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winged knoll Jun 14, 2022, 11:32 AM

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If it supports EUFI boot

dry skiff Jun 14, 2022, 11:32 AM

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I couldnt find it mentioned

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How can I tell if it is supported?

winged knoll Jun 14, 2022, 11:33 AM

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Google the motherboard?

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https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=b394e7fa92&log=dmidecode suggests no

dry skiff Jun 14, 2022, 11:35 AM

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Ah darn

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Is there no way to install without Uefi?

winged knoll Jun 14, 2022, 11:35 AM

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Not HAOS, no

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https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/generic-x86-64#install-home-assistant-operating-system is quite clear

dry skiff Jun 14, 2022, 11:40 AM

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If I instead ran linux on that device, could I run HAOS via VM?

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Is the UEFI limitation only for install, or running generally?

winged knoll Jun 14, 2022, 11:51 AM

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HAOS is an OS, it needs UEFI for boot

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I doubt you could run much of a VM on that thing, but you could run Docker

dry skiff Jun 14, 2022, 11:52 AM

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Would docker be similar to my truenas home assistant install? As thats running on FreeBSD I think

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I wouldn't have access to addons in docker right?

winged knoll Jun 14, 2022, 11:55 AM

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Correct

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Add-ons are just software running in a container, with tweaks for the Supervisor

dry skiff Jun 14, 2022, 11:57 AM

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Ok I'll have a think, thank you @winged knoll

proud cipher Jun 14, 2022, 2:27 PM

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Been hunting for a overhead br30 bulb, after trying a half dozen models all over the price spectrum I just put in this Wiz and nothing else has even come close to it

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https://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips-Color-and-Tunable-White-85W-Equivalent-5-6-in-Integrated-LED-Dimmable-Smart-Wi-Fi-Wiz-Connected-Remodel-Downlight-Kit-562314/313659445?cm_mmc=ecc-_-STH_DELIVERY_COMPLETE-_-V1_M1_CA-_-Product_URL&ecc_ord=WP37369215&em_id=434a9f2766c05f2588fd3ab79c37adb24d09bed52799b398326a3697c66ffca6

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and it looks better styling wise than can lighting while being cheaper than the bulbs to boot

timid flicker Jun 14, 2022, 3:18 PM

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is there any way to check if the HA server is recognizing the bluetooth fob? Also, how do you add bluetooth devices? I am ultimately trying to add a bunch of bluetooth Govee thermometers. I added the HACS got govee, but when i tried to add the platform it hung the server. So to begin, i need to see if the bluetooth is working.

valid helm Jun 14, 2022, 5:02 PM

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Hey guys, how do you automate a garage gate? Wouldn't it be a simple solution to change the button for a on/off switch which is always set to on and then simply control it via a zigbee plug?

supple heath Jun 15, 2022, 12:33 AM

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Hey guys, do anyone knows if it's possible to integrate a nexxt xpybell doorbell? I've found one dirt cheap, Id like to know if it's worth the trouble 😋

twilit relic Jun 15, 2022, 3:16 AM

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recommended contact sensor for home assistant?

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simple, zigbee is preferred (usa)

copper oasis Jun 15, 2022, 4:02 AM

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hey - does anyone know how to get rid of deprecated Sonos devices from the integration? They dont appear in the Sonos app any more but still reside in my Sonos Integration after a reload /eboot and theres no delete button.

neon hemlock Jun 15, 2022, 5:10 AM

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copper oasis hey - does anyone know how to get rid of deprecated Sonos devices from the integ...

on my todo list for the integration. if you're feeling adventurous (and have backups!) you can edit the devices file in config/.storage/

waxen rock Jun 15, 2022, 1:02 PM

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Hi all, I'm looking for a good tablet with a stand as a control panel for home assistant. However I dont wanna use google or alexa stuff so looking into something like the FireHD in combination with Fully Kiosk Browser. Any advice on which tablet would be best for such a project? I wanna create stuff like the screen goes on when X happens in home assistant.

teal wolf Jun 15, 2022, 3:47 PM

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can someone suggest me a siren for my homeassistant

orchid topaz Jun 15, 2022, 4:18 PM

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Has anyone had the tplink kp125 work with home assistant?

vagrant pulsar Jun 15, 2022, 4:49 PM

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Guys, anyone knows why I'm getting so many errors on my RPi power status, the green bar is filled with red stripes! Everything seems to be workign fine but I get a lot of these red stripes! Is it normal?

winged knoll Jun 15, 2022, 4:51 PM

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Well, sounds like a problem with power

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Check the entity history and see what that #integrations-archived is reporting

vagrant pulsar Jun 15, 2022, 4:53 PM

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I am using a good power adapter with 2.5 A output! Will check it now

winged knoll Jun 15, 2022, 4:53 PM

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Is it an actual power supply though, or a mobile charger

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Is the cable up to snuff, or is it causing power loss

vagrant pulsar Jun 15, 2022, 4:54 PM

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Hmmm all good points, would original RPi power supply be enough if I buy that?

winged knoll Jun 15, 2022, 4:54 PM

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Should be

vagrant pulsar Jun 15, 2022, 4:56 PM

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Checking the entity logs and there is a lot of lines say "Detected problem" no more details!

lyric thicket Jun 15, 2022, 4:57 PM

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hi all, I'm in the UK and looking for a recommendation for a smart thermostat that plays nicely with HA. Does anyone have experience with either Tado or Drayton Wiser? I like the idea of smart TRVs for multiroom control so these are my preferred options at the minute

urban orbit Jun 15, 2022, 5:04 PM

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Got a few Dooya blinds today which receive signals on 433MHz, now the question: What's currently a good and reliable way to receive/send on that band via Home Assistant?
Saw multiple approaches via RFLink or RM Pro and Sonoff, but curious what "the best" in quote marks so far is :)

near hare Jun 15, 2022, 6:51 PM

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would hass run on this

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https://support.hp.com/doc-images/194/c04356309.jpg

winged knoll Jun 15, 2022, 6:51 PM

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Depends on what's inside the case

near hare Jun 15, 2022, 6:51 PM

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4gb and its second hand

winged knoll Jun 15, 2022, 6:51 PM

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What's the CPU?

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What's the storage?

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Does it support UEFI?

near hare Jun 15, 2022, 6:52 PM

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AMD GX-212JC

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not sure

winged knoll Jun 15, 2022, 6:52 PM

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Ok, so ... slower than a Pi4

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Meaningfully slower than a Pi4

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Probably around Pi3 performance

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https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+GX-212JC+SOC+&id=2288

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A Pi4 scores around 900

near hare Jun 15, 2022, 6:53 PM

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for 20$ its pretty good and compact

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as new it used to run win7

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and it was 400$

winged knoll Jun 15, 2022, 6:54 PM

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Sure, but:

if it doesn't support UEFI then it won't run HAOS
it'll likely run Container ok, but don't expect performance out of it

near hare Jun 15, 2022, 6:54 PM

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or I could get a refurbished intel nuc

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thats newer

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nvm better to get a rpi 4 with a ssd

winged knoll Jun 15, 2022, 6:55 PM

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I'd go with a NUC over a Pi

near hare Jun 15, 2022, 6:56 PM

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pretty expensive to get a new NUC but refurbished are pretty hard to find with uefi

winged knoll Jun 15, 2022, 6:58 PM

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Most PCs from the last decade should support it

rugged oasis Jun 15, 2022, 10:43 PM

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you can also try refurbished/second hand mini pcs (lenovo tinys, dell optiplexs, etc) - they probably are cheaper than NUCs, and roughly about the same size and usually cheaper

daring jolt Jun 16, 2022, 2:51 AM

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Does anyone know how to set up a bluetooth dongle on a raspberry pi 4?

I plugged it in, I did see some stuff come up in bluetoothctl in the terminal.

But I'm assuming it's not just automatically using it (or maybe it is that smart)?

[CHG] Controller 00:E0:4C:88:16:03 Class: 0x00000000
[CHG] Controller 00:E0:4C:88:16:03 Powered: no
[CHG] Controller 00:E0:4C:88:16:03 Discovering: no
[DEL] Controller 00:E0:4C:88:16:03 homeassistant #2 [default]
[NEW] Controller 00:E0:4C:88:16:03 homeassistant #2 [default]
[CHG] Controller 00:E0:4C:88:16:03 Powered: yes
[CHG] Controller 00:E0:4C:88:16:03 Alias: homeassistant #2

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How can I check what bluetooth device is currently being used? that would be a good start

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nothing happens when I type devices in bluetoothctl mode.

and systemctl status bluetooth does not seem to be a command.

real fractal Jun 16, 2022, 4:42 AM

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lyric thicket hi all, I'm in the UK and looking for a recommendation for a smart thermostat th...

I use tado and it works great with ha

lyric thicket Jun 16, 2022, 5:42 AM

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real fractal I use tado and it works great with ha

Thanks @real fractal! Unfortunately after doing some more research yesterday, it turns out that the UK version of tado doesn't support opentherm so unless I can get the EU version, I think it'll be the Drayton kit

analog island Jun 16, 2022, 10:35 AM

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Hey guys, please could someone point me in the right direction for integrating HASS with a proprietary Bluetooth device? I want to control my pool's air source heat pump and am happy to hack around to solve it.

twilit salmon Jun 16, 2022, 11:18 AM

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Does anyone know how i can add my new hdd to my linux server? I m trying to find tutorials on youtube but they seem rather sketchy. Like i m not sure what i want will happen

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I have my main files in /home/user

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But i saw people mounting the new drive to /mnt

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Is that the way to do it? Cause i d want to have on that new drive most of my samba shared stuff

twilit salmon Jun 16, 2022, 12:00 PM

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I managed to do it in the end

real fractal Jun 16, 2022, 12:18 PM

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I'm pretty sure this gets asked over and over, from the searches i just did anyway, but I'm after a (UK) local polling smart lock for deadbolt multipoint, preferably with at least fingerprint unlock, better if NFC/android, BLE proximity.. seems like nothing exists with a local API, they're all cloud dependant?

tawdry scroll Jun 16, 2022, 2:05 PM

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What ssd size is reasonable for haos?

broken tapir Jun 16, 2022, 2:14 PM

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tawdry scroll What ssd size is reasonable for haos?

mine has 128 and not even used 30gb yet, had it over a year now

tawdry scroll Jun 16, 2022, 2:14 PM

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Ok

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Thank you

trail rampart Jun 16, 2022, 3:49 PM

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Hey, so I am coming from a primary Google Home/Phillips Hue ecosystem. So far I am absolutely loving HA, but I'm curious about what hardware I should be looking to add. I have two Hue motion sensors (which as I understand it use Zigbee). Should I stick to Zigbee or should I start getting some z-wave devices instead? I like the idea of not having WiFi interference but I also don't really plan to get rid of my existing hardware

civic kraken Jun 16, 2022, 6:09 PM

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There's no one-size-fits-all solution. Zigbee is nice and if you can get all the sensors and devices via that route, then you should probably stick with it. Just mix-and-match as you need

proud cipher Jun 16, 2022, 8:18 PM

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@trail rampart I wouldn’t worry about it, I make that decision on a per device basis. The radios are cheap enough that I run both

tiny kiln Jun 16, 2022, 8:38 PM

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Best m.2 for a NUC running HA?

solar hatch Jun 16, 2022, 9:02 PM

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Hey all, so I have a question that I haven't been able to find a great answer to online.

Say I have an existing remote (in this case its RF) and I want to be able to somehow hook that into Home Assistant, what would be the best way about it?

I am happy to solder onto the pads of the remote, but I am at a loss of how to actually integrate it. There must be something near off the shelf that could ground the pads for me when messaged over WiFi? I understand I'd have to write some software, but a bit stuck on the hardware side

civic kraken Jun 16, 2022, 9:15 PM

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In this case it's probably easier if you just say what device you have. It's likely that there's an integration for it already, but if there isn't, it might be a tall ask

trail rampart Jun 16, 2022, 9:31 PM

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hmm, my HA instance seems to have crashed yikes

mystic oak Jun 17, 2022, 1:51 AM

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Thanks

copper oasis Jun 17, 2022, 5:05 AM

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hey guys, I have a bunch of Fire 10HDs and 8HD's thought my house. Without using Fully Kiosk, has anyone come up w a way to dim and wake up the screen based on camera motion. I want to use the companion app instead of web browser and this does not exist in the companion app

solar hatch Jun 17, 2022, 9:07 AM

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civic kraken In this case it's probably easier if you just say what device you have. It's lik...

https://www.downlights.co.uk/centorio-colour-temperature-adjustable-led-downlight-ricoman.html#attachments

Trying to get these downlights into HomeAssistant so I can change the colour temp based on real time

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I'm still in the return window, so happy to take advice on a better set of downlights which allow colour temp changing and HA integration

winged knoll Jun 17, 2022, 9:17 AM

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I'd guess those use RF433 type tech for control

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(aka, not a great choice)

crude inlet Jun 17, 2022, 9:51 AM

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I set up a Home Assistant Server about a month ago. So far everything is working quite well. Unfortunately, almost all of the existing Vivint hardware was useless. no biggie, I've wanted to replace a lot of it anyhow after the past three years.

A couple of things I do want to add, I do a lot of 3D printing (FDM and Resin), some woodworking and laser cutting/engraving. Temperature and humidity is of course a concern. I have a Nest Thermostat and lately it has been reporting about 55-65% humidity in the house. (Lot's of rain and storms the past few weeks) In my shop I have little temp/humidity sensors, they are "dumb" in that they only display and don't report to HAOS. What are some decent relatively inexpensive sensors that are either natively supported or have a good community integration for HAOS. The only brand name I know off the top of my head is Govee but I know nothing beyond the name. I do have an old LaCrosse outdoor sensor that was hooked into an old clock. I replaced it with an Explore Scientific one that has three remote sensors. Right now all of those are outside.

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As well what are some good PTZ cameras? I have some Baovision ones on the outside of my house that are working great! BUT, they are a bit big to place near my printers to monitor a print. I do have a TP-Link KASA PTZ cam but I can't monitor the camera outside of HAOS (with BlueIris) and even then I needed to add a community plugin to retrieve the camera's stream. I would prefer an ONVIF camera that will integrate nicely with BlueIris and then can be easily imported into HAOS. I do have a few generic cameras (and even a couple of old Logi's) with Yawcam monitoring other projects in the shop. But I would like some smaller PTZ ones for the printers so I can easily get a good look at a running print while out and about. Would certainly make monitoring multi-day prints less of a chore. Especially with a large volume printer.

winged knoll Jun 17, 2022, 9:53 AM

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For sensors, The Xiaomi Aqara range of Zigbee sensors are pretty solid - cheap and reliable

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You'll need a #zigbee-archived coordinator and to build a mesh, but it's worth it

crude inlet Jun 17, 2022, 9:54 AM

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Would the Zigbee sensors require a dongle like Z-Wave? I have an Aonet USB dongle right now.

winged knoll Jun 17, 2022, 9:55 AM

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Yes, the coordinator

crude inlet Jun 17, 2022, 9:56 AM

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We are in the process of buying a new home soon so it would be to be able add any locks or sensors with the HAOS system. What is the major difference between zigbee and z-wave? The only thing I heard was cost and that zigbee can be a bit of a bear to setup.

winged knoll Jun 17, 2022, 9:56 AM

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Zigbee is a lot cheaper, and a bit more research is required to avoid buying crap

crude inlet Jun 17, 2022, 9:57 AM

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Ok, looks like there is quite a range of Aqara devices and the cost seems reasonable at first glance.

winged knoll Jun 17, 2022, 9:57 AM

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There's also a bit more work required since it uses 2.4 GHz alongside WiFi, but that just means you need to do RF scans and pick your channels (all this is covered in the pins in #zigbee-archived )

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Yeah, I started with Z-Wave and when I looked at getting sensors for all the windows I did the maths and added Zigbee

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£35+ per sensor vs £9 per sensor quickly adds up ablobjoy

crude inlet Jun 17, 2022, 10:03 AM

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Yeah, I have a lot of smart switches and things on 2.4. I have a 3 tower TP-Link Deco system for my house Wifi and an old Asus Router for stuff I only want to run in the shop. I try to push everything to 5GHz, but there are the cheaper items that only support 2.4GHz, so yeah, channel separation is important. Fortunately I don't live in an Apartment with an over-crowded spectrum. And whenever a cable/fiber tech drops and runs I automatically go in and change all the defaults to suit my environment. MY brother complains that his wifi sucks. When I showed him how to get into his router and explained that his 30-40 neighbors are probably all running the same channel (usually 11) and made the change for him his performance increased. Not by much but enough to make him happy. I just wish he'd learn to use ehternet and stop sneaker netting all his files to his Wife's computer across the room.

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With just a few dollars for some Cat6 and a good switch he'd save money by not constantly buying larger USB keys, losing them and frying them up from over use, lol.

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I hate having to sneaker-net my files to my Elegoo Mars 2 Pro. But I'm not ready to solder in a pi zero on a barely 2 month old printer. 😉

obtuse raven Jun 17, 2022, 10:41 AM

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@crude inlet https://l9o.dev/posts/controlling-an-elegoo-mars-pro-remotely/ Soldering 3 pins to a motherboard doesn't sound too daunting 🙂 All in all, that guide looks like a very simple way to get a lot more use out of your resin printer.

crude inlet Jun 17, 2022, 10:55 AM

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@obtuse raven Yeah, not too hard other than the fact I can't solder for sh-t, lol. So on a two month old machine I don't my want shaky assed hands to slip and screw anything up while it is still under warranty. In case something goes wrong and I can't invoke a warranty since I broke the case and made modifications. But, yeah, a planned future upgrade.

rugged oasis Jun 17, 2022, 5:41 PM

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copper oasis hey guys, I have a bunch of Fire 10HDs and 8HD's thought my house. Without using...

you can try the wall panel app.. not sure how well it is maintained..https://github.com/TheTimeWalker/wallpanel-android

teal wolf Jun 17, 2022, 6:47 PM

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https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-refurbished-thinkcentre-desktop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-128gb-ssd-black/6390317.p?skuId=6390317
Can this machine used for HA ?

winged knoll Jun 17, 2022, 6:48 PM

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Yes

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If it supports UEFI boot then it'll even be usable for HAOS

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Odds are reasonably good it will

gloomy spoke Jun 17, 2022, 6:54 PM

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Those are great for HA

tawny oak Jun 17, 2022, 8:37 PM

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I want to involve some distributors in our area (Eastern Europe) to distribute Yellow (later) and SkyConnect.
Who should contact at Nabu Casa team to discuss the details? (I would like to forward the distributors to the proper person)

winged knoll Jun 17, 2022, 8:40 PM

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tawny oak I want to involve some distributors in our area (Eastern Europe) to distribute Y...

I'll let the relevant people know

flat shoal Jun 18, 2022, 2:47 AM

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tawny oak I want to involve some distributors in our area (Eastern Europe) to distribute Y...

I sent you a friend request 😉

cerulean roost Jun 18, 2022, 2:50 AM

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Are there any smart switches that integrate with HA as well as Shelly decides, with Local Push and configurable to be able to operate independently?

jade agate Jun 18, 2022, 9:35 AM

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comparing my new mini pc Celeron 8Gb/128Gb times with a virtual box on my Mac, I see the latter being twice as fast in startup. I can still return the celeron so would like to understand why the differences. Is it memory, or is it the processor

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the startup times list on system_health isnt really different, its just that the whole startup on the Celeron takes about 2 minutes (compared to my Rpi4 that took 4) and the virtual box install takes just over 1 minute.

spare cloak Jun 18, 2022, 10:58 AM

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Are there any smart switches that feature a temperature sensor, or can act as a thermostat?

I'm looking to automate radiators and Window ACs in my bedrooms for a few years until I can afford to replace the roof and have central air installed.

snow phoenix Jun 18, 2022, 1:17 PM

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Are there any smart airconditioners that work out of the box with home assistant with a simple integration? Can anyone reccomend me one ?

crisp latch Jun 18, 2022, 1:37 PM

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I'm considering doing smart locks, is there a consensus on a standard for nfc or Bluetooth yet for door unlocking?

