birch @blazing prawn What issues are you two seeing with your FP1? I haven't had any that I know of.

[merry birch]

It detects motion and the occupancy detected binary sensor never turns off

... Though I just looked again and it's off. Yay!

[rain robin]

Ah yes, I have heard of that one...I assumed that was why there's the "reset nopresence status" option.

I've found that sometimes it can take a long time to turn off, but it always does eventually.

[merry birch]

For me it seems very counterintuitive that it would need resetting or indeed take a long time to timeout when it's supposed to be so good at detecting motion

[rain robin]

I never use that option, I wonder if it's related to what other devices are within it's field of view?

[merry birch]

Very few, and certainly nothing that anything else ever registers as moving

[blazing prawn]

Yeah for me I have a bedroom that is occupied for hours according to the sensor, even though I was only there a few minutes.

Sometimes the no presence reset button works, other times I have to power cycle the sensor to get it to update

[pale frigate]

Did you guys discover the use case of the stookalarm integration already? 😊😊

[pale frigate]

We live in densely populated areas, under some weather circumstances a BBQ or a log fire in your fire pit will pose a health risk to those around you. So this sensor gives guidance when to take that into account

[blazing prawn]

Its so fascinating that sensor. I think its great, just can't imagine a place where something like that would be needed

[pale frigate]

I’ll share a satellite img of my area, you’ll understand 😀

[pale frigate]

https://e1.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZ87zbZLgt56hmdxzYEchNV2Nh2Yzv3f5Sk

here's my area. there's 40+ 3 story houses in a rectangle with all backyards facing each other. this is how close we live to each other. taking health & environment conditions into account before lighting the BBQ is inevitable 🙂

[queen flume]

this Home Assistant assisting with Assist is nice. How do I assist the project by getting more intents added, does anyone know? Can anyone...assist me?

sorry. I'll get my coat

[merry birch]

#devs_voice-archived has plenty of detail on how you can provide assistance on creating the best voice assistant with Home Assistant's Assist feature 😛

[queen flume]

I've just forked and cloned the intents repo at the least 😉 thanks @merry birch 🙂

[blazing prawn]

Wow yep makes total sense why that would be very useful

[scenic cave]

(Listening to https://hasspodcast.io/ha125/ ) One thing that hasn’t been touched with voice is who does state management. I want state kept locally but use voice through a provider, and that’s still too difficult today (without a LOT of duplicate config). For example, if I am using a Ring doorbell, I have to add it in HA and separately in Alexa. Meanwhile, Ring actually keeps the state in the cloud and both talk to the cloud (though HA can also talk local)…it ends up as a mess.

Ideally I’d use HA for everything and Alexa only for voice commands, but everything would be available as “passthrough” with ease.

[blazing prawn]

This is a great point! We'd really need to see the latency improve on things so that when Alexa/voice assistants need to get information its lightning fast

[inner surge]

Hey Guys, I love HA podcast, lately I am playing it in my car everyday. Its so much joy listening the journey of others and relevance to my HA experience. Great job to Phil / Rohan and others are doing.

I have been using Home assistant since it launch and done tons work personally /professionaly and helped people around me with more awareness of HA.

I was curious to learn what the criteria to come to podcast and share my experience around it? My background is in software engineering and enterprise building automation. Let me know.

[blazing prawn]

Hey @inner surge thanks for listening!

We don't have any requirements. We really want to give a voice to everyone in the community as there's always a different way to skin a cat.

Flick us an email to [e-mail] and I'll be in touch with next steps

[onyx gate]

I have gotten them stuck a few times, usually pressing the reset button in ZHA resolves.

[pastel cliff]

Question for Alastair…
If he’s using arping for iOS presence I assume he’s disabled the private wifi address? As by default iOS randomized the MAC for wifi tracking prevention.

[hushed crystal]

I was wondering as well and I assume so. Although ios keeps one mac per ssid, so you could roll even with the one you get initially.

[pastel cliff]

Oh is that the case? I thought it was every connection

[humble tapir]

Question to Alastair, when you mention hacs integration arp+ping for presence detection, do you mean ping+arp? Thanks

[pastel cliff]

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT211227

TIL.

Although there's this "hiccup":

if your device hasn’t joined the network in 6 weeks, it uses a different private address the next time it connects to that network

[fiery pond]

I LOVED (even more than the others) the episode with Alistair. Suggestion to Phil, Rohan: would be nice to include links of mentionned hard/software in the notes. Would buy you guys a beer. Two if you could add chapters so one could jump.

[blazing prawn]

Thanks @fiery pond

Yep, we try to add links to products and repos where we can.

For chapters, we've started doing that on the YouTube version. Still working out how we can automate things a bit better to get them in for the podcast/audio version

[queen flume]

I wonder how the guys at the Self Hosted podcast do it. I did a quick glance thru what I listen to and they seem to be the only one I found that use chapters.

[blazing prawn]

Its actually quite tricky for some reason. I just pushed out 2023.5 episode and attempted to add chapters to the MP3. It may or may not work for you though (I've read it depends on the host of the podcast as well). Let me know if they work or not for you

[queen flume]

It's working for me in Antennapod. Looks like there are three chapters? (intro, 2023.5, and year of the voice)

[queen flume]

🙂

[blazing prawn]

Ooooh nice! Can't believe that works now

[queen flume]

I'd throw up a screenshot but that doesn't seem possible in Discord - unless I'm being dumb and not noticing something obvious

[zenith cove]

Chapters also work in Overcast

[zenith cove]

Listening to the latest episode… to run the robo vacuum once a day you could have an automation turn on a input boolean when it turns and only run if it’s off. Then use another automation to reset that input boolean once a day

[hushed crystal]

Philip, I can help with the logic for finished washing machine in home assistant and power sensor. Not sure if you are on discord though

[blazing prawn]

Don't think he is on any socials

[hushed crystal]

ah, never mind then

[hybrid talon]

Thanks for the episode today. I was looking for the flashable esp32 display you were talking about without success. If anyone has a link or useful search term I would be greatful

[pastel cliff]

Oh man… my wife won a frame TV and it was a screen quality upgrade. But does it suck to try and automate. Doesn’t turn on reliably etc. awful UI from Samsung too.

Would never have bought that myself.

[outer mortar]

Hi. I have a frame, and it responds with the Media Player integration. Though I agree that the UI sucks

[flat ivy]

I def don’t love automating the frame. The media player works but the whole thing is a hassle for whatever reason

[flat ivy]

Lol i unfortunately made the mistake of buying it. Though winning it seems great 👍🏽

[lean osprey]

@maiden light I converted your message into a file since it's above 15 lines :+1:

[toxic moon]

Thank you for reading the release notes for me and calling out things I miss when I do read the release notes, wish I would have found this sooner 🙂

[blazing prawn]

Hey @maiden light what is "stop by the way"?

[maiden light]

@blazing prawn it's the annoying thing Alexa does where she tries to sell you other stuff or get you to use other services

[blazing prawn]

Oh yes! Like when I set a new timer and she says, "by the way would you like to enable xxx skill"?

[maiden light]

@blazing prawn exactly!

[blazing prawn]

So when you're playing a sound from the echo, what is it doing? Playing a recording of you asking her to stop doing those? Or is it something supported by the Alexa media player component?

[maiden light]

It's natively supported by the Alexa Media Player HACS integration: https://github.com/custom-components/alexa_media_player/wiki#run-custom-command

[velvet pilot]

Hey All, I just listened to the last episode and there was talk about training a TTS to use your own voice or whatever you sample with and keep it private. Anyone have links for how that's done?

[prime bone]

I wonder what the training is for that

[blazing prawn]

This might set you in the right direction

https://github.com/rhasspy/piper/blob/master/TRAINING.md

[fresh bluff]

Hey folks, I noticed the discussion about using Aqara vibration sensors for washers and dryers continued in the latest episode. I wanted to check if y'all had seen this: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/zha-aqara-vibration-sensor-set-sensitivity/414810

I couldn't get the blueprint working but running the update directly via ZHA did the trick. I'm still early in my experimentation for this laundry project, but have definitely noticed increasing the sensitivity these sensors helps a lot! Good luck!

[prime bone]

This might set you in the right

[flat ivy]

Woah! I had no idea about this! I’ll look into it; thank you!

[opal tusk]

@blazing prawn did anyone complain about the weird stereo separation of the intro music, especially the first few bars that are left speaker only?

[blazing prawn]

Yep a couple of people when we first changed the theme

[opal tusk]

Add me to the list 😉

[round oriole]

Hey folks - listening to the latest episode with fellow Melburnian, John and wondered if anyone has some starter links for doing Arduino stuff? John has inspired me to make my own sensors!

[queen flume]

anyone else surprised by the ad insertion? tbh I thought my player had skipped forward to the next item in the queue! 🤪 not complaining - just a bit surprised is all

[maiden light]

Same - wasn't sure if it was on the HASS end or the PocketCasts end

[queen flume]

It must be the HASS end, as I'm using Antennapod so it's the only thing in common...

[tame skiff]

yep just got to that point also: 45:13.
It's weird as I don't get if I listen to the file directly.
https://redcircle.com/shows/home-assistant-podcast
@blazing prawn @flat ivy did you know about this?

[tame skiff]

have you checked out https://esphome.io/ super easy to start with and integration to HA is magic

[queen flume]

I just listened to the Spotlight on Custom Components episode from 8th July '19 again and there's an ad inserted in it (a local one too for an Irish electrical retailer).

Obviously I've no problem with what the guys want to do with their podcast (it is @blazing prawn's and @flat ivy's podcast after-all), but it is a bit distracting. I'm wondering if there's now supposed to be a membership scheme to be able to avoid these new ads.

From a cynical point of view, I'd hope Nabu Casa are aware of this, especially if they might think they have sole sponsorship rights and are expecting to be the only company to be mentioned in the episodes. I'd hate for them to withdraw over this.

Just my unsolicited two cents on the matter!

[tame skiff]

The fact it isn't in the Youtube video makes me think we are the only ones that know its happening and the podcast host (RedCircle) have changed their plan and now inserting ads

[queen flume]

if the advertisers could be curated as companies/products compatible with Home Assistant... 🙂

not sure if I need to hear about luxuriously firm mattresses 😉

[blazing prawn]

Hey mate,

Confirming this is us. The podcast is getting so popular my own host has threatened to kick me off my server. Around the same time another listener reached out introducing us to our new host RedCircle and their ad platform.

There's a few goals, and I'll try talk to these on the next release episode (now I know that the ads are actually working) but ultimately @flat ivy and I won't get rich off this.

If we can get enough ad rev, in an ideal world we'll be able to do extra things like transcribing/captioning all our episodes (and not just the crummy AI stuff that fails hard when we say things like HASS, ESPHome, ZigBee). The big one would be outsourcing some of the editing and post- recording stuff so we can ultimately produce more episodes (weekly episodes anyone?)

We do have a patreon and would be more than happy to offer an ad-free feed for subscribers. We've had a patreon page for a while, but we haven't wanted to spruke it or be annoying about it. If there's interest in that offering, please shout out.

At the end of the day these ads are currently geo-restricted (I actually have no idea what ads your getting, would love some details on them) and time based. If we decide that ads are ruining it for everyone and not helping us grow the show, then we can move to something like Spotify/Anchor which will host us for nothing.

We're very appreciative of the Nabu sponsorship and hope to maintain that relationship moving forward. We wouldn't be here today without their support. Unlike ads which are paid by download, the Sponsorship is per episode so I hope they continue to support future episode creation

[queen flume]

can't say fairer than that @blazing prawn , and thanks for a novels-worth of an explanation, much appreciated... both for that and the hardwork you do in getting each episode out.

[blazing prawn]

Another point here is we do get companies wanting us to have episodes dedicated to them, which we've tried to push back on. With our new host though, we can now offer them advertising spots and have them time boxed. Maybe Philips Hue has a Christmas sale coming up. Rather than a whole episode dedicated to them, we can offer them an ad spot which then runs out after Christmas and doesn't stay in everyone's feed forever

[opal tusk]

a whole episode would be a lot indeed

[queen flume]

@blazing prawn, I think if you are going down the route of producing more episodes, on say a weekly basis please don't risk burn-out. you both do deserve your down-time more than we do more episodes.
with a little cajoling you might be able to rotate through more co-hosts though? I know @merry birch offered to step in and help when she was on with you.
that way you to pump out more episodes but avoid the risk of burnout. maybe. i hope.

