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rotund dragon Mar 2, 2020, 5:28 PM

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ok

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 5:28 PM

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yep - what I would do is try to load that integration and yes add that name to the config

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you should see the integration load as a module itself

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the problem you seem to have is - you can only load one "rainbird" which appears to be the name of the integration - so if you can load the same integration twice and give them diff names

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then that is what you want to do - otherwise - the code I sent is a whole diff module - which it should be possible to load in the same way you did the first one

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haha but what I do know is - you probably need to talk to someone who knows better than I do 🙂

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It should be easy really - I am pretty sure this would be designed in....

rotund dragon Mar 2, 2020, 5:36 PM

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Well I save and rebooted the system, then I added rainbird_sprinkler: to my config file . got this Component error: rainbird_sprinkler - Integration 'rainbird_sprinkler' not found. So could I place both ips under the same component?

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 5:36 PM

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ok so that says - a component fired an error that the integration is not there

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so

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did the component load?

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I dont know enough about the diff between component and integration here - as I said I don't really know this stuff!

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so I think what I sent is a component - and an integration uses a component to construct the message path

rotund dragon Mar 2, 2020, 5:39 PM

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np really appreciate the help , hopefully someone can fill in any gaps.

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 5:39 PM

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ya I think I am not helping lol 🙂 but I do think this should be easier than we are making it

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all you want is two int3egrations using the same component - they are diff IPs so it is all just down to the name

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lol so - know any good firmware for the M5Stick-C?

rotund dragon Mar 2, 2020, 5:44 PM

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lol yea I have no idea what that stick is or does.

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 5:46 PM

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It's cool - or at least should be - it's an esp32 with a screen / wifi / bluetooth/ IR for a tenner

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https://uk.banggood.com/M5StickC-ESP32-PICO-Color-LCD-Mini-IoT-Development-Board-Finger-Computer-p-1476576.html?gmcCountry=GB&currency=GBP&createTmp=1&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=cpc_bgcs&utm_content=lijing&utm_campaign=ssc-gbg-summersale-all&utm_design=152&ad_id=358675083520&cur_warehouse=CN

rotund dragon Mar 2, 2020, 5:55 PM

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yea my bad brother I have nothing to share.

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 5:59 PM

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Np buddy - if you find the solution then share the knowledge 🙂

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To your sprinklers I mean..... Hehe it's a bugbear for me now too ...

cosmic vigil Mar 2, 2020, 6:37 PM

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I'm having a problem with my Hue lights. I had to deleted and recreate the integration. Now all of the rooms from the hue app aren't showing up any longer. Any suggestions?

glossy prism Mar 2, 2020, 6:38 PM

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The default is now to not import rooms. You can import them by adding the appropriate option in configuration.yaml:

bright jacinthBOT Mar 2, 2020, 6:38 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/hue/

cosmic vigil Mar 2, 2020, 6:39 PM

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Thank you. DIdn't know about the change.

summer idol Mar 2, 2020, 7:52 PM

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Anyone have reccomendations for a tiny camera I can attatch to a toilet seat?

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Before anyone jumps my ass for being a creep, it's to track hydration + nutrition in elderly patients.

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 7:53 PM

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

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how the hell would a camera track hydration? I think there may be a better solution for you ....

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I don't think butt recognition is a thing yet

summer idol Mar 2, 2020, 7:54 PM

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takes a picture of toiletbowl water

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You can tell quite a bit from the toilet water

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Firm stool vs non-firm stool

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red, yellow, orange, clear urine...

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 7:55 PM

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wow this is a converation I never expected to have

summer idol Mar 2, 2020, 7:55 PM

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Here we are

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2020

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 7:55 PM

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so um - why not get them to take a picture?

summer idol Mar 2, 2020, 7:55 PM

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It's a passive, ambient solution

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I don't want them to think about it.

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 7:55 PM

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ambient lol

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best way to do the task

summer idol Mar 2, 2020, 7:56 PM

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True, but that assumes they have a phone with a good enough camera

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 7:56 PM

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lol well there are plenty of waterproof ones - I just want to clean the lens

summer idol Mar 2, 2020, 7:56 PM

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Any hardware providers I should look at?

