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nova lava
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hahaha don't I have to sign up for Google's service that way?

winged knoll
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You can turn the microphone off

zealous dune
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there are dedicated siren devices

nova lava
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technically a piezo buzzer would be sufficient

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I don't want it to blow my socks off when it turns on

winged knoll
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If you're not tied to WiFi, there's a sea of Zigbee options

zealous dune
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or diy with esp and an mp3player board

nova lava
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I don't have any Zigbee/Zwave devices, so I'd hate to set up the hub and junk just for that one thing

zealous dune
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then you can play whatever you want

nova lava
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oh nice, that connex thing looks like what I need

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thanks 🙂

zealous dune
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not guaranteed it can be flashed with Tasmota anymore

nova lava
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HA won't just pick it up?

zealous dune
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if you set up Tuya integration it might if its supported by it

jade agate
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Sure, but it’s not as@much the icon, but now also the model that is way off

cold moon
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rip

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email ubiquiti and get ignored i guess

urban stratus
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Hey, I've got a problem with my Hassio instance, the local webgui (https://homeassistant:8123/) on my local network work fine for 1 hours, and after it, no loading on the page, just a logo a black backgroud and nothing other, I try to get somes files on the web dev, and i get .... Nothing, just a "homeassistant" file, attempting but do not change load or other, I see that glitch impact this (https://homeassistant:8123/static/icons/favicon.ico), so with "Uptime Kuma" I can see went my Homeassistant webgui instance Crash, but i'm confused.

Only the (https://homeassistant:8123/) won't work, the others like Addons, WORK VERY FINE, I see on Portainer addon, I've be able to Stop/Play/pause/start/delete/add container, and i see strange addon like (romantic_golick) with docker image (registry:latest), I'm frusted to not be able to use homeassistant webgui, but all my addons still work, okay, sometimes, they restart with no reason, and sometimes I Stop them, and, they restart it self, How ? I can't have any idea 😂

Sorry if it not the correct channel

winged knoll
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You'll want to tell people what hardware you're running on though

urban stratus
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Okay I will go, but before, I got this homeassistant instance like 1 year, can't understand what is wrong, no update no install addon

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At the same time, I constate, on the local Computer, (The Raspberry Pi 400 who running the instance) won't stop saying on screen somes informations like

crond[556] - /data/config/www/nextcloud/config.php
urban stratus
warm thicket
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Is anyone else running a Shelly1L across a borrowed neutral? I attempted to installed a 1L with bypass in the landing and it has absolutely messed with every dimmer in the house (smart or otherwise), removing the bypass helps (back in with a halogen bulb) and removing the shelly1L helps even more but leaves me with a less useful landing light.

tacit pilot
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Hello! I'm looking for thermostat recommendations. I'm in the US and have a c-wire. I prefer wifi or zigbee, but wouldn't be completely opposed to z-wave if there's a defacto or highly recommended one out there. Not sure what the typical price range is, but I'd be OK paying ~$200.
Also I'm not really interested in the self learning ones and would rather just control things myself.

cold moon
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I wouldn’t buy their temp sensors at $50 a piece tho

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Id buy whatever ones you want and control it with hass

tacit pilot
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Yeah just looking for a thermostat. Already have temp sensors around the house

tacit pilot
cold moon
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I meant the sensors..

tacit pilot
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Gotcha. Is there a particular ecobee smart thermostat that's good?

cold moon
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The cheap one has no voice control, mid has Alexa or Siri, not sure what the new one has

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Bigger size screen

tacit pilot
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Yeah, seems like I'd just want to go with the cheapest as long as the reliability is there. I plan on trying to interact with it manually as little as possible

cold moon
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Yea I have the lite and it works great

tacit pilot
cold moon
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Yep

tacit pilot
# cold moon Yep

Is there anything I should be aware of other than c-wire for compatibility?

cold moon
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Not that I know of. I don’t have multi zone control or anything

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You should be able to look at your manual for ac unit and compare

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I don’t believe any ecobee are lacking functionality like that though

tacit pilot
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I actually don't have a c-wire natively, but plan on getting one of those plugs that lets you run one from a wall socket

cold moon
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It comes with a booster thing

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I had to add it to mine

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Read the docs lol

tacit pilot
cold moon
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Yea

queen seal
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Good evening folks. I have a few Martin Jerry SD01 dimmers configured with Tasmota as PWM dimmer. Any way to get these to auto-detect as switch.device instead of light.device?

elfin robin
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For anybody having range issues with the Aqara P1 Motion Sensor... I read the manual today, and noticed it says the sensor is only suitable for mounting <= 2m from the floor.

I moved my sensor to about 2ft-3ft from the floor and my range went from about 4ft-5ft to the entire length of my hallway (at least 14ft-20ft).

tacit pilot
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Perhaps I should have mentioned that local control would be important

gloomy spoke
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You can use HomeKit Controller

tacit pilot
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Yeah just saw that mentioned in a thread on the forums

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I always figured you needed a hub for anything homekit related

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I think I've also been hesitant to use it because I figured since it's some kind of common interface that some device specific features might be stripped away

cold moon
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I share all my devices from hass back to HomeKit for full Siri control

gloomy spoke
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It's not 1:1, but it's gotten better

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Some Ecobee HomeKit features were added a few months ago

cold moon
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It’s easier to make scenes with HomeKit on my phone

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I’ve never actually tried to make a hass scene then share that to HomeKit

tacit pilot
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Yeah I'm 100% android so at least that portion I wouldn't use

cold moon
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Oh lol

tacit pilot
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Another reason I wasn't looking into homekit. I'm fairly anti-apple lol

cold moon
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You’re talking about HomeKit controller

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Not the same as HomeKit bridge

tacit pilot
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HomeKit is still from apple, no?

cold moon
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Controller just pairs the device to hass not to apple

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Just using HomeKit protocol

tacit pilot
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Just from that angle I meant I was even allergic to the word I guess lol

cold moon
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Anyways you asked for a Wi-Fi thermostat so I said ecobee cuz I think it works well and isn’t owned by google or amazon

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If you want a zigbee or zwave one I’d ask in those channels

tacit pilot
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Yeah for sure, and if it has local support through homekit controller that's good to know. I'm still definitely considering the ecobee lite

cold moon
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I bought all the sensors cuz I didn’t know any better

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They work fine just a waste of money for what they are

tacit pilot
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like bundled ecobee ones?

cold moon
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Ya they were 40 each

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Now they’re 50 each

tacit pilot
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Ah yeah. I mean that's not terrible depending on what they sense. Is it only temp/humidity?

cold moon
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They do temp and motion but motion only resets every 30 min so basically useless

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No humidity…

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I can get zigbee or zwave multi-sensors for cheaper that work better

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Only benefit is the ecobee ones are in the ecobee app

tacit pilot
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Oh damn. Yeah that's a bit rough. I've had good luck with the aqara ones

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But actually for room temperatures I use the hue motion sensors

cold moon
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They let you choose whether you want each room to average in the room temp with other rooms and the thermostat

tacit pilot
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They're pretty solid sensors so the temp is a big plus

cold moon
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Which for people without hass is pretty cool

tacit pilot
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Yeah def

cold moon
tacit pilot
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I kinda wonder if I should even get one of the more expensive ecobee ones. Like I literally think I'd be fine with some kind of relay

cold moon
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?

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The more expensive just have built in Alexa and Siri

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And bigger screen on new one

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Otherwise I see no feature differences

tacit pilot
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Yeah but I don't plan on ever touching it and my voice assistant is integrated into HA. I literally just need something to turn the heat on and off

cold moon
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Right

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So the higher end models are pointless lol

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Oh I misread what you said above

tacit pilot
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Yeah for sure. But I'm wondering even if I could forego the ecobee lite

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I don't know enough about the wiring. Like could I just use a shelly? lol

cold moon
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You can make your own with a pi I think

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Just a few gpio headers

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I’d just buy a cheap Honeywell zigbee one or something before I did that

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Idk might be worth googling existing projects

tacit pilot
tacit pilot
cold moon
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If it fucks up it could probably run your fan til it dies or something

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I’d just buy some known trusted device for this

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Plenty of other shit to diy

tacit pilot
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I'll take a look at honeywell if they're zigbee though

tacit pilot
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Anyone familiar with the Honeywell T6 thermostat?

gleaming rampart
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Anyone have a good 12v zigbee on/off switch recommendation?

boreal tendon
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Any chance someone knows if new age Sonoff (iFan04) is unflashable?

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I hold the button on boot and all I get in the serial console is the firmware version shown 3 times

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Can't read or write anything to it

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restart it goes back to it's generic beeping to scream that it's not configured.

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Did they lock their gear down somehow or I just don't know what I'm doing...

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I read many message people saying they flashed their 04 version but none recent.

safe lance
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If I install the conbee 2 zigbee antenna on my odroid, will it make my odroid a fully zigbee hub?

terse pebble
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Yes, but you should use a USB extension cable. Otherwise the USB3 ports might interfere with your zigbee stick.

zealous dune
safe lance
boreal tendon
shy fox
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Keypads - does anyone know of a retail UK available Zigbee or ZWave battery powered standalone keypad? All the ones I see mentioned are either part of a security system, are discontinued, or available only in the US!

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Also I suppose I would need Zigbee to be ZHA compatible - don't use Z2M - have a Sonoff USB ZB 3.0 Dongle

wind crag
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I rooted my roborock s6 today, it was a bit of a mission. I trashed my iron earlier this week so I rooted it without soldering to the uart pads on the robot. It's running valetudo now but im wondering has anyone ever needed to connect to the uart after rooting their vacuum. like a trashed firmware or something. too hard to disassemble again.

terse pebble
terse pebble
safe lance
shy fox
terse pebble
shy fox
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Thanks - exactly what I was looking for!

boreal tendon
gritty tiger
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Are there wall switches with seperate switch and relais control?

broken spoke
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Just migrated my HA instance from some janky docker setup into a new clean HAOS VM running on Unraid everything worked well except for getting my Zigbee network back the ConBee II device that I have isn't working

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I'm seeing three errors:
Error setting up entry ConBee II
Couldn't start deCONZ
No response to 'Command.read_parameter' command with seq id '0x02'

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Sorry first is an error the other two are warnings

copper geyserBOT
broken spoke
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    return await asyncio.wait_for(fut, timeout=COMMAND_TIMEOUT)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/asyncio/tasks.py", line 458, in wait_for
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asyncio.exceptions.TimeoutError```
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Found a suggestion to upplug the device and restart the integration got a new error from that


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/serial/serialposix.py", line 322, in open
    self.fd = os.open(self.portstr, os.O_RDWR | os.O_NOCTTY | os.O_NONBLOCK)
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/dev/serial/by-id/usb-dresden_elektronik_ingenieurtechnik_GmbH_ConBee_II_DE2456407-if00'```
winged knoll
polar crest
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cheapest zigbee motion sensor that you guys use in ha?