[blazing prawn]

Yep for sure. Right now its the post-production and editing which slows us down. So if we can pay for that to go away, we'll have more time to focus on the show and getting to our long list of guests.

[tame skiff]

thanks for the update, at least now I know it was meant to be there and not me confusing myself about which podcast I'm listening to
I would also be 100% into a membership/Patreon style adfree feed. Similar to https://atp.fm/member
If you have potential sponsors I would much rather prefer the two of you talking about the product/service but know that is also extra work and might not always be possible.
Keep up the great work. 💙

[blazing prawn]

Thanks mate. Unfortunately as we're not a US based podcast (even though our audience is majority US based) getting access to host-read ads is harder.

With that said with our new host we can sell these ourselves and make it more bespoke for our community

[blazing prawn]

Hi everyone,

@flat ivy and I are due to record the next release episode of the podcast in 48 hours from the time of this message (so you can work out your own timezone).

We're inviting anyone who wants to come watch us record live. If you've got a mic (webcam optional but appreciated) we can also accept live call-ins to the show for you to ask us any questions about Home Assistant, the podcast, life, or the 2023.9 release.

If you want to come along, react to this message and if there's enough interest I'll post a link in this channel when we're going to record

[queen flume]

I won't be able to, but would you mind if I shared this elsewhere (in the irishtechcommunity.slack.com #smarthome channel)?

[blazing prawn]

Go for it

[queen flume]

Thanks

[umbral snow]

Any chance you would be willing to be transparent about hosting costs? If that is the issue, I bet people would come forward to cover them. I've listened to thousands of podcast episodes over the years, and this is the first dynamically inserted add I've heard, and it was quite jarring. I would absolutely pay to make them go away

[wheat echo]

Are you guys going live on YT?

[tame skiff]

I’m also intrigued as something like
pinecast.com is $10 and Libsyn is $20 both with unlimited downloads.

[tame skiff]

@umbral snow also worth noting they’ve done it for a long time. Probably with their own money on equipment, software and services.
It’s hard work, even when I get to do it as part of my full time job

[blazing prawn]

Hey Scott no. It'll be a recorded session for the podcast. So it'll be the raw view of all the mistakes, and all the pretalk we leave out

[blazing prawn]

Hey mate,

Hosting costs are just part of the puzzle. With the amount of downloads we get, some hosting providers won't accept us on their base tiers. However we could do something free like Spotify/Anchor.

Personally I don't like that Spotify is making some podcasts exclusive on their platform. Podcasts have survived for years being open feeds. So would rather not host with them.

Hosting is only part of our costs though. Software and apps we use to record, edit, track analytics, master take the biggest chunk. Our hosting fees aren't the biggest expense, but my hosting provider prompted the move to another podcast host.

Our goal with ads (and of course any additional revenue) is to grow the podcast. Get it break even enough to then start taking some of our own load off. Editing, captions, publishing etc

[umbral snow]

I'll be on the lookout for a patreon supported ad-free feed in the future. Thanks for making the podcast!

[wheat echo]

Ah ok cool. What platform will the live recording be on then?

[blazing prawn]

We use a service called Riverside. Just runs in your browser similar to Google Meet/YouTube

[wheat echo]

Anyways, I'd be interested in checking it out. Traveling this weekend so not sure if the times will line up but if I'm free I'd watch!

[tame skiff]

@blazing prawn hope the recording went well, I've dropped you a DM if you want assistance with post-production

[queen flume]

Nice to hear in the new episode that the install/setup process has been made a bit more easy

[untold dagger]

@blazing prawn i PMed you

[pastel cliff]

Had a spare vibration sensor I could never get to work with the dryer as a detection method. After it was mentioned on the last few podcasts I dug a bit more and as noted you can adjust the sensitivity.

For the particular one I had I found some helpful instructions here: https://joshmccarty.com/how-to-increase-sensitivity-on-aqara-vibration-sensor-with-home-assistant-zha/

Now I can readily detect and remind (nag...) when the wash has been left sitting and not moved to the dryer.

[queen flume]

automated nagging is so much better than wife nagging, eh?

[pastel cliff]

I’m not the one who forgets 🤣

[onyx gate]

yes, I can be a jerk to the robots

[hoary beacon]

So here's another one for the clown music. Schneider Electric/LK have discontinued their IHC controller: https://www.lk.dk/professionel/nyheder/ihc-controller-udgaar/

( https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/ihc/ )

[blazing prawn]

Farrrk. We've already got Hue for this month!!

Hmm maybe the Google translate is off, but I think this is actually a good response

The IHC controllers that are already installed can still be used. If these controllers break down, you can also contact technical support who can offer targeted solutions to the specific case.

The current available firmware on lk.dk can still be downloaded, just as we will continue to provide support on the IHC system.

[hoary beacon]

Under the circumstances, yes. But still, there are people with whole house installations, that are fubar if their controller dies and can't be repaired.

[white cedar]

Listening to the latest episode and you guys talked about the HVAC setup. Boy do I have something to show you guys. Ive been waiting to talk about it on here till its 100% up but now I cant resist. So we did a custom home design and we zoned off every floor and then asked them to put in dampeners in the ventilation of the 2 offices and 3 bedrooms. The end goal is to control the temp of every room (+-2F from the main temp). I created a Arduino device that controls the whole zone and the room dampeners but if something happens with Home Assistant my husband can use the normal dumb thermostat. When a signal is detected from the dumb thermostat it switches to passthrough mode and the HVAC is controlled by the dumb thermostat and all of the room dampeners just open up. Im in the process of creating a one gang thermostat which is like 90% complete, my hope is to get it up this weekend. It has a AHT10 sensor, 4 buttons and a micro OLED screen. Im pretty excited. Thought I would share 🙂

Here is the arduino board I used, was too excited when I found it. The 8 inputs connect to the thermostat and the relays go to the zone controller. 4 buttons switch between the 3 states (ON, OFF, PASSTHROUGH) the forth send the current state to home assistant. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804585192925.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.21ef1802D7x0CV&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

[blazing prawn]

This is slick!

[white cedar]

I soldered up one thermostat and working on the second now. It fit perfectly in the 1 gang outlet. Just need to go and buy a faceplate. Its being powered by 5v coming off a buck converter on the HVAC system and communicating to the MySensors gateway via RS485. All over a cat 6 cable. Was nervous the long 4 floor run would cause too much noise on the RS485. Nope, it worked very well. Now I just have to see if my placement of the AHT10 temp sensor works. My second design has the sensor outside of the plate. Well take a picture of the thermostat and share.

[white cedar]

https://i.imgur.com/N5cTxlo.jpg here is the working thermostat. All data on the OLED comes from home assistant, its controlling a Generic Thermostat on Home Assistant. Right now the zone is in PASSTHROUGH being controlled by the normal Honeywell until I get the other thermostat up.

[pastel cliff]

Rohan, I'm ripping out myQ and using a esp device with relay now, I'm done with it lol...

I'm not paying $45 a year to use it from my car... or $179 USD for 5. years or $299 for 10 years, rediculous.

[pastel cliff]

Speaking of myQ @flat ivy / @blazing prawn

My collegue at work just sent me this:
https://paulwieland.github.io/ratgdo/

https://github.com/ratgdo/esphome-ratgdo

This github project lets you DIY or buy their pre-built board.

I'm going to follow this trail and report back when I get it running!

[flat ivy]

Oh man I know. Such a piss off; I think I’m going to replace the controller too. Mines older/still needs a GW so I’m hoping they don’t have it locked out / proprietary

[flat ivy]

Ooo I’ll check this out thanks!!🙏🏽

[pastel cliff]

Oh Rohan... since your a SWO resident... you said your water meter is 443mhz somehow? Wondering if maybe mine is the same....

[winter prism]

I was looking at my water meter and the brand is Aclara. Googling it I think it uses a different frequency than 443mhz… also, it mentions the data is encrypted and not sure how to access it.

[prime bone]

It was really refreshing to hear MyQ and Phillips Hue called out publicly for their stratedgy to monetize users even more. This is what I love about HA. Nabu Casa is clear and open about what you get for the money you give them. You don't have to buy anything but if you do then you get to take the easy setup path and support a project that has meaningful impact.

[flat ivy]

oh no, my wife used to live there, so i was there a ton.

[pastel cliff]

Was there a final call on an ad free feed patreon or something yet? This episodes ad was… jarring.

[pastel cliff]

And ignore me I found it.

Now to figure out how to get the RSS feed... I don't understand this UI yet.

Oh hmm can't find a feed, is that supported?

[blazing prawn]

Yep apparently I haven't ticked a box to enable it. I'll get that added in shortly.

I've only been uploading our recent episodes, as Patreon doesn't have an a easy way to bulk-import older episodes

[pastel cliff]

I’m not personally concerned about the back catalog but do appreciate you enabling that ❤️

[cobalt arrow]

Could the team put some news out about how much support Nabu Casa is throwing to the podcast and how financials are going? I'm all for supporting content creation. Also trying to figure out the balance of ad-free subscription vs. my Nabu Casa subscription. The new ad system is one of the worst experiences I've had in a podcast, I'm afraid. Jarring (no transitions). Bad ads (low relevance to the content). Included even on old episodes. I'm in a time-to-support-or-unsubscribe moment and would like to end up on the support side. 🙂

[blazing prawn]

Could the team put some news out about

[pastel cliff]

@blazing prawn ... Check your HA logs for:

If you are having problems joining new devices, are missing sensor updates, or have issues keeping devices joined, ensure your coordinator is away from interference sources such as USB 3.0 devices, SSDs, WiFi routers, etc.```

May be time to change your Zigbee channel.
https://www.metageek.com/training/resources/zigbee-wifi-coexistence/

Just a thought.

[blazing prawn]

Oooo hello!

Zigbee channel 20 utilization is 94.48%!

Well that's something I haven't seen before

[pastel cliff]

Check your surrounding wifi channels with a mobile analyzer and either move your wifi or move your zigbee channel (may need re pairing making moving wifi easier)

I’ve forced my Unifi gear to not use a 2.4 channel neighbouring my zigbee stuff. I can’t control my neighbours but I can at least avoid myself.

[pastel cliff]

20 is kind of a bad channel for zigbee as it falls right between 6 and 11 on wifi.

It may be worth shoving it down to zigbee channel 11 or up to zigbee channel 26.

Then making sure your wifi gear uses 6 and 11 for zigbee channel 11. Or wifi uses 1 and 6 for zigbee channel 26.

Just my thoughts as it's worked for me.
I used to do a bunch of wifi stuff back in the day at a previous job and would be looking at channel anaylzers a bunch 😉

[blazing prawn]

Yep! I downloaded an app and moved my Wifi down. I remember doing this ageees ago and channel 20 at the time was the best for me.

Looks like there is some neibours and myself occupying all the channels, but at least now where zigbee is, there's only wifi network competing

[pastel cliff]

Awesome. Good luck. I had some weird issues with door sensors and the vibration sensor for my dryer just missing updates. I had pinned my channels on wifi but forgot I bought another access point and it defaulted to “auto” so Unifi “helpfully” picked wifi channel 1

[blazing prawn]

haha always the way. Thanks for the nudge again on to the scanner, let's see how it goes now

[blazing prawn]

Well it was worth the try, but after moving my wifi to a different channel I woke up to another battery device unavailable 😦

[pastel cliff]

Weird, I was having some drop offs with my leak sensors that are on battery, but it just sort of stopped. I did add some more mains powered items that act as repeaters so 🤷‍♂️

[remote jungle]

Regarding Zigbee devices dropping off the network - I had this issue with Z2M for a bunch of hue motion sensors. The only thing that seemed to help was ignoring security and setting my network to always allow join mode and then they would drop and happily hop backon. Haven't had issues in the last 8 months since doing that.

[opal tusk]

thats not really a good solution

[flat ivy]

ouch, yeah - agreed @opal tusk security-wise thats a big no-no

[remote jungle]

Only depends how far into the woods you live 🙂

[blazing prawn]

I agree, but also playing devils advocate here. What is the harm? A neighbour gets a new Philips hue bulb and they keep getting paired with my ZigBee network and not theirs?

They link a button to press things but it can't do anything until its programmed in HA to do something

[remote jungle]

It might be worth testing... and if you wan to be secure and are using Z2M you can whitelist all the Zigbee ID's of the devices you want to allow to auto-join...