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Would love a Zigbee Camera

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 7:57 PM

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look ok - there are two things to think about

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taking the picture and getting the data

summer idol Mar 2, 2020, 7:57 PM

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Right

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 7:58 PM

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you can stick a wireless camera to the lid with a light and there ya go

summer idol Mar 2, 2020, 7:58 PM

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exactl

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 7:58 PM

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tilt switch

summer idol Mar 2, 2020, 7:58 PM

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Yup

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 7:59 PM

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lol well you may see above I am looking for firmware for the M%Stick-c for a different purpose

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but it has a camera hat and wifi etc - if you can fid a good fw for that purpose then that would do

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m5Stick-C I mean

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I had never considered that I could use it for looking at elderly poo - but hey it would work

summer idol Mar 2, 2020, 8:00 PM

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Just googled

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Interesting little guy there

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 8:01 PM

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yup - powerful - your use case is easier than mine so it might be a good fit

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and it's cheapo

summer idol Mar 2, 2020, 8:01 PM

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Thank you 🙂

wanton linden Mar 2, 2020, 8:01 PM

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np 🙂

sand crypt Mar 2, 2020, 9:11 PM

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Hi there. Anybody has a Roborock and did the last firmware upgrade? since then, my Home Assistant lost connection. Anybody the same issue?

vapid fjord Mar 2, 2020, 10:02 PM

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anyone knows if there is any "loss" of functionality by managing Alarm.com's thermostat through HA vs whatever their app/system is?

honest carbon Mar 2, 2020, 10:42 PM

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Hi there. Anybody has a Roborock and did the last firmware upgrade? since then, my Home Assistant lost connection. Anybody the same issue?
@sand crypt for that reason I've rooted mine and running customer firmware, firewalled from the web. Well worth it

sand crypt Mar 2, 2020, 10:47 PM

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@sand crypt for that reason I've rooted mine and running customer firmware, firewalled from the web. Well worth it
@honest carbon still have all features then? like no-go areas etc.

honest carbon Mar 2, 2020, 10:50 PM

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@honest carbon still have all features then? like no-go areas etc.
@sand crypt absolutely

sand crypt Mar 2, 2020, 10:51 PM

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Dustcloud/Dummycloud + Valetudo?

tame ivy Mar 2, 2020, 11:16 PM

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Quick One. I trial replaced the non-ESP WA2 on the Moes 2 gang switch with a D1 mini. Ordered a few ESP12Fs to replace the D1 mini. They came in. But for the love of life, I am unable to get them in boot loader mode. Internet search led me to believe that stock plain chips require at least 3/4 pull ups/downs to work.
Gosh! That more than I bargained for.
Should I leave it on the D1? I don’t wish to have stability issues going forward.
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/unkown-tuya-chip/153591/22

fleet mirage Mar 2, 2020, 11:24 PM

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Can I use an xbox controller (paired with my windows pc where home assistant is running) to control home-assistant ?

runic drift Mar 2, 2020, 11:30 PM

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@fleet mirage i'm sure there is a way but why? lol

fleet mirage Mar 2, 2020, 11:37 PM

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I've got a conbee stick, two lights and one plug but I ain't got any physical remote (beside my phone and lovelace ui).

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but it's probably a stupid Idea

sinful pebble Mar 3, 2020, 12:25 AM

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Could anyone point me to ac powered sensors? Replacing batteries for devices like xiaomi or smartthings is a pain

tacit plinth Mar 3, 2020, 3:24 AM

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@sinful pebble i know, i hate doing that every two to three years

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 3:34 AM

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you start off with a box of things pending to be installed....and you end up with another box just for batteries

peak talon Mar 3, 2020, 3:38 AM

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@fleet mirage i use car steering audio remotes paired with RPI running HA. I use various combination of this remote to control multiple things. The only drawback - you need to remember which buttons operate what 😀 until ypu get used yo it
https://www.amazon.com/UTUT-Bluetooth-Adapter-Steering-Control/dp/B07Z55JGKG/ref=mp_s_a_1_25?keywords=steering+wheel+remote+control+car&qid=1583206624&sr=8-25

fleet mirage Mar 3, 2020, 4:09 AM

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@peak talon really a great advice, thanks I'm loooking for the cheapest remote/triggers. what about nfc tag ? I don't use a phone but I'd like to trigger a routine when I leave the house or when I leave work etc - in the meanwhile I'll search for some cheap bt car remote like you suggested

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 7:44 AM

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cheapest way would be to get arrested for some kind of crime so the cops tag you - then they handle most of the infrastructure 🙂

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 8:15 AM

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@wanton linden: @rotund dragon needs to add the second component because the rainbird one only accepts 1 bridge. The reason he needs to second, is to handle the other bridge.

