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pliant forum
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Someone found the FCC documents of it so it should be soon

blazing oyster
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you can set the caseta brightness in scenes, right?

summer bear
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anyone know of a Zigbee binary input device? as in a module that has a two-wire input to monitor a normally-open contact? I'd like to use something like this for an exterior gate. run wire to the contact, have the module indoors.

winged knoll
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There's a pinned message in #zigbee-archived with lists of known working hardware

gloomy elbow
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I use the Aqara door sensors for something along those lines. But of course the longer the wire, the trickier it is.

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There are some examples in the forums for similar things with contact sensors.

forest mason
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Radiora2 is good too, better dimmers with different loads, but the price point is a bit higher

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Radiora2 uses telnet, but radiora3 uses a different protocol (LEAP) which we don't have an integration for yet

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Side note - telnetlib will be deprecated as of python 3.11 and there doesn't seem to be a good replacement

glad sinew
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I'm about to purchase a Shelly EM so I can monitor the power consumption of my washer and dryer so I can be notified when they are done. I noticed this warning on the page to buy it tho:
"two independent* measuring channels up to 120A each

  • the two measured circuits and the Shelly EM must be on the same phase"

I live in the US so we have split phase power. My washer is 110V (so across 1 phase and neutral), and the dryer is 220V (so across both phases). Will this work?

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oh also, for some reason 2x120A clips is cheaper then 2x50A clips which confused me. I need way less then 50 but there isnt any reason I can't go way overkill right?

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If theres a better alternative to accomplish getting notified when my laundry is done thats fine too

dreamy vale
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You can do the same with vibration sensors and they will be way cheaper probably @glad sinew

thin flame
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So i have a few of these that came bundled with some IKEA bulbs (https://zigbee.blakadder.com/Ikea_E1743.html), they was lying on a shelf for ages as there was no way to pair them to my hue hub... I decided to ditch the hue hub and switch to a sonoff 3.0 zigbee usb dongle plus and everything paired to it without issues... However these IKEA On/Off switches seems to disconnect them the zigbee network for some reason if left for a day or so without use?

rugged oasis
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mine seem to work fine.. could it be a signal strength issue?

thin flame
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No, theyre right next to lights acting as routers, even if i move them next to the dongle they stay offline

rugged oasis
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change the battery maybe?

thin flame
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I did turn on OTA updates on config, and they were never updated before, so I'm afraid ZHA might have bricked them trying to update?

rugged oasis
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have you done the OTA?

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i doubt it.. if you have done an OTA update I would recommend swapping out the batteries cos it does consume a lot of battery

thin flame
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Added this to config:

  zigpy_config:
    ota:
      ikea_provider: true                        # Auto update Trådfri devices
      ledvance_provider: true                    # Auto update LEDVANCE/OSRAM devices
      salus_provider: true                       # Auto update SALUS/Computime devices
      inovelli_provider: true                    # Auto update INOVELLI devices
      #otau_directory: /path/to/your/ota/folder  # Utilize .ota files to update everything else```
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So i assume they would auto update then at some point?

rugged oasis
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the auto update worked for me without any fiddling.. in the z2m site go to the OTA page and press check for updates

thin flame
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Running ZHA, not z2m

rugged oasis
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you might need to press the buttons on the device to get it to trigger

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ah sorry didn't see that.. I couldn't figure out how to do OTAs on ZHA.. apologies.. maybe someone else can help then 🙂

thin flame
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Should just be that config entry and it should auto update stuff

rugged oasis
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might be worth asking in the #zigbee-archived channel then as it is quite zigbee specific

thin flame
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From what i understand from wiki

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But i put fully new batteries in them few days ago when i paired them... Would a single OTA drain the batteries?

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My Hue Dimmer using same type of battery has been running for like a year and still reports 97% battery

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The switches aren't used much, as most stuff is automatic, it's basically only to override the automatic on/off of lights based on sun position

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Fully removing the device and pairing them again seems to make them connect

still sapphire
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For the record, figured it out… the bigger thing is much worse Bluetooth range.

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It’s seen if I put it next to the pi.

thin flame
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Hope they stay connected now, or i'll ditch these shit ikea buttons for good

gloomy elbow
gloomy elbow
thin flame
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That's a shame, cause they're the cheapest option for me in Denmark for buttons... Got these for "free" in the bundles of bulbs they have... They been lying on a shelf for ages, as i only had a hue hub, which works fine with bulbs, but these switches are originally meant to pair directly to bulbs with no hub... So only ZHA and z2m can use them as separate buttons

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Guess I'll just shell out for some Sonoff or Aqara buttons if they keep acting up

gloomy elbow
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They do pair with hubs. At least with the IKEA hub you could use the same technique you used with Z2M/ZHA to pair them to the hub.

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And I'm pretty sure I've heard of them working with the Hue hub. But with the same battery problem.

thin flame
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The more expensive buttons with dimmer buttons pair (hockey puck)

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The simple on/off ones dont

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IKEA manual even tells procedure for pairing the button to the bulbs and still have bulb connected to hub

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So how ZHA/Z2M does it i don't know... The dongle pretending to be a bulb or something?

gloomy elbow
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No. They're just Zigbee.

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The direct to bulb/plug pairing is a binding.

thin flame
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Yeah but with some minimalistic controller... Look them up... The big brother of them ikea have pairs to hub just like a hue dimmer would

still sapphire
thin flame
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Big ones need hub

gloomy elbow
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Yes. Direct binding to the device.

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The big ones I have can also direct bind to a device.

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Same as the hue remotes with the hue bulbs.

still sapphire
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I have two of the newer four button ikea remotes paired to two individual bulbs and that seems to work just fine.

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(As standalone systems)

thin flame
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Thats probably possble too i don't know... Just know the simple on/off ones are impossible to pair to a hue hub, where the 4 button ones pairs just fine

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Sonoff usb zigbee picks up everything anyways now... Just just keep disconnecting if left unused and refuses to wake up and reconnect

slender halo
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I have a bunch of Ikea buttons. Pairing them to the HA hub can be a pain sometimes. You have to press the button every couple seconds during the pairing.

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It may take a few tries to get it to pair correctly

thin flame
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They pair instantly, just quad press the pair button, it flashes and then insta connects to my sonoff stick

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issue is they seem to drop the connection afterward

slender halo
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For me, it might say it was paired, but the HA entities don't show up correctly

jade agate
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so, I've not found a real ready made fan that I can remotely power on/off with a smart switch, without having to push a button on the fan itself.... usecase: 19 inch rack in the attic , want to turn in a fan when attic is over 30C and likewise turn off when below. Wondering what you all use to do so?

void leaf
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Are aqara humidity sensors accurate?

rugged oasis
# thin flame But i put fully new batteries in them few days ago when i paired them... Would a...

when I OTA-ed mine via z2m i think it lost about 40-60% battery. I did have battery drain on an older IKEA remote (E1810) with ZHA, what solved it for me was switching to Z2M and applying the OTA. Not sure if you can do it via ZHA but you maybe able to re-pair it to the nearest router? The only other time I had connection issues was with xiaomi motion sensors but it seemed to go away after building up my mesh a bit more..

rugged oasis
jade agate
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Yes! Was@looking for that, but most still need a push if the button … which model do you have exactly ?

rugged current
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Hello,
I'm using RFlink with automatic_add sensors (ie. creates entities automatically when pickup up a new device in the radio frequencies).
Do you know if there is a way to know which sensors have been created by RFlink?
Ultimately, I would like to notify when a new sensor has been created by RFlink
Thanks

modest bramble
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I've got a PC where the bios has no support for wake on lan. Is there some simple device I can plug into the USB port which enumerates as a keyboard that I can over IP tell it to press a button to wake the PC from sleep?

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Like at this point I'm thinking of writing up a relay to a physical keyboard key.

rustic thistle
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Hello, I’m looking to get a smoke sensor like the xiaomi Honeywell zigbee to use with Conbee ii and HA. Anyone know if these are compatible or if there’s a better smoke detector?

bitter heron
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@winged knoll US

tropic onyx
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hey y'all, total newb here - I have an old Nexus 7 tablet I'd love to mount to the wall and use as a google home control for all the smart lights, like on my phone. the n7 is running android 6.0.1 - can home assistant help me out with this?

winged knoll
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You can (probably, assuming Chrome isn't too old) display HA's web UI there, and interact with it

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That requires that your devices are connected to HA though, not to Google

dire lark
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I'm looking for WiFi radiators. Any special brand I should be looking for that support HA?

peak compass
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Anyone have any reccomendations for automatic coffee making?

I want a coffee maker that just needs to be turned on and it will make the coffee ready to drink. preferably with a glass jug at the end so i can transfer it to my 1 litre mug, and also doesnt have a heating pad on the bottom of the jug area, preferably with a built in drop down burr grinder, and heats the water to exactly 200 degress farenheight bonus if heating is induction based.

I want to be able to automate it to be ready to drink the second i get up.

I have considered modding a kettle and jusing it with a good quality instant but various issues with that like finding the right kettle (like being easily moddible, no or minimal plastic and aesthetically pleasing) and with that method i'd also prefer to have a temp sensor so i know when the water is drinkable temperature for pouring.

shell coral
rugged oasis
peak compass
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Think I'll just get an induction kettle and a single induction hob and then somehow mod the control panel with a zigbee module

void leaf
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Are there any smart plug with energy monitoring I can flash ota with tasmota or similar without soldering?us style, no budget limit

grim shuttle
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where do people usually get miflora sensors? aliexpress?

frigid turret
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Does anyone know of a door contact sensor (zigbee) that immediately reports a broken contact? I have one of those sonoff ones: contact is immediate, but broken contact has a delay of about 1 second.. It's slightly annoying when you use it to control lighting.

winged knoll
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The Xiaomi ones are, at least with Zigbee2MQTT, pretty much instant

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There's a range of about 1 cm in which the magnet still holds the switch closed, so if you want it to be more sensitive just pre-position it further away

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

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

Command '~reply' was invoked by: Tinkerer
winged knoll
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Yes, those or the Zigbee 3.0 version

frigid turret
winged knoll
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  1. Yes
  2. Everything after the ? is just for tracking purposes, it's not needed
frigid turret
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  1. Thanks
  2. Alright
dire lark
shell coral
frigid turret
rugged oasis
brave tendon
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Hi guys i want to use my JBL Link Portable for my Rhasspy Voice Assistent. I cant Figure out how i can use it as mic and speaker since Hass recognizes it via Google cast But it does Not Show up as an Option for Rhasspy Inputs and Outputs

surreal dock
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I am looking for a smart light switch that works with canadian wiring. I don't have a preference on what I want to use as I don't really now if zigbee is better the z-wave.

