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winged knoll
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You can do all that with Zigbee

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One coordinator stick, one (suitable) power plug, one temperature sensor

drifting grove
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what models/brands are easy to integrate with HA and have more future support ?

winged knoll
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Don't buy cheap with the socket, many cheap sockets that claim (say) 10A will catch fire at a sustained 10A

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Well, your choices depend on which country you're in

drifting grove
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PT

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Portugal

winged knoll
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So, EU sockets then

drifting grove
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yes!

winged knoll
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Innr and Salus are worth investigating

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Xiaomi Aqara for sensors

drifting grove
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Thanks 🙂 I spent many hours on this and reach no conclusion... your time is very much appreciated 🙂

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(I should have asked sooner!!)

winged knoll
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You will need to ensure you understand the power draw of that heater, so you buy a suitable socket

drifting grove
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ah yes.. that I understand. I have background on electricity

civic kraken
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If it releases magic smoke it wasn't suitable

winged knoll
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You're far ahead of most here then

drifting grove
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but again is good that you heads up on me: The advertised 10A is not always real"

winged knoll
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Again cheap hardware tends to suffer from that more than quality, but quality isn't always expensive...

drifting grove
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agree!

civic kraken
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On top of Zigbee you can always #diy-archived a lot of stuff to keep it local

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esp chips cost next to nothing and can help you out when a suitable commercial option isn't available

drifting grove
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I like esp for sensors

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but most of the times DIY results in same price of market options with the overhead you have to support it

civic kraken
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if you can power them from mains they are good for sensors

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But like you said there's usually a better option available. I think I only have one ESP sensor atm and a bunch of led strips

drifting grove
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yap 🙂

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I did look on HA integrations and not finding the Innr and Salus integrations

winged knoll
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They're Zigbee devices

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You connect them through either ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT

elfin robin
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what's a good outdoor sensor for:

  • Lux
  • Motion
    (I live where it gets well into below freezing temps in winter)

Was using the Hue outdoor sensor, but... after only a few months (at most), it has died on me

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very frustrating

drifting grove
winged knoll
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The answer is in there

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(and it depends on whether you pick ZHA - native to HA - or Z2M - external to HA)

drifting grove
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I think I will go with ZHA...

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but zigbee is a communication protocol the payload can be whatever the brand/model decides

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or is any standard I am not aware for home devices comunication I am not aware?

drifting grove
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I think now I will read the 'right' stuff... again, thank you!

glossy prism
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ZHA integrates zigbee devices

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ZHA assumes zigbee devices follow the zigbee spec, and if they do, they'll work with ZHA. If they don't follow the spec, a "quirk" needs to be written for the device for it to work

drifting grove
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yes, thanks

winged knoll
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Most Zigbee devices don't follow the spec 😉

toxic raven
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Anyone have a current list of Tasmota-ble devices? I need more smart plugs.

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🤞

west yew
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Any good ideas for how i could determine how far open a garage door is instead of just open or shut? I'm wondering if there is something you could attach to the chain and measure the distance from it somehow? Like a laser range finder

hushed rapids
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any zigbee sockets that monitor energy consumption?

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I see so many how there that use wifi

golden oyster
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Can anyone recommend a local wifi plugin smart switch for US? I have one area where my zigbee/zwave mesh just doesn’t reach.

oblique oyster
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I’m considering connecting a shelly 1pm in all my breakers, I already have a few. It would be about 20 units, do you think their wifi signals would cause a lot of interference as they are many units in a small place.
I expect I need to keep the panel door open too, as a metal door would probably make things even worse

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Interference among themselves

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They would all be 2.4ghz while almost all my other devices are both far away and run on 5ghz

lilac nova
oblique oyster
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I have a couple if thise already

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Its more than double the price, and for this amount of breakers its a deal breaker

lilac nova
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sure

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maybe thats a way?

rocky lichen
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Hi, I received a conbee 2 stick on Friday, but yesterday I ordered a sonoff dongle plus with newer chip zigbee stick. I have a hard time figuring out which one I should keep. Planning on using it with ZHA. Which one should I keep, and why?

modest plank
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Hi, I'm running Home Assistant in a container on Synology NAS (DS918+) with DSM version (DSM 6.2.4-25556 Update 6). I purchased a Zigbee 3.0 Dongle Plus to use as a coordinator. I've plugged it into the front USB hub, which shows under Info Center in the control panel. However, I can't figure out how to get the device path and mount it to my HA docker to work with ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT. I googled for hours and getting really frustrated with everything. It's not showing up in /dev either.

narrow quarry
modest plank
narrow quarry
modest plank
narrow quarry
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sudo ls -l /dev/serial/by-id

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hmm didnt check before i posted...

modest plank
narrow quarry
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Sorry the guide is for general linux. Doesnt seem to be mounted the same on synology.

modest plank
narrow quarry
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Its alot easier to run ha as a vm on the synology. But then you should add more memory

narrow quarry
surreal lance
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Does anyone have any suggestions on a good mesh system? I have about 100 wifi devices and my current router (tp link archer 6000) can only handle 65 or so before it starts dropping devices

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I'm thinking maybe the deco x60

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Ideally I need support for up to 150 devices or so

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At least

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Most are low bandwidth (wifi lights, motion sensors etc)

deft swan
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Budget?

junior cliff
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How many wires are needed from the led driver to the led strip? Can you get away with 2 wires?

obtuse tree
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Does anyone know of a mortise smart door lock (wifi/BT) (zigbee/BT) thats fully compatible with HA or ZHA?

civic kraken
analog island
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Can HA communicate with Homekit devices? or is it just one-way traffic?

gentle fossil
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yes

analog island
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Thanks, I don't see those Homekit devices in HA. Do they normally appear automatically once the Homekit bridge is installed?

civic kraken
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Unrelated to HASS but does anyone happen to know energy monitoring plugs that would work with bluetooth? My dad needs some and I would hate to recommend anything cloud based

gentle fossil
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the devices need to be unpaired from your home app before

analog island
gloomy spoke
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then you can expose them from HA to Homekit using the Homekit integration

analog island
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Thanks anyway

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Does anyone have success connecting to the Aqara devices through the Aqara gateway please? (sorry for the spammage)

gentle fossil
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are these thread devices?

analog island
# gentle fossil are these thread devices?

No, they’re Aqara’s blind controllers, water sensors and window/door sensors. Really good value for money.

Initially, I had them paired directly to HA via ZHA, but they seem to be more reliable when connected to their own gateway (which I haven’t managed get paired to HA). I was attempting to connect to the blinds from HA via HomeKit.

gloomy elbow
analog island
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Thanks! I previously tried moving over from ZHA, but it was quite a mission to re-pair all the current devices. Tempting…

mortal flicker
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Hi, I'm searching for zigbee switches, one simple switch like turning light on/off and/or a simple light dimmer. I know there are plenty devices out there.
But I want a switch which integrates into my non-smart in-wall/flush-mounted switches. Like here on the image: https://cdn.hornbach.de/data/shop/D04/001/780/491/166/918/DV_8_6271882_01_4c_DE_20170513183435.jpg
Ideally a switch which supports all these:

  • on/off switch or dimmer
  • zigbee ZHA compatible
  • mountable in a flush-mount box ideally with frames like busch-jäger
  • don't need to switch electric cable stuff, just a wireless (zigbee) stuff I control other things with
  • batterie powered or powered via cable

Does anybody knows zigbee switches fitting? Thanks

elfin robin
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Are GE Cync bulbs bad?

golden oyster
toxic raven
# golden oyster Anyone have a suggestion?

All mine are wifi and have flashed Tasmota. I asked yesterday if anyone had a new favorite but no replies. I saw one that had a plug + 2x USB, but it appears to be discontinued.

golden oyster
toxic raven
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They don't have the ones I bought anymore, which was over two years ago. I'm trying to find the best solution for another 4-pack. I see there are some pre-flashed on AliExpress; just prefer not to have to wait a month...

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https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801562456058.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.1.4a58604fYxZahM&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.281175.0&scm_id=1007.40050.281175.0&scm-url=1007.40050.281175.0&pvid=edf89e8f-2372-401f-aa9c-4a91e04836dc&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.281175.0,pvid:edf89e8f-2372-401f-aa9c-4a91e04836dc,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238114%231999&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000017422435762"%2C"sceneId"%3A"30050"}&pdp_npi=2%40dis!USD!18.4!12.88!!!!!%402103309f16701997011164393e78b4!12000017422435762!rec

golden oyster
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Those don’t appear to be UL or ETL listed so personally I’d stay away. I’ve read too many stories about knockoffs causing fires

toxic raven
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I've found the list to be somewhat stale; can't blame 'em though, would be tough to keep up.

steep mist
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query that's still hopefully on topic, where does one buy magnets? (North America)
looking to mount spotlight in a metal cabinet (MITTLED+MILSBO from Ikea) with like just a button sized magnet but not sure where to look other than amazon
which short story I can't claim that Bezos has too much while shopping there 😂

untold flint
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any secret links for sites where skyconnect is still available? smile

severe flume
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Do you have a way to trigger on long press on the philips dial?

gentle fossil
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yes ? where's the trouble?

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you need to make use of the release and hold actions, if you use click I believe hold is ignored

severe flume
gentle fossil
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:/ no idea, I'm using z2m

severe flume
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ok thanks

gloomy elbow
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Do you mean addressable lights? If so, HA does support those—WLED is one such example

outer knotBOT
hot dew
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I have HA installed on a Rpi3b with an SSD. It has gotten to the point where it will shut down once per day. I thought it was just network connection but I plugged it into a monitor this morning and the whole thing was shut down. When I unplugged/plugged it back in, the CLI showed a red thermostat in the upper right corner. Does this mean my pi is overheating? The thermostat eventually went away.

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FWIW I couldn't find anything regarding it via Google

little sphinx
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Can anyone recommend a zigbee keypad for outdoor use that integrates well with home assistant available in the UK

mighty aspen
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Hi I am in the process of building a HA on a X86 thin client, just purchased some Tuya controlled TRV's, have couple Hue bulbs and a number of Sonoff switches (all stock firmware at the moment). Looking to get a single Zigbee controller, which i was thinking of a Sonoff wifi bridge or the USB dongle. any Pros and Con's between the 2?

boreal finch
# mighty aspen Hi I am in the process of building a HA on a X86 thin client, just purchased som...

