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void spear
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I have a bit of a weird one here, I have HAOS running on a Dell Optiplex using Proxmox. It has a 500 GB HDD installed but when I originally created the VM several months ago, I for some reason only made the boot disk size 32GB. Today I tried to increase the size using the GUI but mistakenly made it over the size of the HDD and wasn't sure how to decrease it correctly. After restarting, it still shows the expanded size and seems to work correctly even though the size is wrong. Should I start over and correct it or will it be fine?

silk patrol
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Error installing File Editor Add on

marsh spoke
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Yeahh, I know something about that. You guys are right. I'm stupid thinking that I will have any kind of a reliable system while putting my home automations, file management and a Windows system in one place.
Windows is giving me enough headache on my personal computer, if it would at the same time take down my home automations and file network, I would get crazy.

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What about taking the personal computer out of the equation though? NAS with Home Assistant? Could I set up both on Linux?
I know Home Assistant can be setup in a few ways, including Linux.

fading nimbus
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I have a Onodroid n2 plus with home assistant installed on a 32 gig eMMC. I’m worried about my storage and want to add more on. I was thinking of adding a 256 gig sd card on to it. Do I have to format it in a certain way? And how do I get HA to use it? Also, are there other options for expandable storage or is a micro sd card reliable?

winged knoll
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SD cards are not reliable

fading nimbus
winged knoll
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I'd assume an SSD would do

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I don't use the ODroid though

cold moon
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if it's like a pi4 then you need to confirm the ssd enclosure used works with it (not all do on a pi for example)

fading nimbus
cold moon
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you're probably better off investing in some better gear

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used laptop, mini pc, etc

fading nimbus
winged knoll
fading nimbus
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It’s just I need external storage

cold moon
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ah external

fading nimbus
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I’m on 14% storage used

unique lantern
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SD cards are not reliable, so an SSD is going to be the most reliable storage option

fading nimbus
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If anyone can provide a link to a reliable ssd that would be helpful

winged knoll
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Buy something branded - Crucial, WD, Samsung, etc

cold moon
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unless it's recently changed the 870 evo (cheaper non pcie4 version) is almost the same price as the not-so-good-ones

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so i go with those

fading nimbus
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Like a actual ssd and get an enclosure or a travel ssd?

unique lantern
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Either one

winged knoll
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Or an NVMe and enclosure

cold moon
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can that sbc even handle that sp33d tho

winged knoll
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I picked up a Crucial NVMe and unbranded enclosure for less than the equivalent Crucial SSD

cold moon
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plus nvme run so hot 😦

winged knoll
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Warm... 😛

cold moon
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warm++

fading nimbus
cold moon
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it's just a sata ssd..

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you'd still need a usb to sata adapter/enclosure

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same with nvme to usb

fading nimbus
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Oh

cold moon
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there are some neat enclosures with a built in heatsink for nvmes

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it's like a giant flash drive on steroids

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i use the startech usb3.0 sata to usb for my pi4s

unique lantern
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You don't even need an enclosure, I just have a USB to SATA cable and the bare drive sitting next to the pi

cold moon
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some adapters are built around an enclosure

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it's just plastic lol

unique lantern
cold moon
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yeah that's what i use

fading nimbus
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I found this

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It can be powdered

copper juniper
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for ha sata ssd is likely plenty; don't need extream speeds...

errant jasper
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Advices on temperature and humidity sensors? (Brand/model)

cold moon
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wifi/zigbee/zwave/?

unique lantern
jagged crypt
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just as an aside, you can buy 256gig Sata SSD's in blister packs, i thought it was funny

cold moon
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Like a TRV?

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You looked up TRV?

hallow tapir
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Should there be any consideration for GFX card in a machine that would run home assistant and have a dashboard of like 10 live cams? Or would it be strictly a RAM issue?

cedar sage
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Hello there, I think I'm in an huge problem :(. Just received the Skyconnect Key. It was not working after 2 min (I managed to sync my devices, do some actions then nothing). I tried to activate Matter (don't know why, I'm stupid). Now it's still not working even if the key is well detected to HA. I try to reinstall the zigbee only firmware, here is what I got :

2023-02-03 22:50:45 a0d7b954-ssh universal_silabs_flasher.flash[1405] INFO Extracted GBL metadata: NabuCasaMetadata(metadata_version=1, sdk_version=<AwesomeVersion SemVer '4.1.3'>, ezsp_version=<AwesomeVersion SimpleVer '7.1.3.0'>, fw_type=<FirmwareImageType.NCP_UART_HW: 'ncp-uart-hw'>)
2023-02-03 22:50:45 a0d7b954-ssh universal_silabs_flasher.flasher[1405] INFO Probing ApplicationType.GECKO_BOOTLOADER
2023-02-03 22:50:47 a0d7b954-ssh universal_silabs_flasher.flasher[1405] INFO Probing ApplicationType.CPC
2023-02-03 22:50:51 a0d7b954-ssh universal_silabs_flasher.flasher[1405] INFO Probing ApplicationType.EZSP
Error: Failed to probe running application type```

Can someone here be able to help me ? 😦
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Sorry if wrong channel

cedar sage
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NVM, didn't disable the add on :). So I'm back to the state where I can't find my devices anymore. Thanks anyway

tacit burrow
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Anyone have TP-Link Easy Smart Switch? Want to try our integration? It captures port-status, tx/rx/bad packet counts, vlan configuration, etc. Add https://github.com/lyricnz/tplink_ess to your HACS custom repo...

mossy hemlock
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Needing to get a portable AC unit I can hook into hassio so I can kick it off when I'm almost home. I live in Australia but all I can find is dumb units

marsh spoke
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Hello,
I wonder if it's possible to reliably have both Home Assistant and NAS server on one PC.
I want to save by purchasing one decent used PC or laptop that will host both Home Assistant and NAS server.
I can install Linux if that will improve performance/reliability.

If it's possible, how is that done? Will the NAS and HA work independently, will I be able to turn off/reboot one, without having to reboot second?

I also heard that HA can't use internal disk, is that true?

fresh flume
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So I'm aware of Individually addressable RGB LED strips + WLED, but what Strips/Controllers/Software should I look for when I just want a high CRI warm light strip that I can dim? (UK, no specific budget, Wi-Fi or Zigbee)

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Hello

marsh spoke
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High CRI warm light strip with Smart control

hallow bear
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Has anybody ever gone through the process of connecting a Hitachi Yutaki Combi S (Heat Pump) ?

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From my searching - I think I need to get both ATW-TAG-02 and AHP-SMB-01 ... which together will cost ~390EUR .... so it would be good to know that they'll work before I buy them.

foggy wasp
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Is anyone else having issues with ESPhome + esp8266 connecting to wifi networks? Seems like it can't match the ssid.

glossy prism
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Is it a hidden network?

foggy wasp
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Nope

glossy prism
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40 MHz channel width by any chance?

foggy wasp
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Seems to go round and round listing the network (with the matching ssid in it) and log - No matching network found

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Hmm let me check

foggy wasp
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Oddly a load of other boards I set up ages ago are fine.

glossy prism
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Might as well switch it to 20 MHz; that's generally recommended for 2.4 GHz WiFi anyway

foggy wasp
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Blaugh tplink deco doesnt let you change settings

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Probably time to split my wifi network with a dedicated AP for IoT anyway.

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Anyone got any recommendations?

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Ah actually it must be the config - just flashed an older node that works and it connects fine.

gentle fossil
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Why dedicated ap?

timber vector
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is the orange pi compatible with raspberry pi stuff
like can i flash homeassistant os on an sd card put it in the orange pi and it will just work?

foggy wasp
glossy tide
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Just got my skyconnect, I guess I enabled multi-pan mode. The SkyConnect is discovered in integrations but when I go to add it it says "Unknown error occurred"

meager gale
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@timber vector no it won't work

glossy tide
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or at least when trying to migrate or add my skyconnect it tells me "failed to connect"

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despite being able to see it and the relative and by-id info being correct

timber vector
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but thx

limpid lotus
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hi, any 1 tested max number camera can support for streaming in raspberry pi 4 B ?

heavy depot
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Moved over to SkyConnect, Didnt change IEEE, Started to add devices, every light I add connects but then randomly flash when on, some calm down after a while. Any ideas? or do I go back to Sonoff until Skyconnect is more stable.

glossy tide
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I have my sky connect on passthrough via proxmox, it shows up in HA but just keeps telling me unable to connect or similar when trying to add it. The Zwave and Conbee controllers work perfectly. 😔

drifting grove
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I have a second ssd in my in my HA machine and it's listed as a second disk in the "all hardware" menu.
***Any way to get that to show up in media and or add a folder on the drive to access in samba?
Not sure if drive needs to be formatted (main HA disk has 8 parts and the second drive only has 2 parts in hardware menu)
Was hoping to add a bunch of my old mp3's to it. 2 x 500gb ssd's so even room for surveillance footage although i have frigate and it's storage on another machine. Google didn't bring up very much - mostly just moving data disk or booting from external/secondary drive.

jagged matrix
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hi, since yesterday, my sonoff ZBDongle-E isn't detected by my HAOS, /dev/ttyACM0 dosen't show up anymore

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info 2023-02-05 15:35:08: Logging to console and directory: '/config/zigbee2mqtt/log/2023-02-05.15-35-08' filename: log.txt info 2023-02-05 15:35:08: Starting Zigbee2MQTT version 1.30.0 (commit #unknown) info 2023-02-05 15:35:08: Starting zigbee-herdsman (0.14.89) error 2023-02-05 15:35:09: Error while starting zigbee-herdsman error 2023-02-05 15:35:09: Failed to start zigbee error 2023-02-05 15:35:09: Check https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/installation/20_zigbee2mqtt-fails-to-start.html for possible solutions error 2023-02-05 15:35:09: Exiting... error 2023-02-05 15:35:09: Error: Error while opening serialport 'Error: Error: No such file or directory, cannot open /dev/ttyACM0' at SerialPort.<anonymous> (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/adapter/z-stack/znp/znp.ts:146:28) at SerialPort._error (/app/node_modules/@serialport/stream/dist/index.js:76:22) at /app/node_modules/@serialport/stream/dist/index.js:112:18

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my adapter is corretely detected by my windows PC

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the usb port is detected at /dev/bus/usb/001/001 and /dev/bus/usb/002/001

winged knoll
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What hardware is HAOS running on?

silver kraken
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i have some issues with aqara zigbee devices becoming unavailable through the skyconnect. googling a bit, i see other ppl are having the same issue. is my only solution to get a different controller?

unique lantern
silver kraken
jagged matrix
winged knoll
jagged matrix
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(HAOS runs on a vm)

winged knoll
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Ah... finally the answer to the question I asked

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Check your VM software

jagged matrix
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yup

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nope, all right, the usb port is showing up in HA

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at

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/dev/bus/usb/001/001

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and

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/dev/bus/usb/002/001

winged knoll
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But ... is the stick showing in the hardware menu

jagged matrix
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nope

winged knoll
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Then you have a problem with the VM

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What are you using?

jagged matrix
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idk, it uses qcow2 format, it's a software thats on FreeboxOS

winged knoll
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Well, you need to start troubleshooting on Freebox then

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Does that detect the stick correctly?

jagged matrix
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how to

winged knoll
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No idea

jagged matrix
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lol

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i'm gonna check the leds on the stick

winged knoll
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I mean... I'm not daft enough to run my home automation server on a platform I don't understand 😛

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I would assume however there's a forum/chat for the platform

jagged matrix
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yeah i understand

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

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

drifting grove
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Yeah I'd say this is why many suggest just dedicated hardware and running the HAOS image on that hardware - makes things pretty fool proof

winged knoll
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I'd be surprised if there's not some chat/forum for it somewhere...

