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cold moon
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using sk6812 warm white or neutral white rgbw strips inside aluminum channels and driven by a controller using an esp32 running WLED is a pretty good scenario. https://quinled.info/pre-assembled-quinled-dig-quad/ <- premade controller with fuses and such, or you can diy it all and save a bit of money. plenty to google with this info 🙂

pseudo flicker
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I think it depends on what you need to do. For example, I have a dehumidifier that turns on when certain conditions are true. Now in my case, the machine keeps all prior settings in memory so I can control it with a smart plug in that when I enable the plug, it simply continues where it left off. I'm guessing some machines will not do that, though, so I'd try to find something with manual buttons where you can set it to be on and if you were to unplug it and re-plug it in, it would continue to function as it was before.

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Things with digital controls may, if they're not programmed to do so, simply not turn on again and require you to push a button or something

tiny kiln
gloomy spoke
unreal oak
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@glossy prism Hey mate, sorry for pinging but we once talked about a mqtt way to access the Tenda SP plugs, Can you please remind me how to go about it? Don't wanna use REST anymore, mqtt seems more reliable

glossy prism
unreal oak
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oh okay. My main issue is that when I restart the HA machine, all the plug entities become unavailable, signal issues probably, residential area

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cheers, am gonna get this goin

cobalt sundial
last torrent
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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?

jade lantern
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Hey everyone. Using roller chain blinds and looking for a way to get it automated and work with HA. Anyone have theirs done and running?

cerulean cradle
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If a device type isn't supported in HA, what do I need to look into to make that happen? For example, my Shower (U by Moen) can be added to HA via the HomeKit Controller but it doesn't function because there seems to be no Shower/Faucet type in HA

tiny kiln
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Anyone here use a H801 rgb controller

loud tendon
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Hello 👋 I am just getting my feet wet with home assistant and such but was curious if maybe someone could answer a question about some lighting. Forgive me if this isn't an appropriate location for this. I am wanting to replace a few recessed lights in my home and was going to go with a smart switch versus individual smart lights.

Is there any way you can modify a light's color temperature without getting a smart light and just by using a smart switch and 'dumb' lights? Or would you have to just get hue for example?

violet otter
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Pretty sure the lightbulb has to have the ability to change color/temp.

loud tendon
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are there any dumb bulbs that do that? I havent been able to find any which im thinking means no, but might be searching for the right things

edgy fog
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It has to be a smart bulb

violet otter
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Hi everyone. I have an old Lenovo laptop with 8 gig of ram i7 running HA (VM) on proxmox. I would like to move my instance to a micro server with minimal power consumption ( something beside raspberry pie) what would you recommend as far as hardware? I have been looking at one of these Dell Optiplex 3040m Micro i5-6500t 2.50Ghz 16GB RAM 256GB SSD BT WiFi Win10Pro. What do you all think?

lunar delta
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ugh

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what "smart" smoke/CO detectors are folks using? I'm about fed up with the FirstAlert Z-Wave detectors

molten heart
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Hey guys, do you have any recommendations on door locks? I currently have one from Ali that's Tuya and isn't supported. But I really wanted to do some automations with it, since the door lock can recognize individual fingerprints (and key cards), which can be then assigned to appropriate household members. But since that's not compatible with HA, I'd be looking for a replacement

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I got one of these

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Oh I can't send pictures

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So I'd like to keep the same form

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I saw Xiaomi Aqara ones are perfect for what I need, but they're a bit too pricey for me

loud tendon
gloomy elbow
lunar delta
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haha

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my FirstAlert z-wave ones have false alarmed 5 or 6 times now

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already replaced 2 of them because they would just randomly false alarm and just had another start doing it today

gloomy elbow
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Well that’s not good

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I rage ordered the Samotech at 3am or so after being woken up by the dumb smoke alarm’s batteries dying

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I figured I’d rather get repeated push notifications to my phone from HA to replace the battery than deal with finding a step stool at that time of night again. Speaking of which, I really ought to configure that alert

drifting grove
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Hi, has anyone here got a iRobot 980 / 989 to work without cloud ? All the automations, notifications and so on but with no cloud or internet service ?

gloomy spoke
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It talks directly to the vacuum

drifting grove
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But why nothing works when the internet is down ? ( I’m using the iRobot integration )

drifting grove
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434Mhz radio, maybe?

obtuse raven
glossy prism
unreal oak
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no, I don't know how to set up docker haha

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but they still based on REST so I don't think it's going to change my issue

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changed my router and everything's gone to shit

pliant forum
cold moon
storm bone
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Hey guys what are the go to brands of white led bulbs to get in Canada/us that works with z2mqtt. Other than the top tier Philips and such ?

neon mica
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Like I see the if theres a fire send me an alert kinda thing. But alexas already have that feature.

drifting grove
neon mica
drifting grove
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I had similar problems with vaping years ago, and I’ve either wrapped the thing in food foil or just plain remove it, would be super happy to turn it off from my phone while i was vaping and get it turn on when I’m leaving if I haven’t don’t that already 🙂

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But then I knew nothing about HA 🙂

neon mica
drifting grove
neon mica
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just curious use cases

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still pretty new to HASS.

gloomy elbow
# neon mica serious question. Whats the point of a smart smoke detector?

I'll know whether or not I'm home if there's a problem. I find out in advance if the batteries are running low, so you don't remove them in the middle of the night and never replace them–and then don't get woken up by one.
The one above my 3D printer will kill the power to the printer if it detects smoke. Seems sensible to me.

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And I don't have any Alexa devices hooked up

jade agate
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still figuring this out. having a hard time trusting any additional protocol to survive a starting fire in the first place. These all run on boxes that would be down if a true fire would be an issue.... guess a dedicated old school chained set of fire alarms would make most sense and be safest.

neon mica
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ahh i see that makes sense then.

I've got the wired ones so no need for that to me.
The 3D print one is supperrr smart! I've been considering getting one so i may keep that in mind.
How is Z-Wave with power efficiency?

slender halo
hollow night
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hi there guys

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anyone was able to add this sensor to conbee

void leaf
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Is 3d printers catching fire a thing? Don't they all (firmware wise) have safety features on overheating?

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I know that some that don't have it enabled, allow to do it with custom firmware. Unsure if it's all or few

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Still waiting for my ankermake M5 to be delivered, so I'm curious

lone tulip
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Z-Wave for US / No price limit / Dimmable can be colored or just plain white/ any recommendations?

void leaf
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What's that, looking for bulbs?

lone tulip
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yes sorry

void leaf
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I know ring has some, same as innovelli. But I would say there aren't many bulbs on zwave. Most of them use zigbee

lone tulip
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thanks ill look there

winged knoll
bright jacinthBOT
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deCONZ by dresden elektronik is a software that communicates with ConBee/RaspBee Zigbee gateways and exposes Zigbee devices that are connected to the gateway. Our #zigbee-archived channel is a good place to ask about using it with Home Assistant, but they also have their own Discord server.

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plain topaz
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Hi guys. I have a problem with my Xiaomi Gateway V2 and Aqara Switch wireless. I've added my gateway to HA and I can see all my devices and everything are working well. But the Aqara Switch wireless don't show the status. I can see the battery level but I can't see when the switch is ON or OFF. Btw, the switchs are working well on Domoticz system.

lunar delta
jade agate
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in the system settings, hardware, how can we check whether the bluetooth receiver is working/live?

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asking because I get zero response from my devices, and on the former Pi with device_tracker that worked immediately. Currently running the dev with the new Bluetooth integration on a miniPC

jade agate
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I take it the discovery in the config flow of the integration indicates a valid hardware to exist and be available for usage

timid flicker
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Here is an interesting micro pc (x86) to build HA on:
Mini PC Intel Celeron J3455 6GB DDR4, 128 GB SATA SSD, Mini Desktop Computer with Windows 10 Pro, Quad Core, Dual Gigabit Ethernet NIC, Dual HDMI, 5X USB3.0, 4K UHD, Bluetooth, AWOW AK34 Micro PC https://a.co/d/9D1oTgy

void leaf
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I would probably look for the nuc used marker for that price. Plenty of better specs

void leaf
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Also, 5x usb3.0, which are known to create issues with things like zigbee sticks

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Any recommendations on power backup for an intel nuc? Need something cheap that can handle few minutes of downtime at max. 1h top

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And maybe the router (optional)

hollow night
sonic hearth
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Hopefully this belongs here, I’m trying to find out that type of ct clamp I would need for power monitoring of a whole single phase apartment in Australia?

winged knoll
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where is that

wooden fog
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Hi! Does anyone uses Aqara Motion sensor via the ZHA integration ?

winged knoll
wooden fog
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Right, I'm moving

small saffron
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Does anyone have a link to a product page or anything for the sengled E21-N1EA bulbs?

mild plover
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sup everyone ! quick question, what is according to you the best integrated commercial alarm system that allows access for at least arming/disarming, low latency pir sensor access, and most importantly local connection between hass and the alarm system ? i'm thinking about either buying one or making my own with custom pcbs and code using mysensors library for everything including alarm panel, pir, window/door sensors, temp/humidity, even soil moisture and other low risk sensors.... thanks !

normal elbow
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I am looking for a switch that can fit in a 2 gang box and control 4 devices.

Nothing fancy and no dimming. Got a bathroom with 2 separate lights, a vent, and a heater which I would like to be able to add into HA to tie in with motion and humidity sensors. Can't seem to find what I need. Anyone seen anything that would work?
Z-wave/ZigBee/wifi are all fine

cold moon
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although you cant control the lights separately if they're dumb bulbs, the two relays for lights are tied together

grim shuttle
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how would you normally go about monitoring the amount of power a hvac system uses on its own?

orchid moon
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Hey guys, looking for a local-only way to alert that my internet is down.I tried a few TTS configurations, but the speakers I have (Google nest stuff) suck. Any suggestions on media players that won't break the budget (i.e. Sonos)?

ember shell
orchid moon
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Yeah, I have ping sensors plus Uptime Kuma running checks with webhooks back to HA. Detecting isn't so much the issue as notification.

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I guess some Tuya lights with LocalTuya would work, but I'd like to get some form of TTS working (like RHVoice or pico), but my media player speakers are...wonky, I guess is the word I'd use for them when the internet is out.

pliant forum
orchid moon
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And Sonos is expensive

pliant forum
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That should be all local

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ah nvm

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just read it fully haha

orchid moon
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Yeah google home works, for the most part, but...I dunno, sometimes they drop the message (I'll hear the "incoming notification sound", then...nothing)

pliant forum
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Maybe have it send a seperate time 3-5 mins apart from the first time?

