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gray latch
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it's usb c, right?

slim lagoon
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Yup

native pilot
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should be an apple 30pin connector

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the pinnacle of ports

slim lagoon
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Oh get out of here... 30pin... NO lmao

gray latch
slim lagoon
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Next you're going to say Lightning was the pinnacle of innovation lol

gray latch
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probably not much more than the thickness of a command strip

native pilot
slim lagoon
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Maybe... but I would rather just see the port moved to the side.

gray latch
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then you'd have to buy a whole new sensor, this just needs a new cable

slim lagoon
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lol that's ok. I'm buying more anyhow. šŸ˜„

gray latch
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i'm just trying to solve problems, man.

slim lagoon
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(Because obviously I have an addiction I have to feed)

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lol I know! BUT... I haz no 3d printer here and I'd probably burn the house down if I did.

gray latch
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looking at those cables I linked, I don't think you even need to print a new backplate

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just use a thicker double sided mounting tape

native pilot
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I actually 100% agree with the tape comment.

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simple solution

gray latch
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look how thin that head is

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native pilot
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I would argue it's the same thinness of all usbc cables

gray latch
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i wouldn't trust a sketchy cable like that for data, but it would be fine for 5vdc

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it sticks out 1-2mm instead of the 5-15mm of a non-right-angle head

cold moon
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#1126966963755819080 message thread on some future options that will be available in a few weeks for msr-2/mtr-1 with usb port orientation etc

gray latch
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i'm not allowed in there, I guess

cold moon
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i thought it was a community server so it would show a preview for anyone

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i'll ask about that

gray latch
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i'm going to need them to sell at a bulk discount for 10 units, through a sketchy chinese reseller on ali-express

cold moon
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10% off orders of 10 or more or a free giveaway in the future is the best i can do

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i've floated the idea of a giveaway a week and only entry is activity in server

gray latch
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10% off would make a difference

cold moon
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it's auto-applied on shopify now

gray latch
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not today, of course, because vacation is coming up

cold moon
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they also do big bulk orders with free shipping to other countries

gray latch
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i don't want to buy 10 new presence sensors and then not be able to do something cool on vacation

cold moon
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like one person is ordering 15x air-1 and 15x msr-2 to like cambodia and they do special shipments / invoices for them

native pilot
cold moon
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lol

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i offered to replace it if it got stolen and i never heard back and showed delivered

slim lagoon
gray latch
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i'm not worried about them sitting. I have tons of shit waiting to be installed on the shelf

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i'm worried about running out of money for cool stuff on vacation

cold moon
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another guy mailed them to a hotel and didnt give a room number and it got delivered to their mailbox

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so now i know to check for that

native pilot
cold moon
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i could be mistaken but i dont think so

gray latch
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i finally installed my cameras this spring after what turned out to be 2 years in a box on the shelf

native pilot
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Hopefully you didn't need warranty work

cold moon
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i have some things i push off and wonder if i should've even bothered starting

gray latch
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if I'd waited, i'd have nicer cameras

gray latch
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ADHD sucks sometimes

native pilot
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is the apollo discount time sensitive?

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or is it permanently active

gray latch
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excellent question

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and if we put in the notes that we're annoying to you on Discord, can we get 15% off instead?

cold moon
cold moon
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I offered one of those to a guy then he bought like 5x sensors so I felt obligated to give him 5 šŸ¤£

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Also I think the free shipping stacks with it over a certain amount

gray latch
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lol šŸ™‚

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hopefully it'll still be an available deal when i get back in august

cold moon
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Yeah no plans to cancel

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USPS has been fast Iā€™ve seen orders fulfilled and delivered in 2 days

gray latch
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i just might need to spend that 300 dollars on coffee

cold moon
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lol

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i hear it goes fast with fancy beans

gray latch
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or mai tais

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although most of the group don't drink, so probably not mai tais.

cold moon
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hehe

random bane
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update: i got the matter-compatible plug but it still doesn't work because i didn't custom-build a docker container with matter compatibility

cold moon
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you went with a brand new beta ready to fall over protocol over a trusted protocol we suggested

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smort

random bane
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i was told to look for one with the matter protocol... and i didn't see yours because i'm a responsible driver and don't check my phone behind the wheel ^^

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i also don't have $60 to drop on a philips hue bridge! i'm working on a shoestring budget

rose rain
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Anyone ever integrated a monitor into HASS? I have an Odyssey G9 with something plugged into the HDMI as well as the DP. But I'm only seeing TV and HDMI as source options in the integration

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cold moon
random bane
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well, i'm not driving a third hour-long round trip into town in two days

cold moon
random bane
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which is what it would take to return the matter plug and get the zigbee plug back

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i was already pissy enough having to do it twice in two days

rose rain
random bane
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i think my solution here is gonna be to make a dedicated HAOS unit out of an old surface pro tablet and set it up as a smart home console

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ive got a surface dock i could even use to give it a wired connection to my network

real rain
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Did you attempt to get this to show up in homekit?

cold moon
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no i havent gotten one yet i only have two interconnected šŸ˜¦

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should be simple enough with the homekit integration

vague coral
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my atom echo m5 fails to respond to voice prompts several hours after being set up. i have to turn off and on "use wake word" to get it to respond to voice, but the issue repeats after several hours. what can i do to fix this?

modern raft
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Any recommendation on smart shades in the Netherlands region? Blackout is critical feature, protocol Matter over Thread if possible. The budget is flexible, but if possible less than 500 euros. Solar painels nice to have.

full frost
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Morning all! Does anyone know if the Everything Presence Lite sensor has a continuous lux sensor?

static rune
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Do the inovelli switches have power pass through?

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Like can I use it as a smart switch for a light bulb?

cunning sequoia
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Has anyone got RTL-SDR Blog V4 to work with home assistant green? I'm new to home assistant and mine doesn't seem to be working the same as in the guides I've followed online, I'm wondering if maybe the device itself is faulty.

outer fern
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Hello any idea of whats the best 433 receiver hardware for HA? I have an old Sonoff RF Bridge which i flashed with tasmota and works great, now i read that the new ones cannot be flashed... whats the best alternative? I try with some SRX module directly on ESP but the range is very bad, just few meters compared to sonoff which has a much greater coverage!

glacial oracle
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why replace something that works for you?

slim lagoon
lyric mortar
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Has anyone ever connected one of these ā€œholocubeā€ displays to HA? I feel like using one to display one single entityā€™s status or one tiny dashboard would be an idea so dumb, I might need to try it. Example of one that was in an ad I got served here, though I imagine thereā€™s cheaper options on AliExpress etc: https://theholocube.store/products/geekmagic-giftv-crystal-cube-photo-display-holographic-desktop-smart-weather-station-digital-clock-with-gif-animations-album

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native pilot
stoic lily
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Is there any kind of servo I can get to turn this valve

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It controls the air going upstairs for the ac/heating and needs to be moved often

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It's also really high up

cold moon
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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/help-with-esphome-controlling-hvac-dampers/551786 you need to do something like this i suppose

Home Assistant Community
Help with esphome controlling HVAC dampers

Hi. I am trying to control a set of HVAC dampers. The damper has 3 wires, common, open, close, and requires 40v for 15 secs to fully move from open to closed. I am using a lilygo t-relay-8 as the controller (see here: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804149327347.html?gatewayAdapt=bra2usa&_randl_shipto=US) I have the relays set up so that...

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but you need an HVAC person to install the electronic damper

stoic lily
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Why?

gray latch
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or to be really handy... the rectangular ones look pretty pricey

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wear a good respirator and maybe a tyvek jumpsuit if you're going to replace that. the weird plaster tape at the top of that is almost certainly asbestos

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and by really handy, I mean more than just "able to work with sheet metal." you probably don't have the tools to measure static pressure when only one zone is calling and could destroy your furnace.

stoic lily
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Ou bruh why they using fucking asbestos

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I can work with sheet metal no problem but I get your point now

plain osprey
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I want to buy some hue motion sensors would I need to buy the hue hub to use the product with home assistant or can I use something like a conbee 3. Would I have to buy the hue hub to set up the sensors?

gray latch
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everybody used asbestos for everything for about 60 years

gray latch
plain osprey
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Kk thx

stoic lily
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aside from the cancer

knotty sorrel
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I test HomePod vs Alexa for simple voice commands (integration with HA works very well on both) and I prefer Alexa for now because it understands me better even when whispering. I love to whisper ā€žlights offā€œ just before sleep. Siri would not here me. Do you have similar experience or even a better idea? I donā€™t like the data security of Amazon devices so maybe there is another simple solution without too much hassle?

gray latch
knotty sorrel
gray latch
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no, it's still more for that channel than this one.

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and a button stuck to the side of my nightstand is not something I've ever had any trouble finding in the dark.

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not that "turning off the lights" is a thing that happens in the dark

knotty sorrel
outer knotBOT
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@knotty sorrel Discord isn't like IRC, you don't have to tag people on every response. Keep in mind that every time you tag somebody, they get a notification ping. That can very quickly become annoying and people may block you.
When using Discord's Reply feature it defaults to pinging the person you reply to, click @ ON to @ OFF to stop this - on the right side of the compose bar.

gray latch
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what part of the world are you in? do you have zigbee, zwave, matter, thread, esphome, etc?

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I use a zigbee button from tuya for that task, but I also have an aqara cube that I had used for that task and a zooz zwave button that was a fun prop for awhile too

silver lily
elfin robin
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Anybody have a recommendation for a battery powered wall switch (zigbee) that will stick anywhere?

glacial oracle
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#zigbee-archived is usually the best place to ask for zigbee gear
but what do you have in mind

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aquara has the h1 for a more classic style switch

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and then there is remote kinda gear like the hue remotes

elfin robin
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Just a switch that looks like a typical wall switch (toggle or paddle), but, can stick to any surface without any hardwiring or existing switch. Similar to the hue remote. Maybe something that integrates to HA a little easier.

nocturne tree
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Wiz light bulbs are able to work w/o cloud, aren't they?

cold moon
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ye

nocturne tree
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I have one bulb setup so far. I don't understand why it's trying to call out to this host ??