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any suggestions?

winged knoll
plush crown
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Hi - is someone using ESP32 with DHT22 through long cables powered with 5V?

dusky sluice
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Hi guys, I'm looking to buy a RGB led strip (~5m) for under my daughter's bed. Any recommendations? I was looking at the Govee ones but heard they don't integrate that well with HA and are cloud? Not ideal, but to be honest 100% reliability isn't an issue, just needs to be cheap and fun :p

slender halo
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I've done well with Sengled bulbs, and they make a Zigbee light strip. Not sure how the cost compares to other ones you've looked at.

bold roost
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Hi everyone, have anyone have the ATOM U ESP32?
I was wondering if this can work with espresence. I know its not listed in their hardware page but it shouldnt be that different from the Atom lite

agile heart
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Hey, anyone have any suggestions for a ZigBee 3-gang dimmer switch? I've found some in the US I love, but I'm in Asia

rustic thistle
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Hello, I’m looking to get a smoke sensor like the xiaomi Honeywell zigbee to use with Conbee ii and HA. Anyone know if these are compatible or if there’s a better smoke detector?

void leaf
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Someone owns a kwikset lock conversion kit? Need a smart deadlock, and I'm unsure if to buy another Yale assure sl, which is around 220$ or I can make it work with the kwikset that's half the price.

tidal blaze
feral brook
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Sorry for the super-late reply, I didn't receive a notification 😕

No, you can just use the WiFi versions and they'll work just fine if your WiFi network doesn't give way 😉

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I am thinking of using the ESP-01S relay (https://www.esphome-devices.com/devices/ESP-01S-1-channel-relay) as my sewers overflow sensor + alarm silencer. I have one 220v circuit that I need to switch to turn the alarm sound on/off, but I'd also like to receive notifications in Home Assistant about an imminent poopstorm. Is it possible to use the esphome configuration linked above but specify an additional pin to use as an input / binary sensor?

candid marsh
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Hi everyone, i search for a device to read the electricity meter. I don't want a DiY solution. thx

narrow crescent
sour fox
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hi

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is there any reasonably priced weather station with temp/humidity/pressure that s recommended ?

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i tried to look at wifi enabled ones with an lcd panel but the price is a bit too steep, i am searching for a sub 200€ solution

slender belfry
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Can a Bluetooth speaker / Microphone be connected to A Pi4 running Home Assistant OS and be used for Rhasspy?

karmic mulch
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yes

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error...

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missed the Bluetooth bit... I'm not sure, but i hope so....

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also does it have a mic or just a speaker..?

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because you will need a mic for the requests, can be separate though...

slender belfry
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I have a Bluetooth speaker with a built in Mic. I hope to keep this in a more accessible place in the house instead of my 'networking cabinet' (which is more of a wire bundle of different stuff)

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@karmic mulch Lets hope it does. Hopefully someone outlines the stesp soon.

karmic mulch
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sorry,i'm not reading properly today... I'm hoping for the same thing... my hassio is running on a vm on my nas so direct connection is not possable, from what i understand in the documentation for rhassby is that it uses mqtt to comunicate with everything including the mic / speaker so it is probably not possabe... but that is a better question for him at...

narrow crescent
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i have an HVAC device with rs485/modbus, before i start the project, im just wondering if anyone did something similar (in an attempt to understand the level of investment needed), it seems like esphome already supports modbus

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i have an HVAC device with rs485modbus

feral brook
void leaf
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Someone uses the flume 2, and can weigh on its reliability?

fresh flume
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Does tasmota bulbs not support the "flash" function? They just seem to switch to the colour specified but just gets stuck there

cobalt furnace
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Am I the only one who made the mistake of buying Sonoff Micro devices and now wants to rip everything apart? Never seen something so crappy.

winged knoll
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Tuya are worse

cobalt furnace
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I've been made aware Tuya is the worst thing you can and have already established I don't want touch them, ever. I was wrongly led to believe Sonoff was decent, apparently that's very random in reality.

fresh flume
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I've got some sonoff sensors which so far have been working fine, but not sure I'd get any of their other stuff

sterile lake
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I have a sonoff ZigBee USB stick which has worked fine so far, but nothing else from them

cobalt furnace
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Yeah their Zigbee controller is great. But the eWelink app that MUST be used with the Sonoff Micro's that don't come with DIY? Revolting, that... thing.

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Basically I paired it, it worked. Then I made the mistake of giving it a static DHCP lease with a different address in the same subnet. Since then, I'm stuck in a pairing hell with no visible exit.

winged knoll
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Some of their Zigbee sensors are also pretty rubbish apparently

cobalt furnace
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I can even see in my AP logs that the fucker does successfully connects to the WiFi at the MAC level, but then gets into a reconnect loop.
EDIT: Yeah, apparently that thing has decided it won't bind to my entreprise-grade AP. Sure, you do you. Have a nice trip in the trash bin. - Turns out the culprit appears to Wireguard on my phone. Don't want to understand.

solemn pilot
upper abyss
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Is this the right place to ask about compatibility of a NUC?

Goal is to integrate some Z-Wave devices, IQ panel 2+ and add a couple of cameras at some point.

Mini PC Ιntel Celeron N3350 Processor(Up to 2.4GHz), 4GB DDR3 64GB eMMC Mini Computer Windows 10 Pro Desktop Computers Support 2TB 2.5''SSD/HDD, 4K HDMI Triple Display, Dual WiFi, BT, Gigabit Ethernet

https://a.co/d/2OQbfxL

the reason I am looking at this specific model is I can get it for $110 delivered

winged knoll
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Underpowered CPU, a Pi4 is faster

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(well, probably not, but only by a smidgen)

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I'd look for something with a better CPU

upper abyss
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Thanks! I don’t want to struggle to find a Pi so trying to find an inexpensive nuc

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What do I look for in a processor?

winged knoll
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My very rough guide is 2+ cores and a CPUMark of 2,000 or higher

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Newer CPUs are generally more energy efficient too, so you get more power for your watts

void leaf
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Look the used market

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In general dodge everything that runs on a celeron cpu

forest mason
upper abyss
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Thinking efficiencies over power for now so looking at that second option. Also like the smaller footprint as I plan to install in a network panel

bold roost
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Can anyone recommend me a good UPS? to hook up my pc + network
Ideally one that can work with home assistant (i dont have a synology nas) - ha installation virtual box

wind crag
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apc ?

bold roost
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@wind crag any model in particular?

raven arrow
void leaf
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Well, if you are using a synology, just for Nas purposes that's plenty

raven arrow
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Granted it’s purely for backup and a Z2M container

void leaf
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You don't really need CPU power for just storage

raven arrow
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Didn’t the celeron line get ‘okay ish’ recently?

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Yeah fair

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And that Z2M isn’t gonna push the limit either lol

void leaf
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In general celeron are underpowered cpus, used to reduce the build price. I prefer buying a CPU couple of years older, rather than getting a celeron. Of course if you get a pre-built one, you can't really just change the cpu

nova kindle
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If I'm wiring up a PMS5003 sensor to a ESP32 and having problems, do I ask here? diy? Another server?

forest mason
slim flume
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I have a Sonoff sv setup with 2 GPIO for reed switches to monitor. I flashed tasmota. Isee the Sonoff SV in HA but don't see the GPIO. Do I still need to setup via Yaml?

crude flax
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Hello is there a possibility to group 3 Zigbee radiator thermostats and via an additional wall thermostat the temperature should be controlled

winged knoll
crude hedge
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anyone got suggestions for something that can actuate buttons on a dumb device? can't toggle the power, because "off" puts it into a cooldown cycle

winged knoll
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Switchbot?

crude hedge
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they are touch buttons, but maybe we can print some attachment with one of those touch pen tips

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thanks @winged knoll 👍

lean ether
crude hedge
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i have a box with some of those, somewhere 😛

lean ether
timber plover
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does anyone has a shelly 1 plus that could help me out?

zealous wyvern
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Can anyone recommend me a smart plug to monitor electricity? I’d like to put one on my server and one on my networking system to figure out how much they draw.

young stone
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Anyone know why my Rpi processor would be spiking every 5 minutes?

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I don't have any automations that trigger every 5 minutes.

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If I restart the Pi the spiking will stop for a while but will come back eventually

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And if anyone doesn't know, I'd love to get a sense of how I would investigate it

lime field
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Hey people, anyone of you, particularly in us or canada, have had difficulty finding place inside the light switch box to add a sonoff mini r3?

I have a old house and the box with the wired link to the lights switch is so full, I cannot fit the sonoff device inside.

Any elegant solution?

winged knoll
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Fit it by the light instead?

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You don't have to put it at the switch

north abyss
lime field
winged knoll
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Nah, lazy, very lazy

lime field
winged knoll
lime field
# winged knoll Nah, _lazy, very lazy_

But it will only solve 80% of my problems. I have 12 insets lights on 2 different switches in the kitchen. Tanxs for leaving me with 20% of my problems

winged knoll
winged knoll
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You have to do that every time

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(Because Discord sucks)

lime field
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Sorry

half arch
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Does anyone make slim/skinny light switches for USA? ZigBee, Esp32, or Zwave? I have an old house with shallow gang boxen.

raven arrow
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other than that, hopefully some US based folk can help ya

half arch
dull vapor
split kiln
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Anyone from the uk found a good way to monitor water usage?

thin flax
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Has anyone found any "humidity proof" zigbee buttons? I need one for a bathroom with a shower on it and I'm worried the Sonoff ones won't last

zealous dune
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They wont

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There is a potential solution

thin flax
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I didn't think so. They barely work under normal circumstances, missing button presses, etc. I don't think humidity would do them any favours

zealous dune
thin flax
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Not a bad idea! Thank you!