Like i said it fixed all the issues I've had wiht my hue motion sensors. I just don't live close enough to other peoples... zigbee networks... (or even wifi really)

[frosty briar]

Well it depends, if it can send MQTT queries using Z2M then it could actually open up a garage door if it uses the same topic etc...i think? sure it requirs a bit of internal knowledge but i could see it being used this way

[blazing prawn]

Hmm might be a bit tricky. You'd need to have a device register the exact same device ID to then be able to trigger those automations (assuming an automation had been set to do something like that)

[frosty briar]

well you never know with devices like flipper zero i can imagine something is possible but then i fall into the same argument when someone asks about my smartlocks and its security "a thief doesnt care about that lock, he only needs a brick, crowbar..."

[pastel cliff]

So I just totally removed my utilization is at 94% issue.

Moved my Skyconnect even further from my network rack.
It wasn't close to USB3 but was sort of close to the network switch.

Further extension cable improved performance some.

[pastel cliff]

I've also moved to Zigbee2MQTT and it is way more stable.

[blazing prawn]

This is great to hear. I am considering starting a second network again, but just haven't got around to it yet. While battery devices still randomly drop off for me, its much less frequent on the SkyConnect than it was on the Conbee

[pastel cliff]

Channel 25 with a sky connect and zigbee2Mqtt is going much better for me presently with battery drop off.

[queen flume]

so how many people are now wondering about staying at Jasper's hotel just so they can tell their better-half that it's run with Home Assistant, and isn't it very well done? 😁

[wide mountain]

Everybody is very welcome, would give you a tour if you like 👌

[onyx gate]

@blazing prawn What is the AI scheduling tool that was mentioned back a few episodes that you use?

[blazing prawn]

This is the one mate https://reclaim.ai/r/s/XoJcr

[blazing prawn]

Most newer episodes should have them. I think the last couple have missed them. But it does depend on the podcatcher.

Looks like Jasper's and Petters episodes have them there. Will have to see if I can fix them for future episodes

[onyx gate]

Awesome, thanks. I am trying to offload the scheduling from my brain so I can focus on things that matter.

[blazing prawn]

100%

[cobalt arrow]

Just wanted to give a shout out that the new ad format (sticking ads at the front of the show) is so much better than the abrupt cut ins mid episode. I hope that's working out financially. Big thumbs up!

[blazing prawn]

Thanks mate! Appreciate the feedback 🙏

[queen flume]

I see "they" are at it again. This time it's Haier. https://github.com/Andre0512/hon

[blazing prawn]

Oh man what an email to receive. Poor developer

[queen flume]

Yeah, and if the HA integration only polls as often as the original apps then I don't see how it can be causing any "significant economic harm".

I think a lot of companies like Haier fail to see the bigger picture - if they open their APIs or even just turn a blind eye, they're more likely to sell more units to the likes of ourselves that don't want a gazillion apps on our phones and a wider ecosystem than what they envisage themselves.

[queen flume]

I'm also not sure how they see Andre0512's use of their API as an abuse of their IP. Sure, it utilises it, but abuse...?
I guess it all boils down to semantics, but either way I definitely don't envy being on the receiving end of that email Haier sent 😔

Conversely though, I'd love to know what the EFF think of this and the Mazda take-down.
Reading https://www.eff.org/issues/coders/reverse-engineering-faq I think it falls inside fair use, but not-a-lawyer etc etc

[blazing prawn]

Oh yes exactly, if Andre is using the same REST endpoints that their app is, then it gets hard. I guess it comes down to the company wanting to use data from app users to monetize them (ie they are the product)

[queen flume]

That's probably it tbh - though if there's no monetization happening in the official apps , then what's the value-add?

tbh I'd love it if Nabu/Paulus and EFF got cosy on all this if even just to try cancel out all these "bully boy tactics" that seem to be used against hobbyist use of large companies' APIs and such.

Naive, I guess
But still...

[blazing prawn]

Good to see Haier potentially backing down now. Still a wait and see

[golden musk]

On your last episode (23rd Jan), Phil mentioned a self-adhesive tab for wall mounting tablets - a 3M Tab Pro? Anyone have an Amazon link for it? Thanks!

[coarse hawk]

3M command strips?

[golden musk]

Nope, that's why I asked. What he mentioned was 3M Tab Pro, which piqued my curiosity as I'm about to move (temporarily) into a rental house 😢

[blazing prawn]

This is it mate https://www.thepadtab.com/

[opaque eagle]

Just wanted to comment that I've been listening to the podcast lately and really appreciating it. Thanks for producing it!

[blazing prawn]

Thanks mate we appreciate you saying that!

[queen flume]

Awesome episode as always guys!

Was just thinking labels could also be used as a reminder of what zigbee router a device was added through, I'm not sure about anyone else but there are times I just can't remember - especially with the likes of aqara devices that can be hinky about being reconnected via the same device each time.

[blazing prawn]

This is a great idea!

[minor patio]

What LED Drivers was Kurt on the most recent podcast talking about?

[minor patio]

H801, I found it.

[pastel cliff]

Not sure if the latest guest Daniel is on here but I’m very curious.

1. What is he using to control his Tesla? I’m piping status into MQTT via teslamate but no control.
2. Parts list on the circuit monitoring he setup? I’d love to DIY power monitoring on my panel.

Also I just got solar we should talk 😅

[pseudo sandal]

2. Also interested

[flat ivy]

Apologies - been a little tied up!

1. I'm not sure if he's on here actually but there's a Tesla HACS integration that I use to control mine!
2. we'll reach out and get the answer 🙂

https://github.com/alandtse/tesla - this is the tesla integration

[pastel cliff]

Thanks Rohan.

[pastel cliff]

Oh man, I really want that zigbee2mqtt notification of unavailable devices Florian brought up. Though google is failing me atm, it doesn't appear it was Everything Smart Home though maybe I just check out that watchtower addon instead!

[pastel cliff]

(Granted I don't have that problem but is a nice to have)

[blazing prawn]

Here’s feedback to the questions as I do not use Discord:

I am also using TeslaMate (which in my experience is most reliable / stable, but has undergone some changes in the last year transferring to a new team after the creator did not want to continue developing it) to send data over MQTT to Home Assistant as well as evcc (my charging controller in combination with solar). To control the car I am using this integration: https://github.com/alandtse/tesla - at least for my M3 this still works and they also have an approach to use the fleet API.

Parts list for the DIY power monitor:

• Any ESP32 (so you can spread the power monitor modules over 3 UART buses)
• Peacefair PZEM-004T V3 Energy Monitor https://esphome.io/components/sensor/pzemac.html incl. CT Clamp
• JST XH 4-Pin Pigtail

I have connected 4 of those monitors in parallel to an UART bus (12 on 3 buses) which works fine without any additional resistors.

[pastel cliff]

Thanks Phil for relaying.

[hoary beacon]

Bruh, why are the inserted ads SO MUCH LOUDER than the rest of the podcast!?

[hoary beacon]

Seriously though. Please fix it. I won't be able to keep listening if it stays like that.

[blazing prawn]

Ugh thanks @hoary beacon

We've got a new editing team trialling with us. This was their first edit, and it clearly hasn't hit the mark which is disappointing. I'll see if I can re-upload this with the correct volume levels set. For now I've turned ads off on that episode

[haughty trellis]

Echo Wall Clock walled garden is real. We’d be devastated to have to lose that clock. But with the way Echo is headed…

[blazing prawn]

100%

I've tried to find a GitHub repo where someone smarter than me has cracked it, but nothing 😦

[haughty trellis]

Yeah. I’m afraid there’s not much demand. Amazon did a pre-order test of an adorable coo-coo-clock version, but it didn’t make their pre-order goal so they didn’t produce it. This makes me think there’s not a large instal base of Echo Wall Clocks.

There are atomic clock movements you can buy that automatically set the time over radio, and the LED ring would be easy enough to DIY with WLED. But it would be a project.

[strange leaf]

Ever get around to gathering any of those dog-barking sound files? 😂 (From the chat with Kurt back in April)

I'd a security system salesperson drop by yesterday and I, stupidly, blurted out details like "still looking for the right cameras" and "system you put together yourself". I don't think he was anything except legit, but you hear stories, and it might just be a good opportunity to sort something anyway.

So I'm looking, but it could be a while. And in the meantime Speaker-Dog might be able to help maybe?

[blazing prawn]

Lol oh man. Surely they were legit!

The dog bark repo is on my list of things I'll never get time for 😂

[strange leaf]

Found some royalty-free Labrador sounds and on 100% it's pretty good. I've done 1x full-volume test, but I should probably leave it now for a while. (It's early here now) 😇

[blazing prawn]

I like it!

[hoary beacon]

Newest episode is really quiet as well. :/

But I didn't get any ads on it, so my ears are safe for now.

[hoary beacon]

Spoke too soon. Got a very loud one at the very end.

[flat ivy]

Really? The vol should have been normalized! Just to confirm it’s 2024.8 that you were listening to?

[ionic monolith]

I had normalised audio when I listened. If I remember correctly, the ad volume was much lower than the podcast itself

[untold dagger]

“Whenever a kangaroo takes out your mailbox” 😂

[queen flume]

and I thought that was just an Aussie turn of phrase

@blazing prawn / @flat ivy the show notes for the newest podcast as rendered in my podcast player seem to be linking to https://hasspodcast.io/ha162 instead of https://hasspodcast.io/ha163/ 😦

[blazing prawn]

Ooops. Thanks mate! Have fixed that. Will take a few hours to update into the players I suspect

[hoary beacon]

I don't remember, but I believe so. It was one of the automatically inserted ones from Acast(?), so I don't think volume normalisation applies to those. Unless Acast are messing it up (accidentally, or deliberately...)

[undone arrow]

This channel is temporarily closed.

I am updating this server’s organization right now and making channels Read Only during this process. It will reopen once the server changes are complete.

🙏 Appreciate your understanding and patience!

[undone arrow]

Oh, right!

This channel was formerly the podcast channel. I’ve repurposed it to be a chat where all of our <@&966474857808298074> can share their content, and y’all can discuss it. Or just chat with the creators!
-# I forgot to write something for this channel opening.

[undone arrow]

I have renamed this channel from content-vault to creators-vault based on the conversation here: #1285154411114532935 message

I am watching to see how activity levels are in this channel, #1284960456880029707, and #3d-printing because they could overlap a bit. Things may change in the future due to that, but I will be sure to give people a heads up.

[celest owl]

im making a personal shopper plugin (it adds items to your shopping list/ it also learns your personal items )
it has a list of items that can help you fill out your shopping list, its still very work in progress.
updating to frequently to post the repo link but message if you are interested in testing.

[queen flume]

I'm a bit unsure of the channel rename, especially for anyone coming to the Home Assistant discord server to chat about the Home Assistant Podcast that @blazing prawn and @flat ivy present, as folks are going to expect a #podcast channel - there's a very firm cognitive link there, and you've now pulled the rug under anyone looking for the usual #podcast chat area.

Naming it the-creators-vault makes me think that it's creator specific - so will in all liklihood have people thinking that it's creator only.

I don't mean to be divisive but don't all HA creators have their own community chat forums set up?

[woven steeple]

I figured this also includes people who write blog posts or other things too, I don't have a discord server for my tiny blog

[undone arrow]

We have many more creators in our Creator Network than just the Podcast group, and they only have a private chat to talk amongst themselves and employees. This space is now for all creators to share their content (even those who aren’t in the program) and allow the community to engage with them. I’m investigating a bot to help post content automatically for people in our Creator Network to make this easier on them.

[merry birch]

And even if you did, if not everything you post is about HA then this is a great place to share those posts!

[woven steeple]

Lol my blog originally had nothing to do with home assistant, though now it's mostly home assistant 😁

[merry birch]

This is the way

[severe stratus]

How do I request an additional channel? I’d like to add one for the ocpp integration that I am maintaining

[fallen barn]

There will be no additional channel, especially not for a single integration. You may use a thread in #1284966582375813201

[sinful basin]

Looks good, how do I test?

[humble wasp]

Need a tip: how to dynamically show all entities of a certain type, if in a certain room? I'm trying to make a card that has all Scenes in my Office. If I add or delete a Scene, I'm hoping the card will dynamically update. Multiple other uses like "All lights in the Kitchen", etc. (Apologies if this isn't the right channel)

[undone arrow]

You’ll want to head to #1284980040940912641 for help. 😊

[shy trellis]

From the latest podcast: 2024.20 - aren’t all automations, whether originally created in YAML or in the GUI, viewable and editable in the GUI?