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I asked Google and #1 hit was one

jagged matrix
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we are >300 to use it with HAOS

drifting grove
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No insight on using my second drive in my HA machine for MP3's etc - i know it's kind of off track but hey haha

unique lantern
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You can't use multiple drives on HAOS

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The only option is to move your data disk to a separate drive, but that's really designed for something like a Pi where you need to boot from an SD card but want to put everything else on an SSD

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If you need more complex storage options than that, switch to a Container install

jagged matrix
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or make a RAID of to disk to use as one

jagged matrix
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the VM software is QEMU 4.1.0, EDK2 201811

drifting grove
jagged matrix
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@winged knolli just restart the whole box (the actual hardware) and it works, the usb ports was in a "safe mode" due to a power outrage

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my problem in now gone

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thx

outer knotBOT
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@azure thunder Please do not cross post. Read the channel description, post it and wait for folks to respond. Crossposting wastes people's time as they're unaware of the help you're getting elsewhere.

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

winged knoll
azure thunder
winged knoll
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If in doubt, look for the most specific channel

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Zigbee > Yellow > Hardware

fierce finch
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hi guys, not sure if someone else faces the same issue as i do : i am using a Sonoff Dimmer (D1) , runs great but it sometimes just turns on the light for 1 sec and then goes off again

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it might not even take 1 sec

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use_rm433_remote: False

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i'm using ESPHome and rm433 has been disabled. Not sure if i'm having a hardware issue?

drifting grove
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Have you made sure it's not going online and offline in the history / even logs on device. Maybe you're default on light state is off when device connects to wifi so when it reconnects after dropping the network the light goes off

drifting grove
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Can I in some way make use of the leds on my TS0044 scene switch?

zealous dune
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No

iron cloak
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Hey anyone got the aqara Water leakage sensores and can tell me how fast they go from "wet" to "dry" if they are taken out of the water?

winged knoll
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Hey anyone got the aqara Water leakage

sand crow
old pelican
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Is there a list of smart plugs that do not need any app or registration? Just like the Shelly Plugs? I have some of these, but I am looking for some with integrated USB ports.

winged knoll
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Anything Zigbee will be fine

cinder sentinel
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I've bought an Aqara vibration sensor to try and attach it to my extractor hood duct, so when it's on, to avoid the lights go off (as light needs to be on for the extractor to work). But after testing for a bit in my hands, and also attaching it, they don't seem to be precise enough even with precision at high. It just doesn't detect it. I'll have to find a different use for it.

Then I thought about a much easier way to detect that, which is noise! But I'm not finding it easy to find a zigbee noise sensor. :S Can someone recommend any? Or if you have some other idea of how to solve this problem.

limpid lotus
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hi guys, I using raspberry pi4 for HA,
recently I lost connection to my system. I restart the machine then everything back to normal.
checking the journal is the only way to identify the root cause ?

winged knoll
old pelican
candid vector
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can someone link me to the list of supported hardware for home assistant OS? I once found it, but now not anymore

winged knoll
candid vector
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any devices to avoid because support will run out?

winged knoll
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I'd suggest not a Pi

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Pretty sure that list is outdated too... they've not built images for the Pi/Pi Zero for a long time now

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I'd suggest Generic x86-64 over anything else

proper frost
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Pi Zero 2 W, running 128 gigs of swap memory smart

candid vector
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hmm. well, a friend can sell me his old odroid XU4, but yeah, its old

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

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

winged knoll
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Yes, any PC

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NUC is usually over priced

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Old laptop is usually cheap and low power

candid vector
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over here that doesn't fly, electricity is too expensive for that

winged knoll
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"that"?

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I've been running HA on an old i5 laptop that has a peak draw of about 9 or 10W, compared to the 6W of a Pi4, and it can drop down to idle a lot faster than a Pi4

candid vector
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hmm, that low? i'd have to measure what my thinkpad X220 uses

winged knoll
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Remember to measure it with the display powered off

azure kernel
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Hey guys I am looking for a light sensor that I can install outside an when the sun goes down the light in the garden turn on have some one an idea what I can take as a light sensor ?

fringe crater
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I assume you already considered and rejected just turning on the light at sunset? Don't see what a light sensor achieves for your stated requirement.

winged knoll
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Hue's outdoor motion sensor includes a light sensor

azure kernel
jagged crypt
# candid vector over here that doesn't fly, electricity is too expensive for that

my lenovo thinkcenter m900 i5-6500 idles at 15watt if you are keeping charts 🙂
I'm not a fan of older laptops because in my experience their chance of breaking or falling apart is much higher than a dedicated pi or business tiny server. If you are using older business laptops, sure. If you have a personal older laptop, then you know the history and it's probably an easier decision.

dreamy river
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hey all, I have a water fountain for my cats that I like but i need a way to sense if its full or not and it doesnt have space to put wires inside it while keeping the lid closed. I was planning to try and do something with weight. Does anyone know of a product that would send continuous data or even every few minutes without having to be activated like a smart scale?

fresh flume
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Could have a ZigBee/wireless water sensor inside or something

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Leak sensor could work

fresh flume
cold moon
quick quiver
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Is it still possible/worth it to reflash tuya power strips?

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I run a Minix z83-4 I got from a dumpster which allegedly only draws 6 at high idle

jagged dew
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I was thinking about placing a simple temperature/humidity sensor at the porch outside like the ones from aqara. Anyone got experience with the use of these sensors outdoors? Which one do you guys advise and how is the battery drain with temperatures around zero degrees?

pulsar finch
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What are reliable devices to measure the temperature in a room?
Currently i'm using the temp sensor from my hue sensors, but i read, that they are very inaccurate.
I'm also using a Aqara multi senor for humidity, which also has temperature build-in, idk how accurate that one is.
Best case would be a zigbee device, but wifi would also be okay, i'm already using esphome and tasmota anyways.

winged knoll
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I'm using the Aqara ones, they seem accurate enough

pulsar finch
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Okay thank you, i might get more of those then.

Does anybody have any experience or data on how inaccurate the hue sensors are?

zealous dune
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what is the room you're measuring the temperature in?

unique lantern
kind wind
zealous dune
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The manufacturer knows when it'll be available

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There are no PoE alternatives

kind wind
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ok. I reached out to them and got no response. Their "notify me" link doesn't work. I was thinking the worst (as in they were not making any more)

jagged crypt
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my hue temp sensors seem accurate enough in my experience

sonic chasm
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Hello. If one would need to control Somfy RTS rollers, battery powered, what USB-adapter would be recommended? I’d install it on my RPi 400, if it matters. Preferably available in EU.

jagged dew
jagged crypt
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they were cheap enough to try out

sonic chasm
jagged dew
jagged crypt
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my hue experience is just the indoor motion sensors, and collecting temp via the hue-hub (not direct)

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the Sonoff TH01, I collect direct

livid perch
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Hi, wondering if somebody could give me some advice regarding smart lighting.

I want to make my lights have a short 1 second fade in and out when I press the switch.
I don't really care all that much about colors or different temperatures, so im considering either,

buying a smart dimmable bulb, with a sonoff zbmini at the switch, or
a dumb dimmable bulb, with some sort of dimmable module similar to the zbmini? (not sure which one would work)

Which route would be better and do I maybe have any other options for doing this?

tawny rover
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@livid perch all the (zigbee) bulbs I’ve used fade in automatically. Wether RGB or just dimmable.

runic tinsel
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Hi. I’m beginning to look at a multi-split air conditioner for our apartment. Does anyone have any recommendations regarding brands regarding on the possible integration with HA? Seems like they all have apps these days but seemingly mostly cloud based. I’m in continental Europe (Czech Republic).

runic tinsel
# livid perch Hi, wondering if somebody could give me some advice regarding smart lighting. I...

I have both: Hue lights coupled to Hue Wall Switch Modules behind the light switches and Fibaro Z-Wave Dimmer 2's behind the light switches coupled with normal bulbs. If you do not care about light temperature, I'd suggest you go with a dimmer and dumb bulb -- more energy efficient (not talking light bulbs) and 100% success in switching the lights. But you do not really have the ability to control the colour temperature of the lights, which is a nice feature to have in some rooms (e.g. bathroom). The price you pay with the smart bulb is that it sometimes fails to trigger when you flip the light switch, so people get annoyed

vital depot
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Hi. After working like a charm for over 2 months, my SonOff Zigbee receiver keep loosing connection with the temperature sensors.

I tried to move the PC further away from the WiFi router, add a 1m USB cable to avoid interference with the PC but it keeps dropping.

Any clue?

winged knoll
white matrix
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Hi everyone, I've got a weird networking hardware question. I hope it's alright to ask it here. Does anyone know of a good, DIN rail mountable ethernet switch that's not super expensive and has the ethernet ports on the bottom/side? I'm looking for one to put in my electrical box to connect some Shelly Pros to, which I'll then integrate with home assistant.

