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warm topaz
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Im flexible on price if it works well, is total local, etc.. But right now I havent been able to find any products that arent intended to be whole home

zealous dune
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oh, cool additional parameters

warm topaz
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Agreed they can, but I feel like generally they are expensive because they do shutoff too not just monitoring

zealous dune
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seems you're destined for a diy solution

warm topaz
zealous dune
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no

mossy gazelle
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Doesn’t it seem really small for 24-30v? But who knows

glacial oracle
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size kinda doesnt matter a whole lot

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its supposed to switch 3800w ac, it probably will do 300w dc aswell

lone furnace
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I'm really new to HA but I'd bet you could probably see when a toilet is flushed. If you have multiple bathrooms it probably complicates things unless they're the same toilet model

glacial oracle
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if that is a level of detail youd even need to make smart decisions you can just add aditional meters wherever they fit inbetween

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they are like 30 bucks and another <50 for an off the shelf digital reader

lone furnace
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I just bought a Aeotec Gen 2 home energy monitor for $25

I'm pretty excited to get it setup.

warm topaz
karmic cargo
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Any idea what the difference between the S31 and S40 are? They both come in a "Lite ZB", so they're both Zigbee. They're both 120v, 15A. I downloaded the PDFs for both direct from Sonoff and can't see any difference...

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(other than that CloudFree doesn't offer the S40 preflashed...)
I'm impressed, CloudFree's prices are really good and their shipping is very reasonable. They must be located near me - regular ground UPS is cheaper and has a shorter delivery time than 3-day UPS!

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heh... they're in the southern part of my state!

tawny viper
devout parrot
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Iirc S40 uses a different chipset and can't be flashed.

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the Zigbee versions probably aren't particularly different aside from aesthetics.

light brook
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Hi all, looking for some advice
My motorized driveway gate uses a 433MHz remote. It's a ATA-PTX5-v2 , and there's a 6-pin receiver board connected to the gate logic board.
Looks like this one: https://www.reidsremotes.com.au/home/1389-ata-fhrx2-v1-triocode-32-bit-2-channel-6-pin-on-board-receiver-62850-9325964001247.html
Is there any hardware that can allow home assistant to connect to this?

Reids Remotes
ATA FHRX2 V1 Triocode 32 bit 6 pin on board plug in receiver card

Genuine ATA Triocode 6 pin on board receiver on 433 MHz so you to use your older garage remote with your gate. 12 month warranty and free shipping in Australia

jagged crypt
quasi spindle
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Can someone recommend any zigbee extender/repeaters

golden thorn
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I recommend you use something useful instead like a socket, light, whatever

karmic cargo
steep hinge
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My HA keeps loosing connection at random times. I'm not sure how to narrow the source of the reason?

zealous dune
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how is it connected

steep hinge
zealous dune
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is it loosing connection as being unpingable or issues with accessing dashboard?

steep hinge
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unpingable I get "connection lost restarting HA"

zealous dune
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first thing is to check ha logs

steep hinge
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is that right?

zealous dune
steep hinge
outer knotBOT
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@bitter zenith I converted your message into a file since it's above 15 lines :+1:

📎 message.txt
bitter zenith
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(My first message included the code and it made it into a file because it was too long.)

You could check out the Apollo Automation MSR-1. It is the smallest ESPHome mmWave CO2 Multisensor. It tracks distance and has many gates that you can fine tune. See the attached pictures and below for the chart card code. Let me know if you have any questions!

https://github.com/ApolloAutomation/MSR-1

Distance_Scatter_Plot_MSR-1.png MSR-1_mmWave_distance.PNG MSR-1_mmWave_Gates.PNG
GitHub
GitHub - ApolloAutomation/MSR-1

Contribute to ApolloAutomation/MSR-1 development by creating an account on GitHub.

stable cloud
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thx, looks nice. but delivery costs and tax will be exordinary 😄

bitter zenith
stable cloud
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hehe, yeah and our customs will be happy 😄 +20% tax + customs

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atm, its okay, sometimes the fp2 get stuck.... but i hope for an update (lol)

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but for US users, this seems pretty cool....with that features,....for sure

bitter zenith
zealous dune
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whats with the pir sensors still being used?

bitter zenith
zealous dune
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its not if you use the right radar

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or atleast not for human perception

bitter zenith
zealous dune
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i tried them all 😄

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the slow ones are SEN0595 and the one used in Aqara FP1

steep hinge
zealous dune
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issues related to networking, you can also look at supervisor logs

inland trout
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Would this be the place to ask about ESPhome and UART configuration?

winged knoll
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No

outer knotBOT
winged knoll
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Their Discord would be the best place

acoustic shore
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Looking at some wifi lights with Zigbee. Looking at some MiBoxer FUT106ZR devices. Has anyone got these working through Zigbee2Mqtt?

zealous dune
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its either wifi or zigbee, can't do both usually

acoustic shore
# zealous dune if its not in the zigbee2mqtt.io list its not working with it

I have a MiBoxer LM052 controller that is not on the supported list, but I powered it up. Zigbee2MOTT fround it and reported as a TS0505B controller and a status of reported. So I was sort of hoping the same thing might happen with the FUT106ZR blubs. The FUT106ZR are listed as Zigbee but they have their own custom radio control to their controllers, so the description mentions wifi.

zealous dune
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that was the luck of the draw with the LM052, the same might happen with this one considerin its also Tuya branded

acoustic shore
glossy sage
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Anyone here got a smart lock for their home in the EU (Netherlands for me) recently? I'm looking for one with ideally fingerprint, pin (6 or more digits), and traditional key support, 100% local only. Could live with one of fingerprint or pin, but definitely need traditional key support. I would like to be able to enroll fingerprint or pin for guests and be able to disable it arbitrarily at a later date. I don't mind having to modify the front door to install the lock. Appreciate any help!

lone furnace
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Any one have a accurate way of bed detection? I don't see anything off the shelf that's reasonably affordable.

tawny viper
glossy sage
tawny viper
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Hmm. Have you tried contacting them?

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@glossy sage they ship in the US a town over from me. I was testing the new fingerprint lock before it came out. I do really like it. I mean if you reallyyy liked it, and want me to ask their head product manager I can. Also if you see an advertisement on Facebook, the people who respond are great

glossy sage
tawny viper
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Honestly the ble is great, and matter is coming, and zwave 7

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I mean I guess you could steal them from the warehouse a town over from me.

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Funny they overnighted to me, I'm like can I go get it

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Overnight went a few states over, then back to me

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I'm trying to get free zwave 700 too. Lol

tawny viper
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I just use esphome ble proxy

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@undone schooner you can.

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Ble only.

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Directly to HA and local

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Yup

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I suggest making sure you have connected to August (not Yale) cloud once

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It makes the set up seem less to get the Bluetooth key info

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But yea works great. I left the other integration there and just disabled

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Reminds me

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I need to take the wifi out of my fingerprint one

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Zwave does let you manage keys

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But I disabled that honestly

glossy sage
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Sent the email. Assuming their response is that they don't sell it in the EU now and don't plan to, any ideas about other good options?

tawny viper
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All my locks are Yale. I don't mind their app

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Compatiblity

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They have international products for sure

tawny viper
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If you don't have any esphome proxies they are pretty easy

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10 coordinators

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Or proxies

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He has ble proxies

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Or you can buy an Olimex Poe too.

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Can't do both

glossy sage
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Tbh I am worried that no certs in EU or the Netherlands might be an issue for the home insurance. LOQED seems to have SKG3 in the NL for instance.

tawny viper
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I'm still confused why you have 10

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Lol

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Shit, yea. That's a good reason

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Afiak they don't do both and / or would cause issues

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I have 1 of those, I did order 6 of the non poe proxy

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Didn't feel like making a case. The m5 atom light is great if you are OK with wifi

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Only 7.50

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That's why I ordered the tubez non poe

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Or use poe++

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For proxies

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It's wired

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Just not poe

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Yea. I have a few spots where it's actually easier.

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Yea, I have some spots where I lucky I got 1 cat6a

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So. Lol.

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Unifi. They have a mini router that will output from poe++ to poe, so I could do that

patent river
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The USW-Flex really is a pretty decent product, there are very few 5 port switches out there that'll do 1-in-4-out PoE (plenty of 1-in-2-out)

tawny viper
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Almost got it

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Yea. I don't need it....

patent river
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Yep. Just make sure you're buying the USW-Flex and not the USW-Flex-Mini (that one has no PoE output)

tawny viper
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I have a few flex minis that are older

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But yea that's the name. I am looking for an excuse to buy one. Lol

patent river
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It can actually do 802.3at out - clearly the hardware was capable all along, but was a year or two after release they enabled it in the firmware

tawny viper
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My buddy got 5gb fiber. Nothing he has is over 1gb...

patent river
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Just gotta watch 25G switches, depending on exactly how the ASIC inside is built.
You often find the 25 and 100G switches have the same chip, which means the port speeds are locked in blocks of 4; ports 2-4 have to be the same speed as port 1. 6-8 same as 5, etc.
Not the case for everything - and possibly less likely on these smaller, lower-end things - but surprisingly common.

vital schooner
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Australians: is there a consensus on the best choice for a wifi light bulb? (Or ZigBee). My old Yeelight finally bit the dust.

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I only need shades of white

tacit burrow
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Hue? And they make a decent zigbee router too. Bit spendy

vital schooner
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Yeh bit spendy I think

tacit burrow
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Amazon sale in couple days

pale hare
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Running out of data for backups and storage on a 4 bay QNAP NAS.
Have a server rack with 4 NUC as well for Proxmox and HA which can also be data hungry.

What's the next logical step other than upgrading local storage on every NUC or upgrading the storage on the QNAP NAS?

winged knoll
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Depends, do you want local or cloud backups?

pale hare
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Local only 🙂

winged knoll
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Then upgrade the NAS

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The only other option would be a second NAS, which is likely to cost more (and require more power)

pale hare
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That's a really good point

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I don't know why but I've got "SAN" stuck in my head. There's a lot more complexity in that and waaaaay more power consumption

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Just thought moving away from "4 bay" to something more would give me more flexibility

winged knoll
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Depends on your needs though... sometimes you need more than a toy NAS can provide 😛

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You could replace the current NAS with an 8 bay one

pale hare
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Why didn't I think of that?