I don't have much experience with other options, but the conbee 2 + ZHA (built in zigbee home assistant integration) works solidly, it has all options inside HA from pairing to backup, managing the network etc. Comparing to some other integrations that I expose through MQTT it works like a dream, and would personally go that direct route rather than proxy through an external bridge. Availability may be an issue but I would look to get a SkyConnect if I was purchasing right now

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Zigbee Keypad UK

echo quiver
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Starting real early here on the HA train. I have it installed on my synology NAS via docker, but i'm seeing that a lot of the cool cards I want to have on my dashboard don't work unless I have the HAOS. Travel time card is just one of many examples. Am I pretty much stuck with out of the box cards with the docker install?

mighty aspen
echo quiver
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Nice! Don't know how I haven't found that. Thank you.

steady void
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My Aqara temp/humidity sensors drops out from HA every now and then. New batteries doesn't help. I was thinking of connecting powered sensors with WiFi, no cloud. Anyone know what's out there?

glossy prism
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What card are you trying to use that you think you don't have access to?

echo quiver
glossy prism
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Out of curiosity, what makes you think you need HA OS for those?

echo quiver
glossy prism
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Nope. You don't need HACS to install any of those things either

echo quiver
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Ah. Still new so the information and understanding is slowly coalescing. Real slow.
So you can install these via HACS, but you can also install these without? HACS I'm assuming is a bit easier and more scalable?

glossy prism
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Yeah, HACS is just a frontend for installing custom integrations and frontend modules. I don't have many custom things so I don't have HACS installed

echo quiver
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Thank you kindly. Really appreciate the help.

elder oak
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Is it possible to deploy SkyConnect on a standalone raspberry pi for example? I have z-wave connected to my pi and I believe that when I had both it caused interference and connectivity issues. I now run the Raspbee on a separate rasperry pi zero.

gloomy elbow
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You could just use an extension cable as recommended (and I believe included!)

hushed rapids
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Okay guys, so heres what im wondering: I have meross bulbs with homekit accessbility. I currently have them confugure on homekit controller in home assistant. But when I turn on the bulb, there is latency/a delay to enable them \

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maybe half a second delay

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Are they going through the cloud? Or is it just a really large delay cuz they are not directly in the proximity to my router?

quiet zenith
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Hey is there anything I can do with a Sonoff (or any Zigbee stick) gateway after I get SkyConnect? I read that it’ll still be a few weeks before I get it and I really want to get started with automation (Christmas time) but I’m not sure what I’d do with the extra gateway

glossy prism
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You could flash router firmware on it and use it as a router, or keep it running your zigbee network and only use the skyconnect for thread when that's released to avoid putting all your eggs in one basket so to speak

quiet zenith
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Cool, I’ll definitely look into flashing the firmware especially since I have sengled lights which I’ve heard are end devices only

wanton oasis
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Hi, this might or might not be related but I think it's a good space to post this:
I've been highly considering to go smart with my heating system that consists of a thermostat near the heater, with a wireless controller to program it. It isn't smart or has any other kind of connectivity. And then there are 7 radiators, each one with a valve but also not smart. Honeywell heater and controller btw.

I've been checking all these Tuya smart radiator valves and most seem to be quite affordable. Except I don't understand how it actually works? Shouldn't there be a smart thermostat in between and not the dumb Honeywell wireless one? Cus they don't seem to offer any thermostat option, just valves. Tado offers both but it's quite expensive.

Can someone break it down to me / has experience or success with a similar system I want to configure / buy for Home Assistant?

toxic raven
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Sounds like you might want some temperature sensors for the rooms that would provide automation inputs for HA to adjust the radiator valves. HA is the thermostat.

surreal lance
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Does anyone have any suggestions on a good mesh system? I have about 100 wifi devices and my current router (tp link archer 6000) can only handle 65 or so before it starts dropping devices. Ideally I need around 150 devices and I've read the tp link deco has device dropput issues too?

hushed rapids
jagged crypt
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I was looking up the u6-lite (I've got one)

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you need some additional gear,, heard good things about the rukus system also (think it even has some zigbee in it)

surreal lance
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Most of the stuff I've read about the ubiquiti devices places it around 25 to 30 devices per access point

wanton oasis
light osprey
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Hi, I need a gas/boiler zigbee thermostat with batteries. No Netatmo. Any recommendations?

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Better with local management

supple flint
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I have an aqara 2 gang light switch installed but it’s not reporting its state in Z2M or HA. Anyone have any idea why or what I could do to solve it? The state only updates if i toggle the light on the app.

winged knoll
north rivet
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hey, tried searching around the internet but could not find much, is there any battery powered BLE motion sensor?

wide crest
violet belfry
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Hello is there a correct way to add the Coral TPU to HA Supervisor running in a VM ?
Or do you just plug it in add to Frigate yml and reboot ?

zealous dune
glossy dove
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I have a very simple Honeywell thermostat that I'd like to replace with something smarter. It controls some fan radiators. Does anyone have any recommendations?

gloomy elbow
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Where are your based? What protocol would you like to use? What's your budget? And for the thermostat, what wires do you have there?

glossy dove
gloomy elbow
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Why do you want SmartThings support for #zigbee-archived or #zwave-archived? A Zigbee stick in particular is one of the best home automation investments you can make as you'll be able to buy numerous cheap devices, connect them locally, and have peace of mind that they can't phone home 😉

glossy dove
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it's what I've got. I've experimented with Zigbee2MQTT and It doesn't quite fit for me right now. Let's assume I'm looking for a wifi model.

gloomy elbow
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Well ZHA is also excellent and built right into HA. I don't know of any WiFi options myself. I've heard good things about Hive, but from memory it's using Zigbee.

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I believe Tado is also good, but I'm not sure if it has HA support

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Anything with HomeKit support should also work, as HA can connect to it through the HomeKit controller.

jagged crypt
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I suspect the answer is RTFM, but is there any easy way to display HA information on a device like this - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B7X5RVTH/ - ESP32 w/ pre-attached lcd panel (looking for eink). Powered is ok, "clean looking" is requirement (don't have a 3d printer, yet).

scarlet pilot
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Looking for recommendations for a reliable WiFi smart plug, I've been managing the heater in my kids room with the smart plug a d it's been great but the cheap WiFi plug I bought a year or two packed it in (another one packed it in 2 months ago too, same purchase) and I'm looking for a reliable replacement

jagged crypt
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us/uk/eu? athom.tech?

scarlet pilot
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Sorry, UK (well Ireland but same system).
Don't know what athom.tech means sorry 🙈

jagged crypt
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esp32 or tasmota

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friend of mine in london (I'm in US) uses the athom stuff

scarlet pilot
jagged crypt
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no, they will flash esp32 or tasmota onto the plug

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they are wifi

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both pieces of software work with HA

scarlet pilot
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Says model LSPA7 on it and other than voltage etc that's about it

jagged crypt
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so if it has tasmota, it's wifi capable

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what are you plugging into it? I thought for some reason these were ETL certified, but not seeing it now

scarlet pilot
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I'm plugging in an electrical heater in one and a dehumidifier into the second one

jagged crypt
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so how many watts on the heater?

scarlet pilot
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Come to think of it the heater one is the one that failed a few months ago

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Must be overloading it

scarlet pilot
smoky shoal
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Does anybody know if there exists a home assistant compatible USB moden to access 3g or 4g network? Im finding a lot of GSM/2g devices, that wont work for me since the UK is getting rid of 2g next year.

Even on the ones that purport 3g support, its quite unclear if it uses that for SMS or if the SMS integration would break...

orchid axle
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Hi i m new to ha and i m just begin to try things out. I m searching for a good and cheap zigbee smart plug, can someone recomand a Model? I m in vienna. I have a raspi 4, 2x tradfi motion sensor, 4x tradfi bulbs. I use zigbee2mqtt and i m trying out to work with red node. Thx for your help...

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👋👍👋

gloomy elbow
azure thunder
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I'm looking to replace my zwave stick (HUSBZB-1) is there a recommended or preferred 700 stick, Aeotec or Zooz?

toxic raven
toxic raven
wanton oasis
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Which I think I will get one too but apparently can be from a differently brand I think

tulip shard
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Greetings folks so when I was doing Smart Home Automation a couple years ago, I did all the switches in my house with Shelly 1's and Shelly 2.5's because I wanted something that was locally controlled. I am wondering if that is still the best move or are there good switches that are less of a hassle to install and work with HA just as well. Thoughts and Recommendations. I moved to a new home so starting over with automating this place.

scarlet pilot
winged knoll
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You can use the Tradfri range with either ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT - see the pins in #zigbee-archived for more information on what those are

torpid plank
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Hi people. I'm looking for a Type G (UK) smart plug that I can control using the home asssistant iOS app when I'm out the house. Any recommendations?

winged knoll
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Well, what you want is a smart plug that works with HA

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And there's no shortage of those, but you need to tell us...

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)
drifting grove
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Anybody knows how to connect ikea smart plugs via ZHA integration directly to my Zigby controller (Sonoff USB-p)?

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I thought it'd be as easy as plugging it into the power line and adding sevice in ZHA, but it's not seeing it

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I've also tried pressing and holding that little button on the bottom on it with a paperclip, it also does an audible clip and LED starts fading but ZHA still can't see it

winged knoll
drifting grove
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Thx for hint

opaque patio
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I have access to a Lenovo tiny running a Pentium g640t processor. Since rpi4 are insanely hard to get (in Canada) would this be a good replacement?

I tried to find something about CPU benchmarks required for HA but failed.

tacit burrow
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close enough?

opaque patio
tacit burrow
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Rpi is slow compared to decent modern stuff

opaque patio
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it seems like it's slightly less powerful... but good enough.