The only thing I've found so far is this: https://www.ikom-shop.de/epages/63947202.sf/secab28bfc49b/?ObjectPath=/Shops/63947202/Products/SW10004
I'm hoping someone here knows of something comparable that's a bit cheaper.

vital depot
pastel trout
sick cobalt
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Is a pi best hardware … Im thinking of putting my name down for a 8gb ram PI4 to build my forever server and selling my longboy pi that I have now once that comes in.

Or if I'm going to build a new machine should I look at so thing else?

golden thorn
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Depends on what you want to do with it and what attributes are important to you

kind wind
pastel trout
kind wind
pastel trout
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They are going to release more of the current version.
Also it seems another variant will probably come out

kind wind
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Good news. I was trying to decide if I should stick with current plans or move to non-PoE

pastel trout
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I have modified mine for ceiling mounting

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But I need it now

kind wind
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Did you make your first WM mount? I want ceiling mount but would be relying on my son’s 3-D printer.

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Stupid auto correct

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Did you make your own mount?

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I just need to know what cable to run. I’ve got time before it would actually go in.

soft hill
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Hi there, is there anyone who use BE469 lock connected with Zooz s2 Stick 700 ?

candid vector
winged knoll
winged knoll
pastel trout
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Yeah I printed it myself, came out pretty good.
Which country are you in?

kind wind
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I read somewhere that the ceiling mount might be too big for some printers. I don't have one, my son does. it's not very big though.

pastel trout
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Nope it was fine

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Mine is roughly normal, I could fit 3 of the biggest piece at a time

granite marsh
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Hi Everyone. I am currently running HA-OS on a Laptop. I do sometimes get power outages for a hour or two and thus the laptop battery wil drain. Is there any way for me to enable like a "Battery Saver Mode" on Linux/Hass-os?

winged knoll
waxen rock
amber frigate
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Have you tried emailing thje guy who makes them

waxen rock
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not yet. thought someone might know it

jagged crypt
loud kiln
waxen rock
fallen flint
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I just received today some rcwl-0516 sensors, I am trying them but I only get few centimeters range of detection, did anybody find this problem too?

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I am currently powering it using the esp 5v output, as I read it is supposed to work this way

manic brook
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hey,
I have the Aqara P1 motion sensor (integrated via Zigbee, no mqtt) and it's been working fine. The issue is that I cannot change anymore its "detection interval" value which seems to be stuck at 2 s

I tried changing set it via the entites State to 30s but after a bit it comes back to 2s

Any idea how to change it?

amber frigate
winged knoll
fair ivy
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Hello, I have recently bought what I thought was a bme280 sensor to use with ESPHome. I ran into an issue where humidity is not working. After doing some research people are saying I could have gotten a cheaper bmp280 sensor. Besides seeing where the hole in the sensor is, I can't find a way to tell if I received a bme280 or bmp280. The hole in the sensor is in the middle, rather than in the corner, indicating it should be a bme280. However, humidity is still saying nan. Any guidance would be appreciated!

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[22:21:35][D][sensor:127]: 'BME280 Temperature': Sending state 20.62000 °C with 1 decimals of accuracy
[22:21:35][D][sensor:127]: 'BME280 Pressure': Sending state 1031.26904 hPa with 1 decimals of accuracy
[22:21:35][D][sensor:127]: 'BME280 Humidity': Sending state nan % with 1 decimals of accuracy
outer knotBOT
fair ivy
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I'll head to their discord, thanks

winter remnant
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I really need some help over here cause it is driving me INSANE!

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I'm using ESPHome with Pico W and using this YAML code

switch:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: 15
    id: testing
  - platform: template
    name: "test"
    turn_on_action:
    - switch.turn_on: testing
    - delay: 3s
    - switch.turn_off: testing

How ever, when I boot the pico the voltage of pin 15 is 0.5v, when I switch it trough HA it will go to 3.3v and then back to 1v. But this will keep the NPN Transistor in active mode. How can i make sure that the voltage will drop all the way to 0v or 0.5v???

winged knoll
outer knotBOT
drifting grove
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Hello, it seems my RPi 3 runs out of memory(?) and then dies when doing a git push from the terminal. I'm not sure where to start troubleshooting this, has anyone seen a similar behavior?

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I first discovered this as my HA went offline every night at 2am. I used to run a shell script to auto commit/push to a GitHub repo at that time. But it shows the same behaviour when doing a manual git push.

I'm usually at about 60% ram usage and nothing else has ever caused it to spike.

winged knoll
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Pi3B or Pi3A?

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What other software (eg add-ons) are on it?

drifting grove
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I think it's the b version, 1gb of ram. Addons: AdGuard, samba, ssh and terminal, esphome, google drive backup

winged knoll
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That may be enough add-ons to cause RAM issues

drifting grove
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Yeah, probably...

winged knoll
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1 GB ain't exactly a lot of RAM when the OS + HA takes most of it

drifting grove
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But isn't weird that this would only be caused by git push, is that really that (relatively) hardware intensive?

winged knoll
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Not really, it's likely just the proverbial straw

winged knoll
fleet blade
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Ok thanks

tiny otter
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Based on the specs, would this box work for HA? I’m looking move away from a VM on my main server. https://www.inovato.com/

winged knoll
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16GB eMMC
So, half the minimum for HA

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It's unlikely to run HAOS, but if you're fine with that then maybe with some work - and an SD card - you could make it work (on Debian)

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I'd find something ... anything ... else

tiny otter
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Will pass on it. Should have something at that cost would not be sufficient. Thanks

winged knoll
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As a rule of thumb, if it's less capable than a Pi4, then it's likely to suck

tiny otter
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Could maybe use it as a hub for ZWave and the APC USB daemon or something like that

tidal bridge
winged knoll
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Great... you do you

willow wing
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Yesterday I enabled Multiprotocol on the Skyconnect. Today I rebooted the host and now ZHA is not starting anymore. Anyone who had the same issue?

winged knoll
misty knot
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I run home assistant on a raspberry pi 4 8gb, with a sonoff zigbee stick. Sometimes devices, especially zigbee devices are kind of slow to react sometimes. Might it be better to move ha to another device or are there other options?

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I have 85 zigbee devices, mix of sensors and bulbs

winged knoll
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Depends entirely on the cause of the slow reactions

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If the host is overloaded then yes, moving to better hardware will help

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If the problem is Zigbee interference then it won't

willow wing
quiet steppe
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My Aqara P1 in ZHA has laszone AND occupancy sensor. Not sure what occupancy sensor does?

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It seem to messure something. kinda wierd.

tawny rover
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@quiet steppe don’t have the exact definition but in HA it seems to be a longer range view of the room and wether someone’s in it. I don’t use it in my porch because the timeout seems to be 10 minutes, meaning it’ll miss someone if the come in 9 mins later, assuming you turned the light on for a minute after occupancy was flagged.

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Not sure if timeouts can be tweaked in the device but I couldn’t figure it out. Laszone worked well in my porch.

cursive dawn
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my understanding is they cant be changed (the timeouts) I use laszone for a on trigger and occupancy for an off trigger.

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at least by ZHA

median rose
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Hello all! I have a few questions and hope it's okay if I ask it here 🙂

My Raspberry pi 3 has unfortunately given up the ghost (stays frozen after a while). Even after changing the micro SD card and reinstalling the HA OS, no success.

Now I have a Mac Mini 2012 lying around and thought I would install HA on it.
Now for my questions, does anyone have experience with this?
Can I run problem free add-ons on it like UniFi Network Application?
and can I also problem loose with connected devices (e.g. Zigbi usb).

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and yes! I'm new here 😄

winged knoll
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You can run it in a VM on most platforms

median rose
winged knoll
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If it's an Intel Mac then you may be able to - don't know

median rose
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hmm okay

sly hemlock
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I just installed hassio to a laptop and am trying to get it on the wifi from the built in terminal i can get as far as scanning and seeing the wifi points around me but cant get it to connect

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“Net scan wlp1s0” shows the access points but “net up wlp1s0 —wifi-ssid ‘ssid of choice’” dount work

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I get no password request or anything it takes abit the says “error: activating connection failed, check connection settings

rain comet
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Is an I3-6100T with 8gb ram overkill for HA? Currently have a 3B+ and I have reached its limitations. Seen a lot of talk about NUC and USFF pcs so thinking of going that route. But not sure what specs are good enough/overkill. Any thoughts?

sly hemlock
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Nvm I figured it out

golden thorn
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Would be swell if you shared your solution for the next person

jagged crypt
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(I upgraded after my 3b+ kept crashing while I was playing with influx+grafana)

lean venture
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Hey, what’s the best option to buy the HA Skyconnect in Canada ? I need a thread support as well as Zigbee but in Canada it cost 29.99$ USD = 42CAD and ~20USD more ~30CAD so I would like to know if there is a better option.
Especially because they will probably be even 20CAD more for duties. 😅

sly hemlock
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New issue… I thought you could use a rpi backup to a non pi system

glossy prism
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A rpi backup as in a backup you took from the HA interface?

gloomy spoke
glossy prism
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If so, yes. Whether it's a pi or not is irrelevant

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You just need HA OS or I assume supervised to directly restore it

gloomy spoke
glossy prism
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Ah fun

quick quiver
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I've got a power bar based on the tuya wb2s, if I want home assistant to control it do I want to unlink it from smart life and use the tuya app instead, or is this something I would need to reflash it for?

glossy prism
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If you want local control you would want to flash it with ESPHome/LibreTuya which might even be possible OTA via cloudcutter

quick quiver
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Is that possible with the tuya module now? Information is a bit scattered on Google

glossy prism
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LibreTuya and cloudcutter are relevant for that module

quick quiver
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Cloud control I can do through the new tuya integration though or i need to go local control?

astral raft
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All. Starting two weeks ago my HA is not responsive and no automations are working. I am unable to login to the web interface. I have unplugged it twice which seemed to correct the problem but only temporarily. I am running a RPI 4 powered with authentic RPI PSU with OS running on external SSD, connected to the router via switch. Anyone have any idea why this might be happening and how to fix it? Thank you

glossy prism
quick quiver
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I'll happily cut it off the cloud lol, I find the local stuff is so much more responsive too

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I just don't know if a power bar counts as a switch rofl

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don't want to brick it just yet

quick quiver
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but could I not just do local control with cloudcutter and localtuya?

tacit burrow
rain comet
gentle fossil
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I‘m pretty sure you can make any processor run at 60% load or more quite easy, the question is about why would you do that?