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Or now that the convo is moving in that direction, could build one with an old PC

winged knoll
pale hare
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That looks like a reasonable next step and a lot less complex than a full on DC solution 👀

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

📎 message.txt
glossy sage
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*Unfortunately, this lock is only available in the United States\Canada region. Since it is only compatible with the Yale Access app and for replacements. Since we do not ship outside our region."

tepid heart
undone moon
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Hello, I bought tuya zigbee thermostat head for heating, and I mounted 2/3 with 1/2 valve. But in my livingroom, I have 3/4 valve.
Anybody knows where can I buy adapter for CALEFFI valve 3/4 for this, or to buy another brand and model for 3/4 valve? thanks

winged knoll
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Pretty sure I've made this point before ... but ... you have to tell people where in the world you are

quartz sun
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Hi, I have got my device to connect to my Zigbee USB stick on a VM on my linux PC. For running this 24/7, I am thinking of building a new "server" which will host HA but also Plex server and have 2*8 TB in raid. I think my options are

  1. Buy a NAS with virtualization, e.g., Synology DS224+ and run HA in a VM.
  2. Get a RPi 5, two 8 TB disks and build a chassi of lego or 3d-print it.
  3. Buy a NUC, and like step 2 find some way of hiding the hard drives.
    Which route would you go?
tawny viper
tawny viper
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Keep plex separate. Build a new plex machine

glossy sage
tawny viper
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I mean do they sell any locks in your country, August or Yale

undone schooner
# tacit burrow Hue? And they make a decent zigbee router too. Bit spendy

Hue Hubs are nice if you want the Entertainment API or are planning to use Gradients and do any HDMI stuff with Play, a TV backsplash, but they’re otherwise a little limiting. Slows down tons around 35-40 devices and I think hard limit is 62. Have really been happy with CC2652P coordinators and MQTT here — have 220 of the Hue bulbs and MQTTs a nice way to address them (even if across >1 coordinator).

undone schooner
haughty quail
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Hi, I wanted to ask for some advice- I'm looking to get a smart radiator valve that works over Zigbee. I was looking at the Sonoff ones, as they sell them locally and also they're relatively cheap, but I can't find any feedback about getting them to work with HA... Any advice?

soft plinth
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Looking to buy the dual edge coral TPU (e-key) whenever its back in stock, they preface with a warning
* Although the M.2 Specification (section 5.1.2) declares E-key sockets provide two instances of PCIe x1, most manufacturers provide only one. To use both Edge TPUs, be sure your socket connects both instances to the host.

If my motherboard's e-key says M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) I'm good right?

winged knoll
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Hi I wanted to ask for some advice I m

tacit burrow
glossy sage
tawny viper
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ah,

tawny viper
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I mean unless they will not work/fit over there. I'll ship to you, lol

glossy sage
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Probably sticking to something available here is best for me

tawny viper
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aww, sorry, yea. There is a zigbee company, are they based over there? Dana I think

glossy sage
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Danish, the website says (not Dutch but close ;P). Both the Danalock v3 and Danapad v3 seem to be available here! Can you help me understand (if you have any idea) how different features of it work?

What can be operated over zigbee? What can be operated via app+smartphone? Can it be used local-only or does it need to phone home for functionality?

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There is an exclusively bluetooth version, a bluetooth+zigbee, and a bluetooth+zwave it seems

tawny viper
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Zwave has better support in general for managing keys for users

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But I don't know them well enough

strange zodiac
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$1/bulb and

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Enbrighten Z-Wave Plus Smart Receptacle, Works with Alexa, Google Assistant, Tamper-Resistant, 1 Z-Wave Outlet & 1 Always On Outlet, Hub Required, Almond, Smart Outlet, Lamps, Small Appliances, 14297 https://a.co/d/07Z5OJa

Enbrighten Z-Wave Plus Smart Receptacle, Works with Alexa, Google A...

Life is automatic with the GE-branded Z-Wave Plus In-Wall Smart Tamper-Resistant Outlet. When paired with a compatible hub, the smart outlet controls and schedules plug-in devices through ON/OFF commands and programmed settings. Wirelessly operate lamps, fans, small appliances and more for effort...

drifting grove
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Not australian

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this is our plug

strange zodiac
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I'm sorry

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Wait, we should be talking about switches anyway, not outlets.

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I'm assuming you have a good number of lights on a switch, as opposed to lamps plugged into an outlet.

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@willow stratus

drifting grove
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yeah, but most downlights are Surface Socket (downlights that plug into a type 1 plug), no doubt you could import something, but if ANYTHING happens, you have no insurance

strange zodiac
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Mostly for him, instead of spending thousands on bulbs.

willow stratus
strange zodiac
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wow, you don't wire up lights directly? Interesting

drifting grove
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we do, just most dont

strange zodiac
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If there's a switch that operates that downplug

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You can still make the switch smart and not necessarily the outlet, maybe.

drifting grove
willow stratus
drifting grove
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and if you ever wanna go back, you gotta get a sparkie to do it (also meant to do it regardless, but you can get away with it)

strange zodiac
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Yeah, I suppose you're not likely to have many downlights on the same switch that way.

willow stratus
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exactly

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having strict electrical standards here is both a blessing and curse

strange zodiac
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Are all your outlets GFCI? That's kind of nice.

drifting grove
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only in wet or hazardous areas

willow stratus
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^

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RCDs otherwise

strange zodiac
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Our (US) breakers protect the walls, they don't do shit for the outside of the outlet.

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EU does that better afaik.

drifting grove
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but we have physcial switches on the outlet, so stuff, most of the time, isnt just using power passively into the device/appliance

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strange zodiac
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Alright, I've never seen anything like that before.

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Let me just go burn some coal about it.

willow stratus
strange zodiac
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Oh yeah, only the most pristine coal.

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I want to go full solar and EV, but I don't have $120k lying around quite yet.

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I'm also worried about spending $50-60k on solar and then the tech improving or the price dropping within 3 years. But at least for now the US government is paying 30% of the solar cost.

willow stratus
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you'll probably get that regardless. solar panel densities will likely improve, as well battery backup solutions (I'd like to see less reliance on lithium for batteries and more into other solutions like zinc-bromine. ie: https://redflow.com/zbm3-battery)

Redflow
ZBM3 Battery
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~$20AU a plug (prices are in USD...).

drifting grove
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holy shit, that actual isnt too bad

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Shipping from Sydney to New Zealand is much slower than shipping from China,We suggest New Zealand buyers choose shipping from China .

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🤣

willow stratus
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yeeeeah, haha

patent river
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They're not wrong

willow stratus
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I have a bunch, and they work well

strange zodiac
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Oh, as an aside, I'm running Unraid on my server that might advertise itself as [server name].local. I wonder if that's doing something weird with mDNS.

willow stratus
strange zodiac
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Kinda weird that we've chosen all the same tech. Except. You know. Your outlets are upside down.

willow stratus
willow stratus
# strange zodiac Oh, as an aside, I'm running Unraid on my server that might advertise itself as ...

https://forums.unraid.net/topic/128405-how-does-towerlocal-work/?do=findComment&comment=1169738 - seems to sum it up nicely.

Unraid
How does tower.local "work"?

I used to access my old router at dlink.local - I thought nothing of it because I figured my router just handled it and intercepted the url. I've recently started using unraid and the url tower.local just worked out of the box with no input from me. How does this happen? Is it possible to set my ...

fathom prairie
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anyone know a good underfloor heating controller that works with home assistant. Needs to also have a physical controller. Atm i have a ProWarm ProTouch Touchscreen (non-wifi)

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)
static horizon
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Putting some esp controlled led strips outside. I've got a waterproof box for the esp parts, but should the power supply brick be in that type of enclosure too? It's under cover so should get direct weather but still could get some.

zealous dune
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is it a waterproof brick?

static horizon
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Doubtful

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But not sure I can get the end of the brick connector inside of the box without cutting and reconnecting the wires. Unless there any suggestions on an outdoor housing for this type of thing?

winged knoll
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Get a weatherproof box for it too - they usually come with suitable cable ports

midnight ibex
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Hey there, what do you think is it AC or DC? Cause it doesnt do anything with 24v dc…

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I meant 24V dc psu..

zealous dune
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24V AC would be something

midnight ibex
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It is a solenoid… so it could be i think. Hope not…

terse pebble
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It can work with both.

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24 AC/DC normally closed

jovial pulsar
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OMG! I solved the aqara problem!

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Nano gel tape!

gentle fossil
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Thats what you get for buying „quality aqara“

My cheap sensors pop open on their own. Ha.

crimson tulip
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the aqara stuff is sleek looking though

gloomy spoke
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My cheap sensors pop open on their own. Ha.
So do my cheap TuYa door/window sensors

zealous dune
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I don't even change batteries in mine

crimson tulip
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I'm moving that route, still haven't found a temp sensor I like

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(esp temp sensor)

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IIRC Im using bme280's atm

night lintel
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I am looking to add home assistant to a new bathroom shower. Something like the Koehler DTV but DIY.
The DTV system with body shower, rain shower etc is over $6,000.

I want to buy just the shower heads from them. Rest of it I want to design my own system.
Maybe a touchscreen to control the system and maybe view YouTube etc on it.

trim jay
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Hey, I got a Athom ESPHome controller connected to my HomeAssistant, but i do not have anything to select an effect, like i see it on the internet. What did I do wrong?

winged knoll
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Probably you're looking at outdated guides/videos

trim jay
tight sorrel
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we can't get the sonoff zigbee stick to connect under ubuntu it is recognised but we only get connection error /dev/ttyACM1 - SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle

zealous dune
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Do you have user permissions to access it?

tight sorrel
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yes#

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i think

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do you think it's a justification setting for the interface ?

zealous dune
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Are you sure the path the stick is under is the one you posted?

devout parrot
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If the process that's trying to access the stick is running as a user other than root, make sure that user is added to the "dialout" group or whatever Ubuntu uses for serial access.

tight sorrel
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how to check it

zealous dune
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How are you even running HA on Ubuntu?

red dagger
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Are there any recommendations for SSR or power relay boards for home assistant? I'm stumbling across multiple Kincony IoT products that are advertised for use with home assistant... Being reluctant, wanted to seek suggestions / opinions about Kincony products

zealous dune
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Why reluctant?

tight sorrel
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we are trying things out here, yes HA works on a ubuntu server, sorry for the restraint my english is not so good

red dagger
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@zealous dune: I'm not seeing many forums using or recommending it... Hence...