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I mean..it still works if I block that, but what is it trying to do?

devout parrot
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It's probably trying to phone home, all cloud dependent IOT devices do it even if they're not connected to an account.

nocturne tree
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So thereā€™s no way to stop them from trying? Wiz bulbs, I mean

cold moon
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@slim lagoon do your wiz bulbs try to reach out wan^

slim lagoon
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They use a cloud based MQTT server if left unblocked.

cold moon
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i looked those IPs up and it was some giant arin block iirc

slim lagoon
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That doesnā€™t surprise me as the block is probably owned by Philips/Siemens.

nocturne tree
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Okay thanks šŸ™‚

slim lagoon
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Ohhhh itā€™s an IANA block.

slim lagoon
cold moon
slim lagoon
nocturne tree
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Sorry I'm not following. What does that tell you?

slim lagoon
nocturne tree
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Right... You seemed surprised at that though ??

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Maybe I'm misreading

hazy raven
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Hi all!

Does anyone have a recommendation for a wall plate remote? I want essentially a button that acts and looks like a light switch to control it over HA (3-way is already in place).

slim lagoon
nocturne tree
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Nah my fault. Same here man

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Have a good evening

cold moon
hazy raven
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There is 0 wiring where I want to put it.

cold moon
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if you have a zigbee mesh the hue dimmer remotes come with a wall mount

gray latch
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works fine, looks great

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doesn't help my mesh at all

cold moon
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the zooz will work fine and i like zooz but all of their battery devices die way sooner than zigbee stuff

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like that hue remote will last 5 years

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the zooz probably 1

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sorry i mean battery not the device itself

gray latch
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the smart dimmer needs to be wired in though

hazy raven
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Does that zooz have a replaceable battery?

cold moon
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they both do yeah

hazy raven
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I dont mind replacing a battery once a year lol

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My wife asked for this. Frankly, i think it will see very infrequent use lol

cold moon
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you'll be happy with either

gray latch
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two replaceable batteries

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one for each button

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I needed one because the light in my bedroom closet was wired stupid, so I pulled out the bad wiring and put in a smart bulb and that switch

hazy raven
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My application is for what was a poorly wired 4-way lol

gray latch
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i also bought a second one, because I had a blank spot in a downstairs wall plate. I have it configured to open the garage door with the right combination of presses

cold moon
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you can do virtual 4 way switches with zooz or inovelli

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well definitely zooz i think inovelli

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or via home assistant

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lots of ways to still use wired switches instead of remotes like this

gray latch
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if you have wiring where you need it to be, sure

hazy raven
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I agree that the wired switch with paired remote is probably a better option but for how infrequent this will be used and how minimal effort is involved, I think the zooz will best appease the wife and waste minimal time lol

left raft
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is the ESP32-S3-BOX-3 discontinued?

gloomy spoke
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still, why do you think so?

left raft
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can't find it anywhere at all

gloomy spoke
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53

left raft
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is that site legit though? why would they have if even aliexpress doesn't

gloomy spoke
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of course

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it's been around forever

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it's one of the original Pi DIY places

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the prices may be higher, but pretty sure they're a US business

gray latch
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they're in new york, IIRC

left raft
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it's just weird that they are literally the only site who has them

gloomy spoke
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where did you look?

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18 there

left raft
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i saw mouser but the price i saw was insane

gloomy spoke
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$49

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if you don't like the price, that's one thing. But they're clearly available

left raft
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wth how did you find this lol

gloomy spoke
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I literally googled esp32-s3-box-3

left raft
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google hates me then..

gloomy spoke
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3rd and 4th links

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I don't know why aliexpress says Sorry, this item is no longer available!

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even the aliexpress page links to adafruit:

If it's out of stock, you can click the alternative link:

https://www.adafruit.com/product/5835

Espressif ESP32-S3-BOX-3

With its freely available development resources, ESP32-S3-BOX-3 is the ultimate choice for prototyping new projects or building complex AIoT systems.Espressif Systems (688018.SH) is excited ...

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your google fu is weak, dude

left raft
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have any experience with them for responsivness? looking for a hands free asistant essentially

gloomy spoke
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I use them for Home Assistant voice (Assist)

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they're the best of the 3 types of devices I have for that

left raft
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How good is the mic?

gloomy spoke
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it hears me from across the room

left raft
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nice

gloomy spoke
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it has two mics

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it often even hears me from the next room

left raft
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Is it accurate in comparison to an echo dot

gloomy spoke
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it's pretty good. I use Nabu Casa Cloud for STT, and that's a big part of the equation

left raft
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thats how i intend to do it. i hear it's quickest

gloomy spoke
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the biggest issue right now is that the detection of the end of the command sucks, so it often keeps listening for a full 15s and captures other audio that confuses it

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that's an HA problem, though

left raft
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i assume it'll be fixed sooner or later

gloomy spoke
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yes, NC hired the guy who did microWakeWord and he's aware of the issue

gray latch
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google assistant often listens to too much too

gloomy spoke
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this is particularly egregious

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the webrtc_noise_gain package that HA uses is not good at detecting speech

nocturne tree
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I'm spoiled by Amazon I think. The screek sensor ordered a few days ago is taking a while to get here

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Like July 9 or so

slim lagoon
nocturne tree
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Indeed. Guess I'll order a month or so in advance from now on. With this one I just wanted to get one to play with. I'm hopeful that it's everything I wanted... šŸ¤ž

serene gale
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Hi All,

Seems my portable air conditioner compressor has finally packed up! So I am now on the shop for a new unit. I would like to have one I can control via Home Assistant this time round, but it seems like a bit of a minefield looking online. Are there any suggestions for a fully HA integrated unit in the UK that anyone knows of?

solemn spear
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I got smart bulbs in my hallway and a spare aqara fp2 feels like a waste just for the lights

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But then again it's just sitting in its box unused

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What do

gloomy elbow
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Use that until you want/need it somewhere else, then buy an alternative for the hallway?

copper lion
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Any recommendations on an outdoor thermometer that is reliable and works with HA?

cunning sequoia
nocturne tree
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Anyone have a favorite robot vacuum cleaner? Small apartment with carpet + dog hair

glacial oracle
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I do not hate my dreame l20 too much

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But generally they all are far from great devices

slim lagoon
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Roborocks are great. I have an older S5 thatā€™s still going.

nocturne tree
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Are all robot vacuums that big? As the S5i mean

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The thing would have some trouble in small rooms with lots of furniture I would think?

glacial oracle
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They are fairly large

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You may need to move chairs around slightly and they won't fit below some furniture or they barely fit and may get stuck

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hand for reference

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The room size itself isn't really an issue tho and even a lot of stuff around on the floor usually works out alright for pathing

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Also securing doors, wires and light stuff as they have enough force to close, unplug or move them around and lock emselv in a room

nocturne tree
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Ah. Thank you šŸ˜‰

slim lagoon
potent patio
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Anyone mess with WLED? I'm curious on how easy it is to set it up without "3D printer" because you gotta cover chip board

cold moon
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which printer running which fw?

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no direct connection to printer

potent patio
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no no no I seen some videos where if you want to cover the board you gotta 3D print a case. Is that true?

cold moon
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cover what board

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the esp32?

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or esp8266 or w/e?

potent patio
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Yes. I'm sorry for omitting

cold moon
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you dont have to print a case but it's nice to not have a bare development board like a nodemcu or d1 mini

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you can buy cheap project boxes if you dont have a 3d printer

potent patio
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Project box. Hmmm I been searching for "case for esp32" it wasn't showing what I wanted

cold moon
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you should buy a 3d printer tho

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your hobbies need hobbies

potent patio
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.< I messed with 3D printer at my previous job and I have no space for it at home lol

cold moon
royal turret
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Anyone smartify their backyard gate lock? Im surprised there isn't a good product that does this.

cold moon
royal turret
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Nice! Being able to tell if it's open or closed is awesome, but I want to be able to lock it remotely too

cold moon
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Idk of any exterior locks like that

royal turret
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Yeah I haven't found one at all. People have been printing/buying waterproof covers for retrofit locks to get the job done. I think thats a fine solution, just seems weird nobody has done it.

cold moon
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You mean a gate that opens and closes?

gray latch
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there are more than zero "smart outdoor gate lock"s on amazon

cold moon
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Like swings

gray latch
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as an example that I don't endorse specifically

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I don't even have a gate

royal turret
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Maybe it's just this area (northern CA), but we don't use Mortise locks for our gates. So the those wouldnt work.

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Everyone here uses a gate latch

gray latch
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you could still install a mortise lock for your gate, even if none of your neighbors do

royal turret
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I'll make sure to hire a Serf right away!

royal turret
gray latch
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you could probably DIY an outdoor switchbot

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esphome with a servo that moves a lever to push the latch

royal turret
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oh thats a great idea

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Maybe make it solar powered?

gray latch
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maybe

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that's a bunch of extra complicated to charge a battery so it works at night too, but you can do it. and #diy-archived can probably help. or the esphome discord

royal turret
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I could even just make it rotate 90 degress. It just has to "lock" and not even operate the current latch

gray latch
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if you have one of those arms with a stick, like how locomotive wheels move each other, it could go through 360 degrees, from holding the latch closed to pulling it open and back

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apparently those are called servo levers

royal turret
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https://youtu.be/ui2sPIsI8kg?si=QjeCx2MUwocuek7q I found this too

YouTube
kWa Design USA
Outdoor Gate Smart Lock Adapter for August Smart Lock (3rd Gen / Pr...

This adapter converts your August Smart Lock into a Smart Side Gate Lock. With the extra strong magnet accessory, which replaces the August DoorSense(TM) magnet, the lock can also detect if the gate is open or closed. Available for August Wi-Fi Smart Lock (4th Gen), August Smart Lock Pro (3rd Gen) and August 3rd Gen Smart Lock.

Installation vid...

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gray latch
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yeah, that's all it's doing

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that's a deadbolt though, rather than a latch

royal turret
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Thanks for bouncing some ideas

gray latch
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happy to do so

jolly dew
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Is there any way I could use an nfc tag or something else possibly? That I could place inside my cluster mailbox that would notify me when mail is delivered? Potential problems are 1; itā€™s way too far away for any direct connection to my house and 2; I donā€™t want it to be something anyone could notice because there are about 40 homes with mail on the cluster. Just something small I could put inside my individual mailbox would be neat.

dawn storm
tacit burrow
hexed galleon
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Wondering, did this RS485 connections to seven VRF gateways

I read I should add a resistor at the start and at the end, but in this case I have 3 endings or starts

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Also, it is working good without ending or starting resistor

green wagon
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Does anybody have hardware recommendations on high-wattage neutral bypasses? Or possibly even a bypass that screws into an E26 light socket?