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Want to be able to leave my phone in my pocket

solar hatch Jun 18, 2022, 8:47 PM

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winged knoll (aka, not a great choice)

Thanks for your input, back to the drawing board!

muted arch Jun 19, 2022, 9:52 AM

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are there any monoblock ACs which have known good HA integration?

muted arch Jun 19, 2022, 10:09 AM

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the integrations I can see are almost exclusively for larger control systems.
When I filter for app control (since that's a good indicator that it can be smartified) I find midea as vendor.

snow sierra Jun 19, 2022, 11:37 AM

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Hello, can someone steer me in the right direction? I'm running HA OS on Odroid HC4. HC4 is a sister board to C4, which is officially supported. The difference is, HC4 has 2 SATA ports instead of extra USB ports on C4. The issue is, HA OS doesn't seem to recognise these SATA ports nor the PCI bus they are attached to. lspci returns an empty response. (I am using root access through port 22222). I thought it was an easy fix and replaced the C4 dtb file in hassos-boot to the appropriate HC4 dtb. I also edited the boot.scr file to reflect this change. However, even though the system boots successfully, HA OS still doesn't see the PCI bus. What am I doing wrong? The dtb I am using is from debian, could that be the issue?

teal wolf Jun 19, 2022, 12:09 PM

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Please suggest a sprinkler system that supports home assistant integration

trail quest Jun 19, 2022, 2:09 PM

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Hi, I have 2 CT clamps (1st on the grid and 2nd on PV input) connected on an APSystems ECU-C.
Can I also connect these 2 same CT clamps on a Shelly EM without any trouble and with same accuricy ? in order to use HA Energy feature ?

tawdry scroll Jun 19, 2022, 2:10 PM

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Will 16gb be enough disk space

tepid heart Jun 19, 2022, 2:27 PM

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trail quest Hi, I have 2 CT clamps (1st on the grid and 2nd on PV input) connected on an APS...

No.

trail quest Jun 19, 2022, 3:52 PM

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Ok, what is the reason ?

runic tinsel Jun 19, 2022, 6:47 PM

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Soon my building will move to smart meters based on LoRaWan technology. Is there a reasonably cost effective way to read them into HA?

tawdry scroll Jun 19, 2022, 7:21 PM

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is my geekworm x857 compatible with raspberry pi and home assistant os

jade agate Jun 19, 2022, 8:53 PM

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wonder how we can see the bluetooth hardware in the system settings. I know my new mini pc has it (it discovers devices) but dot know where how to check the hardware specifics

pliant crag Jun 19, 2022, 9:13 PM

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Hi everyone. I just wondered if anyone had any other suggestions for me. I’m looking to set things up but with the pi shortage things are being more difficult! I’m looking for a lower cost solution so that I can have a go at things before if necessary upgrading things when I know It will work for me. Does anyone have any suggestions? 🙂

rugged oasis Jun 19, 2022, 10:51 PM

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pliant crag Hi everyone. I just wondered if anyone had any other suggestions for me. I’m loo...

Hi Zackaroni .. try looking for a used/refurbished mini pc (Lenovo M series tiny, Dell Optiplex, etc) they are often cheap and more powerful than rpis.. they do consume more power but are more versatile for home server applications (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXkkytHSTcI see Dell 3040 section)

obtuse raven Jun 20, 2022, 9:03 AM

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rugged oasis Hi Zackaroni .. try looking for a used/refurbished mini pc (Lenovo M series tiny...

A hint like this a week or so ago is what prompted me to order a refurbished Fujitsu Esprimo Q920 Mini PC 🙂 Going to upgrade my current RPi 4 to that when it finally arrives

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i5 4570T, 128GB ssd, 8GB of RAM (granted, "only" DDR3 but..)

frosty violet Jun 20, 2022, 10:21 AM

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snow phoenix Are there any smart airconditioners that work out of the box with home assistant...

Also interested.

fossil venture Jun 20, 2022, 12:03 PM

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I'd like to use my old dumb house alarm's motion sensors for my HA setup and have a general idea of how I'd like to do this but am not familiar with any hardware that would allow it. I assume, but am not sure, that the sensors output some basic 12V or something signal to the alarm when triggered, and would like to put some kind of relay between them and the alarm, so that I can receive those inputs while still sending them to the alarm, and also potentially have my own standalone outputs with no inputting sensor so that I can set any of my Z-wave or other sensors to also output to the alarm. Does anybody know of ideally some kind of many channel Z-wave switch/relay or something similar, or how I would best go about connecting an Arduino with some relays to HA so it can work like that?

plush delta Jun 20, 2022, 2:21 PM

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Don't suppose anyone has any experience reverse engineering one of these? https://www.electriq.co.uk/p/iq-acwifismart/smart-usb-wifi-kit-for-eiq-9wminvb-eiq-12wminvb-eiq-18wminvb-and-eiq-24wminvb The 'Cloud' provider has disappeared and I can't seem to get any data from the unit its self. I can see it on the network but can't see how its trying to communicate with the cloud servers.

fallen cloud Jun 20, 2022, 2:25 PM

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A GX-420CA is enough to run homeassistant with adguard right?

lunar delta Jun 20, 2022, 10:38 PM

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cheap battery-operated temp/humidity sensor? preferably not aqara because those drop off my zigbee network all the time :/

rugged oasis Jun 21, 2022, 8:37 AM

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lunar delta cheap battery-operated temp/humidity sensor? preferably not aqara because those ...

must it be zigbee? the xiaomi bluetooth temp/humidity sensors are great https://github.com/pvvx/ATC_MiThermometer

lunar delta Jun 21, 2022, 12:04 PM

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doesn't have to be zigbee. haven't done anything with bluetooth in my HA install yet, may need to look into that

jade agate Jun 21, 2022, 12:33 PM

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so I've added an S2 ssd to my mini pc and want to move the data. I see the move data in the overflow 3 dots, and can only select /dev/sda. How do I know if thats the S2 SSD stick....

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the windows says:You are currently using '/dev/mmcblk0p8' as datadisk so I guess /dev/sda should be correct?

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hardware tab says its a /dev/disk/by-id/usb-Generic_STORAGE_DEVICE-0:0 but its not usb.....

edgy fog Jun 21, 2022, 3:09 PM

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/dev/mmcblk0p8 is an internal (probably on-board) ssd. If you added your new SSD to an internal drive bay (not a USB port) then it is most likely /dev/sda

cunning phoenix Jun 21, 2022, 3:51 PM

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Hello i have this galaxy tab a7 lite. Which frankly is to darn slow. The UI lags a lot wen scrolling or switching pages.

So i want to get a new and faster one about the same size of 8.7" 10" will be to large.

Any suggestions on a tab that is a lot faster but also about as small?

tawdry scroll Jun 21, 2022, 3:59 PM

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What would be better for Temp and Humid Sensors in every Room(7):
ESP with ESPhome or a battery powered ZigBee one

jade agate Jun 21, 2022, 6:08 PM

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edgy fog `/dev/mmcblk0p8` is an internal (probably on-board) ssd. If you added your new S...

thanks for your response, missed it because I was in direct contact over this. resulting in https://github.com/home-assistant/supervisor/issues/3686

terse olive Jun 21, 2022, 7:24 PM

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Hi, I have a pi3b+ and I'm trying to get HA to boot from an SSD, iv followed online steps and guides and cant get the power light indicator to turn green advising Boot from USB has been successful. Does anybody have any ideas as to what could be going on? Cant find anything relevant online. TIA

snow phoenix Jun 21, 2022, 9:49 PM

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frosty violet Also interested.

Still looking, if i know something i let you know, for me im mainly looking for a mobile AC that works out of the box with HA

paper lodge Jun 21, 2022, 10:16 PM

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Dunno if this is the right place to ask, but I'll try anyway.

I'm looking for a UPS hat for the pi 4, which supports either LiFePO4 or LTO cells. Not quite sure, but i think they have slightly different characteristics and so idk what I should be looking for. I also want to have a safe shutdown feature, so some sort of battery voltage monitoring and communication with the pi is also necessary.

Not to mention these cells are kinda hard to find as 18650s. If anyone knows where to find some cheaply in the UK, please let me know. All I've found are some sketchy Ali listings.

fallen coral Jun 21, 2022, 10:35 PM

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Anyone using fan controller?
I am looking for zigbee fan controller

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Found a topic on community forum

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/any-good-zigbee-fan-controller/330154

copper oasis Jun 22, 2022, 1:42 AM

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Looking for a way to run a contact switch to HA via ethernet (using POE to power it)
I don't want to use wireless as the switch needs to be mounted in a stainless steel box.
Any ideas of what I could use? (preferably NOT DIY as it will be in a commercial setting and needs to be off the shelf 1:1 replaceable by other people than just me)

teal wolf Jun 22, 2022, 2:06 AM

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Did anyone followed this profess to flash MI thermometer/humidity device and added to Home assistant.
i have flashed but unable to use esphome to add it to home assistant as per the below video
https://youtu.be/NXKzFG61lNs

tawdry igloo Jun 22, 2022, 2:41 AM

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teal wolf Please suggest a sprinkler system that supports home assistant integration

Is it garden reticulation you are asking about?
I have 5 Orbit B-Hyve wifi retic (mains pressure) retic valves. They come with a little hub and I think they create some sort of mesh. Coverage has been quite good. In any case, the hub only appears once on my LAN. The valves seem to use Bluetooth in the initial setup. It's been working well for me for since I set it up with HA about 4 months ago. I've been using the valves with their app for over a year.
https://www.orbitonline.com/products/b-hyve-smart-hose-watering-timer
It integrates with this HACCS custom component https://github.com/sebr/bhyve-home-assistant
I am in Australia, but I think the product is from USA. They have a phone App as well as a Web control dashboard.
I probably could control all the watering times via HA, but I already had it setup with their App to do the programming. I just use HA to monitor battery status and last watering time so I know the system is working.

lunar pelican Jun 22, 2022, 4:27 AM

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any recommendations for cameras

split pumice Jun 22, 2022, 5:45 AM

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Anyone suggest a Raspberry Pi case that looks ok for a living room with a M.2 slot in which the fan does not make a nasty sound? I got the Argon One and it's getting noisy now.

cunning phoenix Jun 22, 2022, 8:34 AM

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cunning phoenix Hello i have this galaxy tab a7 lite. Which frankly is to darn slow. The UI lags...

Or is it perhaps possible to use one of those raspberry PI toch displays?

tribal harness Jun 22, 2022, 9:09 AM

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Hi all, for all the Aussies... can anyone recommend a AU certified smart plug that can run local w/ energy monitoring. Have been using the Brilliant 20925 converted over to Tuya but as can no longer be converted, any help would be great.

tepid salmon Jun 22, 2022, 10:41 AM

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got one two days back.. zigbee is a mess !

silent atlas Jun 22, 2022, 1:20 PM

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teal wolf Did anyone followed this profess to flash MI thermometer/humidity device and add...

I used this video last week and it worked fine for me. What issue are you having?
Are you using the default firmware, atc1441 or pvvx?

teal wolf Jun 22, 2022, 1:24 PM

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silent atlas I used this video last week and it worked fine for me. What issue are you having...

how do i connect flashed device to home assistant ? is it through wifi or bluetooth

silent atlas Jun 22, 2022, 1:28 PM

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teal wolf how do i connect flashed device to home assistant ? is it through wifi or bluet...

you can either connect the sensor directly via bluetooth LE to the device running home assisant, or connect via bluetooth LE to an ESP32 with ESPHome, which can then send the data to home assistant via WiFi

fossil venture Jun 22, 2022, 5:45 PM

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So I was looking for how to connect my house alarm to Home Assistant and it looks like there is an integration with something called an Alarm Decoder which you can apparently just connect via a few wires and connect it directly to a Raspberry Pi or via USB or serial. Anybody have any experience with them can tell me if it works well and is any good?

fierce finch Jun 22, 2022, 9:01 PM

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hello everyone, i am looking for a smoke detector which i can connect to HA

past anvil Jun 22, 2022, 9:33 PM

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looking for a wireless network speaker for announcements. I do have a Cisco Meraki network and I think the MR34 APs have Bluetooth LE but not sure how I'd connect to it if it's even possible.

true fractal Jun 23, 2022, 2:10 AM

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fierce finch hello everyone, i am looking for a smoke detector which i can connect to HA

I'm using Xiaomi smoke detectors over Zigbee

subtle plover Jun 23, 2022, 2:28 AM

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I'm looking for an energy monitoring plugs for my washer/drier (gas drier, electric just spins the drum). Considering TP-Link Kasa as I already have a few of those that don't have energy monitoring. Open to suggestions.

teal sparrow Jun 23, 2022, 5:44 AM

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teal wolf Please suggest a sprinkler system that supports home assistant integration

RainMachine has an integration in Home Assistant. I have the Pro 16 and use a PoE splitter to take the PoE power and put it to AC for the sprinkler controller to use. The Pro 16 also supports wireless.

marble leaf Jun 23, 2022, 6:12 AM

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Hi all I searching for a magnet ventil for a garden water system. Any advice?

obtuse raven Jun 23, 2022, 7:34 AM

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@marble leaf A solenoid valve like this, maybe? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aqualin-Solenoid-Suitable-Garden-Controller/dp/B07BQL16ZH

marble leaf Jun 23, 2022, 7:45 AM

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obtuse raven <@365911857594236939> A solenoid valve like this, maybe? https://www.amazon.co.u...

Exactly

frozen tundra Jun 23, 2022, 10:50 AM

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what would be a good device to add to HA to detect glass-break ? any suggestions

obtuse raven Jun 23, 2022, 12:01 PM

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You could do something like that with a vibration sensor @frozen tundra Something like the aqara vibration sensor might just do the trick 🙂

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https://www.climax.com.tw/new/svgs-3zbs.php I found this, but can't find a reseller anywhere 😄

oblique hinge Jun 23, 2022, 12:22 PM

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I have a smart switch, but after adding it using ZHA it shows up as an flip switch (or whatever they are called) so when I press it once its state goes to on, and when I press it twice its state goes back to off.
I can bind functionality to flipping it on or off, but this is not super smart. I want to use the single press to toggle a lamp, and the double press to toggle another lamp, and possibly a long press to do something third.
How do I go about changing this behaviour?

I hope this is the right place to ask? Otherwise please direct me to the appropriate place 🙂

frozen tundra Jun 23, 2022, 12:24 PM

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obtuse raven You could do something like that with a vibration sensor <@194500928995328001> S...

yeah was thinking the same but don't know how good they work .... my main window exist out of 3 panels of glass do i need 1 or 1 for each panel of glas

oblique hinge Jun 23, 2022, 12:49 PM

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@frozen tundra Some alarm companies have a strip of metal foil going around the the window near the edge, I assume it is connected to a sensor that checks of the circuit gets broken, perhaps you could get something like that, or make it yourself?

Not so nice looking, but depending on where it is used it might suit your scenario?

frozen tundra Jun 23, 2022, 12:50 PM

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oblique hinge <@194500928995328001> Some alarm companies have a strip of metal foil going arou...

it's a rental house so no option to alter the frame or glas pannels on the inside

oblique hinge Jun 23, 2022, 12:54 PM

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the foil is just glued on the window, so no invasive operations needed, but might be easier with the vibration sensor as ShadowMorph mentioned. If you are willing to deal with a false alarm during storms or the like, then I'm sure one is enough.

frozen tundra Jun 23, 2022, 12:55 PM

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what if i would attach it to the glass frame not the glass itself ? the frame vibrates much less then the glass panel itself

oblique hinge Jun 23, 2022, 12:56 PM

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Would probably work, it is just a matter of setting the sensitivity correctly.

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so like bonk the window fairly hard without breaking it, and make sure that is detected, but a light tab should not be detected. Otherwise you might get alot of false positives

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I'm no expert, but I think that would work.

frozen tundra Jun 23, 2022, 1:00 PM

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yeah guess i would be abbel to play around with the tresshold

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and i'm no expert either but i keep learning

oblique hinge Jun 23, 2022, 1:01 PM

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🙂

sand pier Jun 23, 2022, 2:16 PM

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Hey guys, looking at building a new server for HA/Plex/Frigate.. any thoughts on Intel "T" model CPUs with less power draw? Any reasons that I should avoid?

drifting grove Jun 23, 2022, 4:09 PM

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Is anyone using the Lidl "Silvercrest" motion sensors?
I bought 2 to test them and it feels like they are exceptionally slow to react.

frozen tundra Jun 23, 2022, 4:58 PM

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sand pier Hey guys, looking at building a new server for HA/Plex/Frigate.. any thoughts on...

why not use a nas shell

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or you could use a minicomputer

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depends how much cash you want to spend on it

honest veldt Jun 23, 2022, 5:11 PM

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Hi all witch smoke detector with zigbee would you suggest? 😋 👍

civic kraken Jun 23, 2022, 5:19 PM

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#zigbee-archived would probably be more suitable channel. I know that Xiaomi makes one, but check the topic there for a list of options

runic jacinth Jun 23, 2022, 5:40 PM

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hi all any recommendations on cheap dimmer switches or boxes to put behind switches? bonus if no neutral is needed 🙂

sand pier Jun 23, 2022, 5:48 PM

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@frozen tundra I'm definitely open to suggestions but the nas shells I've seen seem really expensive, I've got an older minicomputer at the moment but the CPU usage is getting hammered by 4k security cam streams. I'm looking at building a new one, using some existing parts for £350ish.

frozen tundra Jun 23, 2022, 5:54 PM

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HA blue ?

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but then it's only HA

runic jacinth Jun 23, 2022, 5:55 PM

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@sand pier are the 4k streams killing the cpu or is frigate?

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im guessing if you move the work to the GPU you might get a better experience from the system

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but re your question i dont think theres any issues with the low power CPUs

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biggest issue is that most systems that have the CPUS have gimped PCI-E ports or no ports at all

frozen tundra Jun 23, 2022, 6:01 PM

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and does it need to be 4K ? i use a lower resolution until a event happens then only it uses 4K

sand pier Jun 23, 2022, 6:53 PM

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runic jacinth <@87839333783965696> are the 4k streams killing the cpu or is frigate?

It's decoding the 4k streams for frigate that's killing my (old crappy) cpu. I am using a Coral for detection though.

Currently Plex is setup on a different machine, most stuff is direct play but there's occasional transcoding - it just works, I don't have a plex pass so I guess it's not able to use hardware acceleration in my current setup anyway. To be honest I'm not that knowledgable what's going on with Plex but my desire would be to offload this to this new server so I don't need my workstation to be on in order to stream anything.

@frozen tundra I'm running it at 1080p for now as 4k was hitting 100% cpu usage, still hitting just under 70% like this though.

trail rampart Jun 23, 2022, 9:08 PM

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Hey guys quick question. I have a hue bridge and a collection of hue smart bulbs in my ecosystem right now. I recently switched over to HA and it's integrated with all of my hue stuff at the moment. Doing some research it seems that these zigbee smart plugs i purchased won't actually sync to my hue bridge even through it's technically zigbee. So i guess two questions: 1. what zigbee hub should I get? Would one of the USB ones plugged into my HA raspberry PI be sufficient? 2. If I got a zigbee hub, could i remove the hue bridge from my ecosystem entirely and still control my hue lights?

gloomy elbow Jun 23, 2022, 9:47 PM

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For the #zigbee-archived coordinator (you want a co-ordinator, the ones sold as hubs are often junk) check the pins in that channel. Use an extension cable between the Pi and the Zigbee stick to avoid interference, and yes you can.

vague tartan Jun 23, 2022, 9:49 PM

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Is it anywhere cm4 8gb with no wifi in stock? Im on backorder for one cm4 8gb with 32gb emmc for 6 months now

trail rampart Jun 23, 2022, 9:49 PM

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gloomy elbow For the <#551843655682490399> coordinator (you want a co-ordinator, the ones sol...

thanks for the tip! The stick I was looking at was from an article on smarhome.university and they recommended this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PZ7ZHG5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

gloomy elbow Jun 23, 2022, 9:51 PM

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Conbee is fine, but seriously, check the pins 😉

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(Also, that's expensive, I got my Sonoff from iTead for about $12 IIRC)

trail rampart Jun 23, 2022, 9:51 PM

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sorry for my ignorance, but what do you mean by check the pins?

gloomy elbow Jun 23, 2022, 9:56 PM

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Pinned posts in Discord, they're at the top of the channel (E.g. #zigbee-archived), and there's an icon there which looks a bit like a 📌
On Mobile tap the channel name and then that icon is in the sidebar that pops in

trail rampart Jun 23, 2022, 9:57 PM

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omg haha sorry. I thought you were asking me to check like pin-outs on the cable or jumper pins or something I was so confused

unkempt glade Jun 23, 2022, 11:40 PM

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Looking to add lights to a living room with no overheads. I'm thinking some kind of led strips around the perimeter. Is there a go to brand that will work with home assistant?

hollow lance Jun 24, 2022, 2:58 AM

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I've finally finished migrating my HA setup back onto a VM, and decentralising all of the add-on functions off onto other VM's

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and today I get an email from mdadm to tell me my RAID1 boot array has a failed disk 🤦‍♂️

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(on my VM host machine)

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this wouldnt be so worrying if the two SSD's in the array weren't of the exact same vintage

warm olive Jun 24, 2022, 6:27 AM

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I am trying to automate my blinds with an Aqara Roller Shade Driver E1, when I put the chain through the motor, while spinning one side of the chain is loose while the other is under a lot of pressure, how can I fix this?

drifting grove Jun 24, 2022, 6:32 AM

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fyi: Devices updated to iOS 16 beta seem to lose the notify functionality. At least my phone did after updating.

hollow lance Jun 24, 2022, 9:10 AM

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Your notifications aren’t just disappearing into your daily summary?