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Do they sell them in NA?

winged knoll
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The button isn't a button, not really, it's for wake/pairing

thin flax
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Oh

winged knoll
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I have one of them, they're Tuya nauseated

thin flax
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Alas

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Ugh I have 4 Tuya bulbs and I don't think I want any more Tuya devices if I can avoid it lol

winged knoll
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Any time you see a Zigbee device mention TS in the identifier it's probably Tuya

zealous dune
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The button still sends an event

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I use it to reload my dev home assistant instance for some reason

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Most likely any of the SOS remotes would work

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You can also try your luck with IKEA, they're sealed better than Sonoff

thin flax
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Thanks for the info!

white phoenix
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I am looking to do kitchen cabinet lighting. Thinking going with zigbee controller but I also want to have manual lighting control (on/off/dimmer) through conventional switch for the HA illiterate. What would I use to do this interface and what controller would be suitable?

hollow tartan
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I'm looking for something like an E26 socket with PWM dimming. E26 pass through, kind of like a lightbulb size converter. Ideally something that doesn't need a proprietary app (zigbee/zwave etc.) I've found versions without dimming, but none that can dim.

fresh flume
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I have a rental place with an old Honeywell wireless thermostat (i think radio?). Is there a way to replace it without having to change the receiver?

raven arrow
fresh flume
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Nope, I can take it off the wall and walk around with it haha

raven arrow
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remove it and look up a model number so you know what youre dealing with

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oh

fresh flume
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It's a honeywell HCw80, 868.3mhz... When I searched before nothing really useful came up

raven arrow
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any reason you cant just swap it all out and place it back when you leave the place?

fresh flume
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I don't particularly wanna mess with the actual boiler/the hardwired receiver

raven arrow
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As someone who has done a metric tonne of tado installs i could guide you if youre up to it. Hint: you dont touch the boiler at all in 99% of the cases

fresh flume
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If I can't really do anything without replacing the receiver I probably won't bother haha

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It's a nice to have, but replacing the receiver isn't worth it for me

raven arrow
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i mean its prolly either opentherm or on/off relay. receiver has got two wires going to boiler i guess

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maybe its wires are spliced to power it as well

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unless theres something that speaks the honeywell rf protocol youre stuck with it

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or you swap the receiver out, willing to bet its a 15 min job tops

fresh flume
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I'll think about it, thanks for the info

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and just one wire to the boiler, I think it's just a relay

raven arrow
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uuuuuuuuuuuuuh

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welp if you are interested feel free to send me some pics or @ me

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if youre curious as to how little work it actually is - look up Tado wireless extension kit install

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(Also most boilers, if you really need to wire to it, are extremely easy to open up and expose the wiring part of it)

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Never once did i get close to the actual heating/mechanical aspect of boilers, i dont screw around with that 😄

fresh flume
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Haha I did look it up, it didn't look too bad

raven arrow
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yeah so two wires on the left providing power to it

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and if i look at it right, according to the picture, the two on the right are wired for a on/off relay in a Normally Open (NO) setup

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tados set up has an insanely detailed database of all devices, most likely yours + wiring is in there too

crimson crane
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Does anyone have any advice on Migrating from sonoff ZBbridge ( running tasmota) to Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus–ZBDongle-E using the ZHA integration? I'd like to be able to backup my zigbee network and not have to re-pair all my devices.

boreal oar
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Anyone ever connected a c wire to a force air furnace with an air conditioner?

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Appears to be a wire from the c on the furnace to the air consitioner but not to the thermostat

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Gonna hook into that most likely

gusty wagon
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I have installed HAOS x86 on a dedicated PC and am trying to get WiFi connected but cannot find a clear guide on how to do it.

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Do you guys know a updated guide on how to connect to WiFi?

hardy valley
gusty wagon
gusty wagon
raven arrow
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Slap an AMD 3000G or 3200 in there and you good

gusty wagon
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Back to the q. Anyone know how I can configure WiFi?

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Just SSH add-on in unsafe mode?

drifting grove
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Hello!
I am looking for a WiFi speaker with which to announce TTS messages. I want it NOT to connect with cloud services (for example Google Home, Alexa, Siri, etc.).
It would be good if it additionally has a microphone to use it as a voice assistant.

fossil helm
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Hi just setup Hass with in the last week or so and thinking about adding blue tooth but my old computer don't have BT or Wifi build in any thought on the best USB adapters?

winged knoll
verbal canopy
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Does anyone have some good suggestion for a zigbee unit that would work with existing stair coupler (I think it might be called?)

fossil helm
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Yes thx you. I have read it was wondering what people are using. I'm liking the ZEXMTE but have read some people are having issues with it but i think they might be using a VM.

tidal island
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If I am building a linux box what is the best linux to use?

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I have an old pc that I want to use to run hass and it currently runs win 10

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but I think if I understand things it runs best on linux

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especially if I am going to use containers

dull vapor
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Just install home assistant container via docker on your windows machine. Any os that supports docker.

solar relic
#

I want to install various individually addressable LED strips around my house (RGBW inside and outside). Does anyone have a good link/resource on the best LED strips to use?

zealous dune
hardy valley
#

Smoke alarms for HA anyone? pref Zigbee 🙂

winged knoll
unkempt swallow
dire lark
#

Hey, suddenly all my 4 IKEA controllers stopped working. Using Condbee2 and ZHA. Any ideas why?

winged knoll
dire lark
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Ah absolutely! 🙂

wooden portal
#

Can anyone point me to a good guide on smart light switches? I keep seeing "3-way ready" and "add on" and I'm not sure what these all mean.

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(z-wave if it makes a difference)

white phoenix
wooden portal
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seems like a neat product, but I was more looking for a glossary of terms / user guide than a product line

cerulean cradle
#

I really want to use the Govee Bluetooth integration but my Govee lights are literally as far away from my HA server as they could be within my home… is there any option for a "remote" BT adapter or something? I have a spare RPi4 if that's useful in any way?

winged knoll
unkempt swallow
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since bluetooth implementation uses DBus, you could in theory connect your HA host to the RPi4 via DBus

wheat granite
#

Any recommendations for a ceiling mounted humidity sensor for the bathroom. Ideally wifi and not battery powered. 5v usb power or similar

void leaf
#

Add on switches, are used in pair with master switches. You need a master switch that will connect to the controller, and the addon switch will work I pair with the master switch to make a 3 way work properly

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You might want to either study wiring before attempting to install some, or simply call someone that knows what's going on

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3 way switches are a bit harder to install. If you didn't do any before, you might want to try to replace a single switch first, and when confortable with it, move on a 3 way

vivid quest
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  • Which country you're in: Slovakia
  • What your budget is: Cheapest possible that does what I needed it to do
  • What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave): No preference
  • Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc): No

I want outdoor thermometer that i can export data from into csv or something similiar, I don't want diy solutions

winged knoll
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The whole point of HA is that it handles the export

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You're not going to find any Zigbee or Z-Wave sensor that exports to CSV. Hell, you're not going to find a WiFi one that does it itself.

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You are using Home Assistant?

vivid quest
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im not using anything

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the device doesn't have to handle export

winged knoll
#

This whole server is about Home Assistant

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You're not going to get any recommendations that don't revolve around it

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I know a lot of people use the Xiaomi Aqara (Zigbee) sensors outdoors, in a sheltered location

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You'd obviously need a Zigbee coordinator (and mesh)

vivid quest
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so if i get those 2 things will i be able to export data from HA?

winged knoll
#

Well, you'll probably need some powered Zigbee devices to build the mesh, but yes

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Using Home Assistant to log the outside temperature is a bit overkill though

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A home weather station may be cheaper and easier

vivid quest
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okay i got the thingy i mentioned, this home automation really does seem a bit too advanced for this

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but also hard times create strong men, so it might be something to look into

winged knoll
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Though, I'm impressed you found this Discord without knowing about HA ablobjoy

vivid quest
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is there some dedicated device i can use instead od raspberry

winged knoll
vivid quest
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sorry that wasn't the greatest question

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i was searchign for solutions for this problem and found most answers were from the subreddit linking to this discord

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and i thought homeassistant was general term and not this specific software

winged knoll
#

Nah, it's very specific... but it does sound kinda generic

vivid quest
#

i decided i want to become a strong man do it this way, in the guide it says they recommend dedicated device for this but there also NAS guides which I own. Would you recommend still getting dedicated device?

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i feel like this is nothing burger

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but not sure

winged knoll
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The Pi is ... not a great platform

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A Pi4 with an SSD is fine, but I'd not recommend running on an SD card

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If your NAS supports running VMs then that's the way to go

vivid quest
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so pi is not a great platform because of SD card?

winged knoll
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Yes

vivid quest
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i'm assuming you do not like it because of read/write speeds but arent those sufficient?

winged knoll
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And the Pi3 has power issues, which leads to issues

vivid quest
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or what's the issue with SD cards

winged knoll
#

They die

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Sometimes very quickly, and almost always without any warnings you notice

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They're not designed for this kind of use, with a limited write life HA kills them

vivid quest
#

so just to confirm, just use NAS? there is no some other budget solution that would be better?

winged knoll
#

Pretty much any second hand PC from the last decade will be fine

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I run HA on a 9 year old i5 laptop

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It needs to support:

  • UEFI
  • At least 2 CPU cores with a CPUmark of at least 2,000
  • At least 2 GB of RAM
vivid quest
#

2k is quite a lot

winged knoll
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No, it's not

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A Pi4 is about 1K

vivid quest
#

yeah so by this metric raspberry pi that is recommended by them wouldnt be sufficient

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and probably not even my nas

winged knoll
#

Well, the Pi4 is ok... not great, but ok

vivid quest
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so your pc has around 2k cpumark?

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if so can you check cpu utilization?