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 8:59 AM

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@marsh sail Cheers 🙂 So how does @rotund dragon add the second component? Can you just add the same one twice? If so - how does it handle the names?

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 8:59 AM

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@wanton linden afaik, he should be able to get the code from the original one and add it like you do with other python scripts.

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 8:59 AM

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wont that cause a name conflict?

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 8:59 AM

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Thats why you rename it

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 9:00 AM

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ahh ok - I did that for him/her earlier but it didnt seem to work

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 9:00 AM

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But i know you should do this, but i am not sure about the way

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 9:00 AM

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https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/fqmGckhGQH/

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something like that I guess

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anyway thanks for getting back 🙂 I should go fix my own bugs and not worry about someone elses!!

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 9:01 AM

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Nope

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This is setting up the same rainbird one

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as it was

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you need the whole compinent

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 9:02 AM

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name has been changed?

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 9:02 AM

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you are just copying the whole integration, not just the init

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everything

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 9:02 AM

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ahh ok

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 9:02 AM

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So in a sense you create a second one

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 9:03 AM

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yep and just rename everything except the constructor of the rainbird class

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 9:03 AM

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I think you take that too

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you got to create the component as a custom_component.

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 9:03 AM

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controller = RainbirdController()

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 9:03 AM

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I haven't had the need for this so i am unclear of how to do this in detail. I just seen people doing it

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 9:04 AM

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think that is the only one that shouldnt change

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but haha I am far from an exzpert - it just piqued my interest as I am trying to learn this stuff anyway 🙂

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 9:04 AM

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Neither am i :p

coral star Mar 3, 2020, 9:06 AM

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Hi! I have a question regarding the IKEA Tradfri Repeater. Does anyone here use it? I want to know if it delivers any data like "something is connected to me" like a phone charging or something. I want to use a wallplug with usb connector as a sensor for something else and the repeater is very cheap 🙂

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 9:10 AM

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@coral star Deconz?

coral star Mar 3, 2020, 9:11 AM

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yes, its planned to use the conbee2

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 9:11 AM

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I have it

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but i am uncertain if you can see whats actually connected troug hit with the deconz integration

coral star Mar 3, 2020, 9:13 AM

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i nearly sure the repeater itself doesn't deliver any data as i dont find anything regarding this and its not described on the ikea homepage. but if im wrong it would be nice 😄

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it would be a nice indicator for "person sleeps" when a phone is connected to the repeater

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 9:31 AM

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Wouldnt show that

rapid swallow Mar 3, 2020, 9:41 AM

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Hi folks! Yesterday, I discovered that Amazon remotely killed the Dash buttons (they bricked two of mine before I realized I have to block the "phone home" functionality via router)... Does anyone know an affordable alternative, ideally not involving soldering?

zealous dune Mar 3, 2020, 9:42 AM

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there's a few zigbee buttons

rapid swallow Mar 3, 2020, 9:43 AM

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tbh, I am a complete newbie with Zigbee. Never used it before... Can you tell some names/brands?

zealous dune Mar 3, 2020, 9:44 AM

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the caveat is that you need a gateway for them to work, ikea and xiaomi are the cheapest zigbee devices

rapid swallow Mar 3, 2020, 9:45 AM

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Is it this ikea tradfri?

zealous dune Mar 3, 2020, 9:45 AM

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yes, tradfri on/off switch

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and i've seen the Tradfri shortcut button appearing in some countries

rapid swallow Mar 3, 2020, 9:46 AM

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Is Germany within those "some countries"? 🙂

zealous dune Mar 3, 2020, 9:46 AM

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no idea, probably

rapid swallow Mar 3, 2020, 9:48 AM

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okay, this gives me a direction to research... many thanks!

cerulean trail Mar 3, 2020, 9:48 AM

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https://www.ikea.com/de/de/p/tradfri-kabelloser-dimmer-weiss-70408595/

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 9:48 AM

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Trivia alert! I can't believe Zigbee has finally made it - I worked with the guy in Philips who headed up the R&D for it waaaaay back in 1998 I think it was - it was 8051 based at the time.... everybody thought he was nuts .... which in fairness he was a bit

zealous dune Mar 3, 2020, 9:49 AM

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madness breeds invention

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 9:49 AM

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Yup - glad it is finally here - always thought it was cool 🙂

rapid swallow Mar 3, 2020, 9:52 AM

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@cerulean trail thanks! Do I need any kind of a gateway? Probably this one: https://www.ikea.com/de/de/p/tradfri-gateway-weiss-40337806/ ?