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Mine were for a while

urban orbit Jun 24, 2022, 9:12 AM

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What's the best thing to do with a Sonoff RF BridgeR2? What can I flash on it as example?

rugged oasis Jun 24, 2022, 9:37 AM

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urban orbit What's the best thing to do with a Sonoff RF BridgeR2? What can I flash on it as...

you probably can use the custom Sonoff integration from HACS to integrate it into HA.. or flash Tasmota on it (I think)

drifting grove Jun 24, 2022, 10:17 AM

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hollow lance Your notifications aren’t just disappearing into your daily summary?

The entitiy in HA vanished.

obtuse raven Jun 24, 2022, 8:47 PM

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The thing to note is that if you expect your house to be a real target, the burglars will likely be using glass cutters, instead of just smashing in. And likely won't trigger a vibration or sound-based sensor anyways 🙂

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@frozen tundra ^

gloomy spoke Jun 24, 2022, 8:53 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/mission-impossible-tom-cruise-breaking-in-break-in-im-in-gif-15687772

Tenor

plush bone Jun 24, 2022, 10:47 PM

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https://gyazo.com/56f9ed81ef22b498d7316f7f6722fe28

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is this enough storage

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for home assistant

frozen tundra Jun 24, 2022, 11:36 PM

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obtuse raven The thing to note is that if you expect your house to be a real target, the burg...

When they broke in to my sister's house they just smashed the back window to pieces.

fossil venture Jun 24, 2022, 11:49 PM

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Same here, I think most houses it's usually just a smashed window or lock or something

thorny folio Jun 25, 2022, 1:55 AM

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Hey how do I find out if this will be able to support my AC? I assume it's jsut a Tuya reskin which is good because Tuya actually is a real company. But idk where to find support I have a Daikin unit with an ARC480A55 controller.

Idk how programming smart IR works but I assume they have a massive database of devices and controls, and anything not listed you can "teach" by pointing a remote and pressing a button at it. But AC remotes aren't like TV remotes, TV remotes send reletive commands to the TV IE, vol up, vol down. Change power state (on/off switch, it sends the same signal each time and the TV changes based on its current state"

But AC remotes send absoloute commands, Temp mode, desired temp. fan speed. swing setting, eco settings ect all in one blast. so idk if it owuld be possible to program that into a smart IR device

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https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-smarterhome-ir-universal-wifi-remote-controller/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product_listing_ads&gclid=CjwKCAjwwdWVBhA4EiwAjcYJEJ36gHV5tuZnK6jpuH7IQ2XaigpFZWTwwP98MXaK5jteysl-9bhWuhoCt5kQAvD_BwE

grizzled kelp Jun 25, 2022, 7:47 AM

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I have a fridge that sometimes appears to be closed when I shove it closed, only to find out it wasn’t and there’s a ton of frost sprayed inside. Does anyone have any recommendations of contact sensors that HAVE to touch so it registers as actually closed.

honest veldt Jun 25, 2022, 4:15 PM

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Does anybody have any experience with tools from TUYA?

winged knoll Jun 25, 2022, 4:16 PM

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Tuya is a name that covers many thousands of devices, you'll have to be more specific

bright jacinthBOT Jun 25, 2022, 4:16 PM

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Don't ask to ask, just ask your question. Then people can answer when they're around.

When you do ask a question, try to provide as much background detail as possible. Ask yourself these questions first so that others don't have to:

What version of the Home Assistant are you running? (remember, last isn't a version)
What exactly are you trying to do that won't work?
Is the problem uniform or erratic?
What's the exact error message?
When did it arise?
What exactly don't you "get"?
Can you share sample code, ideally with line errors where the error occurs?

honest veldt Jun 25, 2022, 7:47 PM

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sorry i mean the TUVA Smoke detector

winged knoll Jun 25, 2022, 7:48 PM

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Which one?

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There's probably a few dozen

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Or did you mean TUVA?

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Google finds nothing useful for Tuva

honest veldt Jun 25, 2022, 8:40 PM

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oh shit sorry i mean TUYA smoke detector 😅

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https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005004056480177.html?_randl_currency=EUR&_randl_shipto=DE&src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=494-037-6276&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&albagn=888888&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&albcp=12554800262&albag=127990761348&trgt=1284054470089&crea=de1005004056480177&netw=u&device=c&albpg=1284054470089&albpd=de1005004056480177&gclid=CjwKCAjw5NqVBhAjEiwAeCa97QLBkZOoMhx0BebPpWqDdDrQjfinmsIhUMTxSji11X7YUaxLm3NE7hoCys0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&aff_fcid=ec49816546f84346b3d7b7e90b45d9be-1656189616224-02248-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=ec49816546f84346b3d7b7e90b45d9be-1656189616224-02248-UneMJZVf&terminal_id=7c687c31e40b42c3928fe530d655aa8c&afSmartRedirect=y

void leaf Jun 25, 2022, 9:02 PM

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Someone knows of a nice micro itx case which fits at least 4 3.5inch drives? Planning for a nas/proxmox build, and all I can find is a fractal design 804

rugged oasis Jun 25, 2022, 9:03 PM

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void leaf Someone knows of a nice micro itx case which fits at least 4 3.5inch drives? Pla...

node 304? can't remember it was 3 or 4 drives it could fit

void leaf Jun 25, 2022, 9:04 PM

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Can only find the 304 at the same price of the 804

rugged oasis Jun 25, 2022, 9:05 PM

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Jonsbo N1?

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to be honest there's isn't many.. i'm looking for one too in the long term.. probably will get a node 304

void leaf Jun 25, 2022, 9:06 PM

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The n1 looks nice

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Need to look for a decent price

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Price is there at 145

rugged oasis Jun 25, 2022, 11:42 PM

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i recall looking on ali-express and it's not that cheap.. the case airflow doesn't look the best i feel..

arctic mist Jun 26, 2022, 1:17 AM

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anyone have a flair smart vent? i just got one and i love it but im trying to understand why it didnt cool my room down to the set point while i was away

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i have away mode off, but i know the flair puck has a light sensor, so i suspect it wasnt activating its set point routine while the lights were out

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i actually kind of like that, but i cant find any documentation on this

worn sail Jun 26, 2022, 1:34 AM

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Does anyone know if zigbee2mqtt and the zigbee dongle. If I replace the existing dongle and repair all the devices to the new one and name the devices the exact same thing do I have to redo my automations that use those devices?

void leaf Jun 26, 2022, 4:07 AM

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rugged oasis i recall looking on ali-express and it's not that cheap.. the case airflow doesn...

Yeah, currently sitting at 145$, it does seem ok for airflow, as long as there's a nice fan on it

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Of course the fractal design would be a safer bet

warm olive Jun 26, 2022, 9:20 AM

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What protocol do switchbot hubs use? I know bluetooth is an option to bypass using their hub but do they listen to zigbee?

peak talon Jun 26, 2022, 10:04 AM

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worn sail Does anyone know if zigbee2mqtt and the zigbee dongle. If I replace the existing...

just change the dongle and restart the machine, check if the port used earlier is the same. You might not even have to repair.

drifting grove Jun 26, 2022, 12:18 PM

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anybody is using TIC PULSES 433Mhz V2 ?

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i want to buy it but wants to be sure it will work on HA 🙂

plush bone Jun 26, 2022, 1:21 PM

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https://gyazo.com/56f9ed81ef22b498d7316f7f6722fe28
is this enough storage
for home assistant

void leaf Jun 26, 2022, 1:23 PM

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Does anyone have a myq garage opener, and experiences a huge amounts of disconnects? Myq Support is useless.

stray mountain Jun 26, 2022, 1:51 PM

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Anyone knows if there’s a Zigbee 20A switch (UK style?), that is a repeater and not an endpoint device?

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Bought one that is wifi (before I decided to migrate to Zigbee lol). Have yet to install it though

worn sail Jun 26, 2022, 2:06 PM

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void leaf Does anyone have a myq garage opener, and experiences a huge amounts of disconne...

Disconnects from home assistant or the myq app?

worn sail Jun 26, 2022, 3:03 PM

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@peak talon I put the new one in and updated the port on zigbee2mqtt and it wouldn't start, Any tips?

void leaf Jun 26, 2022, 3:10 PM

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worn sail Disconnects from home assistant or the myq app?

Myq app

worn sail Jun 26, 2022, 3:11 PM

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@void leaf I haven't had issues, have you made the openers IP static or DHCP in your router?

void leaf Jun 26, 2022, 3:13 PM

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Yeah, set to static. Support says that because I have a mesh router ithas issues

worn sail Jun 26, 2022, 3:14 PM

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What mesh system

void leaf Jun 26, 2022, 3:14 PM

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It gets ip with good signal, but loses interest access

worn sail Jun 26, 2022, 3:14 PM

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because I know some you can specify what node you want to connect to

void leaf Jun 26, 2022, 3:14 PM

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Asus xt8

worn sail Jun 26, 2022, 3:14 PM

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Cause if it keeps getting confused which node to connect to

void leaf Jun 26, 2022, 3:14 PM

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Had it bound to a specific node

worn sail Jun 26, 2022, 3:15 PM

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Interesting and the myq doesn't have an update?

void leaf Jun 26, 2022, 3:15 PM

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Hm, where can I look for it

worn sail Jun 26, 2022, 3:16 PM

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Oh my bad. I swore it had an update spot

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When did you get the unit?

void leaf Jun 26, 2022, 3:17 PM

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Like 1 year ago

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Tho support refused to replace it

worn sail Jun 26, 2022, 3:18 PM

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Not advice but buy another unit take the motherboard out since thats where the wifi module is and do a little swap and return it

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That way you don't have to take down the motor

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Didn't hear it from me 😂

void leaf Jun 26, 2022, 3:19 PM

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Let's see how it goes, tip for future me, don't buy more cloud based garage openers

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Or cloud based anything

worn sail Jun 26, 2022, 3:21 PM

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Yeah could also not connect to the myq service and just get a little esp in put it in line with the physically controllable button since the way signal is sent is just open and close a circut

void leaf Jun 26, 2022, 3:42 PM

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Yeah, tho was cheap to use the myq I already owned

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But I agree with your approach

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Tho was not feasible Before starting using ha

shy wyvern Jun 26, 2022, 6:11 PM

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do sonoff TH16s (just the switch w/o a sensor) regularly come back in stock on aliexpress? I have only been seeing them bundled with a sensor for a week or two now.....

torn spoke Jun 26, 2022, 7:26 PM

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I'm wondering if there are any generic devices for measuring energy utilization on a circuit (at the breaker panel) that I could monitor with MQTT rather than zigbee or zwave, specifically because the circuit is in a separate building. I have network there but don't expect z-wave or zigbee to reach.

obtuse raven Jun 26, 2022, 7:32 PM

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@torn spoke I'm a fan of Shelly 3EM for that 🙂 Connects to wifi, can report to MQTT (or it's own cloud, or both at the same time)

torn spoke Jun 26, 2022, 7:32 PM

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obtuse raven <@180743427472752640> I'm a fan of Shelly 3EM for that 🙂 Connects to wifi, can ...

Thank you!

torn spoke Jun 26, 2022, 7:51 PM

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obtuse raven <@180743427472752640> I'm a fan of Shelly 3EM for that 🙂 Connects to wifi, can ...

Have you used in on 240v? I see that it can measure 3ph, or 3 separate 1ph, but I'm not clear if it can report the use on a 240 circuit where the use is not relative to a neutral.

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I suppose I could use some code to combine 2 channels...

obtuse raven Jun 26, 2022, 7:59 PM

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Well, my voltage is between 220 and 240, and it's working just fine for the 3 phases

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The standard is 230V here but.. 😄

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The listed supply voltage for the 3EM is 110-230V ±10%, 50/60Hz, so. 230+10% => 253V

torn spoke Jun 26, 2022, 8:01 PM

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Yeah I think you have 3 phases of ~220 each. In the U.S. we have single phase 240, and then the output coil of the transformer is center tapped (creating a "neutral") so we receive the power as 2 120v legs relative to neutral in opposite phases.. but you can then grab both legs to get 240v

obtuse raven Jun 26, 2022, 8:01 PM

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Oh right, US weirdness 😄

torn spoke Jun 26, 2022, 8:01 PM

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Yeah

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Basically I have to look at 2 wires to get the full picture.

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hmm it might still work in a 3ph configuration missing 1ph.

obtuse raven Jun 26, 2022, 8:06 PM

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Honestly, I wouldn't know. I've only ever watched one video on the weirdness that is the US electric system

torn spoke Jun 26, 2022, 8:07 PM

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All good, you got me in the right direction I wasn't really sure whre to look at all before.

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Thank you.

sturdy swallow Jun 26, 2022, 8:07 PM

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Dumb question, does Home Assistant Supervised mount a second hard drive by default?

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I can see it in /media/ via the core SSH addon, but it doesn't look like it's actually mounted (the nvme is the boot disk, not the second disk, which is supposed to be sda):

[core-ssh ~]$ df -h /media/STORAGE/
Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/nvme0n1p2          232.2G     73.1G    147.2G  33% /data
[core-ssh ~]$ df -h /media/dev/disk/by-id/ata-CT250BX100SSD1_1516F005C05C
Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/nvme0n1p2          232.2G     73.1G    147.2G  33% /data
[core-ssh ~]$ df -h /media/dev/disk/by-id/ata-CT250BX100SSD1_1516F005C05C-part1/
Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/nvme0n1p2          232.2G     73.1G    147.2G  33% /data
[core-ssh ~]$ df -h /media/sda1/
Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/nvme0n1p2          232.2G     73.1G    147.2G  33% /data

torn spoke Jun 26, 2022, 8:13 PM

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Aha. With the regular shelly EM, you can measure U.S. 240v by substituting neutral with the other leg. That makes sense. Might be similar for the 3em but since I have 2 separate 240v that I want to monitor I think a pair of EM is the ticket. EDIT: not needed a single EM can meaasure 2 of them simultaneously.. the connection to the legs is just for reference. So you set up an EM for 120 or 240, cool!

keen lion Jun 26, 2022, 9:15 PM

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Anyone have a recommendation for a water temperature sensor? Trying to measure the water temp of an aquarium but haven’t found anything good

last edge Jun 27, 2022, 4:50 AM

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Looking for a good thermostat recommendation. No C wire is a plus, I have Zigbee/Z-wave and WiFi.

Ideally controls are through the local network, though I am okay with a cloud if it is reputable/still plays well with HA. I would like to have HA switch between heating and cooling, turn the fan on and off, and monitor when things run. Just 1 stage gas heat and refrigerated air. Energy Star certified is a big plus also.

last edge Jun 27, 2022, 5:36 AM

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keen lion Anyone have a recommendation for a water temperature sensor? Trying to measure t...

Probably something like a DS18B20 would be ideal, I've heard ESP systems integrate well with HA, this link might help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iAx-jP69gA

winged knoll Jun 27, 2022, 6:27 AM

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sturdy swallow Dumb question, does Home Assistant Supervised mount a second hard drive by defau...

Hopefully you mean HAOS, and not Supervised, but either way the answer is no

storm oyster Jun 27, 2022, 7:17 AM

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anyone know of a good wireless (maybe solar powered) cameras that are good?

sturdy swallow Jun 27, 2022, 9:15 AM

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winged knoll Hopefully you mean HAOS, and not Supervised, but either way the answer is no

I meant Supervised/Full, the one with the add-ons, but good to know, thank you. 😛

winged knoll Jun 27, 2022, 10:09 AM

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Well, Supervised and HAOS have add-ons

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Supervised is the trap, HAOS is the image

sturdy swallow Jun 27, 2022, 10:52 AM

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winged knoll Supervised is the trap, HAOS is the image

I've been using https://community.home-assistant.io/t/installing-home-assistant-supervised-on-debian-11/200253 as long as I've had my HP EliteDesk 800 G6 and it works great. I assume you do not approve, based on your reaction.

bright jacinthBOT Jun 27, 2022, 10:53 AM

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@sturdy swallow When using Discord's Reply feature it defaults to pinging the person you reply to, which can get frustrating for the target. Use Shift + click on the Reply option, or click @ ON to @ OFF to stop this - on the right side of the compose bar.

You have to change this every time (thank the Discord devs for that).

winged knoll Jun 27, 2022, 10:54 AM

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sturdy swallow I've been using https://community.home-assistant.io/t/installing-home-assistant-...

You'd be right. 99% of people who use that ignore the requirements and get themselves in a mess, then blame everybody but themselves

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For the few who are actually Docker and Linux experts, and do run it in compliance with the requirements, then it's ... not a total shit show, mostly

sturdy swallow Jun 27, 2022, 10:55 AM

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Mine is compliant (as reported in the Health section), was just wondering about the hard drive. 😂

winged knoll Jun 27, 2022, 10:55 AM

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Exposing it to the HA container is probably not officially supported

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#installation-archived would be the channel for help with that though

sturdy swallow Jun 27, 2022, 10:56 AM

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My question has been answered. Was just making sure I got it right. Thank you 🙂

winged knoll Jun 27, 2022, 10:56 AM

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Exposing stuff to the container is trivial if you ran Container, but the Supervisor manages the containers for you

sturdy swallow Jun 27, 2022, 10:57 AM

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I know, which keeps it nice and simple. I could do it myself, but eh. Maybe some day.

kind echo Jun 27, 2022, 3:43 PM

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Anyone know of any pre-flashed tasmota (or an alternative open source firmware) IR Blaster?

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Need something suitable for controlling things like standing fans

winged knoll Jun 27, 2022, 3:45 PM

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There's the Broadcom devices, which don't require flashing

kind echo Jun 27, 2022, 3:58 PM

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or rather, flashing is fine, I just don't want to have to disassemble the device to do so. Can you give me something a bit more searchable than "The broadcom devices"? This is new to me and I don't know what I am looking for in this regard. 🙂

winged knoll Jun 27, 2022, 3:59 PM

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Sorry, broadlink

bright jacinthBOT Jun 27, 2022, 3:59 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/broadlink/

kind echo Jun 27, 2022, 4:00 PM

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Thanks! Appreciate it @winged knoll 🙂

fringe zinc Jun 27, 2022, 4:11 PM

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Has anyone played with lampsmart pro devices?