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yeah this unit is like 8 years old i think

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oh your link is comparing the h6405

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not the g640t... its much older

drifting grove
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Anyone know why tuya light brightness_v2 low limit is 10/1000 when Tasmota get way more dimmer?
I have two bulbs flashed to tasmota and rest are still tuya. after going local tuya, flashing all bulbs to tasmota isn't tempting, but Tasmota sure beats tuya in lowest brightness. relevant mostly at night

winged knoll
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That sounds like a firmware limitation - you should ask Tuya

drifting grove
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i suspected that. just wanted to hear are there any tips to bypass that 1% min limit. Maybe I'll flash only bedroom bulbs.

winged knoll
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There's no downsides to ditching Tuya's firmware

drifting grove
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staring at my local tuya excel sheet..i'm not gonna disagree

winged knoll
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If only for the fact that you lose the crappy cloud service it's an upgrade

drifting grove
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i can lose it with local tuya (kind of), but you're right. no hassle of pulling local keys from tuya iot after that

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alas I forgot I can't flash my deltaco (tuya inside) outlets

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well at least i can covert all the bulbs to tasmota so they all same type

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another question. esphome or tasmota?

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running containers, and only need to uncomment esphome settings

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i have no experience on esphome, so don't know if it's any faster

winged knoll
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As for ESPHome vs Tasmota, I get the impression is mostly personal preference for stuff like tthis

drifting grove
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thanks for the cloudcutter tip, I'll check it out

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need to watch the video to boost confidence, it's been 2 years since I flashed the tasmotas 😁

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nm, good instructions on github

snow swallow
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is this the place to talk about SkyConnect ?

winged knoll
snow swallow
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well, it's a question on setup

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I guess we need the add-on "Silicon Labs Multiprotocol" for it right? 🙂 but it fail to start up on my setup

winged knoll
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It supports either Zigbee or Matter - if you're using #matter-archived you'll need the relevant add-on for that, and if you're using the #zigbee-archived side you'll want ZHA (which is an integration)

snow swallow
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no SkyConnect support both ?

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at the same time

winged knoll
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Well, yes, but no

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Documentation on what that add-on does, and how necessary it is, seems to be lacking for now

snow swallow
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yeah it does 🙂

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but im sure it will get better 🙂

midnight grotto
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Getting my Home Assistant SkyConnect today, i'm using Sonoff 3.0 atm, anything I need to know to migrate? 🙂

winged knoll
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If you're talking about migrating your #zigbee-archived mesh to it, see that channel for help

steep basin
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Has anybody used the bluetooth integration. Was thinking of getting a yale assure 2 lock and using the bluetooth integration

drifting grove
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f me. seems like most of unopened bulbs aren't esp's. off to that link of yours

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no wonder why they were so cheap 😁

vital depot
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Hi everyone, I’ve been trying to run HA on Virtualbox on Windows. Everything works fine except after it looses the network after standby, while windows is configured not to sleep when plugged. Thoughts?

wise gorge
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I am observing that smartthings has stopped our ability to insert codes on devices. In fact they are rebuilding their whole platform, Aeotec is taking over!

Is there any reason to prefer aeotec 7 over 5 stick for zwave?
Recommendation on good zigbee stick?

wise gorge
vital depot
covert thunder
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One other thing is there is a setting in the BIOS for sleep/deep sleep. Typically it's something like S3 or SO so this setting also matters as choosing the right one should prevent this from happening. Additionally most computers have a setting for what to do after a power loss. By default most set this to "leave powered off" but most allow you to change it to power back on after a power loss. That way if you lose power the windows PC will boot right back up when power is restored.

vital depot
wise gorge
covert thunder
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To my knowledge there is only currently 1 #matter-archived device available at the moment and it's an overpriced air filter (IMO) and seems to be targeted towards HomeKit. Regarding #zigbee-archived , MQTT is also an option. While a little more setup is involved there are good YouTube videos on how to set it up. The one benefit MQTT has over ZHA is it can do firmware updates for some, but not all, ZigBee devices but ZHA is more straight forward, especially for setting up. MQTT can also be used with ESPHome, or not, depending on how you configure the Yaml files for ESPHome. ZHA also allows you to back up settings so if you switch adapters like from ConBee to SkyConnect you can restore everything. Pretty sure you have to set everything back up using MQTT. I went with MQTT primarily for firmware updates. MQTT can be found in the add-on store, then integrations once you start to set up your ZigBee devices but you need to set up the add-on first.

glossy prism
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You can migrate between certain adapter types with zigbee2mqtt without re-pairing everything

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What is the context for your message though?

bitter dove
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Finally getting towards setting up my HA server

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Currently trying to do the switcheroo with existing M.2 on my pc and man is it annoying thus far. Quick question, watching all these horror videos of Linus Tech Tips going through issues with those Zwave GE/w.e brand light/motion switches. I had decided before on the UltraPro switches (https://www.amazon.com/UltraPro-Required-Alexa-Assistant-Compatible-54890/dp/B08MDB9D5X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=zwave+switch&qid=1670651149&sr=8-3), but wondering what other's experience is? I am thinking motion sensors separate for rooms with 360 instead of just a wall motion built into the switch. They did release new firmware for those GE ones but crowd sourcing hardware opinion here?

lunar pelican
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can someone explain to me exactly what a neutral wire is? like i know its a seperate wire and some zigbee devices require them and some dont. what is it and why is it harder to find devices that dont need one

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also are there any light switch modules that are compatible with a 3 way switch (and by that i mean 3 separate switches control the same light)

lilac nova
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you'll need an electrician if you have no clue.

lunar pelican
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im not looking to install one, just want an explanation so i know what to buy and what to look for when seeing if i have a neutral in the switch box

lilac nova
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so, its about someones life if i explain you something that will harm they - so its better to just don't support here.

lunar pelican
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that's fair. thanks

old flare
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Hi all, I am looking for advice on good non hard wired motion sensor that will run locally?

Specific use case is use them for presence sensing

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or if USB can be used to power them I do have some USB outlets around the place but the walls are concrete so can't drop any cable down

glossy prism
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Zigbee or zwave

old flare
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If I was familiar with any of that I would say yes

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I don't know the comparison between either, I don't know what is needed to support either hardware wise

glossy prism
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I'm saying look into both of those protocols and decide what you want to go with. Zigbee tends to be cheaper but device interoperability isn't quite as solid as zwave

old flare
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I have yet to really get into the zigbee scene and replace any globes or try to flash them

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ah ok

glossy prism
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You'll need an adapter for either protocol. Zigbee has networked adapters which could be useful for your setup

glossy prism
old flare
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Network adaptor to connect straight up the HASS would be perfect

glossy prism
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Both have USB adapters though

old flare
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I have some wifi devices which connect thru cloud not sure if I can flash tasmoto to them I don't now how to check if they are compatible

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I do know they work over multiple different IoT platforms

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well apps that all use the same platform

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some other stuff is TP link nothing I can do about them

old flare
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Was there not a Zigbee integration via HACS that gave the HASS multiprotocal support for zigbee locally over Wifi?

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Could be mistaken

glossy prism
old flare
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Ah no point doing that then

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I have no equipment for flashing EPROMs or anything of that nature

glossy prism
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If it doesn't return Espressif, it might be possible to flash with openbeken or ESPHome via LibreTuya possibly even OTA via cloudcutter

old flare
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I read some can be done over OTA using a tool to trick them into thinking the firmware was legit

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but ONLY IF you do it over cloud first

glossy prism
old flare
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As I have developer account for cloud

glossy prism
old flare
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Tuya IoT runs the couple cheap cameras and door chime and kettle lol

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half my lights use MagicHome

glossy prism
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Yeah, flashing Tasmota on ESP-based Tuya devices OTA is almost entirely a thing of the past

old flare
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the other half use TP link

old flare
glossy prism
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Any devices you've connected to Tuya's cloud have likely been updated to patch the exploit that allowed tuya-convert to work

glossy prism
old flare
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oh

old flare
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I really don't understand why cloud is enforced anyway

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It should be user choice how a IoT platform handles things

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and it should be able to be made to run local

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Kinda bothers me that efforts get made to prevent that

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But I guess they want $

glossy prism
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Dat sweet sweet usage data

old flare
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yep pretty much

glossy prism
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I don't buy anything unless it can be controlled locally

old flare
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there is no reason for a wifi device to force cloud platforms unless it talks to a remote API

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for AI compute or something

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Unfortunatly I setup HASS very late into the scene and was knew to automation I just bought some cheap off shelf stuff

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and some TP Link stuff because I was very familer with the networking equipment

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I knew nothing about local device support until much later lol

#

Not against swapping all the globes etc just don't know what to buy

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or how to find these things

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besides amazon

#

Getting hold of a zibee adaptor seems straight fwd

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@glossy prism So zigbee or Zwave you say?

glossy prism
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Yep

old flare
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I would prefer the one which has better cross talking compatibilty with devices

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That would seem smart rather it work the first time then try to smash two things together thru scripts

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and medling

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Not so worried if things cost a couple extra $

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Depends how big the difference is between the two popular choices

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most people I see here talk about Zigbee meshes

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as I think they x talk to eachother and can reapeat down the line to each other forming a mesh

glossy prism
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Well it doesn't involve smashing things together with scripts. Zigbee is a loosely-enforced standard, so manufacturers often like to deviate from the spec which can lead to issues with other devices on the same Zigbee network

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I personally haven't experienced issues with anything other than Sonoff Zigbee products

old flare
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oh right

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Sonoff is that the Sony speakers or something else

glossy prism
glossy prism
old flare
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Ah ok are they good?

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I don't know anything about brand rep with zigbee or Zwave devices

glossy prism
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I personally haven't experienced issues with anything other than Sonoff Zigbee products

old flare
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not sure what to even LOOK for

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in a product

old flare
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kinda qwirky to make work in existing network

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Avoiding that then

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Which is the more open source?

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Zigbee I guess

#

doing some reading now

glossy prism
old flare
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as soon as I read interfences of 2.4GHZ band I already am leaning towards Zwave my friend

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I hate interfence from 100s of radio devices trying to use the same band

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Being both a RC pilot and network guy I got enough battle as it is trying to keep my wireless routers outside of overlapping all the neighbours so things are latency free and stable

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2.4ghz is stupid crowded today and 5GHZ is getting up there with that older freq

#

I like the idea of using a totally different radio wave

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How substantial are we talking here also worth noting I am Australian > I just read this

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Wave also runs AES 128-bit symmetric encryption. Z Wave’s 921.42MHz (Australia) radio frequency range puts it slightly ahead of Zigbee, as it’s less likely to experience interference at that frequency than its competitor.