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or well we can extrapolate from any numbers even if it isnt exactly 2k

winged knoll
#

The above is a guideline, feel free to ignore me if you don't like what I'm telling you

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You're asking for advice, I'm giving you advice shrug

vivid quest
#

can you check it or no?

winged knoll
#

Everybody's use of HA will vary, just because my system isn't over-loaded doesn't mean yours won't be

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However, you do you, I'm not going to waste my time on this...

vivid quest
#

waste your 10 sec of ssh into it and writing one command?

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possibly two if you dont know which cpu it is

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it seems like you have been called out for giving bad advice and cant defend yourself

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by someone who doesn't know anything about nonetheless

winged knoll
void leaf
#

I don't know where you get the strength man

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😂

warm topaz
#

Any suggestions for where to find TUYA devices for sale that are comfirmed to be compatible with homeassistant?

void leaf
#

Check the model is supported before buying. There's a huge list of them

#

Any specific reason why they need to be tuya?

#

It's like saying how can I make this hard for myself 😂

warm topaz
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Well because tuya is wifi typically

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Im open to not tuya but there is even less general wifi things supported

winged knoll
#

Well, Tuya is ... a clusterfuck

warm topaz
#

Ive asked a few times in here for alternatives but always get put back to tuya or tasmota as thats the only standard really for wifi devices

winged knoll
#

You're a lot better off giving up on WiFi and embracing Zigbee (while still avoiding Tuya)

warm topaz
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disagree. Id rather deal with tuya for the time being

tidal island
#

Excuse the newbie question but could someone recommend a zwave and zigbee usb dongles for linux

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I am just getting started with HA and coming from a Smartthings environment

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(waits to have rotten veggies thrown at him)

bright jacinthBOT
#

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
tidal island
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Thank you so much Tinkerer!!!

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I guess it is better to have seperate dongles for zigbee and zwave

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vs having a combined dongle

winged knoll
#

Yes

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There's only one combined dongle, for the North American market, and it's ... not awesome

tidal island
#

I am guessing that is the nortek?

charred field
#

Does anyone know if i can run HA OS on a playstation 3? I have one just sitting in a box not being used!

split kiln
#

Any suggestions for zigbee TRVs in the uk? Seems tuya from Aliexpress are a bad idea

void leaf
rugged oasis
#

i agree with MiKe and Tinkerer on this one.. but what i usually do when trying to check for HA compatibility is type <product name> + home assistant into google and see what comes out.. I mean for wifi there's not only tuya.. there's tp-link's kasa/tapo products, wiz lights, etc etc the list goes on... it's worth looking through the HA default integrations and see what's available

fossil helm
#

working on getting Wyze bridge to work setup /config/wyze-bridge/mfa_token.txt. and enter the code but my cam is never found and get a error MFA Token Required
2022/08/22 01:01:17 [WyzeBridge] 📝 Add verification code to /config/wyze-bridge/mfa_token.txt

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got it had to overwrite on the VS Code editor not sure why all the other file save auto.

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and mover fast with the code resetting every min.

dull vapor
pastel trout
#

I just posted this over in the forums, we are building a new house and I am at a critical junction in the lighting systems design

#

Looking for some feedback, thoughts, anything to push me down either of my 2 paths (Legrand Zigbee, Shelly, or combo)

late orchid
#

With a Broadlink LC1 / TC3, if only a single switch is being replaced, can I put in a 2 gang switch, one controls the existing lights and another is then free to add a automation too?

torn beacon
#

hi folks, my chrome-cast is being used as muti-media player, when i do TTS broadcast to all my media-player devices. Is there a way to turn that off?

#

wrong channel

summer verge
void leaf
#

Don't get the stick that has both zigbee and zwave, those are not great. Otherwise, generally most commonly used devices can pair with a zigbee stick. But if you want to check the specific hardware, decide whether you want to use Z2m or zha and Check pins in #zigbee-archived

stone minnow
#

evening folks - please point me to the right channel if this isn't it. old lady asked me to put in a new ceiling fan (specifically https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08L8726TP/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1), but at least 1 review mentions light and fan motor control is ONLY on a single switch. i currently have a zooz double switch controlling them separately. any recommendations for ceiling fans with a similar aesthetic? i'm open to replacing the switch if there's something with a decent alternative integration

tardy gale
#

Does anyone have the First Alert Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm? I'm trying to get the codes it sends when smoke is detected and CO. Does it say active? or does it say smoke? or smoke detected?

toxic furnace
warm topaz
toxic furnace
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I haven't gone down that path yet. I plan on trying it at some point for the hardwired devices I have. When I looked at Tuyalocal it seemed like a lot more work to get the devices added after they were converted. Again, I haven't done it yet so I might be wrong.

void leaf
#

The downside of wifi devices, is that even if they are connected to your router, they sometimes show offline when they can't reach the provider service, I have issues both with a myq garage opener, and a 4th gen August lock, and tplink switches

midnight ibex
#

hey there,
This is a shelly4pm. From time to time it goes unavaible. Could the energy saving mode cause this?
https://imgur.com/a/gP8mWOv

vivid quest
#

I'm looking to buy sensors that can detect if im in a room. Do any of them know if im the room when im on the computer (not moving much)?

#

if i put it on the table will it detect?

winged knoll
#

You're looking for mmWave sensors

#

Xiaomi do one (FP1) and I believe Tuya do as well (good luck with that one)

tacit lava
#

Hey there! Is anybody using Bresser Weather Centre 5-in-1 Weather Station with rtl_433 receiver? I was actually loking for TX20 or TX23 but can't find them in EU. I just want to know how it's performing 🙂

zealous dune
winged knoll
#

I'm pretty sure somebody is building an open sourced DIY version

vivid quest
#

i just need it to see if im on computer

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because thats only thing i do in that room

winged knoll
#

You know you can remove everything after the ? in the URL

#

That's also:

  1. A simple PIR sensor
  2. Tuya
vivid quest
#

you know, (something noone knows)

winged knoll
#

Lots of people know that...

vivid quest
#

it says zigbee

winged knoll
#

And?

#

It's not mmWave

#

It's Tuya

#

That's two things against it

vivid quest
#

i cant find yours

#

the mmwave fp1

winged knoll
#

A simple PIR won't do what you want

vivid quest
#

okay and this will work no cap on stack?

winged knoll
#

"no cap"?

vivid quest
#

sorry thats zoomer talk

winged knoll
vivid quest
#

will it work for sure? its quite expensive for me

tacit lava
winged knoll
#

Will it work, well, you can go and read the reviews, or search the post history in this server

vivid quest
#

ble

#

but thanks

tacit lava
#

Delivery scheduled for 2022-09-23
wait or look somewhere else

vivid quest
#

okay

#

i go buy the premade thing

tacit lava
#

I believe you can connect it to esphome, print case on 3d printer and you are done. No Zigbee though, that would be a bit harder to achieve.

#

Though I got interested in mmwave yesterday so can't say any details. Good luck

vivid quest
#

or tuya never good?

tacit lava
#

I would stick with Aqara Zigbee sensors. Using them from few years, so far no issues. As for coordinator consider ConBee II or Sonoff Zigbee Dondle

winged knoll
#

Tuya is always a shit show

vivid quest
#

do i need aquara hub?

tacit lava
#

just buy universal coordinator

#

mentioned two as an example

vivid quest
#

ok

#

but hu

#

b would work just as well?

winged knoll
#

Tuya bad

#

Don't buy Tuya

vivid quest
#

aquara hub

bright jacinthBOT
#

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
tacit lava
#

why do you want a X hub?

winged knoll
vivid quest
#

because it has ir blaster

#

that i need

winged knoll
#

So... buy one of those

limpid pelican
#

Hi guys it's almost time for the Yellow HA where do you guys get your compute unit? I can't find any anywhere for UK.

winged knoll
vivid quest
#

i cant find aqara ir blaster

winged knoll
#

Not everything has to be Aqara

tacit lava
#

@winged knoll lately ppl been recommending Sonoff Zigbee Dondle, it's cc2652P with USB to serial ; it's quite cheap and most likely better for "I want something else than DIY"

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but can't say anything else, using conbeeII from years

winged knoll
#

The Conbee is ... meh

#

There are worse options for sure, but there are many better ones

tacit lava
#

actually.. ordered one from China, I will check it in ~ month

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@winged knoll Well, can't say I haven't had problems with cbII. Most of those are fixed after firmware upgrade. When I was considering zigbee, zigbee2mqtt with cc25.. was working like a s*** to me. Now it looks very promising.

vivid quest
#

what temperature sensor should I get?

bright jacinthBOT
#

@tacit lava Discord isn't like IRC, you don't have to tag people on every response. Keep in mind that every time you tag somebody, they get a notification ping. That can very quickly become annoying and people may block you.

When using Discord's new Reply feature it defaults to pinging the person you reply to, click @ ON to @ OFF to stop this - on the right side of the compose bar.

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

Command '~irc' was invoked by: Tinkerer
winged knoll
#

The problem with the ConBee is that:

  1. Firmware updates... yeah, nice when they happen
  2. Very sensitive to interference, way more than anything else
#

#zigbee-archived has a long history of many people saying don't buy it if you're buying a new coordinator

vivid quest
#

or how do i know what is good?

winged knoll
tacit lava
#

Yeah sorry 🙂 I'm used to IRC.

vivid quest
winged knoll
#

It tells you what good is...

vivid quest
#

because they have those temp sensors i ilsted

tacit lava
#

As for ConBeeII can confirm that firmware upgrade is PITA. I couldn't get it done through HASS, had to flash it on PC. And yeah.. noticed problems with interference, manage to workaround that through USB extension cord.

winged knoll
#

USB extension cord is good for all coordinators, but often critical for the ConBee range

vivid quest
#

but im asking for sensors

winged knoll
#

Lost track of the number of posters in #zigbee-archived who've gone from a broken setup to a working one by adding one

winged knoll
tacit lava
#

Hehe, I have like 60 devices working on 2.4GHz WiFi in my house + about 40 on ZigBee. This and channel change did a thing before I started to pull my own hairs.

vivid quest
#

can i plug the dongle into phone charger?

tacit lava
#

No. It's sending data through USB

vivid quest
#

so it needs to be connected to device with internet access

#

or perhaps it has to be connected to the home assistant device?

tacit lava
#

second

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Can someone recommend any sensor for sound level meter? Would like to connect it to ESPHome on ESP32 or ESP8266.