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im doing some test on my fridge 🤣

zealous dune
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do you need it to be working all the time or like some of the time?

polar crest
sand fog
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Hey 👋 I would like to set up frigate with HA, do you recommend TP link tapo camera? Otherwise I was thinking of amcrest prohd but tapo is way cheaper if it works good with frigate and HA

zealous dune
wicked pine
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The NEC requires weather resistant outlets when installed in damp/wet locations. That’s easy peasy and fortunately I don’t seem to find a requirement for WR switches. On a Caseta system but Lutron hasn’t responded to my email if their switches are super sensitive to moisture. Anyone running Caseta switches under an exterior weather resistant cover?

polar crest
zealous dune
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but the light will turn on when motion happens which will be long before you reach the door

polar crest
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and "why"? its because my fridge its weird and a door sensor will not work (its a doble door fridge)

polar crest
zealous dune
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a door sensor

queen seal
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Is there a way to change the auto-detect type? I have a few Martin Jerry SD01 dimmers configured with Tasmota as PWM dimmer. Any way to get these to auto-detect as switch.device instead of light.device?

lean ether
gentle yew
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Hi All. Are there outdoor temperature/humidity sensors out there once can buy with zigbee integration?

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something like a mini weather station that I won't have to DIY

winged knoll
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If you put it out of the weather things like the Xiaomi Aqara sensors should work fine

potent crane
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Is there a bridge device that can communicate to zigbee devices and RF 433 Hz radios ?

winged knoll
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If there is it probably sucks

potent crane
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Ok so if I need both I need to buy seperate Sonoff bridges ?

winged knoll
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Well, don't buy the Sonoff bridge for Zigbee, but sure

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

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

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

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potent crane
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Ah ok yes, I heard that there are better hardware for Zigbee thanks

winged knoll
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I don't use RF stuff, but I'm sure somebody else will know

potent crane
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I want to give my 2-yo son a cheap remote like this so he can play with some lights in our home

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Zigbee remotes are far more expensive

zealous dune
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Isn't buying a bridge and a compatible remote the same cost as one ZigBee remote?

bold rose
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Not sure if this is the right channel for my question.
I have an ESP8266 and I am trying to get it to send MQTT messages about a sensor it controls.
I'm using the ESP8266WiFiMulti.h library to connect to WiFi, and then using PubSubClient.h to setup the MQTT side of things.
In examples I've seen, the PubSubClient object is initialised using a WiFiClientSecure object.
However, I do not have SSL on my network and wish to use port 1883 not 8883.
Does anyone know anything about this and can suggest how to initialise PubSubClient without using espClient?

WiFiClientSecure espClient;
PubSubClient mqtt_client(espClient);
winged knoll
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Though, honestly, using ESPHome or Tasmota may be simpler

bold rose
covert tartan
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Any way I could control one of these lights with HA?

winged knoll
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DMX... yes

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~dmx

covert tartan
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Just need to get the DMX adapter for it then!

winged knoll
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Hmmm, thought it was built in, somebody has a custom component for it ISTR

covert tartan
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Yeah, it needs a dmx adapter and I'm not sure if it's out yet, it has sidus link built in though

cunning phoenix
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Where in the UI can i find out what tty my zigbee dongle is connected too? as the guides i find online still use the old UI

gloomy oak
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Does anyone know if the Leviton ZWave receptacle has power monitoring or is it just on/off? I can't seem to find anything after adding it besides an on/off toggle

gloomy spoke
scarlet canopy
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Has anyone had issue booting into the HAOS, it shows in bios. I can boot a UEFI usb but not a SATA. I am using a ASrock D1800-itx

wind crag
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sort of HA related. Need to replace the battery in a roborock s6. Theres some cheaper nimh batterys around and available but the original is a Li-ion battery. I wonder has anyone used the nimh option ?
I'd use the manufacturer recommended but they are hard to get here. Cheeres mates

winged knoll
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Has anyone had issue booting into the

zealous dune
gaunt drift
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Anyone added a usual door sensor to a garage door? I want to put one but confused about actually where to put it.

wind crag
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It's 65aud vs 150aud for a "oem" but I can only find the part # on aliexpress so im a bit reserved. It's a chinese unit so who knows. I'd love to know anyone elses experiences with an after market battery in a roborock unit

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specifically nimh of course...

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I don't know...

wind crag
wind crag
winged knoll
wind crag
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I just found one and confirmed it a li-ion. Absolutely fabulous. i'm going to do some situps

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ah .... lysdexic

zealous dune
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for mine i just bought a replacement on aliexpres and waited

wind crag
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did it work ok?

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both a re 14.4v so meh (apparently)

ashen apex
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Just got some ESP-based sockets which were detected immediately and easy to set up, but have had some issues with long-term reliability with ESP sockets that I think might be due to flash writes. These sockets by default have total kWh usage and a few other ever-increasing stats written to them. Would I be best to customise the firmware to remove those features?

wind crag
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buy ones with expressif chips

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a lot are clones but work fine. Spark fun costs about 3-4 times as much but it's worth itdepending on the project

ashen apex
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These are based on ESP8285 chip.

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But just saying "buy other sockets" doesn't answer the question.

zealous dune
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why do you think reliability "might be due to flash writes"?

ashen apex
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Because I've heard that these chips have a limited number of writes (or used to), and guessing that polling/writing the energy usage stats every 10 seconds likely isn't good for the flash. Previously, all 4 of my sockets that were purchased around the same time all died within 2 months of each other.

zealous dune
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flashes do have limited writes at around 100000, if a manufacturer of those mystery plugs indeed set the firmware to write all the states every 10 seconds that would wear it out quickly. most manufacturers wouldn't be that dumb

ashen apex
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Not 10s by the looks, 180s - but that's still wild.

zealous dune
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cute 😄

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at least you can adjust it

ashen apex
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Yeah, I will make a few tweaks and send them through as a suggestion/PR. Considering this information is coming into HA directly, there's a few sensors in there which are superfluous.

zealous dune
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another failure point of those is the power supply dying long before flash but 2 months is def too short for that

ashen apex
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Sorry, when I said they all died within 2 months, I meant they all died within 2 months of the first one dying. They lasted about 14 months before the first one died, but were all dead within 16 months.

zealous dune
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then it can go either way, also depends on whether esphome randomizes flash writes or uses the same area again and again

ashen apex
zealous dune
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you can crack one open and power the wifi module with a good serial to USB adapter to make sure its not the flash

wind crag
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👍

ashen apex
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Assume they just died because they were cheap. I didn't even custom flash them.

zealous dune
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well yeah, but I have some veeeery cheap ones working for 3 years now

ashen apex
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What devices do you have running through them? Wondering if it's because they were only rated to 10a and I was running dishwasher/washing machine off them so would have been pushing them to their limits. That being said, the computer also ran off one and died at the same time which is much less demanding.

zealous dune
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nothing that extreme because 10A chinese = 5A

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i run soldering equipment, computer, freezer

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but all mine are 16A rated

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buying 10A power monitoring plugs makes no sense

ashen apex
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There were none higher when last I bought in AU. These new ones are 16A though thankfully.

zealous dune
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all my plugs run Tasmota so that might also play a role

ashen apex
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I mean, my last ones just ran stock Tuya firmware with localTuya - but they still died :/

solar cipher
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Do you guys know whether shell plus 1pm cares about which wire is netural and which one is live. For example if I want to put it after an extension cable, would it be fine if the live an neutral wires would accidentally be flipped?

wind crag
winged knoll
twilit temple
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Anyone have a non camera doorbell recommendations? Just something to connect to HA via ZigBee or zwave. Can attach to chime too.

jade agate
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would there be a way to check our Mill heaters for the Espressif device used? Ive checked the API/ website, but couldnt find any. Would be cool (..) if we could use them for BT proxying

solar cipher
winged knoll
worldly barn
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im curious if anyone has any ideas on a platform or something to use to control a home theater setup. i used to use logitech harmony for everything and wanted to upgrade at one point to the newer logitech setup but it seems logitech went ahead and discontinued that set up so i was curious if there is anything that kind of replaced that market and if anything is HA compatible

thin egret
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Hi, which Zigbee TRV can you recommend? My first buy was the Tuya TRVs, which work, but are slow and quite loud. I just brought one from Tado, which is much better, but needs the cloud and a gateway to be operated. Any recommendations for similar quality TRVs with Zigbee?

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Are the ones from Qiumi better? They seem to be the premium line from Tuya

thin egret
solar cipher
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Okay, I'll take that in mind 🙂

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Thanks :))

thin egret
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Best to ask their support I guess

ashen apex
golden oyster
pliant forum
pliant forum
wind crag
ashen apex
lost canopy
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Anyone have any recommendations on smart vents?

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I've got a need for some that play well with HA, but also specifically ones that have good vent seals. I'm having an issue with sound echoing through the vents into people's bedrooms.

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wanted to see if anyone had any endorsements/warnings before I went for the stuff that pops up immediately on google.

prisma blade
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updated to 2022.9 and lost ethernet driver

tough ermine
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TLDR: I'm looking for a sensor, similar to a spirit level to know when an window is open.
Hi all. I have some wind-out windows that create an "A" when opened. I don't want to use a traditional door sensor because it'll be visible at the bottom. I was thinking of something at the top but the separation is much smaller and a magnet-like sensor is unlikely to work.
I was thinking of putting a spirit level device up the top and the increased angle of the window will trigger an "open" signal.
Does such a thing exist (Google wasn't my friend)? Any other ideas to know if a such a window is open in a hidden way?

ashen apex
tough ermine
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brave quest
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Hey! Does anyone have recommendations for a dimmer? I would like to use the dimmer with a physical button, but I want to be able to dim the light by HA too!

zealous dune
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So a smart dimmer of unknown specification and communication protocol?

brave quest
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Yep, protocol doesn't really matter. And looking for a dimmer 230V for a minimum of 100W LED.

marble oar
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If I accidentally disabled ipv4, when trying to set to static, is there a way to re-enable since i cant seem to get back in now.

winged knoll
marble oar
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ah, ok thanks

copper geyserBOT
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The topic of this channel is:

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

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

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

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silk magnet
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Thinking of upgrading to either a nuc with 8th gen i5 9300 or 11th gen i3 1115G4. Main use for a decent processor would be video decoding in frigate (not so much detection, got a coral for that!) Which cpu would u expect to perform better on said task? Older gen with quadcore or newer gen with better video decoding tech but only dualcore?

gloomy cipher
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Not sure where to ask this, but anyone have any tips of some 7-9 inch touch screen monitors(free, as in without a frame and stuff) that i can integrate into a wall to control HA?

lost canopy
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Oh lord, I completely forgot to provide the necessary info for a request for advice, MY BAD

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Smart vents, US, budget isn't too much of a concern, can be any protocol but would prefer something I don't need a whole new hub for, most important feature is a good seal on the vent

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Goal is to stop sound leakage through vents

manic path
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I have an old laptop (m3, touchscreen) that I want to use as a dashboard, it has Ubuntu on it atm. What is the best way to go about this? I already tried just having Home Assistant open in FireFox Window but that didn't work out that well. (The laptop is not needed for anything else then the dashboard)

zealous dune
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Try it in a Chromium window

manic path
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No same thing, it just crashes as soon as I try to use the touchscreen

winged knoll
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Install something other than Ubuntu and try again?

static ridge
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hi anyone, can you help pls?