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My house is made of concrete too

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that already throws out Zigbees 10-30m

glossy prism
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Frequency is absolutely a consideration. To be fair though, I've used zigbee in a pretty dense 2.4 GHz environment with no issues before

old flare
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slight caveat I see atm

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Zwave taps out at 232 devices

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65k ish for Zigbee

glossy prism
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Tbh the average user would be hard pressed to reach the device limit for zwave

old flare
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Not sure I will ever reach 100 Zwave but I like this SoC's design of Zwave reading this being able to bridge gaps with system on chip boosters

glossy prism
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Wut

old flare
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Z Wave’s SoCs (system on a chip) allows you to place additional sensors in buffer zones to boost your signal.

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Apprently you can just intergrate Zwave boosters to get signal re boosting

glossy prism
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I don't know what you're reading, but that just sounds like they're saying zwave is a mesh network which is also the case with zigbee

old flare
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Its compring both in depth

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it mentions both are Mesh networks

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another concern for me is this Zigbee’s range, in contrast, can be as low as 10m, so you’ll need your devices to be a little closer together. That range can extend as far as 30m though, depending on wall materials and line of sight

My house is not open plan and all the walls are solid thicc concrete I fear the signal would be farily weak when 5m away from a source

glossy prism
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Keep in mind that zwave has a lower max throughput than zigbee (100 Kbps vs 250 Kbps for zigbee) which can result in zwave being slower

old flare
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hmm

glossy prism
old flare
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for Zigbee to talk to things

glossy prism
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Nope

old flare
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oh

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This looks like it does the same thing tho but also allowing app it to be talk too by Google Home and other stuff which I have a lot those

glossy prism
old flare
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many many google hubs

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well 5

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Which HASS is intergrated into

glossy prism
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You can connect home assistant to Google Assistant, so that's a moot point

old flare
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reading the outer source material u sent

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@glossy prism so for my use I would prob want a zigbee gateway

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not a dongle

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or a lan adaptor but a gateway if planning to use via ethernet instead of inserted or soldered

glossy prism
old flare
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yeah I am looking at those atm

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ok so now how do I find Zigbee devices? @glossy prism

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Like what is the brands to look for, and at this stage I am not getting a sparky to hard wire in Zigbee control relays to light socket wiring.

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Which would be ideal but I don't own the home so bulbs and removable devices only

rotund pier
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Running HA on a rpi 3b+ today and thinking of switching to a NUC. They tend to get quite expensive so looking to buy a used. Which generation should I look for to get good performance?

old flare
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I saw pretty good alternative to NUC somewhere on LTT before which had lot of USB ports and stuff and it was 20W

outer knotBOT
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@old flare I converted your message into a file since it's above 15 lines :+1:

📎 message.yaml
mortal spire
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There are plenty of cheap boxes out there. Lot of slower ones too with celeron N series

rotund pier
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Thanks, will be enough for a while? As considering an older i5 otherwise

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*was

old flare
rotund pier
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The plenty part is the difficult one, so many options 🙂

mortal spire
rotund pier
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Ok, so better newer celeron than older i5 then. Thanks for the advices so far

mortal spire
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This little guy has one of the newer celerons. Enough storage for bot ram and ssd i would say.

rotund pier
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Seems to be sold out but now I know what to look for. Big thanks!

old flare
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16GB ram

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there is an 8GB model

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quad core

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24W

# 
Item Dimensions L x W x H    ‎15.5 centimetres
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that other one above is nicer tho

mortal spire
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Indeed it is. Newer and faster CPU. Haven’t seen these in my area

rotund pier
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Pricy though 🙂

mortal spire
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The one i was looking at is around 170 euros. So that is decent

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Getting a yellow with a compute module of 8gb+ is not really an option due to stock shortages.

dawn storm
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Hi guys,

I basically don't like wifi casting music. I'd much prefer to bluetooth audio across my speakers

Is there a device that can connect to multiple speakers that also has a good range to cover my house in order to cast music via bluetooth?

gentle fossil
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its possible to connect multiple speakers to a apple tv but afaik this is just a hacky workaround from apple because the BT stack usually does not allow for multiple hd audio streams

pallid shell
old flare
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how much is it because

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this is pretty good

unborn igloo
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Might be a bit much but should work

old flare
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its tiny

unborn igloo
#

Has anybody the Bosch twinguard smoke detectors?i am just wondering if I need a Bosch "Smart home controller" as bridge?

old flare
#

The ^ is only 8-10W power draw more than you need for the HAS

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built in wifi bluetooth and has nvme support but can boot from SDCard

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13.18.11.83cm/5.153.180.72inch

(lengthwidththickness)

Product net weight:203g/0.44ib

jagged crypt
mortal spire
#

Is there a changelog for Silicon Labs Multiprotocol 0.9.1?

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Just seen an update for it come in but it doesn’t show what the changes are.

tacit burrow
#

I’m tossing up another m910q vs a new sff box with multiple nics

fierce mica
#

I'd like to setup a device to mount on a wall to control our lights. The lights consist of a mix of different vendor smart lamps and some RGB ws2812 strings. These are all working in HA. The device needs to be touch controlled. Is an old tablet the best idea? Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks!

toxic raven
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Is Alexa Media Player gone? How are you guys sending text-to-speech through Alexa these days?

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It's been unavailable since I did a system upgrade a while back and I can't find it to re-add.

toxic raven
gloomy spoke
toxic raven
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😦 It doesn't show up for me under integrations, or as available when I look to add it. 🤷‍♂️ 😢

gloomy spoke
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Did you install it?

vapid quest
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Hi. I am new to HA and would like to set up a system on a refurbished thin client (money is a slight issue). How much RAM / SSD space would you recommend?

tacit burrow
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It depends on how much you're doing with your HA. For a basic system, 4GB of ram, and 32GB of SSD would be OK (that's all a stock raspberry pi would have).

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But lots of people (myself included) run HA on a slightly bigger box so we can use it for other things too. Either as VMs (ESX, Proxmox etc); or as docker containers and self-managing stuff.

toxic raven
gloomy spoke
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The image?

toxic raven
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Yeah

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The Add-On Store has nothing under "Alexa"

gloomy spoke
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It's not an addon

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It is an integration

toxic raven
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Also nothing under Integrations when I search "Alexa"

gloomy spoke
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I asked if you installed it. Did you?

toxic raven
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I did like, a year ago.

gloomy spoke
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🤷

toxic raven
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It has been fine until a recent update.

gloomy spoke
toxic raven
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Yup

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Update broke it.

gloomy spoke
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Perhaps try again

toxic raven
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Try again what?

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Logs:
Logger: homeassistant.setup
Source: setup.py:186
First occurred: 5:22:34 PM (1 occurrences)
Last logged: 5:22:34 PM

Setup failed for alexa_media: Integration not found.

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Every reboot.

gloomy spoke
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install it

toxic raven
#

🤣

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It doesn't show up in the search

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So I'm guessing somehow I have to manually uninstall it... presumably by removing all references I can find (?)

gloomy spoke
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Just install the damn thing. I gave you the link

toxic raven
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Yes I've read that page repeatedly over the last few months.

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Goto the Configuration -> Integrations page.
On the bottom right of the page, click on the Orange + sign to add an integration.
Search for Alexa Media Player. (If you don't see it, try refreshing your browser page to reload the cache.)

      Note: I DON'T SEE IT REGARDLESS
gloomy spoke
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YOU DIDN't install it

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You started in the middle of the instructions

toxic raven
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Those are steps 1-3.

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Unless you recommend I use a technique other than "Integrations,"

gloomy spoke
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I recommend you start reading from the beginning

toxic raven
#

Well I guess I'll have to do "Manual Mode" since that's the only apparent alternative.

keen turtle
#

anyone using any kwh meters (not volume of water) for water heating radiators (source 1 gas boiler shared) when two apartments sharing the same gas boiler to compute usage cost of gas for each tenant, and if so, what smart hardware meters did you end up using?

thin egret
#

Does anyone here own Tado TRVs? I just realised that my current Tuya TRVs are really bad at keeping a steady temperature, since they can only open the valve competely or close it. I compared them to conventional TRVs and they really keep the temperature perfectly stable. I am now curious to see a graph with how the Tado TRVs perform here, since they are able to just open the valve by 5 or 10% I think.

unreal star
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Hi what TRV do you guys recommend with 2mqtt? I was using Tuya TS0601 and not really happy with them some funcion does not work..

zealous dune
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TS0601 is at least 10 different TRVs

mortal spire
unreal star
thin egret
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I am at the point where I think it is best to let a sophisticated TRV like the one from Tado handle the heating and just turn it on or off when I enter or leave the house/open or close the windows. TRVs that can only go full throttle or nothing will not keep the temperature steady. I ordered a Tado TRV for testing now. If this doesn't work better either, I will probably just use dumb TRVs again.

pallid thistle
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Does anyone know if it is possible to get these working with HA? Lumary 5W LED Recessed Downlight for Ceiling, Φ75mm Beam Angle 52° Twist, Smart Slim WiFi Spot Light, RGBW 2700K-6500K Dimmable, Compatible with Alexa, Google for Kitchen Bedroom Hallway, 2 Pack https://amzn.eu/d/eqXbH6i

cinder sentinel
#

My coordinator stick SLZB-06 connected by USB is not being detected in HASS OS hardware menu. What can I do? Installer instructions say I might need drivers, but AFAIK I cannot install any in HASS OS.

winged knoll
#

What hardware are you running on?

pallid thistle
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I've got ihomma lights that have been in for about 3 years or so, but some of the LED'S are starting to fail.

winged knoll
#

And are you using the PoE or the USB connections for that coordinator?

cinder sentinel
winged knoll
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"The PC"?

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What is it running?

#

HAOS native, HAOS in a VM?

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Something else

winged knoll
unreal star
cinder sentinel
winged knoll
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Then:

  1. The USB port is faulty
  2. The stick is faulty
  3. Both
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Try it in a Windows PC#

cinder sentinel
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port is not faulty since I can see a USB drive when plugged. Also LEDs on coord light up. :S

#

k

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windows doesn't see either... Going to try and install the suggested drivers

winged knoll
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Windows will almost certainly need the driver

thin egret
# unreal star How abut moes?