I tried installing the Aeotec Bypass recommended for the Inovelli 2-in-1 dimmer switches on a light fixture with two Hue bulbs. The switch works with the bypass when smart bulb mode is disabled, but even with all of the transition/dimming/ramp times set to instant, the switch shuts off when smart bulb mode is enabled. Replacing one of the Hue bulbs with a non-smart LED bulb allows the switch to function, but then I can't turn that bulb off with the dimmer in smart bulb mode.

I'm guessing I need a bypass that consumes more wattage to allow the switch to function, but I'm having trouble finding many options for this.

dark rose
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@oblique bear I have seen you managed to get the sleep binary sensor for your mi band. Could you provide the code for the intent? I am not successful in do actions when my band set the sensor for sleeping. Thank you very much!

oblique bear
dark rose
winged knoll
spring hawk
chrome pine
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Hey everyone! I've been going crazy trying to figure out what the best option would be for a large wall mounted touch screen. I think I've landed on this: https://a.co/d/07VlStte

What I'm now trying to figure out is what kind of mini-pc, stick, or any other option I should get. This is only going to display my dashboard, my HA is running on a Synology VM.

I don't know if it matters... but one of the dashboards will have 6 camera feeds (Unifi Protect.)

ViewSonic TD2465 24 Inch 1080p IPS Touch Screen Monitor with Advanc...

With responsive in-cell touch technology and an advanced ergonomic design, the ViewSonicĀ® TD2465 touch display delivers hands-on control for industrial applications, office workspaces and classrooms. This 24ā€ (23.8ā€ viewable) Full HD display offers optimized screen performance and 10-point touch ...

glacial oracle
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well you could go with a raspberry pi kinda solution

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or oyu have a look at what cheap used nucs, or better compute sticks are available near you

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maybe some android box with a browser even

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if money aint an issue and you want something very overpowered for the task, something like the minisforum s100 could also be nice

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personally that doesn make a whole lot of sense here tho

jolly dew
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Any recommendations for a smart outlet that I can automate to automatically turn on when an iPad gets below a certain battery %?

tacit burrow
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No smart plug could do that itself. You would need an agent on the ipad (maybe HA app?) that can report the battery %, then some automation that switches on/off.

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Yes, I just checked - the HA app provides:

  • battery state: charging/not-charging/full
  • battery level
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You would use those metrics in a HA automation that controls the switch.

hexed galleon
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anyone have experience using WAVESHARE RS485 to wifi/eth ?

gray latch
chrome pine
# gray latch is 24" big enough?

24ā€ works too. Honestly, I have my doubts about IR frames. I feel like that just wouldnā€™t work or be consistent. Based on absolutely nothing by the wayā€¦ but thatā€™s my gut reaction to them.

jolly dew
jolly dew
outer knotBOT
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@elder ravine I converted your message into a file since it's above 15 lines :+1:

šŸ“Ž message.txt
tacit burrow
patent river
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Both are local, but require cloud for setup

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Have to join the thing to a cloud account, then log in with it to connect the thing to HA. But no cloud requirement for ongoing use

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I use both, they're... fine. The Tapo ones are super cheap, so I guess have that going for them

steady void
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I'm looking for a moisture sensor for plants.
How does the Sonoff MS01 work? I need to connect it to a Sonoff Origin or Elite and then that device talks ZigBee or WiFi. Is there a Sonoff device which I can connect multiple sensors to?

golden thorn
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For devices like this you probably want battery. I recommend zigbee.

steady void
gray latch
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the xiaomi ones work fine

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they're bluetooth though, so you do an esphome bt proxy to rope them all in to HA

green wagon
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Anybody have recommendations on electric door strike brands? I accidentally bricked mine as part of some foolishness, and this isn't an appropriate situation for a "let's see how this model works out" approach

elfin robin
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Hey hardware folks!
I'm looking to buy a new 55" smart TV. I have various sensors and automations configured for my existing 55" roku tv and want to keep the functionality if possible.
If you have a recommendation for a 55" smart tv that exposes which apps are installed and running, as well as controlls for on/off and volume... I'd be happy to hear them!

winged knoll
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Where in the world are you?

elfin robin
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US

jagged crypt
green wagon
elfin robin
jagged crypt
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"Idle" is what i use for my simple roku automation

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I use this to disable lights automation when we are watching TV:

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actually i invert that, have two automations that flip a boolean to determine if I should enable/disable lights automation

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no volume control though

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or actually there is on mine. I have the roku controlling the volume (not with IR blasting)

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CEC audio, deals with the ARC soundbar connected to the LG C3 panel

dusk notch
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Hi all,

I have a super strange problem: I have HA installed via HA-OS on a custom server. I need two WiFi interfaces (TLDR point to point connection to two solar inverters) . I have two identical USB-WiFI sticks.

If I connect either one it works.
If I connect both I see both in the hardware section but I only see one in the network section.

Any idea why?

winged knoll
dusk notch
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Ok will post there, thanks for the advice!

stark gust
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Ii am a newbie just starting out I seek advice on the hardware to buy. Which country you're in

  • What your budget is - moderate
  • What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave) = I prefer to stay away from any cloud based products. I have wifi and can create bluetooth networks.
  • Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming). = I am specifically looking for HA connecting electrical recepticals, temp sensors, and contact sensors
native pilot
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Zigbee and zwave are local but need coordinators (usb dongles usually).

What are you wanting to solve in your home? Lighting and locks are typically where people startā€¦

stark gust
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I need to turn an manual AC off and on, lighting 12v, doors and windows for now

native pilot
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Is the ac a window unit or a central air unit with a wall thermostat? Are looking for open close sensors on the doors and windows or locks and shades?

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and where are you located

stark gust
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ac window unit open/close sensors for doors and windows USA

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i am hoping to avoid zigbee and zwave or any third party if possible

gloomy elbow
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Zigbee and zwave aren't 3rd party.

stark gust
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i must be confused I thought they were

native pilot
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Why are you avoiding zigbee/zwave? Itā€™s 100% preferred over WiFi.

You should look into a zigbee coordinator/dongle (like the previously named ā€œsky connectā€ from home assistant). Then you could get a zigbee outlet for the ac and very reasonable sensors also on zigbee.

tacit burrow
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I suggest lan coordinator not usb. More flexible

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Like tubez

native pilot
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Zigbee and zwave are wireless protocols, like wifi

stark gust
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why is it preferred over wifi

tacit burrow
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Zigbee and zwave are just open ā€¦ what he said

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Lower power. Simpler.

stark gust
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got it. a preference?\

gloomy elbow
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Zigbee and zwave guarantee that the devices are locally controllable

tacit burrow
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Many battery devices are zigbee etc

native pilot
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I use both. Zigbee is cheaper for sure.

stark gust
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best place to buy zigbee?

native pilot
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The internet

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Itā€™s a protocol that is used by tons of manufacturers.

stark gust
native pilot
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Ugh it was a joke.

The zigbee channel can help more with specific vendors for specific use cases. They also have strong opinions on what not to buy

stark gust
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cant joke with newbies they take everything seriously lol

native pilot
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Fair point, post edited

stark gust
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thanks for the help. I will dig in know that I have some working knowledge. Thanks again. Goodnight

native pilot
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Cheers!

gloomy elbow
stark gust
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I will. thank you very much.

lofty juniper
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Located in Aus and using my gaming PC to run a Plex server that can be accessed remotely. Not ideal due to power consumption and wanting to get into HA. To start off can someone recommend a home server that wonā€™t break the bank and is beginner friendly?

cold moon
lofty juniper
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Yep

cold moon
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Like the server I run Plex on has 13HDDs in it

jolly dew
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I bought a Eaton smart receptacle today that is WiFi. Should I take it back and get something else? I was still feeling the effects of gas from the dentist and didnā€™t think things throughā€¦Iā€™m trying to connect a smart switch to HA and have it turn on only when a connected iPad gets to a certain % in battery.

cold moon
lofty juniper
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In terms of other requirements I am very new to this space so I am unsure of what is beneficial

cold moon
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Then Iā€™d just get a mini pc and set it up with proxmox

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Like an n100 from beelink on Amazon

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Then run Plex and home assistant as virtual machines. Might sound complicated but there are guides that break it down

lofty juniper
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Is this a good pick? It's $189 AUD with a coupon

cold moon
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https://www.derekseaman.com/2023/10/home-assistant-proxmox-ve-8-0-quick-start-guide-2.html this will get you up and running with proxmox and home assistant

Derek Seaman's Tech Blog
Derek Seaman
Home Assistant: Proxmox VE 8.2 Quick Start Guide - Derek Seaman's T...

Hot off the press is Proxmox VE 8.2, which GA'd in late April, 2024. It is based on Debian Bookworm 12.2, and has a number of new features like defaulting to Linux Kernel 6.8. This post is a completely refreshed version of my popular Home Assistant: Proxmox VE 8.0 Quick Start Guide, but all new

cold moon
lofty juniper
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I am assuming I need to get some sort of adapter to attach some extra storage? I don't believe 500gb will be enough

cold moon
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The integrated gpu of the processor can do 4k transcoding with hdr for Plex

lofty juniper
cold moon
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Youā€™ll use a usb 3.x external hdd

cold moon
# lofty juniper This went over my head lol

It means it has the ability to stream multiple 4k streams even if the person watching it needs the stream to be edited instead of sending a raw or ā€˜direct streamā€™

lofty juniper
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oh awesome

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do you have any recommendations for an external hdd? might as well buy them together on amazon

cold moon
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Usually you need a video card or gpu but the igpu works with the n100 for Plex

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Uh Iā€™m used to buying wd easystore external drives

lofty juniper
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I had the currency wrong, it's $300 AUD šŸ˜¤

cold moon
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But theyā€™re 5400rpm

cold moon
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Thatā€™s rough

lofty juniper
gloomy spoke
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You can also just get a replacement M.2 NVMe drive and replace the internal storage that comes with it

tacit burrow
earnest spoke
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I am very strongly considering replacing all of my Aqara H1 Smart Switches for two main reasons:

  • They almost never correctly report their state back to Home Assistant (if I send a command to them from HA, they react instantly, but if I use the switch physically, they don't report the state change more often than not) and I have tried every single possible thing to "improve my Zigbee network" and literally nothing has helped these godforsaken switches.
  • If I use the decoupled mode, the damn LED Indicator on the switches remains permanently on and cannot be controlled. The Aqara website says that the LED can be permanently enabled / disabled, but Z2M shows no expose for this.