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Can the modules be transplanted

brazen jetty Jun 27, 2022, 11:19 PM

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hi guys, does anyone have the ikea bulbs and knows if long transitions (eg, 30mins) are supported?

west roost Jun 28, 2022, 12:46 AM

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I have a few gable vents with fixed shutters for my attic with ridge vents. We had 80mph+ winds and thunderstorms which caused leaks due to the rain coming in horizontally. Looking at ones with fan and electronic shutters. Found some with remotes (https://www.amazon.com/iLiving-Automatic-Variable-Ventilation-Coverage/dp/B01G8I7HYE). Wondering if anyone has used like a zwave relay or something and setup an automation in home assistant for when it knows it’s raining to close the shutters and reopen when it’s not raining.

void leaf Jun 28, 2022, 12:24 PM

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Does anyone have any recommendations with a energy monitoring plug, i have a tplink one, but saw wemo ones are well reviewed. Are those the best around or there's anything better. Looking mostly for 15a and 20a plugs, budget is not an issue, country is usa, those mentioned are wifi/matter plugs, all it matters is local control, but heard of zigbee/zwave monitoring plug to saturate the mesh

bright jacinthBOT Jun 28, 2022, 12:28 PM

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Looking for advice about a device to buy? Remember to provide guidance on:

Which country you're in
What your budget is
What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)

twilit quartz Jun 28, 2022, 12:30 PM

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~~Does anyone have any issues integrating Shark IQ with HA? It throws unexpected errors whenever I try to add username & pass to it. Using 2022.2.6~~
Nvm, there was a bug fix in 2022.4 release. Upgrading the container to 2022.5.4 fixed it.

winged knoll Jun 28, 2022, 12:35 PM

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Sounds more like #integrations-archived

lucid vigil Jun 28, 2022, 5:26 PM

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I've been using AcuRite temp/humid sensors for a few years with great success. They transmit on 433MHz, and I receive with an RTLSDR and send to HA via rtl433/mqtt. Curiously, though, I've recently begun seeing several hours a day (sometimes more, sometimes less) of very spotty data. I've been assuming it's a signal issue, trying various antennas and positions. Starting to wonder if it could be something else.

drifting grove Jun 28, 2022, 5:41 PM

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I bought the GK3V miniPC for HomeAssistant, with HA preïnstalled ... Paid serious cash for it. Before y'all make the same mistake and if you feel like tinkering, Ali has it up for sale at an absolute bargain now, I tested the box for ya, it works like a charm only WiFi will not work with HAOS but sure someone will fix that: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005001398636788.html

reef flax Jun 28, 2022, 6:14 PM

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I'm looking for a 4-button "panel" to mount on a wall that will send "trigger events" to HA. I'm in the US. I use multiple protocols including MQTT, and glue everything together in HA. If it fits in a wall switch form factor, even better!

smoky lion Jun 28, 2022, 9:13 PM

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reef flax I'm looking for a 4-button "panel" to mount on a wall that will send "trigger ev...

I like LoraTap buttons with zigbee protocol

void leaf Jun 28, 2022, 11:21 PM

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drifting grove I bought the GK3V miniPC for HomeAssistant, with HA preïnstalled ... Paid seriou...

You can get a decent intel nuc at that price tho

lofty umbra Jun 29, 2022, 10:59 AM

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does something like this exist besides this one product? it's not available in my country but this is kind of the only solution i'm looking for that might work for what i want (images in #diy-archived because can't post those here #diy-archived message )

zealous dune Jun 29, 2022, 10:59 AM

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is that a usb powered dimmer knob?

lofty umbra Jun 29, 2022, 11:00 AM

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it's a wifi wall switch/dimmer with an internal battery. zigbee is just simply too expensive

zealous dune Jun 29, 2022, 11:00 AM

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battery and wifi 🤢

lofty umbra Jun 29, 2022, 11:00 AM

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it's way cheaper at 10 eur

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zigbee switches are like 30 minimum

zealous dune Jun 29, 2022, 11:01 AM

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because you will get sick of rechargning the wifi one pretty soon

lofty umbra Jun 29, 2022, 11:02 AM

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6 months of use time

zealous dune Jun 29, 2022, 11:02 AM

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suuure

lofty umbra Jun 29, 2022, 11:02 AM

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my question is does something that is more widely available exist that is like that product

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or is there a much cheaper zigbee alternative that's a similar price

zealous dune Jun 29, 2022, 11:03 AM

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not battery powered

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there are zigbee knobs on aliexpress for around 15€ depending on your tax situation

lofty umbra Jun 29, 2022, 11:03 AM

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link? i'm in netherlands

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15 sounds a lot better than 30

zealous dune Jun 29, 2022, 11:04 AM

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https://zigbee.blakadder.com/Eardatek_ERS-10TZBVK-AA.html

lofty umbra Jun 29, 2022, 11:04 AM

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whenever i look i find wall modules instead of remotes

zealous dune Jun 29, 2022, 11:04 AM

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there's also Symfonisk but its a bit iffy depending on your gateway

lofty umbra Jun 29, 2022, 11:06 AM

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currently a hue gateway

zealous dune Jun 29, 2022, 11:06 AM

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then you'll probably need a zigbee stick too

lofty umbra Jun 29, 2022, 11:07 AM

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isn't it less than optimal to have 2 zigbee networks?

zealous dune Jun 29, 2022, 11:07 AM

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more optimal than your device not working with hue gateway

lofty umbra Jun 29, 2022, 11:08 AM

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fair enough

sturdy swallow Jun 29, 2022, 11:14 AM

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lofty umbra link? i'm in netherlands

I was really confused for a second, but yeah, seems like they only sell it Belgium. How weird.

zealous dune Jun 29, 2022, 11:15 AM

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doesn't seem like a great solution anyway https://community.home-assistant.io/t/lsc-smart-conect-smart-wifi-dimmerswitch-tuya-cant-conect-to-tuya-app-need-help-or-cheap-diy-wifi-alternative/381048

sturdy swallow Jun 29, 2022, 11:17 AM

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Just pair the „LSC Smart Dimmer Switch“ with any bulb/switch (only one item possible!) and it works like a charm.

Ouch, indeed.

lofty umbra Jun 29, 2022, 11:44 AM

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ah

fringe rock Jun 29, 2022, 2:27 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/miflora/

this does no longer exist, is that possbile? i cannot find it in the integrations-search on my home assistant instance

civic kraken Jun 29, 2022, 4:54 PM

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not all integrations are available through the UI @fringe rock. You'll need to add it to your configuration.yaml as per the instructions in that link

fringe rock Jun 29, 2022, 5:58 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/patrick-star-spongebob-squarepants-wow-mindblown-gif-13169052

sterile coyote Jun 29, 2022, 9:17 PM

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Hi guys, looking to buy a smart doorbell, what would you suggest? I'm in the UK, prefer WiFi or ZigBee and around £100-£200. I heard amcrest ad410 was good but not available in the UK unfortunately.

I guess I'd also like to potentially use frigate with it in the future also until I get cameras too.

winged knoll Jun 29, 2022, 9:22 PM

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Maybe EZVIZ DB1C?

sterile coyote Jun 29, 2022, 9:27 PM

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I'll look into it, thanks! I've also saw a few Eufy ones look decent?

gloomy elbow Jun 29, 2022, 9:32 PM

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Eufy ones don't have a native integration with HA, so you might struggle.

vague timber Jun 29, 2022, 9:33 PM

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Hey guys, anyone know of a way with a esphome switch to keep status led light from turning on? I got a wall light switch that I want to disable the led. When switch is off, the led lights up (like a night light)

cerulean scroll Jun 30, 2022, 5:13 AM

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Hey guys just curious if the price for the caseta switches are worth it or no? Also I'm curious if anyone's made their ceiling fans smart by adding a module or something.

winged knoll Jun 30, 2022, 6:26 AM

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vague timber Hey guys, anyone know of a way with a esphome switch to keep status led light fr...

You probably want to ask in #diy-archived or on the ESPHome Discord

drifting grove Jun 30, 2022, 10:01 AM

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trying to decide whether a wyse 5070 (j4105, 16gb ram) is a worthy replacement to install haos to move away from my qnap nas, theyre pretty cheap refurbished and i want a dedicated machine for home assistant

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i currently use a container setup but i'm not great with docker/linux so the idea of using the OS sounds great

bright jacinthBOT Jun 30, 2022, 1:16 PM

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@crimson fox posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://hastebin.com/fuguqijuhe

crimson fox Jun 30, 2022, 1:22 PM

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Sorry the post was too long so the bot thought it was a code wall.

Here is the original Reddit Post

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https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/vo89h8/help_on_ip_and_ap_camera_setup/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

gilded lotus Jun 30, 2022, 2:08 PM

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drifting grove trying to decide whether a wyse 5070 (j4105, 16gb ram) is a worthy replacement t...

How much would you spend on that? It would work just fine, but it's probably completely overkill. I have HASS running on a Raspberry Pi4 8gb and on an Intel NUC NUC6CAYH. I am running a LOT of addons on the Pi and only occasionally I notice that it would benefit from an upgrade. The HASS instance that I'm running on the NUC is as snappy it would be on any modern hardware and won't need an upgrade for years. The NUC was about €120 without SSD. I wouldn't spend much more than that.

gilded lotus Jun 30, 2022, 2:10 PM

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drifting grove trying to decide whether a wyse 5070 (j4105, 16gb ram) is a worthy replacement t...

Have you considered a Dell Optiplex 3040? Second hand deals on this are pretty good.

drifting grove Jun 30, 2022, 2:24 PM

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gilded lotus How much would you spend on that? It would work just fine, but it's probably com...

Not much, I can get one on eBay for around £70

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Yeah 3040s are a little cheaper

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I'd need to buy an SSD for the Wyse as it only has 16gb eMMC which is not useful so that's another expense to consider

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the 3040 might make more sense up front tbh

jaunty smelt Jun 30, 2022, 4:04 PM

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Hey all, I'm new, and I'm wondering if this should be good enough to run home assistant on: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08796NB62/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A37CFGGM42PA0F&psc=1

winged knoll Jun 30, 2022, 4:05 PM

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The Atom chips are a little underpowered, but that looks ok

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As long as it supports UEFI it should run HAOS

jaunty smelt Jun 30, 2022, 4:06 PM

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Hmmmm. I'm looking for NUCs but they all seem super overpriced right now. x_X

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How about this one? https://www.amazon.com/Intel-NUC-NUC7CJYHN-Barebone-System/dp/B09C2S432L/

winged knoll Jun 30, 2022, 4:12 PM

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Less powerful

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Google for the CPU and cpumark

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https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Celeron+J4005+%40+2.00GHz&id=3200

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You want at least 2,000

jaunty smelt Jun 30, 2022, 4:14 PM

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Bah, hardware is not even close to my area of knowledge xD

rugged oasis Jun 30, 2022, 4:15 PM

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drifting grove the 3040 might make more sense up front tbh

you can also consider the Lenovo M series tiny and HP equivalents.. they might be a bit cheaper

jaunty smelt Jun 30, 2022, 4:15 PM

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Maybe I'll wait to see if I can get a NUC 8i5

winged knoll Jun 30, 2022, 4:16 PM

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My rule of thumb is you want:

UEFI
Passmark of 2,000 or higher
At least 2 GB of RAM
At least 2 CPU cores

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More of everything is good though, and higher power CPUs can often result in lower long term power usage

jaunty smelt Jun 30, 2022, 4:58 PM

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Thanks!

tiny kiln Jun 30, 2022, 5:18 PM

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When flashing a S31 is Tasmota the only/best way?

uneven crescent Jun 30, 2022, 5:36 PM

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how can I get sonoff L1 lite LED Strip to work with home assistant?

past radish Jun 30, 2022, 7:15 PM

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how can i list the usb devices in home assistant

weak basalt Jun 30, 2022, 8:29 PM

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past radish how can i list the usb devices in home assistant

go to system - hardware, three dots in upper right corner, all hardware and type usb

past radish Jun 30, 2022, 9:50 PM

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weak basalt go to system - hardware, three dots in upper right corner, all hardware and type...

i would love to

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but

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it just says virtual machine

weak basalt Jun 30, 2022, 9:55 PM

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then cant help 😦

drifting grove Jul 1, 2022, 7:08 AM

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I'm still looking for an outdoor plug with power metering. Any suggestion about what works (EU plug)?
I found https://www.amazon.de/UCOMEN-Stromverbrauch-Fernsteuerung-Sprachsteuerung-Funktionieren/dp/B08BC7RVBJ/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=wlan%2Bsteckdose%2Bmit%2Bverbrauchsanzeige&qid=1656659144&sr=8-14&th=1 - does this work with Home Assistant?

drifting grove Jul 1, 2022, 8:14 AM

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i just replaced one of my old aqara motion sensors with the newer p1 and it's noticeably worse at detecting motion which is surprising

drifting grove Jul 1, 2022, 8:40 AM

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the detection timeout sucked on the old model which is why i wanted to replace it, but the new one seems to be struggling link wise in the same location

drifting grove Jul 1, 2022, 9:49 AM

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i think my zigbee coordinator sucks, i guess the cc2531 is pretty outdated now, maybe time for an upgrade

zealous dune Jul 1, 2022, 9:49 AM

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it does suck

drifting grove Jul 1, 2022, 9:50 AM

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i'll replace it!

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i bought it preflashed some while ago as an easy solution, i should look into a worthy upgrade

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CC2652P seems a logical way to go

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or I could get the ZZH, I'm in the UK and it seems well recommended

past summit Jul 1, 2022, 10:31 AM

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drifting grove I'm still looking for an outdoor plug with power metering. Any suggestion about ...

Found an answer? I’m also interested

drifting grove Jul 1, 2022, 10:41 AM

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Hi guys, I am looking for some solution for smart wall outlet. I have a tablet mounted on the wall powered via "stupid" usb outlet hidden in the wall, but "always" charging is doing the battery damaged and I have to replace it once a year. I am looking for some smart outlet, so I can control charging cycles. The issue is, I can not find any solution. I am based in Europe, so no wood walls but heavy bricks, thus just limited space and there is no way to bring PoE there, so only 230V. How are you managing that?

drifting grove Jul 1, 2022, 11:19 AM

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past summit Found an answer? I’m also interested

Not yet.

past summit Jul 1, 2022, 11:25 AM

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I think I’ll buy one

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To test

drifting grove Jul 1, 2022, 11:26 AM

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drifting grove Not yet.

I am using this one: https://popp.eu/products/smart-outdoor-plug/

drifting grove Jul 1, 2022, 11:48 AM

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drifting grove I am using this one: https://popp.eu/products/smart-outdoor-plug/

Interesting. So far I have no z-wave in my net yet. But maybe I need to change that.

drifting grove Jul 1, 2022, 12:00 PM

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past summit Found an answer? I’m also interested

Found this as well: https://www.heissner.de/produkte/teich/smart-plug.html
Not sure how to marry it to Home Assistant, though.

past summit Jul 1, 2022, 12:01 PM

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drifting grove Found this as well: https://www.heissner.de/produkte/teich/smart-plug.html Not s...

I’ll have a look around what we have in sweden but it has to exist somewhere

pastel minnow Jul 1, 2022, 12:50 PM

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hi. Do you know a switch that controls a lamp over zigbee / philipps hue bridge or whatever like a TV remote control? If I could use tasmota it would be great. I always see switches that controls a lamp by itself (providing AC lines to lamp) but I dont need that

eager coral Jul 1, 2022, 1:10 PM

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Hi. I have a Slitinto smart plug and I'm trying to connect to it's webserver but when I connect to 192.168.175.1 it just says connection refused, any ideas?

cerulean scroll Jul 1, 2022, 4:56 PM

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Hey guys just curious if the price for the caseta switches are worth it or no? Also I'm curious if anyone's made their ceiling fans smart by adding a module or something.

tender aurora Jul 1, 2022, 10:34 PM

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does anyone know of a lux sensor that works over wifi?

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i can of course build one myself using esphome, but i was wondering if there was something "off the shelf"

spark goblet Jul 2, 2022, 12:04 AM

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Hey! What hardware would you guys recommend to run HA, PLEX, NVR for 4-5 4k cameras and possibly a NAS in the future? I’m currently running HA on Rpi4 and plex on my gaming pc.

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Preferably on the cheaper side

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Or what specs would you recommend for a build

wicked pine Jul 2, 2022, 2:00 AM

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spark goblet Hey! What hardware would you guys recommend to run HA, PLEX, NVR for 4-5 4k came...

i5/i7 7th+ gen NUC/Optiplex Micro

stray mountain Jul 2, 2022, 3:56 AM

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I got a Zigbee 20A heater switch(Tuya based). It is neutral-required.

How do I know if it’s an EndDevice or Router (it’s not fixed up yet. I’ll probably get a licensed electrician for this one)

mellow pendant Jul 2, 2022, 9:02 AM

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can someone help me with some advice?
I'm thinking about buying this ledstrip controller (https://www.ledstripxl.nl/zigbee-30-rgbcct-ledstrip-zone-controller.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw2f-VBhAsEiwAO4lNeMnzPHomiC6mOBDn2I3ZL1RRrc50IZc7eHQdmVRGYHgHTUv2IJhEGhoCKiwQAvD_BwE)
But they never come with an DC adapter. I have no idea what adapter to get...
Would this be sufficient?
https://www.allekabels.nl/ac-dc-adapter/7207/1358483/universele-ac-dc-adapter-12-v.html

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Or maybe something like this?
https://www.allekabels.nl/ac-dc-adapter/7207/1297144/laptop-adapter-universeel.html

shy wyvern Jul 2, 2022, 3:28 PM

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i am unsure about whether or not Tasmota is compatible with Sonoff TH16 Upgrade Version or not? I believe it is not compatible? Is that right?
Asking because the original TH16 doesn't seem to be in stock anywhere atm...

raw gorge Jul 2, 2022, 4:55 PM

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anyone knows a device which could power/charge USB ports but with each port controlled via HA?

leaden steeple Jul 2, 2022, 8:11 PM

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raw gorge anyone knows a device which could power/charge USB ports but with each port cont...

https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl

rugged oasis Jul 2, 2022, 8:36 PM

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leaden steeple https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl

looks interesting.. how does this integrate with HA? I guess via sending a linux command?

leaden steeple Jul 2, 2022, 8:37 PM

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that i dont know i havent used it yet myself i just knew about smart hubs with power control

rugged oasis Jul 2, 2022, 8:38 PM

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thanks for sharing though.. didn't know such things existed lol

raw gorge Jul 2, 2022, 8:50 PM

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leaden steeple https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl

Thanks

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I was thinking about something more self contained

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But I could is a RPi for this

dry skiff Jul 3, 2022, 8:17 AM

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Would this be suitable for running the full home assistant OS?

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https://business.currys.co.uk/catalogue/computing/desktops/windows-desktops/lenovo-thinkcentre-m73-sff-core-i3-4160-3-6-ghz-4-gb-500-gb-uk/P222976P

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My work is getting rid of it

wind crag Jul 3, 2022, 9:50 AM

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got my grubby mitts on a couple of aqara fp1's needs zigbee. Any recommendations on a controller?

past summit Jul 3, 2022, 10:42 AM

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dry skiff Would this be suitable for running the full home assistant OS?

Most likely

winged knoll Jul 3, 2022, 12:32 PM

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wind crag got my grubby mitts on a couple of aqara fp1's needs zigbee. Any recommendations...

See #zigbee-archived - it has a pinned message that answers that

undone haven Jul 3, 2022, 1:53 PM

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Anyone have a suggestion for a good/reasonably priced speaker for the raspi audio muse proto? Looking for the default speaker everyone is using?

tender aurora Jul 3, 2022, 8:02 PM

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i'm looking for a lux sensor that works over wifi

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any suggestions?

lunar pelican Jul 3, 2022, 11:58 PM

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hey guys i’m looking for a “smart lock” one that doesn’t have functionality to lock and unlock but that will just tell me if it’s locked or not. also that has a keypad so i can have a combo for my door

chrome portal Jul 4, 2022, 12:55 AM

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anyone have any recommendations for blinds (preferably local not cloud)? i'm not really afraid of diy and I have zwave already setup. Not apposed to setting up zigbee either i just need to make sure its reliable for the wife lol

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ive seen some stuff about retro-fitting normal blinds with smart stuff but im really in over my head with knowing what to research on it.

haughty dome Jul 4, 2022, 1:58 AM

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wind crag got my grubby mitts on a couple of aqara fp1's needs zigbee. Any recommendations...

@dry skiff the i3 2 core cpu will be your gating item. It is my understanding that HA runs better on 2 cores (confirm this) It appears that it is possible to get HAOS to run natively on it (aka "bare metal"). I have HAOS running in a VirtualBox: 2 cores, 2GB RAM, 32GBHDD--minimum recommended. See https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/windows#download-the-appropriate-image. My machine OS is Ubuntu 22.04 and on which I also run an MQTT broker. So, Yeah! go for it!

sudden moth Jul 4, 2022, 2:00 AM

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Hey everyone, I had a family member move to the Philippines, does anyone know if there is a smart outlet that can be used over there?

warm topaz Jul 4, 2022, 2:25 AM

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Any suggestions for a physical door closer? Ideally Id like a way to shut downs from HA

sudden moth Jul 4, 2022, 2:53 AM

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warm topaz Any suggestions for a physical door closer? Ideally Id like a way to shut downs ...

The Shelly 2 is made for roller shutters, have to looked into that? You could use it to control a motor

warm topaz Jul 4, 2022, 2:54 AM

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sudden moth The Shelly 2 is made for roller shutters, have to looked into that? You could us...