I can't say, but would assume they are of the same quality. Most TRVs just only have two modes: 1. Completely opened 2. Completely closed. That means your radiator will be quite loud when heating and the temperature will be very unstable

unreal star
#

well the one i use can operate in variable positions not only fully open/closed

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but i am finding problem setting schedules

thin egret
#

I didn't want to buy the expensive Tados from 70€ each first, but I am so annoyed by the Tuyas by now, that I will at least buy one for my living room

thin egret
cinder sentinel
zealous dune
unreal star
thin egret
#

Interesting. How loud are they?

winged knoll
thin egret
#

They actually look like mine, but with Tuya you never know.

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What function doesn't work? I have no issues with controlling them

unreal star
#

i cannot change schedules in for the week

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i 2mqtt

thin egret
#

Yeah that is not supported. The schedules are turned off because they override settings. You can make your own schedules with HA automations though.

unreal star
#

how to do them in automations? i need different schedule from mon to fri 6-5pm and seperate for sat-sun#

#

also do u use any automation for temperature calibration?

thin egret
#

Well you write an automation with time triggers and then set the temperatures of the Tuyas as action

thin egret
unreal star
#

dont have a option for auto, can just set 0 ;/

thin egret
#

I use external thermometers as triggers and then open the valves in manual mode. There is also and auto mode though. Maybe the auto mode has more levels of opening the valves as well

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Show me your TRV card in lovelace

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Or the bindings in Zigbee2MQTT

unreal star
#

i did send ss in private message, cannot send it here

cinder sentinel
broken spoke
#

I have a Ring Video Doorbell Pro that was offline for a month before I noticed. No lights on the device so looks like no power, found a video on youtube saying to not use the Power Kit so I simply disconnected it and then it started working again. Chime works consistently now too (was always a bit flaky), under Transformer Voltage I'm seeing 18v.

Am I good? I have a new house is the powerkit for old houses?

fluid temple
#

Hey just thought I would share that the Magic home devices are in my opinion the best for beginners with lights and led strips. best of all there is no phoning home ( I have adguard home setup and there has been no dns request from the device )

stable steppe
#

Hey! I have a galaxy watch 3 and want to connect it to my homeassistant server, but it won't connect. I have put in my url and I have created a token for life and put that in, but it won't connect. What should I do?

scenic summit
#

I can't fathom why Zooz made 2 different versions for the same product with the same firmware and completely different numbers

toxic raven
glossy prism
#

HACS isn't an add-on; it's a custom integration

gloomy spoke
#

also, not hardware?

#

much fail

winged knoll
#

Hey I have a galaxy watch 3 and want to

flat basalt
#

I have a piece of equipment (Victron Battery Protect) which has an optional on\off switch, and it comes with a jumper wire so it is On out of the box. I'm having trouble with the terminology for the right kind of relay to use for this sort of "no-load" switch (my words).

Is this what "dry contacts" means for something like the Shelly Plus 1?

winged knoll
#

What are you looking to do, turn it on and off using that optional switch's input?

flat basalt
#

Yes

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There's no load amps going over it, its just a "if A is connected to B" sort of thing.

#

You'll see in that link that it is the purple wire.

toxic raven
winged knoll
#

How much interference does what cause with what?

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Also, there's a #zwave-archived channel where you're likely to get better answers

toxic raven
#

Interesting. OK so the way HACS installs and integrates now is different that it was a year ago; once I successfully reinstalled HACS, everything else reinstalled and reconfigured just fine.

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(Everything else = Alexa Media Player and Local Tuya.)

flat basalt
dawn orchid
#

hey i've got an automation with a smart switch for my robot vacuum that only turns on when its supposed to vacuum to charge the robot and then turns off when its done

its an effort to save energy.. now i've checked the kwh usage of the switch out of curiosity and noticed that the usage goes up for charging (naturally) but stays constant even though the switch was offline

is that normal? i thought the kwh sensor is the current consumption as opposed to the total

gusty sequoia
#

kWh are usually accumulated value type sensors, since they don't really have any sort of fluctuating instantaneous value, so what you're seeing is probably as expected. You might look at a W or kW sensor (usually smart plugs will have both) for a value more like what you might be expecting

dawn orchid
#

thanks 🙂

unborn ice
#

Hi All, i've changed my RPI3 setup to use SSD over USB. I've set the boot USB flag, but also still have the old HomeAssistant config on the inserted MicroSD card. Sometimes it boots from SSD sometimes from MicroSD. Already have the SSD hooked up to powerd USB hub. Any tips on how to better "force" to boot home assistant from SSD?

bright seal
#

aside of removing SD card?

keen charm
#

@unborn ice what ssd-to-usb adapter are you using? I'm in the market for something like it

unborn ice
unborn ice
bright seal
#

@unborn ice what Pi do you have? 3B still requires SD for USB boot, 3B+ (and 4) can run without SD (after bios update)

unborn ice
bright seal
#

if thats whats written on it, then you still need SD card :/

#

it might be power budget issue. Full 2.5'' SSD need more than 1000 mA when under load

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so your powered hub should fix it

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one cheap trick you could do is to boot from modest pendrive, with SSD for mass storage.

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thats how my Pi4 runs

bright seal
# keen charm <@814942217130082315> what ssd-to-usb adapter are you using? I'm in the market f...

Not cheap no-name crap, thats for sure. There's bunch of (not) fun issue you can't resolve until you discover your usb enclosure is crap.
I went through two or three enclosures until finally repurposing some oldish pre-built external HDD enclosure.
It reports its chipsets as "174c:55aa ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1051E SATA 6Gb/s bridge, ASM1053E SATA 6Gb/s bridge, ASM1153 SATA 3Gb/s bridge, ASM1153E SATA 6Gb/s bridge", and works perfectly with uptime in months so I'd vouch for anything with that particular chip.

keen charm
#

Yea my install seems to have died from some docker container issue, and everyone online that I can find seems to blame their SD cards. Given that I have an SSD sitting unused in a box, maybe I should just get an adapter and install Haasio on that

bright seal
#

With RPi booting I suggest good 8gb pendrive for OS, and SSD for mass storage. It goes around issues of flashing OS, power budget problems on boot, and makes "format c:" easier after you screw up something.
And migrating between machines is just plugging in disk, docker compose up, done.

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Never SD card. Too slow, and too quickly wears out.

#

And if it starts munching through swap memory, it can overheat.

keen charm
#

There is a big Synology on the network for storage, so I don't know what I want the Home Assistant to store exactly

#

The SSD I have is a 256gb (or maybe 512¿) Samsung drive from a few years ago.

bright seal
#

Oh, I store HA in docker. SSD is msotly for media library of Jellyfin. I had bright idea of moving dockers to other disk when I migrated from PiZero to Pi4 (512MB ram is not enough for video recoding)

keen charm
#

I mostly want my assistant to run all the interfacing between devices, and log metrics to InfluxDB on the Synology

bright seal
#

It was helpful when I discovered that Ubuntu became crap, so switching to clean Raspebian was just reflash pendrive, set up login/password, install docker, mount SSD, docker compose up

#

I am yet to do anything complicated in HA, so far I am just checking it out with a thermometer and one dimmer 🙂

#

but I ordered bunch of metering sockets

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gonna be fun

keen charm
#

I'm not doing much complicated stuff, I just want graphs of everything atm! 🤣 Eventually I want alerting for sensor states like "battery low" or "high temp/humidity in the food larder" etc

bright seal
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I just wanted to dim my lights without vendor-locked cloud crap 😄

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and I have deep hatred toward smart bulbs

#

the moment I can't turn on lights cos updates are pending I'm gonna be on news for manslaughter

tired forge
#

Can you, and should you, combine philips hue with other zigbee devices (via own dongle) in one system? What I mean is not having the zigbee devices run through the Hue bridge, but having a Hue bridge network (lamps, sockets,sensors, etc) and other zigbee devices connecting to home assistant via a zigbee dongle?

winged knoll
tired forge
winged knoll
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Well, that's the one for people not suffering hubs

tired forge
#

Makes sense.. dumping the hub makes me a bit concerned for my WAF-score 🙂

winged knoll
#

Unless they're using the Hue app all the time they'll not notice (if you do it right)

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And even if they are, you can make the Hue app talk to HA instead

tired forge
#

She uses it with google assistant and I am not yet prepared to pay 7,50 a month for the integration with nabu casa...

winged knoll
#

You can do that yourself for free

tired forge
#

makes note definately investigating that!

outer knotBOT
tired forge
#

I have a vested interested in raising my WAF, I need more toys.. I mean serious devices 😄

tired forge
#

Thanks for the help. you have given me lots to work on/think about

blazing harbor
#

Hi - new to this - who can recommend me a smart plug/ light brand in the Netherlands. tempted to go Ikea for costs reasons, but unsure if this is true etc, advise or links welcome 🙂

winged knoll
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Zigbee is a solid choice, and the Tradfri range are Zigbee

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Then you can use your choice of #zigbee-archived integration (and stick) and have a 100% local solution

blazing harbor
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@winged knoll So (assuming you are in NL) what do I need then to get started? What ' base' station and how do I get cheap(er) end plug/ lamps etc?

winged knoll
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I'm not

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You need to head over to #zigbee-archived where there's some pinned messages with the answers you need, and people can provide more guidance

blazing harbor
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Thnx.

finite dawn
#

hello, I'm looking for smart kettle compatible with HA. Can you suggest any ? I had Redmond RK-G200S, but it is broken now. It is still true, that you can't turn on or heat Xiaomi Smart Kettle from HA ?

analog girder
#

Ello! I installed a 2kW heater on a SPE600 smart plug. The plug is reporting around 20kw per hour. How is this possible? 🤔

tacit burrow
#

@analog girder do you mean "kWh"? (which might be total). How many W does it report?

analog girder
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But ye, 20kWh an hour

tacit burrow
#

What W does the report? (this is instanteous)

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kWh is a running total. If you just add it to the energy dashboard, the first stats run will look a bit wierd.

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Once you know what it should have been you can go edit it so it looks better.

analog girder
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There is only an entity for consumption reporting kWh

bitter dove
#

Anyone have any experience with UltraPro light switches? Just looking for advice as far as that or other brand for Zwave

jolly dagger
#

hey does anyone know if the skyconnect stick will make home assistant function as an edge router or will matter support still require another device?