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Not sure honestly haha

orchid moon
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Trying to wean commercial products off the cloud is fun, isn't it? lol

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maybe I'll build an esp32 radio. I know I'll be able to control that! heh

drifting grove
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Is there a good sub besides/r/hardwareswap for selling used automation gear? I have some HomeKit stuff and would like to avoid eBay fees

cold moon
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i think all the cool kids use facebook marketplace

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and i think these days you get stabbed if you sell on craigslist

cold moon
drifting grove
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Good suggestion. Thank you!

austere imp
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Hi guys, I'm getting rid of my 20+ Wi-Fi (Tuya) devices and making the switch to Zigbee. I'm in Northern Europe and don't mind ordering from e.g. China. I'm looking for RGB bulbs (E14 and E24) and plugs (type C, doesn't matter if grounded) on the cheaper end. I'm willing to pay a bit more for stronger colors, but my goal is <15Eur per device. Apparently I also need a stick, so recommendations on that would be great.

I am also planning to add voice integration and I was wondering if it would be possible to use older android phones plethora of sensors in HAOS. I'd like to be able to use their front-facing cameras for presence detection and speakerphones for voice control in each room, possibly bluetooth presence detection as well. Is this the right channel to ask about that?

winged knoll
mild plover
pliant forum
mild plover
obtuse raven
flat ocean
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Does anyone know of any z-wave physical button pusher device?

red talon
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Hi everyone, Has anyone come across an AC control unit that works of 220v instead of 12v/24v? Out building developer in his wisdom decided to make the AC units 220v which means I can not use Google nest and co.

slender halo
austere imp
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unfortunately it, and half the recommendation list, is sold out or dead links. I'm looking into whether the Ikea gateway can be used the same way now too

slender halo
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Yeah, they claim that they're getting more in stock this week though

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For E14 bulbs, it looks like Philips and Ikea have some. Sengled bulbs have worked well for me for regular A19, but it doesn't look like they make E14 bulbs.

austere imp
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I guess I was looking more for brand/vendor recommendations to fit my budget and location. I'm not usually one to shy away from research, but I'm pretty burned out from all this Tuya stuff I feel like I just completed.

winged knoll
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For stick, it's hard to beat either Tube or Electrolama, though mostly any CC2652 based stick should be fine

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Sonoff's stick has had some build quality issues

austere imp
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Ikea has their Trädfri RGB bulb + dimmer/remote for 20€ where I'm at, so I'm going to grab 4 of those tomorrow and build up from there.

slender halo
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I've been using Tradfri buttons around my house, and they've worked well. I haven't tried the bulbs.

vivid canopy
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OK, so I don’t know if this is the right place or not I have a 2012 Mac mini with 8 gigs of ram it’s got a 500 gig hard drive in it or I have a 256 gig SSD I could put in it. The question is I just want to run Home Assistant that’s it. Nothing else not macOS not anything. Is there a way just to load Home Assistant on there and run it that way I know it’s overkill but I guess I wouldn’t have to worry about upgrading for a long time.

winged knoll
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If that's an Intel based Mac then the NUC image may work

vivid canopy
pseudo flicker
molten heart
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Help

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I just installed my Rpi in a new case with a fan (set on 5V) and heat sinks. I inserted my SD card, plugged in the lan cable and power, everything seems to work fine as all the lights on my Rpi are turned on

gloomy spoke
molten heart
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But, apparently it's not connected to the network. I entered the internet modem dashboard and there is no Rpi there

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Oh

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You sure, I'm talking about hardware?

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As for some reason my modem says there is no device connected to lan

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Even though the lights under the lan port are green and yellow, and the light on the modem show that there is something connected

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I tried plugging out and in everything back again but still no success

bright jacinthBOT
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The topic of this channel is:

There's a channel for #yellow-archived if you have questions about it.

Questions about a hardware device (not their #integrations-archived with HA, and not the thing that HA calls devices)? Someone might have the same device and be able to help you out! If you've got a Z-Wave or Zigbee devices, see #zwave-archived and #zigbee-archived, #cameras-archived for cameras, and #diy-archived for making your own stuff (or if you're asking about Tasmota or ESPHome).

If you have problems with the Blue or your installation see #installation-archived.

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willow herald
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Hello! Anyone knows if there's a way for the H.A. to listen to a audio input and be able to broadcast it as a audio source for media players?

winged knoll
drifting grove
raw cosmos
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Which cooling case do you recommend for my raspberry pi 4b running homeassistant?

latent valve
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I am trying to make a Home Car Assistant setup and I want to make it have an automatic window shade if I can figure out how to fit one physically, anyone do anything like this? Are there any good zigbee/BT/etc automatic window shades that use a rail/track to pull the shade closed and open?

drifting grove
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Any way to output audio from the 3.5mm jack on RPi4?

obtuse raven
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@drifting grove Not sure if it's the easiest or the only way, but what I've done is set up Mopidy on the RPi, and use an integration to show the local mopidy instance as a casting target.

final swallow
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aww yeah, noob question. Think it's ok to run a Linux VM through windows 10 on a seed box for HA? Or should I just get a Pi4?

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Got a Tab A8 for cheap so wanting to dive into HA

gloomy spoke
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There's nothing wrong with using a VM, and you'll more than likely get better performance than you would with a Pi. Running a VM on Windows puts you at MSFT's mercy of rebooting to install updates and such, which isn't great for a server of any kind

final swallow
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ahh, good call

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Probably run it as a service so it boots up the VM>HA after a windows reboot.

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sometimes just talking out loud (or chatting) helps with the thought process

gloomy spoke
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it's more about the downtime while it's busy doing stuff, but it's your call

final swallow
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I manually update, so I guess it'd be under control more than just Windows updating every other day or whenever

cold moon
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@final swallow it runs surprisingly well on a pi but they're hard to find and overpriced / sold as kits pretty often these days too

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there are some youtube videos on alternatives like rockpi etc but then there are even some pretty neat ideas like reusing old thinclients

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so like $35 on ebay gets you >pi4 hardware including a bit of emmc storage

final swallow
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oh hrm. Interesting. Thank you for the tip. I thought I could run it off the Galaxy Tab A8, but it might be too new or something. I couldn't find much info on doing it directly on the tablet itself.

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or if that was even a good idea. From what I've gathered, Pi is the way to go

gloomy spoke
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It doesn't run windows

cold moon
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nah dude save the tablet for a wall mounted smart home control panel

gloomy spoke
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Do not run HA on a tablet

cold moon
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look into fire toolkit and "fully kiosk browser" for a sweet wall panel to controll home assistant with

final swallow
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yeah, that's the idea is to use the tablet for the screen via the browser. Sorry, still super new to doing HA stuff, but I like the FKB

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I mostly deal with servers, not much "home" stuff

cold moon
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i got a fire tablet 11th gen for $99 on prime day and printed that case

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still playing around with it and deciding where to mount it

final swallow
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nice, those fire tablets are mad cheap

cold moon
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works the same way w/ your tab a8

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just gotta find a mount

final swallow
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yeah

cold moon
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that's the video i was thinking of about using a thin client instead of a pi

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you can take a look at ordering a #yellow-archived device too (basically a pi with a custom pcb and built in zigbee radio) but they seem to keep getting delayed so if you need it soon, a thin client would be a way to get you going

final swallow
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Yeah, I was looking at those. Kinda want the POE one

cold moon
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the yellow uses a cm4 board.. still a pi just different form factor

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i preordered a yellow as an early bday present yet my bday has come and went

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but yea dude thin client, pi, vm, all are good

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vm is the best but not on windows imo.. and not necessary when starting out, more like an upgrade if you end up taxing your pi or w/e else with addons like frigate

final swallow
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yeah. I don't have much yet. Just moved so getting settled in. I think the biggest hurdle will be getting the Ubiquiti stuff to work how I want it

cold moon
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shouldnt be

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unifi is pretty straightforward and lots of guides/videos online with advanced step by step options

final swallow
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I've seen a few, trying to get the door bell to go to the tablet I think seems to be somewhat hard, but until I get HA up and running, I haven't delved too deep into that setup yet.

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Thanks for the insight though dude

cold moon
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doorbell works fine inside home assistant

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when someone rings mine it shows up on my nvidia shields if they are on and sends a picture to my phone and gives me option to unlock door

final swallow
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well damn, that's good to know. I was probably reading old posts off reddit

cold moon
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pretty easy with the unifi protect integration

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ya unifi protect integration used to be HACS only but it's been sucked into hass

final swallow
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so many bookmarks lol

cold moon
latent valve
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My VM instance has run too well for me, that is to say that I had wanted to have pressure to make it be in a standalone dedicated machine but I have had no issues so I’m complacent. lol

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But I am using an old desktop with W7, so it’s been years since updates anyway.

cunning rose
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Does anybody have a working HomeAssistant and HifiBerry DAC setup? I have a raspi 3b and a DAC+ and I cannot get it to show up as a hardware sound output. I tried it with Volumio and it works fine, so it's not dead, but I would really rather have just one device with both the home automation and spotify streaming to the living room speakers. Any help would be appreciated

umbral linden
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Hello guys, anyone knows a good EU smart Plug with Energy Monitoring which works with zigbee2mqtt? I bought Tuya ones from Ali but they poll the energy values and turn off randomly because voltage protection and wrong readings.
Someone on the GitHub issue mentioned a 20a one but I couldn't find it on AliExpress.

drifting grove
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@umbral linden

umbral linden
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I did but some of them got the issue (Tuya and Blitzwolf) and from Ali you can't really see which one is which version. Hoped that someone has a buy link to some cheap (but good) ones, who's already used them :D
And some vendors are better, some are worse. It's more a question about experience ^^ I should've clarified that. I need them to fast show the current. I want to make some IR devices smart and need to check if it turned on or not.
Thanks anyway :)

drifting grove
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Tuya and Blitzwolf are the same. as well as tekin and a couple of other brands.
All tuya with diffrent lables. theyre fine with esphome on it

raven arrow
umbral linden
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Yeah I use them too and they're good but they're a little big (for socket strips) and I don't want to add more wifi load. I also like that ZigBee plugs extends the mesh^^

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@drifting grove but you can't flash the ZigBee plugs right? Just wifi from what I've read

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Read about aqara plugs but they're not available on AliExpress and cost 20$ each or more

drifting grove
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yea, the Tuya ones are wifi only

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dont know bout ZigBee plugs

runic tinsel
umbral linden
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That's what I saw and hoped that someone got some ZigBee ones working :P maybe I'll just buy anything rated 20a from AliExpress and see which one works :P you can never have enough

supple flint
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regarding the argon m.2 case, when you install the sd card to flash the pi to load from usb instead of sd, once thats done, do you remove the sd card or leave it in the pi permanently?