I am looking for:

  • Reliable switches that will report their state consistently to HA
  • Clicky, tactile switches - both my SO and I despise touch-controls. The Aqara H1's feel has very high Wife Appoval Factor.
  • Single button with as well as without Neutral
  • Double button with as well as without Neutral
  • No cloud necessary.

Do you guys have any recommendations for good smart switches? I don't care about the Protocol, but Zigbee has so far been pretty damn annoying to deal with (or maybe it's just these dumbass Aqara Switches)

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I thought about going the Shelly Relay route, but I'm not sure how to deal with the switches that don't have a neutral wire.

glacial oracle
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They have options without neutral as well if I recall

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Kinda how ZigBee relays do it

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The mini line should fit there I think

earnest spoke
glacial oracle
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It's the Shelly 1L with the optional bypass resistor

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not the mini, my bad

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So no they don't seem to have em anymore, sad

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You could have a look at the aquara t1 or the sonoff zbmini l2

earnest spoke
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While the T1 us available here, I'm a little unsure about getting Aquara tbh, after how annoying these switches have been

glacial oracle
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You can always buy just one, see if it works and then buy more or return it

earnest spoke
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True. I'll also see if there's a way to put a Shelly close to the bulb for the switches that don't have a Neutral.

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This won't work for the bathroom and toilet switches though since the ventilation fan and lights are quite far apart.

limber elm
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I want to explore options for a zigbee based IR blaster. I've been doing research online and all I can really find is rebranded TUYA working off of Z2M, or a higher end one running off of 2.4 GB Wi-Fi. Ideally I want to keep things on the inexpensive side, $20 or less, and if I can't do that with the ZHA architecture without using quirks, then I think a second alternative goal would be 5G Wi-Fi

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Use case would be for a non-integrated heat pump at my sister's apartment, and a room air conditioner with IR remote and my apartment, and I'm hoping to use the same part in each installation

slim lagoon
limber elm
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RM4 was the other alternative that I saw, I just wasn't seeing a 5G option

slim lagoon
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Nope, still 2.4ghz. I don't know of any that use 5ghz. Maybe the Unfolded Circle does? But that's WAY more expensive šŸ˜‰

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I have a RM4 pro here. Sits on the wall and controls my office monitors and some IR light strips.

limber elm
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Ugh. I guess it is what it is. My sister's place has a 2.4 network, but I'm pretty sure I never set one up when I put the new wireless in

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Just means a lot more work on my install when I get to that point

slim lagoon
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You'll find that like 95%-98% of all IoT WiFi gear is 2.4ghz only.

fringe crater
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What is the "lot more work"? Are there WAPs that don't have 2.4? It's just overall more suited to IoT devices, I don't know why you wouldn't want to have a 2.4g network.

safe bobcat
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I'm very restricted by power draw, the HA Yellow pulls 1.5W Idle and 5-9W load. My Router also draws about 10-15W. Idk what HA sees as "idle" or "load" or how to make HA run in idle mode, is it the graphs and dashboards that are seen as load?

limber elm
slim lagoon
slim lagoon
limber elm
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And the dashboard cards would likely just be rendered on the browser at load time so aside from periodic updates to the server it shouldn't be putting much load on the system. For what it's worth, I've got a thin desktop running as a server for mine and I think I'm only averaging about 5 watts

limber elm
slim lagoon
safe bobcat
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I want to use HA in my camper to control windows, fans(ac), solar panels, batteries and lights. So if HA runs all the time with the router it starts to make a big difference.

slim lagoon
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Boats too.

safe bobcat
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I'm using a USB charger that can do 150W with USB C and USB A, I have plugged the RPI 4 8GB to the ECO USB A plug so the charger works as a charger and also powers HA... I think it's more efficient that way than using multiple chargers and doing DC to AC to DC conversions to charge things, there is also my Router plugged into it. So in total HA shows now 13W

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13W on Router + Charger that also powers the PI4 + Pi4 13W

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My PC for example does 14W now Intel Nuc 13

slim lagoon
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@safe bobcat Check this out: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/how-i-set-up-my-rv-for-ha/574195

Home Assistant Community
How I Set Up My RV for HA

I see this topic come up from time to time and Iā€™ve read quite a few of the posts about how to make use of HA while in your RV so I wanted to share what I have come up with over the past year that is working well for me. I have a few Z-Wave, a couple Zigbee, a few Bluetooth and some WiFi in my RV, along with the normal weather updates and so fo...

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Feel free to ask CO_4X4 questions (he's a FANTASITC resource and always open to answering questions as well).

safe bobcat
slim lagoon
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Anytime. Just post in the thread with your questions. Can't recommend CO_4X4 enough. He's a great guy and VERY smart.

tiny shuttle
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https://www.amazon.com/Daybetter-Changing-Compatible-Assistant-Multicolor/dp/B08THGPCQX Would these cheap Tuya smart bulbs be a good option for Home Assistant?

DAYBETTER Smart Light Bulbs, RGBCW Wi-Fi Color Changing Led Bulbs C...

DAYBETTER Smart Light Bulbs 6 Pack, A19 multicolor smart bulbs that work with Alexa can be used with Alexa and Google Home Assistant to provide unique lighting for your home. With the help of Bluetooth mesh network technology (2.4Hz Wi-Fi only), each RGB light bulb can be used as a range extender...

slim lagoon
cold moon
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Buy once cry once

drifting grove
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Should i get aqara hub m3 as thread only ? With Snoff usb for zigbee connected to HA green

cold moon
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no

native pilot
cold moon
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sonoff isnt great across the board

native pilot
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Aqara fp2. Anything else come to mind?

cold moon
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really fp1 too cuz it's still $50 and old

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i have two of them, the latest FW was pulled a year ago or so iirc and of course both of mine are on it..

native pilot
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Well thatā€™s fun

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Iā€™m adding Raspberry Pi to the list

tacit burrow
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I agree, but mostly because SD card. And for the same(ish) money you can get a used SFF PC which is 5x as capable.

mystic dagger
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I like my yellow poe version with nvme.

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not the fastest thing but it fits in the structured media.

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one piece of hardware I just got a couple days ago is a ratgdo, well worth it. Solid status on the door vs my zwave relay/ tilt sensor.

winged knoll
summer heron
drifting grove
elfin robin
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@jagged crypt could you send me what roku ultra automations you use?
For me though, I have a 22yr old (not smart) sony 5.1 receiver and/or TV speakers for sound. The only way to control either would be through IR. :/

jagged crypt
# elfin robin <@532004461263192064> could you send me what roku ultra automations you use? For...

The only thing I have is a motion light that i disable (this motion automation - https://community.home-assistant.io/t/sensor-light-motion-sensor-door-sensor-sun-elevation-lux-value-scenes-time-light-control-device-tracker-night-lights/481048). I then created an input_boolean (settings-> devices & services -> helper -> create helper -> TOGGLE, and called it "roku_playing". I then set that boolean as the "bypass switch - keep lights current state" in the above automation.

To modify that boolean, I wrote two automations, see images. Basically simple wait for "playing" or idle/paused. This modifies the boolean, and creates a toggle that can be used to leave the lights on/off (previous state) instead of having the cats trigger the lights in the other room. But you can use it for other things like dimming the lights when the roku is played, and returning the lights to a different state on pause, etc.

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elfin robin
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I love the idea of disabling the automations in other rooms... Lol my cats are constantly turning on lights in other rooms at night.

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Thanks for the info. I'll see what I can figure out. šŸ˜šŸ¤˜

slim lagoon
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(Not really hardware related) Labels on automations make enabling/disabling them a breeze. I use one label to enable/disable automations when I leave the house and return again. Stuff like motion lighting and such that my dogs love to set off.

jagged crypt
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yeah, your use may be different, the primary idea was to create the booleans with the state, so you can then use those for other items.

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And looking up labels now šŸ™‚

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ahh, grouping of items. Didn't need anything like this because my stuff was just impacting lights, which are already in a group, but i can see the use to create targets. The above Roku was just effectively creating a binary toggle from two (or three) states from something else. How you then use that binary toggle becomes the automation.

brave sphinx
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any good alternative for Philips Hue plugs?

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wifi or zigbee

slim lagoon
brave sphinx
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Europe Belgium

slim lagoon
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Ah, not too sure for that region. Usually Hue are the best. IIRC, SmartGateways makes a decent plug with power monitoring.

brave sphinx
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Hue are good but expensive

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i have now 1 TP tapo but can't get it working with homeassistan

slim lagoon
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Then, there's always Shelly plugs. But not sure if they ship to Belgium or not.

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Yeah, TP-Link plugs are kinda crap.

winged knoll
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Innr are good Zigbee plugs

native pilot
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Any suggestions for off the shelf pressure sensitive mats? Something you'd put under a bed or a couch cusion? Zigbee or Zwave preferred, just researching so I'm not too worried about $$ at the moment, US based.

cold moon
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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/fsr-the-best-bed-occupancy-sensor/365795 this has been talked about a lot before

Home Assistant Community
FSR - the best bed occupancy sensor

Once you have a sensor that can detect you are in bed you will wonder how you automated without it. I use it to turn everything off, turn on my bedside lamp, arm the alarm in perimeter mode, and put my announcements in ā€œdo not disturb modeā€. When I get up it disarms the alarm and plays my morning announcements. Unfortunately finding a reliable ...

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curious why you're going for this over mmwave w/ zones?

slim lagoon
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Yeah, Apollo MSR-2 mounted behind the headboard works great for the bed.

cold moon
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i was gonna mount it under the bed

slim lagoon
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MTR-1 with a "couch zone" would work too.

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I thought about it, but my vacuum likes to choke itself on wires lol

native pilot
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I probably will. This is just something I was randomly thinking about.

slim lagoon
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I thought about going with pressure mats and then mmWave sensors got a WHOLE lot better.

native pilot
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I was thinking about ways to measure if an object has been moved

cold moon
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like what

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like a thing off a shelf?

native pilot
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yeah exactly

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I know there are companies that make entire shelving units that can report on weight and weight deltas, but that's not what I'm wanting.

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I agree that mmwave is the best solution for detecting people reliably

slim lagoon
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That's an interesting use case...