  • 30..00 dB / ±2 dB or better
  • 31,5 Hz - 8 kHz or better
winged knoll
winged knoll
vivid quest
#

can i get that dongle ornott?

#

i cant find others easily

zealous dune
winged knoll
tacit lava
zealous dune
#

cheap enough to take a punt on

dreamy vale
#

Guys, need a recomendation on a module that can do mqtt to 433 mhz. I'm kindy tired of trying to put together a diy solution and getting stuck on random issues 🤣

winged knoll
#

You're not likely to find something off the shelf that just does that

zealous dune
#

Sonoff RF Bridge?!

winged knoll
#

Ewwwww. Sonoff

Still, better than Tuya

zealous dune
#

with Tasmota installed

#

or esphome if it even supports RF

winged knoll
#

IMO that's not exactly "off the shelf"

zealous dune
#

not exactly diy either

winged knoll
#

We'll split the difference and call it off the DIY?

zealous dune
#

soft DIY 😛

#

and in the end its not guaranteed to work with whatever your 433mhz device is

#

cause RF is ancient crap

dreamy vale
#

I have posted this question on the #diy-archived channel and also on esphome discord, no anwsered yet.

bright jacinthBOT
#

@dreamy vale Please DO NOT cross post. Read the channel description, post it and wait for folks to respond. Crossposting wastes people's time as they're unaware of the help you're getting elsewhere.

If you don't get any responses after an hour or more, and your message is no longer on screen, it is fine to re-post or post a link to it.

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dreamy vale
whole mirage
#

Need some advice on tp-link/kasa KP125 swithces. There is firmware update to 1.0.8. Will this break local control of the switches. I have a few switch that seem to go offline regularly and was considering updating firmwate but do not want to lose local control

toxic furnace
#

Not sure about the switches, but my KASA bulbs went offline all the time. It was a real PITA. I was on the latest firmware and it didn't make a difference. The bulbs are now in the "banished to hell" bin 🙂

summer verge
#

its so infuriating

whole mirage
#

so the firmware update does not block local access? but may not make a difference..

supple flint
#

For UK users, this dimmer switch works great. Fits back boxes easily and super simple to connect. Shame it’s pricey.

https://amzn.to/3Te0fHJ

trim flame
#

Hello everyone! I bought a Sonoff ZigBee 3.0 Dongle Plus but after I connected it to my Home Assistant system it shutdown the entire system. Why this is happening? It could be a problem with the Dongle?

winged knoll
#

What system?

#

Pi3? Pi4? Proper PC?

trim flame
#

It's a home server

winged knoll
#

Not a Pi?

trim flame
#

No

winged knoll
#

So, that rules out power issues, probably

#

What is "home server"?

trim flame
#

A PC with things inside ahaha
I have a MB AsRock Rack C246 WSI

#

with a 600W PSU

#

i3-9100

#

and two HDD

#

So, power issue is out, i think

#

And the strange is, it turns off after I plug the Sonoff but if I start the system with the Dongle Plugged it works well.

fringe moon
#

That... Just sounds like a hardware error

#

Have you tried different ports?

trim flame
#

Not really but I will flash the dongle with the new FW and connect it to a different port and see what happens.

trim flame
#

So, I flashed the Sonoff and connected to a USB 2.0 port and the system didn't turn off. Probably, the problem was with the port.

wind crag
#

I'm looking at setting up an ambilight setup for a 75" tv. At this point i've settled on hyperhd with a ezcap 320b(need HDR 10bit and CEC passthrough). Strip would be SK6812 RGBCW with esp8266 controller. I'd love to hear anyones experiences with anything simliar as there's some many variants.

summer verge
#

I am going to move away from my Kasa bulbs as the reliability on them has been garbage, I think I am going to stay with Wifi devices as a lot of my infrastructure is wifi, I know there are so many opinions about what is good online, I am just looking for any advice on bulbs, plugs and other devices that are wifi and can be converted to work with esphome. Thanks!

toxic rampart
#

Does anyone have experience with using Sonoff mini's between their light and the switch?

I've got it working for one switch, but then I figured I could just add a multiway switching setup to the Sonoff switch input, but that seems very unstable somehow...

#

The whole idea behind this setup was to make it more reliable, since you could always use the switch to manually change the Sonoff state, even if HA would be down or something. And I'd get to keep using my current dumb Niko switches...

plush furnace
#

Hi, I am looking for the ideal network topology for SmartHome. Do you have any ideas?

The terms are:

  • the topology must be primarily wired
  • each element in the network can be uniquely addressed and controlled
  • the network can be changed in the future
high depot
#

have anyone used btf lightning led strips?

zealous dune
#

yes

high depot
#

can you recommend them?

zealous dune
#

i can

high depot
#

trying to decide wich one to buy

#

they have 3 different ones

#

i only need rgb+cw

bold topaz
#

Anyone have current recommendations for UK devices for Tasmota? Struggling to find specific devices listed with Tasmota preinstalled on Amazon that I've seen in the US

inland shell
bold topaz
#

Those are the ones i saw! thank you!¬

high depot
#

so an issue i have is, i need to make a 9,5m rgbcct stripe run

#

and i want to connect it to my zigbee system

#

finding an power adapter that can deliver the power is not an issue

#

the led stripe im going to use is rated at 18w/meter (12v)

#

18w * 9.5 Meter = 171w

#

171w/12v=14,25A

#

i got an gledopto gl-c-008p wich is only rated to 5a output max

#

does anyone have a suggestion on what the best approach would be

slender cradle
#

do you guys have any particular recommendations for HA compatible power monitoring? one you can plug in and pass through would be ideal as i can keep an eye on a bunch of computers at once (UK)

sudden moth
#

Has anyone used a Shelly device to control a motion sensor and make it "smart"

#

I found one person on youtube but mine isn't working like theirs is

ancient talon
sudden moth
#

Like the motion sensor won't activate the shelly switch port.

queen wagon
#

Hi, I just picked up a jabra 510 USB speaker/microphone and I've been trying to make it work with the new Rhasspy integration. Once I plug the device it seems like HA detects it but doesn't recognize it as an audio device. It seems like many users have this same problem but every post about it on the forum is left unanswered. How can I proceed to debug and eventually make it work?

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I'm running hassio on a rpi4 btw

bright jacinthBOT
toxic furnace
# warm topaz Noted, what about tasmota?

I had some time and was able to Flash a few Tuya outlet plugs to Tasmota. Pretty cool, it worked! HA saw the devices and controlled them (MQTT Broker and Mosquito). I going to let the two run for a while to see how stable they are.

warm topaz
warm topaz
toxic furnace
#

You need the Mosquito add on, and the MQTT integration...and the Tasmota integration. If you Google it, there are how to videos on YouTube.

high depot
#

@ancient talon that's actually not a bad idea

vague crystal
#

hi all can anyone help me im running linux mint os home assistant on virtualbox. my linux pc is connected by wifi but i cant access ha on my windows pc read load of forums did nmcli radio on both linux and ha terminal, (linux enable on all four but ha wifi-hw and whan-hw say missing can't find any one with an answer also ha ip is not showing on my router thanks

tender aurora
#

anyone got any good ideas on how to do this?

#

so i'm basically looking for a sensor that will return the state of that door.. if it's locked or not

chrome flume
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i am looking at purchasing this

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but im not sure what software is running on the esp

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and if i am able to flash it with something else

winged knoll
subtle flame
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Hello. What is the best zigbee coordinator on the market right now?

winged knoll
austere tundra
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Is there any update on the status of HDMI-CEC functionality with Raspberry Pis? It seems to be broken, and searching through this history here and in the forum, the work arounds that have been posted no longer work.

thorny forge
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Suggestions for a robovac? My "dumb" robovac just died on me

terse lantern
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Anyone have any suggestions for "non-standard" smart light bulbs (BR30 / GU10)? I'd prefer z-wave/zigbee but not opposed to other options. Local control preferred

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I'm in the US if that changes things

zealous dune
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What is a nonstandard bulb in your mind?

rugged oasis
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I found IKEA GU10s are cheap but don't get bright enough, Linkind GU10s seems to be good but it does run a bit warm, probably the gold std would be hue bulbs. Not sure about BR30.

zealous dune
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Maybe nonstandard was not the best choice of words considering those are standardized bulb styles. Anywho Hue is the gold standard and every other brand will be almost there in one or more aspects

rugged oasis
terse lantern
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Sorry non-standard isn't the right word but it seems most smart bulbs are the normal light fixture ones. Prior to this house I hadn't known about the other sizes just had e26 (I think)

dire phoenix
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Does anyone know if you need a SmartThings hub to be able to use their products? I am fairly new to HA and I'm looking for sensors. I feel like all of these brands have their own "hubs" now...

lean ether
dire phoenix
dire phoenix
winged knoll
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All vendors do requires our hub on their packaging

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Because of course they want to lock you into their ecosystem, that's where the profit lies

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I have an ever growing range of Zigbee devices on my mesh, Xiaomi (Aqara and Mijia), Hue, Tradfri, Konke, CR, Innr, Salus, Lidl, Linkind, and probably some others I've overlooked

dire phoenix
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Damn, yeah I just wanted like a door sensor and a temp sensor, which evolved into this massive project of finding a decent brand and protocol to work with lmao

winged knoll
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I'd echo the go #zigbee-archived advice, it's affordable and (as long as you do your research) pretty simple

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Do avoid Tuya and Sonoff. Tuya is a shit show in general, and many of Sonoff's sensors have issues

dire phoenix
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as I currently look at a sonoff dongle

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Any suggestions on a coordinator lmao

winged knoll
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Their dongle is fine - mostly anyway, some of the early units had build quality issues

dire phoenix
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dope

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ty

rich trellis
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Anyone know of a Sonoff ZBMINI style switch, but for a 2-gang light switch?

earnest flax
runic tinsel
drifting grove
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Hi, im running a RPI4 with Raspbee 2, and a need bluetooth as well. is there a workaround for using both bluetooth and Raspbee2(GPIO)? im very greatful for any tips or recommendations on the software side to get both working 🙂

glossy yacht
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Hi
I'm fighting over a week to configure second wifi card on my rPi 4B or Wyse 5070
With HAOS 7.5 only build in wifi is working with HA, I have three different USB wifi cards which are detected.
[ 270.496573] usb 1-1.4: new high-speed USB device number 11 using xhci_hcd
[ 270.585069] usb 1-1.4: New USB device found, idVendor=0b05, idProduct=18f1, bcdDevice= 2.00
[ 270.585097] usb 1-1.4: Product: 802.11n WLAN Adapter
[ 270.585103] usb 1-1.4: Manufacturer: Realtek
[ 274.727651] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 12 using xhci_hcd
[ 274.819186] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=13d3, idProduct=3310, bcdDevice= 2.00
[ 274.819215] usb 1-1.1: Product: **RTL8191S WLAN Adapter **
[ 274.819220] usb 1-1.1: Manufacturer: Manufacturer Realtek
[ 281.383758] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 13 using xhci_hcd
[ 281.472274] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=2357, idProduct=011f, bcdDevice= 2.00
[ 281.472302] usb 1-1.2: Product: **802.11ac WLAN Adapter **
[ 281.472308] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Realtek

Any idea what i can try?