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I have the raspbee II and using a argon one case

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how to plug in the raspbee II correctly without fying it pls?

winged knoll
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I'd guess without the lid of the case

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It's the universe's way of telling you:

  1. That was a bad choice of case
  2. That was a worse choice of Zigbee coordinator
static ridge
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there is a riser board on the top of the argon case

winged knoll
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Ok, so use it?

static ridge
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there are many pins

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i dont know which end to plug it from....dont want to fry it before i can use it

winged knoll
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Well, if it does a simple pass through, you'd put it in the same way as you would on the Pi

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Does it not come with a manual?

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Looking at the photos online, that looks like a terrible choice of case for what you're trying to do

static ridge
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i know now in hindsight

winged knoll
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Buy a better coordinator and throw the Raspbee away

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

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

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

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tacit pilot
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Does anyone have experience with LoRa? I'm familiar with YoLink, though they're cloud push. Wondering what else is out there.

static horizon
#

Anyone have any suggestions for cheap local smart plugs? I've previously bought the gosung / tuya smart plugs (these would be like 4 for $20 or something) and I'd flash them with Tasmota, but if I remember correctly, these can't be flashed anymore

zealous dune
wind crag
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plug it in and go it's unreal

random ridge
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what motion sensors would you guys recommend to use with HA?

soft notch
soft notch
random ridge
soft notch
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that's a good one for google, not being snarky, it would take us 20 minutes+ and too many questions for tonight

random ridge
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ah ok lol np

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seems like for most purposes they're pretty much the same thing but zigbee devices are cheaper

zealous dune
heady stag
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I have five raspberry Pis around the house primarily being used to run basic cameras, temperature and humidity sensors as well as other bits and pieces such as hall effect/reed switches to monitor home made wind meters, turbines, etc and also a battery monitoring system.
I'm thinking a lot of this could be made more efficient if I were using ESP32 systems for these projects and future ones but being a veteran of arduino and Pis, I'm a little overwhelmed by the selection of boards available.
I'm wondering if there's a simple go to board for all of the above (including camera) that is cost effective to buy as a multipack or if it's more a matter of selecting based on the project's specific requirements each time?

winged knoll
heady stag
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Damn it, I was reading and rereading that channel description before deciding I'd chosen the right one XD

light helm
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Just looking for recommendations - I've got some zooz 4-1 sensors that are dying every month or two because they are in fairly high traffic areas. Are there any motion sensors that can be hardwired or something that would last a little longer?

winged knoll
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Xiaomi Aqara (Zigbee) ones last for a year or two

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The new P1 should last longer

pliant forum
light helm
cold moon
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That’ll extend life and uncongest network a bit

light helm
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That's actually a good point.. I'll look at that before I pull the trigger on something else. Thank you

cold moon
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I have the same one

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Had the same issue

royal rock
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Hi all. I was reinstalling homeassistant os on my odroid n2+ and installed hacs but after restart i cannot access homeassistant ip from local lan. anyone knows how to get around this?

wind oyster
#

HUE Wallswitch Module with Sonoff
Zigbee USB Dongle?

Hello!
As described in the title, I have a Sonoff Zigbee dongle. I have read some things on the Internet and yet I'm not sure if the Hue Walll switch is now fully functional, or no longer in beta phase. Does anyone know if thise switch will work with my setup?
If so, does the dimming function also work?
Thanks for your answers!

smoky perch
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Are there any smart buttons that look somewhat similar to light switches that can be used to trigger automations? Looking for like 2 buttons, ideally one on top and one on bottom.

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Or just anything like Flic buttons but cheaper?

zealous dune
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a multitude of zigbee buttons and remotes

cold moon
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You’ll have to add automations or a blueprint to get it to have the same functionality as before with bulbs but it’s not difficult and there are guides online

royal patio
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Hi! Considering buying an Asus mini pc, Asus PN-41-BBC129MV. Would this work with Home Assistant?

wind oyster
# wind oyster HUE Wallswitch Module with Sonoff Zigbee USB Dongle? Hello! As described in the...

Hello again!

Short version:
Yes it works with ZHA, but (perhaps currently?) not for buttons.

Long version:
Just bought it now and it works fine with ZHA and WITHOUT Philips Hue Bridge.
However: It works only in "rocker" mode and not in "push button" mode. Means that the functions of a push button can not be fully exploited, because no hold mode is recognized as an event. (If someone has a solution for this, that you can change the mode of the module without Hue Bridge, please feel free to just write!)

I hope I could save one or the other hours of research.

cold moon
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you can make it work exactly like hue bridge integration does

spare cloak
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I'm thinking of installing baseboard heaters and controlling them via home assistant

What would you guys recommend that can monitor room Temps? It would have to be hardwired

Also does anykne make small-style light switches? I was going to use a regular one but it won't fit into my receptacles and I'm hesitant to start messing with the brickwork in my walls

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Place was built in the 1920s

wind oyster
cold moon
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it's not about switching modes, that isnt really a thing

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it's about setting up automations or a blueprint to detect holding down and reacting accordingly

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i was trying to find a video tutorial that i saw recently on setting it up but i cant find it

wind oyster
cold moon
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yea you either find a blueprint or make complicated automations

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the last link i shared is a pretty easy solution though..

wind oyster
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Will check it out right away, thanks!

cold moon
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it just loops a button hold and keeps incrementing brightness up which simulates a hold

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seems like your end goal right?

wind oyster
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That's my goal, except that this "hold mode" can only be determined via 2 switching moments, since unfortunately you can't query it directly with ZHA (no hold event is triggered)....

dense lintel
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Anyone recommend a soil moisture sensor for outdoor use ?

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Zigbee or wifi, as long as I can run esphome or tasmota as needed..

cold moon
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there's lots of esphome and tasmota ones

dense lintel
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Yea, I don't have bt.. I have zigbee and wifi

cold moon
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guy with the swiss accent

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that is confirmed working with z2m and zha

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expensive compared to $1 diy solutions tho

dense lintel
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@cold moon So if I go the BLE route, can I use a ESP32 as the gateway ? And if so, how ?

ionic harness
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Hi guys!

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Does anyone know how i can use my arduiono nano and my NeoPixels(that run with adafruit neopixels) to use them via usb as a smart light strip?

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Sorry if my english is bad

green knoll
ionic harness
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thats the point...

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I dont want to spend more money

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i want to get a for me free way

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sothat i dont have to buy new things

green knoll
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Well you have to get any kind of network connection on the nano and Code the rest yourself. Possible, fun but time consuming

ionic harness
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yes i know

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i wanted to du ut via usb

green knoll
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Mmmh no clue. Always used network. Sorry

ionic harness
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no problem

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maybe ther is somebody else that did something like that in the pas

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t

jade agate
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are there other Vibration sensors around to be used in HA than Aquara or Tuya. Just had a nice half hour ion Amazon, but couldnt really find anything other than those? As I wasnt convinced of the build quality of these in the past, I had hoped for something more reliable

zealous dune
jade agate
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o, yes ofc, I completely forgot about Zigbee. Will check that too. Should have mentioned looking for BT devices..

harsh scaffold
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Hey there, I received a replacement for a Zigbee switch and its behavior is so weird I have no idea where to start.
Short summary:

  • Bought the switch, installed it and it works fine. Its a three gang switch with three buttons. I only use the top one and use the bottom two binded in home assistant
  • After about 6 months, the switch broke and was stuck and unresponsive. (Top and bottom switch on, middle off and no zigbee connection whatever i do)
  • The seller from aliexpress sent me a replacement for 5€
  • I installed the switch and from the hardware buttons it works fine.
  • I successfully added it to zigbee2mqtt
  • When I switch one from zigbee (z2m or home assistant), the other two switches follow. I can only switch all three together

If anyone could give me some pointers, that would be extremely helpful. I can send some videos of the issues, if you guys want. I re-paired it already and it shouldnt be a software problem because the switch is entirely new in the system and the one before worked fine.

odd reef
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And they're not in a zigbee group?

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You've done a factory reset of all three?

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Very strange

harsh scaffold
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And how do you check zigbee groups?

odd reef
#

Ah! And if it's unpaired the same thing happens?

harsh scaffold
odd reef
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If it's one device it's not zigbee groups

harsh scaffold
odd reef
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Like not connected to zigbee

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Very odd, definitely

harsh scaffold
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The error only happens over zigbee connection. So if i disconnect it from zigbee i couldnt reproduce it

odd reef
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There are no firmware updates for the thing I suppose?

harsh scaffold
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not over z2m for sure

odd reef
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And you can't try pairing it to zha or another zigbee bridge you'd have around?

harsh scaffold
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I only own a cc2531 with z2m

odd reef
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And the vendor is on aliexpress so not much support there I suppose

harsh scaffold
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They already sent me a replacement and this replacement is the broken thing. I will bug them if this is a hardware error, but I want to check if this is fixable on my side because 1 month shipping. And the support from them does not go further than "Restart device"

odd reef
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Can you please take a picture of your wiring?

harsh scaffold
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I will send a picture

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This config worked with the exact same switch before

odd reef
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I like the wago connectors 🙂

#

It's unlikely to be the wiring since it works with the hardware switch but try switching blue and brown?

harsh scaffold
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I will try, and report back

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Same behavior :(

odd reef
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I'm out of ideas, sorry 😦

harsh scaffold
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Thanks for the help anyways! have a great weekend

odd reef
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You too!

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You can maybe try the z2m forums

untold narwhal
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hi, can you suggest a exterior siren (on battery) compatible with ZHA of wifi?

odd reef
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@harsh scaffold I just thought, you could find out what model the controller reports as in z2m and google for that?

feral zinc
#

For zigbee, is it better with a USB stick or does this work just as nicely?

glossy prism
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The problem with the raspbee is that it's platform-specific

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You can use a USB adapter on any machine that has a USB port

cold moon
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i cant imagine being right next to them on the pi is a good thing for these type of boards

#

same w/ zwave

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al calzone said he hasnt seen any issues with his zwave one but point stands :x

winged knoll
feral zinc
#

Sooo what are you guys saying here?