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native pilot
slim lagoon
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A rolled up newspaper and a stern "NO" doesn't work, huh? lol

native pilot
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haha

cold moon
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i think the problem is pressure resistive pads wear out over time

slim lagoon
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But yeah, I can see the use case there... just not sure how to solve that. And yeah, exactly what SHS said.

native pilot
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Maybe I'll just electrify everything šŸ˜†

cold moon
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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/pressure-mat-esphome/483095

Home Assistant Community
Pressure Mat ESPHome

Hi! I want to create a pressure sensor that when my dog walks on, will open his doggy door. Iā€™d just have it placed under a welcome mat of sorts. I purchased a pressure sensor mat here: Iā€™ve extended the wires and attached jumper wires, tested it with original battery alarm that came with it, and ensured the alarm still went off when I applie...

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you could yolo for fun

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maybe a literal scale?

slim lagoon
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The problem with a pressure mat is that they usually have a bit of "fluff" to them, right? Not like a flat piece of wood/scale type.

native pilot
native pilot
slim lagoon
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But hiding them seems like a pain in the ass, tbh.

native pilot
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I just need a drywall knife

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yeah, it does

slim lagoon
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lmao @ drywall knife

native pilot
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but if I integrate it into the shelf or cabinet at the start not out of the question-- which I'm semi open to doing.

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anyway, lots to think about, thanks gents

cold moon
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there's got to be some simple thing you connect with 2 wires

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maybe that fsr above is it

native pilot
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maybe, I'm going to read through all of this. May be a rabbit hole I don't go down. We'll see.

slim lagoon
orchid merlin
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Is there any reason why the Aqara smart switches are limited in the uk? Guessing they just donā€™t have the CE certs?

slim lagoon
blazing acorn
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anyone know why the speaker on my esphome device works when configured as a media_player: but if I change it to speaker: I don't hear any tts response?

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im trying to get assist working on a esp32

orchid merlin
slim lagoon
# orchid merlin The h1 canā€™t see the z series or anything in any uk store

Iā€™m confused. Like in terms of binding or what? Iā€™ve helped lots of people with the H1 switches, but Iā€™ve never heard of them ā€œseeingā€ other switches or anything like that. They are just zigbee switches. What are they supposed to be seeing aside from the routing device or coordinator they are connected to?

orchid merlin
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Oh no I mean purchasing

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Not got that far yet

slim lagoon
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Ohhhhhhh lmao ok, WORLD of difference. Yeah, only the Chinese markets have access to the Z series stuff. They havenā€™t released to any other country yet.

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Iā€™m [very] anxiously waiting for the z series gear to be sold worldwide. Or at least in the US.

slim lagoon
dawn storm
gentle mirage
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I found this wonderful discord late.
I am trying to seek advice on hardware that can support local voice assistant.
Basically i have pi3b now. Works wonderful as replacement for what smarthings did.
I was thinking of getting a minipc n100 beelink so i can add plex, pihole etc (no frigate). But i want to add local voice using esp32-box3.
I am not sure if n100 minipcs are sufficient for the job and seeking tips from those who have local voice assist of know about it

native pilot
slim lagoon
reef phoenix
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I have a problem with my new Sky Connect. It is not recognized correctly because it cannot be found in the hardware. It is still able to control devices via ZHA. But I can't install firmware updates or other firmware using hardware.

I have already done a firmware update via web flasher and also tried the matter firmware but it didn't help. I have also tried it on a whole new HA system but the problem still persists.

Can anyone help me?

winged knoll
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ZHA would only see the Zigbee firmware

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Try re-flashing it with the current (7.4.x) Zigbee firmware - 115200 baud

eternal moss
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Hi! I was wondering if anyone has tried the following ceiling light with HA, or maybe have experience with another like ceiling light with HA? This light supports Matter over Wi-Fi.

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I've been trying to find a more affordable (as compared to Philips Hue lights) ceiling light

cold moon
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the right answer is hue i bet you'll just be disappointed you went to all the effort to buy a replica that fails to do its job (replicate)

eternal moss
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I do have a mostly Hue ecosystem, but damn their ceiling lights are pricey.

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I mostly have Hue light bulbs everywhere, and Hue light switches too. But, I have been wanting to replace the ceiling light with something that mounts flush.

cold moon
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hue only makes battery powered "remote dimmers" not light switches

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not cheap tho

eternal moss
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Oops that's what I meant when I said switch. Sorry. It's basically a remote control. I have one in the living room and in the bedrooms.

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Yup those are the ceiling lights by Hue I was comparing the price to. About double the cost of LIFX ceiling light.

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Well I can try the LIFX and report back LOL

agile axle
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SmartLife/Tuya Air Conditioner: I'm working on a replacement adapter. For debugging, I've set up to capture the TX and RX pins from the adapter. So far, the data going back and forth between the wifi adapter and the MCU doesn't look anything like the only protocol specification I can find. I'm trying to get it unclouded, and connected through HA. So far, it's either "my own hardware and figure out their protocol," or "have to get new keys every 6 months."

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Status:

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silver dagger
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can anyone recommend a smart lock? i can't use august because the colored piece is too short and they dont make a longer one

reef phoenix
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@winged knoll I have installed the Zigbee firmware and the stick also works the problem that I can't update it directly via HA because I don't have a Sky Connect under System > Hardware.

cold moon
native pilot
slim lagoon
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Yet

native pilot
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nevah!

native pilot
slim lagoon
cold moon
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Super cereal

slim lagoon
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lol itā€™s my bulbs. I like to see at night. hahaha

static rune
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Are there any combo thread/matter, zigbee, and z-wave routers?

cold moon
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that's a lot of jargon in one question

static rune
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Maybe I donā€™t understand those protocols

jagged crypt
static rune
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But I believe you need a special hub router to integrate thread/matter devices

jagged crypt
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the lifx is wifi

patent river
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Hrm, I wonder if those are IP rated. Could be a great bathroom light, if so

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Philips seem to have discontinued the IP44 rated version of the same-shaped Hue light

native pilot
static rune
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Are there any nice PoE based adapters for them?

native pilot
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Unsure.

drifting grove
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Still searching for Thread usb or hub for HA Green .. any idea

winged star
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Hello,

Some time ago I've decided to switch Home Assistant from a RPi4 to a x86 MiniPC that I've equipped with an Intel AX211 WiFi card.
everything was working properly, including WiFi connection and bluetooth. After updating to OS 12, the WiFi connection is not available anymore although bluetooth is still working.
Booting the MiniPC from a WinPE shows the WiFi fully functional.
Whan can I do to restore the WiFi connection in HASS?

tidal finch
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can someone eli5 how shelly relays work in a situation where I have 2 switches that control different lights and I want to use a relay to put them both on one switch and wireless devices on the other switch?

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I need either 2 relays or a 2 "port" relay and I'm basically rerouting one of the switches?

lime wedge
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guys, whats your recommendation for the module and led strip (144led/m)

i want to have rgbw (dedicated warmwhite) 12-24v with Running Horse (waterfall effects) can support home assistant

from cheapest to expensive

remote olive
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one sec

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I have to find it again

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I think this is it

native pilot
native pilot
native pilot
winged star
native pilot
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I think I would start by checking that the radio isnā€™t disabled in the bios/boot. @cold moon uses an n100 mini pc (but I think he is running HA in a virtualized environment, he may have other thoughts)

golden thorn
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How did you set up WiFi? Did you check if the device shows up in ha network info?

sullen flower
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I want to use a water valve on the terrace to clean solar pump. Sonoff Water Valve (https://sonoff.tech/product/home-appliances/swv/) seemed like a good device, unfortunately it is not water proof. Is there any other device which is water proof?

SONOFF Official
zhong demi
SWV - SONOFF Official

SONOFF Zigbee Smart Water Valve automates your watering system, offering multiple control methods including APP remote control, voice control, and smart scenes. With the ability to set precise schedules and capacity, you can avoid over-irrigation, reduce water costs, and conserve resources. It also provides intuitive insights into your water con...

cold moon
native pilot
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Fair!

cold moon
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Itā€™s one of the thou shalt nots

native pilot
cold moon
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tbh anything acting as a server should never have a wifi interface :x

winged star
cold moon
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sounds like an haos bug is there an open issue?

golden thorn
outer knotBOT
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@winged star I converted your message into a file since it's above 15 lines :+1:

šŸ“Ž message.txt
golden thorn
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Yeah I don't see a WiFi NIC there. You could try lsusb -vvt or lspci -vvk depending on what kind of card it is.

winged knoll
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@Tinkerer I have installed the Zigbee

winged star
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unfortunatelly lspci is not found

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but here is the result of "ha hardware info"

golden thorn
cold moon
slim lagoon
cold moon
light karma
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Anyone play with onju voice? I got it all setup today, hooked into openai, everything was working great, then it just stopped responding to wakewords.

vale finch
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Hi guys, I have an awtrix clock which I really like, but is there like a bigger version available instead of 8x32?

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Would be nice if it is compatible with awtrix light firmware

lime wedge
lime wedge
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Another question,

what led strip do you recommend that support wled esp32 controller. RGB with dedicated White and Warm White (RGBW/RGBWW/RGBCW) (or it called RGBCCT? correct me if im wrong)
using 12/24v with atleast 144+ leds/m or more.

stiff stream
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hey there. Anyone have some preferred energy monitoring plug/device? Preferably one without a relay. I don't want a glitch cutting power to my PC šŸ˜›

glacial oracle
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Seems very unlikely to happen once you buy quality stuff ^^
I don't think sole monitoring plugs exist, but you can get yourself an shelly em mini and wire one up yourself

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Or if you prefer, any clamp on solution also works but those will need to be externally powered

stiff stream
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I do have some PZEM around but man it's a big box once put together

slim lagoon
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I have one Aqara non-neutral switch that seems to lose power for no reason at all. The circuit it's on seems to be fine and the only thing on that wire is a DC ceiling fan that draws like 12W total power. But, randomly this switch just goes offline. Thinking it was the switch going bad, I ordered another one and replaced it yesterday only to find it's doing the same thing. I don't really know what else to check except maybe the wiring itself? Power everywhere else is fine and all my other non-neutral switches work perfectly. It's just this one switch that is causing me issues. Any ideas on what else I might be able to check?

glacial oracle
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Could you check the minimal load requirement on the switch

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Alternatively there may be a way to add a bypass

slim lagoon
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That never occured to me... let me check the docs.