#

as far as i understand it will run as a server itself?

meager gale
pastel quiver
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Hello all,
What outside temperature sensor can you recommend? I prefer zigbee based sensor.

gentle fossil
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I have 2 hue outdoor motion sensors from which I just take the median temperature, works quite good

pastel quiver
gentle fossil
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the average of both sensor values

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the temperature sensors in these are not exact, hue does not promote them as such

gloomy falcon
#

does anyone have a suggestion on how I could easily integrate a temperature sensor with an external sensor? I was thinking along the line of a simple hue motion sensor, which delivers temperature very easily.

winged knoll
#

Unless that's a #diy-archived solution with an ESP you don't generally add (or move) sensors on a device - but if you simply want a temperature sensor integrated into HA that's quite different

gloomy falcon
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I dont want to tweak the motion sensor - I just dont want to do anything complicated or add another bridge to bring the external sensor into ha.

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I'd just like to add the sensor to the hue bridge and have ha record its data. Its about my underfloor heating where the heat "arrives" in my appartment over a brass pipe and I'd like to measure the temperature of this brass pipe.

winged knoll
#

Then you need to add something Hue supports natively

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Or ... ditch the Hue hub and go direct

gloomy falcon
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yeah, but the question is whether anyone has a suggestion for this kind of sensor since there seem to be hardly any available with an external temp sensor.

winged knoll
#

You mean one for outdoors?

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There's plenty of indoor temperature sensors, and enough that could be used with a pipe

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Your biggest problem is that you want it to work with the Hue hub, and that significantly limits your options - to just whatever Philips want to support

gloomy falcon
#

maybe I'll have to ditch the hue part - I am not very experienced in all this so I am looking for some way I can get it to work.

winged knoll
#

Honestly, ditch the Hue hub, switch to #zigbee-archived and you'll never look back

#

You can use all the stuff you have, and far more

prisma scarab
#

is anyone else here using tp-link hs220 dimmers? one of mine suddenly got this message "the entity is no longer being provided by tp link integration". looks like that particular switch is on the newer firmware? does this mean it's broken?

zealous dune
#

As far as integration with HA... Yes

prisma scarab
#

thanks @zealous dune so....I guess the next logical question to ask is : what can I do?

prisma scarab
#

or better question....which is the firmware version that's still working with home assistant?

thin egret
#

Any idea on how to keep the GPIO pins of the esp8266 from turning on for a few milliseconds when it boots?

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Ah well a pull down maybe…

chilly lagoon
#

Hello there, just got my Skyconnect (😻 ), but cant find any instructions.
Anyone may able to provide a link?

gloomy spoke
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  1. Plug in
  2. Automatically discovered, configure it
  3. Enjoy
    🙂
chilly lagoon
gloomy spoke
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not at all

chilly lagoon
#

running core docker, here.

gloomy spoke
#

you do need to pass the device into the container

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I did that by adding the following to my docker-compose.yaml block:

    devices:
      - "/dev/serial/by-id/usb-Nabu_Casa_SkyConnect_v1.0_640ce34f9514ed11a206bc8be054580b-if00-port0:/dev/ttyUSB0"
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and then HA discovered it when I started the container

chilly lagoon
#

ah, think that I could figure that out on my unraid install.
Thank you, so far! 🖖 😉

limber finch
#

Wondered if anyone had any suggestions for a smart outlet. I'm looking for something zigbee ideally, to keep all this smart crap off the wifi. I don't care too much about on/off control, I just want monitoring.

I was looking at some sonoff outlets on amazon, but it's not very clear if they can do monitoring or not.

limber finch
#

Actually forget that. What I'd REALLY like is a clip on smart power meter that can just tell me if current is flowing or not and how much

chilly lagoon
lilac lantern
#

Complete newbie to HA, Wanting to get started from scratch, Initially bought Nest learning thermostat, and Yale door lock, not knowing there are other better options available.
I plan to use an older Acer laptop as my Hub (8th gen i3, 16gb Ram, 512GB M.2 NVMe) Past this I don't know what I will need to get started. Looking for suggestions.

I'm familiar with installing IP PoE Security Cameras (Hikvision rebranded LTS) and plan to have some 4K cams around the house with an NVR to record, they support RTSP.
I want to add home security to entry doors, and all windows. (thinking Ring contact sensors for battery life, and price) House is ~900^' windows on main and upper levels.
I need a Hygrometer sensor in the upstairs space of my Cade Cod house (got closed cell spray foam installed recently), planning to have 2 one for basement too.
I want a motion sensor with a short reset time to turn on a dark hallways light for a brief period of time until motion stops. Considering this for all rooms, cost may prohibit.
House doesn't currently have a Doorbell, considering installing a wired option, want a standard Chime when pressed, a Cell phone notification with picture from security Cam later.
Other things you might suggest or ideas on how to implement this. Any and all help is appreciated.

TLDR: I'm a noob looking for info on hardware to start out in HA with. Point me in a direction for knowledge.

winged knoll
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Zigbee is likely to be a good choice here

gentle yew
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Hi. Are there any zigbee temperature sensors that could be attached to a pipe to monitor its temperature?

winged knoll
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Yes

gentle yew
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any recommendations?

winged knoll
winged knoll
gentle yew
#

I can never guess which channel is right

winged knoll
#

Always read the channel topics 😉

lilac lantern
#

Was thinking to support both Zigbee and Zwave, at least until Matter comes out.

winged knoll
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I did that for a while, and then just went all in with Zigbee - doing both is expensive

lilac lantern
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What do you use to communicate from Hub to sensors?

winged knoll
#

Well, the mesh handles that - the mains powered Zigbee devices

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I use a CC2652 based coordinator (in the form of a USB stick) and the Zigbee2MQTT software to bridge that to HA

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I've got about 80 devices of various types scattered around the house

lilac lantern
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USB better than PoE?

winged knoll
#

Nah, but at the time there weren't any good PoE options

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That's changed now, but the world of home automation moves fast

tacit burrow
#

Anyone had success with tuya-convert? When I start the server/ap bit I can't see the AP from phone/other computers. But iw shows "ap" in available modes for my wireless device (actually an old macbook pro)

winged knoll
vital depot
#

Anyone experienced issue with Sonoff SNZB-02 temperature and humidity sensor loosing connection? I tried to reset, remove the battery, remove from HA but nothing worked. It works for a few day and stopped. The battery was at 100% as it’s brand new sensor

spare oak
zealous dune
vital depot
limber finch
vital depot
covert thunder
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Not sure if this should go into the yellow thread or here but a 2 part question. Let me know if it belongs in the yellow channel.

1 - I have a yellow with a pi CM4 zero, a compatible nVme SSD. Currently I am running HA on a roughly 7 year old Nuc but it's on its last leg. Starting to have random issues (hardware related). I just realized that the CM4 zero obviously doesn't have BT. I have other ESP32 BT proxies setup. Could I use one of these to plug into the yellow or does the yellow even need BT to do proxies?

2 - Can I simply take a backup from my Nuc and restore it to the yellow or would it be more involved? I have a ConBee ZigBee USB adapter running Zigbee2MQTT on my Nuc so from what I have read I would have to reset up every ZigBee device on the yellow due to the different adapter built into the yellow since Zigbee2MQTT doesn't have a backup option like ZHA has. Is this correct? I just want to make sure I have all my bases covered before switching. Thinking about setting up the remote (something) HACs add on which allows 2 HA instances to play nice on the same network but I know it's not officially supported.

analog oar
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I have an Bluetooth Stick in my Raspb. In Section Integration it looks a bit strange. There are two entries for it, where one of it failure:
https://i.imgur.com/GqKUefQ.png

In the logs I see this:

2022-12-12 10:57:55.314 WARNING (MainThread) [bluetooth_auto_recovery.recover] hci0 (00:11:67:55:90:3B) have no BT LE capabilities and will be ignored.
2022-12-12 10:58:16.594 ERROR (MainThread) [bluetooth_auto_recovery.recover] hci0 seems not to exist (anymore), check BT interface mac address in your settings; Available adapters: {1: 'B8:27:EB:6A:9B:3F'}

Which settings are here meant?

gentle fossil
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what stick is it?

analog oar
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Bus 003 Device 014: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)

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@gentle fossil might it be, that rasb3 already have an BT-Device onboard? Then I don't need the dongle anymore

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there is bluetooth on it...

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Do I need to remove the 00:11-67:55:90:3B in any way from the settings, or is it enough to just unplug the stick

analog oar
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ok, just plug-out and restart don't work. I think I have to remove this bluetooth-entry anywhere in the config manually?!
It'? still there in the card

gentle fossil
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select it, click the dotsvertical and remove it ?

analog oar
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thanks. That works. I thought it would remove the whole Bluetooth device-card

zealous dune
hallow tapir
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US: In-wall switches needed. I'd love to find a switch to replace a dumb rocker switch. Preferably a button switch that has a motion sensor in it. Zigbee would be cool but wifi is ok too. Been shopping around but amazon listings are shady as hell about specs

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Can anyone recommend anything?

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Many thanks in advance. Sorry if there's a better channel to ping on this

silent void
#

I am using the Moes BRT-100-TRV radiator valve. I have an issue where the the valve state reads closed yet its 25% open and the radiator is boiling. I have attached an image https://imgur.com/a/Ts66DXx

bright seal
#

ain't all thermostat valves staying slightly open to prevent freezing?

vital depot
vital depot
zealous dune
vital depot
uncut spire
#

to make doorbell smart, what kind of device i can use?
what i want is, when someone press ring, i get an action

so i can send message or so from my home assistant
(not talking about amazon ring ofc 😄 )

zealous dune
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a zigbee door sensor f.e.

gloomy elbow
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Dang I am a 🐌

teal veldt
#

noob here with question regarding Lutron caseta switches. All of my lights are controlled by these switched, and were installed in the lutron app. When they were configured into home assistant some are "lights" and some are "switch". This is an issue when I want to create a light "group" and HA doesn't see a switch. Is there a way that I can change those entities labels from switch to light?

winged knoll
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You want switch_as_x

outer knotBOT
teal veldt
#

Fantastic! Thanks so much for the quick response. Also appreciate the continued support for those of us just learning!

thin egret
#

How can I make the esphome switch component report true after the first press, although it internally turns on off after a few ms again?