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In my research so far, haven't come across major issues reported either... Hence...

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The confusion

zealous dune
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Interesting...

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Lucky for you there are no alternatives to those kinds of boards so you don't really have a choice

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And it's not a piece of kit an average smart home enthusiast buys

red dagger
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Thus, looking for a modular, out of the box board / pieces I can put together

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@zealous dune: something close to this, is my end goal, but I feel it'll be a lot of time n effort right now... Me working a full time job, plus managing my house renovation

zealous dune
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Yes a lot of both

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I have a couple of Kincony boards and see nothing alarming in them

red dagger
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I'm not sure if I should go with all in one? Or the standalone relay modules as sent short while ago

zealous dune
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I don't know, the ones with 4 and 8 relays

red dagger
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Okay.. 👍🏻

kind wind
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Never sure where to ask my questions but I’m building a home and the HVAC guy is asking me how the Honeywell T-10s integrate with HA. Specifically he’s asking does HA get wired to the heating and cooling units or do they get wired to the thermostat. Since I’ve never had a smart home and I am still waiting on my HA yellow pre order I’m not sure what to tell him. Could I get advice here?

fringe crater
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If you haven't confirmed how your thermostat integrates with HA, I wouldn't automatically assume it is even possible. Research your specific device.

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From what it looks like that integrates with some honeywell "app", which might not even integrate with HA. (but I don't really know)

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I think the Zwave Honeywell T6 is a popular one for local control.

gusty sequoia
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Looks like the T10s do HomeKit, which might work well & autodetects in HA. But to answer your HVAC guy's questions, the thermostat is what gets wired to the heating/cooling units. HA then integrates with the thermostat using its internet connection, z-wave, zigbee, or whatever

kind wind
gusty sequoia
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the only time you'd have HA semi-directly wired to it is if you were building your own thermostat with temperature sensors to detect, relays to connect the wires as appropriate, and some integration in HA to do the thermostat part (generic_thermostat or otherwise). But that's an advanced usage and probably not recommended anyway, haha

kind wind
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Thanks. I ordered Yellow almost a year ago. Was certain I’d have it by now. But that’s a topic for a different channel. Anyway, thank you

fringe crater
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Yeah I'd say so. I think the common term for that is "dry contact".

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You'll see that term mentioned with a lot of relays.

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Are you going to have 4 independent relays to control all 4 features?

fringe crater
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I'd assume yes.

static horizon
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Not sure if this is the best place to ask, but I'm putting together a NodeMCU controlled LED strip for outside use. The strip is 12v so I've got a 12v 5 amp power supply. The connectors on the strip itself are (I'm guessing) 20 gauge wire? Is it safe to run 20gauge wire from the PSU to the strip? I've seen online that 5 amps should really be lower gauge, but even if I wired 16 gauge from the PSU to the LED strip, the wires on the strip connector is still the higher gauge. Is this something I should be concerned about?

winged knoll
cedar bay
main ivy
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Is it possible to only use the thread radio in the SkyConnect? I like my current zigbee coordinator and Zigbee to MQTT setup.

zealous dune
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install thread firmware

winged knoll
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They'll even tell you not to use multi-protocol

zealous dune
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because it sucks 😄

main ivy
trim jay
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Guess a 2nd power input to the strip will fix that?

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winged knoll
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Maybe even a third

trim jay
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tooo many channels 😉

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should have read the topic thou, sorry

winged knoll
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They all have a topic to help you 😉

trim jay
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but 2nd input should be enough, up to 75% it is nice and even

willow scarab
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I was using a ZEN15 zwave plug to monitor my gas dryer's start/stop. We recently got a really nice electric dryer for free from my brother in law and no longer use 120v outlet - any ideas for a 240v smart plug that will integrate for cycle status monitoring?

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I've looked for a few things but only saw in-line monitoring option on zwave, would need to splice it between the breaker and the outlet

tight sorrel
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under the oracle virtual box the zigbee usb stick is not recognised anyone an idea

random ridge
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Guys what video doorbell would you suggest for my mom's apartment? I'm in USA, budget is somewhere around $50, and wifi

gloomy spoke
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is there an HA requirement?

random ridge
random ridge
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@gloomy spoke ?

gloomy spoke
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🤷

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I don't use one

untold harness
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Does she have HomeKit or any other smart platform?

random ridge
dusk ivy
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yay or nay for HAOS?

glacial oracle
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Yay

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Tho the N100 based on may be more fun when you want to do virtualization and run plex

dusk ivy
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i would buy multiple for this price

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i got the blackview 16/500 for 140 a few weeks ago

untold harness
glacial oracle
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Not bad of a deal

random ridge
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Istfg there are no non-greedy companies anymore

untold harness
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Ummm I have a Reolink one that can record to a SDCARD and doesn’t have a cloud fee required

random ridge
# untold harness Ummm I have a Reolink one that can record to a SDCARD and doesn’t have a cloud f...

This one?
https://a.co/d/0tSe9e1

Deal of the day for Prime Members: REOLINK Doorbell WiFi Camera - W...

2023 New Release - Reolink Video Doorbell Camera (WiFi Version) This wired WiFi doorbell camera has 5MP resolution.Together with 180° diagonal, it will be much easier to catch more surrounding details. Supporting both 5GHz and 2.4GHz WiFi, you can choose the ideal one. For the installation, you c...

untold harness
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I use the Ethernet port instead of WiFi but it works well

random ridge
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Ik it's wired but what if you don't have existing doorbell wires?

untold harness
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They (Amazon) does sell little outlet to doorbell transformers that plug into your wall

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If you wanna get hella fancy I believe they have a POE version of that doorbell too

coarse flame
#

hi all i am lookint to get some smart stuff for the house , morespecifically reducing energy costs
i want a smart radiator thermostat that 1) does not need the internet ! 2) works with HA
theres a sale on amazon UK at the moment and im wondering what are some great deals to get , ive found these two on sale and was wondering if anyone with experience could guide me on these ? thank you (btw i dont have any experience with HA but im looking to get it onto my server , mainly worried about reducing energy costs so if there is some eco system with temp sensors etc im quite interested)
It will be about 6 radiators in 4 rooms, if theres other better options please feel free to let me know ! and any additional accessories i need like thermostats for rooms etc. budget needs to be resonable as i need to think will it ever pay back itself after the investment im doing
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-Radiator-Thermostat-installation-KE100/dp/B0BKQWGSMC/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aqara-Thermostat-Thermostatic-Geofencing-Compatible/dp/B0B6DTSGSJ/
itll be about 6 radiators in 4 rooms, if theres other better options please feel free to let me know ! and any additional accessories i need like thermostats for rooms etc. budget needs to be resonable as i need to think will it ever pay back itself after the investment im doing

random ridge
random ridge
untold harness
random ridge
coarse flame
glossy hound
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i use dahua for doorbell. it works perfectly with home assistant and symfonisk (for the sound). also i use it in frigate for recording

untold harness
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Yeah I think if I told my mother/grandmother that they needed a cloudkey (at minimum) + the doorbell they'd tell me to pound sand and buy a nest 😅

glossy hound
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lol

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check ring

midnight grotto
sinful mirage
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im sure you guys get this all the time. have any recommendations for an individual LED addressable LEDW strip at 12v and a wifi controller that matches?

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preferably something at 60. and i can get for cheap from aliexpress

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i was looking at sk6812 but i had some issues finding a controller to match

zealous dune
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why? it uses the same controller as ws2812

sinful mirage
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even with the extra white led?

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what is a controller you would recommend?

zealous dune
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any controller with esp32, quinled being the best

sinful mirage
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anything prefab that you like?

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hopefully under 15 bucks

zealous dune
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how many led's?

sinful mirage
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about 2 meters at 60 per m

zealous dune
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nothing for that cheap, you can make your own with an esp32 and some components

sinful mirage
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arg i was hoping not to. im fine with wiring and coding esp32s but i want to stay away from mains voltage

zealous dune
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good because there is no mains voltage, its 12v

sinful mirage
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ha ohh yeah i forgot the power supply manages that

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long day at work

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..

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too bad i was hoping to find something like this

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just wanted something plug and play for a change. especially for the kitchen

zealous dune
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get the athom wled controller

devout parrot
sinful mirage
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thanks guys

undone sky
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Hi all, not sure if putting this here or in automations would be the best place. I’m looking to put a TV outside as summer approaches here. Thinking of building a cabinet of sorts that either lowers from the ceiling (to protect the tv in winter / when not in use ) has anyone done this ? If not from the ceiling a wall mount with doors that would open on command ?
Where would I start hardware wise. Happy to wire solder and build need a starting point

winged knoll
patent river
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Undoubtedly horribly expensive

spark inlet
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just sharing my experience with the Aqara door contact sensor, while testing on my desk it worked correctly with the magnet on both sides of the sensor, but as soon as I mounted it on the door, it stopped working, after some more tests on the door I came to the conclusion that when mounted on a metal door, it will only work correctly with the magnet on a certain side of it, so test before you stick it in place

winged knoll
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Metal is known to cause problems with contact sensors, and anything using RF (Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread, etc)

spark inlet
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well, it didn't seem to bother a fibaro zwave contact sensor

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I had to change that one since I move to HA and went all zigbee, replaced with this Aqara one, which works great, but only with this little issue

winged knoll
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Different frequency may have helped, though I've got some Aqara sensors on my metal garage door and they've been fine - with a router only a few meters in line of sight though

patent river
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I'd definitely expect 2.4G vs 900M to make a difference

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It's kinda amazing what you can get away with at low frequencies

spark inlet
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do you guys know of any way to extend the zigbee network by ethernet? I have a network setup in one place and I would like to extend a few hundred meters. I do have a fiber that goes to that second location

zealous dune
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you can't "extend" it, you can create a new zigbee network where that coordinator connects via Ethernet

spark inlet
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meaning a new coordinator in the 2nd location. would both be controllable by one HA instance?