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The Aqara website is worthless:

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But yay for Amazon: Input Voltage: 120V, 60Hz; Load Capacity: Max: 600 W; Min 3 W. So, I'm def at the minimum load (I would think).

glacial oracle
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Reddit has conflicting details for this being between 3, 5 or 16w

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It should probably fit for your load but I may still try adding a slightly larger one and see if that does it

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Unless there is some interference stuff going on or the mesh not working properly in this area
I couldn't think of a different cause really

slim lagoon
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Yeah, I thought about interference and other Zigbee issues, but I'm getting this on 2 different switches now. But, I think you nailed it with the minimum load. I usually keep the fan off during the day when I'm not in there, so it only draws about a watt or two. So, I just kicked it up to 100% (~24 watts usage) and it's working perfectly now. Soooooo, yeah, I guess I just need to keep the fan on forever for the switch to work. lol

short surge
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Any recommondations for smart outlets (120v) that monitor energy usage and are compatible with home assistant? Use case is to tell when washing machine cycle is complete and for monitoring if air filter is running. If there is a 240v one for dryer that isn't wildly expensive, that would be great too!

slim lagoon
short surge
slim lagoon
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ThirdReality plugs all day long then. They're Zigbee, but they're cheap and reliable. I think they support 15A (maybe 16A?). I have about a dozen of them.

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In fact, I have one on my washing machine as well.

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But, I've yet to find anything that can handle the 220V/240V circuits šŸ˜¦

cold moon
slim lagoon
cold moon
# short surge Any recommondations for smart outlets (120v) that monitor energy usage and are c...

https://www.amazon.com/Sonoff-Monitoring-Certified-Assistant-Supporting/dp/B08GKGS197 i have and suggest these if you want wifi and they can(should) be flashed to esphome firmware which is a little on the DIY side

SONOFF S31 WiFi Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring, 15A Smart Outlet...

SONOFF S31 is a small and lightweight US standard Wi-Fi smart plug with power monitoring function. It has passed ETL certification and has reached the indispensable safety and reliability standards that smart plugs must possess, and has overload protection function. This smart outlet allows you t...

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On average, a clothes dryer uses 1,500 to 5,000 watts (W) of electricity, depending on the model. Most clothes dryers use between 7.5 and 30 amps and connect to a 240-volt outlet. didnt realize they went up to 30amps at 220 that's crazy

slim lagoon
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Yup and that's the real problem.

cold moon
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ge makes a zigbee outdoor smart plug that does like 30 or 40a at 220 but i cant find a link

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also it's GE but if it's the only option..

slim lagoon
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I thought they discontinued that one due to "overheating issues" (IIRC).

cold moon
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maybe that's why it seems scrubbed off the internet

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for dryer i think a vibration sensor should be fine right? isnt that the usual way people do it?

slim lagoon
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@glacial oracle You're a genius. After I kicked my fan to 100%, the switch has been solid and not dropped power once.

slim lagoon
cold moon
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i thought LG made good panels for smart tvs and that was basically it

slim lagoon
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Their washer and dryer have been SUPER solid for me.

cold moon
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From what i've gathered over the past ~5years or so, you really need to do some research before just buying an appliance now. and that includes ignoring what you think you know about the brand/product line (like GE's fall from grace)

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slim lagoon
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Yeah, I do review checking, but I'm also of the mind that if something doesn't work for me, it goes back or gets replaced.

short surge
slim lagoon
cold moon
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you can wire up an esp32 to the pin(s) going to the buzzer

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and use a cheap door/window sensor to tell if door opens to start dryer

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and just assume previous states

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jank tho

glacial oracle
native pilot
# lime wedge yes which one? i need with decicated white/whitewarm using 12/24v and 144+ leds/...

https://kno.wled.ge/basics/compatible-led-strips/ Everything compatible with WLED.

There's also a WLED discord that's pretty helpful: https://discord.com/invite/KuqP7NE

You're looking for "WS2814"-- BTF has these up to 60LED/m with individual pixels but nothing higher from what I've seen. However, they do have FCOB WS2814 RGBWW variant strips (I think I decrapified this link https://www.btf-lighting.com/collections/fcob-led-strip/products/fcob-spi-rgbw-ic-led-strip-light-ws2814-addressable-784-led-dream-color-10mm-dc24v-ip30-sk6812-high-flexible-fob-cob-lights-ra90?variant=45285793136866), that have much much higher density but you control the pixels in blocks of 56 which may not matter for your use case.

BTF-LIGHTING
FCOB SPI RGBW IC LED Strip Light WS2814 Addressable 784 LED Dream C...

Shipping Policy Notice: Customers should take care of the clearance and customs duties. Specification: Input Voltage: DC24V. IC Type: FCOB RGBW WS2814 IC. Wattage: 21W/m. FPCB Width: 10mm. LED Quantity: 784 LEDs/M. Cutting Length: every 71.42mm. Individually Addressable: every 71.42mm can be unique controlled. Color Re

cold moon
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24v sk6812 rgbw with the fcob style

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didnt know those existed neat

gray latch
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Any thoughts on a weather station to integrate? I've got some birthday moneys...

glacial oracle
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Ecowitt comes up here quite often amongst one or two similar ones

cold moon
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https://shop.ecowitt.com/products/ws90?variant=42443240800418 + https://github.com/bachya/ecowitt2mqtt is what i was going to use someday

Ecowitt
WS90 7-in-1 Outdoor Anti-vibration Haptic Sensor Array

Features Sensor: Piezoelectric rain gauge; Ultrasonic wind speed, gust speed,Ā  and wind direction; Temperature; Humidity; Solar light intensity and UV index; Waterproof IPX5; Services Need a console to use. SpecificationsĀ (Sensor) Measurement Range Accuracy Resolution Wind speed 0m/s to 40m/s <10m/s, Ā±0.5m/s; ā‰„10m/s

gray latch
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that tempest is temp-ting

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it doesn't seem like it's really a bunch more than the similar ecowitt, and the integration seems nice

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are personal weather stations on large platforms really just maps to where you can steal a weather station?

still maple
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What are people using for cheap flashable smart plugs (UK) these days? I got a pack of the gosund tuya plugs and put tasmota on them. Id grab more of those but looks like all the tuya plugs aren't flashable anymore

still maple
cold moon
safe bobcat
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How do I debug my HA devices? I have a Tasmota Smart Plug with power monitoring running on ESP32.
It shows frequently that things are "unavailable" is it my WIFI? is it the the RPI4 is too slow?

gray latch
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i spent an extra $7 to get the bird spikes and it's an even 300 including tax with the current promo.

gloomy spoke
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The bird spikes were controversial when the first version of that came out years ago because they cause it to vibrate in the wind and confused the sensors. Hopefully they figured that out

cold moon
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nothing an angle grinder and a dream cant solve?

glacial oracle
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nearby trees should also solve the birds sitting there

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or a cat

slim lagoon
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Or a Scat Mat. šŸ˜‰

gray latch
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it was either bird spikes or an automated turret to shoot the birds down

glacial oracle
spiral nexus
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Hey there i just received the ISG super gateway today and it was very disappointing.
I wanted to ask if i have an old PC and i want to sacrifice it to the HA gods how do i do it ?

glacial oracle
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you effectively just install haos/ any other os and then it runs homeassistant

silver lily
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I got a medicine cabinet with LEDs and defogging function. This thing requires me to turn it off manually every night and that bothers me šŸ™‚ Any idea on how I can go about connecting it to home assistant?

gloomy spoke
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Plug it into a smart plug of some sort?

silver lily
# gloomy spoke Plug it into a smart plug of some sort?

It has a controller built into the front mirror panel that has two buttons that controls it (led on/off, defogging on/off). With a smart outlet I can cut power to the entire thing which will reset the controller. So that means I will only be able to turn it off but not on (which I'm fine with). The only issue is --- I have no idea if cutting power to the controller will shorten its life span or something? Is it generally a good idea to cut power to an LED controller?

gloomy spoke
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Seems unlikely. Switches cut power to LED controllers all the time

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Your other option is a switchbot

silver lily
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I believe the button is capacitative. Maybe a sausage + switchbot will work??

gloomy spoke
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Yeah, I'm sure there are capacitive dots for this sort of thing

earnest spoke
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Do these weather stations make sense if you don't have a garden or something that you can mount them on? The best I could do is mounting it on my balcony. I'm in Austria, if that matters at all.

earnest spoke
sudden mango
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What's the best blue tooth dongle to add blue tooth to HA Mini PC?

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I have an older one, but it isn't great.

slim lagoon
sudden mango
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Any preference to ones that have the best range and lowest power consumption?

slim lagoon
cold moon
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High perf ones in the link above is the alternative or you can do both

sudden mango
cold moon
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Theyā€™ve optimized Bluetooth in esphome to where itā€™s faster than going through Linux stack with bt dongle

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Pretty crazy

cold moon
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It handles the advertisements and connections

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To test, you can enable your Apollo devices or other esp32 as BLE proxies

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Iā€™m using an air-1 as a BLE proxy for 4 of those sensors right now

sudden mango
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Is that a config option? I was going to look at it on my air1 as I have two in different ends of the house which should cover all of it between them

cold moon
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Spread throughout the house not close by the sensor either

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No itā€™s a yaml addition only

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This isnā€™t ideal cuz the air-1 is now using WiFi and bt over the same radio but frankly in my testing it works fine

sudden mango
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What about just setting up a dedicated esp32 for proxy mid house?

cold moon
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Ideal

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Well

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An Ethernet based one and multiple depending

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Esphome Bluetooth Proxy info from bdraco:

If you are making active connections itā€™s recommended to deploy the proxies in pairs on opposite sides of the room since when a connection is in progress it cannot receive advertisements.