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You can only look at the requirements which is 2 cores 2G ram. Anything higher is good, but only you can set up how the 100% get utilized, HA can certainly use the 100% on its own but then I‘d go look what causes that load because it does not make sense

tacit burrow
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Dude, the lenovo like Panzer (and I) have are excellent. Small, cheap(ish), low-power, and Heaps of power. You can use proxmox and a vm. Works lovely.

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It's super convenient being able to run a few VMs; like I run opnsense for my router/firewall ; and pihole for ad blocking, and a dashboard and an uptime thing... Uses about 5% CPU, but that allows the CPU to change state, and save power.

rain comet
tacit burrow
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Fun!

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Google for proxmox scripts. One line install

rain comet
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Is that straight to Windows or will I need linux/debian?

golden thorn
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Proxmox is a debian (linux) based distribution but its packages can also be installed over an already existing debian install.
I'd recommend only using convenience scripts if you already have installed it manually once so you can somewhat debug it later if there's problems.
You should at least know roughly what they do

rain comet
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This is a great group, really helpful thanks all.

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

📎 message.txt
fierce blade
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Can You help me with this?

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As i can see, Rpi4 don't found SSD and trying boot from network.

winged knoll
mortal vessel
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Hey, i am Not Sure in which Thread this question should Go:

I have some old rf-Temp and humidity Sensors laying around, ist there Something Like an Universal rf reciver, that i could use to get the Data into HA

fierce blade
old pelican
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I am having trouble with my LilyGo T5 e-ink-display. Does anybody know a Discord server covering these interests? (LilyGo hardware, ESP32, e-ink)?

cold moon
old pelican
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I asked the same question there. I thought my problem too hardware related for esphome. I can't even get it running properly.

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thx anyway.

cold moon
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It’s more of an electrical engineering place imo

old pelican
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Okay, I will give it a try, thx.

jagged crypt
# rain comet What I mean by overkill, am I going to only be utilising like 10% of the compute...

the power consumption is not "100% or 0%", 15 watt idle on my i5-6500 lenovo tiny, everytime i check it. I have it plugged into a senglend power monitor plug, so here's the past week: https://owncloud.dhp.com/index.php/s/g0rMVYmBNGgjiHr
I run proxmox on it, and run techtinium dns server in a linux VM and HAOS. ~300 entities, ~100 devices, sonoff usb-e stick also. Server has 16gigs of ram, and 256gig nvme ssd. Two VM's on top of proxmox.

quiet steppe
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@cursive dawn @tawny rover thanks! That makes sense

warm sluice
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how is the performance of a zen3 apu compared to something like an intel 11th gen for video decode for frigate?

rotund burrow
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I've got HA setup in a virtual host, is it possible to use multiple sky connect devices (one on each physical host) so I can migrate the machine as needed? This had worked with my previous zigbee device (Nortek) but I can't seem to quite get it to work with the sky connects

frigid sorrel
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I found this cheap as Amazon tablet...the reviews are very mixed and you clearly get what you pay for...but would this easily suffice as a HA wall tablet?

https://amzn.asia/d/18IEPhy

jagged crypt
ocean matrix
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hi everyone. is it possible to play music use HA`s local 3.5mm jack ??? it is a rpi4.

jagged crypt
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with HA, or with the PI? 🙂

ocean matrix
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i install HA on pi4..

jagged crypt
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i run multiple picoreplay software on RPI3b+ units, and HA controls them....

ocean matrix
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and 3.5 cable is on rpi4.

jagged crypt
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well technically it controls LogitechMediaPlayer that controls the players....

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I don't think HA has a direct audio out functionality, but will let people correct me.

ocean matrix
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I don't think HA has a direct audio out functionality .... why it is impossible ??? i am new to HA, but i think this a very basic function.....

jagged crypt
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sure, as long as someone spends the time writing the code

ocean matrix
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-.- it is so said...

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i use homepod mini now. but the delay time is too huge ... like 5 seconds at least...

jagged crypt
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there looks like native microphone HA addons, some more googling may help you

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so your problem is you want a lower latency audio control, not that you want the RPI to play music

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if they've got a DAC on an HA install, then audio is involved....

ocean matrix
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i have dac too. let me try it .....

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😆 thank you

balmy ingot
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Just checking if any Konnected Alarm Panel Pro users have picked up the ESPHome firmware they've released? It looks awesome but it's in beta. I'd feel better knowing someone has tried it and it works for them.

keen river
supple flint
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I have a friend who is new to HA and is running HA via VirtualBox. He cant get the conbeeII stick to show up in HA. Does anyone have any ideas what he can do? I have never used VM's so cant help him.

foggy wasp
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Does anyone use a moss MSP843P? Trying to find out if it measures electricity usage separately for each plug/usb.

errant jasper
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I would like to buy some switches to install behind my lightswitches like the shelly ones.
do you recommend going with them or to buy some similar ones from other producers that maybe use zigbee?

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)
errant jasper
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I'm in EU (poland) and I already have some zigbee devices. I'm just wondering about pros and cons of mixing zigbee and non zigbee. I've got very good opinions on the shelly from my friends but I'm wondering if there is something else in the market worth investigating

analog island
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Any idea where I can find the Govee integration please? As far as I can see, it is now a standard integration, but I can only see 'Govee Bluetooth' there. Much appreciated.

winged knoll
mellow sinew
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Hey y’all. Looking for suggestions to turn my van into a smart van, as I’m nearly done renovating it for full-time living. I live in the US and I’m willing to spend more for quality products.

Everything will be running from my raspberry pi, with HA through Docker on a shared network with my media server (jellyfin/Radarr/Sonarr). I am aiming to make everything local only, so no outbound/inbound traffic but I will have a small Glinet router where devices can plug into if needed.

Because it’s going to be running off a battery system, low power draw is extremely important.

In the van already I have an android auto/CarPlay system with a reverse camera that would be cool to link in somehow.

Looking for suggestions for cameras (1 in the cab, 1 in the rear, 1 as a dashcam)

Sensors: I want indoor climate readouts, a water tank level sensor, and pressure sensors for my driver seat and bed in the back.

Lighting- was thinking of just getting some smart adapters for existing led strip lights, but also want smaller lights for use in drawers, under glow, etc.

Smart locks for any drawers I have that can lock once I start driving would be huge as well.

Last desire is for a system where when I lay in bed, something will verbally ask me how my day was, then record my response to a text file.

Any and all advice is super welcome, thank you so much

arctic oar
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Anyone know of a small device i can wire into a light circuit that alerts home assistant when a circuit is turned on and turned off? I have a light circuit that I simply need a notification when it comes on and off.

wispy marsh
pliant forum
wispy marsh
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@pliant forum I suppose the HP has allot more power than the NUC?

pliant forum
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also has 4x the ram 😛

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and it's cheaper 🤣

cold moon
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That looks pretty good for the price

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Actually idk the cpu is kinda old

pliant forum
cold moon
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There are newer gen intel cpu thin clients / mini pcs on eBay for similar price

pliant forum
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Have a link out of curiosity? I need to maybe upgrade mine soon anyways

cold moon
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I was thinking the dell m720q and similar

copper juniper
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yeah mini pc's are faster, more ram; just slightly higher power use

pliant forum
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I'm seeing them around $200 on eBay for one with 16gb of ram

cold moon
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There’s some on r/homelabsales too but idk how much id trust buying from random people on Reddit

copper juniper
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pay attention and your see them on sale for sub $75 for 6500t box

cold moon
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There’s also a goodwill resale site that you can get thin clients cheap on sometimes

pliant forum
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oh wow.. out of stock

copper juniper
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you get the point though

pliant forum
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I'm gonna have to look into those, thanks

pliant forum
cold moon
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That laptop sold for $61 looks like

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Perfect for hass

copper juniper
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thats why i got the last one. but i've seen others time to time

cold moon
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Guy was in here last week talking about that site they had mini pcs on there too

pliant forum
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interesting, i've known about the goodwill site but when I looked a while ago it was mostly junk 😂

cold moon
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I’m sure it’s not consistently good

pliant forum
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Yeah, I'm sure there's some good deals on there

copper juniper
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make the animic pi4 seem over priced

pliant forum
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Pis definitely seem overpriced after seeing the specs you can get on an old mini pc

cold moon
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Pi’s are fine for fun projects or stuff like 3d printers

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But I also live close to a microcenter and can get them at cost when needed

pliant forum
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I wish I lived close to a microcenter.. nearest one is 3 hours iirc?

cold moon
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They really aren’t that great

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They sell 3d printer filament at same cost I can get online, have a bad selection / non existent of esp devices, rgb led strips, and lots of other tinkerer things

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They’re good for pc parts but I only upgrade every 5+ years so…

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Not really life changing just nice to have

full belfry
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Does anyone know of a soil moisture sensor and light sensor combo that works well with home assistant?

fringe crater
full belfry
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Nice. Ya I guess I could ESP32 some diyness

cold moon
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You can use a couple esp32 as Bluetooth proxies as needed

full belfry
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Right. I meant more like interfacing the sensor to an esp board

cold moon
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Bparasite Is one of the examples

full belfry
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Cool

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Thanks peeps

static horizon
#

Anyone know of a wireless button that can trigger something in HA? There's a closet under the stairs my kids use for a hideout and it's got a light in it but would love for them to have a little button on the wall since they cant reach the pull string.

winged knoll
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Anything Zigbee

gloomy spoke
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say your kid's a wizard without saying your kid's a wizard...

obtuse gull
# wispy marsh Would this be a decent choice for an HAOS install? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/...

Are you running linux or Windows? I had mine on a NUC7i7DNKE 8th gen i7, worked fine alongside my Blue Iris DVR. But was running Win10, setup a docker install, bit of a pain to install and maintain. It started throwing warnings about compatibility, support was a bit lacking. Rather than try to figure that out, I switched to Raspberry Pi4 8GB + SSD, found it to be snapper and home assistant OS makes it easier to manage.

wispy marsh
obtuse gull
amber frigate
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With very acceptable power draw also

wispy marsh
amber frigate
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You don't need a lot if you're just running HAOS

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It has pretty low overhead to be honest, you would probably be fine on a celeron even. I'm running a AMD A12 Pro 8800b and 8gb ram, but even when running multiple other things in docker containers in addition to home assistant it's still super overkill

wispy marsh
amber frigate
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I would just see what (ideally local) refurb providers have available. Personally I went with the a12 because it ended up actually being the cheapest option, cheaper than the celeron model (probably because that one is more popular and thus they can charge more for it)

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It's nice to have a physical local provider if you have issues. My cpu fan turned out to be worn out and they just told me to pop by the warehouse and get a free replacement

drifting grove
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Hello friend have amy help for this ?