cerulean trail Mar 3, 2020, 9:52 AM

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Or any #zigbee-archived compatiable USB stick

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Personally I'm not a fan of the Trådfri hub

zealous dune Mar 3, 2020, 9:53 AM

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there are a lot of options for a gateway https://zigbee.blakadder.com/coordinators.html

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getting an independent gateway doesn't limit you to one manufacturer in the future

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 9:54 AM

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i like Conbee 2

rapid swallow Mar 3, 2020, 10:09 AM

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For my understanding... Those USB adapters are known to work when plugged into a Raspi running HASS?

coral star Mar 3, 2020, 10:14 AM

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The deCONZ software for controlling the USB adapter is a n official addon 🙂

bright jacinthBOT Mar 3, 2020, 10:15 AM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/zha/

cerulean trail Mar 3, 2020, 10:15 AM

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can also be used

rapid swallow Mar 3, 2020, 11:39 AM

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Many thanks guys, this really helps!

wanton linden Mar 3, 2020, 2:01 PM

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I figured it out myself said the little red hen 🙂

If anyone wants a programmable M5Stick IR controller then let me know - I expect to be stampeded Beiber style

rotund dragon Mar 3, 2020, 2:55 PM

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@ruairimaco, @marsh sail guys thanks for continuing to explore this issue for me.
Here is a few think I took away from the conversation this morning.
1- I need to find my rainbird python file. Where and how do I do the first part? My system is running on a linux VM, but I am not well versed in that language

2- once I have the python file everywhere that it say controller =rainbird , I need to change the name to something else say "sprinkler"

3- I need to create a custom component sub folder and file for me to paste the edited python file.

Did I capture everything?

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 2:58 PM

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@rotund dragon sounds right to me, but maybe someone else has a addition\

rotund dragon Mar 3, 2020, 2:59 PM

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Got it

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 3:46 PM

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@marsh sail so the docs are incorrect by showing you can connect to 2 controllers for rainbird?

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 4:18 PM

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@oblique bear Well, i helped him earlier on. He had 2 added as the docs show him he had to do.

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@rotund dragon if you added the 1.12 address alone, would it work?

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@oblique bear The issue is, i am not clear anymore if it was working whenether he only 1 each

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if he was able to run each of those alone, it was fine.

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but together, it broke

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 4:20 PM

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if he has to run a custom component to run 2 then we should get the docs updated thats all i was saying

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 4:20 PM

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i am not sure anymore

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Because i vaguely remember him saying that 1.10 was working, but 1.12 wasnt

rotund dragon Mar 3, 2020, 4:24 PM

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If I have one controller either.1.10 or 1.12 it works, but when both are added to the config only one will show up in Developper> tools

marsh sail Mar 3, 2020, 4:24 PM

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@oblique bear ^

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@rotund dragon only the first one probably?

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So if 1.10 is on the first, it works

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or if 1.12 is

rotund dragon Mar 3, 2020, 4:25 PM

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@oblique bear yes from my experience so far the docs are inaccurate .

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@oblique bear yes from my experience so far the docs are inaccurate .

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 4:27 PM

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ok we should get that updated until the feature gets added to the integration....one thing you can do is make a feature request on the forums and hopefuly the dev will see it and pick it up

rotund dragon Mar 3, 2020, 4:28 PM

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Yes either will work, just not both

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Got, I will try and get that in today

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 4:28 PM

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you could also try at the library too, that way you wont need to maintain the custom component as the integration gets updated

rotund dragon Mar 3, 2020, 4:28 PM

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Not familiar with the library

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 4:30 PM

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forums is probably better....the library hasnt had much activity and there is a different codeowner for rainbird

rotund dragon Mar 3, 2020, 4:44 PM

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Got it

native nest Mar 3, 2020, 5:00 PM

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is there any smart switch that can control what is connected to it? Say for instance, I want the fan to come on where it is currently connected to a normal switch

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I'm not talking about the smart light switches

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 5:01 PM

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you mean like a smart plug that can turn on a device with manual control?

native nest Mar 3, 2020, 5:02 PM

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No, I mean one that goes into the wall

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 5:02 PM

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yes but it control the power to thing plugged in right?

native nest Mar 3, 2020, 5:02 PM

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No I mean

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I can't post pictures in here so I don't know what to do

bright jacinthBOT Mar 3, 2020, 5:03 PM

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Please use imgur or other image sharing web sites, and share the link here.

glossy prism Mar 3, 2020, 5:03 PM

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A Shelly?