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I oughta buy something else?

copper geyserBOT
#

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
drifting grove
feral zinc
cold moon
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i recommend the sonoff usb dongle or go for one of the tube models

feral zinc
#

I should mention, I live in Norway so options are a bit more limited

feral zinc
#

?*

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My home isnt that big

cold moon
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which one?

#

the sonoff is cheap and works well, a lot of us including myself use it and it's easy to find and no complaints

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tube makes his own with esp32 and 3d printed cases and has one that does PoE over network so if you have your hass install in a corner in a basement or something then using a PoE one that you can put more in the middle of the house or w/e is nice

feral zinc
cold moon
#

what do you mean the setup

feral zinc
#

HA config

cold moon
#

like configuring it to work with zigbee2mqtt or zha?

#

you follow tutorials online, pretty simple stuff

feral zinc
#

So Sonoff stuff has a decent name?

#

reputation, rather

zealous dune
#

a spotty reputation but its cheap and available

feral zinc
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Hahah aight

cold moon
feral zinc
#

But the specific Zigbee coordinator works better than sonbee?

cold moon
#

spotty is an interesting word for it

feral zinc
#

It's not listed under the HA docs so just double checking

cold moon
#

it's listed in the docs suggested here, ha docs are just not always up to date

feral zinc
#

Base on TI CC2652P + CP2102N

No difference between CC2652 and CC2652P ?

winged knoll
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Not that you'll care

radiant token
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Hi all, I took out a BW-RC1, flashed with Tasmota, that used to work a while ago and wanted to reuse again, but having some issues and would love for some help.
I had this https://hastebin.com/isiyuxoxij.swift in my config file and it used to work, but now it seems that everything changed.
I saw that HA changed some configuration regarding the MQTT HVAC and I wanted to know if anyone can please help me to convert it to the new format?
Unfortunately I've failed doing it by myself 😔

Tasmota version: 12.1.1
HA version: 2022.9.4

proven seal
#

( Not sure where to post this so I picked Hardware) I have a new HA setup and a working ESPHome configuration. It does a simple poll every minute to get voltage value from an ADC, as a hello world. What I really need to do is ***instantaneously *** respond to a voltage level on a pin reaching a pre-defined threshold. Does this require some kind of messaging like MQTT? I have looked through the list of ESPHome configurations but it's so long it's a little hard to find something like this. Think motion-detection, that's the application -- need immediate response.

Would this be the way? https://esphome.io/components/binary_sensor/gpio.html

proven seal
cold moon
#

You might have better luck in their server man

copper geyserBOT
proven seal
native robin
#

Any recommendations for cheap but not trash (Amazon fire tablets, etc) home assistant displays?
I was thinking about the nest hub 2 but casting seems a bit too unreliable after the shift from android to fuchsia.
Any other ideas?

cold moon
feral zinc
#

Are all Ikea Trådfri devices using Zigbee?

glossy prism
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Yeah

obtuse tree
#

Hey all, just about to step into HA, but I am wanting to run through VirtualBox on WIndows 10, as I am wanting to tinker with some Coding on windows, and I wanted to know if a
HP ProDesk 400 G3 DM Celeron G3900T 2,6 - SSD 128 Gb - 8GB + a USB Zigbee adapter
running window 10 VirtualBox
1x haos_ova
1x camera (usb or whatever) for facial recog

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sorry if newbie question, but this whole thing is a rabbit hole for me

harsh scaffold
obtuse tree
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cool well this is going to be close face, through a door eye USB camera

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so its not gonna be so intensive

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its not for the lock, it to open a door, as handle is on inside, other wise you need key (stupid door)

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@harsh scaffold I take it the CPU needs to support all Virtualisation bits

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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

harsh scaffold
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I have no idea about that. I run it on a i3 4130 which is about the same speed as yours. It has VT-x and EPT but does not support VT-d, so it might work without it. But I am not a virtualization pro

obtuse tree
#

you using virtualbox

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Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ I think I will need this for the USB zigbee (not 100% sure though)

native robin
harsh scaffold
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I broke z2m trying to update it. Then I spun up an entirely new jail. Managed to save the configuration, and installed a new version. Now it works and even has more options like backlight control. I have no idea why it worked with the same model before, but now its flying!

tiny palm
#

According to the doc of ZHA the Zemismart ZM25RX-0.8/30-1 should be able to pair. Its pairing but not included into the network or get any controlls.

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Model TZE200_7eue9vhc seems to be included

drifting grove
#

Hey guys! I'm trying to figure out what to do to have an intercom setup connected to homeassistant. The contractor of the block has told me that only Came BPT receivers ( in my apartment ) can connect to the entry panel installed at the entrance of the block. Anyone can tell me if it's true or if there's a workaround to have more choices? Came BPT do have one receiver that can connect to the wifi, but I don't think there is a way how to integrate it yet. This is the receiver: https://www.came.com/uk/installers/solutions/came-bpt-intercom-systems/handsets-monitors/xts-0

tiny palm
#

Shall this be seen as an error that should be reported?

winged knoll
silk siren
#

Hey, I have a couple zigbee controllers for LED strips that need DC 5.5 * 2.5 mm power supplies. Who'd be the best brand/supplier for those? I don't want and switchable plugs or anything, just something dedicated, cheap, and reliable

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I am in the USA, for context

feral zinc
heavy compass
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Hello all, I'm searching for something to measure de consumption of 10 devices in my electric cabinet, so something with clamps should work.
I don't want cloud devices, only local.
Anyone have something?
Shelly EM3/EM are really expensive, want an alternative on EU if possible;)
Thanks in advance

still basin
#

Has any one tried those fiet smart bulbs on sale at Costco this week?

cold moon
#

Ecobee works fine but you can also look into zigbee or zwave thermostats

#

I made the mistake of buying the ecobee room sensors and there are cheaper better zigbee and zwave ones so I can’t suggest the ecobee ones

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Only useful if you don’t have hass and want to average temps in multiple rooms

austere cedar
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and used locally?

cold moon
feral zinc
#

Barely any Norwegian ESP retailers, would this AliExpress board work?

zealous dune
#

For?

dense lintel
#

What is the easiest way to do a smart garage door opener ?

feral zinc
# zealous dune For?

Well atm I have some random sensors laying around from an old RPi kit, would be interested in hooking those up.

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I can't really find good resoucees for which board to get, or if I should just grab a generic one.

cold moon
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you can also get a smaller form factor like d1 mini esp8266 or d1 mini esp32

feral zinc
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What is the difference between wroom and wrover anwyays? Those two keep popping up.

Also, are ESP32 boards expected to occupy a whole power outlet?

cold moon
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occupy a power outlet?

feral zinc
cold moon
#

that's an esp8266, i'd prob buy an esp32 or a few of them

feral zinc
# cold moon occupy a power outlet?

Yeah, I read a lot about how people plan on using esp but never the setup. E.g if you need one in each room, do you gotta hook up a usb power adapter?

cold moon
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you can power it from the pins

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or usb

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idk between wrover and wroom, i've always used wroom32

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prob there somewhere

feral zinc
#

Furthermore, if I do send an order for some esp32, would there be other obvious parts to get? Not sure what I'd search for tbh, but like a kit of stuff that'd work fine with an esp32, sensors and boards and all that jazz.

cold moon
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nah not really any good kits you can trust

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cuz they're gonna ship with sensors that suck and are cheap

feral zinc
cold moon
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one power supply could power multiple i guess

feral zinc
cold moon
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how else would it get power

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kinda a weird question lol

#

what kind of sensors are oyu wanting

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like temperature or motion or?

feral zinc
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I suppose it is, my first use case would be to plop up some of the leftover sensors from an older RPi sensor package in my bedroom or something, using temperature and humidity data from those.

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Second use case would be some sort of plant watering business

cold moon
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you can search esphome site and see what templates are available for the sensors you have

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you really only need dupont cables, usb cable (or 5v psu) and esp8266 or esp32

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maybe soldering iron

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if you're already ordering from ali e i'd add a cheap soil moisture sensor

feral zinc
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There are so many godamn choices hahah

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And I'm hard-pressed to tell the difference

cold moon
runic tinsel
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I want to add a smart controller (eg Zigbee Gledopto) to my cheapo single white led strips. But I would also like to continue to be able toggle/dim them manually -- I have a small capacitative touch dimmer at one end of the current strips. Is there something similat that might work for this? The one I have cannot be made to default to on after a power outage, so I don't think it can work.

cursive yoke
#

Anyone had an issue where a functioning bluetooth radio in a NUC stopped working and required a hardware reboot to recover?

NUC8i5BEH running OS 9.0 and 2022.9.7

unborn ice
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HI All, i want to stabilize my HomeAssistant. Now running RPI3b on MicroSD. Thinking of shifting toward M.2 SATA through USB of SATA SSD driver. Will that help with stability and performance? Should i go for M.2 SSD or normal SATA SSD ?

cursive yoke
unborn ice
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Currently still running PI3b.. First want to see what changing to SSD would do for me. So enclosure i have is a 3d printed one. And can print new ones.

unborn ice
cursive yoke
#

I think that is a great combo.

unborn ice
# cursive yoke I think that is a great combo.

Thnx. And would it also increase performance? (loading some chart-cards, startup time etc). Now still using default database, but have wanting to move to something more spohisticated)

steep mist
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Hello, I've been wishing to light up some bookshelf/display cabinet with LED strip but I'm interested in doing it with Power over Ethernet. My google-fu returns stuff for room lighting which is not really the same. Anyone would have a pointer for a specific manufacturer of anything that would fit? Not looking for anything anymore fancy than color control with RGB, not so much animation, just be able to set the color on each strip and change it over the day.

cursive yoke
unborn ice
cold moon
unborn ice
cold moon
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Not really. If you can source a pi4 4 or 8gb ram for a decent price then that works pretty good booting from usb to ssd enclosure

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Otherwise look into buying a nuc or for cheaper options a used thin client

unborn ice
cold moon
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That’s not a good reason to use a pi

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Nucs and thin clients are low power usage too

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Maybe not 3w but lol

unborn ice
runic tinsel
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Sorry to repeat, but maybe I can ask a better question -- are there any LED controllers (ideally supporting tunable white) which would allow me to connect a capacitative button and toggle/dim the LED strip. Zigbee/Zwave, but WIFI too if I have to

zealous dune
#

A lot of LED controllers have a button on them which you can replace with a capacitive one if DIY capable

dry skiff
#

Any hardware that could display the temperature of my bath on home assistant?

winged knoll
#

Any display really, depends on what you're looking for

dry skiff
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Not sure, its not a side of HA I've looked at before, do you have any hardware recommendations?

winged knoll
#

Without knowing more of what you want, not really

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Any tablet would display whatever you want

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You could use a smart mirror setup

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You could use a LaMetric Time to display the temperature

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You could speak the temperature over any media player using TTS

dry skiff
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Sorry I've asked completely the wrong question

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I'm looking for something to capture the temperature so I can then output to a sensor in Home assistant

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Shall I edit my original question and delete these?

winged knoll
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Ah, so you're looking for a way of telling the temperature of the bath water?

dry skiff
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Yeah that would have been a cleaner way of saying it

winged knoll
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That's ... more complicated, you're probably into #diy-archived territory with an ESP and a probe

dry skiff
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Ah yes, I'll pop over there, thank you @winged knoll

valid bear
#

Does anybody know if its possible to use an ESPHome Bluetooth proxy (in my garage) and a Bluetooth ODB2 Module to get data into HA? I'm assuming if i turn the car on - hoepfully the esp would bluetooth sync the data into HA somehow before i drove out of the garage

cursive yoke
cold moon
winged knoll
timber skiff
#

Hello. Not sure ths is the best place to ask... but what is your favorite robo vacuum that can be integrated into home assistant?