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The device I am switching with it just needs a short press, but I want to keep a memory for the on/off state in the frontend

tired forge
#

Does anyone know some good ethernet zigbee bridge that would also support matter when it is released?

winged knoll
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How can I make the esphome switch

void moth
#

Hi folks, I've installed a RTC module on a RPI3, its seems to work, when I SSH into and ask for date, it's fine. But when I hwclock -r ... the RTC directory doesnt exist... so i'm confuse.

tacit warren
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"IEEE 802.3-compliant, including pre-standard (legacy) PoE support. The PoE powering requires at least 37V DC to operate successfully"
Struggling a bit on finding a compatible PoE injector.. Is any injector with "IEEE 802.3" compatible regardless of the lettering?

winged knoll
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Likely it's 802.3af-2003

tacit warren
#

I see, from all i can tell the Ubiquiti U-POE-AF is a good option then

winged knoll
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Any -af injector will be fine

tacit warren
#

Alright i see, thank you so much:)

quartz fulcrum
#

I can't tell if this has been asked and answered. I've got HA running in a container on a large PC in my basement. I've got a pair of Raspberry Pi 3's sitting around doing nothing. I'd like to make the RPI's into a ZWave and Zigbee bridge accessible to my HA instance. My Zwave and Zigbee devices are all upstairs, far away from the PC so a USB bridge in the server wouldn't help me. What's the best way to do this from a software and hardware perspective?

winged knoll
quartz fulcrum
gloomy elbow
#

You can always get network connected dongles.

quartz fulcrum
gloomy elbow
#

Yes

quartz fulcrum
# gloomy elbow Yes

Any that you recommend? I'm running a Vera and it's pretty obviously not, um... got a future 😛

sinful tree
tacit burrow
#

Buy it and tell us 🙂

zealous dune
#

Eko Home app looks like a rebadged Tuya

red fox
#

Seeing minimal support for the Lenovo Smart Clock (v2 in my case) from google searches. Is this the case? Right now my HA only sees it as a chromecast device. It clearly can sense movement and I'm assuming has other sensors, I'd love to access those as entities...

winged knoll
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Unfortunately it would require Google to expose that information somehow...

red fox
#

Yeah, I can see how that might be a hindrance...

winged knoll
#

The delay will be in the sensor itself, not the processing of the signal, unless you run HA on a potato

winged knoll
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What on earth do you mean by "non-smart smart"?

zealous dune
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Formerly smart? Smart but not that smart to be called smart?

winged knoll
#

The left half, or the right half?

civic kraken
#

Do you mean that it doesn't have a built-in assistant? 🤨

glossy prism
#

That's what I suspect

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Sounds like they're looking for Sonos or something similar

zealous dune
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"a speaker" then?

glossy prism
#

Network connected without a voice assistant, yeah

willow timber
gloomy spoke
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Or one that answers 'what is 2+2?' with '5'

willow timber
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DUMB SPEAKER

young vector
winged knoll
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Hopefully you're using ZHA, and not Zigbee2MQTT

young vector
#

thanks

static beacon
#

does someone here use shelly TRV's

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im wondering if you can see the position of the valve

silent void
tribal lava
#

@queen vessel hey do you or any of the other devs need any of the m5stack atom lite's for testing? I somehow managed to double my order and figure if they are needed I dont mind contributing

queen vessel
#

Thanks for the offer but all good. Managed to get some by ordering the stepper motor kit.

distant dove
#

Does anyone know when DrZzs is going to stock the dig-unos?

winged knoll
#

You'd be better off asking on his Discord, where they can answer that 😉

#

Last update on any of them was likely January

distant dove
void moth
#

Anyone succesfully add an external RTC on top of HAOS ?

tawdry bear
#

any trane XL850 owners out there? im interested (and have some time for the next month) to write a local-only integration for it (if possible)

gleaming yew
#

Guys what's the right channel to ask about editing the core OS itself?

winged knoll
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Editing?

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Clearly not this channel

gleaming yew
#

I have an issue with z2m that suggests disabling USB suspend but the path it says /etc/default/grub doesn't exist on my hassos

winged knoll
gleaming yew
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Yeah no channel appears to be a right match

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Ah ty, will try in there

dry flint
#

So I installed a BLE_tracker based on the ESP_home proxy. It saw a iBeacon ... I assume it my airtag on the dog. ALthough there is nothing on it. No entities or anything. Should there be ?

willow timber
#

After you configure it, it should show something the next time it sees a broadcast from it

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I had iBeacon show up before, configured it, no idea what it was

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wait, I have a bunch of stuff from it now

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must be the neighbors

dry flint
#

Hmmm been running for a few days. I would think it would update something ...

zealous dune
loud mauve
#

does anybody have any experience with the Pimoroni Enviro+ ?

loud mauve
#

well, if anybody does end up stopping by this section, i have been scouring google for answer and cant seem to find it, if anybody has any intel please give me a shout! I have the Pimoroni Enviro+ , did some tinkering around with it when it was connected to a pi. got it doing everything it says it can do thus far, but now , in efforts to consolidate pi's i was wanting to attach the hardware to the existing pi thats running the Home Assistant (no docker). but of course having the HA OS on the pi, the install instructions/commands wont directly transfer. has anybody tried to do this?

steel flax
#

I'm looking for some (preferably) zigbee, room temperature setting displays. The room temperatures in my house will soon be individually controlled via electronic radiator valves and HA. Need a display to show and set the room temp.
A bit like a google nest thermostat display, or similar. Show the room temp, the set point and a up/down button.

sudden mango
#

Once you flash Sonoff31, can you do future updates without taking it apart?

gusty sequoia
#

https://valetudo.cloud/ is something you might look at, at least. Local-only alternate vacuum firmware (for some specific vacuums it's compatible with, of course) and they've got instructions for HA integration

#

n.b. I have not used it, just seen it mentioned/read a bit

glossy prism
sudden mango
boreal oar
#

Probably gonna be a lot of this this season, just got a Kyvol l20 robot vacuum for xmas. Doesn’t appear to have any integration to HA, but my question is, does anyone with a robot vacuum find any value in being able to integrate with ha?

blazing ginkgo
#

Hi All, do you need to place Zigbee device in their final spot before adding? Or do they relearn best router paths after moving later? Can you trigger this somehow? new to Zigbee as you can see 😉

#

And what do Zigbee Groups do? (using HA Yellow btw)

winged knoll
pallid thistle
# zealous dune Yes with Tuya integration but you're probably not gonna be happy with it

Thank you. Any advice about recessed rgbw lighting for the UK Market that won't cost a body organ and will work with HA?

A few years back I used some really cheap (about £15 each) rgbw gu10's and flashed them with tasmota, but the build quality was shocking and collectively I think they lasted about six months.

The Ihomma lights i have, have lasted well considering how long they get used everyday.

zealous dune
#

Innr lights are ok

pallid thistle
#

Just looking on amazon at those, do they all need a hub? Did you put tasmota on them?

zealous dune
#

They're Zigbee and they need a hub, you cannot flash them with custom firmware as is

pallid thistle
#

I don't have any zigbee devices, everything i have is WiFi atm. Can I run a zigbee hub if I'm running docker?

winged knoll
#

Yes

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#zigbee-archived has pinned messages that explain it all, and can help more, but it's trivial to pass a USB device through

elder spruce
#

Hello everyone i have a question i want to lower my ceeling its 9meter long 5 meters wide what led strip can i use the best to intergrate it easy on home assistant any tips on the brand ? And can i just connect them to one long led strip of 29M i was thinking 2 times 10m and 2 times 5m on a controller that is suited for home assistant my brand i wanted to buy is the goove led strip rgbww any tips and advice would be appriciated in a @ form because my phone is not the best 😦

Hope someone can help me out

drifting grove
dusk narwhal
#

Hi! Can someone tell me what type m2 wifi card can be used with dell wyse 5070? there is something like "M.2: CNVio" - does 5070 support that? What card you use in your 5070? I need good working card with 5ghz and BT5+

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Intel has 2 cards 9260 and 9560 and the only difference is thier System Interface Type: Wi-Fi(PCIe), BT(USB) vs M.2: CNVio

limber finch
#

my TV has an RS232 port on the back...I'm contemplating somehow hooking that up to a pi and (over the network) making that available to homeassistant for control

#

is this possible?

gentle fossil
#

are you sure its rs232 and not vga ?

limber finch
#

@gentle fossil very sure.

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@gentle fossil the LG manual also lists the serial commands to do various things

gentle fossil
#

I've never seen a tv with serial I believe 😄

limber finch
#

@gentle fossil that sounds like a you problem 😉

gentle fossil
#

well yeah if the manual gives you the commands then its totally possible

limber finch
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i'm aware it's technically possible

#

what I'm asking is how to get home assistant to issue those commands to another device

gentle fossil
#

you can go multiple ways about this

limber finch
#

so, my idea is to have a pi hooked up to this thing exposing a web server making the serial commands available over the network

gentle fossil
#

first make sure the serial connection to the pi is open

limber finch
#

then have the home assistant instant connect to the web server and issue the commands

gentle fossil
#

then either issue commands on the pi from home assistant (with your webserver or whatever) or pass the whole serial device to the machine where ha runs and issue the commands there

limber finch
#

thought about doing that, but i wanted to have control over what serial commands could be run

gentle fossil
#

ser2net

limber finch
#

oh thx

#

i was going to write my own

#

...telnet?!

#

eep.

hallow tapir
#

I've been googling all morning and I'm still lost so I'm hoping someone can point me in a direction:
Currently have Hue HUB associated with HA. My wife and I are completely fine not using any of the wall rocker switches for the lights but I think guests will probably have a hard time understanding certain things and might turn off switches to turn off lights (understandably), so I want to find wall switches that are (probably?) zigbee that just send commands to HA rather than physically turning off and on lights. I live in the US and the only functionality I want really is to have ON/OFF/Dimming and as a bonus it would be cool if there were motion sensors.

Any recs here would be amazing.

#

Also LMK if this is the wrong channel. I can see why it might be a grey area

tacit burrow
#

@hallow tapir are the hue switches not enough?