I havent, I was hoping to find a out of the box solution

sudden moth Jul 4, 2022, 2:56 AM

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ahh, doing a quick search for "Smart door closer" looks like you'd be paying upward of $650+ for something like that

soft notch Jul 4, 2022, 4:02 AM

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spark goblet Or what specs would you recommend for a build

having done this, and then gone to separate devices, i would absolutely not do it again and i recommend isolating things on separate machines. i now have HA + Frigate + Doubletake on the raspberry pi and Plex + iTMS on a mac mini feeding media off a NAS. the principle here is why any appliance installer will tell you to avoid microwave oven + stove combinations: when one of the two breaks, both break. Separating concerns has isolated problems a lot better for me

shy wyvern Jul 4, 2022, 6:07 AM

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RPi is powerful enough for Frigate? I've always been reading recommendations for much more power. Or do you perhaps have one of those Corals attached to the Pi?

opaque dragon Jul 4, 2022, 6:18 AM

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shy wyvern RPi is powerful enough for Frigate? I've always been reading recommendations for...

RPi would quite definitely need a Coral, otherwise its CPU is quite easily maxed

dry skiff Jul 4, 2022, 6:24 AM

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haughty dome <@119937861804883968> the i3 2 core cpu will be your gating item. It is my unde...

Thank you!

soft notch Jul 4, 2022, 6:54 AM

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@shy wyvern @opaque dragon yes coral usb stick. i was lucky enough to get one before they went out of stock.

fringe rock Jul 4, 2022, 9:24 AM

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so i got hue motion sensors and i am now trying to use aqara motion sensors instead to extend my house. - the hue sensors have themselfs an action to turn themselfs (!) on/off. i am missing this for the aqara motion sensors. - question: is there an easy workaround to turn the aqara motion sensors on/off via homeassistant?

winged knoll Jul 4, 2022, 9:26 AM

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What do you mean? Disable them?

fringe rock Jul 4, 2022, 9:32 AM

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~~short answer: yes

longer answer:
here is the usecase i have:
my motion sensor in the hallway usually regulates the light. obviously.
however, once a week my vacuum robot is triggered to come in the middle of the hallway to get cleaned and sit there until someone actually takes care of him. during that time periode (120min), the motion sensor has to be turned off, because i have a light scene activated, highlighting "hey, the vacuum is waiting for his clean".

i used hue motion sensors before, because i would simply have the routine turn the motion sensor off until the vacuum is cleaned.

with the aqara sensor, i cannot get this done.~~

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~~hue motion sensors have actions like "turn off", "turn on", "toggle", ...
all the aqara one has is: "press idenfity button".

so now i need a workaround. i looked for a service like "turn a device on/off", but i cannot find that.

if thats all not working, i will have to stick to the way more expensive hue motion sensors, which i would like to avoid to safe some money 😄

(aqara ~12€, hue ~30€)~~

fringe rock Jul 4, 2022, 10:11 AM

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i got it. instead of turning off the device itself, i just turn off the automation(s) that are being triggered by said device.
same result.

tender aurora Jul 4, 2022, 10:14 AM

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what are you doing? i mean.. discord-wise.. why strike-through? you come across as i don't know what

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delete the message or just leave it

winged knoll Jul 4, 2022, 10:35 AM

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fringe rock i got it. instead of turning off the device itself, i just turn off the automati...

Or add a condition to the automation

idle zephyr Jul 4, 2022, 11:55 AM

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What are people doing for outdoor spotlights? I want motion controls for nighttime. I want home assistant control. I use zigbee primarily. Is there a good Zigbee light out there or not just bulb but rather the whole fixture, that includes motion sense/light sense? Or should I just go the shelly route for control and if I do, do I still get one with the motion/light sensor built in? I wouldn't be able to set automations based on that sensor if i'm just turning on off with a shelly. so I was thinking if I go that route, I get just a spotlight, the shelly, and then a separate motion/light sensor. If I go that route, what are people using for outdoor motion/light sensors that are weatherproof and have a good battery (zigbee)?

fervent ocean Jul 4, 2022, 1:30 PM

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the other day we had a water leak at home and found out one of our valves needs to be replaced, so I though of a smart one... anyone know of these type of valves? ideally working with zigbee or wifi?

sudden moth Jul 4, 2022, 8:48 PM

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fervent ocean the other day we had a water leak at home and found out one of our valves needs ...

Not quite sure what valve you're talking about... whole home, under sink, or something else?

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If you're wanting whole home, I picked up a Moen Flo, need a plumber to get it installed but it can detect leaks and notify your smart device. Not sure about HA as I haven't tried it but HA does see it on the network

fervent ocean Jul 4, 2022, 8:54 PM

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sudden moth If you're wanting whole home, I picked up a Moen Flo, need a plumber to get it i...

Yeah, I mean whole home.
My research wasn't successful in terms of quality and cost, what's the cost of this one and even more, how reliable it is? I've seen about this type of valves and sounds a bit like black magic when they decide there's a leak

sudden moth Jul 4, 2022, 9:26 PM

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So my only guess is that it detects a leak my the amount of water used over time. There is an impeller in the unit, which is why I say you need to have it installed in your main water line, that senses how much water is being used. It is significantly more expensive than what I paid for it (I paid $400 in Apr 2021). Now it's going for $499 at www.lowes.com item number 1478630.

That being said, I have children who LOVE to shower for a long period (1h+) and this detects it and will shut the water off on them. Needless to say they don't shower that long anymore.

short trout Jul 5, 2022, 12:31 AM

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Guys Anyone have experience capturing a REM15 control for a PARADOX alarm?

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with a broadlink rm pro?

haughty dome Jul 5, 2022, 1:27 AM

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idle zephyr What are people doing for outdoor spotlights? I want motion controls for nightti...

@idle zephyr I'm not using Zigbee, but I thought I'd share my experience. I used to use Insteon, but first they didn't make them anymore and then they went out of business. (the ones I haver are still working!) I have z-wave and I find the HomeSeer HS-FLS100-G2 to be a really flexible device. You have your default "sense motion, turn on attached lights" Your home controller can detect this and then trigger a BlueIris camera. You can also completely dissociate the sensor from the connected lights, and this is cool. You end up with a motion sensor and a controllable switch. Let's say you want your lights on until you're done using them. Another trigger turns them ON/off and you don't have to bother jumping in front of the sensor to turn them back on. Some tricky programing but I've got that going in four places! Like inside my garage; sometimes I'm just going to the car and sometimes I'm working on a project. For inside indoors I use a Zooz ZS18 working with a wall switch. Good value!

drowsy river Jul 5, 2022, 11:00 AM

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dry skiff Would this be suitable for running the full home assistant OS?

that seems plenty

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it might be overkill since you might want to be conscious of the power usage of it being idle

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my 2 cents though

winged knoll Jul 5, 2022, 11:09 AM

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Higher power systems can result in lower overall power draw since they're in high power states for less time, it's not as cut and dried as you may think

drowsy river Jul 5, 2022, 11:50 AM

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some smart lights stay off if they disconnect and some stay on. Is there a name given to this state? Being very pedantic

winged knoll Jul 5, 2022, 11:59 AM

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Power on state

jade agate Jul 5, 2022, 1:36 PM

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anyone around using Ubiquiti DMP and POE switch? docs are not very clear on the interconnection, so I was wondering if I can connect them over the SFP ports, even though my DMP is fed internet with a regular cable modem, using UTP

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https://dl.ui.com/ds/usw_poe_ds

sudden moth Jul 5, 2022, 2:35 PM

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jade agate anyone around using Ubiquiti DMP and POE switch? docs are not very clear on the ...

the little bit of knowledge I have for Ubiquiti says that you can connect them through the SFP ports. I have cisco and they have stacking cables but I did connect two different models of Cisco switches through the SFP ports.

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The ports just need to be configured as trunks if using multiple VLANs. That being said, I have little knowledge of the Ubiquiti switching devices so I am not 100% sure how they function.

jade agate Jul 5, 2022, 2:37 PM

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right, me neither yet 😉 and what a 'trunk' is I have to find out too

sudden moth Jul 5, 2022, 2:53 PM

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So, if you have multiple networks (Virtual LANs, or VLANs) for different types of devices you will need to have a way to pass them all through each port. Lets say, for example, your primary home network was on VLAN 10, your Home Automation devices are on VLAN 20, and you have a CCTV system on VLAN 30. You would need to have 3 different ports connected between each switch if you used access ports. A trunk port combines all of the VLANs (10, 20, & 30) into one port and that would be your link between each of the switches (DMP and switch). If you are not using different VLANs, it could be set as an access port but that wouldn't be a secure way of configuring the home automation devices as anyone that can get into your network will see them on the network (WiFi devices specifically).

cold moon Jul 5, 2022, 3:56 PM

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@jade agate mactelecom networks on youtube has some pretty easy-to-follow videos on setting up vlans and trunk ports with unifi gear including a 2022 udmp guide

odd cipher Jul 5, 2022, 5:16 PM

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hello I am pretty new to Home Assistant and want to get a raspberry PI. I wanted to buy it here https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-starter-kit?variant=30749408723006 but only the 2 GB version is available. I was wondering if I should wait for the 4 GB one to be available? Or will the 2 GB version be just fine?

winged knoll Jul 5, 2022, 5:24 PM

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HA is fine in 2GB, it's add-ons that are likely to want more RAM - but you'll have issues with the SD card long before you have RAM issues

odd cipher Jul 5, 2022, 5:34 PM

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so I should use that 32 gb sd card for something else and get a 128 gb one?

winged knoll Jul 5, 2022, 5:36 PM

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Well, you shouldn't use an SD card, unless you've bought one that's designed for a lifetime of abuse

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WD Purple SD cards, or Samsung Endurance cards, for instance

odd cipher Jul 5, 2022, 5:39 PM

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sounds doable https://www.amazon.fr/Samsung-Endurance-Carte-Micro-Adaptateur/dp/B07B984HJ5/ref=sr_1_4?__mk_fr_FR=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=2FGLOSPG7IQ4I&keywords=samsung%2Bendurance&qid=1657042740&sprefix=samsung%2Bendurance%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-4&th=1

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wow on aliexpress it's just 8 € https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005004460201910.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.74e33c68uuFGAB&algo_pvid=a1e30723-6821-4ad9-a597-ab8e600b6434&algo_exp_id=a1e30723-6821-4ad9-a597-ab8e600b6434-2&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000029246915776"}&pdp_npi=2%40dis!EUR!!7.94!!!!!%402100bdd516570428294306453e55a7!12000029246915776!sea

cold moon Jul 5, 2022, 5:43 PM

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@odd cipher you can buy a $12 usb to sata 2.5 adapter and then spend another $50 or less on a decent SSD and not use a microSD at all

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much better than any microSD option

odd cipher Jul 5, 2022, 5:44 PM

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@cold moon ok thank you for the tip

cold moon Jul 5, 2022, 5:44 PM

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you'll also most likely need a case with a fan because the pi4 runs hot and undervolts itself if it heats up

odd cipher Jul 5, 2022, 5:45 PM

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so that starter kit i linked is not good enough?

cold moon Jul 5, 2022, 5:45 PM

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HJZJI84/

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that is confirmed to work with pi4 ssd boot

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the kits are almost always not worth the $ but these days a lot of sellers only sell pis as kits cuz they make more money on them

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seems they want you to buy this separately https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-case-fan

civic kraken Jul 5, 2022, 5:49 PM

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Instead of raspberry and sata-adapters, etc you can always look at a used laptop, Intel NUC or something like that. It will use more energy though

odd cipher Jul 5, 2022, 5:50 PM

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well if the fan is easy to mount this could be a good option

cold moon Jul 5, 2022, 5:50 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmzO24-Sfqc

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i found his suggestion interesting

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repurposing old thin clients

odd cipher Jul 5, 2022, 5:50 PM

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currenty i do use an old laptop indeed

cold moon Jul 5, 2022, 5:50 PM

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old laptop is better than a pi and has its own battery backup

civic kraken Jul 5, 2022, 5:51 PM

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Unless you need the power-saving, it would be a downgrade to switch

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(depending on how old the laptop is ofc)

cold moon Jul 5, 2022, 5:51 PM

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regarding 2gb pi vs waiting for 4/8gb.. you can always reuse the 2gb on another project in the future when upgrading

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no telling how long the pi-pocalypse is gonna last tho

odd cipher Jul 5, 2022, 5:53 PM

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i thought the difference in power usage between pi and laptop was quite huge, so i thought the switch was smart

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now i am starting to think just stay with my setup

civic kraken Jul 5, 2022, 5:54 PM

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Unless you're somehow very power limited, like running it on a battery, the difference is negligible

odd cipher Jul 5, 2022, 5:56 PM

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lol ok ok i might just stay with my setup then

civic kraken Jul 5, 2022, 5:57 PM

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Spend the money on some new fancy things to automate lol

odd cipher Jul 5, 2022, 5:59 PM

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thank you for the tips guys 🙂

faint wave Jul 5, 2022, 6:04 PM

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is there any discord for openenergymonitor stuff?
Can not find the information how to make emonPi talk to my old arduino shieldTX..
got the node id and group but emonPI does not have shieldTX in it's device list

warm topaz Jul 5, 2022, 7:12 PM

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Any suggestions on a sensor to monitor physical sound levels liie decibal monitor or something?

neat sand Jul 5, 2022, 8:04 PM

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Hey, has anyone else got a LG WebOS smart TV? I have a couple of scripts to turn it on, change the source to different streaming services and adjust lighting accordingly. Sometimes it just doesn't listen to the source change. Do I just need to add a stupid long delay? (which kinda defeats the point of the scripts) is it just the TV being funky? It is hit or miss on if it decides to change source or not

solid bobcat Jul 5, 2022, 9:07 PM

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@neat sand I have several, what's your question specifically?

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I've tested it with both Alexa and Google Home, Alexa seems to work pretty well with the integration, google home was hit or miss.

I also have a chrome extension that controls it quite well, and I believe it has API documentation.

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Can confirm that sometimes it just doesn't listen though.

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The chrome extension solves those random failures.

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That thing always works.

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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smart-lg-tv-remote-contro/hbibebchddoeboinjbmlknaepikanpll

neat sand Jul 5, 2022, 9:11 PM

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solid bobcat <@549586098951815198> I have several, what's your question specifically?

I am changing source through home assistant. It just won't listen sometimes.

And for example now, the TV is turned on, but it won't even register as on

neat sand Jul 5, 2022, 9:12 PM

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solid bobcat https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smart-lg-tv-remote-contro/hbibebchddoe...

Does that integrate with Home Assistant at all?

solid bobcat Jul 5, 2022, 9:13 PM

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Unlikely that it would out of the box, but I'm sure there's some mashup way I could get it to work with nodered.

Are you just directly controlling the entity of your TV or did you install the integration for LG webOS Smart TV.

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I've noticed that there are a few different ways it detects it.

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I've never used the HomeKit Controller that was autodetected.

bright jacinthBOT Jul 5, 2022, 9:15 PM

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@neat sand posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://hastebin.com/erufasesec

neat sand Jul 5, 2022, 9:16 PM

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Thanks bot haha

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This is how I am controlling it

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The TV turns on (99% of the time). But only changes source about 30% of the time.

I then have an automation which will turn on lights when the TV is turned off. This rarely works as Home Assistant doesn't see that the TV is on most of the time

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I do have the integration installed

solid bobcat Jul 5, 2022, 9:19 PM

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I think you might be right, have you tried adding the delay? Or make a node-red flow out of it and try it that way?

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I feel like node-red would do it nicely.

neat sand Jul 5, 2022, 9:20 PM

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solid bobcat I think you might be right, have you tried adding the delay? Or make a node-red ...

Yeah, got a 10 second delay in there already. So the previous source displays for a good 8 seconds before it maybe changes source :/

neat sand Jul 5, 2022, 9:20 PM

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solid bobcat I feel like node-red would do it nicely.

Haven't used node-red before, but I guess I could give it a go!

solid bobcat Jul 5, 2022, 9:20 PM

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It's pretty good stuff man, I'd give that a shot. Little bit of a learning curve but it shouldn't take more than a day or two to figure out the basics and implement what you've already got going on.

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I installed it Thursday and have already got discord bots going and a handful of other stuff that integrates with it. lol

neat sand Jul 5, 2022, 9:22 PM

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solid bobcat I installed it Thursday and have already got discord bots going and a handful of...

Nice! What version of HA do you use? I'll have to put it in a docker container as I use HA container

solid bobcat Jul 5, 2022, 9:22 PM

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I've got Home Assistant OS 8.2 installed on a RPi4. Node-red and HACS set up as well.

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About to replace an old Moose Z1100 system that was in my home with Konnected and try that out.

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(tons of old wired sensors around the house that I haven't been able to use)

neat sand Jul 5, 2022, 9:24 PM

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Okay, I will try give node-red a go

solid bobcat Jul 5, 2022, 9:24 PM

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Hit me up if you need help or anything, I'm almost always at my desk.

neat sand Jul 5, 2022, 9:24 PM

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Honestly, I feel like the TV itself is not reporting fast enough that it is on. It gets the WOL packet, turns on, but doesn't tell HA it is on, therefore can't change source

neat sand Jul 5, 2022, 9:25 PM

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solid bobcat Hit me up if you need help or anything, I'm almost always at my desk.

Nice one, thanks man!

solid bobcat Jul 5, 2022, 9:25 PM

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Node-red will at least implement it in a way that you have a little more granular control over, or can try different flowpaths to achieve the same result.

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Basic programmer logic. Conditional checks, if this then do that. Easy.

neat sand Jul 5, 2022, 10:04 PM

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@solid bobcat seem to have it working. Instead of using a delay, I added a wait till tv changes states then change source

Changes source pretty much instantly and also detects that the TV is on

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Working with Disney+ and Netflix as sources. And then turns on the lights when I turn TV off again

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And that way, if the TV is being slow, it will just wait till it catches up, then change source and execute the rest of the script as normal

azure bough Jul 6, 2022, 6:49 AM

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neat sand <@229124854081781760> seem to have it working. Instead of using a delay, I added...

Doesn’t seem to be the problem in your case but switching away from dhcp (with reservation) to manually entering an IP outside the dhcp ip Pool solved many of the problems I had with the lg webos smart tv integration

gloomy elbow Jul 6, 2022, 10:30 AM

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Does anyone have a recommendation for a power over ethernet video doorbell? My parents need it for their place which has very thick stone walls so there won't be wifi at the gate. They don't want a subscription. But fortunately there are cables already running from the house to the gate and we can inject power easily enough. I'm in the UK, they're in France.
Scratch that, after months of saying they want a doorbell it turns out they want a camera, and that's much easier.

tiny kiln Jul 6, 2022, 5:00 PM

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Is the best practice to set your washer/dryer wattage, based on the specs found inside device? I see 120V & 10A, so I would be setting it to 1200W.

raw gorge Jul 6, 2022, 5:42 PM

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Do you know a SCART multiple input switcher which could be controlled via Home Assitant

rugged heron Jul 6, 2022, 8:54 PM

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Any way to control these locally? Seem like a good deal, but I really don’t want to link these to Alexa or anything like that…
https://a.co/i0aJiBy

gloomy elbow Jul 6, 2022, 9:32 PM

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rugged heron Any way to control these locally? Seem like a good deal, but I really don’t want...

Do you just need a smart plug? If so, your best bet is #zigbee-archived or #zwave-archived

rugged heron Jul 6, 2022, 9:33 PM

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gloomy elbow Do you just need a smart plug? If so, your best bet is <#551843655682490399> or ...

I was just interested in stocking up on some with the Prime deal haha. Maybe I’ll look for some Zigbee ones with comparable pricing

gloomy elbow Jul 6, 2022, 9:34 PM

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You'll find plenty of them. IKEA trådfri are Zigbee and about $10/each

torn beacon Jul 6, 2022, 11:11 PM

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hi, i'm running HAOS-64bit on a raspberry Pi 4 with a 32Gb SD-card but the card is only for 16Mb used how can i increase the size because i'm getting out of memory atm.

fast sentinel Jul 7, 2022, 6:24 AM

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Ok, so. I'm looking to have a dumb rocker switch control my smart hue bulb. And on that same wall I have a light for my overhead fan, but don't have a physical switch (and don't want to add a switch for it), but I want smart control of it. Would the Shelly Plus 2 be what I'm looking for?

distant kayak Jul 7, 2022, 7:01 AM

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Hey Everyone! Do you have a recommendation for a good dust sensor that detects bigger particulates in the air? Everywhere I look i keep stumbling upon pm1.5, pm2.5, pm10 etc sensors, but dust contains bigger particles as well. I've already created a setup for monitoring fine dust ( <10 µm) and in my rural area this monitoring is not that useful. So I'm on a lookout for a sensor that is able to detect bigger particles as well (>10 µm, or even 40 µm ( that's how wide skin fragments are) - thin of the dust that appears once a kid starts jumping on a very old sofa. Any suggestions?

raw gorge Jul 7, 2022, 11:54 AM

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hmm i would also be interested in that

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i always thought that pm10 sensors detect that

honest veldt Jul 7, 2022, 12:39 PM

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Hi everybody whixh video dorrbell with intercom and bell would you suggest? 😋

tropic dune Jul 7, 2022, 12:57 PM

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Hi, anyone knows of any zigbee 2CH relay which does not require a 5v supply. but runs on 220 / 110 V only?

fresh moat Jul 7, 2022, 1:52 PM

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rugged heron Any way to control these locally? Seem like a good deal, but I really don’t want...