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I am currently looking at the roborock Q5

runic tinsel
cursive yoke
timber skiff
cursive yoke
# timber skiff That looks neat!

So far so good. We have two dogs so having the ability to create an automation in HA that cleans a few rooms, dock, empty, charge, repeat for the rest of the rooms is perfect. Integration is through MQTT.

timber skiff
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So you can use only one rebot to clean say, the living room, the rooms and the hallway that leads to them?

cursive yoke
elfin robin
#

Would it be bad to paint the aqara FP1 millimeter wave sensor?

winged knoll
#

One way to find out ...

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Of course, if that paint has any metal in it then the answer is going to be yes

last jay
elfin robin
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Still works.

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Woo!

spark harbor
#

Hey all - I'm in the northeast US and have been looking for a Z wave or Zigbee connected Radiator TRV and I haven't been able to find anything available in the US. There seem to be plenty of UK / euro centric options, but I know there are compatability issues with US / EU radio frequency. Forums have asked this question a lot but never have gotten a straight answer. Anyone have any thoughts or leads I could follow up on?

proven girder
spark harbor
knotty fractal
# spark harbor That's fair - I have been looking at Z wave specifically since that's the hub I ...

I’m also in northeast and ran into the same concern. The rest of my setup is 100pct zwave. I ultimately got 3 Shelly TRVs, which run on Wi-Fi. There are some good reviews on YouTube and while I don’t have other Shelly devices they seem to have a great reputation as a company. I was hesitant to go Wi-Fi, but their battery life is long and I can carve out an IoT SSID on my router. Now, if only I can get the plumber here to put in the new valves for them 😒

spark harbor
# knotty fractal I’m also in northeast and ran into the same concern. The rest of my setup is 100...

I'll take the look at the them since the IoT on wifi was the same concern I had. The valve installation is the easy part for me, with the bigger difficulty being just getting TRV valves in the states for reasons you're probably familiar with. I've got a 2 pipe hot water radiator system and it's looking like I be going with Danfoss RA2000 TRVs. Multiple hvac / plumbing supply houses around me looked like I had two heads when I asked about a TRV, never mind having them in stock!

knotty fractal
#

The hookup channel on YouTube does a good video on segregating Wi-Fi

#

Lmk if you need the link

spark harbor
#

Thank you - I should be able to find it if I need to poke around. I've got a TP Link Omada switch and access points so I should be able to set up that segregated VLAN and SSIDs without too much trouble. Moved into our first house last year, built in 1925 with original single pane windows. Despite the cost of making a 7 radiator system smart (TRV + smart TRV head + new variable speed delta P circulator pump) - it's cheaper than the $25k for windows or redoing the plumbing at the boiler for multiple zones. I'll reach out and give updates when things move

knotty fractal
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Looking fwd to updates

fervent ocean
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Hi everyone!
I have a wired/battery Google Nest doorbell that I'd like to replace on black Friday for the following reasons :

  1. I want to be able to record 24/7 (if possible)
  2. I want it all to be local in my home network.
  3. I want to be able to cast the camera to Chromecast or the like.

I live in Ireland, no budget limits (want to see what all the options are) and I guess the best protocol for this is WiFi

proven girder
knotty fractal
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Thanks, good to know. I’ll look into the benefits of doing that. Any hints? Nearly all of my switches and open/close sensors are Zooz. Presence is a tbd.

spark harbor
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The Shelly TRV looks like it isn't explicitly supported by Tasmota: https://templates.blakadder.com/search.html All the other Shelly products are though and I can't imagine they would use something other than the ESP. Is there specific benefits Tasmota provides other than full control / open source firmware so we know it's not doing anything unpleasant?

proven seal
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I’m looking for general purpose wireless buttons. Xiaomi for example. Assuming I need a Zigbee hub of some kind. Two questions: 1) can someone recommend one and 2) with the emergence of Matter will I be missing out in some features in the coming months if I buy a hub now?

winged knoll
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For #zigbee-archived don't buy a hub, buy a Zigbee stick (see the pinned messages over there) and use ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT

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(2) ... no, Matter is likely still a year or two away from achieving parity with Zigbee

proven seal
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Does the stick have to be plugged into my HA server? If so that limits my zigbee range because my server is in the basement

winged knoll
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Then you can buy a (wired) network connected coordinator instead

proven seal
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Ok thanks something like this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/165622108809?chn=ps&var=465138728650&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1LcNWK8LHSducFVrZnzbwzw0&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-165541-794757-6&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=465138728650_165622108809&targetid=1737036490542&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=1018700&poi=&campaignid=18274349423&mkgroupid=139625456543&rlsatarget=pla-1737036490542&abcId=9301694&merchantid=138372467&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1vSZBhDuARIsAKZlijSKJK8-BCwBrv9wCyszC_opD4YBYnvBV7-3Pmia1t8ARZal9GP5Cf4aAhAGEALw_wcB

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Sorry long link

winged knoll
proven seal
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Thanks!

orchid river
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Can anyone direct me to a lock box (to store keys by front door similar to amazon link) that could be controlled by HA. Want to be able to generate specific opening codes and link to events.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000JTIX3S

royal patio
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Hey! I just bought a mini Asus PC to run Home Assistant on. What is the difference between installing it on Windows vs Generic x86-64 (e.g. Intel NUC)?

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Im considering Windows because I then can run smaller things like homebridge in the background.

winged knoll
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Windows makes for a shitty VM host

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You'd be better off with Proxmox

royal patio
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Whats Proxmox?

winged knoll
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A (free) VM platform - google

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It's designed for running VMs, unlike Windows, and doesn't do silly things behind your back to cause you needless pain

royal patio
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Ah okey. Is it a OS? Im not the best with this

winged knoll
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Yeah, it's a whole package

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You replace your existing OS with it and you get a pretty web UI to manage your VMs

royal patio
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Allright. Would you recommend Proxmox over HAOS? Or is Proxmox only if I want other stuff running on the PC aswell as HA?

winged knoll
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If you want to use the host for other things then Proxmox

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If you don't... up to you

thorn bramble
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Anyone heard anything about WiZ bulbs? I haven't been able to find any in stock locally the last month or so.

undone quartz
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I have a Surface pro 4 as a Android tablet for Dashboard. It's attached to a docking-station with an ethernet-card but I'm using Wi-Fi. It disconnects like every 12-24h and I have to restart it (without the docking) for it to work again. Any ideas?

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Do I have to disable ethernet somehow? Or is there a setting that it forgets the connection if not used for a while?

jade agate
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Looking for reliable Ibeacons, are the Samsung galaxy smart tags supported in the new Integrations ? Or the Tiles

glacial flicker
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Hi, I wonder that home assistant sky connect have 2 different radio per protocol or does matter have a backward compatibility for Zigbee

feral zinc
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Which ESP32 board should I buy?

winged knoll
feral zinc
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Will ask there, thanks!

midnight grotto
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Anyone know is the Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 is gonna support Matter or do we need to get Home Assistant SkyConnect

kindred pivot
pliant forum
elfin robin
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Has anybody here solved the Aqara FP1 millimeter wave sensor getting stuck in the "home" state?
Honestly, I was/am so excited to finally have a sensor able to detect me while still, but... getting stuck "detecting presence" makes it 100% worthless. I may as well stick a dog turd to my wall as a presence sensor. Ugh.
So close to working that it's painful.

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looks like Mike1627 on the community forums figured out that if you take the sensor board out of the plastic shell... that it works... 🤦

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sweet

loud dirge
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I'm starting from scratch - no existing hardware to use. The Yellow kit looked interesting, but it's saying ships Mar next year, so looking for another route..
Is Raspberry PI the recommended path? I'll also need a Zigbee adapter.
So, Raspberry PI + power adapter + case + SD card + Zigbee adapter. Are there any kits that already bundle some of this?

glossy prism
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A pi is a good starting point, but you might eventually find that you want to move to a different platform

ashen apex
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The fancy new SkyConnect peripheral - is it likely to be restocked at seeed? China is closest to 🇦🇺 for me for shipping. Apparently you need to sign up for restock notifications before it will let you preorder it?

pale hill
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Any suggestions on replacing an old school Hampton bay zigbee ceiling fan controller (the controller in the fan box has failed)? Single set of wires from the switch to the fan box. Need to control fan and light independently via remote or wall switch. Not married to Zigbee, Z-wave or WiFi as long as the solution works with HA. Thanks!

elfin robin
# loud dirge I'm starting from scratch - no existing hardware to use. The Yellow kit looked ...

I went with this kit for the Pi: https://deskpi.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-8gb-kit-with-deskpi-pro-set-top-box?user_id=27123476&utm_source=shop_app&list_generator=order_line_item&context=order_management/&utm_source=shop_app&list_generator=link_to_storefront&context=product&user_id=27123476

  • Zooz 700 series Z-Wave stick
  • sonoff zigbee 3.0 usb stick
  • powered USB hub, and 1 USB extension.

I dont have a large system, and so far for my needs, it's been more than enough.

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Should mention, I went with a 500gb ssd as the boot drive.

lone ridge
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Do you guys have a "go to" AliExpress store for buying all your random project crap (like sensors, wires, and other Electronics components you might use to build simple things). I can always find what I need but it's always across different sellers. Wondering if there is some "super store" or something that is cheap and has it all.

winged knoll
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Anyone know is the Sonoff Zigbee 3 0 is

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Hi I wonder that home assistant sky

zealous dune
lone ridge
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This is true but you can end up paying shipping from different stores on Ali.

zealous dune
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then filter by free shipping if that's the issue

fervent ocean
# pliant forum See if you can find the Amcrest AD410 by you.. should check off all those "requi...