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wooden portal
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Anyone have some good suggestions for z-wave outlet plugs?

gusty dust
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I was curious about what specs/price range would be good if I were to put together a home server that ran everything on docker? Is this a good place to ask about that or would there be a better place?

vivid quest
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@gusty dust perhaps knowing what everything means would make the question easier to anser

gusty dust
primal tartan
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question I have is if the ble xiaomi thermometer also work within the fridge? 🙂 did someone try?

primal tartan
gusty dust
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Don't fridges stay above 0 c?

primal tartan
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there are some bluetooth temp sensors that go below zero, just wondering if they would work with HA bluetooth and thus also from within the freezer 🙂

vivid quest
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which i dont if its true or not

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but i do believe it doesnt go below 0

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the one i have always shows temp between 27-29 so not sure if working properly

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in a room not in fridge

lean ether
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ok mind blown with the aqara stuff acting as zigbee cordinators through homekit controller:O

viral egret
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Is it possible on a RPi4 (with HA OS) with an external bluetooth dongle (and the integrated bluetooth), that the dongle changes from hci0 to hci1 after a reboot? Can I disable the internal bluetooth?

thorn bramble
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Anyone know how I can capture/replay the IR code from a remote that doesn't seem to follow standards? lirc/irrecord failed and I'm not having any better luck using esphome to try to record it.

peak talon
thorn bramble
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It was odd, it was giving me consistent data but it was meaningless.

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I desoldered one for long enough to get the codes I need ripped.

keen warren
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Anyone know where I could find someone to swap a Coral TPU. I've got the much-wanted USB Version, but want a PCIE version, as my USB port of my server isn't working properly and causing issues with it. Both are out of stock!

inner prairie
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Did u solve the problem? I have same issue

stuck reef
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Hi.
I have problems with crashes on my server running proxmox 7.2. It started when I was adding HAOS. I cannot see anything particular in the home assistant log, and and server totally freezes, so I cannot reach it at all. I suspect it might be hardware related. I have ran a memtest without any issues.
Anyone that are good at reading syslogs?. I will attach the syslog from tonight when it crashed.

Log file here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q302d2mpvfz4z5e/message.txt?dl=0

Thank you in advance!

molten heart
bitter heron
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Ya'll got any reccomendations for AC power motion sensors that work well? Zwave preferred but can use Zigbee. If you would be so kind as to ping me when you reply 🙂

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That was fast

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Thank you

drifting grove
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So uhhhhh are there any zigbee ceiling fan controllers?

winged knoll
drifting grove
winged knoll
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There's lists of known working hardware in there

midnight ibex
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Hey there,
Does anyone has experience with android devices that looks like a wall switch ( like sonoff ns panel)
I am thinking about buying one of those. nspanel and nextion seems littlebit complicated to me.
Can you recommend a hardware maybe?

drifting grove
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I don't see it

winged knoll
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If you find yourself totally blind ask over there

drifting grove
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I scrolled all the way

winged knoll
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If you find yourself totally blind ask over there

drifting grove
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okay well I'm not blind. Do you have any helpful advice?

winged knoll
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Ask in that channel?

drifting grove
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If I ask in that channel, will you answer in that channel?

midnight ibex
zealous dune
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it's possible but its not easy, they usually run android 8.1 and they're low on memory

last drift
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Hey everyone! Swinging by to ask a quick question. I’m pretty sure about the answer but need a sanity check. I bought a bunch of Tuya IOT, as well as their gateway. My assumption is that the gateway can not be used as a zigbee adapter for my soon-to-be home assistant server, right? The gateway can only be powered with the micro USB port, correct?

midnight ibex
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And what memory?

void leaf
lean ether
# midnight ibex Thanks for the tip. What android version should I look for?

the amount that costs, your be better off buying a tablet and fully kiosk licence it will look better and be cheaper, for that price you can get a tablet, fully kiosk licence and the zigbee inwall switch and covertor to hardwire to the light socket. or if you dont mind running cable down the wall by door frame, even cheaper

pastel fjord
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Hi! Any recommendation for a good RPi4 case with fan and m.2 socket? What are you guys using? Maybe even another hardware?

lean ether
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depends on budget

pastel fjord
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first of all I would love to learn what everybody is using...stability goes over budget

winged knoll
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Also depends on where on the planet you are

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(like pretty much all hardware choices)

lean ether
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as my little pico pc mmc is at 99% life 😛

pastel fjord
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Germany based

lean ether
winged knoll
lean ether
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you could go for a mini itx based system, with built in dual core or quad core cpu, or just a simple pico pc, the budget is the main, thing. or if your not in a rush order a HA yellow as it has everything. or a used mini pc on ebay https://www.ebay.de/b/Mini-Pc-Windows/179/bn_7005421770 tip dont buy anything with a cd or dvd drive it will be an antique 😛

pastel fjord
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OK, I ordered an argon m.2 case for my pi now

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seems to be the best b4tb

mortal spruce
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Anyone here using Aqara vibration sensors to be notified when the dryer cycle is finished? Mine, even on high sensitivity, doesn't seem to detect it when attached to the exterior of the machine.

upper fiber
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I've moved into a house with a Honeywell thermostat, but I can't figure out how to get to the back panel to disconnect it. I've tried going to the Honeywell site to see if I can find it but no luck. Anyone have any tips?

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guess I just needed to ask. Figured it out

lean ether
thick wren
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Anyone made anything low-power and self-contained with decent volume for use as a doorbell chime? I've setup an Atom Stack Speaker Kit but it's bearly audible, I'm thinking something like a Pi Zero W with a HAT, I want to power a couple of them for various rooms but they need to be neat and only powered by a single USB cable.

zealous dune
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You need something with an amplifier

thick wren
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I'm clear on that option, and have no problem building that (electronic engineer) however I'm looking for something in a form factor no larger than a Pi-B + Case roughly.

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I need to dot these around my home and they need to be unobtrusive

winged knoll
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Google Home/Nest Mini devices work well

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You can even turn off the microphone

thick wren
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banned in my household unfortunately

prisma spruce
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Anyone using a level lock by chance? Does it work well?

upper mantle
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hey sorry to ask a dumb question. but do all philips hue downlights support zigbee? i cant ifnd good information on it anywhere.. philips site, tried matching model numbers and sku's and product pages only mention bluetooth

random ridge
noble sequoia
upper mantle
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thanks for the link paul. the problem is i cant confirm the zigbee functionality on the model/sku side! but ive ordered and will hope for the best. just hate returning crap

zealous dune
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If it works on zigbee the zigbee logo is displayed somewhere or zigbee is mentioned

jade spear
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Can I Convert a Wifi Light to a Zigbee Light..?

I installed about ten "slim" Tuya RGBW Wifi downlights in my condo last year. I had to use the ultra-slim versions because of ceiling space issues due to a couple of metal crossbeams. I was new to smart devices and did not realize the disadvantage of Wifi and losing total control when there's an internet outage. I have them all on LocalTuya but LT wouldn't load in HA when the internet went out which I thought it would. I kept getting connection errors. Bluetooth controlled the devices from the Android App but then that failed too.

So now I'm looking for the same ultra-slim RGBW lights but with Zigbee or Z-Wave so I always have local control. It doesn't look like they make them in the ultra-slim version. Is it possible to open the downlights and solder the connections from a Zigbee LED strip controller to points on the downlight and make it a Zigbee light instead of Wifi..?

I have kitchen cabinet RGBW light bars that connect with either a six or seven-prong connector so I'm thinking about trying it with that first. I figure that the LED controller for the LED strips should connect to the prongs the same way they would connect to a LED strip R-G-B-W-V or R-G-B-C-W-V depending on the light and controller. Has anyone ever converted a Wifi downlight to a ZigBee downlight..?

winged knoll
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Assuming the voltages are compatible, it's probably possible

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I doubt it's easy, and I'm sure there's some concerns around voltages, and safe working, but #diy-archived may be able to guide you

jade spear
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Right. The volts and amperage would have to be correct. I'll repost my question in #diy-archived and see if someone could help me.

winged knoll
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Also, use this as a warning about Tuya, all their stuff is a pain in the ass when it comes to home automation

glass quiver
winged knoll
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#zwave-archived can answer that, and the answer is almost certainly going to be yes

glass quiver
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Ok thanks 🙏🏻

glass quiver
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Can i install Home Assistant on my Raspberry Pi 400 ? Or i have to buy a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B

winged knoll
drifting grove
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I got a question, I have a nexus 10 and when i put the local link it doesnt work

winged knoll
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"local link"?