If the rooms are close enough it wonā€™t matter so much about having two per room since the active connection range is much shorter than the advertisement reception range

You just need a second one in advertisement range while the other one is connecting.  Usually that can be anywhere in a 2500sqft house

Deploy one per every 625sqft with a minimum of 2 and you are good
sudden mango
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wow didn't even know these are a thing

cold moon
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Thatā€™s what I use but itā€™s not PoE and thereā€™s no usb c itā€™s for nerds

sudden mango
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yeah was looking if it had poe not seeing it

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I got poe 2.5gbe in every room

cold moon
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Thatā€™s mine in a little case

sudden mango
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is that a temp sensor?

cold moon
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I setup this in a a network closet to push hot air out

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Figured it would make a good BLE proxy too

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https://shop.m5stack.com/products/esp32-ethernet-unit-with-poe this one looks fine but has very little pins to use for other stuff. If only proxy it will be fine otherwise get an olimex poe

m5stack-store
ESP32 Ethernet Unit with PoE

PoESP32 Unit is an Ethernet ESP32 lan Unit supports ESP32 PoE. This module adopts ESP32 as built-in MAC, and IP101G as physical layer transceiver. Default firmware with ESP-AT, supports TCP,MQTT, HTTP protocols. It can connect to server with simple AT commands through serial port, achieving data transmission and remote control functions.

sudden mango
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nice little case

eternal moss
jagged crypt
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one second, I can paste them in again

eternal moss
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So far, I think it's a great light. It's very bright for a small room.

jagged crypt
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i went searching for my previous post, but didn't find it "easily"

eternal moss
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the effects are pretty nifty. We already created an automation to have the HUE light controller/switch/remote thingy turn it off and turn it on. We need to configure the brightness buttons next.

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I'd like to write just one automation to handle all of those functions though

jagged crypt
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My Ubiquiti Settings for WIZ lights. The key factor here, i think, is the changing broadcasts to unicasts, as my hypothesis is that the WIFI cards don't prioritize the broadcast packets, so this creates the latency I was seeing until I did this. The rest is to maximize connectivity at the expense of max bandwidth. Also disable any optional functionality to maximize compatibility.
I set up another SSID for IOT, to control the options and restrict to 2.4ghz:

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Multiple wifi wizlights come on in a room simultaneously without issue now, as opposed to watching them turn on one by one was my primary win here

eternal moss
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I'm going to see how this translates into my Fortinet AP's.

jagged crypt
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this right here i "think" is the key:

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I did not walk down the path of hardcoding arp config on HA to validate, which i guess i could test at some point if this goes wonky

eternal moss
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Ok, cool. I'll look into it. So far, it seems working ok.

jagged crypt
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I think I tried, but the lack of root on haos was the immediate breaker

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yeah, if things aren't broken, wouldn't suggest bothering to change your wifi config šŸ™‚

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in my case, the wiz recessed lights (at $5/light, vs $40/light for hue) were not functioning quickly when motion detectors triggered them, haven't had an issue with that since i made these mods almost a year ago

cold moon
jagged crypt
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I only set those for the IOT SSID in my house, the other SSID is stock last I knew

cold moon
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i tried playing with them a long time ago and it just caused more issues for me

jagged crypt
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nope, not stock, most stuff turned off. I think I had to dig into here when i was having wifi issues with pi3b

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i've not messed with this for 9-10 months at this point, i use wifi phone on primary wifi daily, and lights daily on the IOT network (Along with tesla solar, enelx charger, ecobee therm, alladin garage door, and LG and Samsung appliances)

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UDMP with "latest" release firmware, and nanohd & u6lite AP's

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(just included the other stuff to show multi-vendor support)

cold moon
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Make sure not to delete your ecobee developer api key btw they stopped issuing dev accounts api keys

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Ecobee integration is dead in the water for any new users theyā€™ve gotta go HomeKit way only

jagged crypt
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ug, thanks for the note, that's another setup and leave alone thing so far

cold moon
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Yep not cool

jagged crypt
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oh, and levoit smart air purifiers šŸ™‚

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anyways, you get the picture, the settings work fine

cold moon
jagged crypt
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i had one of the non-smart ones, and picked up open-box smart ones on amazon for the same price (small ones, for bathroom). Had to flip one of the open boxes due to someone returning a non-smart one as smart... But the ones i ended up keeping still had the filter in shrink wrap.

eternal moss
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Ok, so my next foray into HA will be an HA compatible sprinkler system to water the lawn. I have one of those Rainbird sprinkler systems that it's "dumb". It doesn't track DST changes or anything, so I have to set the time 2 times a year. Or just leave it.

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This should be interesting. Tracking the weather for rainy days to exclude from turning on the sprinklers should be fun, but rainy days in Southern California isn't a regular occurrence.

cold moon
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Looks like opensprinkler is still popular

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Maybe better off with an esphome setup tho

eternal moss
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I was looking at the out of he box units right now like Rain Machine, Open Sprinkler, and this other one Rachio or somemthing like that.

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right now looking at the options. With ESP home, would I just need it to control relays and each zone (valve) would be on a different relay?

cold moon
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I believe thatā€™s the gist of it

eternal moss
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seems like an interesting project

cold moon
# eternal moss seems like an interesting project

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/simple-reliable-sprinkler-controller-with-esphome/628838 there's multiple posts on reddit and the forums i've found with pretty detailed tutorials

Home Assistant Community
Simple, Reliable Sprinkler Controller with ESPHome

I put together this DIY sprinkler controller, hope you find it useful! Final Product Objectives duplicate common features of commercial sprinkler controllers such as: Ability to schedule day-of-week, time-of-day, and duration. Ability to test zones Rain delay feature Works offline Home Assistant integration allows: System status Manual ...

eternal moss
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Oh thanks! Oh, and a nice 3D printed enclosure too

sand marsh
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How did you go with this? I am trying the S3 Box myself, using ChatGPT 3.5 as the assistant plugin. It works wonderfully from my phone, but I am rarely able to get the S3 box to even acknowledge when I say "OK Nabu"

humble parrot
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Hi

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Haos need an UEFI bios?

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How to know if the bios is UEFI or not ?

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If he's not "blue" and with a mouse integration it is ?

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NiPoGi Mini PC Alder Lake N97(jusqu'Ć  3.6GHz) 16 Go DDR4/512 Go M.2 SSD Ordinateur de Bureau, SSD 2.5''(Max 2To), 4K@60HZ UHD Dual Display, WiFi Dual Bande/BT5.2, RJ45 LAN, Mini Computeur avec VESA https://amzn.eu/d/0ezPVUaB

NiPoGi Mini PC Alder Lake N97(jusqu'Ć  3.6GHz) 16 Go DDR4/512 Go M.2...

NiPoGi Mini PC Alder Lake N97(jusqu'Ć  3.6GHz) 16 Go DDR4/512 Go M.2 SSD Ordinateur de Bureau, SSD 2.5''(Max 2To), 4K@60HZ UHD Dual Display, WiFi Dual Bande/BT5.2, RJ45 LAN, Mini Computeur avec VESA

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This one have an UEFI? How to know that?

slim lagoon
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You'd be really hard pressed to find a recent computer that doesn't have UEFI.

humble parrot
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Yeah I mean. But I don't want to buy a computer without an UEFI XS.

slim lagoon
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You pretty much can't. Intel requires it on every BIOS their CPU is used with.

humble parrot
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Anyway on Amazon we have 30 days to return product. I can buy it and see if he have it.

slim lagoon
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Yup. That's true!

teal sun
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hey guys im trying to get my m.2 A+E key dual edge TPU working with frigate on HA OS on my elite desk mini 800 G3 but in logs it doesnt recognize the TPU even if only one shows up i dont care i just wanna get it working, im running frigate full access with protection mode disabled, as ive read, but still no luck. is this the right place or should i ask elsewhere?

jade agate
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have this old fashioned humidity sensor (powered by the vent directly) in my bathroom which when limit is reached makes contact and turns on the vent. Is there some off the shelf commercial device now, that I can monitor in HA, and preferably even turn on in HA?

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zigbee, zwave, wifi would all be fine, heck, if it exists, maybe even Bt, it's living next to a proxy

gloomy elbow
patent river
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"hygrostat", also

jade agate
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Blakadder lists nothing, so I figured I'd ask here šŸ˜‰

gloomy elbow
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I honestly doubt you'll find one. You'll likely need to pair a switch with a humidity sensor. The whole point of those devices is they come on when they think the air is too humid and turn off when it's ok again.

jade agate
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yeah, you're probably right. It's too bad really, as these mechanical devices are very sensitive and correct, can even adjust their precision, and when the band is tightened/loosened, the contact is set.. seems a perfect device for integrating into HA. Don't see myself replacing that with the abundantly available yet very inaccurate humidity sensors (have those all over the place here) and a battry powered switch. o well progress.

gloomy elbow
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The switch wouldn't be battery powered, it would be taking the power to the fan and then passing it through to the fan when it turns on šŸ¤”

jade agate
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what device could do that? we have 24v (must check that number..) on the fan to the current sensor, so it should either be able to be powered by that, or have some other powersource to maintain connection to HA (not being 220 regular zwave/zigbee)

fervent ocean
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I recently bought a Nuki 4 Pro for my door and I own a multi-point lock UK style. After testing many things I realised that the unlatch feature won't ever work if the multipoint is active because it can't be fully unlatched. As I saw some people here have these types of locks, is there any solution/workaround for it?

sudden mango
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Anyone with auto feeder/watering for a cat/dog that is HA friendly? Ideally with a feeder camera.

torpid trellis
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Anyone with auto feeder/watering for a

gloomy elbow
fervent ocean
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I think I found a way to achieve it together with MQTT and HA... but I think I'm gonna need to sand a little bit one of the points, here it goes my crazy idea so you can tell me why it is so bad šŸ˜†

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I have a bunch of little magnets hanging around, so I thought of stacking a few of them in one of the cylinder like parts of the lock and then use an aqara door sensor strategically positioned, so only when the handle is already been lifted will mark it as closed. then I can leave Nuki magic (which BTW isn't working properly for me yet) to detect me, ask it to just unlock the door if needed and if in some seconds the lock is released, then unlatch the door

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how does it sounds?