So far it seems to be the best choice, I was checking a video and it feels that it has some sort of delay with the streaming of the video, I have to find someone using it with RTSP2RTC.
What do you mean with those "requirements"? My only concern is the V, I have to check the current one, but I have the baterry version of Nest wired and it says on the box it's 8-16v while this one is 16-24v 🤔

hasty root
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Is it okay to ask about smart devices here? it's hardware xD

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I have a Sonoff POW r2, and i need more, but now i see that has been discontinued

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The sonoff POW origin seems like the replacement, but i don't see a ground wire on that unit? Or on the new POW r3.
Isn't there a power metering unit that has ground wire anymore?

ornate wasp
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hi guys, this isnt directly related to home assisntant and im sorry if anyone has asked this before. ive bought a bulb from ledvance and its wifi. i cant get it to work with any other tuya app except their own and people say it cant be flashed with tasmota because it doesnt have the esp8266, apparently it has some sort of new realtek chip inside. is there any way(using a new key maybe?) for me to at least get it on smartlife or the actual tuya app?

zealous dune
ornate wasp
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thanks!

edgy roost
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anyone know if a WT32-SC01 can work as a BT proxy?

zealous dune
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it has a BT chip so it can

edgy roost
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and if I have openhasp on it?

zealous dune
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no

edgy roost
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would it need to be esphome only?

zealous dune
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well yes

edgy roost
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thought so 🙂

tiny smelt
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Anyone have a good way to open and close curtains?

zealous dune
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a curtain motor?

tiny smelt
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Yeah - I was hoping for something retrofit

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We have curtain poles

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Not rails

zealous dune
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there are different curtain motors

tiny smelt
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Yeah, I’m looking for recommendations though of what people have found to be good

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There’s quite a few different types of thing out there

zealous dune
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and we still don't know yours

tiny smelt
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I don’t have a curtain motor

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I can’t see any that don’t work on rails

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I’ve seen the switch bot curtain opener which drives along the rail but I’m not sure how well that will work

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Looks like Aqara have one too

zealous dune
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so i'm guessing you have a "roman pole" system

tiny smelt
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Yeah - a curtain pole

zealous dune
tiny smelt
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Ah neat!

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That’s an expensive unit 😮

glossy prism
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|| hehe unit ||

tiny smelt
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Doesn’t look that complex a system - I wonder if you could 3D print one

gloomy oak
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I have Leviton ZWave dimmer that turned off randomly last night. I checked HA and it doesn't exist anymore apparently. I tried to heal the network, then tried to re-add the switch. Is there anything else to try before replacing it?

winged knoll
gloomy oak
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Thanks

serene pecan
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Not sure if this is the correct place. I'm looking for some plugs that would be good for ESPHome. Would like energy monitoring included. Who makes good ones? I am fine with having to flash them myself.

winged knoll
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  1. You need to tell us which country
  2. You may get more luck in the ESPHome Discord
copper geyserBOT
serene pecan
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I'm in the US.

frigid socket
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Someone add successfully USB Wifi like AP mode? I'm looking for independent solution Esphome. When my internet down all unifi UAP stop working soon, and in this scenario good idea is have independent wifi only for ESP device.
I have terminal Dell Wyse Dx0q

edgy roost
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anyone know if you can use the bluetooth on the tuya hub as a BT proxy?

shrewd fractal
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Anyone got experience with putting in a smart dimmer where an old hampton bay remote dimmer was already in place?

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I'm kinda thinking I need to pull the old dimmer control out..

pliant forum
slate forge
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anyone know ? how to send problem state to hass? for example my device MQTT have error with 18b20 "not connected senser" a want to send to hass that my device work but have malfunction. Now I do it by changing the availability status to "offline"

winged knoll
slate forge
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Only two states availability: online,offline in docs

winged knoll
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Yes, so offline (or unavailable) is the problem state

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You could also, if it's not a binary sensor, have it report the state fault - or even unknown

slate forge
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i develope climate thermostat, all work good but i want to warn user if thermostat have a problem but it online.

winged knoll
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Maybe then add an attribute? I don't think there's really a "working but faulted" generic state

slate forge
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i look at src core in github and seen that doors has state "jammed" , but others don't have fault states ?

dry skiff
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Would a fire hd 8 be a suitable display for a HA dashboard?

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Amazon have them going for £39.99 at the moment

fallow cape
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ordering a skyconnect but I really don't know about this ameridroid website

fallow cape
fallow cape
gentle fossil
feral zinc
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Heyo.
I bought some Wiz motion sensors, but the app insists on me having a wiz light in order to communicate with the signal. Any way to get around this, or do I actually need the lights in order to use the motion sensors? I just wanted motion sensor input for my HA instance

silver musk
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anyone here have any experience getting Grid-Connect devices working in HA?

feral zinc
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Suggestions for best ESP32 board?

winged knoll
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#diy-archived can answer that, if you explain what you mean by "best"

terse condor
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Are there any smart hydroponic gardens that integrate locally with hass?

feral zinc
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Asked over there, thanks!

tiny grotto
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i have a Google Coral, did a SSD upgrade and is using Sonoff Zigbee usb, and i get an Error like this https://ibb.co/30dCzy6
Do it use to much power?

heady stag
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My Pi3 is becoming very much bloated with addons and integrations and it's becoming clear an upgrade is needed fast.
With Pi4 being so expensive due to its scarcity, I've wondered what affordable alternatives folk would recommend. I see OrangePi is becoming popular but the range of options is a little overwhelming for me. Can anyone help me choose a new device to run my Home Assistant on?

tiny grotto
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i know some will say go for a NUC

zealous dune
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yes, a real computer is always better

midnight ibex
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Hey there,
I am a need to install few outdoor smart relay what I will install a hard to reach place so it needs to be reliable. It will be "offgrid" so not connected to any wifi network, or HA. But it would be cool if it could do some mesh network by itself. So don't have to connect each AP and toggle it from there.

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Can you recommend me one maybe? 🙂

elfin robin
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What cameras do people like... I have a synology diskstation, which can drive 2 cameras. Just curious if anybody had cameras they had good luck with.

elfin robin
winged knoll
hoary osprey
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Does anyone know how i can use a unipi V1.1 for home assistant?

winged knoll
hoary osprey
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And is there one?

winged knoll
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No idea, but that'd be the place to ask (assuming you've already searched the official list, and Googled)

hoary osprey
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Yea ill ask there

frigid cypress
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Good afternoon. I have a server running zigbee2mqtt, and then I have my ha server receiving those devices. I inadvertently deleted a device from ha that is still active. I can still see it in z2m. How do I get it back into ha?

winged knoll
copper geyserBOT
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The topic of this channel is:

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

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

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

If you want to share images, use https://imgur.com/ or similar.

Please use https://www.codepile.net/ or https://paste.debian.net/ to share code or logs

Command '.topic' was invoked by: Tinkerer
frigid cypress
tiny palm
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Im running HA, NR, Zwave.JS in multiple containers in docker on my Synology NAS. Aiming for a migration to Odroid N2+ to run HAOS and get an easier access to all of it. Will it be worth the job?

naive forge
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If I buy an ODROID-N2+ with a 64GB eMMC Module. Is it fairly easy to reflash the eMMC module with the Home Assistant OS?

midnight ibex
queen vessel
fervent ocean
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I'm thinking of buying a home cinema audio system in Black Friday... Is there any other good brand other than Sonos that I could look at so it integrates nicely with HA?

undone ermine
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Hey I'm looking for a smart radiator thermostat similar to homeatic radiator thermostat basic that would shut-off when windows are open even when home assistant isn't running.
Are there any solution that would work with ZigBee binding/something based on ESP that would talk to each other?
Physical temperature select is a must since it's not me that will be using it.
I would appreciate any recommendations. If anyone has stuff to say about homeatic CCU addon I'd love to hear as well.

flint vortex
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Is there anyone that could help me get my ubuntu server 22.04 install to output to a bluetooth speaker? I have it connected with bluetoothctl but I cannot get it to play any audio

warm edge
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Hey all!

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New to Home Assistant, enjoying messing around with everything.

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Had a quick question.

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Does the HUSBZB-1 support Zigbee 3.0 and does that actually matter?

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Just started integrating Zigbee devices, picked the HUSBZB-1 up the the other day.

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Want to now get some stuff that uses Zigbee 3.0 like the new Aqara motion sensor but wanted to be sure it will work with HUSBZB-1.

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I'm still in the return window on the HUSBZB-1 so would be open to switching to another stick if needed.

winged knoll
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Return it, buy a decent coordinator

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

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

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

Command '~pickyourstick' was invoked by: Tinkerer
winged knoll
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Too slow tedi

glossy prism
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Apparently lol. To answer your question though, Zigbee 3.0 is backward compatible with previous versions, so it's ultimately irrelevant

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But yeah, send that stick back

warm edge
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Thanks guys, appreciate both answers.

winged knoll
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Though, if your coordinator can't speak 3.0, you do lose out on the benefits of 3.0

vast sphinx
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Hi! I noticed that Amazon has the Amazon Smart Plug on sale and was interested to know if anyone has gotten these devices to work with local-control rather than cloud-based control..?

flint vortex
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could anyone here help me get home assistant to use my bluetooth speaker as the audio input/output?

gaunt fog
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Anyone know whether an Esp32-Poe-iso can be used as an espresence base station?

trail saffron
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so, are there any diy temp/humidity sensors that are accurate out of the box? have tried dht11, aht10, and sht20 so far and nothing is reporting the same values, or anything that close to the off thebshelf thermometer sitting next to them... is it better to just use an off the shelf Wi-Fi or some other thing for this? or can the others be calibrated in some way?

shy wyvern
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does anyone have some inside information about Sonoff TH16s? I have been looking and waiting for them for 2 months now, maybe even longer. They are always out of stock. Are they discontinued?

zealous dune
shy wyvern
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oh! thanks, blakadder! and even though I would require the adapter for a couple of old style sensors I have laying around it's pretty much the same price. cool!

zealous dune
fervent ocean
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they look quite cheap with the current discounts!

warm edge
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So I'm a new Home Assistant user, about to make the jump from the HUSBZB-1 to a better Zigbee controller.

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Settled on the Sonoff 3.0 controller but it looks like there's two, one of which is newer and runs on EFR32MG21 whereas the older runs on TI CC2652P + CP2102N. (Would be lying if I said I completely understand what that means.)

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The newer one seems to have a bunch of reviews from HA users saying it's compatibility is being limited by the fact that it is so new and for HA use you'd be better off going with the older model which is based on TI CC2652P + CP2102N.

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This conflicts with the advice listed at a pretty comprehensive thread here.

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It is advised to buy a Zigbee USB dongle based on EFR32MG13 or newer and buying even newer should obviously be more future-proof

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Any more seasoned HA users have any perspectives on this?

glossy prism
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That link is saying if you do buy an EFR32-based adapter it's best to buy as new of one as possible. It's not saying EFR32-based adapters are better than CC2652

winged knoll
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Support for CC2652 is better, because Z2M started with support for the CC range of chips, and most effort has gone there. Effort into non-CC chips is relatively speaking a lot lower, and newer.

glossy prism
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yeah, the CC range is arguably the best choice for z2m and still a good choice for ZHA

warm edge
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@glossy prism @winged knoll Thanks to you both, appreciate the knowledge.

fluid stone
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Hi. I'm trying to decide between a Nest and an Ecobee smart thermostat. Any general advice?