winged knoll
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You'd need to run another Zigbee stack, such as Zigbee2MQTT (or a second instance of it) to run two meshes

spark inlet
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thank you

coarse flame
winged knoll
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Zigbee stuff tends to have a better battery life than WiFi stuff, so Aqara over TP-Link

zealous dune
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in any case Aqara over TPlink

winged knoll
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You'd also need to build your mesh for Zigbee though, so buy some Zigbee routers if you don't already have some

coarse flame
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thanks, to make the system actually energy efficient, i guess i need to get temp sensors and put them in all rooms ?

coarse flame
#

also is there other alternatives to the aqrva, seems great but for £40 a pop bit pricy

winged knoll
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Cheap, or good, pick one 😉

coarse flame
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guess ill stick with arqva then lol

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is that zigbee usb good ?

winged knoll
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No, that one isn't

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For Zigbee routers buy Innr plugs, they're awesome

golden thorn
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Also research if you could profit from a ethernet/PoE coordinator. They are not that cheap though.

coarse flame
#

i checked poe zigbee things

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they are so dam expensive

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would have been ideal ive got poe switch and cables could have put that in the middle of the house

winged knoll
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You're going to spend way more on the rest of your smart home, £80 for a good coordinator is peanuts

golden thorn
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You don't necessarily have to power them via ethernet

coarse flame
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£200 for radiators . £80 is a substantial % of 200

winged knoll
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Plus the smart plugs

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Plus the sensors

coarse flame
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why do i need smart plugs ?

winged knoll
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To form the mesh

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Point to point range between two Zigbee devices is maybe 6 to 8 meters

coarse flame
#

eh... u cant just use one usb cable connected to the server?

winged knoll
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No

coarse flame
#

oh....

winged knoll
coarse flame
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do u run radiator vavles yourself, does it actually save significant money ?

winged knoll
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I don't - but others do

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How much it saves depends on how many empty rooms you have

coarse flame
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hmm i dont really have any empty rooms

winged knoll
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We have the advantage of zoned heating - upstairs and downstairs - plus whether certain rooms need heat or not is known well in advance (eg the guest room)

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Manually adjusting a couple of radiator valves a few times a year is no big deal

coarse flame
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i guess thats true, will have to think about that as houses in the uk are trypically very small and usually all of the rooms are in use

winged knoll
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If some of our rooms were more intermittently used, or we only had a single zone, then smart valves would be a no-brainer

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I'll probably still go down that route at some point, just because, but I'm not expecting any meaningful savings

coarse flame
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really interesting stuff with all this smart home stuff but just need to determine if its all worth it in the end. if i had a big house would havegone for this in a heart beat

winged knoll
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You'll probably save more with smart lighting, though the savings there are lower if you've moved over to LEDs

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(I know my parents still have quite a few CFLs still)

coarse flame
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all the hosue is leds and its become a habit to turn of lights when not in use

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but in uk gas prices are crazyyy high thats why i was looking into heating espeically with winter around the corner

winged knoll
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Just turn the temperature down 1C 😛

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We did that a few years back, the house doesn't feel much colder but it made a big difference to the bills

coarse flame
winged knoll
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Just put a jumper on then zany

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Agreed though, I'm banned from turning it down futher as the wife would turn into an ice cube

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The main value of smart valves is in being able to shut off heat in rooms you're not using

coarse flame
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yup i think i might get like two for downstairs because when we all upstairs in rooms no point heating all of downstairs followed by a a single zigbee usb thing as my server is downstairs

winged knoll
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And at least then you can measure the impact

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Just keep in mind that you may still need at least one Zigbee router

coarse flame
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yeah as i wanna use with HA on the server gotta have some sort of usb zigbee router i assume

winged knoll
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If you're in an older house with brick walls the direct range drops off fast

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Well, see the links above on how Zigbee works

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You need a coordinator and routers

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Modern build here and I get 8 to 10 meters through the plasterboard walls, down to 6 in some spots, and about one meter through the block wall

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I actually have two devices either side of the wall at an angle and despite being less than a meter apart they can't see each other

coarse flame
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if there were some sort of mains outlets i would have gone for wifi thermostats case my hosue is brick walls and it was an absolute mission to get ethernet upstairs

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glad thats done finally got some stable internet

thorn shale
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Any great deals this week on sensors/deadbolts that work with thread/matter? Closing on home next week and starting fresh. Hoping to use matter/thread/wifi for absolutely everything. Got tired of intermittent zwave issues in last home.

outer knotBOT
#

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)
winged knoll
#

Oh, and stay the hell away from Matter and Thread 😛

zealous dune
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you don't really want Thread right now

winged knoll
#

Zigbee FTW

zealous dune
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or in the next 12 months probably 😄

winged knoll
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The devs commented a while back that it'd likely take 2 to 3 years for Matter and Thread to be as stable and mature as Zigbee and Z-Wave already are

agile olive
#

just to be sure, anyone using TP-Link Tapo P110 intelligent power socket? Is it fully supported in HA?

winged knoll
agile olive
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ok, it's supported. thanks @winged knoll

glossy prism
winged knoll
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Sounds about right to me

dusty nimbus
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Anybody got some experience with using a shelly 2pm as a shutter control?

patent relic
#

Hello #hardware-archived
I've been looking up for a strange trouble
Red is green and green is red, I don't know why !!
I'm not sure if I'm in the right place, I try
Thanks y'all !!

winged knoll
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What on earth are you talking about?

zealous dune
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RGB LED most likely

winged knoll
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Agreed, but it's always nice to actually have the whole question

zealous dune
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Pffft, wrong platform man

winged knoll
#

If I wanted only half the question I'd be at work 😛

stray lion
#

I'm preparing to route some shielded USB cabling through my walls so that my transmitters (Skyconnect, Zooz 800 Series Z-Wave, Startek Bluetooth Adapter) can be placed in the center of my house and far away from my HAOS server in the basement.

I have some really long powered and unpowered USB 3 cabling already. I was planning on using that, but I am seeing some concerns about interference. Should I order a long USB 2 extension instead?

winged knoll
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You need active cables for that

stray lion
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I have some long active cables. Thats what I meant by powered. Sorry for the confusion.

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They are either 50 or 100ft cables. I should only need 25-35 ft.

merry jacinth
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how do i need to create my usb drive to be visible in HA to put backups on it ?

karmic cargo
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I just received a pair of Sonoff S31 outlets pre-flashed to Tasmota. I've plugged one in and I don't see how to get HA to see it.

  • I've got the Tasmota and MQTT integrations added to my HA installation.
  • I've got the mosquitto docker running on my server and the MQTT integration will send & receive a test message per the docs.
    Where do I go from here? Is there a guide that I haven't found to getting a new Tasmota device recognized by HA?
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The Tasmota docs say "Tasmota devices’ MQTT setting configured to communicate with the MQTT broker." How do I communicate with the device to set it's MQTT settings?

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Ah! I found that it's like a Shelly - it creates its own WiFi hotspot that I have to connect to.
Thanks for being my rubber duck...

karmic cargo
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Ahhh... Once I've got it on my WiFi and have filled out enough of the config to give it a name, it just magically appears as a device under the Tasmota integration. Very nice!

gloomy juniper
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Hi everyone,
Where can I buy drivers for LED lamps (220v) with CCT and dimming?
ZigBee, Israel.

Thanks!

outer knotBOT
#

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)
inland trout
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HA controlled theater system soooon

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golden breach
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I recently got a Synology, would it make sense to / would it be simple to migrate my Raspberry Pi installation of HA to a docker container on the Synology?

golden thorn
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Do you run HAOS at the moment? Which pi? Which synology?

golden breach
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I've been neglecting the whole backing up and upating thing.... I'm currently running core-2022.4.1 on a Pi 4, and my Synology is a DS920+

golden thorn
fathom prairie
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anyone know a good underfloor heating controller that works with home assistant. Needs to also have a physical controller. Atm i have a ProWarm ProTouch Touchscreen (non-wifi)

kind wind
#

Question regarding monoprice whole house audio amplifiers (like this one: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=10761). Hopefully someone will have the answer but the unit I linked comes with a wall mounted control (six of them) that are connected by cat 5 wire back to the actual amp. There are six of these wall mounted controls for a six zone amp. My question is this: Are the wall mounted controls related to a zone? If true, that would mean that whatever room the control is mounted in is bound to remain in the same zone for life. Am I correct? I see from others that the monoprice works well with HA and that a computer can connect to it and perform functions that appear to be equivalent to the wall mounted control. I dont know that I want to mount the wall controls because 1) I don't want to lock a room in a given zone as I'd like to be able to adjust down the road and 2)if I can perform the same function(s) with HA, then I don't need them. Thoughts?

karmic cargo
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Just got my order from cloudfree.shop. Good prices, quick shipping. Looks a lot like grey-market imports. The Aqara boxes are labeled completely in Chinese and the instruction books don't have any English in them at all. The humidity sensor I've installed seems to work just fine, though...

jolly grail
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In the US, what kind of devices and stuff can I get, not too expensive, cap about $30-$50, WiFi or BLE or SmartThings or Google assistant support, that could help me continue growing my home

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I’ve recently been cobbling stuff weve had and inherited from my grandparents and putting it together into home assistant, I’m interested in mare

brave fiber
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Are there Tasmota LED strips where I can also change the brightness? I know there are the LED modules but I can't find any. (Amazon.de Germany)

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Tasmota smart light switch flush-mounted Nous L13T - esp8266 smart home switch with timer, WiFi switch, radio switch LED light relay 230 V - MQTT Home Assistant ioBroker Google Home Alexa 2.4GH https://amzn.eu/d/8xz3FMk

Tasmota smart lichtschalter unterputz Nous L13T - esp8266 smart hom...

Tasmota smart lichtschalter unterputz Nous L13T - esp8266 smart home switch mit zeitschaltuhr, wlan schalter, funkschalter led licht relais 230v - MQTT Home Assistant ioBroker Google Home Alexa 2.4GH

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But I think I can't change the brightness

patent relic
# zealous dune Pffft, wrong platform man
  1. U're right, forgot to tell it was for Led... Ouhhhhhhh, what a shame !!!!
  2. If it's not here, you may help me by, at least, telling me WHERE I can find help
    Do you remember the purpose of IRC and stuff ?