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Pnx8473

gentle saddle
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Hi All - Currently have a dell optiplex 9020 in a comms cabinet for HA. Looking to add a USB extension cable move things to a better central house position. I have SkyConnect, Aeotec USB Z-Stick Gen5 Controller and a Bluetooth USB. Can i run these all of one USB extension cable with a USB hub at the end? If so, any recomendations in terms of speed etc?

eternal apex
vale sky
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I'm having an issue with a new switchbot i just picked up. Got it all set up in the switchbot app, tested and it works. I was able to see it in HA, but when I click on it to attempt to cycle it, it does not work. Attempted to set up an automation, and get it to call the device to switch on and it does not work either. I am confused as to why. Anyone have an idea as to what I could be doing wrong? Thanks

wide shore
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Any thoughts on alarm systems that work well with HA? New house prewired for an alarm, so I want to use the wires for sensors instead of wireless. I want a real system, not a Konnected or something. I think I'm torn between the Elk-M1 and a Honeywell(envisilink). The Elk seems like it has more functionality, but less users (and I'm worried an integration with low number of users may be dropped?)

vagrant oyster
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@wide shore Google konnected, you can do this yourself with a esp232 module. Install is beginner level.

glossy prism
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I think you missed the part where they said they don't want Konnected 😆

eternal apex
cold moon
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4 installations?

eternal apex
shy raven
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anyone know where to find sensibly priced zigbee dimmers in canada? like it seems the only stuff available is zwave and that's $$$$

winged knoll
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AliExpress

shy raven
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oh good idea, I'll check them out

eternal apex
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@shy raven: what's sensibly priced? I try not to risk with mains... but good ones are $50

warm socket
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Hi all, I'd like to install from scratch HA and I'm choosing the best hardware. I've a old raspberry PI3. Do you suggest to upgrade to a new PI4 (if I can find it at a reasonable price), buy a Synology or do you have other advices?

eternal apex
winged knoll
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I'd suggest Pi4 + SSD (on a powered USB hub) as the minimum spec anybody should deploy. Don't run on an SD card.

eternal apex
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the only problem with recommending Pi nowadays are crazy prices and lack of stock anywhere

warm socket
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exactly.. that's why at this point I'm evaluating also the Synology..the PI4 prices are totally out of control

eternal apex
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if you want something strictly for automation there are many Pi "clones"/alternatives. There are also pretty reasonably priced x86 thin clients which are perfect and low powered. However, if you need a NAS anyway you can just run HA in docker on DSM (but IIRC it has to be a x86 model)

winged knoll
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Synology is "a bit shit" when it comes to passing in USB devices though

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A (second hand) mini-PC or laptop from the last decade may be a better choice

eternal apex
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DSM is overall VERY hacky, including the kernel and their filesystem... but UX is great

frigid sorrel
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Hey guys, can I get recommendations for the best smart door locks?

I've been looking at August, Yale, Schlage and a few others. Can't quite decide...I'm leaning towards August. But is that fast? Local?

eternal apex
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I used Level for very long time and it was fast and reliable. But I picked it mostly to be discrete

mellow sinew
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Is there a camera that would work well over local network only?

eternal apex
winged knoll
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Anything that supports RTSP and/or ONVIF

mellow sinew
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Trying to get a few cameras inside my van

winged knoll
mellow sinew
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For motion detection/security, possibly one as a dashcam.

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Basically just have a local network on my router and want to keep everything local only

frigid sorrel
narrow belfry
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Looking at the CSR Bluetooth adapters listed on the Home Assistant web site and of the ones I found available in the UK they all seem low profile (thumb size). https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/bluetooth/
How much better range are any of these likely to offer compared to the on board Bluetooth of a CM4 installed in HA Yellow? Might I be better looking at Bluetooth proxies for any devices out of range of my Yellow?

nova ivy
winged knoll
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Disks are more likely to fail at poweron than at any other time

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For a long lifespan you want to leave them spinning

eternal apex
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so much this... turning off HDDs is rather damaging to them

nova ivy
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even if it is once a day? not talking about any spin down after a timer

winged knoll
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Yes

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The most stress on a disk comes when it starts spinning

eternal apex
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...especially with NAS-specific drives. Sometimes if you shut down a bigger SAN you lose ~10% of HDDs just after one spin-down

nova ivy
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changing shutdown timer settings

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thanks! re docker or VM, i found that it was easier to install HA on synology as a VM (especially regarding updates, backups etc)

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at the cost of probably more RAM and overhead of course

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I tried to extend my synology's RAM so many times but it is so picky with which RAM it accepts... right now running 6GB which I find a bit on the low side but I wasted to much money on trying to order the right memory

eternal apex
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as for the memory just start an Alpine VM - it uses ~30-40MB of memory by itself

karmic wolf
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Where should I ask questions regarding flashing tasmota to a sonoff smart switch?

winged knoll
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The channel topic here tells you, but...

outer knotBOT
karmic wolf
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Thansk!

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Thanks

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Flashed and working

white dove
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Not sure if this is the best place to ask this question, but... I'm looking to build a pair of fileservers, one of which would also run HA. The goal is low-power at idle, but also able to ramp up when it needs to. I want to support at least 4 spinning disks. Already ordered the motherboards (refurbished H270 mini-ITX), the CPUs (a pair of used Intel i5 7400T -- TDP spec of 35W), and SSDs (cheap Crucial P3 250GB NVMe).

Still researching the spinning disks that are going to go in it, and trying to figure out RAM. They use DDR4. What I'm wondering is: do memory timings have anything to do with power draw? I'm looking at a pair of 16GB kits at Microcenter. Both are specced to run at 1.2V, which is lower than the norm of 1.35, which is great. One has a CAS of 17, the is 22. I'm planning on running them at the stock JDEC clock speeds, and not use the XMP profiles.

I'm also looking at cases and PSUs. I want the cases to be relatively small, but also have the capacity to hold at least 4 x 3.5" drives. I'd prefer full-size ATX PSU, but I could deal with SFF or similar. I'd love to do something like the Fractal Define Nano, if I can mount a couple of drive cages in it. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be awesome. I'd rather keep the cases under $100 each if possible, but I could stretch that budget a bit. Not interested in rack-mount hardware. I'd like it somewhat attractive, quiet, easy to work in, no glass or plexi panels, and to have reasonable airflow.

true jetty
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Looking for recommendations for a Zigbee/Matter in-wall switch that requires no neutral and is well-supported by Yellow out of the box. I'm in the US and cost is not a huge concern.

ruby harbor
zealous dune
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a mini pc, old laptop or server

ruby harbor
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I am thinking an arm based one would be good for power savings.

zealous dune
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depends

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i'd buy a real computer with ssd or nvme

ruby harbor
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I kind of worry how much power would a 10 year old desktop computer be using if I made that a HomeAssistant Server.

zealous dune
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that is why you choose a computer with low power consumption

white dove
winged knoll
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A laptop is often great for this - ignoring the fact that they're not really intended to be on 24x7

white dove
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I purchased an old Chromebox like 2 years ago for my kid. I added a larger SSD and upgraded the RAM on it. It still sips power, and now runs Mint great. She uses it mostly for Youtube and Minecraft. That would make a good HA server.

zealous dune
#

any Celeron over 3000 will do the job more than fine

#

even a J1800 is probably better than an rpi

winged knoll
#

The Pi4 scores around 900 CPUMark (well, somewhere in the mid to high 800's), so if you've got a CPU with a higher score than that you're good

ruby harbor
#

Thankyou

wide shore
ruby harbor
#

What frame rate can Raspberry Pi 4 with a camera OS like EyeOS with a camera get up to?

#

Apparently an ODroid N2+ is 2.17 times more powerful CPU and cheaper to buy.

golden thorn
#

Have you considered a (U)SFF/mini PC?

ruby harbor
#

I have an existing Raspberry Pi 4 so I was wondering what frame rate I could get running motioneye OS on it.

winged knoll
#

Not a lot

ruby harbor
# winged knoll SD cards are not reliable

I have always wondered if you could get a much more reliable SD card if you buy a large Samsung one. The wear will be distrubuted evenly over the large storage space. Also, Samsung is known for very reliable SD cards.

kind wind
#

Hello all. I'm building a home and my builder has recommended a Therma Tru door (for front door) which uses 3 points of contact in the locking system. I have found smart locks that 'say' they work for 3-points of contact; however, I spoke to a Therma Tru customer support person today who clearly stated there are no smart locks supporting their doors. I'm wondering if anyone has this door or a door with 3 points of contact and has a smart lock. (3 points of contact are much more common in Europe so I'm skeptical that these doors can't have smart locks.)

ruby harbor
# winged knoll _Not a lot_

I know a Pi 4B with 4 GB of RAM and running HA in addition to MotionEye addon can get 3-4 fps on a USB camera. I was curious if I could at least do 30fps if I ran just MotioneyeOS.

golden thorn
rose shore
#

Also max power draw is like 65 watts

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All parts are easily swappable or serviceable and it just has an external power brick.

ruby harbor
#

I was looking into connecting a hard drive to a Odroid N2+ since its max power draw under heavy load is 5.92 watts and it cost $95.