tawdry pike
supple flint
tawdry pike
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The SD will change the boot order so it will go USB first, then SD. But in this case if USB is unavailable it would flash the bootloader again

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Hmm you might have picked the wrong one then (SD > USB instead of USB > SD), but regardless if you remove it, it will boot from USB

tacit dew
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Is there any hardware that converts a standard light switch into a smart switch? Like it makes a normal switch communicate with HASS.

teal wolf
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Suggest me glass break sound detector sensor for home assistant. Zigbee / zwave/Wi-Fi is ok

tawdry pike
tacit dew
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ooh that's exactly what I want 😄

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though battery is annoying

tawdry pike
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I can't seem to find what the battery life is but I've installed two in January, both are still at 100% according to the hue app

tacit dew
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fookin expensive though 😩

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hopefully the battery is just a failsafe

tawdry pike
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No, they are completely disconnected from AC power, the only run on the battery

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And yes they are expensive

tacit dew
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my gf isn't allowed to see any of the bills 😄

tawdry pike
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I've been looking at alternatives, but I have't found any so far. Except for flashing Shelly's yourself with ESPHome/Tasmota, I believe you can then individually control the switch and the relay.

tacit dew
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it's such an obvious product

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but I guess there aren't any "features" to sell

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thanks for the help

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phillips apparently says 5 years on the battery

tawdry pike
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Ah, couldn't find that so quickly.
And I believe Philips with the number, I've had dimmer switch before these, the battery lasted longer than 5 years. I sold them with the original batteries

tacit dew
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I only found it in a review

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no idea why they don't put it in the datasheet

drifting grove
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Anyone have good wall-mount solutions? I really like the Echo Show 15 but there doesn't seem to be a way to root it.

daring olive
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Anyone have any luck with wi-fi enabled ceiling fan controllers?

pliant forum
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If you only have a single switch a regular Rf fan controller + bond is probably your best option

daring olive
pliant forum
daring olive
pliant forum
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definitely grab a zigbee and or zwave stick!

raven arrow
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If you wanna go stupidly simple go with a rf transmitter and learn it the fan controls

raven arrow
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RF Transmitter like the Broadlink RM Pro (idk if the smaller ones do RF)

pliant forum
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I prefer zwave to zigbee as I've had better luck with it but both are decent

raven arrow
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Zwave in my experience is more limited and more expensive. I've had bad luck with zigbee, because I used poor quality controller/coordinators but to each their own

pliant forum
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yeah I can definitely understand the expensive part. Zooz has pretty affordable dimmers I've found though

raven arrow
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Or get a stick that can do both so you're set either way 😄

pliant forum
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^

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I'd personally get seperate as you can't get a zwave 700 series + zigbee controller yet

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afaik

daring olive
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so I'm not pestering you helpful folks with noob questions, can you point me to a URL where I can read up in the correct direction?

pliant forum
raven arrow
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No worries, but you're gonna need to tell us what you want to read up on because you're gonna get drowned in a lot of stuff

raven arrow
pliant forum
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I'm on my phone haha

daring olive
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fair point!

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right now I'm replacing a ceiling fan, and want to get a wall control with an option to upgrade to have HASS.IO control the light/fan in the future

pliant forum
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That's what I would recommend personally

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Do you have seperate switches?

raven arrow
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no matter how you twist or turn it, for that use case you would be better off going either zwave or zigbee in my experience. it will give you a platform to expand upon later and not clutter your network with wifi switches and other devices. its a few 10s of euros/dollars/insert your currency here to get started but expanding upon that existing zigbee/zwave network will be much easier and you have a wide array of choices

daring olive
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nice! you folks are awesome and I appreciate your patience!

raven arrow
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also if you are really new to HA, please dont run it on an SD card if you expect it to work long term without loads of maintenance

pliant forum
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I wouldn't even run it on a Pi. lol. USFF PCs are so inexpensive on the used market

daring olive
raven arrow
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RPI is totally fine, you can add other forms of storage nowadays (SSD)

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It also tremendously speeds up your HA

pliant forum
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Do you have a pi already or looking to buy?

raven arrow
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They are expensive nowadays holy heck

daring olive
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I have one from the before-times

pliant forum
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what model?

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I had a 3B for a while and it just wasn't enough for how many add-ons I had installed

daring olive
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3B

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its not even flashed at the moment though

pliant forum
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I mean, it would probably be fine for light usage but for anything else I'd recommend an USFF pc

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USFF pc also gives you the option to run other things alongside it 😉

raven arrow
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I have to tap out but one last general tip FiveFingers - start small. Find one or two specific tasks you wanna do (like your fan control) and read up on that. See what the best way is for you to do it (design it while keeping in mind you want to add more stuff later) and then set it all up and see what you come across along the way. It's very easy to drown in all the endless possibilities leaving you with a half completed HA setup at the end of the day and it'll do nothing but frustrate you.

daring olive
raven arrow
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I dont know what USFF PC is but you can go the NUC route, or a mini PC like DeskMini A300 (is what i run) with an APU like AMD 3000G and some RAM. Slap a little SSD on it, run something like Docker or VM hypervisor if you're a bit more knowledgeable or want to tinker and fire up HA in that.

That is, if you max out your RPI of course. There is nothing wrong with starting on the Pi to see how you fare and migrate your stuff later.

pliant forum
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Here's an USFF PC

raven arrow
austere imp
raven arrow
austere imp
willow dust
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OK, so I have decided to build a new house and therefor can build the HA from scratch. My question what is a reliable protocol to use, zigbee/z-wave/MQTT/Esphome ?
I'm based in the Netherlands, looking for 20-40 euro/device and need switches/various sensors/bulbs .
Thanks in Advance, Yann

winged knoll
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Zigbee is cheaper than Z-Wave, both are reliable, but at scale you'll appreciate the lower price point

cold moon
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i do like the esphome/tasmota/wled wifi devices but i think using a ton of wifi connected devices is just asking for trouble even with multiple access points around the house for good wifi coverage

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seems for motion sensors and bulbs your best bet is definitely zigbee

coarse badge
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Hi! I'm moving to the new apartment and I want to smartify my heating system. It has underfloor hydronic heating with four zones and I was thinking about using some zigbee relay board to control the valves from the home assistant. But I also want to be able to set the desired temperature from some wall mounted device without using home assistant web ui or app.
Is there something like battery powered zigbee thermostat? Basically I need a wall mounted temperature sensor with a display and couple of buttons to input temperature, and then home assistant will control the heating valves

winged knoll
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Lots

coarse badge
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my understanding is that most of thermostats are designed to control the valves by themself, while I only need a sensor with a temperature input. But I'll take a look at that list, ty

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drifting grove
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Hi all!
I try to connect an old USB Camera to Homeassistant.
Maybe someone of you did this already and could share their way.
I think I have to spin up a helper program to create a MJPG stream to use this with Homeassistant

winged knoll
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You'll almost certainly need an #add-ons-archived that'd do that if you're using HAOS and want to connect it directly to the computer running HA

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Something like MotionEye could do it

misty elk
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I'm looking for a speaker solution for HA that will give me an output target for notifications, like contact sensors changing state.

I am intentionally avoiding cloud devices like Echo/GoogleAsisstant

gloomy elbow
primal wren
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I have a Tradfri Shortcut button, and I can't seem to be able to get any ZHA Events from it. It will pair with HA... but listening to events ... nothing comes up

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Replaced the battery, but still doesn't work.

Both batteries (new and old) tested good on my battery tester... so its definitely not the batteries

gloomy elbow
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Did you try re-pairing it? And double checking there isn’t a sensor with the action or similar?

primal wren
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i tried pairing several times... it pairs everytime

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but zha_events never popup

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under dev tools>events

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I have two of these buttons.

One of them has been flawless.... almost never needing to be paired... but this particular one, always gives me grief

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Im wondering if its just plain broken

thorny owl
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bad network

lavish wagon
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any recommendations for light switches that don't need a neutral wire (besides caseta)? I have a few caseta switches but need cheaper options for automating lights in low use areas

gloomy elbow
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I have an Aqara one which I like

lavish wagon
slender halo
gloomy elbow
lavish wagon
gloomy elbow
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I use the IKEA ones.

lavish wagon
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got it, I'll keep an eye out when I go to ikea soon.

slender halo
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I like the Sengled outlets, since they also report power usage

lavish wagon
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thats perfect for my 3d printer, I'll consider that as well

cold moon
lavish wagon
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thats nice to know

raven arrow
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Great system I’ve been using it for years

full path
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Hello! Trying to setup a CO2 sensor with ESPHome on an ESP32. I have vanilla ESPHome on the device (nearly 0 config) and when I connect to the 3v and Ground for the scd-30, the esp32 device immediately starts boot looping. https://photos.app.goo.gl/R3Kwp5WkWA5pWnMU7

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I don't know if this is the right place to ask about ESPHome stuff - let me know if there is a better channel to help me troubleshoot this

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This is the log entry when the SDC30 is connected:
rst:0x10 (RTCWDT_RTC_RESET),boot:0x13 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
flash read err, 1000
ets_main.c 371
ets Jun 8 2016 00:22:57

cold moon
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Prob faster support in their server tho

echo sierra
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Maybe try to power the sensor on a different PSU with ground connected

burnt chasm
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Are there any webcam that don't need a mobile app to install?
I don't want to rely on Internet for such things for imho obvious security and privacy reasons.
Foscam,eufy all appear to need their own app just to install.
I stumbled upon ABUS, which claims to be open source friendly, but the small print requires sending the hardware to unlink the unit..

stiff juniper
stiff juniper
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nm this has built in controller that board isnt even encessary... facepalm

honest veldt
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Hi there, can anybody suggest a video doorbell integrated in a wall with an indoor screen? Eufy and others are not integrated into a wall and do not have a dedicated screen which i could use to answer the door. i am really lost here. 😦

gloomy elbow
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HikVision have some I believe. Video Intercom will get you further than video doorbell for searching 🙂

honest veldt
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ah video intercom sounds good

honest veldt
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thanks for the idea looks god and does not cost that much

west violet
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Any recommendations on motion sensors that use 3M to stick rather than nails? I really like my SmartThings sensors but trying to move off of ST. All the other ones I can find use screws 😞

cold moon
west violet
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I don’t know if I care 😅

cold moon
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You have both networks setup?