Possibly, if they run esp8266 you can flash them with Tasmota

rugged heron Jul 7, 2022, 1:53 PM

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fresh moat Possibly, if they run esp8266 you can flash them with Tasmota

I’ve done that with other devices before, just wasn’t sure if anyone was certain what microcontroller it’s running

fresh moat Jul 7, 2022, 1:57 PM

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fast sentinel Ok, so. I'm looking to have a dumb rocker switch control my smart hue bulb. And ...

No, you need something Zigbee, like the Hue Switch Module (expensive) or some other Zigbee module that has contacts for an external switch. My ceiling fan has 3 Hue bulbs in it but only one circuit, so I control the bulbs with the Hue switch module and the fan with the pull chain.

fresh moat Jul 7, 2022, 2:05 PM

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rugged heron I’ve done that with other devices before, just wasn’t sure if anyone was certain...

I’m sure I saw a list of supported plugs somewhere before, check the Tasmota docs or Discord perhaps?

plain vector Jul 7, 2022, 2:17 PM

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Hi all! New to home assistant but liking it so far. Just got a sonoff usb 3 zigbee plus dongle in the mail and I'm trying to flash it, but it won't show up in the flashing software. Suggestions? 🙂

winged knoll Jul 7, 2022, 2:20 PM

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/#notes may apply

torn beacon Jul 7, 2022, 2:48 PM

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torn beacon hi, i'm running HAOS-64bit on a raspberry Pi 4 with a 32Gb SD-card but the card...

is there no solution for the above, or do asked this in the wrong channel?

winged knoll Jul 7, 2022, 2:53 PM

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#installation-archived would be the channel to ask about install issues, like that, in

torn beacon Jul 7, 2022, 3:01 PM

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thanks, i was not sure i will repeat my question there 😉

oblique pawn Jul 7, 2022, 7:34 PM

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I'm trying to make tplink ub5a bluetooth dongle work with a generic X86 install . Is there any way to get it working or will i hit the wall with this .....

glass abyss Jul 7, 2022, 11:14 PM

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Is there a"best" zwave&ZigBee USB device for use with a Synology NAS?

latent zenith Jul 7, 2022, 11:59 PM

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anyone know how to reset conbee to factory default? been trying to delete the integration but that didnt help.

civic island Jul 8, 2022, 12:22 AM

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rugged heron Any way to control these locally? Seem like a good deal, but I really don’t want...

I have two of these are they are fully locked to Alexa, I had the same idea as you last year 😅

copper oasis Jul 8, 2022, 1:50 AM

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ok heres a thought - anyone run a USB Zwave/Zigbee dongle over ethernet???? I know you can get adapters - just dont know how to get them into HA.
Theory is that my house has as-built ethernet running all over but USB dongle would be better suited in the middle of the house. I can keep my HA instance in my IT Cupboard and run the Dongle in a better place...... If I were a Add On developer Id give this a go - but unfortunately im not

rugged heron Jul 8, 2022, 2:15 AM

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civic island I have two of these are they are fully locked to Alexa, I had the same idea as y...

Bummer, thanks though!

winged knoll Jul 8, 2022, 6:20 AM

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copper oasis ok heres a thought - anyone run a USB Zwave/Zigbee dongle over ethernet???? I kn...

You can buy #zigbee-archived coordinators that connect to the network by ethernet. Tube sells some - see the pins in #zigbee-archived

For #zwave-archived , you could run Z-Wave JS on a Pi in a central location

teal wolf Jul 8, 2022, 6:43 AM

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Friends, recommend me a HA compatible smart lock. I have zigbee and z-wave on my HA .

edgy knoll Jul 8, 2022, 8:08 AM

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@sudden moth 220 volts there on the Philippines, the rest is the same.

past summit Jul 8, 2022, 10:08 AM

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Hi! I’m looking to build my own soil sensors (with ESP8266s) but want to measure light as well. Does anyone know if there are any capacitors that I can use? I’ve been googling but not really sure what to look fore

keen warren Jul 8, 2022, 10:55 AM

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Anyone using alarmo seriously? What do you use to arm/disarm the alarm?

calm ridge Jul 8, 2022, 1:00 PM

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are there any opensource ir remote box that can replace logitech harmony?

warm olive Jul 8, 2022, 2:38 PM

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I have an android tablet stuck to my wall that I use as my dashboard but I am concerned about the batteries turning into spicy pillows. Anyone got any suggestions? It is rooted so I tried limiting the charging percentage but it doesn't look like the hardware supports this

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Its a lenovo tab a7 20f

stray rivet Jul 8, 2022, 3:47 PM

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Hi guys. quick question. Is there anything that does multiple PoE but only provides power? Looking to power my on wall tablets and some sensors that can be powered by USB so was wondering if there is something thats rack mountable. Doesnt need to have ethernet as its all Z Wave. Will have CAT to USB adaptors from Ubiquiti to covert it to USB.

rugged oasis Jul 8, 2022, 5:56 PM

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warm olive I have an android tablet stuck to my wall that I use as my dashboard but I am co...

connect it to a charger and a smart plug and turn it on/off based on battery levels?

jaunty smelt Jul 9, 2022, 1:50 AM

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Question about using tablets for a UI: do any of yall have an opinion on whether upgrading to a 10 in screen vs a 7 is better enough to legitimize the cost?

rapid gull Jul 9, 2022, 8:39 AM

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Hey all. I have a 2.5kW water heater that I'd like to be able to control with HA. I find the array of switches available totally bewildering. Can anyone suggest a (15A at least) switch known to work well with HA?

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Or better yet, is there some kind of database of known-good devices?

bright jacinthBOT Jul 9, 2022, 8:40 AM

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Looking for advice about a device to buy? Remember to provide guidance on:

Which country you're in
What your budget is
What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)

winged knoll Jul 9, 2022, 8:41 AM

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There's no database, or more accurately there's a bunch of them, and they have a tendency to be incomplete, outdated, and have incorrect information

rapid gull Jul 9, 2022, 8:43 AM

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winged knoll There's no database, or more accurately there's a bunch of them, and they have a...

Yeah, that's pretty much what I've found

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I guess I'm also a little concerned about reliability, perhaps I should wire a manual switch in parallel...

winged knoll Jul 9, 2022, 8:44 AM

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Reliability shouldn't be a problem if you make smart decisions

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Of course, you need to answer at least the first question in the bot message

rapid gull Jul 9, 2022, 8:44 AM

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Ah of course, I'm in Singapore

rapid gull Jul 9, 2022, 8:52 AM

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winged knoll Reliability shouldn't be a problem if you make smart decisions

I guess I meant more in terms of, will I always have a WiFi connection, will the hass service keep running, that kind of thing

teal wolf Jul 9, 2022, 12:07 PM

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Recommend a NAS storage device in USA. Budget is $300-$500

jaunty smelt Jul 9, 2022, 12:20 PM

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teal wolf Recommend a NAS storage device in USA. Budget is $300-$500

I can't help but I'm just curious what you will put on the NAS

teal wolf Jul 9, 2022, 12:38 PM

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jaunty smelt I can't help but I'm just curious what you will put on the NAS

i use it for photos/videos. I do photography

jaunty smelt Jul 9, 2022, 1:13 PM

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teal wolf i use it for photos/videos. I do photography

That makes perfect sense

proper talon Jul 9, 2022, 1:35 PM

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Hello, just getting started and setup my first esp32-C3 with esphome. I tried to flash it with a base image just to get it online with the webui and it failed. Digging around I found there is no arm version of the library for the C3 yet. So I installed esphome on my workstation and was able to flash a base image and get it seen in hass with no issue.

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When I try to add the SPI to the yaml I get undefined reference to `vtable for esphome::spi::SPIComponent'

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Is this more library issues with the C3?

stuck cosmos Jul 9, 2022, 2:43 PM

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i must be having an absolute brain fart, how do you get a sonoff running esphome into the wireless access point mode for setting up its wifi? I'm redoing my home network which includes better wifi security and need to update my sonoff devices before i cut over to the new LOL

gentle pawn Jul 9, 2022, 3:26 PM

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Hey, i'm looking for some devices, that can monitor the power usage, specifically for all my inverter stuff. Only measuring, no switching.
I am looking for hardware, that can do the following:
2x current & voltage sensors for 500V DC & 13A max
1x current & voltage sensor for 60V DC & 200A max
2 current & voltage sensors for 230V AC & 32A max

Do you guys have any recommendations?

pliant forum Jul 9, 2022, 3:59 PM

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calm ridge are there any opensource ir remote box that can replace logitech harmony?

https://www.unfoldedcircle.com/

gloomy spoke Jul 9, 2022, 4:00 PM

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not actually shipping yet, though

calm ridge Jul 9, 2022, 4:39 PM

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@pliant forum do you know if there is any box instead of controller thats opensource?

pliant forum Jul 9, 2022, 4:42 PM

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calm ridge <@390856614942474241> do you know if there is any box instead of controller that...

not sure sorry

pastel trout Jul 9, 2022, 5:18 PM

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copper oasis ok heres a thought - anyone run a USB Zwave/Zigbee dongle over ethernet???? I kn...

I use the ZigStar POE

pastel trout Jul 9, 2022, 5:19 PM

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glass abyss Is there a"best" zwave&ZigBee USB device for use with a Synology NAS?

Why not use an Ethernet zigbee hub? Then you can put it anywhere

winged knoll Jul 9, 2022, 5:20 PM

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rapid gull I guess I meant more in terms of, will I always have a WiFi connection, will the...

Well, that's still about smart decisions. Don't use WiFi where possible. HA will keep running if the hardware is good - Pi's on SD cards are rarely good, etc

winged knoll Jul 9, 2022, 5:21 PM

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glass abyss Is there a"best" zwave&ZigBee USB device for use with a Synology NAS?

There is only one, and it's not the best... buy separate

warm topaz Jul 9, 2022, 6:03 PM

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Any suggestions on a smart lock that retrofits an existing deadbolt and is wifi(not zigbee/zwave or bluetooth). Currently only one I can find is Friday and no integration with HA

glass abyss Jul 9, 2022, 6:28 PM

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winged knoll There is only one, and it's not the best... buy separate

Thank you

pliant forum Jul 9, 2022, 11:46 PM

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warm topaz Any suggestions on a smart lock that retrofits an existing deadbolt and is wifi(...

Wi-Fi smart locks often need a bridge because Wi-Fi in a lock drains a lot of battery. Look at the August lock, I’d still recommend getting a zwave lock though.

warm topaz Jul 9, 2022, 11:49 PM

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pliant forum Wi-Fi smart locks often need a bridge because Wi-Fi in a lock drains a lot of ba...

Yeah I guess that makes sense. The August one I did look at but the all wifi one needs you to take apart your lock it looked like. Ive been trying to avoid going down the zwave/zigbee path for all things and avoid hubs and more frequency interface

pliant forum Jul 9, 2022, 11:49 PM

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warm topaz Yeah I guess that makes sense. The August one I did look at but the all wifi one...

Zwave and zigbee is definitely worth it if you want a stable smart home.

warm topaz Jul 9, 2022, 11:50 PM

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pliant forum Zwave and zigbee is definitely worth it if you want a stable smart home.

Stable in what sense? Right now Im using wifi for most things with one LORA hub for long distance things

pliant forum Jul 9, 2022, 11:51 PM

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warm topaz Stable in what sense? Right now Im using wifi for most things with one LORA hub ...

Wi-Fi often gets overloaded and more cumbersome to manage than a zigbee or zwave network.

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what are you running your HA on?

warm topaz Jul 9, 2022, 11:53 PM

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pliant forum Wi-Fi often gets overloaded and more cumbersome to manage than a zigbee or zwave...

Well I only have probably 20 or so devices on it currently. Right now my HA is in a VM on an unraid running on a gigabyte brix. At some point Ill move it to something else though

pliant forum Jul 9, 2022, 11:53 PM

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it should be pretty easy to add zwave and or zigbee to that then. Zooz has a zwave usb stick you just plug in. Sonoff also has a dongle for zigbee

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The main reason I prefer zwave/zigbee is battery powered devices. Battery-operated Wi-Fi devices just don’t usually last long.. (sensors, locks etc)

warm topaz Jul 9, 2022, 11:56 PM

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Yeah I get that most of my sensors are currently LORA. But with Matter coming soon I dont really want to invest much into either ecosystem

last torrent Jul 10, 2022, 12:35 AM

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So I just got a Galaxy watch 4 and I can't seem to connect to HA. I get such at registering device and then ask me to name the device and just loops. I tried with just wifi and same thing.

I'm using the nabu casa link (also tried the local link) and no luck, so I need something in my config or?

rapid gull Jul 10, 2022, 6:27 AM

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Seemed like a great deal for 16a zigbee switch

rapid gull Jul 10, 2022, 9:45 AM

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Sorry, I realize that sounded exactly like an advert :/
Deleted, but it was a link to a TMZ02L unit

drifting grove Jul 10, 2022, 10:22 AM

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Hello Team I plan to purchase Yale Doorman system + efuy camera system. Can you please guide if this can be integrated easily with limited or no steps. Or if there is any other integration of Yale Doorman with say Arlo system. Thanking you in advance

winged knoll Jul 10, 2022, 10:24 AM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/#search/eufy

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Looks like no camera support for Eufy

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A quick Google found https://github.com/fuatakgun/eufy_security however

copper wigeon Jul 10, 2022, 10:28 AM

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So if I have some really old devices collecting dust... Like an original Tinkerboard (not S) or Odroid (C2 or C1+) is it possible to use these to run HA?

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Meh, no harm in just trying it

winged knoll Jul 10, 2022, 10:35 AM

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#installation-archived would be have been the place to ask

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That said, yeah, try it. Even if HAOS won't install you can still install HA in Docker

copper wigeon Jul 10, 2022, 10:36 AM

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yeah... time is the only cost...

rain burrow Jul 10, 2022, 11:10 AM

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Is there an indoor smart plug that runs locally on MQTT, zwave, or zigbee that y’all like these days?

rugged oasis Jul 10, 2022, 11:27 AM

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i use ikea ones.. they work fine for me and are affordable

winged knoll Jul 10, 2022, 11:42 AM

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rain burrow Is there an indoor smart plug that runs locally on MQTT, zwave, or zigbee that y...

Loads of them, but your options do depend on where in the planet you are

rain burrow Jul 10, 2022, 11:46 AM

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Ok I’ll keep looking then

winged knoll Jul 10, 2022, 11:49 AM

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Well, if you tell us where you are, people can help you

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Otherwise, Ikea Tradfri is pretty universal

past summit Jul 10, 2022, 12:39 PM

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Anyone run Home Assistant OS on an unraid VM with a conbee II stick and know what settings to change to make it work? I’ve found some forum threads but I can figure it out. I’ve updated the firmware of the stick but no success. It shows up in HA but gets ”could not probe device”

lost canopy Jul 10, 2022, 4:54 PM

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Anyone got recommendations for cameras with built in speakers and a decent wifi range? I've had some worries about coyotes around my house lately; neighbor just lost two chickens yesterday. Hoping to set up something to track and scare them off if need be.

hollow isle Jul 10, 2022, 4:55 PM

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if I want to use Local Tuya only, do I need to buy HUB ?

tiny kiln Jul 10, 2022, 6:28 PM

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Any motion sensor recommendations?

winged knoll Jul 10, 2022, 6:29 PM

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Xiaomi Aqara ones are cheap and generally ok

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Hue and Develco mini are more expensive, and better

tiny kiln Jul 10, 2022, 6:31 PM

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Sweet I'll def check those out

hollow isle Jul 10, 2022, 6:58 PM

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winged knoll Xiaomi Aqara ones are cheap and generally ok

Are you answering me ?

woven blaze Jul 10, 2022, 8:00 PM

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anyone know if the shelly 3em can be used as single phase solar input and separate circuit instead of 3 phase

pallid topaz Jul 10, 2022, 8:49 PM

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tiny kiln Any motion sensor recommendations?

Everything Smart Home touched on some of the ESPHome options recently .
https://youtu.be/Viqvx7hMMJs

Aqara ones do the job for me.

onyx grove Jul 10, 2022, 9:58 PM

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anyone got recs for good cheap-ish RGB (or really just temperature-varying) bulbs that can do HA and google home integration? i've been told a lot of brands require a hub and i'm not sure if i want to buy a hub just yet

rugged oasis Jul 10, 2022, 10:59 PM

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onyx grove anyone got recs for good cheap-ish RGB (or really just temperature-varying) bulb...

not sure about google home but i use tapo/kasa bulbs with HA .. no hub required as it runs on wifi.. the tapo one requires a custom integration though https://github.com/petretiandrea/home-assistant-tapo-p100

tiny kiln Jul 11, 2022, 2:23 AM

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pallid topaz Everything Smart Home touched on some of the ESPHome options recently . https://...

Will watch this thanks! I have a hue one but it's hard for it to sense to keep the lights on. Ki da nnoyinf since it's sitting on the middle shelf of acredenza looking into the room quite easily. But if you are sitting still it starts the cool down for shutdown. Maybe needing to program it better will help

dull vapor Jul 11, 2022, 6:55 AM

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Could I get recommendations for zigbee dimmer modules?

winged knoll Jul 11, 2022, 6:59 AM

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/supported-devices/#v=Gledopto

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The "pro" units are Zigbee 3.0, the other ones aren't

willow zephyr Jul 11, 2022, 1:16 PM

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Hi, I have some problems with my current Zigbee lightbulb: Before, I used to have a Yeelight lightbulb which turned itself on when it was turned off by the app but was turned off and on again with the wall switch, it served as a fallback for when I did not want to use my smartphone. Now I have bought some Zigbee lightbulbs from EGLO, they work fine with the remote but no matter what I do, they won't turn themselves on again when I flip the wall switch. Does anybody else have a problem or a solution to this?

winged knoll Jul 11, 2022, 1:17 PM

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When you're saying "wall switch" do you mean you're cutting the power to them?

willow zephyr Jul 11, 2022, 1:18 PM

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Correct, I'm using the old switch which cuts the power to the lightbulbs

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I thought that a possible way would be to set up a blueprint/automation for every lightbulb which turns it on after being reconnected to Home Assistant after the power loss, but this would mean that they would have many false positives

winged knoll Jul 11, 2022, 1:19 PM

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ablobgrimace

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Please at least tell me those are Sengled bulbs?

willow zephyr Jul 11, 2022, 1:20 PM

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uh no it's called EGLO connect.z, found them at my local hardware store at a cheap price

winged knoll Jul 11, 2022, 1:20 PM

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Well, you're basically breaking your Zigbee mesh

willow zephyr Jul 11, 2022, 1:21 PM

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Yeah, but I thought that's okay if I have other devices in the mesh

winged knoll Jul 11, 2022, 1:23 PM

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No, because some devices will pick those as a parent, and then it's not there all of a sudden

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Some devices will change parent quickly and easily, and others won't

willow zephyr Jul 11, 2022, 1:23 PM

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so zigbee devices must always be in a powered state?

winged knoll Jul 11, 2022, 1:24 PM

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If they're a router, yes

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Or at least, if not, understand that the problems were caused by you...

willow zephyr Jul 11, 2022, 1:25 PM

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As of now I don't have mesh issues I just wanted the wall switch to override the 'off' state of the lightbulb

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Just wanted to ask if there's any other option than replacing the wall switches or buying Zigbee capable smart buttons

winged knoll Jul 11, 2022, 1:27 PM

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As long as you're happy with HA being in the loop you can use any smart button, Zigbee or otherwise, and automate it

willow zephyr Jul 11, 2022, 1:28 PM

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So, no option for the current old wall switch to override it?

winged knoll Jul 11, 2022, 2:03 PM

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If HA can't detect the power being cut to it, and it returning ... no

dull vapor Jul 11, 2022, 3:45 PM

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winged knoll The "pro" units are Zigbee 3.0, the other ones aren't

In regards to the dimmer modules, do you have any recommendations for retractive wall switches? So someone can manually operate if they wanted.

winged knoll Jul 11, 2022, 3:48 PM

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Switch options depend on where in the world you are

dull vapor Jul 11, 2022, 3:57 PM

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winged knoll Switch options depend on where in the world you are

uk 😅

winged knoll Jul 11, 2022, 4:00 PM

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Last I checked Screwfix did some

jade agate Jul 11, 2022, 6:45 PM

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today I interconnected my UDM pro / POE switch 48 via a SFP +, and do believe the processor temp immediately started to go up... could that even be, or would it simply be the ambient temp.

jade agate Jul 11, 2022, 9:31 PM

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for reference: yes this is the case. never would have thought that optics would produce more heat/energy than utp cables, but swapping back to the latter immediately proves it.

cold moon Jul 11, 2022, 9:41 PM

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interesting

sweet panther Jul 11, 2022, 10:36 PM

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Is there a reason why I can't find ZWave gen7 usb adapters on Amazon?