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Though, I think that number only counts CPU and ram power draw.

true jetty
#

Any recommendations for a Zigbee/Matter in-wall switch that requires no neutral and is well-supported by Yellow out of the box? I'm in the US and cost is not a huge concern.

cold moon
#

support by yellow doesnt matter but i think your only good option is the inovelli blues if you can get them

#

iirc they work with or without neutral

true jetty
cold moon
#

The yellow is using a si labs zigbee chip iirc nothing special about it

ruby harbor
#

Strangely, the one with the neutral is cheaper but I think you just not use it if you don't want to.

true jetty
ruby harbor
#

Neutral is required to be connected in those?

true jetty
ruby harbor
true jetty
ruby harbor
#

I thought a five dollar cheaper switch with a neutral would act like a no neutral switch when neutral is not connected.

copper juniper
ruby harbor
livid perch
#

Does anyone know of any smart switches that look similar to the sonoff M5, but in white?

buoyant stratus
#

Is it possible to buy a CM4 at a decent price, or still no? A friend of mine sent me his home assistant yellow since he wasn't using it, but he thought it was the version that came with the CM4.

vale sky
#

I'm having an issue with a new switchbot i just picked up. Got it all set up in the switchbot app, tested and it works. I was able to see it in HA, but when I click on it to attempt to cycle it, it does not work. Attempted to set up an automation, and get it to call the device to switch on and it does not work either. I am confused as to why. Anyone have an idea as to what I could be doing wrong? Thanks

cold moon
#

Otherwise you’re at the whim of rpilocator and spending $100 or so just for a cm4 instead of spending $100 or so on a mini pc, used laptop, etc

buoyant stratus
#

Though don't you need additional hardware to talk to some devices?

cold moon
#

A $20 zigbee dongle gives the same functionality the yellow has regarding that

sharp jewel
#

Hey all - Can you advise what the best solution would be for a standalone low cost server to run Home Assistant on without switching off? Is it really necessary to build a small PC to run it 24/7?

cold moon
#

used laptop or mini/micro pcs are pretty nice

#

you can go cheaper with a thin client

sharp jewel
#

Thanks @cold moon - Are you able to provide some minimum specs you would suggest for a mini pc?

cold moon
#

Some people quote a certain pass mark like over 1000 since pi4 is 900 something but it really depends on what addons you plan on running

sharp jewel
#

Ok

cold moon
#

For $200 or so you can get a pretty powerful mini pc like those Lenovo m720q

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Or you can get an even newer laptop with a broken screen for cheaper on eBay

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Cuz the screens cost a lot on newer laptops so people just sell them for parts working with a fucked screen

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And it has built in battery backup so if power flickers it’s still on

fast prawn
#

I have this strange issue with D1 mini clone based projects where after few months I get entities intermittent unavailable issue/ erratic(unstable) values. After hard resetting (shorting 5v to ground) this issue gets resolved.

#

Anyone else ever experience this issue with D1 mini?

cold moon
#

That’s for #diy-archived or maybe better luck in esphome’s discord

#

But to answer your question no my d1 mini clones flashed with wled or esphome don’t do that

fast prawn
outer knotBOT
sharp jewel
cold moon
gloomy spoke
#

Those are great

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I use an m92p

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More than enough for HA plus a bunch of other containers

#

They currently cost about $100

sharp jewel
#

yeah thats what I am thinking

gloomy spoke
#

Mine has a faster i5, though

rich venture
#

i have zotac nano c320, would that be ok for home assistant,
and what is storage requirement (usb, ssd, sd card)

cold moon
#

he also linked .au so they have a harder time finding anything decent without spending a ton

#

shit's wild out there

sharp jewel
#

Yep tech prices are cooked here

gloomy spoke
#

That link says 'unavailable' for me

cold moon
#

probably better odds of punching out a kangaroo than getting decent tech stuff for a decent price

#

@tacit burrow is in au he might have some suggestions for cheap mini pcs sold locally

gloomy spoke
#

I just got an m93p as a small Windows box in a Mac household

sharp jewel
#

Absolutely. I can talk from experience.

#

Roo's buy up all the bloody tech here

cold moon
#

bastards

tacit burrow
#

Lenovo thinkcentre from eBay

gloomy spoke
#

The only issue with those is that the UEFI boot loader whitelists specific volume names and sometimes you need to play games to get it to accept Linux

sharp jewel
#

Great price

cold moon
#

quad core and 4gb ddr3 based on a quick google

#

idk what storage requirement is for hass but it's not that much

rich venture
cold moon
#

i'd definitely ssd/nvme boot

rich venture
cold moon
#

how old is that lol

tacit burrow
#

I’d buy it populated not barebones. Too much hassle

rich venture
cold moon
cold moon
#

but you can always upgrade it later. backup and restore is dead simple for haos

tacit burrow
#

I got 8gb ram 250gb ssd i5-6500 for like au$190

cold moon
#

not bad

rich venture
gentle fossil
rich venture
gentle fossil
#

what installation type are you running? on generic linux you can see i/o writes with iotop

rich venture
#

i have just installed inverter and dont have ha yet

gentle fossil
#

ssd is never a bad choice compared to an sd card

rich venture
#

well imma use that 30gb ssd then

gentle fossil
#

backups are easy, just don't forget them and verify that they work

tacit burrow
#

I use Google drive backup

olive brook
#

i just notis SkyConnect, maybe a stupid questions, but if using that will that replace mosquito broker? and use mqtt on the stick insted

golden thorn
#

No

olive brook
# golden thorn No

okej, so what will i "earn" using the skyconnect if still have mosquito broker

golden thorn
#

They are different things. SkyConnect is hardware and Mosquitto is software

winged knoll
#

Are you possibly thinking of Zigbee2MQTT?

olive brook
winged knoll
#

No

#

The SkyConnect is just another coordinator

#

You still need a Zigbee stack, such as Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA, to use that coordinator

olive brook
#

can i use Zigbee2MQTT instedd of mosquito?

gentle fossil
#

can you read that question again, but slow?

#

if you want to take it apart the "zigbee2" is the software coordinator part for zigbee meshes, the "2mqtt" part is the whole communication to various hubs (mainly your mqtt server, which then provides the hubs with that data)

winged knoll
#

Zigbee2MQTT requires that you run an MQTT broker, in your case Mosquitto

#

Coordinator <--> Z2M <--> Mosquitto <--> HA (or other software)

mortal minnow
#

Hello again. I am trying to find and don‘t manage a guide I once read on how to „outsource“ certain parts of HA. For example, I want a central device (like the ODROID with eMMC storage to get away from SD cards) to run HA, and have my ZWave network independently (and also securely) run on an RPi with a ZWave stick

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Would someone know / have a link to said article or any tutorial thereto that I can study

#

Or also insight as to this split makes sense (HA via eMMC to avoid the constant death of SD cards and ZWave via RPi+SD Card because less frequent read/write on the card)

mortal minnow
#

I mean I know it runs through 2mqtt and communicates that way with my future HA instance, but I am more wondering about the set-up on the RPi - I doubt this needs a full HA set-up to run, no?

winged knoll
#

Zigbee2MQTT doesn't, no

#

(and obviously it needs an MQTT broker to talk to)

ionic gorge
winged knoll
fluid zinc
#

Ok, so I had a hard reset because of a crash (RPi 4) and now my clock is wrong. I've done a reboot, but that didn't help. Any suggestions?

winged knoll
fluid zinc
#

Ah, thanks

patent sparrow
#

Any tips on how to get SkyConnect working on Synology in Docker?
My Synology is reading the SkyConnect as "CP210x UART Bridge - Silicon Labs", but it's not passing properly into Home Assistant. My Sonoff ZBDongle-E worked previously.
The ZBDongle-E and the SkyConnect use the same chip. So I figured if the ZBD-E worked, the SkyConnect would work too. Even though my ZBD-E already worked perfectly, I wanted to get the SkyConnect to support the HA people.

golden thorn
#

How are you passing it through?

sharp jewel
#

Hello - I am geneuiley struggling to source the bare minimum spec Mini-PC to run my HA on 24/7 (hard to find good tech in AUS) has anyone got some suggestions?
Ones I've found so far:
-HP 800 G2 Core i5 6500 2.5GHz 8GB 120GB 240GB SSD Win10 Mini PC Desktop Computer
-Lenovo Thinkcentre M910q Tiny PC Desktop COMPUTER Barbone M.2 DISPAYPORT 7th gen

Just not convinced these are the right buy/\

zealous dune
#

not really bare minimum, its way above it

sharp jewel
#

@zealous dune so the cheaper Lenovo is sufficient?

frigid sorrel
#

Hey guys I am looking to buy a Level Bolt smart lock, but my door dimensions are slightly smaller than the recommended dimensions. Does anyone here have experience with installing that lock into a smaller size door lock cutout?

sand crow
weak belfry
#

Anyone aware of a bedroom lock that integrates with HA?

copper juniper
#

add a deadbolt to the door

gloomy spoke
#

I think I've seen this movie

cold moon
#

they're inside the cabin

fallen flint
#

Hi I was looking for some help about my electric installation, it is an old house, and I have two phase cables (biphasic) instead of a neutral and phase cable, I was wondering if it is still possible to use devices which require neutral or it will be impossible

reef sparrow
#

Inovelli switches work with or without a neutral. At least the blue ones do

fallen flint
reef sparrow
#

The forums may help with specific questions. I recently installed a couple of switches and am pleased with the automations

eternal shadow
#

Hello ! I'm a new user of home assistant which I love ! I'am trying to automate my shutters Profalux, therefore, I'm looking for the right harware and software. I need a transmitter 868Mhz which can work with rolling code protocol. Do you have any idea on what I should look into ? Also, am I posting in the right channel ? thank you !

fallen flint
copper juniper
#

lack of neutral just increases shock possibility is all

fallen flint
#

so my sonoff m5 is not working

copper juniper
#

:/ sad

fallen flint
#

basically

copper juniper
#

time to upgrade em wires

fallen flint
#

renting house sadly

copper juniper
#

well; they need to update that stuff

fallen flint
#

they definitely should

glossy prism
#

That's very much a regional thing

#

In the US it wouldn't necessarily be required unless a substantial remodel is happening and code calls for neutral wires in places that they're currently not at

glossy prism
fallen flint
sick cobalt
#

Anyone used an orange pi 5?

gritty wolf
#

I'm also wondering the same thing. I want to turn a spare monitor into a magic mirror so I'm starting my month of googling now. Trying to figure out what hardware is needed for such a common project.

sick cobalt
#

Yeah actually I want to build my forever pi and I'm looking at 8gb ones on eBay but an orrange pi is cheaper and has onboard m.2

#

I see no reason why the orange Pi won't work perfectly

#

Can you?

gritty wolf
#

One thing I'm seeing from the LTT forum thread is that software support is where it's at with the RasPi because it's so common in projects. I'm wondering if I can use a cheaper alternative painlessly because my project is so basic.

#

I'm not familiar with Forever Pi.

sick cobalt
#

Yeah granted but talking about running HAOS on it there's no issue?

gritty wolf
#

I'd have to imagine that's one of the first things they'd try to get running on given SBC, but since HA is so common you could probably find a real world example on reddit with an Orange and HA.

#

I'm also here researching so take my thoughts with a grain of salt.

#

Quick google, seems the Orange Pis aren't officially supported by HAOS, but plenty of people seem to be trying to do Orange HA builds.