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The hue and aqara zigbee ones are pretty popular

west violet
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I’m currently set up with a Pi so I assume the one that’s similar to wifi is what I’m using for those devices but happy to do either - time/investment isn’t a problem.

cold moon
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Oh

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So you don’t have a zigbee or a zwave usb stick attached to pi?

west violet
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Nope lmao

cold moon
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Are you using a smart things hub to integrate with home assistant with old sensors?

west violet
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Nah I’ve not set up SmartThings with it, they’re just running independently

cold moon
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what do you mean by that

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how are your existing sensors turning lights on etc

west violet
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all through ST and I want to migrate off

cold moon
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oh you're still using smart things

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yeah

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hmm

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im trying to see if they use zigbee devices that you can just pair with hass with a zigbee dongle

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what are the model numbers of the sensors you use now?

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or are you wanting to just replace them not reuse

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idk how old your stuff is lol

raven arrow
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isnt ST mostly zigbee?

cold moon
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google seems to think so but says their hub might use zwave stuff too

raven arrow
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oh no wait he said hes using mostly wifi devices

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when i started i had a ton of old hardware and just bought a metric ton of aqara sensors from aliexpress to pair with my zigbee router. never had an issue

cerulean cradle
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Anyone know of a device that has a similar form factor to the Aqara S1 hub, but is just a light? That is, an RGB light that plugs into and "mounts" on an outlet? I use my S1 hub as a status light and I want to add more status lights throughout the house, but the S1 hub is pricey just for use as an RGB light

opaque dune
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Would Raspberry Pi 4 2gb be enough? I'm planning on using HDD instead of SD Card

still sapphire
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Does anyone know why all the mass market commercial temperature/hygrometer sensors seem to be btle instead of WiFi? You’d think someone in the Tuya line if nothing else would be putting an ESP32 and a TH sensor in a case for peanuts. Don’t get me wrong, if the range is enough, BTLE will do fine, but.

sand marsh
slender halo
stray stream
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I’m looking for new window sensors (contact sensors). I liked the Konke ones but they went bankrupt. Now looking for an alternative that is as standard as possible. Are the Xiaomi MCCGQ14LM any good outside the fact that they require a manufacturer response code? Are there better ZigBee 3.0 alternatives? 🙂

winged knoll
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If you're using ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT I'd go with the Aqara sensors

stray stream
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Ah yes sorry, I forgot to mention i’m on ZHA!

winged knoll
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I have both Konke and the older Aqara sensors, none of the Aqara sensors have needed a new battery, every single Konke has needed at least one, or two. All the Aqara sensors are at least a year older than the Konke ones...

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I'll be buying the newer Aqara ones the next time I need more, or just when I get fed up of the Konke

stray stream
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Yeah I have made the same remark about Konke indeed. The battery is not as amazing as the Aqara ones. But at least for the original Aqara, Konke had a much better behaviour on the network.. Aqara just drop from the network and never rejoin when I put the coordinator offline for a while. Do you know if the new Awara E1 still behave like that or now they find a new parent instead of dropping?

winged knoll
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No idea, I've never had my coordinator offline for more than about 12 hours, and the Aqaras were fine with that

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#zigbee-archived may have real world experience of them, but certainly their light sensor is happy to change parents

stray stream
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Really, my Aqara sensors drop just after 2 hours!

winged knoll
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TBH I rarely have my coordinator offline for more than the time it takes to flash updated firmware and restart Z2M

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Decoupling from HA is rather nice 😄

stray stream
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Yeah that’s one of the advantages of Z2M. 😅

normal sand
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Hi I wonder if HASS can get signal from zwave ring window sensors without subscription

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Does anyone tried this configuration?

winged knoll
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Of course, then they won't be connected to Ring

gloomy elbow
warm topaz
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probably a dumb tuya question but is there a list of devices known to work with HA? Specifically trying to find a PIR/Occupancy(more then just motion sensor) via wifi

gloomy elbow
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Why are you looking for a wifi one specifically?

winged knoll
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Easy answer, don't buy Tuya

warm topaz
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Okay Im open to not buying tuya, do you have a wifi suggestion?

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Well I dont really want to add zigbee/zwave purely for PIR sensors everything else I have is wifi based

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Or anything non wifi is using yolink for long range

gloomy elbow
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Do you not anticipate adding more devices ever in the future?

warm topaz
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I do, but I anticipate them being wifi or thread

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or yolink

gloomy elbow
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Personally I steer clear of wifi devices, too many devices on a network will cause a problem. And I don’t want things updating themselves to be defunct. You could look at the Eve motion sensors—those are Bluetooth/thread

winged knoll
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Thread is mostly a future spec

gloomy elbow
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But if you don’t have a thread border router your experience will likely be subpar.

warm topaz
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bluetooth 🤮

gloomy elbow
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Well it’s Thread

warm topaz
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I know but I dont want to invest in zigbee/zwave to have it be deprecated by thread

gloomy elbow
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It won’t be

warm topaz
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Not to mention both will cause interference with wifi I believe

winged knoll
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Also, even if this sunsets Zigbee and Z-Wave, it's not like your stuff will fail to work

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And, no, Z-Wave is an entirely different frequency band

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Thread is the same frequency band as WiFi, and Zigbee 😉

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Besides, Z-Wave has been dying for years now, and yet still goes on

gloomy elbow
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You can avoid most problems by using different channels for your zigbee and wifi, unless I’m mistaken

warm topaz
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I believe zwave and yolink overlap, but let me check

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yolink - 923.3 MHz
zwave - 908.42 MHz

winged knoll
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That's not very overlapping

gloomy elbow
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Frankly, you’re more likely to have a problem with all the devices cramming onto a 2.4Ghz wifi network

warm topaz
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I havent so far, Ive checked and Im only using about 20-25% of the range

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and I have about 25 devices on it

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So my preference would be wifi as I dont need anything to have that work and as far as Im concerned I am not anywhere close to hitting a limit

gloomy elbow
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I think I have 90 zigbee devices.

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Wifi wise I don’t know of any motion sensors.

warm topaz
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Well Im impressed, I dont even know what I would need that many for lol

gloomy elbow
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I’m sure some exist, but I think most are bluetooth and rely on a local hub

warm topaz
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I mean I just did all my light switches to wifi and that was only like 20

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Yeah the majority Ive found are BLE, Zigbee, or Zwave, or something proprietary. I was hoping maybe someone knew of one using wifi

gloomy elbow
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So your 25 devices doesn’t include personal devices then? 😉

warm topaz
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Personal devices are mainly on 5ghz

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Nearly all devices on 2.4 are what Id consider IOT devices

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Sprinkler, garage doors, etc..

gloomy elbow
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I’d recommend not ruling out #zigbee-archived in particular. My sensors were about $10 or so each for basic motion sensors. Hopefully you’ll find something that works for you either way though

warm topaz
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Honestly Id need a big reason to go to zigbee besides just motion sensors. Im hopeful at some point someone will release a good one. I just bought the shelly motion 2 but I believe its purely motion not radar or anything fancy

winged knoll
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Yeah, I'm continuing to buy Zigbee devices until the Thread ecosystem is on a par, so a year or two from now if not later

winged knoll
gloomy elbow
warm topaz
gloomy elbow
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I love it, it’s absolutely amazing in my living room

winged knoll
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Yeah, I need to upgrade my Z2M and then buy one or two

gloomy elbow
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So oddly enough, I didn’t need to upgrade Z2M for that. But I have another Aqara sensor that cane out at the same time that does need me to update firmware. Even though they both need the same firmware 🤔 🤪

warm topaz
winged knoll
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Tuya nauseated

warm topaz
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lol, Im just surprised there isnt a list somewhere for tuya like zigbee/zwave

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Im not thrilled about it but Id rather buy tuya which I can do local if I had to then add zigbee/zwave still

gloomy elbow
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Not all Tuya can do local

warm topaz
gloomy elbow
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If you love wifi, check ESPHome too. You can flash quite a few existing devices (or add your own control)

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And I think Tasmota may have a list of things that can be flashed for local control

winged knoll
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Also, Tuya is a shit show... they're an overarching "brand" and it's common to find that the same model number us re-used for multiple different devices

warm topaz
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Ive looked at esphome and tasmota a bit, but it seems like nearly all of those require ripping apart a device and flashing or building something your self unless Im mistaken

gloomy elbow
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And one of them works with local control, and one doesn’t

warm topaz
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Is there anywhere that sells like premade esphome or maybe flashed tasmota devices that might have a motion sensor?

gloomy elbow
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Ripping is a bit of an exaggeration. The IKEA AQ sensor was just 4 screws, then I added 3 wires and a board

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Depends on where you are in the world. Some places sell preflashed tasmota stuff—but it’s regional

warm topaz
warm topaz
gloomy elbow
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You’d be surprised how quickly you learn things. Soldering’s actually not too hard to learn if you have the patience and fine motor skills (which I’ll grant there are many good reasons you may not have). But in lots of cases you can get away with DuPont wires or similar

warm topaz
zinc kelp
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Hoping to get more in stock within a month or two

warm topaz
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Oh wow was not expecting you to even be in here. Well thats great to know thats. Any plans for a standalone sensor or ideally occupancy sensor?

warm topaz
void leaf
winged knoll
void leaf
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Will move. Tnx

marsh sable
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hi, im a noob looking to get into HA to explore automation for my house. there's a super cheap used rack-esque PC i'm considering buying with these specs:

Nvidia GTX 1050
16GB RAM
256GB SSD
2x gigabit LAN```
allegedly it was previously used for 'industrial automation'. does this sound like a good dedicated HA OS machine?
<all in, it would be cheaper than buying a comparable raspberry pi + an SSD>
winged knoll
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If it supports UEFI boot it'll be more than enough for HAOS

devout cairn
remote walrus
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I'm looking to mount a fire tablet on the wall. Any suggestions on stepping down to 5V in the wall?