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Gen 5 sure no problem.

willow zephyr Jul 11, 2022, 11:04 PM

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winged knoll If HA can't detect the power being cut to it, and it returning ... no

Actually I found this solution: It's called Power-On Behaviour for Philips Hue
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/setting-hue-lamp-default-power-on-without-bridge/271791/21

The behaviour switch is just not working for my device as of now, but that's another issue

fresh moat Jul 11, 2022, 11:40 PM

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Good afternoon folks, looks like I'm going to require bluetooth on my HA instance which I currently host as a VM on my NUC running ESXi.

Doesn't look like I can pass the NUC's built-in BT through to the VM, so I'm in the market for a BT USB dongle with external antenna.

Does anyone have a recommendation around these?

gloomy nacelle Jul 12, 2022, 5:49 AM

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are there any cheap (wifi, zigbee etc...) remote controllers for AC that are supported by home assistant?

solar relic Jul 12, 2022, 9:27 AM

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Hi, I am looking for advice on Doorbells.
Which solutions/products are you satisfied with?
I want to go for wired if possible.

cunning pond Jul 12, 2022, 1:25 PM

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Anyone here using the Xiaomi smoke detector? It apparently has a smoke_density attribute. Does that track light smoke without setting off an alarm, or does it only work in an actual fire? Wondering about tracking how much smoke a neighbors BBQ blows into my apartment, and things like that.

grim oxide Jul 12, 2022, 1:29 PM

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I don’t have experience with that device, but if it works, you should make it trigger an automation to text them to ask what they’re cooking and if they’re sharing 🙂

thorny forge Jul 12, 2022, 4:01 PM

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stiff juniper Jul 12, 2022, 4:33 PM

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anyone know of a way to migrate zooz zst10 500 series to 700 series? cannot do nvme backup via zwavejs2mqtt as the 500 series SDK version does not support -- no updated firmware available per zooz. simplistudio stick migration greyed out (assume for same reason). nvme backup on old stick and restore on new stick does nothing.

stable thistle Jul 12, 2022, 4:50 PM

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I have run HA on a RPI3B for years. I'm tired of replacing SDs about every 6 mos. It always happens a a bad time. I would like to come up with something more stable. Easiest path for now, with full hardware at a better time. Suggestions? Or do I just do another SD?

ebon moat Jul 12, 2022, 4:57 PM

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stable thistle I have run HA on a RPI3B for years. I'm tired of replacing SDs about every 6 mo...

Boot from SSD?

winged knoll Jul 12, 2022, 5:35 PM

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#zwave-archived would know, but it should

thorny forge Jul 12, 2022, 5:35 PM

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moving my question over, thanks!
they specifically say not to buy it if hub not listed ¯_(ツ)_/¯

sudden sable Jul 12, 2022, 6:51 PM

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Anyone have some recommendations on light switches I could get that support HA? I was looking at Inovellis upcoming Zigbee 3.0 smart switches but those keep getting pushed out. I've got several switches in my house that are in just the most ridiculous places and if I could automate them I'd be super happy.
Country: US
Preferable Protocol: Zigbee 3.0

stable thistle Jul 12, 2022, 9:19 PM

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ebon moat Boot from SSD?

That seems like an easy fix for now. I'm guessing the SSDs don't fail like the SDs do?\

civic kraken Jul 12, 2022, 9:23 PM

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They don't

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Not bulletproof ofc

short trout Jul 12, 2022, 9:34 PM

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Any zigbee smart button/scene wall switches recommended?

drifting grove Jul 12, 2022, 9:50 PM

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i can't figure out why the range on my new aqara p1 motion sensor is so much worse than the old one it replaced

clever topaz Jul 12, 2022, 11:33 PM

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Hi all! Looking for a recommendation for motion sensors:

Which country you're in

US

What your budget is

Aiming for within $50 but willing to go higher

What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)

Whichever is best

Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)

Open to any extras

teal wolf Jul 13, 2022, 1:10 AM

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clever topaz Hi all! Looking for a recommendation for motion sensors: * Which country you're ...

i recommend Aqara sensor. P1 version is best. https://a.co/d/hrMNex2

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it works on zigbee

teal wolf Jul 13, 2022, 1:11 AM

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drifting grove i can't figure out why the range on my new aqara p1 motion sensor is so much wor...

I am using p1, did not experience any issue

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does home assistant supports (Aqara Indoor Air Quality Monitor) https://a.co/d/bJUV4uj. planning to grab the deal on amazon US

sudden sable Jul 13, 2022, 1:58 AM

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teal wolf i recommend Aqara sensor. P1 version is best. https://a.co/d/hrMNex2

I just wish those sensors weren't so dang ugly

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Are you required to have the little "foot" on it or can you just use the top cylinder?

copper oasis Jul 13, 2022, 6:29 AM

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So I bought some 4" x 4" android 8.1 displays to mount in my wall mounts..... they have 2x relays in them. The manufacturer has provided a chinese app (written in chinese) to turn on the relays but they are only accesssible via the app. I am in discussions with them to try to get the relays accessible and they seem to be willing to work to get these available somehow but I need to be specific to them.

What method do people think would be the best method???? A call to a REST API in the droid tablet IP address?? Or some other method?

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 6:31 AM

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REST API is the most universally accessible option

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Pretty much any home automation, or other automation, software can use that, and you can use it from pretty much any OS

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If the API uses GET requests then you can even drive it from a web browser

copper oasis Jul 13, 2022, 6:34 AM

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thats the direction im heading

drifting grove Jul 13, 2022, 12:33 PM

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Hi guys,
i looking forward to swap the following blinds control:
EVB Slim Receiver Variation io Plug STAS 3 / STAK 3

Any suggestions how i can swap them to a zigbee/homematic compatible device?

short trout Jul 13, 2022, 2:00 PM

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Any zigbee smart button/scene wall switches recommended?

keen warren Jul 13, 2022, 2:04 PM

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Hey guys! It’s prime day so im having a look at some door window sensors. I’ve just seen the Eve ones are on sale

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Has anyone got Eve devices working with Home assistant?

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I know that Eve uses Thread

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And will receive a Matter update once it releases

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I think I’ll go for it as Matter is what I’m aiming for as it’s looking like the standard for the next few years

nimble nebula Jul 13, 2022, 5:24 PM

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So on my Odroid N2+ (HA Blue) the USB ports seem to have stopped working. cant event connect a keyboard to it. anyone have suggestions?

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 5:29 PM

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If it's within the warranty period, contact the people you purchased it from

tranquil girder Jul 13, 2022, 5:48 PM

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Hey, with raspberry Pis scarce, I was thinking why not run HA in AWS using one of the free tier EC2 instances

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Does anyone have any experience with that or see an issue?

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nevermind, I'm finding people who have done it and it seems like it's not going to be free

nimble nebula Jul 13, 2022, 5:55 PM

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winged knoll If it's within the warranty period, contact the people you purchased it from

I got it from Ameridroid, soon after the annoucement of the HA Blue, I recieved it in March 2020 i think. so over year and i think from what ive read the warrenty is only good for a couple months plus you have to pay round trip shipping.. would be cheaper buying a new board..

tranquil girder Jul 13, 2022, 5:58 PM

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Next question, I have a raspberry pi zero W that I would like to use for simple automation routines throughout the house. I'm considering using HA so that I can integrate all of my devices into one app and I've seen that it's far more flexible than the Alexa app, which I currently use. I have something like 30 devices, and just as many routines to replicate in HA.

Question is, would a pi zero be able to handle this? Up front, I do not care at all about updating times, startup times, etc. I will be running the pi/HA server 24/7, too. I just want to know if the Pi Zero's hardware limitations would impact the speed at which routines are executed.

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I've done a couple searches on this server and no one is really saying that the pi zero W can't run HA, but that startup times and update times are ridiculous. Don't care about those

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I also have enough experience trying to run MagicMirror on the same Pi Zero W to know it takes forever to start up. I suppose another concern would be that I don't think I can use teh 'SSD' solution with the pi zero unless I use a usb c adapter.

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 6:13 PM

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tranquil girder Next question, I have a raspberry pi zero W that I would like to use for simple ...

A Pi Zero... hell no

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There is still support for the Pi2, but nothing less than that, and the Pi2 isn't recommended

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You can pick up a second hand PC from the last decade and it'll be better, bonus points for an old laptop

tranquil girder Jul 13, 2022, 6:17 PM

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I also have another pi4 2gb that I'm using exclusively as a NAS server (no exclusive media server software, just discoverable by PCs/TVs on my network), but I have two external HDDs plugged into it and it only runs 18/24 hours a day. If I basically turn the schedule off on that, it'd run continuously and I could use it for the NAS and HA

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better option?

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 6:17 PM

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Yes, you'd not be able to run HAOS on that though

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As long as you're fine with Docker

tranquil girder Jul 13, 2022, 6:18 PM

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I'm concerned about power draw too.

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Ah, I need to research more. I though HA would just an app that could run on a server. I'll have to learn docker stuff now then

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that's containerization right?

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 6:18 PM

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Yes

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HAOS hides all that from you

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But HA itself is "an app" that runs, and Docker is the way if you're not using HAOS

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You can just pip install it, but that requires a bit more work from you

tranquil girder Jul 13, 2022, 6:25 PM

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Thank you. One more question, I already have one of those external M.2 NVMe SSD enclosures that connects to a PC using usb C 3.1 gen2. If I'm going to go the SSD route, is there any concern with buying an adapter (female usb C to male usb A), and a cheaper nvme drive to make that work?

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 6:26 PM

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You may want to plan on a powered USB hub to avoid issues with the Pi, it's too easy to get a voltage drop and file system corruption

tranquil girder Jul 13, 2022, 6:26 PM

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and is this SSD option just to lengthen the lifetime of the drive because it'll be running all the time?

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 6:27 PM

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SD cards die

tranquil girder Jul 13, 2022, 6:27 PM

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I mean everything dies

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 6:27 PM

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SSDs don't, not in the kind of timescales you're going to care about

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SD cards can fail in weeks

tranquil girder Jul 13, 2022, 6:27 PM

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all right

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See, I've used dozens of SD cards and none have died in years. Feel like I'm protecting myself against something that just doesn't happen

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but if it's safer

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 6:28 PM

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Well, it's up to you, but ... don't say I didn't warn you

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SD card failures is normal with HA - it's quite write heavy

tranquil girder Jul 13, 2022, 6:29 PM

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The SSD options I've seen just use the SATA -> USB adapter and I think most don't have dedicated power outside the USB connection. Is it common to find these adapters with dedicated power?

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 6:30 PM

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Not sure TBH, I don't use the Pi for anything serious

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I run HA on a 8 or so year old i5 laptop

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Draws only a little more power, for a lot more capability

tranquil girder Jul 13, 2022, 6:31 PM

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gotcha, okay thank you

high yarrow Jul 13, 2022, 7:30 PM

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Not sure if this is really the right place, but does anyone know how to convert a USB port to be in OTG device mode?

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 7:31 PM

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On what hardware?

high yarrow Jul 13, 2022, 7:31 PM

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well it's a small pc I've gotten from work for free

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yea there's a lot about cables, but not much to convert a port to be in otg mode

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shot in the dark but worth a try

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 7:32 PM

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http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/linux/OTG ?

high yarrow Jul 13, 2022, 7:32 PM

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the pi's micro is otg right?

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 7:32 PM

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Certain devices have USB Device Controllers or Dual-Role controllers that can be used in either host mode or device mode.

high yarrow Jul 13, 2022, 7:33 PM

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yea so I am pretty sure I have one, but I'm not sure how to put it into device mode... and the documentation on this pc is lacking at best

winged knoll Jul 13, 2022, 7:34 PM

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You probably want to start with details of the USB controller in that unspecified PC

high yarrow Jul 13, 2022, 7:44 PM

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well apparently it goes straight into the apollo lake processor

jade agate Jul 13, 2022, 9:24 PM

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any suggestions on a small ventilator for cooling the rack. Or, for causing some air flow.... wondering if we really need the bigger vents, or a small usb ventilator flowing around the rack mounts would suffice

mortal spire Jul 13, 2022, 9:40 PM

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what does it look like

obtuse raven Jul 13, 2022, 9:40 PM

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I have something like this set up in mine 🙂
https://www.instructables.com/Temperature-Control-With-Arduino-and-PWM-Fans/

Except I've got mine set up with 2 fans (one on top of the rack, one on the bottom, intake and output). Also simplified it a fair bit (ditch the screen and the relay board as the fans I use turn off at 0% PWM, also didn't feel like I needed the temp target to change so no buttons)

thorn trellis Jul 13, 2022, 9:40 PM

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I'm extremely new to home assistant.

I have a sense hat on a raspberry pi that I'd like to use as a sensor for home assistant. How would I go about doing this?

obtuse raven Jul 13, 2022, 9:43 PM

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Pretty much just this: https://imgur.com/a/VBm4W9i
Since there's only one PWM header, the fans are actually on a Y-splitter and it just works 🙂

mortal spire Jul 13, 2022, 9:47 PM

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@thorn trellis i don't think that sense hats still work as the integration was removed some time ago.

thorn trellis Jul 13, 2022, 9:49 PM

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mortal spire <@263123145333014530> i don't think that sense hats still work as the integratio...

Huh? Why?

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I just searched it and remote gpio might work, hmm

jade agate Jul 14, 2022, 7:54 AM

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obtuse raven I have something like this set up in mine 🙂 https://www.instructables.com/Tempe...

thats pretty cool... though I admit looking for something more off the shelf ..

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full disclosure: gear is in the attic, which becomes warmish (35 C) in summertime. iv e found that the processor temps follow the ambient temps almost linearly

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As the attic temp is controlled by the outside temp/ solar radiation there's a binary indicating when to ventilate (inside warmer than outside) and I open the windows. Suppose all I need is a vent blowing out the warm air at that time.

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though yeah, the 2 Ubiquiti devices (UDM and switch) turn very warm to the touch, and I have already placed spacers between them. Maybe some additional PC vents like yours could do no harm there. Though reading https://www.racksolutions.eu/rack-accessories/rack-filler-panels makes me wonder if the spacers are actually a good idea...

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a bit like the Argon One case, which did wonders for the Rpi4 in the same spot . Such a tiny vent making a world of difference

fluid vault Jul 14, 2022, 11:47 AM

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tranquil girder I mean everything dies

yes, even humans 🙂
failure rate of SSD is significantly lower than SD because of how they're built. After 4 failures I moved from an SD card on a pi that dies twice per year to an SSD drive in an intel nuc that hasnt died since i moved over (about 3y ago)

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downside is tho, my recorder database gets huge now it doesnt die anymore. Im purging 30GB of data .. and that takes a while 🥱

winged knoll Jul 14, 2022, 11:53 AM

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fluid vault yes, even humans 🙂 failure rate of SSD is significantly lower than SD because o...

https://techreport.com/review/27909/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-theyre-all-dead/ makes good, if slightly old, reading

void leaf Jul 14, 2022, 3:35 PM

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Do I need the hub to make a switchbot connect to HA? Listing says I need a hub to have it connect to alexa

winged knoll Jul 14, 2022, 3:37 PM

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#general-archived message should help

void leaf Jul 14, 2022, 3:44 PM

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Ah, Bluetooth or hub, not a fan. Will need to find a different solution

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Thanks for the link

winged knoll Jul 14, 2022, 3:46 PM

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I remembered somebody talking about it so hit up the search feature ... and got lucky that it was working 😄

shell coral Jul 14, 2022, 7:21 PM

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using HAOS on Rpi3B+. Usually my processor usage is <15%. Whenever my internet connection goes offline (twice in this pic https://ibb.co/Kj2xV4F), it shoots 40% (and ofc temp) . I am using internet over LAN cable.
Most of the work this installation is doing is using nodered addon to fetch some online content and flows based on it. Some weather. thats all. What can be the reason and how to avoid this?

winged knoll Jul 14, 2022, 7:33 PM

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#installation-archived can help, but that's probably a problem with the Core DNS add-on

shell coral Jul 14, 2022, 7:49 PM

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winged knoll <#944337294389805056> can help, but that's probably a problem with the Core DNS ...

But i dont have any addon named core dns? 🤔

winged knoll Jul 14, 2022, 7:51 PM

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It's part of HAOS

obtuse raven Jul 14, 2022, 8:33 PM

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jade agate though yeah, the 2 Ubiquiti devices (UDM and switch) turn very warm to the touch...

If you have proper airflow figured out for a rack, gaps can actually be bad for you, as those would allow the cool air to bypass some of the devices completely.
Cold air in from the bottom, circulate inside rack, hot air out the top. The filler panels make the gaps worthwhile though, as each device gets better airflow around them.

If you're looking for something more off the shelf, maybe look into the AC Infinity line of devices. Gaps with plates and 2 linked Cloudplates at top and bottom of the rack

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Definitely not cheap though 😄

past summit Jul 14, 2022, 8:33 PM

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Hi all, I currently run HAOS in an unraid VM. In the past I’ve run all my containers on the unraid box but I have begun migrating off all containers that are not media related. My new box runs nextcloud, tandoor, tubearchivist, redis, elasticsearch and many more containers. I’m now thinking of migrating over my HAOS VM to the new box as well as adding frigate and some sort of facial rec with coral. The new box is a i3-6320(?), 16GB ram and 2x6TB storage in raid1 and 250 (or 500) for the OS. Would it work? I would like all home critical compontents to run on the same box

drifting grove Jul 14, 2022, 10:39 PM

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installed an aqara h1 light switch today in my kitchen and now my light circuit trips when i switch an entirely different light on upstairs... the aqara switch works great though so i'm counting it as a win

jolly yoke Jul 15, 2022, 10:00 AM

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I need help setting up mosquito and a ESP8266

winged knoll Jul 15, 2022, 10:01 AM

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#diy-archived can help there

jade agate Jul 15, 2022, 1:08 PM

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not much of a Diy'er myself, I wonder if this would be possible: checking water level outside in a pond-pump vertical Tube. I figured some low level current could be applied on 2 opposed contacts, and when the water level drops, contact is broken: signal alert. Its the way my espresso machine does it 😉 Problem I have is distance and power, so it would need to connect to wifi probably, and have some outdoors safe transformer (casing)

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this checks distance to the waterlevel https://smartgateways.nl/product/distancemeter-wifi-gateway/ but is only offering a 2 meter cable. And no outdoors safety (while advertising as Pond sensor.....) Do any other hardware options exist out there?

ashen quail Jul 15, 2022, 6:31 PM

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Hello, is anyone here who has installed an AZ Touch mod with MQTT for sensors?

bright jacinthBOT Jul 15, 2022, 6:33 PM

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@ashen quail Don't ask to ask, just ask your question. Then people can answer when they're around.