#

But I didn't find a definitive answer in the three minutes I gave it. Best of luck.

patent sparrow
# golden thorn How are you passing it through? 
services:
  homeassistant:
    image: linuxserver/homeassistant:latest
    container_name: homeassistant
    restart: unless-stopped
    network_mode: host
    environment:
      - TZ=America/New_York
    volumes:
      - ./config:/config
    devices:
      - /dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyUSB0```
tacit burrow
karmic wolf
#

I realized the Sonoff motion sensors aren't for outdoors the hard way..... Anybody got outdoor motion detector recomendations?

lavish harness
#

Anyone know if the cheap Tuya based smoke detectors on Aliexpress can be flashed with ESPHome?

sharp jewel
cold moon
#

for your family's sake please dont

cold moon
sharp jewel
#

Yeah just gotta make a decision. I think you just made it for me 🙂

cold moon
#

you didnt list the cpu above for the lenovo tho

#

it could be a bunch of different versions based on a quick ebay search

sharp jewel
#

Thats what im looking at now also

#

Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 Mini Tiny Desktop PC Computer i3 6100T SSD Win 10 Pro

#

this one is the cheapest I can find at $129.00 AUD

cold moon
# 
Ones I've found so far:
-HP 800 G2 Core i5 6500 2.5GHz 8GB 120GB 240GB SSD Win10 Mini PC Desktop Computer
-Lenovo Thinkcentre M910q Tiny PC Desktop COMPUTER Barbone M.2 DISPAYPORT 7th gen```
#

reposting so i dont have to scroll

#

well then i'd go with the i5 HP lol

sharp jewel
#

lol

cold moon
#

ssd vs nvme wont really matter for hass workloads

sharp jewel
#

I think this is the go - Lenovo ThinkCentre M710 Tiny PC Intel i5-6500T SSD W10P
$179AUD

#

The HP I can only find with 16GB Ram which jacks the price up to $225

cold moon
sharp jewel
#

8gb Ram/120gb SSD

lavish harness
cold moon
#

"tuya" is a brand that anyone can go to them and say hey i have money make me X and they do it. it's a brand that most of us have learned to just ignore completely for multiple reasons

#

made in china vs made by china arent the same thing

#

there are also "listeners" but i've seen a couple people say they've failed to report when an alarm went off so idk how trustworthy that could be

lavish harness
#

Im specifically looking for a wifi based setup. I have no zigbee or zwave devices or hubs in my home. I'll bet the same detector is in both that Kiddie and a Tuya one. But your link gives me a way to use an ESP32 to monitor the interconnect wires

cold moon
lavish harness
cold moon
#

no

#

it's using the homekit protocol no zigbee/zwave just connecting to hass over lan

#

basically instead of pairing stuff to apple's "home" app via homekit you pair it to a bridge home assistant creates

#

then, if you want to, you can send it back to the "home" app via the homekit integration (not to be confused with the homekit controller integration)

lavish harness
#

Hmm, thanks! Ive always assumed Homekit devices needed Apple to initialize it. New info to me

cold moon
#

yep pretty useful

#

one popular use case is ecobee thermostats

#

and smoke alarms

tacit burrow
#

@sharp jewel you're in AU? Are you planning on running other things on the box, or running HA natively?

#

I've had a lot of luck/fun running proxmox on a little bigger box, then running a bunch of little VMs/containers on it, as I explore; including HA.

#

fwiw I got the m910q rather than the m7xx because it's got remote-management, which is sometimes useful when your box is headless.

#

Suggest buying it from a reseller rather than individual too, fwiw

#

But prices have all gone up a bit over the last six months

sharp jewel
#

Thanks Lyric. Yep I am in Aus. I plan to just run HA.

tacit burrow
#

8GB RAM and 120GB disk would be totally fine.

#

Probably about 4 times over-minimums

rich venture
copper juniper
#

yeah more in less

tacit burrow
rich venture
tacit burrow
#

I use use it for my filewall/router and pihole, which is super nice for me. My NAS is on a separate box.

copper juniper
#

vps for external crap

tacit burrow
#

I don't do external stuff

copper juniper
#

proxmox for home

tacit burrow
#

The unraid and truenas VMs on pve1 are just experimenting

rich venture
tacit burrow
#

The prod (pve2) box runs about 6% cpu all the time

#

I'd need a vps if I hosted, since I'm behind cgnat and fairly high latency, which are a hassle.

cold moon
#

Gross

tacit burrow
#

I can't do anything about it. I live in the country, and before Elon/Starlink I could only get 32/5 mbit 😛

rich venture
cold moon
#

Yea it is what it is still sucks

copper juniper
#

yeah thats why i'm using a vps cgnat/nat everywhere

tacit burrow
#

Now at least I get about 200/10, which sucks.... less

copper juniper
#

and as a city dweller we have 1g/1g

tacit burrow
#

Yeah, even my 80 year old mum has 1/1 in NZ

#

While I, the IT guy, deal with satellites

copper juniper
#

i remmember dialup so

sharp jewel
#

Network speed here in Aus is no good also.

rich venture
tacit burrow
#

you should be able to get more? Yeah, I had the same thing, 1.3km from the node, and 150m driveway, but just got 32/5 (it was sh*tty tho)

#

@sharp jewel where do you live? many folk not getting good value for our $60b+ or whatever NBN cost

copper juniper
#

sppeds almost worth crying over

tacit burrow
#

That's why I pay elon double what my old internet cost 😦

sharp jewel
#

I live in Canberra - Paying $70 a month for 60mb

rich venture
copper juniper
#

bonded dialup

#

yummy

cold moon
#

aussie boiz uniting?

rich venture
copper juniper
#

used to do that to get bit more out of my dialup modems

tacit burrow
#

Hah. I have grandboiz, I don't think I count anymore 🙂

copper juniper
#

age only means more exp

tacit burrow
#

and more crappy hardware lying around the house?

copper juniper
#

yeah; but new hardware can be so fast

rich venture
copper juniper
#

donate crap hardware to others

cold moon
tacit burrow
#

I had been collecting hardware for... 30 years, until finally threw most of it away a year or so ago. And them promptly needed a VGA cable, so had to buy one

cold moon
#

i got rid of my box of cables a few years back

#

coax can die a fiery death

rich venture
tacit burrow
#

Yeah, that was ugly. I remember booting dos, installing IPX drivers on coax cards, to play doom... quake, whatever

#

it like 1992

copper juniper
#

cable modems

tacit burrow
#

Oh, I'm talking about coax ethernet!

copper juniper
#

and now bonded cable modems

tacit burrow
#

Back in the age of t-connectors and terminators...

copper juniper
#

the connectors were cooler then the coax

rich venture
#

why i still dont know

copper juniper
#

i used it once...

tacit burrow
#

what uses coax these days? still tv antennas, I guess, if they're still a thing

copper juniper
#

things that need signal integerty

rich venture
#

why tf do people still need to teach about fkn token rings

tacit burrow
#

'cause IBM

rich venture
#

i probally will never see one in action

tacit burrow
#

"The text for the class calls Token Ring the “second most popular technology” for connecting local area networks. Which, I explained to the class was like saying that traveling by ship is the second most popular way to go to Europe. Yeah, it can still be done, but almost nobody does so anymore."

rich venture
#

and that statement was true when i was born

copper juniper
#

yeah

rich venture
copper juniper
#

only reason i did was coax was already there; and no ethernet baset

rich venture
copper juniper
#

but when i got there everything was on 10mbit hubs

#

i quickly upgraded to gigabit for them

#

minus that one node to far away stuck on coax; token ring...

#

first/last time i ever used it

#

so just simple p2p

latent zenith
#

I am migrating from HA OS to home assistant container which im running on ubuntu 22.04 (windows 10 WSL)
I have sucessfully shared my Sonoff USB dongle to WSL. Now how do i get the device name for use with zigbee2mqtt?
I ran the command ’lsusb’ but it wasnt really helpful.. help would be much appreciated. ❤️

golden thorn
tacit burrow
#

what do you mean "not useful"? What does lsusb (on the ubuntu box) say?

#

But ☝️ is better

#

Oh you're running WSL. That's strange sh*t. I have no idea.

#

Presumably you need to export/expose the USB device from windows into ubuntu, before you can from there use it in HA container...

#

yeah, you need to "attach" it to your linux subsystem : usbipd wsl attach --busid <busid>

lime crane
lyric meadow
#

Is a Khadas VIM3 a good target for basic home assistant install and a pihole container?

winged knoll
#

It looks to have about half the performance of a Pi4

#

Sorry, a quarter

lyric meadow
#

I have a i-9900k doing beefier stuff so my only concern is it having enough grunt to turn some 10 lights on and off

#

And being stable 🙂

winged knoll
#

It should be able to do that... just don't expect it do so particularly quickly

#

Performance overall is going to be slightly painful

#

You won't get HAOS on it though, no add-ons

#

It'll be either Docker (Container) if you're lucky, and Core (pip install) if you're not

lyric meadow
#

Is there a better Pi4 alternative? Odroid?

#

Vim3 looked great because of the m.2 and USBC charging

winged knoll
#

ODroid if you want to go that way

#

Or almost any mini-PC or laptop from the last decade

lyric meadow
winged knoll
#

Nice, they snuck that in

#

Given how badly it performs, and that they cut the Pi2 out, I'm surprised

karmic wolf
#

Hi automation friends!

#

Quick question

#

I have a motion sensor script that powers on my studio lights and equipment

#

But sometimes I like to leave the room for breaks and I'd like to disable the script temporarily in those cases

outer knotBOT
karmic wolf
#

Is there any kind of latching switch that I can press in one direction to activate the script, and another way to deactivate the script?

winged knoll
#

Yes

#

One of those 😉

#

Make it a condition of the script (or automation)

karmic wolf
#

I was inquiring about hardware stiches

winged knoll
#

I've never seen a smart latching switch

karmic wolf
#

Like rocker switches that, at a glance, I can tell if it's on or off

winged knoll
#

You could hook up any dumb switch to some form of sensor

#

Heck, a standard light switch connected to a hacked door/window sensor, so that instead of a magnet controlling it you're just directly shorting the connection

karmic wolf
outer knotBOT
#

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

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

winged knoll
#

The other option would be the use of a status LED ... green for enabled and red for disabled

#

A little ESP with some WLED magic would work for that

karmic wolf
#

That would probably work best for me, an LED showing me if it's active or not

winged knoll
#

Then you can further extend the logic as you need. Flashing yellow for somebody rang the doorbell 😄

karmic wolf
#

Thanks for the input, that's definetly got my gears turning

old pelican
#

I got a LilyGo T5 4.7 e-ink display and have a simple ESPhome program running.
However the display is very faint. Is there a way to get it darker?
When I got the display, the factory-preset image was normal.

winged knoll
old pelican
#

No luck on the ESPhome Discord yet. Will check diy, thx.

lyric meadow
copper juniper
karmic wolf
copper juniper
dusk gust
patent sparrow
#

Okay, so I managed to get SkyConnect working on my HA... and it found TWO devices on install, the first being the Zigbee Coordinator itself, and the other being "unk_model by unk_manufacturer". What is this other device? This is a new zigbee network, with nothing installed on it.