Does that not hold true for automations not defined in the default automations.yaml file?

[hidden hemlock]

All viewable. Only the ones on automation.yaml editable

(And a migration path as a banner on the automation editor offered 😉)

[fallen barn]

Why are you crossposting here?

[glacial bear]

u're right

[outer mortar]

I thought it referred to devs.

[atomic loom]

has anyone tried a switchbot to turn a computer on?

or alternatively has onyone ever built a switchbot alike device?

[young apex]

Can you not just wake on lan?

[woven steeple]

It's easier to use something like the esp PC control project to control the front panel power button electronically

https://github.com/Erriez/ESPHomePCPowerControlHomeAssistant

[queen flume]

I understand what you mean. I thought the best way to communicate is to have clarity in meaning and naming things. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to be universal.

[undone arrow]

I'd appreciate feedback to be dropped in #1285154411114532935. If you could help me with the description that would make it more clear on what this place is for, it would also be appreciated. The description is currently:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!
I don't see how to make that more clear here, so a different perspective could help.

[gilded steeple]

on some motherboards WoL only boots from Hibernate, not from Shutdown

so it may be that they want the pc completely off

although it does use very little power in Hibernate

[young apex]

Be curious which draws more power, the switchbot + maybe smart plug to tell the pc state, or hibernate

[lavish epoch]

Moved to https://discord.com/channels/330944238910963714/1295016919639916656

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[fallen barn]

Please post your project in #1284960456880029707 , @lavish epoch

[lavish epoch]

Will do cheers 🙂

[rain bay]

need more home assistant black friday deal [videos] 😄

[fallen barn]

https://discord.com/channels/330944238910963714/1305621029976018984

[rain bay]

https://tenor.com/kjUigZf0oIc.gif

[tough blaze]

Has this channel ever been used for any legit reason?

[fallen barn]

Yes. In September, if I remember correctly.

[tough blaze]

Is it true that a person like smarthomejunkie can post his youtube videos here?

[undone arrow]

Yes!

What I would really like to do with this space is have the bot auto-post the content made by those in our Creator Network.

That way the overhead for the creators is lessened.

[tough blaze]

Is there any progress done for that? I think the youtube home assistant integration can be used for that

[undone arrow]

No, but if anyone wants to step up to help me get it done faster it would be appreciated. The bot stuff gets pushed back often for more time sensitive things.

[undone arrow]

@wild glade Yooooooo I used this video yesterday to sort out my stupid Tuya problems. Still useful, thank you!! 🙏 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apWfjargTpA

[serene pollen]

Oh, thanks! Exactly because of the mentioned issues, I’ve banished all my WiFi-based Tuya devices. Maybe I always got unlucky with them, but none of them worked well. The Zigbee ones could stay, but even those are slowly being replaced. But my dad still has some, so I’ll apply it there 🙂

[undone arrow]

I spent all of my waking hours yesterday trying to solve this problem. That video plus this Reddit post helped me out immensely.

I didn't need to worry about custom scenes, but that info helped me identify what was happening in the Tuya Developer platform.

[wild glade]

AWESOME!!!! Glad it worked out for you!

[fallen barn]

Wrong channel. #find-support

Wrong channel. #find-support

[acoustic latch]

should i delete my querry and move it? or just post new on there

[fallen barn]

Deleting and posting in the right channel would be good.

[undone arrow]

Thinking of changing this channel name to #creator-connection. Seems like it’d be more descriptive of its intention.

We also have a working prototype of a bot that will post content from our Creators’ YouTube channels. That will help pull in content for discussion.

[fast ruin]

My HAOS system is booting but the HomeAssistant environment is not getting started. Seems it is stuck somewhere. Other addons are booted. When i try a core stop from the CLI it is tellign a job is still running

also i cant restore a backup or create one, how can i recover from this?

[fallen barn]

Wrong channel. #1284966540617449515

[maiden light]

@lapis inlet excellent job hosting the podcast. I was FLOORED when you nailed the outro

[undone arrow]

https://pca.st/episode/f765faea-590d-4407-8552-6fee75e1a7c8

Also, Paulus was on Corey Quinn’s podcast! https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/creating-the-foundation-for-a-new-home-assistant-with-paulus-schoutsen/

[coarse falcon]

That's not Paulus, that guy has no homeassistant shirt in the picture

[cobalt sun]

which year?

[tough blaze]

If you know what this channel was only created in the previous year.

[fallen barn]

That's off-topic. Please use the appropriate support channel for that. #find-support

[queen flume]

loving Phil's HA Podcast tshirt in his short CES vid on youtube ( https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BRCQf_RxGo4 )

[blazing prawn]

That's a limited edition @flat ivy special!

[queen flume]

ah, I keep forgetting @flat ivy is his nick on here, which is why DM'd you about that thing yesterday. So instead of keeping you awake I could've woken him! 😂 Getting back on point, that is a nicely designed tshirt! (and I love it's based on the old style HA logo)

[flat ivy]

Lol thank you!

[tame coral]

Hi 🐣 , I'm new here ! If anyone has time for good advices, I've proposed a package of scripts and automation for heating time optimization here (https://community.home-assistant.io/t/smarthrt-smart-heating-recovery-time-cool-sleep-warm-wake-up/833025) and what do you think about package for this? Is it worth to try something like a blueprint or another way to pack this thing?

[fallen barn]

You are a bit off-topic.

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

@tame coral Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[fallen barn]

To share your project, you can use #1284960456880029707 and for support requests #1284980040940912641

[tame coral]

Thanks for answer, though it was much more a question than self-promotion, but ok 👍

[chilly owl]

hey, anyone know a good microscope for soldering and microsoldering under 500?

I was looking at this but i'm not sure how good it is: https://amscope.com/products/c-sm-3t

I just need one that I can use, attach to some device like a monitor laptop, and that will have a big enough stand/area to solder things as big as a laptop motherboard

[north badger]

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32880372287.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.76.388779d2YdPZs9&gatewayAdapt=glo2nld I bought this one years ago

im very happy with it

[merry birch]

Though in future these chats should be in #the-workshop 😉

[spare sparrow]

guys i need help

anyone

[dim hornet]

what do you need help with?

[tough blaze]

Finding the right channel i guess

[late mantle]

I bought an openbox trinocular SM-4T Amscope and it has completely changed the game. It makes soldering pure joy. You'll want a ring light and perhaps some wider angle objective lenses. I also picked up a clear "filter" to protect the lens which has given me peace of mind. I would strongly consider getting one with an articulating arm if you are going to be doing repairs or modifications in place, as it can be a pain to try and get the height right so that your target is within the focal plain.

[chilly owl]

I would love that, but it’s 600-1k here

If I can find one for 400 then I’ll get it though

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[fallen barn]

If you want to continue the conversation about microscopes, please move it to #the-workshop

[static drift]

Getting animated Dashboards working again.
https://youtu.be/F4qvM6zLlaQ

[finite aspen]

Absolutely in love with this dashboard! Go support HaCasa creators.

[stable dust]

Wow

[finite aspen]

Did some upgrades to this.

[lapis inlet]

Oh! Forgot about this channel for a bit 🙈

🔋 Does the HomeWizard Plug-In Battery Really Work? Unboxing & First Test! ⚡

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOxB-d-ofj4&t=1s

☝️ Look at me doing a video, I'm almost proud of myself 🤣

[fallen barn]

-# With heavy duty GitHub rental legs

[lapis inlet]

It is what keeps me 🆙

[onyx gate]

I have my doubts about these making it legal in the US, they are cool though

[woeful cloud]

i am curious what safety there is to ensure that the plug pins are not live when unplugged. whats the reaction time for it to work out its been unplugged and stop sending power

[stable dust]

I love it!

[stone sapphire]

reaction time and stop sending power?

[woeful cloud]

if its feeding power out and you unplug it then it needs to detect that its been unplugged and shut off otherwise the pins of the now unplugged plug will be live and touchable therefore highly dangerous

[stone sapphire]

well that would only matter if it's using a male plug to deliver power and they call those suicide cords for a reason

[woeful cloud]

it is

[stone sapphire]

so.. wait.. this thing can backfeed power into your house with the same plug it uses to charge itself?

[woeful cloud]

yes

[stone sapphire]

so, this thing wants to kill linemen?

maybe the electrical grid works different in some of those weird countries, but yeah, that would cause serious issues here in the US and canada

[woeful cloud]

i assume it does not work if there is no power. its designed for peak shaving and overnight standby. not as a ups

the invertor would have to sync to the grid frequency and i guess if that sync cant happen no output happens. my question is how quickly does it detect its no longer synced because there is nothing to sync to and shut off

i imagine its pretty quick but is it quick enough that you cant "yank and zap" as it were

[stone sapphire]

considering how little power it will put out compared to what utilities generate, the inverter will sync up with grid frequency pretty quick (providing it has feedback control, and if it doesn't, its not safe to use in any country)

[woeful cloud]

yeah it will definetly sync pretty quick. just wont want to get a ~3.5A (800w@230v) shock off the thing if you slip when unplugging it

[onyx gate]

That's the issue I have with it being legal in the US. We have big back feed transfer switches to prevent shocking a lineworker.

[woeful cloud]

yeah i suspect it would detect and shut down long before any linemen would be working on the line. i imagine its max 2 seconds but 2 seconds is enough to unplug and zap

it wont start outputting power if stuff the mains is already off

it wont work in what some people describe as "island mode" that would be too dangerous for all the reasons discusssed

[onyx gate]

Detecting a lineworker miles away? I have my doubts.

[woeful cloud]

no i mean once it detects the mains power has gone down it switches off

i just wonder how quickly this happens

[onyx gate]

That makes more sense but that brings into question what is the point of it vs any of the other battery solutions that can be used for both situtations? I have an battery generator between my wall and my server rack. Power goes down, it powers the rack, power comes back it charges itself with the benefit that I can attach solar

[woeful cloud]

yeah this is not designed for that. its designed for peak shaving and storing excess solar for use at night. its not a backup

the main attraction is that it can just be plugged in and start saving you money (in theory)

[onyx gate]

It still resembles a suicide cable and likely not going to be legal in the US. Govee got nuked here for being able to turn on the heater remotely remember..

[woeful cloud]

yeah without knowing exactly how it works its hard to tell any further. i was thinking about it for the UK. it would really depend on how it worked.
i know mostly how US power works but not nessasarily the regulations surrounding it.
and yeah it does resember suicide cable. but if it detects its been unplugged or power failure within 100ms or less then its probably fine

[young apex]

Power failure is easy to detect on those scales.
Unplugging should be fine provided only the tips of the plugs are uninsulated - that gives you a decent amount of length between disconnecting and exposing bare metal

You are then reliant on software safety though, there's not really a nice way to have an inherently safe way of doing that

[dim hornet]

you could also have a microswitch on the plug that would respond even before it loses electrical connection

[young apex]

Legally I think you'd run into issues there. There are a ton of standards around plugs and I doubt many would allow an extra switch to be installed

[woeful cloud]

yeah i was thinking about a custom plug but as stated i think standards would be the issue with that approach. i am sure its pretty dam quick to shut off but still curious what the top end of the range would be

[sinful sandal]

From a post on reddit about switching from mushroom cards to tile cards, I thought maybe I should.

I've gotten all working except with mushroom cards I was displaying an icon with an input number. Anyone know if I can do that same thing with a tile card?

[fallen barn]

Wrong channel. You want #1284965988642590891

[lunar sierra]

Hi,
I've applied to Partner Network via Google Forms on your site, but didn't get any response or confirmation on my mailbox. Is there any estimated time for responding? Or if the application will be rejected would there be any feedback?

[undone arrow]

Hi! The process for onboarding new creators is...well, to be blunt, a mess. That's my own making, I haven't been able to prioritize reviewing applications on a regular basis and build up a better flow for this group. 🙈

There are a lot of people in the pipeline waiting to hear back from me. I will make sure to communicate with those who do not get accepted, though - nothing worse than being left to hang with these. Unfortunately, I don't have a good answer for ETA, but know that a single submission is good enough - I keep a log of them. 🙂

[queen flume]

@blazing prawn / @flat ivy something for your Fails section of the next podcast, Hive are at it again. This time changing their api to require a user-agent string for making changes to entities for controlling heating and such. 🙄 So currently there's a bunch of us unable to adjust the central heating through Home Assistant.
Thankfully the maintainer of the integration jumped right on it, but jeez-louise!