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Or sonoff mini?

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 5:04 PM

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they got zwave ones too

native nest Mar 3, 2020, 5:05 PM

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https://imgur.com/DT8nSum

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But a smart switch for a ceiling fan

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or bathroom fan rather

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whatever is currenlty wired

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I hope that makes sense

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 5:06 PM

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i would imagine a normal smart switch will do the same thing....you still have the same wiring right?

native nest Mar 3, 2020, 5:07 PM

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yes

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The wiring that came with the house

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Every switch I see online is for lights

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But I dont want a switch that works with already smart lights i have

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i want a switch that controls what's wired to it

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if that exists

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 5:08 PM

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is that picture you sent what you want to replace?

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thats currently working right?

native nest Mar 3, 2020, 5:08 PM

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stock photo, but same one switch panel yes

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 5:09 PM

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then a normal smart switch will work....you will want to use a neutral wire for it

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the reason why some smart switches talk about lights is because some dont require neutral and so they get power from the load of the lights

native nest Mar 3, 2020, 5:09 PM

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aha

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 5:09 PM

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but if you have a neutral wire that provides power to the switch

native nest Mar 3, 2020, 5:10 PM

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so can you recommend me a good one to buy?

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i want to buy one and give it a shot

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 5:10 PM

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i personally use zwave ones for my lights

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i dont have a fan or anything like plugged in

glossy prism Mar 3, 2020, 5:10 PM

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Tp-link has decent ones too

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WiFi

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 5:10 PM

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ive always thought aobut those

native nest Mar 3, 2020, 5:11 PM

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https://www.amazon.com/Treatlife-Smart-Light-Switch-Assistant/dp/B07R4MFWCQ/ ?

glossy prism Mar 3, 2020, 5:11 PM

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Probably gonna wanna tuya-convert those

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 5:15 PM

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i need to start dabbling in that....might check out some of hte oil diffuser things they have...wife will like that

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i saw them on blakkadors site the other day, was intrigued

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anyone here using one?

drifting grove Mar 3, 2020, 5:37 PM

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Hi guys/gals. I currently have an 'eph T27-HW' 2 zone heating control unit. I does hot water as well as radiators. Can anyone suggest an affordable replacement for this unit.

rocky jacinth Mar 3, 2020, 7:04 PM

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hello, i have a question. is there a wall switch llike this: https://www.brilliant.tech/home for 220v-250v and 50hz? like for the rest of the world and not only america ?

dusk cape Mar 3, 2020, 7:11 PM

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I have a ITHO fan RF box with an RF-wifi module which i can control via http-api. How do i get this working in HomeAssistant?
192.168.x.x/api?action=Low / Medium / High / Timer / Learn / reset&value=true

quasi blade Mar 3, 2020, 7:16 PM

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You could use https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/rest_command/ to send a POST or GET request to the device.

dusk cape Mar 3, 2020, 7:19 PM

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@quasi blade found that quickly after my post here but im not sure how to put that in a yaml. or should i create 1 command per post with the full url in it?

quasi blade Mar 3, 2020, 7:20 PM

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Is all you need a cURL request to make it turn on? (e.g. curl http://192.168.x.x/api?action=Low)

dusk cape Mar 3, 2020, 7:20 PM

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yes, that switches the Fan box to status "Low".

quasi blade Mar 3, 2020, 7:22 PM

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okay. does the device respond to any "I'm on/off" endpoints like /api?action=Status etc?

dusk cape Mar 3, 2020, 7:22 PM

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no, the status cannot be retrieved. it can only be set. It's quite a dumb device, only receives commands from the physical remote in shower/kitchen or the rf-wifi-module

quasi blade Mar 3, 2020, 7:28 PM

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Gotcha. So either you could create two rest commands and use a service call to call them, or use a single rest switch (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/switch.rest/)

switch:
  - platform: rest
    resource: http://192.168.x.x/api
    body_on: 'action=Off&value=true'
    body_off: 'action=Medium&value=true'

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state wise, you could combine an input boolean and MQTT or something to keep track of it, it's not going to be the easiest to keep track of state 😛

dusk cape Mar 3, 2020, 7:32 PM

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can i create body_low, body_medium etc etc for example? so i can set all modes? i dont need to track the state. when i use the physical remote it's different anyway

quasi blade Mar 3, 2020, 7:32 PM

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I do a similar thing to merge a Z Wave garage door sensor with a Tasmota relay. When the door opens, an automation updates the state of a cover element. And the cover element is defined as an MQTT device with its payload set to control the Tasmota which ends up causing the Z Wave device to update its state, and ultimately the state of the cover element.