Ciao bambino

brave fiber
devout parrot
# patent relic 1. U're right, forgot to tell it was for Led... Ouhhhhhhh, what a shame !!!! 2. ...

You're going to have to provide more details for someone to help you. Like what device, what firmware it's running, whether the device has worked properly in the past, stuff like that. No one here is getting paid to ask probing questions and draw that information out of you. This is a community support platform and no one here is a mind reader. You've got to at least halfway try to help us help you.

brave fiber
zealous dune
zealous dune
zealous dune
brave fiber
zealous dune
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discord is hard sometimes

brave fiber
zealous dune
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yes and i had nothing against that point at all so i don't know why this conversation is still going

brave fiber
brave fiber
zealous dune
#

no

brave fiber
# zealous dune no

Are smartplugs supporting power monitoring or is there some module I can connect to see the power draw?

zealous dune
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smartplugs that support power monitoring do and there are power monitoring only devices such as SPM01

brave fiber
zealous dune
#

define accurate

brave fiber
zealous dune
#

they're accurate to the decimals

brave fiber
#

Good 👍 thanks

cold moon
jolly grail
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Ig as long as it works

cold moon
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it depends

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usually zigbee and zwave are the best route

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or wifi, depends on the specific device

jolly grail
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personally it would be cool if it had support with Google assistant so I could control it via my g home too

cold moon
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that is what home assistant is for...

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it doesnt need to say google on the box

thick wren
#

Not sure if the hardware channel is the right place to ask, but can anyone recommend a door chime? Currently on my 3rd Aeotec Siren 6, they keep dying. Has to be a completely local connection, no accounts or cloud.

devout parrot
devout parrot
jagged crypt
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was actually going to ask for pre-built ledstrips, and if athom pre-builts were good intros, sounds like yes

zealous dune
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They are and the ESP32 voice reactive is actually excellent value

cold moon
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you'll probably end up with a better led strip from btf lighting than you will from a packaged strip + controller from athom

zealous dune
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Not exactly whatever since it depends on the controller supporting strip voltage

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And pinout

jagged crypt
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wled vs tasmota, etc are all esp32 reflashable i assume also?

zealous dune
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Most of them

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Not over OTA if you go from Tasmota to something else

jagged crypt
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controller + psu + led strip? i assume

zealous dune
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Yep

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Unless you have a PSU in a box of PSUs

jagged crypt
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I think I tossed a bunch of PSU's from shucked external HDD units, but probably not enough power

devout parrot
untold harness
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Its also recommended you upload the .gz version of the bin file due to the size restrictions when you do OTA updates

cold moon
#

that's common for the bulbs tho

devout parrot
# cold moon that's common for the bulbs tho

Oh speaking of the bulbs I was going to ask you about those. I just ordered one and I noticed they warn you about how there's nothing in the open source firmware to stop you from burning them out, and most of the bad reviews seem to be people who have done that. Are those people just idiots or is there something I should know to avoid that?

cold moon
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I haven’t done that

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I asked aircoookie a few years ago and he said it’s probably possible but just don’t put all three sliders at full

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Which bulbs? I only have the gu10

zealous dune
#

if they're RGBWW and you set all to max you'll roast them for sure

patent river
# thick wren Not sure if the hardware channel is the right place to ask, but can anyone recom...

Rather than dedicated hardwaare, I just use an MP3 of a doorbell (located on the HA server), played through my Sonos speakers.
Works with Google Home (and undoubtedly a lot of other things) too, although colleague of mine said Alexa devices are a no-go without HTTPS and a trusted SSL cert on the server.

target:
  device_id:
    - a8c03fee8be878f1b1e8fbfc302d7868
data:
  media_content_type: music
  media_content_id: http://10.2.20.17:8123/local/doorbell-1.mp3```
devout parrot
thick wren
patent river
#

I guess another option could be any old-timey 24VAC doorbell chime and a smart relay to activate it.
My lazy solution was in large part because our house had no doorbell at all, going with camera doorbell only wired to power + speakers I already had to play the chime seemed easier than running more cable.

devout parrot
# cold moon Which bulbs? I only have the gu10

I ordered the 15W E27 bulb to replace the 15W Cree bulb that's in my living room lamp because, being Tuya, it gives me grief periodically. It's a shame you can't reflash Tuya stuff anymore because other than that it's a nice bulb.

cold moon
devout parrot
#

I saw that, I assume it's probably about the same size as the one I've got given the similar style and specs.

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When you get into higher wattages with smart bulbs they start to get pretty big and heavy. The 12W Gledopto Zigbee bulb I have in my front porch light is about the same size.

patent river
#

Presuming you mean this one? https://www.athom.tech/blank-1/15w-color-bulb-for-esphome
Says 80×80×145mm, although to be fair it's not remotely clear if that's the size of the bulb, or the packaging 🙂

athom
15W Color Bulb for ESPHome | athom

Pre configed IOs plug and playPre flashed before assemblingBuild in ESP8285 chip with 2M flash For Yaml, please visit:https://github.com/athom-tech/athom-configs/blob/main/athom-rgbct-light.yaml Color: RGB+Warm+Cold White Color Temperature: 3000-6000K Brightness: 1400 lumens Voltage: 110V~250V Power: 15W Base: E27 Material: Aluminium+Plastic W...

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And the equivalent 1600lm Hue bulb says 72×210mm, but again, could be the size of the box. Definitely in the ballpark though

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Oh no, definitely the box. 67×130 for the Hue. But still getting up there.

devout parrot
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Yeah I'm not worried about it, it's a floor lamp where the main lamp faces upward, I think that specific style is called "torchiere", so there's plenty of room for a large bulb and no concerns about ventilation.

patent river
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Heh, yeah I have a couple of up-firing lamps in the lounge, actually ended up putting a LIFX "Night Vision" BR30 in one of them. Bulb was cheap, fits the lamp quite well because of the long neck, and I quite like the extra IR light at night for the security camera

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Although that said, more light just highlights the mischief the cats get up to in the middle of the night :\

silk siren
patent river
#

Lol, apparently my "first time customer" price would be 93 cents each.

kind wind
#

Does anyone use the mono price 6 channel amp?

frosty field
#

Has anyone ever heard of a smart wall socket that is only 2-prong? I am looking for one that doesn't have/need a ground pin.

#

^US style

golden thorn
frosty field
#

Naturally, it would need to have local control.

#

Also, on another topic, I think I flashed the wrong OTA firmware onto both of my Shelly Plus 1 units. I can't figure out how to connect wires to the io pins. Everything I've tried is either too flimsy, or too thick.

slender saddle
#

What are some good speakers that I can connect to Home Assistant / Google Home?
I like the design of Ikea's line but I know they're Sonos-powered and I don't know if that'll affect compatibility due to the Google and Sonos lawsuit.
I've also heard decent things about the Google Nest Audio and I feel like it'll fit the feel with my other Google Home devices.
What do you use/recommend?

frosty field
#

I already broke the plastic housing around the first unit.

frosty field
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It's on youtube.

slender saddle
slender saddle
frosty field
#

I should point out, that "good speakers" is subjective. It depends on your use case/requirements.

slender saddle
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I dont care for super high quality but somewhat loud/room filling for any aparment

slender saddle
frosty field
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I mean, I assume you want it for voice control, not playing music.

tacit burrow
slender saddle
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A plus yes but not strictly required

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And it will be for playing music

frosty field
golden thorn
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Kinda curious why you need one without ground

frosty field
frosty field
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Can't plug 3-pronged plug into 2-pronged outlets, unless you modify the device as mentioned earlier.

slender saddle
fringe crater
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheater_plug

Cheater plug

A cheater plug, AC ground lifter or three-prong/two-prong adapter is an adapter that allows a NEMA 5-15P grounding-type plug (three prongs) to connect to a NEMA 1-15R non-grounding receptacle (two slots).: 112  They are needed to allow appliances with 3-wire power cords to plug into legacy ungrounded (two slot) receptacles found in older buildin...

slender saddle
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High key shouldn't use those

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Unless you know how to properly use that grounding tab shown

fringe crater
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Yes true.

frosty field
fringe crater
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afaik nothing "requires" the ground, it's not a part of the circuit. it's only there for your safety

slender saddle
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If a device converts AC to DC, there is a chance that it uses the ground plug

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I had a device stop working because the ground plug fell off

frosty field
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Perhaps. You're probably correct. I don't want to assume so however.

frosty field
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If you use one on, say, a metal toaster, and the live wire comes loose inside, it won't be your breakfast that becomes toast.....

gusty sequoia
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I've been able to use one of those cheater plugs with a Zooz Z-Wave plug (ZEN15). Damned old wiring we haven't been able to update yet

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In terms of the "will it still work" aspect those work, anyway

jagged crypt
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1600lm vs 800lm HUE bulb - catching up messages

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frosty field
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I might look into using some Sonoff NSpanels for their relays.

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I have one already, but I'm not using the relays.

jagged crypt
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regarding ground, I lived in the USA, in multiple houses with 2 prong only plugs (no ground), and and used multiple AC-DC adapters that only have two prongs them (laptop PSU for example). The ground is for safety. I've also traveled to EU countries and used plugs that didn't have grounds (but weren't supposed to have many amps through them). The UK doesn't count, cuz "health and safety".

patent river
jagged crypt
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sadly that 1600 stopped responding to hue messages, and every attempt to re-pair it seems to fail, yet the on/off function still works, so it's now just a $25 1600 lumen dumb bulb

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I have a hue dimmer, can't repair/reset it

tacit pilot
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Is there such a thing as a smart fluorescent bulb? I have a fluorescent tube above my sink I'd like to smarten. It's in a fixture and everything so I can't easily swap it out (renter)

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Best bet I can think of is a smart switch in the wall (which I also like to avoid as a renter), but wondering if there's any other alternatives.

deep wadi
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I just bought a new Construction house, the house is all pre-wired for security but no hardware installed. Would it better to go with Konnected for a base or something else? And I have no idea where to start what sensors and things to buy for the actual system.