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120V AC -> 5V DC

tacit pilot
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Wow I just saw in the beta release notes that the tp-link UB400/500 BT adapters are unsupported because of connection failures and I've had really bad luck with them and HA. They've worked great for me on other devices. Anyone know the background on what the issue with it is?

zinc kelp
zinc kelp
warm topaz
cerulean cradle
rough parrot
deep echo
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tis that time of year when my miflora sensors need new cr2032's 😛

tacit pilot
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I have a relatively beefy NUC and it's 15 minute load average has been hanging out around 1 for a while now and I haven't even used HA for a year.

winged knoll
winged knoll
raw gorge
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Valetudo vacuum with MQTT HA discovery. It does come with a camera. entity which should show a map, but only a special lovelace addon can actually display it. Is there any way to send that map as a notification?

midnight ibex
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hey there,
I have a 6 dali compatible light.
Can you recommend me some hardware that can act as a "gateway" between HA and the lights.
So I need a hardware that I can integrate to HA and can controll dali lights.

drifting grove
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Hi there, I need extra USB ports on my OdroidN2+ Because I want to use a Bluetooth stick if the version 2022.8 is coming out. But, Dus Homeassistant get along with a USB hub? Say 4 ports? Or maybe 6 ports?

winged knoll
drifting grove
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Don't know if this is the right place, because its a hardware question but also I think a automation. I have a Syno NAS, that's connected with my UPS, If power goes down, the NAS is going down after 20 minutes. I am getting a emal when its happening. Works fine. But can I do sometning with this email? / Message given out? So that my Odriod with HA, also shuts down in time? So maybe such like a triiger by mail then HA shutdown? Anybody experience with this?

winged knoll
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There is an email sensor though, you could use that, assuming you can read the email when the power is out

drifting grove
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Or, can I take a seperate UPS and connect it to the Odroid? Would it recognize it?

winged knoll
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The point of those integrations is to talk to UPS management software running somewhere

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You need to have that software running

drifting grove
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Oke, thats clear. And no solution for me. I stick to the first plan.

frank veldt
finite dock
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Can anyone please recommend a good-value CT clamp power meter I can use to establish my power load? My system has Zigbee, WiFi and Bluetooth so any of those or something that comes with its own USB dongle is a suitable connection option

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I'm going to be upgrading to a smart meter at some time so I don't want to spend the earth on it

drifting grove
drifting grove
finite dock
tacit pilot
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Also I'm actually on a Celeron with 1 CPU allocated to the VM HA is running in

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I didn't know that about load average and multi-core systems though. You should divide by the number of cores

drifting grove
frank veldt
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The one item that I found with the NUT integration, that could be improved, is that, for my UPS, 99% of the time the "Ups Self-Test Result" entity has the result "No test initiated". I'm sure this accurately reflects the info that it was sent by the NUT Server, but it would be more useful to see the datetime and result of the last test.

still sapphire
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Sounds like a job for a template that keeps an eye on that value and updates it only if it is not equal to no test initiated.

drifting grove
still sapphire
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But then I’m just learning to use templates so I now think everything is a job for a template.

frank veldt
raven arrow
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@amber forum For what it's worth, when I decided to ditch my Pi and SD card I started with a mini PC (DeskMini A310) with a VM hypervisor. I started with just HA but it didn't take long before I wanted to run more software which I guess you do too, considering your HA installation and reasoning for it. Might be something to keep in mind before you find yourself willing to upgrade again in the short term.

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I am glad I didn't run it bare metal at the start because i'd have to redo all my work again when i decided i wanted to run more applications

finite dock
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If anyone's looking, I really recommend the Dell Optiplex 9020m Micro Form Factor MFF (and probably the other versions from the series like the 3020 and 5020) micro form factor machines. I run my ESXi on that

raven arrow
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I am seeing prices here that can't be right

finite dock
deep echo
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dell optiplex are solid machines

raven arrow
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ah thats a solid deal. i only found them new retailing for 600+ euros here which is obscene to me

finite dock
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I added a 512GB EVO 850 M2 SSD out of my old laptop and a stick of RAM to bring it up to 16GB

deep echo
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other nice thing about major brand, intel/dell/hp is that you get regular bios updates for security issues

raven arrow
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I got a deskmini a310, amd 3000g, 16gb ram, 1tb ssd for under 300 euros here (before the market went to crap). Granted, it's not i5 or i7 but for my few ESXI vms etc it doesn't break a single sweat

amber forum
raven arrow
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Whats the power usage on that Dell, any idea?

raven arrow
winged knoll
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"Backups" left on the computer aren't backups

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Backups you haven't tested a restore from aren't backups either

finite dock
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Guessing probably under 40W

raven arrow
drifting grove
deep echo
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my UPS doesn't record self tests in NUT either, APC Back-UPS 1100

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but it does play nice with HA, I set up notifications to ping me when the power goes out 🙂

deep echo
drifting grove
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I have a friend with an Insteon hub but no subscription. Will his hub/lights continue to work with HA after Insteon shuts off his access, or does he need to purchase a subscription?

upbeat hedge
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I don't know if I'm supposed to post links...I bought a lumary ‎L-CFS100 and I found out its a tuya. My understanding is that Tuya sucks and I should install one of [tasmota or 5 other forked projects depending on device] ...Anyone have any idea what I should load on this?

upbeat hedge
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well i tested tuya-convert on it and no go...are there any other ota ways to reflash before I try to pry it apart?

upbeat hedge
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shit! found it finally under unsupported devices. Hopefully better luck with the ESMLife that was supposed to be confirmed working as of a month ago

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Are there any other single gang fan control + light dimmer that are zigbee/zwave, or are from a reputable company with good HA integration? These were literally the only two on amazon so I took a chance and bought both

blissful sand
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Is there a guide out there for setting up a Coral M.2 accelerator with HA/frigate running on VM?

winged knoll
pastel trout
tender aurora
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anyone got a "smart" fridge/freezer?

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what kind of functions is generally available here?

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sensors like temperature, door open? stuff like that?

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power usage?

west shoal
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yes, and yes to all of that.

pliant forum
west shoal
pliant forum
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I can see power usage in the LG ThinQ app but not HA sadly

tender aurora
west shoal
# tender aurora can you see power usage as well in h-a?

looks....no. I'm using the same integration as Blueion - and it doesn't appear to be there. You may be able to work with the people who wrote the integration to get it included.
I mostly care about it for purposes of getting a notification I left the door open 🙂

tender aurora
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but i'm guessing it's not really worth it

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i was hoping for something like a camera built-in or something fancy

west shoal
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nah. honestly, I don't really use or care about most of those features.

pliant forum
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and can integrate within HA

high plover
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Any plug in outlets that can be flashed with Tasmota over the air?

gloomy elbow
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Why do you want to flash with Tasmota? Do you specifically need Wi-Fi? Where in the world are you?

burnt cliff
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I want to add some smart plugs. To turn on off some dump devices. What smart plugs are recommended?

bright jacinthBOT
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summer bear
slender halo
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I like Sengled outlets. They also report energy usage.

burnt cliff
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Can i use SILVERCREST Gateway - Zigbee Smart Home. As a zigbee gateway. My local budget supermarket has them for sale.

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I only look for switches at this point.

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So no power monitoring

gloomy elbow
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I don't know if that hub can be used with HA, but you can get the plugs there and pick up one of the #zigbee-archived stick recommendations (likely the same price or thereabouts) and use the ZHA integration, or Zigbee2MQTT, or Deconz directly with HA

real fractal
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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? Does the new BLE integration unlock (pun intended) anything?

gloomy elbow
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Try looking at the Yale stuff. I have the Keyless which has a keypad. I'm using the #zwave-archived module, but they have others too. That one doesn't have bluetooth (my Conexis ones do), but it uses NFC tags to unlock. I've never tried using a different NFC solution on it, but that might be possible.

real fractal
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i really hate the yale one, as there are no quick unlock options

gloomy elbow
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Their range is pretty good, and they've got whatever certificate thingy my house insurance wanted me to have

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Which Yale one?

real fractal
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the connexis L1 ?

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i think its called

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you have to get your phone out, unlock it etc - thats why fingerprint is something i'm after

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i think if you have to carry a fob, or get your phone out and open an app, then its no more convenient than using a key

gloomy elbow
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I just talk to my apple watch personally. And have an NFC fob clipped into my bag which I can pull out as a backup.

real fractal
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phone or watch NFC would be great, there are locks out there that do it i guess but every one i can find needs the cloud to integrate with HASS

turbid kiln
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any1 got a Wemos D1 Mini working with an 2N2222 and IR transmitter with esphome? I tried all the things. isn't sending signal

real fractal
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something like this, but i think pretty much you always have to buy the wifi hub and then its cloud only control

gloomy elbow
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My concern with something like that, aside from the cloud control, is if my home insurance would accept it

real fractal
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think they're all based on the same tuya chips and stuff

gloomy elbow
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I think it's Kite certification or something that they want.

real fractal
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not just cloud, its all the TTLock app.. so.. china

real fractal
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at least thats what my insurer told me

full frost
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Hey guys, i've got a rather weird issue. My aqara sensor(s) have stopped returning temperature and humidity value's. They still report motion and occupancy, initially i thought a battery change would've solved this. However it wont, is there a known issue atm with these sensors?

gloomy elbow
full frost
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Hi, thanks for thinking along. They are just not there anymore, the entities that is. Im using ZHA

gloomy elbow
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I'm not familiar with ZHA, but someone in #zigbee-archived might know. I am pretty sure I switched to Z2M to get those properties exposed though.

full frost
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Z2M?

gloomy elbow
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Zigbee2MQTT

marble mantle
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Brand new to HA. Would a 4th-gen i5 NUC (D54250WYK) be sufficient to run it?

winged knoll
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Yes, as long as it supports UEFI

molten heart
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Does anyone have a Ledvance smart light bulb with BT connection and has been able to integrate it into HA with the new BT feature? I have one, tried setting it into pairing mode, but now the light bulb doesn't work 👁👄👁 Any idea on what went wrong?

quiet folio
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Hello! I'm running Home Assistant Supervised on Debian 11 Bullseye on a RPi4 Model B Quad Core 64 Bit WiFi Bluetooth (8GB). I recently realized my system was not supported and the reason is because of docker_configuration. The link provided is the following: https://www.home-assistant.io/more-info/unsupported/docker_configuration

The daemon.json is OK. Then the next correction that must be applied is the following:

To fix issues with the cgroup level, addjust the /etc/default/grub and add systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=false to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT and run sudo update-grub

I don't know how to proceed.... Any help would be appreciated

trim needle
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any recommendations for in-wall smart outlets with usb for HA?

deep echo
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i haven't seen any... but an american duplex outlet with radio, switching, and a usb power supply would be pretty tight!

queen vessel
normal elbow
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Looking for recommendations as I can't figure out what I can use.

I have a light that is powered 100% of the time. The switch was removed years ago and the wires spliced so the light never turns off. I am looking for a method to allow automations to turn it on and off. Unfortunately the light uses its own proprietary LEDs so I can just slap in a smart bulb. Was looking at a Shelly relay but it seems those also need a light switch. Anyone have any ideas for this?

cursive citrus
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Hi folks, I have numerous places in the house that I'm looking to add a motion sensor actived LED light strip. Most would be fine with just a pleasant white mode (one could be cool to have color options). Specifically I have one light (a 15 foot long closet area) that I want to divide into section so each ~4 ft is a different motion sensor controlling if the lights activate. Any suggestions for that? Would love to run with one side having power for the whole thing. Can add in an ESP board or happy to buy off the shelf if it works well. Thanks in advance for any guidance!

pulsar finch
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I want to measure the energy usage of my 3-phase heat pump. Do you think it would be possible/a good idea to use the Shelly 3EM for that?

sand pier
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Morning all, can anyone recommend a Zigbee UK power plug that can monitor power usage for a PC 24/7?

winged knoll
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Salus SP600

dreamy vale
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Hi! Looking for a recomendation on smart (or motorized) hvac grills. I don't need temperature control for each room, just to be able to open and close the grills without need to get into a ladder everytime. Preferred to be able to control how much are they opened/closed.