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Keep in mind that I can get a $50 rebate on one

gilded kayak
gilded kayak
fluid stone
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The additional benefit of Ecobee, of course, is the fact that they aren't owned by Google

gilded kayak
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Anyone know of a ESP8266/ESP32 window door sensor that is currently available for purchase in Canada? Everything I found so far is Tuya and using the new unsupported chipset.

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Or should I just make the jump to zigbee and/or z-wave

glossy prism
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Definitely recommend zigbee or zwave. Battery-powered Wi-Fi sensors are generally going to have awful battery life in comparison or will need to be huge to have decent battery life

tacit burrow
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Can you suggest an (cheapish) environmental monitoring device? (temp, humidity, particulate, etc). My thermostat is not IOT so can't be controlled.

glossy prism
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What communication protocol, and where are you at in the world?

tacit burrow
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I only have existing Hue, so any new (non wifi) protocol would need a proxy etc. But happy to explore that stuff.

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The HA is in my shed, not my house.

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Aquara stuff looks ok at first glance? But can't find the hub (presumably bridges to wifi/eth like Hue hub)

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I'm in Australia

glossy prism
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Well, in that case, a better choice long term would be to get a Zigbee adapter and use ZHA or zigbee2mqtt

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Then you're not locked in to using one vendor's devices

tacit burrow
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Would need a house-proxy for zha as range-extender to get stuff to the HA which ~50m away?

glossy prism
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Your best bet would be to get a networked Zigbee coordinator (preferably one that uses Ethernet) that's in the house

tacit burrow
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Great. Any suggestions on such a coordinator? (and environmental monitors which are "compatible" with it?)

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Vera Plus looks interesting on paper, but a bit $ if I'm just going to use it for a zigbee extender

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vera plus seems like almost another HA-level product

glossy prism
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I'm in the US so unfortunately I'm not sure what's available in Straya

tacit burrow
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We probably get most of the brands, especially if it's on amazon. By the time the circuitry cares, it's all 5V or so, so the 110/220 thing doesn't matter

tacit burrow
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Do Aqara devices need an actual Aqara Hub, or will any zigbee controller do it?

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Google says any OK.

Aqara uses the open Zigbee protocol which is an open standard that other manufacturers use as well. This means that despite them saying you need to use their hub, you can connect their devices to Home Assistant so long as you have a Zigbee antenna setup.

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May be able to ditch the Hue Hub too, yay

glossy prism
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99% of the time when a manufacturer says you need their hub for a zigbee device, it's a lie

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i say 99% because i know of at least one zigbee device out there that has a form of vendor lock-in

undone ermine
tacit burrow
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Thanks. I was looking at some similar site, but I swapped computers since then to come into the shed.

mortal cave
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Hi
Ive been testing HA on my Mac and its time to move it to a standalone mini computer. Im not sure what to get though?

Rpi4? I would like to run it on POE, heard the POE hat isnt great.

Order and wait for a HA yellow? That POE should be fine, right?

I would also like to run a 7” screen. Will that be able to power from same POE? Or should I just stop POE altogethet? 🤔

quasi sorrel
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How can I ssh into my raspi running HAOS to restart it? Can I simply open the port on my router?

tacit burrow
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you can do it from the ui

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settings > system > hardware > '...' > reboot

quasi sorrel
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Ui is not responding and I’m not at home for the next couple of days..

tacit burrow
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do you have a ssh addon?

quasi sorrel
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Yes

tacit burrow
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doesn't shutdown work in there?

quasi sorrel
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I can’t access HA UI

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It just keeps on loading for ever.

tacit burrow
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you hadn't set up "proper" ssh before then?

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in the settings for core_ssh you set a port, then you can (eg) ssh homeassistant.local -p 8022

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need to pre-setup port and authorized_keys etc

proven girder
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Though you have to had portforwarded or using something like a vpn or a CloudFlare tunnel to access it outside your network

tacit burrow
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yeah, I never did that

quasi sorrel
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I think I did that, but I can’t remember the credentials 😦

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Can the addon be configured by code or only ui?

drifting grove
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(I struggle to search/find this in Discord)
Once I asked about some Aqara plugs reacting to Ikea switches in z2m. Someone pointed me into a direction in the configuration where it would be useful to disable some functionality.

I ask, because I have now (yet again) experienced one specific Aqara plug switching seemingly random, without any automation existing that could do that. The plug was also far from overloading, so automatic switching is not really a reasonable explanation either.
All I see in HA log is: "Arbeitsplatz ausgeschaltet
11:09:17 - Vor 15 Minuten"
The same event happened yesterday afternoon at a random time as well.

proven girder
drifting grove
quasi sorrel
tulip arch
#

Hi there! Id like to use adaptive lightning for the house lightning system. Is there is a way we can dim/adjust lights without having to deal with PWM Flickering? Even higher frequencies, would bother me, since I am very sensitive!

Do you know if we could get dimmable, and color temp adjustable lightning options without PWM flickering at all? (CC)

strong path
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Just received my Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 with WearOS. It's amazing to control entities from the watch. It would also be nice to see values from some entities. So far this is not possible. Where can I make a request for additional features?

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I have many recommendations. Should I post them 1 by 1 or 1 post will all requests?

strong path
winged knoll
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Hi there Id like to use adaptive

delicate crescent
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HA on proxmox + frigate + whatever else is normal to use (I hear people regularly mention mqtt, code red). I was looking at maybe a Minisforum UM560 (Ryzen 5 5625U 6c/12t, 16gb, 256gb nvme) and eventually add a usb coral when available, but now I'm thinking maybe it's overkill. Seeedstudio has the Odyssey Blue (Celeron J4125 4c/4t, 8gb, 128gb ssd) with coral usb bundle. Any thoughts between these or any alternatives I should look more closely at?

tacit burrow
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They all seem fine (way over min). HA runs on even on a rpi3.

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Run it on whatever old junk you have lying around already, save $

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old laptop, old desktop, it's all fine

delicate crescent
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yeah I don't have anything suitable right now so I have to buy something

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looks like upper end is $390-430, versus lower end is $200-270

tacit burrow
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second hand junker? I just had a look on local trading thing, au$60 for a 1.5Ghz celeron type cpu, with 300 GB hard disk, and gig eth. All you need.

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unless you're doing something that requires a bunch of CPU, like frigate (software nvr with detection) etc

delicate crescent
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I do want to run frigate, eventually with a coral tpu, but not sure if i can get one yet

tacit burrow
delicate crescent
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yeah been checking that, it's where the odyssey blue is

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I guess the question is what is the tipping point where a J4125 is no longer sufficient and you need to bump up to something more powerful. From what I gather I would install proxmox, then run HA and Frigate in VMs, along with... other stuff that I don't know

fleet ocean
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Hello guys and girls? 🙂 I wonder which device is cheapest and best Solutions for monitoring temp and humidity via wifi with home assistant? I need to monitor temperature in 4 rooms, I have installed home assistant virtual machine (downloaded whole machine and Just ran)

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I Was considering switchbot but i dont know what is your experience and opinion

zealous dune
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Does it have to be WiFi?

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ZigBee or Bluetooth are better options

lean ether
fleet ocean
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My pc which has this HA virtual machine but doesnt have wifi or zigbee gateway, I need zigbee gateway to connect to HA?

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To be able to communicate with zigbee devices i need some dongle to install on my pc right?

lean ether
jade agate
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@fleet ocean on the bluetooth, I've tested many now, and https://eu.govee.com/collections/thermo-hydrometer/products/govee-bluetooth-hygrometer-thermometer-h5075 seems to be the most adequate,reliable and cost efficient, (and I have 4 that show just about the same values 😉 ) not sure about battery life though. https://www.amazon.nl/gp/product/B08238DFWL is even cheaper, and has no display, so I hope it will last longer. Both are discovered on the BT stack in HA when pulling the plstic tab out of the battery protection.

fleet ocean
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Thank you for You answer @jade agate and @lean ether

fleet ocean
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or some govee gateway to see it in home assistant

jade agate
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yes I believe so. I have a supported dongle also. check the list and pick a good one 😉 (I also have BT in my miniPC and have yet to discover when which is picked for the connection). You'll end up with something like this in the Integrations, after which any BT device is discovered, and Brand integrations will be setup automagically

Schermafbeelding_2022-10-14_om_11.35.32.png
jade agate
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what I don't get is why this wasn't designed with the cable it so requires. right now, you'd need an extra cable yet again, and that is always suboptimal. If designing this 'in-house', why not do it the optimal way right out of the box.

fleet ocean
lean ether
jade agate
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How would they break…? Never touched once installed…

winged knoll
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Also, supplying it with a USB extension cable is very different from making it part of a cable

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The only USB cables I've had break are ones used for charging mobile devices, and abused horribly many times a day

lean ether
winged knoll
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If your wife is moving your home server around multiple times a day, you've got problems

lean ether
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its not mulitiple times a day, but my HA box is hidden in a cupboard in living room, so room change means everything has to be moved lol...

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although i suppose that will change once the extension is built and I move my office to it.

warm edge
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If I've got a bunch of Zigbee bulbs that don't serve as repeaters, them getting turned off and off periodically throughout the day at a switch shouldn't adversely affect the Zigbee network in any way, since the bulbs aren't actually contributing to its robustness anyway, right?

zealous dune
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Right

warm edge
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And Zigbee bulbs getting turned off at the switch regularly, would that increase their chance of disconnecting or becoming unavailable?

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Would only be an issue if someone was like compulsively flicking a switch or something, right?

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Does a Zigbee bulbs having any sort of timeout after being turned off at the switch? Basically just trying to figure out of this potential use case is going to cause this stuff to regularly disconnect.

winged knoll
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Well, they'll be unavailable when powered off

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After that, they should notify the coordinator when power is restored to them, so once you restore power you should be able to operate them

warm edge
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Makes sense, thank you!

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Getting a new coordinator delivered today I think, made the upgrade from the HUSBZB-1 to SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 Plus.

drifting grove
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hi, i have problem with esp32 c3 board. it cannot compile - Error: This board doesn't support arduino framework!, I chose espc3 in esphome and clicked install

winged knoll
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Or, if you're using ESPHome, try their Discord

copper geyserBOT
drifting grove
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I'll try thanks

thorny forge
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So I have Zooz Zen77 dimmers in both my kitchen and livingroom.
Both of them flicker/pulse -- not rapidly, something like once per second when it's bad. And it doesn't happen all the time - it's intermittent.