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the problem is that I'd be relaying on 2 battery based devices, and aqara is really famous for not reporting low battery šŸ˜­

fervent ocean
gloomy elbow
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I went the other way and swapped all my doors to smart locks so it's 1 NFC chip for everything

bitter heron
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Anyone know of a laser trip sensor that works with HA that's outdoor rated?

fervent ocean
gloomy elbow
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The NFC tag itself doesn't need battery šŸ˜‰

fervent ocean
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I don't think I'd get my wife's approval and actually I'm not sure if I get myself's approval either šŸ˜†

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thanks for all the info though!

gloomy elbow
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I only have myself who needs to approve these things, so for me it was an easy win. No "which key goes in the front door, and which in the patio doors?" nonsense

fervent ocean
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yeah totally, we spent around 500ā‚¬ changing all the locks to only have 1 key, before there where like 5 keys IIRC

gloomy elbow
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I did previously re-key my patio doors to use the same key which wasn't too bad with a YouTube video or 3, but now even if I forget the NFC tag and my phone I can use the keypad on the front door to get back in

fervent ocean
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well, I think I'll see what we think of this idea I had of using a contact sensor and then I'll check with Nuki's support because the auto-unlock isn't working quite well for me, way better for my wife actually

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otherwise I'll return it and think about your solution with Yale

plain sparrow
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Hi guys. I have a WLAN lamp that constantly needs power. However, I would like to continue using my light switch. Can I use this switch to turn the lamp on and off without it losing power. https://amzn.eu/d/0hHdimQZ

Shelly Plus 1 | Wlan & Bluetooth Smart Relais Schalter - 16A | Troc...

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lapis perch
plain sparrow
oblique urchin
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Hi all, a rookie here!
I am stuck on how to link my Mi bedside Lamp to HA ?

left raft
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Hey i just got the esp32 s3 box3. after reading, alot of people are saying to stay away from the official install and download a firmware for it? anyone know about this or could point me to which firmware i should do

slim lagoon
thick schooner
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so what hardware do folks recommend that is not power hungry at all. I'm looking at raspberry pi's but god dam they've gotten expensive

cold moon
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DID I HEAR SOMEONE SAY MINI PC

thick schooner
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lol that uses more power than a pi tho

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not like HA needs a ton of power behind it

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I mean if I have to bite the bullet and get a pi 5 for $70 or w/e so be it just wasn't sure if there are alternatives to them now

jagged crypt
slim lagoon
thick schooner
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Oh?

jagged crypt
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i5-6500 w/ ssd + 16gigs ram, running proxmox with two VM's. One is a HAOS, the other is a linux system runninga DNS/DHCP. Idle/average is 14watts? peaks around 40 now and then. Doesn't require anything fancy to run, readily available, can run other things, etc.

slim lagoon
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Yeah, I've seen people get mini PCs down to under 8W with some throttling and such. The rPi5 averages around 12W typically.

jagged crypt
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newer and faster are going to be similar

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the i5-6500t the above CPU cam out in Sep 2015.....

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systems like this can be had for $150 USD without too much trouble, and $100-$120 with some patience

slim lagoon
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I think you can snag them on eBay as well for between $90-$100-ish?

jagged crypt
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depends on your minimum requirements for cpu. I wanted i5-6500t gen for remote console capabilities

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also depends if you want a power cord, included ram, etc. I understand the game of getting a deal, but spend the extra $20 once and get what you want/need... šŸ™‚

slim lagoon
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Damn! That's actually a good deal!

wise vine
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I am looking for a smart lock that I can integrate into HA that can tell me whether the lock was unlocked using a keycode vs manually using a key. Does anyone know of a lock that can accomplish this?

jagged crypt
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so same price when you add a disk, but you get a new ssd instead of a used one

bitter heron
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Most mini pc's use like 1/4 of the energy old light bulbs used to use at idle

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The average mini pc would cost like 2 dollars a month to run 24/7

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i calculated my entire home lab which includes heavy video streams from cameras many HDDs and such is like $15 /mo

thick schooner
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Well, shit OK. Also, itā€™s been a hot minute since I looked at small hardware like this so sorry

jagged crypt
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i just assume it's a game to some people, others i think it's lack of knowledge

bitter heron
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chips these days are super efficient

jagged crypt
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and I live in an area where power is $0.63/kwh for generation+distribution (northern california)

bitter heron
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i have a laptop that idles at 7w that's over a decade old

thick schooner
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I have to get one of those power monitors to see how much energy itā€™s actually pulling

bitter heron
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Honestly the monitor eats more power unless you've got a power rig

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on a typical PC

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my gaming rig chugs down 200w at idle though heheh

thick schooner
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A friend of mine also sent me this because he consumes a stupid amount of electricity and he did it for shits and giggles

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Yeah, my gaming PC I actually donā€™t know how much much it chug it idle but itā€™s a i5-13600k with 3080ti FE sooo

bitter heron
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I'm pretty sure the dedicated cooling I need for my homelab room costs more to run than my whole ass lab

thick schooner
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Though, none of that compares to my nas lol

bitter heron
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xD'

thick schooner
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36 18TB seagate exos drives

bitter heron
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Lol you're running 18 spinners and you're balking at 2 extra watts from a mini pc

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xDDDDDDDDDDDd

thick schooner
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I put it in the super micro 847 case

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Hey, Iā€™m just trying to find anything thatā€™s efficient believe me if I could replace my entire nas with flash storage I would but the cost for that would be stupid

bitter heron
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flash storage doesnt really use less power ironically

jagged crypt
thick schooner
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I know for sure it would use less power than what I have right now lol

bitter heron
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not old

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5900x + 64gb ram + 3 SSDs

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and a 4070 super

thick schooner
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The heat it generates alone I have to cool the server room by server room I mean under the stairs that go to the second floor since I donā€™t have a basement

cold moon
jagged crypt
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my 5900x + 3070ti + 64gigs ram doesn't draw that much at idle

cold moon
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there's linux isos and there's.. idk what that is

bitter heron
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Oh wait that's the wrong UPS

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that's from my server with all the disks

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and network gear

thick schooner
cold moon
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inb4 still using lsi2008 sas card

thick schooner
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I need to get a rack mounted UPS

bitter heron
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i have like 80tb for personal storage. Don't really need more for personal collection TBH

jagged crypt
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you need to price out colo instead

bitter heron
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i already have more content than I'll ever watch

thick schooner
bitter heron
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or listen to

cold moon
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fancy

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life is good when you can throw money at stuff

bitter heron
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Well yes

thick schooner
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The whole house is 10 gig I can so I donā€™t really care lol

bitter heron
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oh yeah my sfp+ cards are old and eat power

thick schooner
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Hey, thatā€™s just eBay. I paid 20 bucks for that.

cold moon
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30 year old lsi cards are over $20 on ebay lol

bitter heron
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im still running old mellanox connect x2

thick schooner
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Used ubiquity gear also helps for network stuff, but not everything I have is used

thick schooner
cold moon
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homelab shit is in the past for me i'd never suggest any dual xeon setup these days

thick schooner
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Facebook marketplace is also a great place to find stuff. I got two of the super quiet power supplies for that case for a total of 50 bucks.

cold moon
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i've been fb free since 2015

thick schooner
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What makes you think Iā€™m running a server motherboard and CPU šŸ˜›

cold moon
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most guys with supermicro cases do

thick schooner
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When I upgraded my gaming PC, I used my old AMD cpu

cold moon
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i'd go epyc or ryzen unless igpu was needed then intel but yuck

thick schooner
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The funny thing is for transcoding videos, people tend to overlook intel igpu

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That crap is extremely efficient

cold moon
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i'd still rather buy a dedicated gpu than buy new gen intel and support that shitty company (mini pcs are the exception)

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but when suggesting to other people ya

slim lagoon
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Smart lock

thick schooner
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The only thing I wish I could make more efficient is my air conditioner :/

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Mainly because my house in the sun all day and while I would love to plant a tree to give it some shade to help out by the time it rose to its proper form. I most likely wonā€™t be living there because itā€™s just a townhome.

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Put back on subject thank you for the mini PC recommendation. Definitely going to look at some of those and then probably look at some 3-D printed rack mounts for them and just print one of them off.

bitter heron
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Just get one of the cheap beelink ones it should do the job and barely sip juice

thick schooner
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Beelink?

bitter heron
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Go on Amazon and put in beelink

thick schooner
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Gotcha

bitter heron
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People reporting the n100 chips pull less than 5w at idle

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Less than a hue bulb kek

stone magnet
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Sounds about right, I have an n100 NUC

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Iā€™m going to be testing stablelm-3b-4e1t-Q4_K_M LLM with a ollama container on my NUC soon

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If I can get about 6 tokens per second or more I am happy

jagged crypt
steep hinge
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question, i recently moved my home assitant from a raspberry pi4 to a zima board. Trying to find out what else can i use the raspberry pi4 now with home assitant as its not my server anymore?

cold moon
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stone magnet
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Best 2 modules I have found for a n100 mini pc for LLM. One is fast and the other is fast enough

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stiff sorrel
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I'm looking for a cheap PIR sensor for HA with battery operation? Can you recommend any?

slim lagoon
stiff sorrel
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which Aqara sebsor can be used without Hub?

slim lagoon
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And you don't need their hub. Just a Zigbee coordinator. Check the pins and messages in #zigbee-archived for more info.

terse pebble
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Be careful not to buy their Thread sensors by mistake, if you just use Zigbee.

toxic granite
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Anyone have any opinions on this roller blind motor at all?
https://amzn.eu/d/08lYhKlR
Would you say it's a good option. If not this one then any other good options which aren't stupid expensive. This one was at Ā£80 but seems to be on offer right now. But yeah intrigued to hear people's opinions

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slim lagoon
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But, you can ditch the hub if you have a Zigbee coordinator already. If you don't, I wouldn't get theirs.

stiff sorrel
terse pebble
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It is

slim lagoon
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IKEA sensors are only Zigbee.

winged knoll
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If you can find the Linkind sensors they're also pretty decent

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Do prefer my Aqara P1 though, for PIR

stiff sorrel
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why you prefere it? What is better? O have seen some reviews where the Aqara is much slower then the IKEA

terse pebble
slim lagoon
terse pebble
winged knoll
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Want a ten second detection interval, you can have that

slim lagoon
iron hare
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I have a bunch of peanut outlets that are currently in smartthings. Im wanting to can smartthings and move over fully to HA. Is the sonoff the best device currently?

brittle canopy
slim lagoon
slim lagoon
vestal lake
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hey guys

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I bought a 14" screen and using an old phone to power it with samsung dex and using it as a tablet and home assitant dashboard
the phone it glued to the back of the screen so the screen cannot be mounted on the wall
So I need a case for the tablet to mount the case and put the screen inside
anyone know where can I get this?

plain sparrow
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As in the Shelly instructions?

lapis perch
plain sparrow
lapis perch
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Then set the "Action on power on' to "Turn On" so that whenever the Shelly has power, the lamp has power

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You can then set up automations based on the status of the switch input to the Shelly.

plain sparrow
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And the lamp then always gets power through the shelly?