I have four rooms with the same hvac machine, but tipically we just use a couple of rooms at a time, so any other rooms opened is a waste of money.

dreamy vale
# normal elbow Looking for recommendations as I can't figure out what I can use. I have a ligh...

You can use any relay board that fits the size. Don't need the switch actually. You can control it remotely and they give you the pins to connect a switch to have "local" control, but there is no need for it.

I have a sonoff mini (ZigBee) doing something like you want to do. It's range is not great and sometimes it's unreachable (it's on the garden, about 10-15 meters from the hub or any other zigbee routers) but it's cheap.

lunar hawk
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Does anyone know if it's possible to convert a google nest (2nd mini in this case) to a home assistant or just gain the ability to modify the files at all

winged knoll
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You're not going to be able to run HA on that

lunar hawk
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I figured but wanted to at least check. Do you know if there is anyway to modify the files or anything

winged knoll
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No idea, I've never heard of anybody doing that

lunar hawk
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I really like how the buttons work on it. it just feels nice

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I know some people have modified the hardware at the very least

desert ruin
molten epoch
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My aquara door/ windows magnet sensor shows only 70% battery after installing a fresh one, and my Tradfri shortcut button is still at 100% after half a year. Is there any way to fix this inaccuracy in the battery messurement?

winged knoll
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Just because the battery is new to you doesn't mean it's actually new. It could have been sat on a shelf for 3 years

molten epoch
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The thing is that this wasn't the first battery I've had this problem with. I cant rule out that they've both got less that 100% charge but the expiration date on the packaging indicates that they should be good for over a year from now. Is there any way I can tweak the battery measurements?

winged knoll
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No, you can't

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The device is reporting it based on the voltage, and if it's reporting 70% then you don't have 100% charge

molten epoch
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Hm okay, thanks anyways :D

hybrid monolith
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hey. any recommendations for a zigbee hub to connect every devices?

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Synology NAS 3018xs

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Home assistant in docker

bright jacinthBOT
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Buy something CC2652 based. This list is a good one, both Tube and Electrolama have been proven to have excellent customer service. The current generation of EZSP sticks (see here for some) are also a good choice for ZHA.

Anything CC2530 or CC2531 based should be avoided - they're old, slow, and only suitable for a dozen or so devices. The Sonoff ZBbridge isn't advised since it uses WiFi (built in interference causing stability/reliability issues), and the HUSBZB-1 uses an older chipset so should be avoided.

Finally, the ConBee range are fine with deCONZ, but experience with ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT appears to be mixed.

Command '~pickyourstick' was invoked by: Tinkerer
winged knoll
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Hub... blobcsignno

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Coordinator ... ablobyes

hybrid monolith
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ahh. cant install deconz at the moment

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no supervisor in HA docker

winged knoll
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Why do you think you need deCONZ?

solar relic
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I need to get some GU5.3 or MR16 bulbs.

Does anyone have good experience/can recommend any RGBW smart bulbs?

dusky sluice
dusky sluice
near valley
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What kind of cheap smart temp sensors do you guys use to monitor temps indoors?

winged knoll
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There's only three options listed there

winged knoll
dusky sluice
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Ok will do

near valley
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Really? They pretty reliable in hass? I have a lot of issues with hass integrations dropping connection to my devices

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Especially with iCloud and roku TVs

winged knoll
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Zigbee FTW

near valley
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Haha I will have to give zigbee a shot

winged knoll
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If you're having issues with dropping connections, that sounds like a WiFi issue

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If your HA host is on WiFi that's doubling down on pain

near valley
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It can’t be though cuz all my Kasa & google devices aren’t doing that

winged knoll
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Or those integrations handle it better

near valley
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Just roku, iCloud and speed test integrations and once in a while brother printer but not often

warm topaz
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Any suggestions for a light switch with motion detector that uses wifi?

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Was looking at something like the Kasa KS200M but looks like its having issues at the moment with the integration

pliant forum
warm topaz
random ridge
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Can someone help me get this working please? It's really frustrating me

pale hare
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@random ridge That doesn't say "Add datadisk", that says "move datadisk". Likely the formatting of the HDD isn't compatible. What's the format?

random ridge
pale hare
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@random ridge No expert here, but a quick look on my HA OS and it shows ext4 for the hassos-data volume

random ridge
pale hare
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Which makes sense being a linux system

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Yeah, that's standard

random ridge
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Why can't HA just format the unformatted drive 😑

pale hare
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That would be a pretty good option IMHO

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but I don't want to lead you on a wild goose chase. If it was me, I would format to ext4 and try again

random ridge
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It won't let me format ext4 remember?

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Only NTFS and exFAT

pale hare
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Yeah ... on Windows

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There are other operating systems out there

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Any linux live boot USB

random ridge
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Bruh wtf so just to install a hard drive in HA you have to have a whole ass Linux PC?

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HA is so fucking annoying

pale hare
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Ha is working

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sounds to me like you are making modifications there

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non-standard haha

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but again, I could be wrong

random ridge
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I'm just adding a hdd

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Not modding anything

pale hare
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I'm reading plain English and that doesn't say "add drive" in your error. It says "move datadisk"

random ridge
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Yeah from what I've heard it only moves non-OS files like my Plex movies and stuff

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That's why I got a 4tb HDD, so I could add more storage for Plex stuff mostly

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The servers BIOS can see the 4TB drive just fine, but HA cant

pale hare
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Hopefully someone else can chime in but welcome to HA.
It is where it is because it isn't Windows. Try not to forget that ...

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It's enthusiast software and requires work. Not yet ready for mass consumption.

random ridge
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Yeah but "requires work" is different than "doesn't work", which the move datadisk function in HA "doesn't work"

pale hare
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I'll agree that there should be a better message, but it's unrealistic to code for every single edge case

random ridge
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Or the part of HA that detects drives doesn't work right or somethin

random ridge
pale hare
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"move" lol

random ridge
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What?

pale hare
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Move datadisk not add datadisk

random ridge
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There is no add datadisk button

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So idk why you keep bringing that up

pale hare
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Yes. That's what I am telling you.

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You are moving all existing data across

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requires a little more finesse than just mounting a new drive

random ridge
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From what I've read online it only moves non-OS data

pale hare
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That's correct

random ridge
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So it'll leave the OS on the original drive

pale hare
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Yes. But it still moves all data from that partition

random ridge
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How can it move only non-OS files and move all data at the same time? You can't do both

pale hare
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from that partition

random ridge
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If it moves all data it moves the OS too

pale hare
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Nope

random ridge
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Ok so how do I add the 2nd drive?

pale hare
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Plenty of ways but depends on your set up

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I have a NAS as an NFS share and a Pi as a SAMBA share

random ridge
pale hare
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We're back to square one so I will leave it to someone else to respond who might have better knowledge on the datadisk move feature

random ridge
pale hare
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I guess you have HA running directly on the drive (bare metal).
I use Proxmox and have HA on there.

In my case I can just expand the volume size and call it a day. Definitely a harder task in your case

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Worse comes to worse you could backup and move HA to the bigger drive

random ridge
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Yeah I have HA on a 500gb drive and I'm trying to add the 4tb drive

pale hare
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Do you have a screen, keeb, and mouse on that beast?

random ridge
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Yeah

pale hare
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HAOS has parted installed, which is a disk utility

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If you want to the ext4 format you could

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but if you try parted you need to double check everything as you can nuke your system terribly easily

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In any case you can try this ha os datadisk list

random ridge
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It's really annoying this chat doesn't allow me to post images directly

pale hare
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Same haha

random ridge
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I can't just send you pics of what's happening

pale hare
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Sure, DM

molten gate
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I am trying to set up an emporia energy reader with ESP home. I created a new device in ESPhome and I see the device 'stub' set up in ESPhome. I upload the stub (this is not the configuration that I need but just the bare essentials) to the emporia and the upload seems to go ok but the emporia never comes online. I could use some help trying to figure out why this thing isn't connecting to wifi ....

bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
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I'd try on their Discord, or if here then the #diy-archived channel

molten gate
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Thanks, I posted in DIY

mental remnant
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Howdy Y'all! Can anyone make a recommendation for a decently powerful E26 RGBCCT wifi smart bulb that can be flashed to tasmota without micro soldering? OTA flash is preferred but I know tuya convert is pretty much dead at this point so I don't mind hooking up an FTDI to flash, I'm just not setup to do the super-fine work it takes to pick pins on an SMT component...

storm seal
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I use Sofar Solar HYD15KTL-3PH 3F. I can't find any integration works with it solar inverter.

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Can you help me?

drifting grove
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Recommendations for Zigbee LED strip controller?

thorny owl
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I have 2 of these

drifting grove
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These still require a power supply, huh?

thorny owl
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yeah

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hold on

loud tendon
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im trying to buy some lutron switches to use with my HA setup, but a lot of the switches in my house are 3 way ( i believe.. they can be controlled by multiple switches). is it possible to get just one smart switch and then leave the other one dumb given that I don't use the dumb one?

thorny owl
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personally to simplify my 3 way switches I used shelly's

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I'm not familiar with the wiring for lutron

drifting grove
loud tendon
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Gotcha. that makes sense. for me I was going to replace my light switches from traditional to paddle switches so I could just go lutron or similar and kill 2 birds with 1 stone vs shellys and new switches at the same time

drifting grove
loud tendon
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although looking again it could still be cheaper to do shellys

drifting grove
loud tendon
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was looking at getting aqara motion sensors to work with some of these switches (stairs included). do aqara motion sensors work better with their switches or is there really no diff if you have the hub

drifting grove
loud tendon
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also for you or anyone. if you go the shelly route, is it any more of a difficult setup than a switch, both in terms of hardware and software installation. or also like if you have lights that can be controlled by multiple switches do you need to put shellys on all of the switches

drifting grove
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I don't have them, sorry

thorny owl
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electrically if you're using a random neutral is not fantasic

uncut spire
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Hello guys, have a small question, im using alexa for years and decide its time to step up. But because of rasberys prices and i dont have much diy experiance. İm planing to get this and use as home asistand. Do you think it will be any drawbacks?

worldly vapor
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Anyone with Aqara FP1s and if so are they working for you using ZHA?

hard tinsel
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Are there any good, local, CT clamps suitable for monitoring single appliances (washing machine, dryer, etc) available in the UK? Or is this a build it yourself job

modern oak
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Hey there. Got a Hive thermostat and receiver combo today stupidly cheap. Thermostat is non-programmable. Plugged in the receiver and it seems to be working fine, but of course, I'd like to program schedules and such. I know Hive web services are dead, and even if I wanted to use them, I do not have a hub. There appears to be varying information online regarding Home Assistant and Zigbee integration. The receiver unit says it uses 868MHz RF which I think lines up with Zigbee. Any advice on maybe connecting this up?

tepid heart
hard tinsel
round canyon
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Hey Guys,
Just a question you guys probally already figured out.
Busy with building our home (NL) and now ready to order some electronics. Still want to keep it simple.