[queen flume]

update the maintainers of that integration are awesome and have released a fixed version already 😍

[sacred dragon]

I'm curious, did they require a specific user agent string, or just one to be sent at all?

I've seen some security stuff block requests which don't have one at all, which is at least slightly more reasonable than Hive requiring it be set to a specific value

[queen flume]

I'm not entirely sure as prior to adding "Hive/12.04.0 iOS/18.3.1 Apple" as a User-Agent header, one wasn't set at all.
The person that added this just took it from the iOS app - said as much in https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/138524#issuecomment-2660233879

[young apex]

#1284966582375813201

[dusty dove]

not sure if this is the right place to ask BUT - I have a wand from Wizarding World at Universal Studios and I want to use it at home to do things like turn on the lights. and turn them off. Is this viable at all? what would I need to do this?

[dim hornet]

from the linked article here it looks like that all there is to that wand is a ir-reflective tip?
so basically what you need is a camera setup and OpenCV to replicate the stuff done here. It should be easy to convert anything windows or kinect to linux and any ir camera with ir light source.
https://www.instructables.com/Tech-Magic-Home-Automation-Using-Interactive-Wand-/

there is also the kymera wand that recognizes movements itself and sends ir codes. easier to support, but more limited in functionality? https://community.home-assistant.io/t/casting-magic-with-a-kymera-wand/740360

pi zero, noir camera, home assistant, some python... yes someone already did it. https://www.adamthole.com/control-smart-home-with-magic-wand-video/

[lapis inlet]

📢 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴!

People assume my smart home is a futuristic, perfectly automated masterpiece 😬

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆? It’s a chaotic mess of devices, half-working automations, and dashboards... 😰

Time for some confessions…

https://frenck.dev/confessions-about-my-smart-home/

[quiet bone]

Many wall switches do not work.

This reminds me of our hotel in Brussels

[onyx gate]

This is where I am because of no neutrals, also my living room fan/light has no wall switch at all

[wanton spindle]

Very nice

[vivid steeple]

Home Assistant made me do it

[tough blaze]

You made me want this

[vivid steeple]

Thanks this is a 1.5, but I'm working on a 2.1 touchscreen rotary as well. This device is great and works well with esphome

[gentle plank]

I have to admit, I cringed at the Harry Potter theme stuff I've seen on here. I'm queer, and know the harm of promoting it.

[silent forge]

Terf wizards (or, you know, just bad writing)

[onyx gate]

https://tenor.com/view/stitch-gif-15175996998118667456

[tough blaze]

Any change your opening a webshop? Or trade with my voip skills

[vivid steeple]

I should have ordered more in bulk , I've been running into road blocks with the 2.1 TFT screen as the driver HAS has for the chipset doesnt work with it, the 1.5 is working great, that 2.1 is the future, compact touch with rotary, once I get it to work with HAS I'm certain enthusiasts would love it.

Thanks for the conditional lovelace without all the added yaml tweaking. It's sparked a few inquiries

[undone arrow]

That is a MASSIVE screen!

[vivid steeple]

I setup a raspberry pi on 43 inch touchscreen and running voice commands on a 100 inch 4k tv, using the conditions with voice comtrol create a transition between floors to show the potential of HAS.

[slow shuttle]

That's amazing. Which screen are you using?

[craggy patio]

I'll just drop this here.

AI in Home Assistant - A Complete Guide!
https://youtu.be/ivoYNd2vMR0

[silent forge]

ya know.. I'd wonder about posting cracked software, but piracy is legal now so lmao go for it

[fallen barn]

You shouldn't get caught. By a mod for example.

[silent forge]

I was actually considering pinging, but was mostly curious if you guys cared about those sorts of links or not. There's been a bunch of other stuff that hasn't mattered that's surprised me so.. wasn't sure where you stood :D

[fallen barn]

Add Ikani to the naughty list

https://tenor.com/view/full-metal-jacket-drill-instructor-watchin-you-r-lee-ermey-keep-my-eye-on-you-gif-3443463

[silent forge]

but I'm already in the weird chick club!

[fallen barn]

Some of us cannot be awake 24/7

[silent forge]

Anyway, yeah, next time ill ping

[coarse glacier]

what's the best way to store the state of devices so I can restore them later? for example, I want to create an automation that turns everything off when I leave the house and then turns back on only the devices that were previously on when I return. what’s the most efficient way to achieve this?

I'm aware I can create an input_boolean for each device and save it's state once the turn-off automation triggers, but I was looking for a more elegant and generic way

[woeful cloud]

this is not a support channel. what you are looking for is a "scene" though. for more discussion you probably want to move to #1284980040940912641 in this case

[coarse glacier]

ok, my bad, i was indeed confused by the channels

thanks

[slow shuttle]

@vivid steeple any chance you can share?

[vivid steeple]

It's a standard 4k tv, it's a 10 point USB frame that you put on any TV which tracking finger movement to give you a simulated touchscreen. I've seen frames as small as 20 inches but as big as 85! I ordered 2 from Ali Express where the pricing was more competitive. Would be cool to have a 100 touchscreen! Lol

[slow shuttle]

Thanks. Do you have a link to the frame?

[vivid steeple]

The seller I originally bought from no longer sales them but this is the item that I use I just found this on AliExpress:
$60.53 | infrared touch screen 43 inch 20 points USB multi ir touch frame,ir touch panel overlays for LCD or TV
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKj9Ue3

[slow shuttle]

Awesome, thanks!

[vivid steeple]

Anytime!

[undone arrow]

Only 3 months later, but this change was just implemented. 😄

There is also now a new Category description for this category, which hosts the description for this channel's intent. 🙂

[fallen barn]

@worn jackal Surveys have to be approved by our community manager @undone arrow .
Your post has been removed.

[worn jackal]

How do I get it approved, just message her?

[fallen barn]

Yes.

[elfin quarry]

hey guys, any video recommendation on how to create a nice looking dashboard?

[sturdy mantle]

No, not really.

[tough blaze]

I dont do youtube but i can google for smarthome junky.
https://youtu.be/Ac02PzU17GQ?si=IQcE20RiALK8QO7y

[craggy oar]

Honestly, dashboard layouts are quite subjective. Something I like may not be something you like. Something that is good for my home may not be good for yours. The problem with allowing such customization,however, is that the learning curve for it is usually going to be a lot steeper than the simple one-size-fits-all crap put out by the big names.

[rough saddle]

Hello I need some help when my PC turned on how to make it automatically start up home assistant

[woeful cloud]

not a support channel, try #1284966540617449515

[craggy patio]

There are exciting new features in Home Assistant April 2025.4!

👉 https://youtu.be/tuooIcPXkTI

[wide bramble]

Hello, Yesterday I connected a new router, all devices work correctly except the LEDnet WiFi controller. I try to add a device in the MagicHome application, unfortunately it does not detect the controller.

When I switch to the old router everything works correctly.
When I turn on the new router again, the device is not detected.

Maybe there is a way for the controller to forget the old router and it can be connected to the new router.

The new router supports the 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi bands - in line with the requirements of the LEDnet controller.

I would be grateful for your help.

[woeful cloud]

this is not a support channel

[wide bramble]

Where can I ask this question, could you recommend a channel?

[woeful cloud]

you can try #1284966582375813201 but it does seem that you may have a network problem rather than a home assistant problem.

[wide bramble]

ok, thank you.

[slender crypt]

https://youtu.be/hxbYIyN9-MA

Hey guys, I added my mainframe to the zigbee, and now my power bill is $2400 more than last month. Is this normal?

[lean osprey]

Rule 3

@sand kestrel No typing in any other language than English; we cannot moderate different languages.

[fallen barn]

And please use one of the support channels ( #find-support ). This channel is for interactions with members of the HA content creator program.

[woeful cloud]

huh?

[fallen barn]

Gone.

[woeful cloud]

well that was short lived

[fallen barn]

[candid maple]

What’s the timeline for creator network applications to be reviewed?

[undone arrow]

Application review is...uh...nonexistent right now. 🫣

BUT I have everyone who has historically applied and now that Community Day has pushed through I can start focusing on the Creator Network better. 🙂

First thing we are doing is revamping the Creator Network website and adjusting the application. But everyone who has applied before are still on the list to be reviewed and I will make sure to respond to everyone whether they made the cut or not.

[summer crow]

Not sure where to post this, But I've been waiting 6 months for Home Assistant merchandise to be delivered
I checked the status today and still it hasn't even been printed yet.
Just a heads up for the people at Nabu Casa.

[undone arrow]

We've had several reports of this in the same time frame. Reach out to the store and have them refund you - we have no control over that.

I am in the process of building an entirely new store, but we're still in the design phase with the new platform. 🙂

[elfin mist]

I think it’s worth a peek here to see what people are requesting integrations for. There are some good ideas here! Sorry, just trying to be helpful about what your users are asking for:

https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/s/xa8QySLZVK

[quiet bone]

Cool thread. Responded to some of them

[quiet bone]

That's one for #1284960456880029707 🙂

[hearty nexus]

thanks, sorry for mistake.

[little shoal]

why the hell did ttlock bring me into this discord?

[quiet bone]

Who?

[fallen barn]

Ttlock

[woeful cloud]

<@&330946878646517761>

[tough heath]

hi

[median brook]

Hello every one.
I am looking for a friend to chat.

[tough blaze]

this is not the channel you are looking for try #the-water-cooler for off topic chat. Or #home-and-garden of you like garden stuff for example. please create a thread for home assistant on topic stuff. Read the description of the channels

[broken abyss]

Hi everyone,

I am developing my own custom 3-gang neutral-less Zigbee smart switch. The product is based on CC2340R5 (a TI chip) However, I am struggling to get any official documentation regarding what should be the endpoints, clusters and their attributes and so on.

I am aiming to use this product with home assistant

[fallen barn]

This is not related to the HA media creator program. You want #1284966617670881350 with the "Zigbee" tag.

[broken abyss]

@fallen barn
ok, thank you
sorry for any disturbance I may have caused

[dreamy holly]

enocean devices can it be used if so how?

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[wanton lion]

My thesis about voice assistant in Home Assistant counts? I'm not puting i. It as that will be self-promotion.

[dull forge]

oh they're getting sneaky. <@&330946878646517761>

[subtle quail]

very sneaky

[fossil epoch]

Hi everyone, wondering if there is any chance to implement “Live activities” of iOS in notification system of HA ?
(Not sure it’s the right place for the post ?)

[heady cloud]

hello, ive added a hue relay in HA and trying to use it for on/off, when switching down it goes left_hold -> left_hold_release, when pressing up it goes left_release -> left_press -> left_hold, also once on left_release or left_hold it sends mqtt signals every second and my automation goes crazy, any ideas?

[fallen barn]

Wrong channel. #find-support

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[stuck palm]

Hello, I'm having trouble connecting my Amazon account to Home Assistant.

[fallen barn]

That is unrelated to the HA content creator program.

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

Rule 6

@stuck palm Do not @ mention or DM Moderators, Nabu Casa employees, Members, Integration owners, or any other community members who aren't part of the current conversation for any matter, unless you share a mutual relationship. The exception to this rule is if you are reporting something that violates these rules; please contact a @Mod to report any violations.

[stuck palm]

Where can I open a ticket?

[fallen barn]

#find-support

[fringe basalt]

I see twitch streamers where they let their audiences change colors on lights and other things in their backgrounds. I've seen lumiastream is a popular option for that, but I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to allow twitch viewers to be able to change light colors directly with home assistant? I did a quick youtube search and didn't see anyone talking about it.

or rather, is there a lumia stream alternative that someone could recommend that is capable of being used with home assistant?

[onyx gate]

Not the channel but you can easily configure public web hooks for that

[foggy ivy]

Good afternoon
I have a problem with my lights and HA. When I switch off the light at the wall switch it takes too long to detect that the light isnt available... and continues to how the on off working in the HA... When I reboot the HA is detects that the light is off, so it stays grey and do nothing...
Can someone help me?
Hope I am in the good place to put this question...

[fallen barn]

No, you aren't.

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[fallen barn]

#find-support

[foggy ivy]

I jut don't now where to post this kind of questions...

because I did this... https://discord.com/channels/330944238910963714/1399070112371445802

but no one has saw it i guess... or understood....

[fallen barn]

Likely understood. For example it lacks information what lights and switches you are talking about or what integration is meant.