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Well if you don't care about what the state is, you could just use a service call to update an otherwise unused sensor and then call the rest command with that sensor defined as the variable.

dusk cape Mar 3, 2020, 7:39 PM

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my knowledge of hass is not that great at the moment 🙂 started not even a week ago.

quasi blade Mar 3, 2020, 7:41 PM

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for example an input_text entity like input_text.myfan and set it to Low then use a service call to call the rest switch and have a template as the value. give me a sec i'll mock something up.

dusk cape Mar 3, 2020, 7:44 PM

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i'm moving part by part from Domoticz to HA, in Domoticz i have "Selector Switch" for this.

viscid cosmos Mar 3, 2020, 7:46 PM

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About 6 months ago, I've disabled the chinese connection for my Xiaomi Aqara hub.
But now I want to add a new sensor (vibration sensor) and I cannot access the hub through the app.
How can I still add new sensors to this hub?

oblique bear Mar 3, 2020, 7:50 PM

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@viscid cosmos https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/xiaomi_aqara/#service-xiaomi_aqaraadd_device

viscid cosmos Mar 3, 2020, 7:55 PM

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Thank you @oblique bear !
Edit: It worked!

quasi blade Mar 3, 2020, 8:34 PM

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@dusk cape There's three parts to this.
1. I'm going to use an input_select to represent the device.

input_select:
  radio_fan:
    name: Radio Fan
    options: [ "low", "medium", "high" ]
    icon: mdi:fan

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2. And to control the device, I'll use a rest_command.

rest_command:
  set_radio_fan:
    url: "http://192.x.x.x/api/?action={{ states('input_select.radio_fan') }}&value=true"

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3. And finally to link the two, we'll use an automation.

# Radio Fan, radio fan... does whatever a radio fan does.
- alias: Set Radio Fan
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: input_select.radio_fan
  action:
    service: rest_command.set_radio_fan

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Whenever you change the input's value, there will be a (GET, but can be changed by adding method: POST to the rest_command if needed) request sent to the endpoint specified.

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192.x.x.11 - - [03/Mar/2020:15:31:16 -0500] "GET /api/?action=medium&value=true HTTP/1.1" 301 262 "-" "HomeAssistant/0.106.3 aiohttp/3.6.1 Python/3.7"
192.x.x.11 - - [03/Mar/2020:15:31:21 -0500] "GET /api/?action=low&value=true HTTP/1.1" 301 259 "-" "HomeAssistant/0.106.3 aiohttp/3.6.1 Python/3.7"
192.x.x.11 - - [03/Mar/2020:15:31:24 -0500] "GET /api/?action=high&value=true HTTP/1.1" 301 260 "-" "HomeAssistant/0.106.3 aiohttp/3.6.1 Python/3.7"

tidal finch Mar 3, 2020, 8:42 PM

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I have an Aeotec MultiSensor 6, it detects luminance, amongst other things. I'm trying to have it turn lights on/off based, but it doesn't seem to refresh the luminance values unless I hit refresh in the z-wave controller
Do I need to increase the polling or refresh interval somehow?

winged knoll Mar 3, 2020, 8:42 PM

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#zwave-archived is the best place for help with that

dusk cape Mar 3, 2020, 9:18 PM

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@quasi blade Works! had to edit it in 2, the &value=true is only needed for resetting the wifi connection and not for low/medium/high.

quasi blade Mar 3, 2020, 9:20 PM

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Awesome.

dusk cape Mar 3, 2020, 9:22 PM

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Thank you! with my current knowledge of HA i would come up with this!

quasi blade Mar 3, 2020, 9:22 PM

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You can setup automations or use Node-RED to control it now too, all you have to do is update the state of the entity to be whatever you need it to be and it will become so.

dusk cape Mar 3, 2020, 9:24 PM

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i have a Fibaro Walli Double Switch where i might want to use the double-click of a button to turn on the Fan box on medium/high.