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You mean http://homeassistant.local:8123/?

drifting grove
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yes

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sorry for late response

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and I want to use the tablet as a sashboard

winged knoll
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Try the IP instead?

drifting grove
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but how do I get the IP from it

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?

winged knoll
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Well, you should know the IP of the computer running Home Assistant?

drifting grove
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I dont

winged knoll
drifting grove
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I use a raspberry

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XD

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and I dont know that

winged knoll
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Then try ping homeassistant.local

drifting grove
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where do I write that?

winged knoll
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On a command line on your Windows PC

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Or check the DHCP leases on your router

drifting grove
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I did it and what with the results?

winged knoll
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You got an IP?

drifting grove
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drifting grove
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it pinged it but idk

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what is that?

winged knoll
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What is ?

drifting grove
winged knoll
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That's how you share text/code with people

drifting grove
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oh

winged knoll
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So, copy the output of the ping command, paste it to one of those

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Save it, share the URL here

drifting grove
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and I share everything?

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I did the command but I didnt copy it there

winged knoll
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Ok, try ping -4 homeassistant.local

drifting grove
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and what now?

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got it

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got the ip

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and now I assume that I put the IP in the home assistant app?

winged knoll
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And the port, yes

drifting grove
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?

winged knoll
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http://192.168.0.42:8123/

drifting grove
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oh okay

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IT WORKS

slow star
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hey all, I have a question about the blue tooth integration

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I'm using home assistant in a container on Truenas (the truecharts version)

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I've been able to get my bluetooth device into the container since I can run a scan command from the shell prompt and see bluetooth devices

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but it won't auto discover anything

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I've added
`device_tracker:

  • platform: bluetooth_tracker`
    to my configuration.yaml file
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but that only results in me getting the following error mesage

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`Logger: homeassistant.components.bluetooth_tracker.device_tracker
Source: components/bluetooth_tracker/device_tracker.py:73
Integration: bluetooth_tracker (documentation, issues)
First occurred: August 30, 2022 at 10:16:11 PM (3304 occurrences)
Last logged: 9:16:49 AM

Couldn't discover bluetooth devices: [Errno 97] Address family not supported by protocol`

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any ideas what could be going on?

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I know I have bluetooth at least partially working, I've been able to add homekit devices that use bluetooth

drifting grove
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@winged knoll

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I got a question

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or someone else I dont care

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drifting grove
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oh sorry

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I didnt know

winged knoll
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It's all good ... this time 😛

drifting grove
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okay

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so I have a hub and idk how I can controll it remotely

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did I need to connect to it with the ip to do that?

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or smth else

winged knoll
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"hub"?

#

What "hub"?

drifting grove
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home assistant

winged knoll
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Remotely, you'll set up a suitable DNS hostname - something free from DuckDNS etc is fine, and then SSL

drifting grove
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ty

drifting grove
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I got a question

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if I put entity status on disabled

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and I want to enable it back

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what do I do?

winged knoll
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Not really very hardware related, but ... enable it zany

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The Entities view has a filter option 😉

drifting grove
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and where is that?

winged knoll
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Under Settings

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If you read the sub-titles for each section one mentions entities

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If Entities doesn't show then enabled Advanced mode for your user

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I cant find it

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wait

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but I already have it turned on

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I got to the entities tab

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but I did it on a computer

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idk what to do now

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oh I did it somehow

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so thanks!

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wait

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before it was disabled

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not it says enabled

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but it also says entity unavailable

midnight grotto
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How is Google Nest Hello Doorbell with Home assistant? can it run local or does it require subscription?

drifting grove
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idk where to put entity problems or online home assistant problems

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so I think I will put it here even if its not hardware specificaly

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right?

winged knoll
patent pasture
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Hey all, I'm looking to get peoples feedback on the Lutron Caseta switches if you have them installed. Looking for something a little bit more reliable than Z-wave

dire lark
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yey, now reolinks camera instant report back to HA upon person motion!

toxic furnace
patent pasture
toxic furnace
patent pasture
toxic furnace
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Conbee II USB stick, Innr Bulbs & Assorted Outlet Plugs. I also flashed some of the Tuya stuff to Tasmota and they are now working locally (and are reliable).

patent pasture
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Currently I have majority of my switches on Z-wave mostly being zooz products. They were having drops on the zooz z-wave stick but just updated my firmware and it seems to be much better. I really like the zooz switches. I also have some zigbee sensors with a stick for that and they seem to be working pretty well. I too also am using some tasmota flashed wall outlets as well as sonoff and shelly products with tasmota. They actually have been all running well too. I'm just going to be installing this stuff in a new vacation home that I'm going to be doing short term rental so need something that I know will be reliable almost 100% of the time. That's why I was kind of thinking of Lutron. Not to mention they look good and are familiar to most people.

toxic furnace
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We put in the Lutron stuff when we did a lot of remodeling. It just works. I really like the remote units, you can add a switch anywhere and have it turn on/off a light, fan, etc.

patent pasture
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They aren't cheap that's for sure

ebon salmon
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Hey all, hoping someone can help me.

It doesn't matter what I call the sonoff ifan in HA or GH, no GA voice commands turn it on, UNLESS the fan is simply called "Fan" in GH. Even if it's called "lounge room fan", or anything else, it won't work. Entity is exposed in HA, and even trying to turn it on via the ewelink connection in GH doesn't work either. Weird thing is I can physically toggle it on/off in GH/HA, but no voice control. I can't work with just "fan" as I have 4 more to install later down the track too

forest mason
# patent pasture They aren't cheap that's for sure

Yeah, not cheap and you get stuck in their various ecosystems/product lines (caseta vs radiora vs homeworks qs). But besides the connectivity being more reliable, the hardware is more reliable and the dimmers are better quality electronics. And some of the stuff is available with better finishes.

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Also, lutron shades are good with quiet motors

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Radiora3 is unfortunately moving to 2.4 GHz though

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Presumably they want to keep the option open for matter/thread

drifting grove
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I need help with a problem from yesterday

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Yesterday I couldn’t connect to my home assistance through my nexus 10 and someone told me to connect through the IP and it worked

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But now it’s not working

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again

lean ether
mossy abyss
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Hi all,
any good proposals for humidity sensors (indoor) which work fine with HA? maybe my plants will survive longer with it 😄

midnight grotto
patent pasture
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I'm running it off a of a small SSD which is making it fast. Have a Z-wave stick and Zigbee stick hooked up, and run a bunch of different addons. currently have Proxmox running on it with HAOS as a VM so I can easily snapshot it if need be.

midnight grotto
patent pasture
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It's not blazing fast to load but once it is loaded it runs perfectly fine with multiple users connected. I have the N3450 with the 2GB of ram. Apparently they put that in some of the kickstarter units as they were having issues sourcing the N3350 it was suppose to have. I just did this migration and it's been up for a week now with no hiccups at all.

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If you are just planning to run HA, it doesn't need a ton of resources. Even when I did a Virtualbox VM, I was giving it 2 cores and 2GB of RAM and it was running perfectly fine.

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That was using a Ryzen 5 3600 though

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But I also had that running as a VM on a 9th gen i3 all on top of windows

runic tinsel
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The humidity sensor is not super rapid, but that may be an issue with BLE range more than anything. Usually takes 5 mins for my extractor fan to kick in once I start showering

mossy abyss
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I might need to rephrase that: I look for flower humidity sensors. I found the Xiaomi Mi Flora, which also has BLE on-board. Do you have experience with the range if I want to connect them to my RasPi, running HA, directly?

runic tinsel
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A I don’t know about the flower ones. But in experience with the Miija devices, 10 m range through walls is fine. And I suspect that the onboard. bT is similar to the esp32

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There seems to be some cool BT proxy feature coming up in the next version of HA, so that may change the way you think about this too

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That’s so cheap that I may take a punt on those too…

patent pasture
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If you have zibgee hub, the Sonoff SNZB-02 are pretty darn solid and cheap. I also have the Xiaomi one and they are decent, but need to have the ESP32 board to read them and do some other hacks to them getting them to work. The sonoff ones are pretty straight forward

inland shell
#

Thinking about doing Shelly relays to upgrade (almost) all of the dumb switches in the house.

But how many is too many for the network? Probably will land at somewhere between 20 and 30 switches.

zealous dune
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That depends on your network infrastructure

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If you have an ISP issued router probably too many

inland shell
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Yeah, it's an ATT fiber router/modem combo. IIRC, ATT said I MUST use their router because their fiber has some weird proprietary DNS that makes the fiber work. IDK if that was BS or not...

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I do have a second router upstairs acting as a repeater for better coverage

runic tinsel
patent pasture
trim needle
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I'm considering a droid tablet since I can hopefully hack some shit together vs ipad

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any opinions for or against?

patent pasture
trim needle
elder pendant
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Any parents in here using HA with a baby monitor? If so, which ones? I'm looking for suggestions.

spring swallow
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Hello! I've been looking for a flush mounted light switch to trigger automations.
I don't need a switch that I can trigger remotely. I rather need one that needs to be pressed to trigger an automation just like a remote control would. I hope someone here knows one

I live in Germany, would prefer ZigBee over wifi and hope to find something below 40€

winged knoll
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See the pinned message on the things you need to tell us

delicate edge
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Good morning all! I am trying to figure out what SSD i have installed on my Rpi that is hooked up via an argon m.2 case. Anyone know how to figure this out without taking the case apart?