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Then you can always use hue independent of HA

#

Yeah they're a bit spendy

hallow tapir
#

the hue switch also doesn't seem to be a 1:1 replacement for the in-wall switches which I was hoping for

frozen tundra
#

Currently I'm running my home assistant on my Synology Nas in a docker container. Without the add-ons because it's not a os version. I installed all that I needed in other docker containers zigbee2mqtt rednode and so on. Now I've been thinking if it would be better to run it on a standalone device where all the add-ons are included. Thoughts ?

hallow tapir
frozen tundra
#

So you don't run it as a docker container on your Nas but as a VM ?

hallow tapir
#

yes I run it as a VM and it's been so much easier to manage

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Synology is great but there are enough limitations to their hardware that adding functionality to a VM running on a little PC is just the more scalable solution for me

frozen tundra
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If you run it on a little pc why did you just not use the HA install ?

#

You still use a VM ?

hallow tapir
#

my choice to use it as a VM is just for portability and the ability to use the little PC for other things as well.

#

but you could totally just use the HA install

frozen tundra
#

I use the reverse proxy of Synology Nas to remotely use HA and google assistant

hallow tapir
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I can't speak to that setup really since I don't know your whole network setup but I'm sure you could get that same functionality on a PC or VM

frozen tundra
#

Was thinking if HA yellow or a Mini PC would be better

#

A dedicated system just for HA

hallow tapir
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I like using the PC more since yellow is basically just a rasp pi and I see people outgrowing those in forums fairly often

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take that with a grain of salt though I've only been at this for 2 months so far.

frozen tundra
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I would prefer a old laptop since I have a ups build in

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Since it has*

hallow tapir
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I also have extra computers laying around because I run an MSP

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yeah thats smart too

frozen tundra
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But I don't currently have a old laptop laying around sadly

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So my best option is a mini PC then

hallow tapir
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look at "MinisForums" PCs on amazon

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Minisforum N40 would probably serve you well for this

frozen tundra
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There is a company here in my country that sells mini pc's with HA pre installed

hallow tapir
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man I need to switch businesses that's genius

frozen tundra
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Yeah though that also

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And I'm constantly running container on container to add the add-ons to my ha

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I know you don't need the os

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But all add-ons are there and just thinking it would be so much easier to setup stuff if I can just click in HA os

hallow tapir
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yeah I can 100% confirm you're saving yourself headaches by not running it on synology

frozen tundra
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So not HA yellow then

hallow tapir
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I mean it would be better I just still prefer the PC options for a number of reasons.

frozen tundra
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Yeah looking for it at the moment its gonna be a hell of a job putting my coordinator and so on the new mini pc

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Aldo I don't think it wil be to hard got it to work on my Nas

tacit burrow
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I also run haos on a virt manager (proxmox) just do much easier

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On a refurb Lenovo thinkcentre . Small fast cheap

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And not too bad on power

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Haos is a one-line install in proxmox if you use script

hallow tapir
gleaming yew
thin egret
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If I can't get this to work, I think I will completely give up smart heating systems as they can't keep the temperature as steady as conventional TRVs. The conventional ones are also much quieter

merry glade
thin egret
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Mmmh tacos

thin egret
merry glade
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I find the scheduler easier in tado - do you have HA controlling this? If so would you mind sharing how you did it - I’m not sure how to easily setup schedules for different rooms on different days with little faff?

thin egret
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I find the scheduler easier in tado do

hidden plover
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Hi!

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I have a set of "dumb speakers", is there any way I could convert them to be "sonos-like" (aka UPnP ready) cheaply?

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I was thinking of buying some really cheap dac on aliexpress and some Risc-V boards from pine64 to controll them

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Or does anyone here have better ideas?

winged knoll
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Hook them up to a Pi running one of the many options like SqueezePlayer or similar

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HiFiBerry etc

thin egret
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Can anyone recommend a TRV that can do more than "full throttle" or "closed"? I am getting bit desperate here :/

limber finch
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Does anyone have any experience intercepting utility meter RF signals to feed into HA? I've tried using OpenEI to get mu utility rates, but there seems to be no way to access my utility usage. So I was wondering about listening to the RF traffic from my utility meters.

hidden plover
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I'll try to look into it

hidden plover
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If you're gonna test it then could you please report your experiences with it?

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I'm interested too

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Oh ok

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Then I think I'll have to test it

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Hopefully I won't brick it

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I have a s5 max, i think

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The s7 has 8gb of emmc, it seems

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Holy shit

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Yeah

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If only there was a vacuum robot made with open source in mind

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I should open my own brand, that'll be easier

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Aren't they stored in the cloud?

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Ah it runs android?

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Wtf.

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I'd like to be able to point to a chamber on my map on HA and him to go there

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I feel like that would be cool.

wild badge
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Anyone found a way to find localkey from an Eufy G30 hybrid?

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Seems it doesnt work with the old app and with logcat i only get md5 messages

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12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:62]md5 key len:16
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:75
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:12
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:115
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:167
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:43
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:96
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:96
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:194
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:74
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:161
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:154
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:120
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:141
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:120
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:248
12-19 19:40:38.874 13835 13835 I Tuya-NativeSecrete: [fetchEncodeKey:65]md5 key:164

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I did find my device id though

thin egret
pseudo tulip
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what's everyone's favorite outdoor multi-relay switch (either zwave or zigbee)? I have the zooz zen16 but it doesn't work consistently below freezing

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)
thick jasper
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does switching from sonoff-E to sonoff-P require re-installing zigbee2mqtt and repairing all devices? or is it possible to switch the stick more easily somehow?

winged knoll
pseudo tulip
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sorry, i'm in the USA, looking for something to trigger 2 garage doors using HA that works in all temperatures, either zigbee or zwave, budget is around $100USD but that's flexible

wise gorge
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I didnt save the documentation last time.
How do i expose a usb device to docker-compose.. I thought i did it with "docker run -t - i /dev/ttyusb0 "
I am trying to expose a usb zigbee and a usb zwave controller

winged knoll
wise gorge
winged knoll
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You forgot something obvious

wise gorge
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docker run --device /dev/ttyACM0:/dev/ttyACM0
"docker run" requires at least 1 argument.
See 'docker run --help'.

Usage: docker run [OPTIONS] IMAGE [COMMAND] [ARG...]

Run a command in a new container

winged knoll
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That nice link that gives you the compose version

wise gorge
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I added a serial component 3-4 weeks ago. And i needed to expose the usb device to the container itself... and put it in the docker compose which you are reffering to

winged knoll
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You add the required lines to your compose file, and then docker compose up -d CONTAINER_NAME

wise gorge
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okay. I will try

I already added it to the docker compose.yaml.. and rebooted.. don't see it

winged knoll
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Rebooting ... is a thing you do when you upgrade operating systems

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When you make changes to a compose file you just have to up it

wise gorge
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omg

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okay

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🙂

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will try

daring talon
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I just got four Sengled E21-N1EA lights, two of them work perfectly via ZHA integration, but two of them keep dropping into "unreachable" status after a few hours. Any tips?

wise gorge
winged knoll
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Well, it works fine... but you're passing it into the wrong container

stoic falcon
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Hello, I'm working on building ESP based hardware IoT modules for HA, Is there anything that you wish there was a product for on HA?

bright seal
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Ethernet Powerline configurable from HA please 🙂

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cos all I found have crappy propertiary webtrashui

stoic falcon
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Ok can look at those! Thanks.

bright seal
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It would be quite cool to just be able to replace standard electric socket with it, smash that pairing button, and viola

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instead of running 100 meters to press sync button on other side in time

stoic falcon
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Was there any specific one you liked, there are a lot of them.

bright seal
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I settled on MULTPPPG9072/73SET, 'cos having one module with WiFi makes it quite handy to set up strong internet access in weird places in 20 seconds flat

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but syncing can fail, so another 100meter run, or sometimes descyn, 'cos powerline is finicky like that

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having them comunicate on separate network, like ZigBee, would be cool

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for admin stuff only, of course

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like syncing 🙂

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the worst part is how hunking big those modules are, not blocking nearby sockets would be cool

static horizon
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Are there any good in-wall switches that are local connection (no cloud service) worth getting other than zwave / zigbee?

swift sand
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i am after some recommendations on a switch please. I got a Lifx 4 button switch only to work out it was not stateful on event change (the LEDs on the switch did not change to match the status).

I am after some recommendations please. My requirements are:

  • Should look good (subjective i know)
  • Should have multiple buttons (or better yet come in 1, 2, 3, 4 button options)
  • Should be able to have different actions, like single, double and long press.
  • Should be stateful (LED status on the switch changeable to match the action)
  • Ideally not be a 1:1 match for the power gang behind it. i.e. power 1 should be controllable independent of button 1.
  • No cloud.

Any ideas please?

stoic falcon
stoic falcon
unique lantern
remote island
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trying to configure asus bluetooth adapter to work with home assistant running VM but it don't allow me. Device is being recognized as hci0

bright seal
remote island
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I dont think so, because I can see the device in HomeAssistant as hci0

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otherwise it would not be visible, right? if I do ls -la /sys/class/bluetooth in HA OS I can see the device

limber finch
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quick thing

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how do i convert an iso date string into a date time object

gloomy spoke
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|as_datetime

limber finch
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but thanks

twilit relic
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hey i just got the EP1 from Everything Smart Tech! it's awesome and currently connected to my HASS

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i'm wondering if i can ALSO make it into a blueooth proxy w/o wrecking the existing setup it has... it's running ESP32 and has all the right hardware

pure rivet
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It's definitely possible to use it as a Bluetooth proxy, and I'd imagine that you'd need to get the default esphome config for the device, add ble proxy to the end, and upload it to the device

pure rivet
twilit relic
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ok so i can't have two competing configs. i have to modify the original, then replace

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?

pure rivet
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Yeah, the config essentially builds the firmware to go into the device, so two configs would generate two separate bits of firmware (and you can only flash one of them)

snow mantle
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thinking to upgrade to a HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Mini. wonder how well supported the hardware is

bright seal
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Do you need USB 3.0 for Sonof USB ZigBee dongle? Does it even work in USB 3.0 mode on Raspberry?
I have it currently dangling on 2.0 extension cord, and have no issue with my whole 5 devices (but there will be more).

wild badge
winged knoll
static horizon
zealous dune
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you can't get the price?!?