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Nwk: 0x0000
Device Type: Coordinator
LQI: Unknown
RSSI: Unknown
Last Seen: 2023-02-14T18:13:18
Power Source: Mains
median rose
tacit burrow
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That's not bare metal 🙂

drifting grove
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guys, hi all, someone knows why my home assistant while is running, loses the usb port with sonoff E dongle?

outer knotBOT
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@eternal kestrel Please do not cross post. Read the channel description, post it and wait for folks to respond. Crossposting wastes people's time as they're unaware of the help you're getting elsewhere.

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

wide hull
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I have HA all setup and working well on my RPi 4 on a 64GB SD card. I just bought an Argon One M.2 case and a 1TB Sata SSD card. Is it better to keep the boot on the SD card and move the HA data drive to the SSD or it is better to completely move everything to the SSD and boot off it and just get rid of the SD card completely?

cold moon
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remove sd completely

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you can just backup and restore from the microsd to the ssd

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depending on when you bought the pi you might need to do a bootloader update

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cuz it's technically booting over usb with that case

wide hull
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OK that's what I was going to do. I don't have any way to plug in the SSD drive to my Windows computer to write the OS to it so I'll have to run the installer on the Pi. Hopefully I can do that

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I don't remember when I bought the Pi. It's a 4GB. But it was at least several months ago

cold moon
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if it wont boot from ssd then google how to update the bootloader it's pretty easy

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iirc it's built into the raspi imager tool these days too

wide hull
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OK sounds good.

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I don't think there is a UI on the HA image though right? So I need to find a way to install it on the Pi

cold moon
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you dont have any device you can flash it with?

wide hull
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Oh I can probably just install a normal Pi image on another SD card and boot from that

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Then use the imager on that

crimson linden
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New to home assistant would you like to know what is the best Zigbee
dongle? For home assistant

winged knoll
brisk pond
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a while ago somebody linked me a website that sells tuyaless tasmotized EU plugs with power monitoring, anyone have any idea what I'm talking about? I've been trying to look for it but no luck, hopefully someone has that saved?

golden thorn
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Athom or cloudfree maybe?

brisk pond
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cloudfree sounds like it

cunning veldt
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I am replacing classic light switches (with no neutral) with smart switches. Especially in cases where there are two hotel circuit switches that need to be replaced, my mind goes nuts. Even more, when I want to decide where to place the capacitor. Or when I would prefer to shortcut somewhere, to allow for smart bulbs to be used. In short, a big equation of options. Can someone please point me to a blog or a video that explains pro's and cons?

night atlas
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do you have powersockets next to the light switches where you can pull a neutral from?

cunning veldt
night atlas
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or alternatively, conduits so you can pull a new neutral wire yourself

cunning veldt
night atlas
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works to i guess

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not sure if there's a good catch-all video or blog

cunning veldt
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But f.e., would it work if I bypass the switch, so that a smart bulb has power all the time. Will I be able to power a switch then as well? And could I disable the relais, so that there is no (unneeded) clicking?

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And how to do the wiring, when replacing two switches in a hotel circuit?

chrome berry
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Hello everyone, i was hoping to get some advice. I have a double switch with a common live, and I am interested in using two Sonoff Minis with neutral in my celling. I was wondering if it is possible to "connect" the two Sonoffs in order to have a common cable beacause i only have 3 wire going to the double switch and not 4.
IE something like this : https://ibb.co/Y7vTGtt

wary badge
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Hi All
I thought maybe there is a skilled kind soul that could point me in the right direction:
I have HASSOS running on dedicated RPI. Due to frequent power outages I decided to get a Waveshare UPS HAT for it. So now I found myself in somewhat of a dead end: Ok, so let's say UPS batteries die before the power is back on. I would probably want to make an automation to properly shut down the Pi before they do, since it's one of the main purposes of the project . But if I do that, how do I bring it back up? I'm very much remote to it..
I could probably do something like WOL from the router or a PC in the same network if it's possible , but this looks suboptimal somehow.

runic tinsel
lime crane
lime crane
lime fiber
terse glacier
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I have a stupid question, If I have the "Itead SONOFF Zigbee Dongle E", which appears to use the same radio as the SkyConnect, is it possible that it will be able to be flashed to support thread later on when the SkyConnect gets the firmware? I want to say that it should but figured Id ask anyways.

cold moon
terse glacier
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So it's the USB controller that matters in this regard?

patent sparrow
lime crane
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not impossible, but it's better to just use a well known standard people are familiar with.

terse glacier
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It’s the same USB controller that’s in the P version of the sonoff zigbee adapter

winged knoll
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Yeah, but not the same radio chipset

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There may be Thread support that comes for the stick, or you may be better off just buying a stick for Thread when the time comes.

The former is possible, the latter is certain 😛

drifting grove
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I'm running Ubuntu Server and have HA as a docker container in it. I plugged in the Zigbee stick and it's detected with lsusb as QinHeng Electronics SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus V2

However it doesn't show up as a ttyUSB device. Anyone know how to proceed? With my other install I just forwarded the ID via proxmox.

golden thorn
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I assume you used lsusb on the host? Did you pass it to the container?

drifting grove
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I can't pass it to the container because it doesn't show up in dev/

golden thorn
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Try ls -l /dev/serial/by-id/ or use dmesg --follow and re plug the stick

drifting grove
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I don't have a /dev/serial folder, and dmesg doesn't work either. I think it was replaced by journalctl? It's Ubuntu 22.04.2 LT

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Ah, I just realised... I'm already in a container. :v
I forgot I set up this place with proxmox too. For some reason I thought it was just Ubuntu Server

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That explains a lot, never mind.

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I didn't know lsusb on a container also shows the usb devices on the host

gray mesa
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hi all, i'm new to home assistant, and i'm planning to use it to my house,

for power switch i think i'll use some of shelly pro 3 or 4
https://imgur.com/fPlsSim

for dimmer i need to centralize all device dimmable connected to dimmer device like a 'hub of dimmer" , but didn't find out what a dimmer device support like this ,the dimmer i mean like this https://imgur.com/PBit31o but able to integrate to HA, did anyone know or recommended what dimmer like this?

onyx charm
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Hello Guys, i want to buy outdoor camera's (like 3) for my house. i want to record it all with motionEye (i think)

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where do i start looking for nice camera's?

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is there anything worth buying on aliexpress?

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are there (not too ecxpensive) brands ont the market that blow away all the others ?

unique hawk
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does anybody have a quick guide on updating the firmware on the ZBDongle-E on windows 11?

terse glacier
winged knoll
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The USB controller is totally irrelevant to the capabilities of the radio

mellow sinew
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Is there an LED light strip that will plug into usb that works with HA? I’m just driving myself crazy trying to figure out what to buy

lime crane
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I want a WS2812 device personally

cold moon
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Ws2812b is a type of individually addressable led strip. He needs a controller such as one running wled which integrates with home assistant.

lime crane
cold moon
lime crane
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Do you know of a zigbee version?

cold moon
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the only one i've seen suggested is the gledopto pro ones

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i've been told to steer clear of the non pro ones but i much prefer wled

terse glacier
cold moon
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Other dude here.. it’s not the same chipset as I originally stated

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There’s tube saying the same thing

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Tinkerer just stated that the usb controller has no relevance (as a reminder you brought up the usb controller not me)

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other dude out

winged knoll
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Great so I was correct they both have

faint geode
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Harware recomendation, DSMR P1 readout via ip or usb over ip
i have my HA on a Pi4 in the meterkast righnt now, but im looking to moving it to my homelab server.
i want to keep reading out my enenergy. is there a way to connect to the meterkast over a bigger distance. like with a wifi dsmr thing or something? or maybe have the p1 usb over ethernet?, something simple preffered

light moon
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Huge drop in battery for some of my motion sensors. I am talking 100% to 0 in a week or less. I have not had issues prior, charge once and works for over a year. Anyone else seeing this kind of issues with Shelly Motion sensors? Started occurring around end of jan I think. Battery would drain very fast compared to before.

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Around that time I think HA added bluetooth repeater functionality? I am thinking maybe it has something to do with it? I have some Switchbot curtain devices, and I am wondering if they are pinging the shelly motions and draining the battery?

winged knoll
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Are those Shelly sensors Bluetooth?

light moon
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I have multiple devices which are not that far from eachother, and some are exhibiting this behavior and some are not. They are all on the same firmware...

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They are wifi..

winged knoll
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Then it's unlikely that the Switchbot devices are pinging them

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(and by unlikely I mean it's more likely the sun failed to rise today)

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It could be that you've got interference that's causing them issues

light moon
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What do you mean by that?

winged knoll
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Well, anything that uses radio frequency, like WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc... it's all at risk from interference

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Interference messes with the signal, causing devices to have to transmit with more power, re-transmit messages, etc

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So, if you've recently added a load of Bluetooth or Zigbee, or you've got another AP using the same channel as you're using... that can all mess with the signal

light moon
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You may be onto something here...

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I added a AP a long time ago, I am just checking that the ones not draining are connected to the new AP and the ones that are are connected to the old AP...

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Both of which are Unifi products..

winged knoll
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If they're connected to the distant AP and having to use more power that could also cause issues

light moon
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I have like 34 devices total ont he network

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Thats the strange thing, they are connected to the close AP

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All of the devices are on 2.4GHz

brazen osprey
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are there any bt/thread/zigbee/rf433 buttons then do not wait for doubleclick? I do not mean switches that simulate wall switch? That i solved with custom esphome hardware, but i want small button for the table or other places I need small-ish button. Ikea had those, but it updated and added doublick by itself

karmic wolf
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Hey guys, I'm losing my mind getting the aqara cube to work on me ZHA, anybody used it before?