I've ensured no large electronics are running, AC was off, I've even unplugged the fridge, turned off the TV/surround sound, the fans, etc.

I've used multiple different bulbs that are dimmer approved, and "flicker free"

Zooz thinks the dimmer is not compatible with the bulbs -- but I'm doubtful. thoughts?

winged knoll
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It's possible, there's different types of dimming approach, depending on where the waveform is "cut" (leading edge and trailing edge)

thorny forge
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Zooz says the zen77 is mosfet, trailing-edge

but until yesterday their own documentation stated that the 77 was compatible with -all- dimmable bulbs ;-;

Is there a way to know for sure without shelling out for either another new pack of bulbs (and how would I know if they're compatible ahead of time?) or buying a zen72 just for testing?

thorny forge
lunar hawk
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Has anyone used Shelly's products? If so, what did you think?

reef star
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Hey has anyone experience downgrading Huawei E3531 dongle? Stuck on 22.xx firmware 😦

umbral violet
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In the garage I even have one flashed with ESP home and connected an additional reed switch controling my garage door

analog oar
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I've ordered 2 smart-plugs (F1s202-EU) from Antela, but HA doesn't recognize them.
Any suggestions?

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Do I need a Tuya online-Account to manage them?
I hoped to be able to manage them with my local Zigbe-Stick

gloomy elbow
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Are you sure they're Zigbee? A lot of Tuya stuff is Wi-Fi.

analog oar
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Seems to be wifi. So how can I connect them (only locally)

winged knoll
analog oar
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I'm atm at this page 🙂

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Wonder how to install hcas

winged knoll
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HACS has documentation that explains that

gloomy spoke
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not hcas though

analog oar
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is it recommended to install it, or should I better install manually what needed?

winged knoll
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Yes

analog oar
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😄 yes to what?

winged knoll
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It's really up to you

gloomy spoke
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if you're asking, yes

winged knoll
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HACS has the advantage that it'll help you keep things updated, assuming you remember to update it

analog oar
winged knoll
analog oar
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k, thanks.

lunar hawk
umbral violet
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Shelly does offer a smartphone app, which supports you in adding the devices to your home wifi.
You certainly don't need it anymore afterwards and I believe even adding them to your WiFi is potentially possible even without the app, as it is all web based and you need to log into the Shelly's Wifi, enter your WiFi credentials and from then on you can open the Shelly's settings via entering it's IP address into your Webbrowser.

umbral violet
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NS Panel Pro

twilit relic
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I'm planning on upgrading from my Pi4 POE + ZZH! hardware soon. If I wanted "the best" standalone hardware, should I go with a Yellow kit, or something else? My installation has exploded since I first started 2 years ago. Tons of integrations, add-ons, and a zigbee network passing 150 devices.

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trying to keep cost down, too. i don't need a monster, but i need something more reliable and faster than my Pi4

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ugh, guess CM4s are hard to find of course

zealous dune
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How about a real computer? There are new mini PCs coming out with newer Celeron processors

crisp vessel
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Or a refurbished micro pc like a Dell OptiPlex micro, that could be bought for a good price

twilit relic
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oh, didn't even consider that. but the setup and maintenance of those seems higher

civic kraken
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I haven't touched my 10 year old Nuc for the last 4 years

winged knoll
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It makes no difference if you're running a Pi or a PC, managing a computer is the same

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Sure, if you're getting into higher end hardware, multi-disk servers and stuff, that changes things a bit, but until then they're all just computers

twilit relic
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i'd like it mounted to the wall and only need POE

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they make small all-in-one NUC systems right?

civic kraken
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I don't know if you can PoE them

zealous dune
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Probably not but some do have vesa mounts

winged knoll
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30W to 60W for PoE, that seems like enough for a lower end NUC

twilit relic
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from what people have told me, Pi4 is a toy compared to NUCs and other systems. so i'm assuming at even a lower end, i'd be getting a lot more performance

winged knoll
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It's entirely possible to buy a NUC that performs worse than a Pi4 - people have

civic kraken
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It's not necessarily the performance as the Pi4 is more than enough to run HA from what I understand (never tried it). It's just that Pi's are more for tinkering and not meant for this type of use for a long period of time

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SSD gets you a long way though

winged knoll
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Yeah, Pi4+SSD is ok, at least if you power it properly. You may need a (powered) USB hub

tacit burrow
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And the SSD will fail in a few years...

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So back up your data off-ssd periodically

zealous dune
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Few is how many exactly? Is mine on the way out then?

brazen venture
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Hi, on Intel NUC with Home Assistant OS, how can I make the power button actually do something like hold to power off, push to restart, etc. Currently, it does nothing

meager gale
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@zealous dune of course it is, every day that goes by it's getting closer to failure 🙂

zealous dune
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So am I but if you told me a few years I'd be worried

past summit
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Does someone run home assistant os on a compute module io board with a conbee II stick?

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I’ having trouble getting haos to recoginze the conbee stick

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Does it need a powered usb-hub?

winged knoll
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Make sure that the stick is on a USB extension cable, and a powered hub wouldn't be a bad idea

past summit
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Alright. I’ll move my question there

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Thanks

edgy roost
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anyone getting this when using an esp32 with BT proxy and the ili9341 screen?

[17:27:41][D][esp32_ble_tracker:264]: Starting scan...
[17:27:41][C][wifi:037]: Setting up WiFi...
[17:27:41][D][esp-idf:000]: E (2539) wifi:
[17:27:41][D][esp-idf:000]: Expected to init 16 rx buffer, actual is 6
[17:27:41][D][esp-idf:000]: 
[17:27:41]
[17:27:41][E][WiFiGeneric.cpp:137] wifiLowLevelInit(): esp_wifi_init 257
[17:27:41][W][wifi_esp32:057]: Setting WiFi mode failed!
[17:27:41][D][wifi:384]: Starting scan...
[17:27:41][E][WiFiGeneric.cpp:137] wifiLowLevelInit(): esp_wifi_init 257
[17:27:41][W][wifi_esp32:057]: Setting WiFi mode failed!
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everything works with them individually not together

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is it just nor possible?

outer knotBOT
winged knoll
vocal girder
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Hello everyone. I'm putting together a server for an off-grid cabin and just wanted a sanity check. I'll be doing basic monitoring of the house (if outlets are active, turning off lights when we leave, monitoring power) as well as having a few wifi cameras around the property. I don't really need to worry about person detection or anything, it's pretty remote. But I might want to record some video or get alerts of animals are around. Would soemthing like this work: https://amzn.to/3T4Wow8

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(I already have a working HA server at our primary house and have a good idea of what I'd want to do with it, and currently run a probably way overpowered NUC and it does just fine)

vernal marsh
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Hi. Can someone suggest some wall thermostats? Want something that shows current temp (maybe air humidity) reliably on display, can work when wifi/zigbee connection is down (had problem with wifi lights, the switches were kinda dead when wifi connection dropped), doesn't cost a fortune and ideally let themselves be flashed with some opensource firmware - not feeling like sharing my room temps with foreign servers. Hardware buttons (instead of touch) a plus

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I read somewhere, that those fancy n expensive "smart" thermostats are pointless, when homeassistant should do the heavy work, so basically some simple esp32/230V relay module with display should do, yet google spews some really top-money things when asked for "best thermostats for homeassistant"

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

  • Which country you're in
  • What your budget is
  • What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
  • Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)
vernal marsh
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me is in germany, have no problem ordering on aliexpress or something, if something is proven to work, budget is yeah, depends - 50eur/unit is what bosch not-so-smart thing here localy costs, so anything cheaper than that, I have conbee2 stick on rpi so if it works reliably with zigbee (since it's not battery powered, it would be a mesh repeater thingy, or something? so the next units will be connecting via the previous ones that extend the range?), otherwise plain wifi would work.

jade agate
zealous dune
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Not really, no

near plaza
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Hi, I uh have this yeelight and would like to somehow be able to toggle the nightnlight attribute

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no idea how to go abiut that

sly owl
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I need a smart plug dimmer with power measurement (ZigBee or Z-Wave). What options do I have (if any)?

white iron
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Time to add Bluetooth to my HA. First things first is to get a dongle. For use in HAOS, is there a really difference between Bluetooth 4 and 5? Also for UK users , what's a good dongle to buy? I can see the list if good ones but not all available are in the UK.

zealous dune
near plaza
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obvious enough, will check when I'm back

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thx

heavy compass
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hello all, I'm having issues with my conbe2 and want to switch to z2m , should I way for skyconnect dongle or buy other dongle (if other, witch one?)

winged knoll
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||Not the SkyConnect||

royal junco
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Hey folks, I'm looking at integrating a Shelly EM to monitor my whole home electricity energy usage, but my fuse board has 2 main wires going into it so I'm unclear as to whether I need to clamp and measure both? Or do I only need to measure the one? This is in the UK

gaunt drift
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I am looking to buy some CR2450 for my growing sensor fleet. Amazon is full of brands that I never heard of. What brand do you guys usually use for these?

zealous dune
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Known ones like Varta, Sony, Philips, ...

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Duracell is bloody expensive tho

toxic furnace
# tacit burrow And the SSD will fail in a few years...

FYI - There is an Auto-Backup Automation available that allows you to do Automatic backups at the frequency you want. I also setup a Samba share, and use PC sync software to pull the files off to my NAS. If I have a HW Failure, restoration is simple.

warm edge
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If I've got a Total Connect 2.0 motion sensor that is binary sensor in HA and its states are Open and Closed, is Open the equivalent of Motion Detected?

winged knoll
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Check devtools -> States and see if it's really on and off

vital quartz
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however when I tries to add it it never shows up

flat zenith
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So I am in the process of adding all my devices to HA via my zigbee gateway. Everything pairs fine, lamps, blinds, switches etc. BUT one of my three ikea blinds will not pair. It detects it, and ends up assigning unk_model by unk_manufacturer, I tried many times. Interestingly, this blind is the one closest to the gateway. Anything I can try?

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It did work fine on the IKEA hub though

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Oh and in this config, it shows the blinds icon and I can sort of control it although with a significant delay

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Now all my existing blinds don't have their full action set anymore:

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So none of the ikea actions like Close or Stop but only Set position with the 0-100 slider. That did not look like that before and I haven't touched those Automations

warm edge
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Full disclosure, I'm very new to HA but I encountered the 'unk' issue during what was a long pairing process.

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I resolved this by periodically pressing a button on the unit during the pairing process.

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This eventually allowed the device to be paired and to be appropriately recognized.

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I'm not sure if your shades have some sort of button you can periodically press while attempting to pair them.

flat zenith
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I can try, I had this idea too from my experience with my aquara sensors

warm edge
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Ha, Aqara is exactly why I mentioned the button thing.

flat zenith
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But so far, all 30 things I added paired MUCH easier than with my old setup

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Including the aquara sensors - no need to press anything