[foggy ivy]

I have Home assistant instaled on a RP4 with conbee, tried with philips hue or ikea smart lights and the problem persists... HA is full updated

[fallen barn]

This is still not the right channel.

[tranquil vector]

Hi there 🤓 I'm not a creator but I'm a humble QA tester, would love to be of any help here. I use HA for my own house, on a very simple level, and I would be very happy to contribute at some point while learning - and using - new things. Ping me if you would like to connect !

[tough blaze]

There is no QA in home assistant. Only developers and (beta) users.

[quiet bone]

In a way everyone is a QA tester of their instance

[tough blaze]

I mean if there was QA then the QA in there own instance could make automated tests. That run every update and timed period. And optionally create issues on git. And you could do a check for those bugs before running a upgrade.

I love test automation

[tranquil vector]

Everyone is a tester - only for me, it is intended aha ^^
Yes in my daily job I do a lot of automation, using Cypress among others.
Was simply an offer, I would find it very exciting to open the door of testing Home Assistant because I love using it.

[quiet bone]

Be sure to drop in the developers channel

[tranquil vector]

Probably due to my role, I'm not sure I can see this said channel

[rapid lotus]

hey where can i get help with running HAOS on a VM and netowrking problems

[agile marsh]

#1284966540617449515

[prime wolf]

i've never done PCB designing but i want to get into it.. whats the most common software used for it?

[fallen barn]

Wrong channel. #the-workshop might know.

[prime wolf]

okay, thanks

[candid vine]

Hi. Im am new in HA.
In the Past i use ioBroker and i love the possiblility of using JavaScript and create States an so on to automate my home.
Is there a simmilar possibility in HA?

[fallen barn]

This is the wrong channel. You can find the right one in #find-support

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[candid vine]

OK, there i have now allow to create a text

[fallen barn]

It guides you to the correct channels.

[worthy marsh]

i need my DC-DC output power to be added in the energy screen

device doesnt have a sensor with the correct units

[fallen barn]

Wrong channel. #find-support @worthy marsh

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[tough blaze]

@fallen barn i poked missy a long time ago. And made a proof of concept for a bot to post new home assistant videos from YouTube. https://github.com/Bram-diederik/yt-channel-update-discordbot

I have plenty of time. I can try to put this into the hass discord bot environment.

[fallen barn]

No, it isn't.

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[fallen barn]

You find the dev channels by self-assigning the Developer role in id:customize

[golden rock]

Hey Everyone,
I'd like to ask for guidance if i may.
Using HASSIO w vscode server esphome addon for a year now.
I prefer launching my fws via ota from vscode.
recently i came across a few cases where if specific config options are used vscode fails to compile where the esphome method always builds.
was trying to read into the threads/rooms but i'm lost where to start or ask...
May i have a direction please or sort with this pickle please?
Thanks in advance.

[fallen barn]

#find-support

[golden rock]

thank you

[fallen barn]

Wrong channel.

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[lavish grotto]

What would be the right channel?

Kinda overwhelmed by all the channels

[fallen barn]

#1284966353798697001 with the "Recommendation" tag for microphone recommendations.
#1284966915055288530 for specific questions about the voice assistants .

[iron silo]

unfortuantley... im just a beginner, sounds too good

[woven steeple]

Dang, i know it's just the ad network jamming garbage into the podcast but hearing an ad for ice and border patrole on the HA podcast is so out of place

[sinful flume]

The new image generation updates are a bit of a solution looking for a problem, so I present this scenario.
User is dyslexic and audio output is not possible.. eg. Magic Mirror etc.

HA download rss news feeds and image generation summarises these to visual information

Seems to be a good way of extending accessibility.

Gemini is struggling with the text generation.

Seems an ideal candidate for a blueprint.

[lapis inlet]

Why I'm not streaming anymore (and what I'm doing instead)
https://youtu.be/idxAyRnxA7g

[deep slate]

Escaping the pressures of livestreaming and dodging burn-out.
Wise decision.
Your loved ones and your health are what matters most.

[tall gull]

I respect the hell out of any person willing to step back from engagement metrics and making the sober decision that being the object of parasocial relationships, toxic live chat bullshit and the cognitive overload of "being watched" is not a worthy goal. I wish more people would look at their priorities like this.

[woven hedge]

Where can I contact an admin? I fell for a social engineering scam. I would like to let them know that if someone impersonates me on this server. They should be banned from the server. They were trying to conduct fraudulent behavior on freelance websites. I didn't do anything stupid. But he did get to know me.

[undone raptor]

Spot on video. Live stream sucks, what we want is to learn and find out about curious things. People can learn more how to do stuff in 5 min video than on a live stream and a manual or a documentation page sometimes.

Cause it's easier edit: and convenient.

[fallen barn]

Well... not really in the channel for the media content creators. But I forwarded your messsage to the other mods/admins.

[woven hedge]

Thank you. I s am sorry I did not know where to put the message. I'm trying to broadcast this to every server I am a part of. Just to keep an eye out for people trying to impersonate me or trying to DM and scam other people. I have his user id and screenshots. But that doesn't have to be substantial proof. I will contact discord about it too.

[fallen barn]

Send me a DM with the ID and said screenshot, please.

-# User ID... not your ID card

[quiet crater]

<@&330946878646517761>

[marsh wind]

I installed my homeassistant on virtualbox, and when I accessed the browser it didn't leave the login page.

[woeful cloud]

this is not a support channel, start a thread in one of the support channels. probably #1284966540617449515 for this question.

[marsh wind]

👍

[sly ore]

Hey everyone, I'm thinking of building a small AI desktop robot that can integrate with Home Assistant. Has anyone done something similar? 🤓

[woeful cloud]

you probably want #the-workshop for that instead of here. this is for the content creator network.

[sly ore]

Alright, sorry about that.

[lapis inlet]

🚨 Spicy take incoming 🚨

Just dropped a video about why Home Assistant's "add-ons" terminology has been quietly confusing thousands of new users and why we should change it to "apps"

Yes, I know how that sounds. "It's just bike-shedding!" you're thinking.

But hear me out; When new users see Add-ons and Integrations, both sound like extensions. The names don't explain the actual difference. So people install the wrong thing, get confused, and waste time.

The fix? Use words everyone already knows. Apps.

Made a quick video on a plane explaining the full reasoning:

https://youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas

[slow shuttle]

I don't think it's bike-shedding - I think it makes a lot of sense and is really important. I always felt like the name add-ons:

1. Is not distinct enough from integrations, and new users frequently confuse them.
2. Sounds a bit too "innocent", making users too comfortable with installing them (not saying users should avoid add-ons, just that they should practice more care and scrutiny).

"Apps" sounds like a step in the right direction.

[agile marsh]

Had to look up what bike-shedding means lol

But yeah I agree with the transition to apps

[tall gull]

it’s slightly more descriptive, and uses a term that has broader recognition. Good change.

[frail oxide]

I keep calling them "plugins" by mistake., which seems to go to the problem with this name.

[deep slate]

Well I started an answer but since it got lenghty I replied in GitHub.

[lapis inlet]

I can't sleep.

It's not stress, exactly. It's not anxiety. It's just... my brain won't shut up about the new place.

https://frenck.dev/moving-to-a-new-smart-home-the-exciting-agony-of-not-having-the-keys-yet/

[fallen barn]

Please use the #1284960456880029707 channel for that.

[burnt nebula]

Ohh sorry for that, will take down the message and move it over to self promotion

[slow shuttle]

I really think this channel needs to be renamed - most of the messages here are people posting in the wrong channel

[tall gull]

I can give you a tiny sliver of experience with wall tablets. I very quickly gave up trying to run the actual Home Assistant app on my 2012 potato slab, and instead hacked up a websocket / REST-combo that does this:

• shows a bunch of scene buttons
• sends REST calls to activate scenes
• subscribes to a custom sensor that tracks the most recently activated scene

I think the big lesson learned was this: The dumber you make it, the more you'll use it. This thing toggles scenes, and that's all it does. it has big, beefy buttons that are easy to reach, newcomers don't get intimidated, and my brain will choose this panel as the easiest way to turn down the lights at movie night. If I needed a thermostat control panel, I'd buy another €20 Nexus pad and put that where it made the most sense.

-# As a comparison, I always marvel at how uninviting and hostile the Tesla scratchy-slab UI is. As a passenger, it has you utterly convinced you'll accidentally distract the driver, fuck up the satnav, or initiate the self-destruct countdown. Eugh.

[dry oasis]

it’s funny i just built the start of my v2 dashboard for a wall tablet this weekend and it is really struggling to run

i am very tempted to just write a vue + tailwind app because half of my components are already tailwindcss templates lolll

[young abyss]

I'm wondering it there are content creators that also install/service/manage people's HA system as a business? Is this a job that I can "create" locally? I assume most people would like an individual person/company to call locally (versus a ticket to a remote central location somewhere) to do upkeep and upgrades on their HA systems if they can't do it themselves. Is there a market for this?

[agile marsh]

There might be, but the question is do you really want to manage other people's HA instances lol

[young abyss]

I'm not sure yet. I'm finding that I can no longer deny my enjoyment over solving and learning about home security tools and automations. This is causing me to have to drink knowledge from a firehouse and I'm learning all the physical hardware for the networks that usually run along with it (even though HA uses a lot of non-wifi protocols). Most people seem to need both for their goals.

Anyway, I'd love to take a shot at being able to someday make money doing this kind of work.

I'm curious what options exist now and I assume home automation and security will only propagate further as the components get cheaper. The knowledge may still be unique enough that I can get paid to setup and install as that occurs?

[woeful cloud]

it is a thing but its not very common. there was a HA podcast episode on it earlier this year HERE

the issue is one of ongoing support rather than the actual setup of stuff.

hardware selection is a big thing. say you buy something that integrates perfectly now but after a couple of weeks that company decides to push a firmware update and break the integration permanently. you then have to try to explain this entire situation to people and all they understand is that you sold them something which doesn't work.

[lost panther]

I got a media pass to CES 2026. I heard Home Assistant is having a community meetup on Jan 6th. Any details on where I can register?

[tough blaze]

#1325926382575816725 @lost panther

[lyric viper]

Hi everyone 👋

I’m new to Home Assistant development, and I recently created a new integration for Lytiva. I have already submitted all 3 required pull requests:

but in this document pr why so many participants and why other repo/pr's commit in my commits section??

i don't understand this things!

can anyone explain me?

[fallen barn]

You are in the wrong channel. This one is for contact to the media content creators of the HA network.
Self-assign the Developer role in id:customize and you will get access to the dev channels. Those people likely can help.

[vagrant yew]

When you say the creators in the HA network do you mean the foundation or content creators in that make content related to HA?

I have a channel in the cruising community but have not touched it in a couple years and thinking about doing videos about smart homes.

[fallen barn]

Content creators making content related to HA, who are members of the HA Creators Network.

[worthy marsh]

i created a python script to connect to renogy inverter over bt and output to mqqt

can i send it over to some integration somewhere so they make that code their own? /use it as a template to make their own thing

[fallen barn]

That would be something for #1284960456880029707

[fallen barn]

Community surveys have to be pre-approved by the Community Manager @undone arrow and posted in the correct channel. Please contact her. This survey will be been removed.

@rough sparrow

[viscid linden]

I would love to join the Home Assistant Creators Network, is this possible?

[fallen barn]

Apply for it (it might take some time until it is processed).
https://creators.home-assistant.io/

[viscid linden]

Thank you Jorg 🙂

[undone arrow]

Ohohoh I've already seen that you've applied in the past, iirc.

I'm catching up on applications currently, and I'll start sending acceptance and rejection emails this month.

I still have a lot to go through, though.

[viscid linden]

Thanks Missy, no worries I know you are crazy busy 🙂

You are dedicated, working on the weeked 🙂

[undone arrow]

As more people are hired on at the foundation, more time is opened for my focuses to shift where they need to be.

[viscid linden]

That is great news

[undone arrow]

Oh no, I'm not doing it RIGHT NOW right now. It's just my current focus at work a couple days a week. 😆

[viscid linden]

No problem I am here for the long hall 🙂

[fallen barn]

We have to start to be careful. Server mom is looking.

[viscid linden]

Yeh hehe Jorg

[steel saddle]

Long story short, I am doing exactly this. I install, integrate, setup, connect and support Home Assistant in Slovakia. Market is not yet there so as a creator I need to educate and propagate Home Assistant to the not tech people around us.

[calm girder]

Hey folks! I built DashVoice - a Fully Kiosk alternative with on-device wake word detection and speech recognition.