I'm in Canada, zwave preferred. Willing to spend on quality.

jagged crypt
olive jetty
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Hello guys i am looking for a smart light bulb that has warm and cold light control and i want it to only run locally. It can be on wifi zigbee or z wave does not matter to me. It also should remember the last state so the lights in my house dont all turn on after a power outage. Any recommendations? Thanks

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)
brazen osprey
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Do you know how to use Shelly Pro 4PM and Shelly Pro 3 inputs? Can I just connect 230V ouput from device I want to use to control the relay(s)?

tacit pilot
potent inlet
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Hellohello! I need something like the hue wall switch modules to be able to turn my dumb wall switches into smart ones. I don't need the relay functionality and i'm looking for something reasonably cheap (10 eur each?) available in europe. I don't have a neutral wire in my boxes and even though they should be standard size seem to be a little tight. I've tried some cheap tuya switches but wasn't able to wire them up (forgot i didn't have a neutral wire and was going to bypass the relay) and i recently ordered the new sonoff s-mate 2 extremes which were functionally what i needed but seem a bit bulky and i'm not sure what protocol they use so can't get it to talk to home assistant.

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And while we're on it anyone have any suggestions for a decent energy meter? My meter doesn't have a P1 port but does have a blinking LED that could be used potentially

glacial oracle
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Sonoff has the mini2 in both ZigBee and wifi which do not require a neutral wire
It's probably the closest you get in small size and price, even tho I don't know about the durability

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For metering larger networks or appliances, clamp style one like the shelly em3 seem like a good buy

winged knoll
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Paired how? What integration?

outer knotBOT
#
The topic of this channel is:

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

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

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

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

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

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)
unreal star
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thank you.

jagged crypt
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not hardware, but why is there a .11 build for HA before november?

zealous dune
jagged crypt
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ok, just wondering, since for the couple years of tinkering, the releases have been YYYYY.MM.patch

zealous dune
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And they still are

jagged crypt
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aww, we are HAOS vs HA releases

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just noticed

gloomy spoke
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Great Scott!

jagged crypt
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🙂

wind falcon
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Does anyone know if the new Lutron pico paddle switches are supported in home assistant? I just purchased two of them and they show in HA but they don’t have any visible controls and I couldn’t find a blueprint for them.

brave fiber
devout parrot
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Define "better"

calm quiver
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Is it possible to use a Hue Dimmer Switch without a Hue bridge? Will it integrate directly with HA without the bridge?

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I picked up one pretty cheaply but when I go to add it, I select Philips -> Hue and it asks for a host name to manually configure a Hue Bridge

fringe crater
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If you don't have a Hue bridge you add it through Zigbee.

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You need either a hue bridge or a zigbee coordinator.

calm quiver
fringe crater
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I don't know if it will just "show up", I expect you have to do some secret button press to pair it.

calm quiver
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Thanks, it just showed up after I pressed some buttons randomly!

fringe crater
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That works too 😂

warm hare
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Finding conflicting evidence on Google when searching, I'm considering moving from haos in a VM on my pve8 to hass supervised in a debian lxc on my pve8 still. Reading mostly issues passing hardware, but I already arranged for ZigBee and Bluetooth to be over the network so no hardware needs to be passed... Any insightful advice why I shouldn't attempt it ?

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Doing this to lower demand on resources and regain management of my OS without loosing add-on support as mqtt, z2m and nodeRed are for me needed and best tied to home assistant. Liking the integrated upgrade of these including backups...

zealous dune
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How are you lowering demand on resources with supervisor?

golden thorn
tacit burrow
worn musk
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Im hoping this is a general hardware channel and not specific to home assistant like a rpi or whatnot :p but basically...... I was looking into installing Shelly 2pm for my light swiitches and replacing my current switch with a reset/retractive one so that there is no confusion about the state of the switch when I toggle it using HA

Not only do I not have a neutral wire (I dont think) - which ill figure something out for that, even if i have to destroy all my walls, i have another problem with my current 4-way switch setup

How daheck do I connect that XD its all open switches im guessing (the reset ones), I could use 3 shellies but I dont want that many wifi devices for 1 light lol
and if i connect all switches together to 1 shelly then idk if thats even legal lol

jagged crypt
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lutron casetta (no neutral) and/or swap to smart lights, and tape over the switches? 🙂

random nymph
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Hi all. I have a small 8 inch tablet in a clean mount on my wall. Because of expansion of the dashboards I would like a larger screen in a clean mount with a high resolution. Any ideas what would be a good combination? Needs te be clean and wires can go in the wall.

zealous dune
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A 10 inch

runic tinsel
worn musk
random nymph
# zealous dune A 10 inch

haha ok, i think my question should have been, are there any good combinations of tablets with housings to put on the wall? More than 10 inch is also an option.

finite warren
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Hello ! I have a thermostat that controls 3 relays that control 3 floor heating zones.
I want to switch to a connected thermostat, with Netatmo in mind.
My question is do I need 3 thermostat for this?
Or is it possible to replace only the main one that will control all 3 zones equally ?
I can share pictures of the current installation

brave fiber
devout parrot
# brave fiber U said it's decent, for me decent is above ok and below good...

Oh. I mean like I said I have one and it works great, I haven't had any problems with it. It's a LED controller and it does what I want it to. I guess as far as prebuilt, preflashed hardware goes the quinled controllers might be a step up from athom which is a step up from some of the more sus Chinese brands, but I don't have any personal experience with those.

cold moon
noble pine
#

Hello! I just got a RPi and installed HA and some addons like Terminal and so on.
I get the basics in using HA but I need help getting started with my Tellstick. I googled for two days but just dont get it. I installed the Addon, and the service is running. I added the tellstick: host: core-tellstick in the configuration.yaml and configured a switch checking the house-number in Telldus Live! app

But how do I check if the Tellstick receives any information. The Tellstick is connected via network cable and via USB in the RPi. How is it supposed to be connected? I just connected both to try it. And how does HA finds it just by using tellstick: host: core-tellstick and a port?

This might be stupid questions but I just need help getting started, and the hardware part is not explained anywhere form Tellsticks perspective.

Thanks!

calm quiver
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So I bought a Moes smart light (zigbee), it is now no longer switching on. How do I know whether the light has bust (it was working previously) or whether it is switched to permenantly off in home assistant?

jagged crypt
# worn musk Hmm dont think thats gonna work. I need 220V versions, diva lutron dimmer is def...

you install motion sensors to trigger lights on/off, you install smart soft switches either on top of the existing switches or next to. ignoring the existing switches. I've been doing that for a number of years in a rental, and just continued it in my new (to me) house I just bought. Adding neutral to all your switches may be cost/time prohibitive, but maybe your house has easy access to run the wires (mine in the US, does not, built in 1980).

fallow cape
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Is Tuya stuff as much of a pain in the ass as it seems like? I'm looking at a few smart bulbs for a particular use case and they use Tuya.

fallow cape
calm quiver
calm quiver
# fallow cape Does anything happen at the wall switch?

I switch the light on and off with the lamp switch and nothing happens. It was strange, it was previously on but not responding to HA commands, when I switched it on and off at the plug it just didn't switch back on again

fallow cape
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It probably wouldn't hurt to try to reset the bulb via the switch, but it sort of sounds toast. I guess you don't know the default behavior for that bulb after power loss?

calm quiver
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I have two bulbs, the other when I switch the power on and off switches back on...looking for the reset button now

fallow cape
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There isn't going to be a button

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Unless tuya bulbs are VERY different than other smart bulbs..

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typically there is a particular reset pattern to flicking the light switch/power source for it

calm quiver
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oh, by the switch you mean on the electrical lamp switch

fallow cape
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yes, actually toggling the power supply 🙂

winged knoll
fallow cape
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Ah, I wasn't aware there was tuya zigbee as well. -.- Thanks.

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Smart BR40 bulbs are very slim pickings, it seems.

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I've had PAR38 bulbs recommended to me instead in here but they're more of a spotlight bulb than a BR40.

winged knoll
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There's a lot of stuff that's Tuya under the hood, but branded something else

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Moes for example

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CR Smart home is another

calm quiver
fallow cape
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Would still suggest trying to do a full reset just in case but if it is then I suggest a viiking funeral

olive jetty
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Hey, what would be the best way to not have any smart home hardware not connect to chinese servers. are there any brands that are only local, i am looking for light bulbs specificly

calm quiver
devout parrot
fallow cape
calm quiver
#

toast!

winged knoll
fallow cape
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reason #3 or so why I switched to smart switches

calm quiver
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you mean no more smart bulbs?

olive jetty
winged knoll
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Yes

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There's ... dozens/hundreds

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Your options do depend on your country though 😉

olive jetty
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I am in canada

winged knoll
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Xiaomi, Linkind, Tradfri, Gledopto, and Innr are all good

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So are Frient/Develco, and Hue

olive jetty
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I will look at that then thanks!

fallow cape
# calm quiver you mean no more smart bulbs?

Yes. I went down the smart bulb path at first because I didn't have neutral wires at my switch outlets but since i just wanted on/off. Colors still require neutral wires but these days you can get switches without neutral

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also smart switches are cheaper/easier if you have issues with keeping a zigbee mesh stable in a high RF interference environment

calm quiver
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in terms of the smart switches, what do you when you have a free standing lamp? Just use a zigbee plug?

fallow cape
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I would either do a plug or a bulb in that case but I don't really use lamps personally

calm quiver
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ok, yeah, I guess I can't dim with a plug so a bulb would be best. I like the freestanding lamps personally but that's just aesthetics in my home

fallow cape
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If replacing the outlet itself is an option, you may want to look at that rather than adding a big wall wart, but yeah you're not gonna be dimming with a plug or outlet

calm quiver
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so is reason 3 one of your six regrets? Out of interest what are the other 5?!

gloomy juniper
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Hi,
I'm looking for recommended LED Zigbee drivers - CCT and dimming support.
For 220v, 50Hz, 7-15W spotlight.
Budget $10-$100 per unit.

Is there a website of all valid Zigbee drivers?