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nvm! I think i finally figured it out! I just went on the command line and sent out a "ha hardware info" command. I then had to read a lot of junk but saw something familiar and it was my SSD

zealous wyvern
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Anyone know of any thermostat-like devices that can be used in conjunction with HA? Getting new heaters installed (that work with HA) and would like to add screens (or similair) in the room to easily change the desired temp or turn on or off.

runic tinsel
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The monitor had breathing pressure pads which was useful (it was an angel care model) which I now want to convert to bed presence detectors. One day

brisk hollow
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I'm also looking for a thermostat. I want one the doesn't connect to any service that I don't fully control. At a minimum, it should let you change temp obv, and set a schedule. USA, budget, hopefully $200 max, prefer cheaper... whatever the sweet spot it for a good one. I don't have HA set up yet, and no zigbee or zwave or anything, just wifi, but open to spending a bit to get set up right

brisk hollow
scarlet canyon
# inland shell Yeah, it's an ATT fiber router/modem combo. IIRC, ATT said I *MUST* use their ro...

i would look into your terms of service. That is total BS, they just want to route all your DNS queries to their servers to sell this information to whomever wants them.
You can put their "router" in bridge mode and connect it to another router. Highly recommend using Adguard/Pihole and unbound and having all of your DNS traffic forced internally. If unbound is set up correctly it will speed up your network (even with fiber) because its not constantly doing a query to find the website your looking for.

scarlet canyon
snow mantle
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does anybody here use a stream deck with home assistant? I can toggle a light but I can't figure out how to change its brightness

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it seems like you can only set a specific brightness.. not increase or decrease the brightness

finite dock
midnight grotto
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What's the best N6005 nuc out there? tried google several times now and not alot of info about it

spring swallow
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Who knows a good alternative to the Aqara H1 switch? I heard there are some complications with the H1 in combination with home assistant. It needs to be available in Germany (https://amzn.eu/d/4ynfhQR)

pliant forum
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and there is no simple "Bridge Mode" but there is an "IP Passthrough" mode which I use.

runic tinsel
lunar tapir
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I want to buy a tv lift for my bedroom. Found a couple that would work great. One is close to $900 CDN and has RF, IR and RS232 control. The other is also well reviewed and even lifts a little higher which is nice, and is only $320 but sadly only has an RF remote which I confirmed with the manufacturer is in the 2.4 ghz range. Is there ANY way I can automate this thing?

frigid turret
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This might be a stupid question, but is there something like a smart plug that can be installed inside the wall socket? Mostly interested in power metering

winged knoll
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No, but you can buy some smart wall sockets, depending on where in the world you are

frigid turret
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Hmm I'd maybe consider it if they are decent looking, I'd have to replace all of the wall sockets though, not ideal and could get pricy

winged knoll
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Tuya ... nauseated

frigid turret
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I am using Tuya smart plugs right now, they get the job done without breaking the bank

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Which is nice when you need a lot of them

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What if I have like a random wire in a closet somewhere, without direct access to a power socket.. Would my only option be to add a shuko plug male and female to I can put a power plug in between or are there simpler solutions?

winged knoll
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If you want to make the socket smart, the only correct approach is to replace the socket

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A hacky solution like you're proposing will almost certainly be against your local electrical code

frigid turret
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For some kitchen appliances I won't have access to the socket once the kitchen is finished

lunar pelican
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anyone have recommendations (all zigbee) for: an RGB strip controller, an rgbw strip and an rgbw strip controller

gloomy kiln
fast swan
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Not sure if this would be a good question for here or #installation-archived . I'm planning on installing it on an old rpi 3b I have laying around. The issue I have with it is the USB and wifi on it seem to be unusable with an over voltage error. Is there anything I might need to have a workable USB and wifi for? It's onboard Ethernet works just fine. Since replacements are hard to find I was considering ordering an odroid as a replacement, if there are any suggestions on other replacement options I'm open to hear those opinions.

brisk hollow
silk siren
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Hello everyone, I have a two-pronged question. I have an old Sony STR-DN840 receiver that's been a great workhorse since I got it almost 10 years ago. It just got auto-detected to Home Assistant under the dlna_dmr platform, which hey, awesome. However, after a few hours the device has become unavailable.

  1. Is there any way to configure the receiver to consistently make this interface available so that HA can manage it?

  2. If not, what's a reasonable modern replacement that's known to have good compatibility with HA? I'd be looking for at least 4 HDMI ports, 4K, and RCA jacks for my turntable.

scarlet canyon
night ether
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Greetings everyone, just have a quick question: I have an NSPanel which I managed to flash with ESPhome, takes commands, reads sensors and all in HA, it's just stuck at the dreaded Waiting for content screen. Flashed it to Tasmota before, but failed to integrate it with AppDaemon and MQTT because it was all so kludgy and hacky. Had the same problem with Waiting for Content, but the device was being recognized just fine in HA. Just no screen.. What can I do to fix this?

runic tinsel
runic tinsel
runic tinsel
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Strictly they are supposed to be hidden inside the socket but well

frigid turret
runic tinsel
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I mainly do zwave, so the Fgs-223 for example

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Shelly has something similar but Wifi

frigid turret
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Are these just smart switches for behind conventional switches, but with power monitoring?

runic tinsel
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Basically yes — but they can switch any circuit on and off

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You can operate them completely remotely

runic tinsel
finite dock
winged knoll
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I'll second Zigbee. Cheaper than Z-Wave, and the mesh is (in my experience) overall faster.

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Z-Wave JS apparently is snappier than the original Z-Wave, but I've not tried it as I'm basically killing off my Z-Wave mesh

finite dock
finite dock
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Does anyone know if there are any corn cob smart bulbs? I've got some fittings with restricted space in them and I need some small bulbs with decent output

lunar egret
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Just wondering, I am planing my Home right now and will you be able to upgrade the new zigbee devices to matter and thread?

winged knoll
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Depends on whether the manufacturer offers it

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However, they'll still work with HA regardless

lunar egret
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Yeah I am just thinking about future proofing

winged knoll
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Well, nothing Zigbee or Z-Wave is going to stop working just because Matter finally drops

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Hell, Z-Wave devices from 20 years ago will still work just fine today

thin otter
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this is semi-hardware related; does anyone know how to wire a sonoff ZBmini with a 3-way switch that has the light in the middle of the switches

teal sierra
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Hello! I am completely new to the HA universe and am currently researching the best hardware base for a safe 24/7 system.

One question: Are there advantages (capabilities, convenience, energy consume...) by using a RaspberryPI4 system compared to, for example, a Windows 10 based Lenovo ThinkCentre or any Intel NUC at a similar price (has more hardware power, I guess)?

zealous dune
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Kinda convenience, capabilities are definitely less, energy consumption depends on the NUC you choose

winged knoll
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A Pi on an SD card is a ticking time bomb, waiting for SD card failure

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A Pi4 on an SSD is ok, but honestly... any laptop from the last decade is likely to be a better buy.

fiery glen
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I run HA on a synology diskstation (218+) in docker... not quite as plug and play but it's perfect for me

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I definitely don't have to worry about running out of space for historical data

tiny palm
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How to get hold of the ESPhome firmware.bin to flash a Sonoff Nspanel?

forest mason
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Otherwise, a Tremont based mini PC is probably the best bang for the buck hardware for HA right now

fiery glen
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It was not happy running 5+ containers and also streaming media to network clients

zealous dune
real kiln
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Im stuck !
I have a non contact water level sensor.
It worked good with an M5atom (esp pico)
Then it stopped to get high signal.
There is a led on the sensor, it still blink when there is water.
I check voltage, using the matin, when signal should be high, led is on, I get 1.6v. (VCC is 5v)
I put same sensor and cable on another esp, but there I get 5v and the esp get the high signal.

real kiln
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I mean is it possible the same binary sensor, when high, output 5v on one board and 1.6v on the other ?

winged knoll
sand fog
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Hello! have blinds with beaded wire to pull up and down, what is the best way to automate it? Thanks! Open to DIY solutions

zealous dune
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what is best exactly?

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you have wifi, bluetooth and zigbee chain roller motors

sand fog
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Not super expensive or super complicated DiY

zealous dune
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such broad terms

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i dont know whats expensive for you or complicated diy for you

sand fog
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Wifi is good never worked with zigbee , if zigbee is more cheaper than wifi and easy then zigbee

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Expensive more than $50 as i have 4 blinds

zealous dune
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you're out of luck then

sand fog
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Thanks

zealous dune
gloomy elbow
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I'd recommend looking at zigbee generally. You're guaranteed local control, and the devices tend to have a range of affordability options

nimble ginkgo
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Has anyone tried flo by moen? I've been looking for a smart water shut off w readings and alerts

void leaf
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I've seen many people saying good things about it. I can't comment on the integration with HA, but I remember it was in my buy list before searching how much it would cost to install

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There are some other device that are more plug and play, and don't require much work

sand fog
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Thank you @zealous dune and @gloomy elbow !

sand fog
gloomy elbow
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You need a #zigbee-archived router of some kind. I use the Sonoff Zigbee dongle with zigbee2mqtt through Home Assistant

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But as an advantage I also have a lot of other sensors and controllers which are much more affordable through Zigbee

sand fog
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Oh I see interesting, I should look more into zigbee 👍

winged sonnet
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Hey...anybody have google nest hub max's that have just received the new Fuchsia OS on or around Aug 24/25th? How's it working for you during TTS cloud say or playing any media on it?

amber grove
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is there any zigbee/wifi compatible water temperature sensor that doesn't have some secondary function like valve or water heating control? like for example some unit that only takes NTC input and relays that info to HA?

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been searching around for a while but I only get those extra devices with separate displays and other things that I don't need

winged knoll
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For #zigbee-archived there's a pinned message with lists of known working hardware in it

amber grove
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ah, thanks

atomic delta
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Hi all, I am new to Home Assistant and I was wondering whether it is possible to implement robotic vacuum cleaners which work with Google Assistant. The brand in specific is Rowenta

civic kraken
winged knoll
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Generally speaking things that "work with Google" (or Alexa, or anything else) means nothing for working with HA - none of the voice assistants expose entities in a way that you can work with them

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There are some workarounds, but AFAIK only for Alexa

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bright osprey
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Guys, if I was deploying HA in a building with 100 rooms where I want to look at one or 2 Z-Wave sensors by room, what kind of CPU would I use and how many of them would I need?

winged knoll
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You're going to have issues with a mesh that copes with that

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Z-Wave is limited to something like 4 hops and 232 devices, but #zwave-archived can tell you more

bright osprey
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Thanks!

crude flax
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I am looking for a door lock actuator, which I can integrate well in Home Assistant. good price-performance ratio

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What do you use

gloomy elbow
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Where are you in the world? What's your budget? What connection methods do you already have or would like to use?

lunar pelican
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recommendations for a zigbee rgb contoller?

winged knoll
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Gledopto

lunar pelican
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thanks : )

mild fog
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Has anyone got house batteries and if so, was it difficult to get data into HA?

cold moon
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the sonoff is pretty popular

gloomy spoke
cold moon