Say "Hey Jarvis, turn on the lights" and it just works. No cloud, no subscriptions. Wake word (openWakeWord) and ASR (sherpa-onnx) run entirely on the tablet.

Looking for beta testers before Play Store launch.

Demo: https://youtu.be/f7RMHgUMX_c
Beta signup: https://play.google.com/apps/internaltest/4701643667208827287

It does the FK stuff you'd expect (HA dashboard, screensaver, MQTT, REST API) but adds on-device voice:
• Wake words: "Hey Jarvis", "Okay Nabu", etc (openWakeWord)
• Speech recognition: runs locally on tablet (sherpa-onnx)
• Commands go to HA Conversation API
• TTS via Piper or Other OpenAI Endpoint like Kokoro

[fallen barn]

Please use the channel #1284960456880029707 for this. It is unrelated to the HA creator network program.

[calm girder]

understood - I was hoping to give content creators something to play with.

thanks for the redirect!

[frank geyser]

Hi, anyone interested in testing out the new build of ESPHome Desinger v.0.9 ? would love some feedback https://github.com/koosoli/ESPHomeDesigner/tree/testing

[young apex]

Can it import an existing configuration? Couldn't see that mentioned

[tough blaze]

I have 0 knowledge of the code but I doubt it. I worked with/tested modeling based software building. And its one way only.

[lapis inlet]

https://youtube.com/shorts/WHWPGcUkbLw?si=P17EMsdkFEoVp_eZ

[tender lake]

Hey! I hope I'm in the right place to ask this but I'm just starting out on making my own voice operated ai. I've been trying to make a custom voice using Google Collab Piper. I've been at it for a little over a month. I've tried a few other collabs with no avail either. I've also tried Kaggle too. Admittedly part of the problem is I know little to nothing about coding. I have 722 wav files and a metadata.csv. Is there anyone out there who would either be willing to help me make an onnx file or walk me through it? Either would be hugely appreciated!

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

@tender lake Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[fallen barn]

This is the wrong channel indeed. Try #1284966915055288530 .

[spark spindle]

I have raccoons that absolutely destroy my lawn (first world problems, I know) but I really would like if they would stop so I built a blueprint. I call it the raccoon sniper.
It uses my reolink camera's animal entity to detect an animal on my lawn, then it sends a 3 frame snapshot to a local LLM to determine if the animal is a raccoon. If it's then it returns a NOT_Raccoon token and the automation ends.
If the Ai returns a token of RACCOON then the automation activates my bhyve smart water valves attached to my sprinkler and pelts the raccoon off my lawn.
My next task is to also make it store and log how many times RACCOON was returned and include a screen capture so I can make a kill board. 😂

I just had to share it with someone because I thought it was cool

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

@spark spindle Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[lavish epoch]

Just looking for some input on navigation

I've got the two images at the top to navigate either into the house or to the other side of the property but Im just not sure design wise on an alternative that isn't a regular grid or button card

[lapis inlet]

So you're basically turning yourself into a Sim

FWIW that is a nice looking interface but I'm all about business, I want as much accessible at once

[lavish epoch]

That's fair and cheers for the feedback, I managed to get every room done and linked everything to states to reflect, just need to add the controls now and I'm done with dashboards (ikik)

[fallen barn]

Wrong channel. Please use #1284960456880029707

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[dull forge]

<@&330946878646517761>

[knotty estuary]

Derailed

[spring flare]

My home assistant voice only has red leds blue went away.

[fallen barn]

Wrong channel.

[eager fjord]

@spring flare either it's muted or someone else changed the colour!

[fallen barn]

Still wrong channel.

[spring flare]

I reposted on " ask what Chanel "
Sorry for bothering

[quiet crater]

<@&330946878646517761>

[agile marsh]

Gone

[olive sentinel]

I first was laughing at "not_raccoon" and then lost it when they get the sprinkler! Still working well for you?

[cobalt quail]

Recently Tapo (tplink) integration is not working properly

Any idea why?

[lean osprey]

The topic of this channel is:

Chat with our Creator Network members (https://partner.home-assistant.io/creators/) or share your favorite Home Assistant content you find across media.

If you're a content creator making stuff about Home Assistant, we encourage you to apply to be a part of our Creator Network!

[fallen barn]

@cobalt quail How about using the right channel for support? #find-support

[candid maple]

Were creator network applications ever opened back up? I had applied a while ago and was told at the time applications were frozen while the HA creator program was restructured.

[fallen barn]

Applications are being reviewed by the community manager. If you already have applied, you will get an answer eventually if you are accepted or not.

[candid maple]

Ok. Was just curious since it’s been about a year at this point.

[undone arrow]

I only just started reviewing applications on a biweekly cadence in January, and started inviting new members in February before State of the Open Home took over our lives. I expect most people should hear back over the next several weeks. 🙂

[twin coral]

https://streamable.com/w3zgwa

some diseng test how u like it

[undone arrow]

Holy shit that's fancy.

[twin coral]

https://streamable.com/7di120

Some button designs and clocks 🙂

[obsidian hare]

https://klipy.com/gifs/why-huh-1--k01KQTSB7YAAFYNTYECKSJWSVR8

[young apex]

they want to stop someone with epilepsy from modifying anything with their house

[undone arrow]

Because they can?

[twin coral]

I totally get that it's a bit 'intense' for some! I'm just having a lot of fun exploring the limits of CSS animations and seeing how far I can push the visual depth in Home Assistant. It’s a personal creative project for my own dashboard.

I also understand that the criticism is partially valid—I know not everyone can handle this much flickering and high-energy motion, and I sincerely apologize if it caused any discomfort.

That being said, I am quite proud of the fact that I built the entire 'Zenit' system from the ground up myself. I’m not relying on external card-mods; I wrote the custom card logic and CSS with my own hands, and I’m still actively developing it. I’ve already integrated features like 3D floating depth, radar scanning, glitch effects, and even localized voice-reporting telemetries to make the dashboard feel like a living, breathing entity. It’s a constant work in progress, and I love the challenge of making it all work together!

[heavy zodiac]

Looking into the Creator Network program and I notice there aren't too many people in it... I would have thought there would be heaps! Is this because there aren't many applications or because they aren't eligible? 🤔

Is there an expected amount of subscribers/engagement to have before applying?

[undone arrow]

I am but a single person managing the group - there's around 35 members in it now and as I continue to grow it it's becoming more difficult to easily manage. I'm working on a few different ways to help reduce that - finding a CRM to keep tabs on people, adjusting our meeting times, working on a Creator Network newsletter to get them information outside of our regularly scheduled meetings. The group needs a lot more love, and hopefully with the expansion of the Community department I will have someone to offload some of the lesser things to so I can focus harder on the broader community changes.

[undone arrow]

There absolutely is not - but if you ask some others at the foundation they feel there is.

I look at languages the content is made in (to help branch into different communities), content quality, relevancy to the projects at the foundation, and how it's presented. If someone has 500 subscribers on YouTube but have really well done content, I move those people into a consideration box. If someone has 500 subscribers and I see that the views are higher than subscribers, that indicates to me that they understand how to use SEO/the platform's algorithm to their advantage (which gets better the more one gets subscribers).

But here is the important bit: I don't just want video content creators. Written content is just as important (the HACF does this, for example). How am I going to judge engagement based on text content if I don't have the ability to see the analytics? I can't. So I do not rely solely on those numbers because most times they are simply vanity numbers.

[heavy zodiac]

That makes a lot of sense, thank you! The thing about making written content, is how do you get it out there? With video content, platforms are designed to push your content, to show it to people. With a website/blog, I've found its significantly harder to get views, let alone a community.

I do prefer writing to making videos, so maybe I can look into that, especially if it's something you're wanting to see more of

[undone arrow]

One of my goals with that is actually amplifying the Network's content better.

We're working on building community newsletters that should help with this. But maybe it's something we can do on the Creator Network website, too.

I'd have to check with our web devs to see how that can work, but I'm assuming it's as simple as an RSS that displays the content, kinda like when you add in a social channel's posts.

[heavy zodiac]

Sounds about right. Sometimes displaying Instagram/YouTube needs a little more work (speaking from experience), but most blogs will have a feed like that.

[undone arrow]

-# I'm also looking for more diversity in gender but that's a different topic

[heavy zodiac]

Out of curiosity, is it mostly males in the network? I know there's the Wife Approval Factor on the home assistant subreddit which says to me that it's mostly males over there.

[undone arrow]

I swear I am going to write the Automod to respond to those to correct them to Home Approval Factor. 😂

Yes, it is mostly men, we have two women in the Creator Network out of all of them.

[heavy zodiac]

Woah. Well, if I ever apply you'll be glad to know I'm female 😂

[undone arrow]

I checked your bio here before noting that.

NOT SO SUBTLE NUDGE. 😂

[heavy zodiac]

I mean, I would love to be a part of the program... If I could work on creating a blog purposefully for that it's pretty cool to be able to check in with you and such. What better way to succeed than to work with the one who makes the decisions? Not meaning to pressure, just explaining where my brain is going

[fallen barn]

You know what to do now, right? @undone arrow

[heavy zodiac]

Me? Or Missy

[fallen barn]

https://tenor.com/view/the-road-to-el-dorado-both-both-is-good-gif-8304204

[karmic venture]

Totally agree with you, @undone arrow . On my channel, I mainly show the process and tell the story behind the project, but if someone wants to replicate what I did, I publish all the related details on my blog with more in-depth information — almost like a step-by-step guide — including the YAML for scripts and automations. My goal is to help others not feel intimidated by these kinds of projects, and to show that they can do it too.

I’d like to share my latest video where I turned an old HP laser printer into a Wi-Fi and smart printer using a mini router with OpenWRT, CUPS and Home Assistant. The video is in Spanish (I'm from Argentina 🇦🇷 ), but I also added English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQu5eP-yqM0

This is the blog post related: https://www.pocholabs.com.ar/blog/yt/2026-05-05-impresora-wifi-wr703n-openwrt-cups/

Hope you like it and find it useful!

[flat ivy]

Hello world!

[flat ivy]

To help the transition to Discord - here's the important links from the Gitter group:
Show Notes: https://workflowy.com/s/HBKl.wnk7muHYw3
Ep 4 Scheduling Link: https://doodle.com/poll/5ywckktu54zi2di4
Ep 3 Recording: https://hasspodcast.io/ha003/

[tribal swallow]

Hello there... this seems cool!

[flat ivy]

agreed! I like the UI a lot!

[prisma badge]

Hey from the UK guys, love the podcast. Enjoyed the latest ep! If there’s an help with I’ll happily pitch in 😃

[flat ivy]

Thanks @prisma badge! For sure - is there anything specifically you'd like to talk about? I don't think Dan, who arranges the podcast, is on Discord yet, but we can figure something out! We typically have scheduling and show notes. We use the show notes to plan what to talk about, and the scheduling link to figure out whos available when. Especially if there's something cool or different you're doing with it, that would be great to hear!

[willow fossil]

I have a small inkling of hope that the switch to Discord will make it into the next episode 😊

[prisma badge]

Oh man, I just read my message back... I need to stop using devices after midnight! Sorry, I can type, honest! Cool I’ll keep and eye on what you guys are up to on here for a bit and if there’s anything I can add, I’ll be sure to drop it in 😃

hah, one would hope so! @willow fossil

[flat ivy]

@willow fossil I will add it to the notes 😃

@willow fossil done

[willow fossil]

@flat ivy 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you sir!

[flat ivy]

anytime!

[prisma badge]

I enjoyed the notion of the WAF (wife acceptance factor) on the podcast, as this massively impacts my decision on an already fairly limited set of kit available here in the UK

[flat ivy]

haha yep! we're calling it PAF (partner) now to be more gender friendly! But yes, I like to think that it helps build a more usable design 😃

[prisma badge]

I did notice someone on Gitter mention that yea, far more 2017! Like it 😃

[flat ivy]

hey @willow fossil any chance that I can be a mod for this channel? It'll help to sticky messages/URL's etc

@prisma badge agreed completely!

[willow fossil]

@flat ivy Let me see what I can do.

[flat ivy]

PS @prisma badge I just thought of this - if you have any questions to Paulus or the dev team, we're going to have him back on in a future episode, so feel free to pop it in here and tag myself, Dan (when he joins Discord), or Phil (when he joins Discord too...)

thanks @willow fossil

worked!