The way to go is just to do regular light switches and where needed add shelly or eq. modules?

Or do we need to change all regular switches to pulse switches?

Thank you in advance!

worthy magnet
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I'm curious if perhaps there's something obvious I should try before giving up on z-wave... I have 2 wired z-wave switches and they've never been reliable.

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I've had a handful of other z-wave gadgets that also dropped out regularly and eventually broke before I got around to messing with them.

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The cheap Tuya/wifi stuff isn't much more reliable... but it is cheap and it is actually more reliable.

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I tried searching and it seems like my experience should be the opposite... but I can't fathom why

round canyon
candid pumice
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Hello all, I’m totally new to this smart world. I have a combi boiler that heats water and radiators (UK) and a Google Nest thermostat.
Are there any recommended brands for reliable TRVs?

next cairn
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Hi All - I'm looking for a US standard smart plug, not to control on/off state, but one that reports when the connected device starts to draw power. My use case is that I'd like to know when my sump pump turns on and off. I have plenty of smart plugs from various vendors in my house but I do not believe they report power draw. Nothing expensive. My current plan is to flash an Sonoff S-31 with tosmota and pick up the alerts on MQTT. As with everything, I'd prefer local-LAN devices which I can do with tasmota. Other recommendations?

winged knoll
slender halo
void leaf
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Are there any smart in wall outlet (usa) that don't require neutral?

echo sierra
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With a battery probably

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Otherwise you can make one

pliant forum
void leaf
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I indeed have found one without

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😐

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Only have a red and black wire

gloomy spoke
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Not how AC works

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Sounds like DC 🙂

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Or you're actually taking about a switch and not an outlet

void leaf
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Outlet, not a switch

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I'll try to pull out some more and check the otherrs

still sapphire
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Are there by any chance Bluetooth dongles out there that have antennas that are really good at receiving BLE? Or at least better than pi 4 built in?

still sapphire
void leaf
void leaf
void valve
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any tricks for getting BT running in the latest version?

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Scenario: VM, supported dongle passed through, latest homeassistant os and latest homeassistant release

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Retrying setup: Failed to start Bluetooth: adapter 'hci0' not found

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but it seems ha os has the hci0 available
ha hardware info | grep hci0

  • /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:01:1b.0/usb2/2-3/2-3:1.0/bluetooth/hci0
  • /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:01:1b.0/usb2/2-3/2-3:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/rfkill0
woven pollen
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Hello folks, I have HA installed on a RPi 4 running Raspberry Pi OS. I want to add a fan controller to but you have to add the following line dtoverlay=gpio-fan,gpiopin=3,temp=80000 to /boot/config.txt. I cant find /boot/config.txt. Is this something that can be done?

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Correction Im running HASSOS

stone magnet
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Got going to find out how bad or good Deako smart light switches are…

rain burrow
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Anyone know of a sensor that can measure amount of rainfall and report to HA?

chilly tusk
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With some of the more-recent updates where optimizations have been made to logger/db integrations and lowering SD cards writes, should I be concerned about running Home Assistant on my RPi4 with an SD card? I would take regular backups and have other SD cards, but mainly SanDisk Extreme A2's.

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I know SSD's are better about write wear-leveling, but wondering how drastic of an improvement it would be to go with an M.2 SSD vs. SD card at this point.

winged knoll
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The answer is... a lot

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The question with SD cards, even endurance ones, is when they will fail, not if

chilly tusk
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Will setting logger to use the MariaDB integration with a low day amount (i.e. 3 days) and then leveraging the InfluxDB integration for longer-term storage be a better move if I go with SD card? Does configuring things like this lower the number of times HA is writing to the SD card?

winged knoll
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How long you keep the data for is irrelevant, it's the amount of writes that matter

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Once you've written it then whether you delete it 3 seconds later, or three weeks later, it's all the same

chilly tusk
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Oh geez..yeah...good point. 😅

viscid stag
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I am dealing with a weird thing that I'm not sure is expected behaivor

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every time I toggle my light switch through the shelly cloud app (haven't tested it with HA yet), whenever I try to toggle the physical switch, I have to do one "extra" toggle to get my light switch to work, for example:
(L means the physical light switch, S means the shelly relay)
L - off, S - off -> lamp is off
L - off, turn S on -> lamp is on
flip L, S is still on -> lamp is still on (even though I expect it to turn off)

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after I flip L back again, only then does it turn it off

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I fixed it by changing the button type to edge switch :D

rose turret
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Good afternoon, Does anyone have a good background with GE/Jasco switches in a non-typical 4-way setup that may want to give me some help?

graceful spindle
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Can I get recommendations for a wifi luminance sensor please? I wouldn't mind an outdoor one either but happy to take suggestions. Not sure how artificial lighting would affect lights kicking on or off when it is cloudy.

forest mason
rose turret
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Thanks for getting back to me. I ended up figuring it out. I had a four way circuit, with the line coming into the middle 4-way switch + one aux switch without a neutral.

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But figured it out. Just needed a minute to think about complete circuits and what the add-on switches needed and didn’t.

forest mason
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Ic yeah..I think I did something similar. Probably just repurposed some travelers right?

void valve
winged knoll
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Somebody over there may know, though I assume you've already confirmed that it's a supported BT device

warped wave
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Im planning on picking up a new usb case for my ssd currently using a 2.5 drive in an old usb 3 micro b, so it has a loose connection.

Are there any decent cheap options anyone has used from amazon?

deep echo
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What the hell it has a USB A connector on it?!

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What kind of curséd thing is that 😂

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Buy one with usb c xd

warped wave
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Right, but honestly anything is better than USB 3 Micro B

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I am, i realized that right after i sent it,

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Ill probably find a 3d printable 2.5 mount for it

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At this point, I wouldn't even be against buying a different device. If I could find a nuc, or a ryzen system thats mini under like $200 that would be decent id do that.

deep echo
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You can get used nucs quite inexpensively on eBay but if you want a modern one with thunderbolt / nvme it will probably be more than $200

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But nuc hardware overall is excellent

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Make sure you update the bios

warped wave
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What are your thoughts on using an older i5 mini pc, might only be like 2-4th gen intel

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something similar to thhis

winged knoll
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Spec is reasonable, CPU isn't too old

warped wave
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lol

deep echo
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Off lease HP/Dell small form factor business machines can be excellent and cheap too

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Also available by the bucket load on eBay

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Or your local computer liquidator

warped wave
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This is true, i have a few laptops, or old desktops from work, rural IT support at a hospital, but its kinda older, last 8-10 years ish.

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So I think I am going to go with this.

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$141 roughly

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and probably way better than the rpi 4 (4gb) with an ssd

deep echo
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i agree

pliant forum
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You can get a 16gb i5 model for around $170

warped wave
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ended up getting this

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lol

pliant forum
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Oof that price 💀

warped wave
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my router has 2.5g port so that will work out nicely

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$300 after the $50 dollar coupon, plus we have enough people in the house that I can repurpose the device if i ever move out of using HA.

pliant forum
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I mean it’s good specs but something like this: HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini Business Desktop PC Intel Quad-Core i5-6500T up to 3.1G,16G DDR4,256G SSD,VGA,DP Port,Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit-Multi-Language-English/Spanish (Renewed) https://a.co/d/fv8G814

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Would have been just as good probably

warped wave
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Ended up ordering the pc, a zigbee motion sensor and the zeewave/zigbee combo usb.

pliant forum
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I don’t think that one you ordered is upgradable either

warped wave
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neither is what you linked

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way less actually

pliant forum
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You can upgrade the ram and SSD I’m pretty sure

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may be wrong lol

warped wave
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the elite desks are only 2 inches thick, we use them at work

pliant forum
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Ah my bad then.

warped wave
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the one i got is more nuc style so about 5x5 inch

pliant forum
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I need to sell my optiplex 3020.. thing is too big

warped wave
pliant forum
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Yeah that price isn’t bad

warped wave
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the 2.5gb lan, and the vega 8 will help with cameras and encoding.

shell coral
# chilly tusk With some of the more-recent updates where optimizations have been made to logge...

Here is similar question i asked few days back and replies
#installation-archived message

IMO, in essence, if money does not matter, usage is highly intensive( too many writes), (and you are all in for more & more hardware consumption) , get a SSD
Else
Optimise your HA by removing unnecessary writes(in recorder, etc), setup automatic backup (I use private "Syncthing"(search its addon)) and dont worry abt it at all (even for yrs). (Also note SSD adds >100% bulk to Rpi like small package)
Hope it helps 🙂
#SDvSSD

trim jay
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Hi, some recommendations for LED strips/panels working directly with HA either via WLAN or Zigbee? The Govee stuff looks cool, but from what i get, it needs the Govee cloud

winged knoll
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If you want Zigbee then the Gledopto controllers are good, and you can add any strip that suits

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If you want funky then look at WLED which supports digital LED strips

trim jay
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hmm, was hoping for something just working oob

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but ty anyways

winged knoll
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Well, if you already have Zigbee then there's a load of off-the-shelf solutions that'll work, but you pay for the convenience

trim jay
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Zigbee and just working is not a thing I experienced yet

winged knoll
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Did you make the mistake of buying Tuya then?

trim jay
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Only the last device was a Tuya, the newer Ikea controls do not seem to work as intended too.