Thanks!

agile coral
#

Hi. Is it possible to add gsm camera for my home assistant?

winged knoll
agile coral
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It’s not in my WiFi

winged knoll
fallow cape
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if it's publically accessible, it should be easy to set up in HA, but yeah, #cameras-archived

patent river
fallow cape
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I'm very wary about those things, I have had two different brands fail on me in dramatic fashion, and not in cases where I'm pulling anywhere near 15 amps

patent river
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Also if you have the kind of lamps that need big "filament" bulbs to not look stupid, there aren't a lot of choices of smart bulbs in the form factor

fallow cape
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hue has some

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but they're $$$

patent river
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Plenty of small ones, but if you need the giant (like 6" diameter) kind, less options (not none)

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That hue "g125" really does seem like the best bet for that situation

calm quiver
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I don't like the look of the plugs! (but thank you for the link). Luckily my bulbs are well hidden under lampshades so they don't need to look pretty!

patent river
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Yeah, all but one of mine are too

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Also we've got the kind of hanging lights that if you don't need dimming, you can use one of these ridiculous things to get much more light

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I don't know what Phillips were thinking, but sorta glad they were thinking it

calm quiver
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beautiful!

patent river
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It's 24W/2250lm too, so pretty much two normal light bulbs in one, but much more diffuse

dusk ivy
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how far does one suggest wifi, zigbee, and zwave "antennas" need to be apart from each other? i ask because i have a unifi AP in my ceiling and i want to get my zigbee and zwave antennas in the same vicinity and out of my basement

calm quiver
fallow cape
#

I have both my zigbee and zwave devices zap strapped to either side of my server rack currently (19 inches apart) but I have had them within about an inch previously without issue

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wifi might be another story

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much louder than zigbee or zwave

dusk ivy
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especially for zigbee

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i have 3 ft and 10 ft usb extensions available

fallow cape
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3 ft should suffice

dusk ivy
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im thinking about putting the pc somewhere more central in my house because im still having issues with zigbee

patent river
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Z-Wave is 900MHz so it's not likely to care about your access point even a little bit

dusk ivy
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precisely

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i was going to do wifi for the haos but got chided for the idea

fallow cape
dusk ivy
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that would allow me to put it in the kitchen

fallow cape
#

keep in mind that mesh topology means that you don't need the coordinator devices to be in the center of your home

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no reason to not have the coordinators tucked away in your basement server rack as long as you have good stable repeaters to the rest of your home

dusk ivy
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yeah im aware but i gotta test it because of the interference on all the channels when i download the zigbee diagnostics

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i just wanna try it and see if theres a better location thats less noisy than my basement homelab

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i so want to believe that but i gotta try it myself

fallow cape
#

yeah the overall noise floor of where the coordinators live is a pretty valid concern

dusk ivy
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for example i got six bulbs outside in front of my house, and 2, randomly 2, will disconnect and miss commands

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but the 4 that stay connected are fine

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but they are LEGIT all a few feet from each other

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it makes no damn sense

#

but the wife is like "shit aint workin bruh" and i cant figure it out

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not sengled fyi

fallow cape
#

some zigbee devices don't act as repeaters and that could be a factor

dusk ivy
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yeah, but within 10 feet theres a router for sure, i got mains plugs everywhere

fallow cape
#

adding a device somewhere that does act as a repeater between the coordinators and that location may help

winged knoll
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Adding a better router may help too

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Some devices are good routers, some are really shit

dusk ivy
fallow cape
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not the most helpful vis there but two devices sure look like they've fallen off

patent river
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"enable physics" is such a great caption for a checkbox

dusk ivy
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yeah

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it was just meant to show that i have routers

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i assume all the outliers are NOT routers

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yeah tinkerer and a few others check my diagnostics the other day

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i learned a bunch and about to take what i learned and run some anecdotal testing

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like positioning the coordinators in different parts of the house and see what kind of readings i get now that i know how to read the diagnostics

fallow cape
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my first move would probably be to place a device known to be good at routing near those lights and allow time for the network to reform around it

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(and then never turn off power to it)

dusk ivy
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how does one initiate that? a reform or rebuild

fallow cape
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there are ways in some coordinators to trigger it but generally it should do it smoothly

dusk ivy
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i tried to do the the whole "start with routers and build away from antennas" malarky but with this many devices it wasnt tenable

fallow cape
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mesh connections forming to the strongest connection, etc

dusk ivy
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so i got a new PC for this in the mail today, gonna go work on that, then i got another ZBDongle-P from sonoff to do a firmware update on as per @winged knoll

winged knoll
dusk ivy
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yeah that i have heard of

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then im gonna do a restore to the new PC and newly updated zigbee dongle

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then im gonna light some candles and chant from fucking voodoo

fallow cape
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oh philips has rgb wiz lights in BR40

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how the hell did I miss these before

patent river
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Because you were too busy giggling like a child at "wiz" to take them seriously?

fallow cape
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might've been too focused on trying to get zigbee or z-wave bulbs rather than wifi

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but these are probably good enough even if they're not hue

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hue being more or less the 'apple' in the smart bulb space

dusk ivy
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are they that much better than sylvania for example?

fallow cape
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depends which sylvania bulbs you mean

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they already ditched an entire smartbulb ecosystem once

dusk ivy
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zigbee ones

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usually find them on sale too

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the br30 ones, i know ur looking for br40 tho

fallow cape
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philips has done the same, unsure what the situation is exactly with divesting hue but both are still going

dusk ivy
fallow cape
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they don't do a BR40 bulb as far as I know

dusk ivy
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i think i grab these when they are like 2 for 20

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yeah

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i dont see one

fallow cape
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and the philips wiz site doesn't even show BR40 anymore, wonder if they are discontinued

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$19.97 sounds like a clearance price

dusk ivy
#

that extra 1.25 inches matter 😉

patent river
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Things that end in 7 frequently are

fallow cape
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I'm a little worried about them being able to hit wifi at all what with being in metal enclosures

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not like zigbee or z-wave would be much better

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arguably 900mhz better but

patent river
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I've got lifx bulbs in metal lamps. They just have ESP8266 micros inside, work fine inside metal lamps

fallow cape
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I always forget about lifx still being around, now there's the apple of smart bulbs

patent river
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I bought them originally because everyone else was only making RGB bulbs, and I just wanted the warm/cool white

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(this is 6 or so years ago, obviously not the case anymore)

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Also just getting any smart bulbs at all with B22 bases back in the day wasn't exactly easy

devout parrot
#

Anyone have recommendations for a decent basic UPS? I don't need anything super fancy or high capacity, just something to keep my server online in the event of power flashes or until the whole house backup kicks in.

fallow cape
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while this might seem like a silly question given your ask, nearly every modern UPS has a USB port on it

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in general I would say 'whatever is on sale, as long as the capacity is high enough, and it is APC, CyberPower, or any other reputable brand'

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IMO APC's windows software is dogshit, though, and I would steer you to cyberpower on a windows box

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but if it's some flavor of linux then anything is fine as you'd be running NUT or apcupsd

devout parrot
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Debian

fallow cape
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I have a similar model and am quite happy with it

#

If you wanted to go really budget then maybe something like the amazonbasics 400va? if it's just a matter of until switchover then it might suffice as long as you're not going over 225w

#

on some units it is fairly easy to replace the batteries as well, so if you have an old UPS kicking around or one you can get for free/cheap, that's an option

lilac mist
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At the moment, I'm testing the Pi 5 to get a generic Home Assistant instance on it, and it's interesting to say the least

vapid flume
#

anyone able to assist with an ESPHOME momentary switch question

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I have wired a momentary switch to 3.3v and GPIO15

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it basically sends two states to Home Assistant...OFF is pressed, on if not pressed

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ideally want this to toggle a state

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all the examples point to equally confused people 🙂

frozen gazelle
#

I have an Atmotube Pro air quality monitor with bluetooth. I can connect to it with my Mac and iPhone, so I know it's working, but I can't figure out how to connect it to Home Assistant. HAOS is running on a dedicated Chuwi mini-PC, and bluetooth is enabled, and so is passive scanning. I think there's supposed to be a text file that contains found bluetooth devices, but I can't locate it. Any ideas?

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The Atmotube is unpaired

vapid flume
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is there an ESPHOME discord channel?

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the one of the website points to an expired link

gentle fossil
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Oh you already got served in general

frozen gazelle
# frozen gazelle I have an Atmotube Pro air quality monitor with bluetooth. I can connect to it ...

Maybe the Atmotube is an unsupported device. I found instructions for adding a new device since the API is well documented, but I don't understand how adding a new .md file will allow a bluetooth connection. https://custom-components.github.io/ble_monitor/documentation#adding-a-new-device

Passive BLE Monitor integration
Documentation on documentation

Passively monitors BLE messages from Xiaomi Mijia BLE MiBeacon, Qingping, ATC, Xiaomi Scale, Kegtron and Thermoplus sensors.

calm quiver
pallid prairie
#

Do you guys use Nvidia shields? If so, do you login with your personal Google account? That seems a little scary, but all the posts online are a little old about that...

zealous dune
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What's the scary part?

pallid prairie
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How much access it has to my personal stuff even tho it's a TV without a password

zealous dune
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Same could be said for every Android device, that's why you have the option to use a different account

pallid prairie
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That was kinda my question

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Is there a way to secure it with a personal account or do people just make a shield one

zealous dune
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It's an Android device, the security is the same as any other Android phone. If you don't want personal data going to the Googs don't give it personal data

sacred dagger
#

Should I upgrade my IKEA hub to the new one?

vast falcon
gentle heath
vast falcon
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I ordered it so I’ll give it a shot - there is an integration for it

gentle heath
#

Anybody have recommendations for a battery or mains small LED light? I'm trying to make an "LED alarm" when it lights up at alarm time then you press a button to deactivate

sacred dagger
#

How well do IKEA motion sensors work?

onyx coral
#

Hi Yall. I have one of these from when Telstra in Australia used to offer smart home products but have since shut down the service. I beleive all these devices were zigbee based and it's possible to use the devices under zigbee, but not sure if theres a way to flash / ressurect this hub as a zigbee coordinator?