[willow fossil]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 You should be able to pin now as well.

[prisma badge]

Oh that sounds cool, thanks @flat ivy

[flat ivy]

yep! just did that - thanks @willow fossil

[willow fossil]

@flat ivy Please let me know when Dan and Phil join Discord and I'll give them chan privs also.

[flat ivy]

Will do! Thanks bud!

[blazing prawn]

yo yo yo Phil's in the house

wow things moved quickly around here

[flat ivy]

@blazing prawn you know it!

[willow fossil]

@blazing prawn Channel privileges have been assigned to you.

[blazing prawn]

Sweet thanks @willow fossil

[flat ivy]

^ Dale is on point!

[willow fossil]

(To delete and pin messages)

[steep field]

I just added a blog post about podcast episode 3. Feel free to submit those in the future. Right now I have kept them very easy. The podcast will need a better logo btw, posts will show better on Twitter/Facebook with a preview image that is at least 600x315

[blazing prawn]

Thanks @steep field

[long herald]

PAF is so much more friendly to the wifes actually in here. Thank you for that.

[sweet star]

I was waiting for you guys to ask balloob about "dark theme" :D, this should really be an option, for night time it is unsuitable to have such a bright UI 😃

[flat ivy]

agreed, @long herald

@sweet star You mean for the HASS UI? That sounds like a great point we can bring up!

[blazing prawn]

Tweet for Episode 3 just went up

[sweet star]

yes for the HASS UI 😃

[dreamy quiver]

dark theme has been a consistent request: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/dark-theme-or-night-mode-theme/446

But it has also been continually denied. just FYI!

[willow fossil]

@dreamy quiver Is this something that could easily be achieved with a custom-ui type of integration?

[sly widget]

i think it would be pretty simple to implement with a custom .css file

[willow fossil]

@blazing prawn @flat ivy If you guys are interested, I would love to offer up a little bit of my time to be on an episode 😛

@sly widget I've actually considered looking into frontend: to see if there was a way I could add a path to custom .css, .js, etc files.

[sly widget]

that would be pretty sweet

[north jewel]

Might be good to do a survey among the listeners to get a feel of how technical the audience is. I think the audience appreciates some technical info like in episode 3.

[honest edge]

Yea I liked that episode. I thought the pi stat was really interesting too

[patent hornet]

Hello

bugger, stupid doctor Things to do. Definitely interested in the podcast, message me and we should definitely do something. 😃

In fact, this stupid medical stuff is going to take longer than I thought. @flat ivy You should email me at: [e-mail] to discuss this, as I have no idea how long this medical thing will take. Look forward to hearing from you, and thanks for the very gracious invite!

[sweet star]

I like the techie and diy stuff more vs talking about some expensive ready made hardware for example. Ideas for episodes, highlight the special things like hadashboard, appdeamon, zanzito, find server, then special use cases like sprinkler system, circadian lighting. Etc.

[willow fossil]

Not sure if it's just me, but I cannot get ep3 to play. 😦

Of course, as soon as I say that it loads. I had to go directly to the mp3 URL: https://hasspodcast.io/podcast-download/23/ha003.mp3

[blazing prawn]

@willow fossil would be great to have you on a first episode! Maybe episode 5? Would be good to have some stats around the move to discord and any teething issues, and also any other community related stuff you want to mention.

[willow fossil]

That would be perfect.

[flat ivy]

@willow fossil I second @blazing prawn Ep 5 would be great!

[stable walrus]

​dale3h is away: pool league!

[gusty cape]

@willow fossil had to rely on the mp3 directly too.

[stable walrus]

​dale3h is away: pool league!

[flat ivy]

@gusty cape what are you using for your podcasts? I just tried with the Apple podcast app and it worked

[gusty cape]

I've been using Overcast but only cause it was the first app I liked out of 4 or 5.

[flat ivy]

hmm

downloading the app now to test

[gusty cape]

Let me know how it compares to any you know of.

I'm not dedicated to it but it is fairly nice

[flat ivy]

haha yeah - its interesting, I never even thought to look at others =\

going to test it to see if maybe a certain feed has something weird going on

weird; just tried it from the feed on Overcast too; seemed to work ok

also, I kinda like the UI on this 😃 might switch to it too! thanks for the reco @gusty cape

[gusty cape]

Def!!

[blazing prawn]

Is that an iOS only app?

[flat ivy]

looks like

[blazing prawn]

Damn. You guys get the best Podcast experience native, and now have good apps as well

[sweet star]

Pocket casts and Player Fm on android are good too

[blazing prawn]

Thanks @sweet star I'll have to try those out!

[sweet star]

one is paid but highly acclaimed and the other one is free yet good enough for me (it even rhymes 😄 )

[hybrid shell]

Per @sweet star s earlier comment - I'd be happy to be part of a podcast talking about AppDaemon/HADashboard at some point

[sullen laurel]

@blazing prawn are there any plans to expand Hasspodcast.io to include links and show notes? To help push the conversation once it's over. (direct people to links for Discord and repos of things we talk about?)

[blazing prawn]

@hybrid shell that would be great!

@sullen laurel that was the original intention I think, but Dan who maintains the site and uploads the episodes hasn't got that far yet

[flat ivy]

Seconded. We're keeping it on the doc (pinned) for now but I guess will move when we're able

[hybrid shell]

@blazing prawn - cool! Hit me up here or on the forum whenever you are ready, no rush, I'll be around.

[blazing prawn]

Where is Dan? He's MIA

[short saffron]

guys, I just finished to listen the epidose 3

very good again awesome work

[flat ivy]

@blazing prawn I was wondering the same!!

@short saffron thanks!!!

[restive ferry]

anyone knows where I have to put the polymer file for a component that lives in custom_components?

ups wrong channel

[abstract pagoda]

Hello. Sorry I totally missed the move to Discord

[flat ivy]

Hey dude!

[abstract pagoda]

Life has been a bit hectic in the last few weeks

[flat ivy]

No worries! Hope everything is ok

[blazing prawn]

Welcome!

[abstract pagoda]

Has Carlo made it across? It seems we have missed the only two times he was available

[blazing prawn]

Yeah @sullen laurel is on here

[stable walrus]

​ccostan is away: Headin out to ⚽ with the kiddos. Be sure to 🌟 my Repo! https://github.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig

[sullen laurel]

Oh crap. Did I miss the appointment?

[abstract pagoda]

I missed setting a time

worked 70 hours this week, just haven't had time to think about the podcast

https://beta.doodle.com/poll/5ywckktu54zi2di4#table

[sullen laurel]

Kinda the same thing here. 😃

So still tonight?

[abstract pagoda]

if the final slot in the list suited that would be good as the show notes are a bit light at the moment too

[sullen laurel]

I'm east coast. Everything but today is 3am. 😦

EST -5

[abstract pagoda]

hmm

[sullen laurel]

Want to just jump on and rif for 40 minutes?

Worst case, toss it or cut it up and add to another show. 😃

[abstract pagoda]

@blazing prawn are you available?

[blazing prawn]

yep

gimme a few mins to check the git logs for some stuff we can talk about

[abstract pagoda]

can we do in about half an hour? Apparently I need to go to the supermarket

[blazing prawn]

lol

that works for me, @sullen laurel how about you?

[sullen laurel]

Yeah..I'm easy. I'm in front of the computer now.

I have nothing planned so I might suck as a guest anyway and we'll be done in 15. 😃

[blazing prawn]

Oh I plan on picking your brain about your floorplan

[flat ivy]

You guys still good to go without me? Just need to finish up some stuff for work @abstract pagoda @blazing prawn

[abstract pagoda]

actually looks like I can't today, sorry guys. If there is a 3rd persona available you guys can record on CAST and I'll do the edit etc

[flat ivy]

I should be around tomorrow @abstract pagoda

I can't today either 😦

[blazing prawn]

damn

[sullen laurel]

No worries. Hopefully we can work out another time.

[abstract pagoda]

sorry all, it's just been one of those weeks. I'll sort a new scheduling link later on today, we'll just have to miss a week

[blazing prawn]

Unless you want to do a 1-on-1 and we can edit that into the Podcast? Thoughts @abstract pagoda

[abstract pagoda]

sure can do

[sullen laurel]

That works for me @blazing prawn. Let's give it a go.

If it sucks we are no worse than now. 😃

[blazing prawn]

@abstract pagoda are you able to give me cast details or something?

Exactly @sullen laurel

[abstract pagoda]

yep I'll PM details

[blazing prawn]

cheers

[willow fossil]

@abstract pagoda I've given you privs on this channel.

[abstract pagoda]

With recards to expanding hasspodcast.io, if you click on each episode title it'll take you to show notes

Also, the logo should be 3000x3000

(because that's what iTunes requires)

Thanks @willow fossil

Let's definitely have you on #5

[willow fossil]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[abstract pagoda]

I've installed DIscord on my phone and turned on notifications for all messages in this channel, so hopefully I won't miss anything else!

[mint rover]

podcast is nice, but just wondering why not just do a video with it too? Telling new stuff is nice, showing is nicer imho. (not saying its bad right now ofcourse, its not. I like to be on top of the new stuff)

[mint rover]

ow and the podcasts on the site, if you skip to like 50% and listen in further, i just keep on getting stuttering. and its not my download speed issues..

itunes works just fine btw

[blazing prawn]

@mint rover what browser are you using? What page are you seeing that on? Just tried myself on Firefox on hasspodcast.io and had no problems skipping through to the end

[stable walrus]

​Riemers is away: sleeping on https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/issues/8309

[mint rover]

https://hasspodcast.io/ha003/

that ur, clicked on play there

[blazing prawn]

I was able to skip up to 40mins in and not stuttering here 😦

I'm guessing its an issue with the web-player. Might be worth downloading and then skip through to where you need be

[mint rover]

yeah must be browser related

use chrome though, but if i download the file manually, it gets about 2mb/s so link is fine

moved to itunes now, that works fine 😛

[blazing prawn]

😄

[mint rover]

been a while since i used podcasts in itunes, since you know, spotify etc

i remember you could add breakpoints into podcasts too, the cover art would change then too.. good old days

[blazing prawn]

Oh I totally forgot about those!

Been a while since I've used Podcasts (thanks to Spotify) and iTunes 😉

[abstract pagoda]

@mint rover thanks for the feedback! Video is expensive, especially with many hosts around the world. I haven't yet found a simple solution to video that includes separate audio tracks for every host, which is essential

[stable walrus]

​Riemers is away: sleeping on https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/issues/8309

[mint rover]

@abstract pagoda whats the reason for needing seperate audio per host? You would make a live video and cut out the parts you want right?

[abstract pagoda]

It makes it very hard to have clean audio without it. For example in the last show someone had echo when everyone else was talking, it was very distracting. I wouldn't have been able to edit that out without separate tracks

[mint rover]

that makes sense

a normal live video isb't that hard though, seperate tracks.. i have not seen that yet

[abstract pagoda]

indeed. None of the tools for podcasting that do separate tracks also support video

[quasi blaze]

There is a Home-Assistant Podcast?

[abstract pagoda]

http://hasspodcast.io 😃

[quasi blaze]

Oh man, that's awesome. How did I not know about that before?

[sullen laurel]

@quasi blaze Because you didn't ⭐ my repo! 😃
https://github.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/blob/master/packages/hasspodcast.yaml

[blazing prawn]

@sullen laurel lol!

[quasi blaze]

That would do it...

[abstract pagoda]

@sullen laurel you're such a salesman! 😛

[sullen laurel]

Ha! It's fake currency but I love it. 😃 I'll take them all! 😃

[mint rover]

@abstract pagoda dunno if it works for video, http://www.callburner.com/how-to-record-each-party-on-a-skype-call-to-a-separate-file

[abstract pagoda]

We use podcast specific tools for recording as it's less work for guests, they just have to show up. I don't like imposing on guests who are giving up their time by sending them instructions for things like a call recorder 😃

[blazing prawn]

Plus I'd have to do my hair for video. I never do my hair

😄

[abstract pagoda]

hahahaha

[blazing prawn]

LOL that's brilliant

[mint rover]

true, but only the host need to do that, same for http://www.evaer.com/

[sullen laurel]

I only have a face for radio.

[abstract pagoda]

A face for radio, and a voice for print, as they say 😉

[sullen laurel]

It's no coincidence that I've been only blogging for the last decade. 😃 Yesterday was a step into voice.. it was a great experience BTW.. I'm down to join you fellas whenever you need a warm body.