When you do ask a question, try to provide as much background detail as possible. Ask yourself these questions first so that others don't have to:

What version of the Home Assistant are you running? (remember, last isn't a version)
What exactly are you trying to do that won't work?
Is the problem uniform or erratic?
What's the exact error message?
When did it arise?
What exactly don't you "get"?
Can you share sample code, ideally with line errors where the error occurs?

ashen quail Jul 15, 2022, 6:44 PM

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bright jacinth

Hello, thanks for asking. Unfortunately I'm having a problem installing this thing in Arduino IDE. In this package ("Touch-Mod") there is a prefabricated LB, I put ESP32 and the display received in the package, ILI9341 with touch function... An installation in ESP-Home works, also HomePoint, but this one Solutions are the reverse variants, because I want to record this device in HA as a device with connected sensors, such as DHT, DS18b20, soil moisture sensor via MQTT, whereby these values sent to HA should also appear on the display... Am I wrong with my question here ? I tried TASMOTA, it works, sends the sensor data to HA via MQTT, only the display doesn't show the values, or I don't know how to do it... I would be grateful for any help with this To finally be able to hang the thing on the wall and automate it in HA...

winged knoll Jul 15, 2022, 7:01 PM

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Ah, you wanted tthe #diy-archived channel for help with that kind of thing

grave spear Jul 15, 2022, 9:06 PM

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Not quite sure if this belongs, but I am having some difficulties getting my Z-Stick 7 to appear in HA running in a Proxmox VM. At this moment, I am running on the latest versions of both HA and Proxmox and have rebooted multiple times. Given that my ConBee II is working correctly, I am quite confused. I have verified that the devices have been passed through to the relevant VM, with the Z-Stick showing up as a CP2102N, which further confuses me. Is there something I did wrong?

grave spear Jul 15, 2022, 9:21 PM

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Passing the relevant USB controller itself did not fix the issue either.

peak breach Jul 15, 2022, 9:41 PM

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I’m having the same exact issue. I literally just migrated from windows to proxmox and can’t get the aeotec device to work.

grave spear Jul 15, 2022, 9:42 PM

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Just tried on my Arch system and got this from lsusb...

Bus 001 Device 007: ID 10c4:ea60 Silicon Labs CP210x UART Bridge

peak breach Jul 15, 2022, 9:46 PM

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Yea. Mine shows up as device 011: xxxx sigma designs, inc Aeotec Z-Stick

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Can’t seem to find where home assistant displays that usb

grave spear Jul 15, 2022, 9:47 PM

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Me neither. Not showing up in the list of all the hardware...

peak breach Jul 15, 2022, 9:49 PM

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Ive tried the ttyS0 path, restarted HA and nothing

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No solid documentation with proxmox setup

grave spear Jul 15, 2022, 9:50 PM

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You happen to have reached out to Aotec yet?

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Because I am thinking of doing so, since it seems to be an issue with their device, given that I am getting the same results on two different systems...

peak breach Jul 15, 2022, 9:51 PM

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I was actually on their site and going to submit an email to support

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I got it to show

grave spear Jul 15, 2022, 9:58 PM

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What did you do?

peak breach Jul 15, 2022, 9:58 PM

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In proxmox, did u add the usb device?

grave spear Jul 15, 2022, 9:59 PM

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I added it to the VM.

peak breach Jul 15, 2022, 9:59 PM

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I rebooted host after that and seems that HA picked it up after

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If you check under all hardware. Under ttyS0 it shows the usb device Path

grave spear Jul 15, 2022, 10:02 PM

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Seems to have randomly picked up on it...

peak breach Jul 15, 2022, 10:05 PM

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HA has a usb discovery feature that should pull that up automatically

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Another HA restart and working now 🙂

vivid canopy Jul 16, 2022, 3:03 PM

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Running home assistant on a Windows 11 machine using virtual box was watching robs the hook up channel on how to get it to start back up after power. Failure cannot get it to work. Does anyone have any guides or information on how to make this work on windows 11?

shut vine Jul 16, 2022, 4:52 PM

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I am looking for a Outdoor WLAN camera driven by a solar panel which provides a rtsp/onvif stream. I cannot find anything in my price range (50-200€). Anyone an idea?

grave spear Jul 16, 2022, 9:56 PM

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vivid canopy Running home assistant on a Windows 11 machine using virtual box was watching ro...

I take it you are on a desktop system, and that you are looking to have it start on the system boot?

vivid canopy Jul 17, 2022, 1:39 AM

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grave spear I take it you are on a desktop system, and that you are looking to have it start...

Yes I am

pliant forum Jul 17, 2022, 1:41 AM

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shut vine I am looking for a Outdoor WLAN camera driven by a solar panel which provides a ...

I don't believe these exist unless you DIY something

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WiFi plug in cameras do exist though. If you have exterior lights by the camera location you can get a bulb socket adapter and plug the camera into that

grave spear Jul 17, 2022, 1:51 AM

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vivid canopy Yes I am

I would give this a try... https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45971923/start-virtualbox-and-vm-in-windows-boot

past summit Jul 17, 2022, 7:52 PM

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Stupid question. Does shelly work locally or is it necessary to connect it to shelly cloud?

obtuse raven Jul 17, 2022, 7:55 PM

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It does work locally

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It's got both a CoIoT multicast (or unicast, if you set it up that way) report, and MQTT support out of the box. And it's also got a nice "Disable Cloud" checkbox in the device web-portal.

past summit Jul 17, 2022, 9:05 PM

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Thanks! So mqtt is the only way to manage it through HomeAssistant?

obtuse raven Jul 17, 2022, 9:08 PM

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Nope, the Shelly HACS addon can talk CoIoT to it at least if you configure them as unicast to HA IP. Hell, CoIoT seems to be a bit more responsive too (in the range of 80-100ms faster compared to MQTT, but still)

past summit Jul 17, 2022, 9:11 PM

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Okay, I thought ColoT was something different then. Then I’ll put in my order!

upper yoke Jul 18, 2022, 1:10 AM

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are there any remotes (shaped like a tv remote or with similar button layout) that do zigbee so i can use it to control my media center/tv?

left zinc Jul 18, 2022, 1:53 AM

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Has anyone had any success updating the firmware of their Zooz devices since the recent update allowing firmware updates via HA? In particular I'm trying to update ZSE11 (motion q sensor) and it's been spinning for about 15 minutes or so, no progress bar or anything.

devout quartz Jul 18, 2022, 4:30 PM

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I need two 100W equivalent smart bulbs for my screen in porch, but I'm afraid if I use the tasmota database I might get an "updated (see: useless)" bulb, anyone bought a bright boy recently they can recommend?

lucid vigil Jul 18, 2022, 5:57 PM

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Brightest smart bulb I've used is 1000lm (the Kauf bulbs). Could you consider doing a smart switch instead (ie: shelly)?

crystal kite Jul 18, 2022, 7:16 PM

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Looking at using a 6100t, 4gb ram. Anyone have experience with this running frigate as NVR?

winged knoll Jul 18, 2022, 7:19 PM

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#cameras-archived may have people that can comment, and see the Frigate docs

devout quartz Jul 18, 2022, 7:58 PM

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lucid vigil Brightest smart bulb I've used is 1000lm (the Kauf bulbs). Could you consider do...

If I go that route, I just need to find a 2 wire compatible switch

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I'll look into it!

tall stirrup Jul 18, 2022, 11:09 PM

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hi

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how may i read the version of the koennk coordinator stack from my sonoff zb pluss tick?

oblique marsh Jul 19, 2022, 4:38 AM

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You know what I could really use? A device (could be ZB or ZW or something else) that plugs into an outlet and shows up as a binary sensor indicating whether that outlet is energized. The idea is you connect a smart bulb or whatever to an unswitched outlet and then have this plug in the switch outlet essentially turning the light switch into on/off events you can use

winged knoll Jul 19, 2022, 6:44 AM

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oblique marsh You know what I could really use? A device (could be ZB or ZW or something else)...

Any smart socket/plug that does energy monitoring should be able to do that for you. Options will depend on where on the planet you are.

oblique marsh Jul 19, 2022, 11:47 AM

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I don't think waiting for the plug to drop out of the network is gonna have anywhere near a usable latency...

winged knoll Jul 19, 2022, 11:49 AM

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Well, hopefully you're not turning the outlet on and off, because that'd be daft

oblique marsh Jul 19, 2022, 11:49 AM

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That's the whole point though! That I can sense when an outlet is on or off

midnight ibex Jul 19, 2022, 2:18 PM

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hey there, can you recommend me a 2 channel dali dimmer that I can use with HA (on a raspberry pi)

jade agate Jul 20, 2022, 7:22 AM

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anyone around using electric mobile heaters in HA? cant really find an integration supporting those?

gloomy elbow Jul 20, 2022, 9:54 AM

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What is an electric mobile heater?

jade agate Jul 20, 2022, 10:00 AM

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something like this: https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/cityline-elektrische-radiator-smart-convector-1000-2000w-wifi

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Frenck pointed me to Xiaomi & Mill
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/mill
https://www.techpunt.nl/nl/xiaomi-smartmi-electric-heater-1s.html

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so I am comparing features currently, prepping for Winter is coming (with tripled gas prizes....)

teal wolf Jul 20, 2022, 12:07 PM

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Recommend NFC cards to implement in HA

past summit Jul 20, 2022, 12:27 PM

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any nfc card that works with your reader

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13.56mhz is the frequency I think

gloomy elbow Jul 20, 2022, 12:53 PM

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jade agate something like this: https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/cityline-elektrische-radiator-s...

That unfortunately 404s for me, with a cartoon of a man hiding under a rug 😂

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I have plug-in electric heaters and just used the generic thermostat integration with them which works really welkl.

jade agate Jul 20, 2022, 12:57 PM

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hehe, sorry for that... try https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/cityline-elektrische-radiator-smart-convector-1000-2000w-wifi/9300000065376455/ ?

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btw just watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IndOOCJ7DOI Nice seeing you (almost) irl for once too.

tacit pilot Jul 20, 2022, 1:59 PM

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Did they stop selling the IKEA remote? I was shopping around for remote/buttons basically for the one that had the more reasonable number of buttons and it seemed the best, but then I went to see where to buy it and it isn't even sold on IKEA's site anymore

broken mist Jul 20, 2022, 2:03 PM

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Can someone recommend me GU10 bulbs? I've got two from Ikea just for testing purposes but they are only 345 lm and that's too low to properly light up eg a bathroom

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I'm surprised they don't have something stronger; 700+ lm range

gloomy elbow Jul 20, 2022, 2:14 PM

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tacit pilot Did they stop selling the IKEA remote? I was shopping around for remote/buttons ...

IKEA have had supply chain issues with their smart stuff, and the round button is discontinued. They have a large square button which has multiple functions, or their Shortcuts buttons are pretty great.
Aqara/Xiaomi have some small cheap buttons if you just want a single button.

gloomy elbow Jul 20, 2022, 2:15 PM

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jade agate hehe, sorry for that... try https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/cityline-elektrische-rad...

Hmmm, those are similar to my more permanently installed (they're ceramic, so very heavy) electric heaters.

What is it in particular that you are after from a heater?

jade agate Jul 20, 2022, 2:37 PM

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my home is gas heated (indirect hot air by Brink climate systems), so with the current gas prizes/risk of forced reduced usage, I want to have some emergency backups. Given these prizes, it would be 1 month of gas only (for 2 or 3 of them)..

gloomy elbow Jul 20, 2022, 2:57 PM

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That is definitely nice. I have dumb electric ceramic heaters—they hold the heat more like a standard water filled radiator which means that it doesn't immediately feel cold when they turn off.

jade agate Jul 20, 2022, 3:43 PM

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I saw those too, if you say that’s adequate I’ll recheck those, thx!

gloomy elbow Jul 20, 2022, 3:44 PM

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Well, 2 of mine were pre-installed in my place when I bought it, the other two were hand me downs, but they heat my whole apartment to be nice and warm.

jade agate Jul 20, 2022, 3:45 PM

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And it’s like you said in the podcast: first see if HA integrates them 😉

warm topaz Jul 20, 2022, 4:04 PM

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Any wifi presence sensor suggestions? Looking for something like a shelly motion detector that is all wifi but ideally does more then just motion and uses mmwave, or something else

gloomy elbow Jul 20, 2022, 4:05 PM

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jade agate And it’s like you said in the podcast: first see if HA integrates them 😉

Hehe. These are dumb ones, but an IKEA smart plug and a temperature sensor got me set up quickly enough 😄

tacit pilot Jul 20, 2022, 4:45 PM

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gloomy elbow IKEA have had supply chain issues with their smart stuff, and the round button i...

Yeah the round one was what I was looking for. It had a lot of buttons and seemed pretty versatile so I liked it. I saw they were doing some kind of switch to Matter and it seemed like maybe they had discontinued it, but couldn't find any official word

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It looks like you can still get it on Amazon though

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https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/tradfri-remote-control-00443130/

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Seems like it's still around in Canada though lol

gloomy elbow Jul 20, 2022, 4:49 PM

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They pop up on the website in some countries from time to time, but may or may not be available. If you live near an IKEA, cruising their "circular hub" (formerly bargain/crash/deals corner), might net you one or more.

tacit pilot Jul 20, 2022, 4:56 PM

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Though honestly I'm still kinda on the fence about buttons in general

foggy tapir Jul 20, 2022, 5:21 PM

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does anyone know of a well integrated two channel wifi relay you can buy that doesn't require soldering or firmware flashing for home assistant? (and doesn't use batteries)

tacit pilot Jul 20, 2022, 8:36 PM

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@gloomy elbow congrats on the podcast appearance btw! Didn't think I'd ever recognize anyone on there lol

gloomy elbow Jul 20, 2022, 8:41 PM

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That's part of the magic of the #creator-connection, it's all sorts of people from all over—and so many great ideas to steal 🤓

pliant forum Jul 20, 2022, 9:02 PM

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https://sonoff.tech/nspanel-pro-coming-soon/ not sure if y'all saw this

analog phoenix Jul 20, 2022, 9:07 PM

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Hope this is the right place for this. I'm still new....
Any recommendations on a smart thermostat that is most friendly when integrating? Any brands to avoid?

gloomy spoke Jul 20, 2022, 9:08 PM

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probably depends on where you are, but I love my Ecobees

analog phoenix Jul 20, 2022, 9:09 PM

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US

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Ecobees look great, but the cost seems excessive.

slender halo Jul 20, 2022, 9:21 PM

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I was also going to ask about that. I'm thinking of getting an Ecobee 3 Lite to try out.

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I'm mostly interested in how much HA can control it

gloomy spoke Jul 20, 2022, 9:23 PM

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it's great because you can control almost everything locally via Homekit

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or use the cloud API for the few things that you can't

short trout Jul 20, 2022, 9:24 PM

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Hello Guys, Has anyone knows if the zemismart GU10 bulbs work with ZHA?

slender halo Jul 20, 2022, 9:33 PM

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Is it possible (and worth it) to implement all the programming in HA? Something like creating automations for "At 8:00 AM, set the target temperature to X". Or does it end up being easier to set the program directly on the Ecobee and use HA to make changes in specific circumstances?

static nova Jul 20, 2022, 9:56 PM

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Should I run ha bare metal? I'm currently having issues with conbee2 finding my sonoff device with vm on unraid.. running deconz on windows with adapter seems to have no issue. I'm suspecting pasthrough issues or interference but don't have an usb extension to test interference. Running deconz on windows is annoying because I don't want my computer to be on all the time

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Any recommendations or thoughts

neon mica Jul 20, 2022, 11:30 PM

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static nova Should I run ha bare metal? I'm currently having issues with conbee2 finding my ...

I just threw it on an old PC I had. Granted a gaming PC but an old i5 (6600k). If you want to spend some money you could get a tiny PC. I just ordered one off ebay for 75 bucks. Its a bit old. older than its current setup. but it takes wayyyyyyyy less space. I'm printing a mount for it now for when it comes in

shy wyvern Jul 21, 2022, 8:37 AM

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Sonoff TH16s haven't been in stock anywhere for a few weeks now. Is that true? Can I expect them to come back eventually? Just double checking to make sure it's not a regional thing where I am....for that matter....I can hardly find any aqara gear either....must all be part of the general supply-chain issues?

silent smelt Jul 21, 2022, 10:17 AM

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Hey all - I've got a hardware related issue I am trying to solve.
Playing around with an ODROID N2+ running HA OS. I've purchased one of these zigbee shields: https://elekitsorparts.com/product/high-power-zigbee2mqtt-hat-for-raspberry-pi-cc2652p-zigbee-hat-for-raspberry-pi-home-assistant-cc2652p-zigbee/
I am under the impression UART on the N2+ is not enabled by default (similarly on the Rpi).
I am trying to work out how to enable it, but struggling.

I can't seem to find anything in zigbee2mqtt docs specifically related installing zigbee shields for use.
I found the following information on the N2+ wiki but not exaclty sure if this is applicable for HA....or where I would edit these setting if I'm running HA OS.
https://wiki.odroid.com/odroid-n2/application_note/gpio/uart

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated 🙂

winged knoll Jul 21, 2022, 10:17 AM

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Zigbee2MQTT doesn't care ... it just needs the device exposed to it, which in this case will be /dev/ttyAMA0 (or /dev/ttyAMA1 etc)

silent smelt Jul 21, 2022, 10:20 AM

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winged knoll Zigbee2MQTT doesn't care ... it just needs the device exposed to it, which in t...

what do you mean by doesn't care?
The system doesn't even recognise that there is a zigbee device plugged in at all.

I.e. when I run

ls /dev/tty*

nothing shows up under /dev/ttyAMA0 or /dev/ttyAMA1

winged knoll Jul 21, 2022, 10:28 AM

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Z2M is a container inside HAOS, it doesn't care about the GPIO as it has no say

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That's how add-ons work

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Check the Hardware menu, under System I think

silent smelt Jul 21, 2022, 10:40 AM

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yep no UART devices showing up in my hardware menu unfortunately...

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I did find this...
https://cdn.webshopapp.com/shops/304955/files/352299204/popp-zb-shield-with-ha.pdf

which has some details on page 5-6 but it seems to be a bit outdated

winged knoll Jul 21, 2022, 10:41 AM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/common-tasks/os/#enable-i2c may be relevant, don't know

silent smelt Jul 21, 2022, 10:45 AM

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winged knoll <https://www.home-assistant.io/common-tasks/os/#enable-i2c> may be relevant, don...

getting closer 😂
Need those instructions for enabling UART

crystal kite Jul 21, 2022, 11:30 AM

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USB Coral https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/development-tool-accessories/2017821

chrome portal Jul 21, 2022, 2:08 PM

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the house i just bought has some simplisafe stuff, ive searched around a bit but i was wondering if anyone knows if i can use things like the motion sensors directly and not through the hub. I cant find info on if they are wifi or zigbee or zwave.

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was gonna pop one open and start searching the chips but thought id ask here first

cobalt sundial Jul 21, 2022, 3:32 PM

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hello some advice to buy air humidifier for home assistant please ?

pseudo flicker Jul 21, 2022, 4:53 PM

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@cobalt sundial could you buy a regular humidifier that you control with a smart plug?

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I have a question for those familiar with all the various hardware. There's a switch in my house that I did not install that's, basically, three different light fixtures in a single, one-gang box. I have no idea where the third wire even runs since it does not seem to control anything at the moment, but I do need the first two. Does anyone know of a Zigbee / Z-Wave one-gang smart dimmer that can dim two lights independently?

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I could (probably) swap out that one gang box for a two gang, but you know, if I don't have to I'd prefer not to!

drifting grove Jul 21, 2022, 5:55 PM

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Anyone investigated what is the best deal for UPS at the moment? Of course the ones that integrates to hassio supervised NUT server. Eaton 5S 550 or something from APC?

cobalt sundial Jul 21, 2022, 6:12 PM

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pseudo flicker <@504913747911901195> could you buy a regular humidifier that you control with a...

I don’t know, what is best ?

cold moon Jul 21, 2022, 10:07 PM

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drifting grove Anyone investigated what is the best deal for UPS at the moment? Of course the o...

cant go wrong with apc but used rackmount ones can be had pretty cheap and you just buy a new battery for them if you need rackmount

bleak mauve Jul 21, 2022, 10:22 PM

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Hi can some one help me with a Philips hue question? If I have a Philips hue bridge and a Philips hue bulb what tech protocol does the bulb use to communicate with the bridge? WiFi, zwave, or zigbee? Thanks in advance.

cold moon Jul 21, 2022, 10:26 PM

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bleak mauve Hi can some one help me with a Philips hue question? If I have a Philips hue bri...

it's zigbee but you might want to look into getting a zigbee dongle and just putting the hub in a drawer

bleak mauve Jul 21, 2022, 10:40 PM

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Cool thanks

tiny kiln Jul 22, 2022, 5:35 AM

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Has anyone here converted thier under cabinet lighting to smart led lights?

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Color options are not needed but ill take them if they are avialable!

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Looking for something that can be hard wired into mains since they are all powered this way now, and would like the ease of using already ran power