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rich venture
onyx coral
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I thought maybe the part attached to plug is just power and the other part is a zigbee coordinator board? not sure

zealous dune
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Not showing the good parts

onyx coral
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Sorry? What should I show?

zealous dune
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I see a CC2541 which is usually used for BT

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Is that thing WiFi?

onyx coral
zealous dune
#

Winbond chips can't be easily repurposed so you're mainly out of luck

onyx coral
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In the sense that I won't be able to change the firmware?

zealous dune
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That sense and the sense of accessing the firmware

onyx coral
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Yeah originally had to use the telstra smart home app and connect to it via wifi

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Can still connect to it via wifi but not sure if theres any way to interface with it without the proprietry app

jagged crypt
vital schooner
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I use a conbee ii dongle for my ZigBee receiver. But I also have a Xiaomi ZigBee hub. Is it possible I can set up the hub so that it can help "boost" the ZigBee signal?

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My setup is conbee ii, and zigbee2mqtt

proven girder
vital schooner
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Thanks @proven girder would something like Thread help in this scenario? Using that protocol the device would have to accept and forward the packets to the next hop?

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Or is that wishful thinking on my part?

edgy tapir
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I have HA OS running on a raspberry pi. I have a usb webcam connected which is connected through usb. I’m using ffmpeg to display the camera feed in the overview. The webcam has a separate audio cable. When I plug it into the audio jack of the raspberry pi there is no audio. Should this work? Are there extra steps I need to take? Thanks!

vital schooner
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The audio jack is usually for a pair of headphones isn't it?

edgy tapir
sacred dagger
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Are there any IR heating panels that work well with home assistant?

floral sorrel
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Hi, I recently connected a bunch of IKEA Tradfri GU10 bulbs to HAOS through Z2MQTT. I noticed that it seems to discover the bulbs as "sensors", rather than "lights". As a result, I'm unable to setup automations and stuff which require interacting with the bulbs as a "light" device (eg. Brightness, color temp, etc).

Anyone has any idea/ suggestions please?

minor quiver
# gentle heath I haven't tried but I think some of the (at least older) models you can flash an...

Well it's not exactly an "open source firmware" per se - I presume you're talking about Valetudo. It's more of an addition to the stock firmware, which blocks all cloud comms, and redirects them to localhost - Valetudo then hijacks those requests and acts like the cloud API would, just locally.

Technically you could even offload the Valetudo API by running it on your HA host (e.g. in Docker), and during the root process, specifying the HA instance IP as the target for those redirects, instead of localhost. But generally it's much better to run it on the vacuum itself.

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So just to clarify: Valetudo IS open source, but it isn't a firmware. It's "just" an extra software layer on the stock firmware that blocks cloud and replaces it with local control.

gentle heath
gentle heath
opal vessel
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Anyone else with a looong driveway using a Macross/Hosmart sensor + rtl_433? Curious about effective range; I'm seeing about 300' maximum (400' or so with the receiver that comes with). Advertises 2600' but of course that isn't through trees.

minor quiver
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But if there's an OSS firmware replacement for the AVA client on these vacuums, I'd certainly be interested

devout parrot
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There was/is a project to build a full generic open source firmware for robot vacuums, but idk what the status of that is.

latent valve
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I’m looking at setting up my camper as its own Home Assistant instance, it doesn’t have an HVAC, and I’m wondering if there’s any good options for a tiny AC cooling unit that is already HA enabled or if I should just use one with analog controls and a remote plug? Thoughts?

glossy hound
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Hello all, I have an issue with a shelly 1 pm (api 1), it connects to wifi with good signal and after some time reset by itself

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any ideas?

subtle meadow
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is there a way to disable a BT device in HAOS? I have been getting drops of some BT sensors in my fridge an freezer so I assumed I needed more range and got a long range BT adapter. i assume I need to disable the onboard chip to make it use the long range one

dusk ivy
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can anyone help me with a restore?

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both zwave and zha are not restoring

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both say "failed setup will retry"

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when i try to ADD HUB for zwave, it ultimately fails

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and I havent done anything with zha yet because im scared to press anything

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do i hit MIGRATE RADIO?

dusk ivy
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i went back to old system and thankfully its all working but backup/restore did not work at all

sinful mirage
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SK6812 is supose to be 12v or does it come in both 12 and 5?

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nm ic they are just 5v

uncut ridge
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Looking for recommendations:

  1. Good bulbs that work with HA - no price restrictions

  2. Good bulbs that work with HA - if under a budget

terse pebble
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Hue / Innr

sinful mirage
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on sk6812 RGBW. how many meters have you guys gotten away with. before you noticed color issues due to voltage drop?

rich venture
sinful mirage
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yep im aware

sinful mirage
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so your thinking 1 meter?

devout parrot
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I think it depends on how many LEDs per meter

wild atlas
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And how bright you want it to be, higher brightness makes the voltage drop much more visible

nimble grotto
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In my kitchen I have a GLEDOPTO ledstrip from Aliexpress, I must say their LED drivers are really good and also compatible with HUE.

uncut ridge
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i guess i was just wondering what the best light bulbs were that were also the cheapest

nimble grotto
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Best for sure, Philips Hue

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But they are expensive

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Good price quality ratio for bulbs; IKEA Tradfri

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Customizable LED strip: GLEDOPTO from aliexpress

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I have 4 meters in my kitchen but you need to think about your use case, the options you want, the type of LED driver, the type of led strip, etc etc

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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004555740742.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32858603964.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32990834544.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000417108777.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001890887248.html

I have used all this for my current setup, I took a RGB+CCT controller with a led strip which has whites separated from the colors and shows as two different lamps.
For UX/better wife approval factor I use Hue and then add it to my HA so my wife can control the lamps through the HUE app.

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It also works syncs natively with my TV with Ambilight + Hue

gentle fossil
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go get a LG

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Lets you fetch the framebuffer and make the same opensource with hyper-hdr or hyperion (i prefer hyperhdr because it properly talks to multi segment lights)

nimble grotto
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Do you have any source / guide so I can read about it?

gentle fossil
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you even get DRM content because LG fucked it up

nimble grotto
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Thanks a lot, very interesting, I didn't know about this.

cold moon
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hyperHDR and whatever led strips you want is the way

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sk6812 + 144/meter is ideal if you have $ to throw away

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ws2812b @ 60/meter is fine tho

nimble grotto
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That's really cool

gloomy juniper
quaint anvil
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Does anyone have a suggestion for an outdoor plug? Ideally one that doesn't require you to open a proprietary app to get it connected to HA?

nimble grotto
silver garden
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Hi all, I´m looking for a 868 MHz RF controller to integrate in HA. Does anyone know anything similar?

opaque patio
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Anyone make mmwave sensors in Canada and sell them?

slow echo
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anyone has a n100 running homeassistant? trying to understand power consumption

keen ingot
zealous dune
slow echo
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but real consumption not TDP shenanigans :p

zealous dune
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7W idle running HAOS

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Here's a graph of the daily consumption

Screenshot_20231017-211501_Brave.png
slow echo
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that is 1/4 of what mine is using

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it has more stuff in there but not that much more

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n100 is even cheaper now. i am thinking on setting the gtx750 i have in storage on this computer and give it to my daughter buying a n100 for homelab purposes (i dont do much homelab wise nowadays, mostly HAOS)

zealous dune
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Mind you mine is running the HA Assist stack with wakeword and more than 20 addons

slow echo
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no clue what that is. mine was running zigbee and node-red only i think

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either way it seems that long run the n100 might pay itself

sinful mirage
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can you use an RGBCW with white turned on and yellow light from the RGB to make warm white?

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aka if someone has tried that before

slow echo
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i use that exactly

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i leveled the RGB to look like a warm white

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done that on my 3d printer.

sinful mirage
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hmm i was wondering about that because i wasn't sure if i should get CW or WW for my kitchen

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but i figured if CW with yellow could look just as good then i thought that might be the better plan

zealous dune
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Technically yes but you're probably not that good at color mixing

cold moon
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people say get natural white or warm white sk6812 if that's what you're referring to

zealous dune
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Tasmota has that feature though

sinful mirage
cold moon
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you talking about analog white strips?

sinful mirage
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RGBWW or RGBCW

zealous dune
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If you want the color temperature range pick strips that do CT

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Everything else is not it

frozen gazelle
sinful mirage
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anyone awake in here?

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anyone have a recommendation for an aliexpress controller that works with a 5 pin. RGBCCT like the one in the screenshot above:

devout parrot
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You should be able to find the Athom LS5P on there.

spiral eagle
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Hi all, got a small question/wish for some presence detection. My girlfriend and I use android (samsung) devices. I want something like a bluetooth tracker that when we have it with us, it will send the location (through phone). When we leave it somewhere and go away, it will stay at that spot till we get it. I'm not really sure where I have to start for this. I have tried the iBeacon trackers, but I guess that's only for Apple? I have tried the chipolo one, but couldn't get it to work. Is there anyone that can direct me in the right direction? 🙂 Thanks a lot.

gentle fossil
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Check your app store for the ha companion app

zealous dune
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and hope it works with the iBeacon integration

gentle fossil
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as far as I read it they want gps locations, not bluetooth distance measurements 😛

zealous dune
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we read it differently then

gentle fossil
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fight!

nimble grotto
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Anyone who can recommend a nice store in Western Europe where I can order a raspberry pi 5 combo with a skyconnect?

gloomy juniper
zealous dune
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no, you figured it out. they're oem manufacturers for many brands

gloomy juniper
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Thank Blakadder!
Should I assume that their certified Zigbee drivers are true drivers and won't have any trick up their sleeves like Tuya does? That require the registaration on their cloud, etc.

zealous dune
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no

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no zigbee device requires registration to the cloud

gloomy juniper
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Tuya does

zealous dune
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no

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its you choosing to use Tuya app that introduces the cloud

gloomy juniper
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So why people here scared me about Tuya, that I need to subscribe to their cloud, that their products are locked to Tuya only?

zealous dune
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

gloomy juniper
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pfff

zealous dune
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the issue with tuya is variance in quality and their "special" handling of the zigbee protocol

gloomy juniper
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So since the products are certified, I will avoid that crap.

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thanks buddy

mental reef
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Does anyone one have any experience or advice (like recommended or avoid) for a smart siren that I can trigger via home assistant? Ideally powered with battery backup