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Finding a good working USB controller thing was pain too... atleast i have 3 now here to play around with

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and i just learned the diffusor is more expensive then the lights

terse lichen
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anybody able to recommend me a decent zigbee door sensor, and wireless key fob.

hollow ember
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Hello 👋, anybody help me with an onewire device (counter) to use them as energy meter? Thanks

winged knoll
drifting grove
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I am about to purchase a ceiling light for my room, about 18m2. Is anyone able to advise which one to buy? I am currently planning to purchase the Xiaomi model MJXDD01SYL.

winged knoll
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WiFi ... nauseated

drifting grove
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How bad is that?

winged knoll
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Well, how much do you want the ability to control your lights to depend on:

  1. Your internet connection
  2. Some cloud service
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I mean, neither of those will ever fail? Right?

drifting grove
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Xiaomi allows me to enable the "LAN Control" option

winged knoll
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Also, when that dies, you have to replace the whole thing. Why not either make the switch smart and fit any old dumb light, or fit some smart (Zigbee/Z-Wave) bulbs?

drifting grove
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Okay, that makes sense.
I care that it is a flat ceiling lamp, not a bulb

winged knoll
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There's loads of dumb lights like that which you could make smart by making the switch smart

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Or, there's Zigbee options if you do want to make the whole fitting smart

drifting grove
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Wait, I can connect it over WiFi, but when my internet connection fails, I can still use the dedicated remote control that comes with the lamp.

winged knoll
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The other thing is, will that Xiaomi device even work with HA's Xiaomi integrations?

drifting grove
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I found a guy on your community forum who managed to connect it

drifting grove
winged knoll
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AliExpress

drifting grove
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I feel like it's packing up trouble with warranties

winged knoll
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Another reason to make the switch smart

drifting grove
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What about dynamic brightness and color temperature? I care about this.

winged knoll
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Brightness can be done with a dimmer, easy

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Colour temperature would need either a WarmGlow bulb, or a smart bulb

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Zigbee FTW

drifting grove
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I don't think I have much choice... I'll look some more, but I doubt I'll find anything better. Anyway, thanks for your help!

gloomy elbow
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Philips have quite a few flat ceiling lights, and they're zigbee

dire lark
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Will Sonos Ray work with HA to play notices etc from?

dreamy vale
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Hi there! Looking for a wifi video doorbell recommendation. Looking forward to change my doorbell.

Right now I'm working at home and so many times I have to go away from a meeting in order to open the door for someone who tries to sell me something or looking for charity...

I would love to be able to get a picture notification of the people at the door, so I don't have to get downstairs (so video stream?) and also to be able to just open the gate remotely (so I don't have to get out of the pool just because a family member or friend is coming, they all know the way 🤣)

Any recommendations?

winged knoll
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If you haven't hit the search already it's worth doing so. They come up in discussion pretty regularly.

warped wave
hardy valley
sudden yew
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hey all. does anyone have experience adding bluetooth to a thin client? im running a wyse 5020 and want to get a dongle so i can add my switchbots but im overwhelmed by my google results

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im new to discord so apologies if this isn’t the place for this question

terse lichen
modern oak
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Hey, I have a new Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus V2 and I am struggling to find frequency band support information. I have a device running on 868MHz which I believe is part of the Zigbee spec but not certain if my stick will support that?

winged knoll
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#zigbee-archived can help there, but if that's the Sonoff stick (there's probably a couple of dozen sticks that fit your vague description) then it, like almost all Zigbee sticks, only supports the 2.4 GHz band

modern oak
blazing oyster
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Should I just lurk w/ regards to questions about switches/shellys? I've reviewed the subreddit and googlin, and I feel like I have a good grasp of what I can/should be doing/using, even if I still have questions. Problem is, I still have analysis paralysis with regard to deciding on which paths I want to take and how I want to go around setting things up. I'm basically starting with a fresh pallet + a vivint home security system w/ some sensors.

feral brook
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Has anyone found any power strips with individual socket energy monitoring? Preferably zigbee or z-wave, but wifi with local control (i.e. tasmota/esphome flashable) would also work.

forest mason
# hardy valley Any red flags spring to mind with this potential HA suiter. https://www.kicksta...

It looks nice and should be fine to run HA, but it seems like the main benefit is the size, like if you wanted to have it on your desk or under your TV (hence the RGB lighting/colorful shell). If you want small but don't need that exact size, there are plenty of other USFF options which are more powerful/expandable. Or if you wanted to stick with a low power machine there are other options as well, like this one: https://www.newegg.com/neosmay-ac8-jasper-lake/p/2SW-006Y-00032

hardy valley
forest mason
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Yeah, I'm not too sure about the fan noise either...usually smaller means louder

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That aliexpress one looks fine. Maybe use an extension cord for any USB RF dongles as that case will probably block stuff

empty pasture
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Hey people need some help with WiFi enabled Thermostats for underfloor heating. Are they able to be used on this system?

feral brook
empty pasture
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So you can’t use WiFi thermostats on the system it has to be Zigbee thermostats on the Zigbee network?

last torrent
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So im changing some things in my homelab and was wondering could I restore home assistant if I go from HA Container to HA OS?

cold moon
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what are some good zigbee or wifi (if wifi must be flashable with tasmota/wled/esphome) candelabra bulbs?

mortal spruce
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Anyone have any hardware suggestions for non-wifi power strips?

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Or an alternative.

winged knoll
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Where in the world?

mortal spruce
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Sorry, USA.

gentle yew
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I need a sensor of some kind for my car so that whenever I arrive at the driveway, I can use it to trigger driveway light automation. It gets very dark in the winter here and I have trouble reversing in without my light being on. What would you recommend?

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proximity sensor? Motion sensor?

winged knoll
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Camera with license plate recognition?

gloomy elbow
gloomy spoke
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to be honest, that's one of the things that a dumb motion activated light solves for me

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not everything needs to be complicated

mortal spruce
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Could go really hardcore with a coral and frigate, but like RobC said, there are ways to do it really easily with just a motion light.

gentle yew
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I have camera in on my driveway but I think OCR is a bit too hardcore, and I'm sure it would really increase power consumption of my server. Motion sensor could do the job but I don't want it to be triggered if for example a cat walks by

gloomy spoke
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Off the shelf motion activated lights have sensitivity settings for that

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Or just aim the PIR sensor higher, or mask off the bottom

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Or let your over engineering muscles run wild 🙂

lucid girder
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Hello,

I need help with home assistant zigbee2mqtt, I buy ZigBee smart lock module TY0A01, when I add it to zigbee2mqtt I can see it, but it say not supported is there any way to make it work ?

Thank you

gloomy elbow
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Check the Zigbee2MQTT docs on adding support for a device.

green pine
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I know nothing about ESP devices, and what to look out for

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002950214260.html

Would this be good? All I need is a HA controlled relay, I take it esp8266 and a relay is the best option? I'll be running it off mains not battery so don't need any battery support

winged knoll
green pine
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ah cool, ty

dreamy vale
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Hi guys, so after a couple of days looking both here and internet I have found nothing to suit my needs (regarding video doorbells).

What I'm looking for is a device that can connect via wifi and have a screen that can be used inside the house (an alternative solution it might be using a tablet in kiosk mode, but it will have low WAF due to cost increasing). Also, I need something that can cast the image of the camera and can be oppened remotely.

I have found some devices that tick some boxes, but not all. Will love to have a recomendation if know a device that suits me.

bitter heron
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Anyone got any recommendations for a wifi high power (15A/1k W) outlet that can work without a controller?

winged knoll
minor plover
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Hello everyone, good morning.

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I have a question, Im trying to automate my standing desk. However, it seems it has the following controller: https://www.timotion.com/_upload/files/DataSheet_TDH6PR-B_EN.pdf
This controller uses a RJ10P connector instead of a R45j traditional one. Does anyone know if using the R45j connectors will work regardless, of will I need an additional converter?

cobalt urchin
winged knoll
crude flax
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Hello, I am looking for new radiator thermostats, which are Home Assistant compatible. So far I had Heizköper and wall thermostats from Homematic. But since I want to turn off the CCU/Raspberrymatic, I am looking for an alternative. Zigbe or similar is not a problem. Do you have experience about good, affordable thermostats and wall thermostats?

still sapphire
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I have several LYWSD03MMC (Xiaomi temperature/humidity BLE sensors) that work with the Xiaomi BLE integration fine, but I also have an LYWSD02MMC that shows up in my mi app but home assistant seems to not see it... is that expected behavior? I can't find whether it's supported or not.

drifting grove
blazing oyster
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What wall switches should I get? A newer home, blank slate essentially for automations

summer bear
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Anyone have a picture of their sensor mount for a garage door? Trying to figure out if I need a bracket or not.

gloomy spoke
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what kind of sensor?

summer bear
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I'm just trying to use a standard Zigbee sensor. I have spare Aqara and Sonoff sensors I could use.

dreamy vale
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but what kind of sensor?

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contact sensor? or what are you trying to sense?

dreamy vale
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i bought because I liked the aesthetics and the way they feel (like pushbuttons). Also, I found electric outlets that look similar-ish to the aqara, so the whole electric will look the same

summer bear
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yes, contact (door/window) sensor

gloomy spoke
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there's no general answer to that. I just screwed the magnet and sensor in the door and garage door frame such that they reflected the right state

winged knoll
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I just stuck my Xiaomi Aqara sensor directly to the (metal) door and frame

modern oak
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I purchased two Bluetooth to WiFi gateways stupid cheap on clearence locally, I am gonna keep one mint, but I broke the glue sealed case on the other one to reveal the little microcontroller daughterboard. Is this valuable information I can put anywhere?

winged knoll
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To do what?

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Maybe the #diy-archived folks would be interested, if it has a chip that's an ESP or similar

modern oak
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logs, FW dump if I am able to achieve that, not sure yet. This gateway has no dedicated HA support just a passthrough

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specifically, absolutely no TuyaLocal support whatsoever

modern oak
gray hollow
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hassio_audio seems to be a blackbox that i can't do much... so troubleshooting pulseaudio config doesn't look to be possible.
W: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: Failed to open /proc/asound/card1: No such file or directory [13:04:16] INFO: New ALSA mixer: controlC1 s6-svlisten1: fatal: unable to subscribe to events for /var/run/s6/services/pulseaudio: No such file or directory

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pliant forum
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Z-Wave if you want a cheaper alternative but still (decently reliable) setup

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I like the Zooz ones

blazing oyster
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i think i'm hedging towards lutron

pliant forum
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Lutron is top dog basically in lighting

blazing oyster
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i want something that any nub can figure out when i go to sell the house

pliant forum
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yeah definitely do Lutron then

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A new Caseta series dimmer should be coming out soon

gloomy elbow
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It's also obvious how it works. You press it to toggle the light (it's a bounce switch)

blazing oyster
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i was really interested in the inovelli's reds and blacks but they're out of stock.

pliant forum
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My only issue with the Lutron Caseta dimmers right now is their design. It can be a bit to get used to. Hopefully the next gen Caseta comes out soon which is Sunnata style.