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or use a humidity sensor to turn it on when above x value and turn it off below x value

quasi blade Mar 3, 2020, 9:27 PM

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Awesome 🙂 I do a similar thing (hidden hold functionality) with some Martin Jerry dimmers - tapping the up or down dimmers or the power button controls light bulbs by default over MQTT but if you HOLD the up or down buttons or the power button for 2 seconds or more it actually dims the circuit or cuts power to the bulbs entirely. Works with MQTT when everything is going but there's a failsafe in case not.

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it's the only way I've found to make smart switches and smart bulbs play nicely and not step on each others' toes. Only issue I've found is keeping the actual power on 100% sometimes - sometimes when someone presses the dimmer too long they physically dim the lights. Even though Home Assistant / MQTT has the light at 100%, sometimes they're at like 60%. Just have to remind ourselves to tap tap tap and not hold. I suspect there would be an inverse correlation between hold timeouts and the occurrence of non-100% lights. 😉

drifting grove Mar 4, 2020, 7:22 PM

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hi guys I have an ESP8266 with Tasmota broadcasting a Temperature reading to Mosquitto addon. I now want to correct the temperature reading but have no clue where to write the line to change the reading. Any guidance please?

wanton linden Mar 4, 2020, 7:41 PM

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Mosquitto gets messages - so - as far as I understand it - it would be easier to change the message sent, the eps firmware will have the code sending the temp ... whatever you need to do to "correct?" it I would do it there... well depending on what you want to correct..... why isn't right in the first place?

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https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota

drifting grove Mar 4, 2020, 7:45 PM

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@wanton linden hello! The idea is very good but the Tasmota firmware running that board is kind of opaque to me. That board/sensor does not have custom FW with Arduino IDE ...

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but I'll read your link to see if I understand

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thanks a lot

wanton linden Mar 4, 2020, 7:45 PM

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np 😉

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what do you want to correct? Just as a matter of interest....

drifting grove Mar 4, 2020, 7:46 PM

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I have a precise alcohol based thermometer which reads 22 deg C in my home now and that sendor reads 22.9 hence I have to subtract 0.9degC from the readings

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I had found some pages of people doing that in HA but am not finding where

wanton linden Mar 4, 2020, 7:47 PM

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send me a link and I will have a quick scan for you

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of where you have seen them say it

drifting grove Mar 4, 2020, 7:48 PM

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/help-with-adjusting-temperature-sensor/37658

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thanks !!!

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not finding any sensor declaration in my HA config file 😦

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maybe found it ... Developer tools -> States -> Select sensor -> write in State attributes .....

wanton linden Mar 4, 2020, 7:55 PM

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Yep you are on the right track I think

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I am reading blind like the nOir person - but they make sense

quasi blade Mar 4, 2020, 7:56 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/ is your friend.
Something like this:

value_template: "{{ states('room') | float + 3 | round(0) }}"

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whatever sensor you're using, replace 'room' with that

drifting grove Mar 4, 2020, 8:05 PM

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@wanton linden and @quasi blade thanks a bunch for your help. I have solved on Tasmota going to the IP of the board and in the Console command line writing TempOffset -0.9

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as simple as that 🙂

quasi blade Mar 4, 2020, 8:05 PM

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Oh awesome.

wanton linden Mar 4, 2020, 8:05 PM

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haha simplest answer is the best well done 😉

quasi blade Mar 4, 2020, 8:06 PM

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I didn't even know that was a Tasmota command. There's so many now (a good thing!)

drifting grove Mar 4, 2020, 8:06 PM

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thank guys very grateful for your kind help

wanton linden Mar 4, 2020, 8:06 PM

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We just gave you the will to go on - well done 🙂

drifting grove Mar 4, 2020, 8:07 PM

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here in my country times are VERY bleak because of the damn virus and studying HA distracts me from the emergency ...

little sentinel Mar 4, 2020, 9:08 PM

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So i'm looking to get some lightbulbs

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i'm very new to the whole scene

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are philips hue a must have?

glossy prism Mar 4, 2020, 9:13 PM

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Not really. They are good though

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I like them

little sentinel Mar 4, 2020, 9:13 PM

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I like them too but they're so pricey

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Philips hue is like £80-90 for two bulbs

wanton linden Mar 4, 2020, 9:24 PM

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haha @little sentinel I was just looking at the same thing... do the standard wifi ones with MQTT - I dunno...

glossy prism Mar 4, 2020, 9:24 PM

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The white only ones are cheaper

wanton linden Mar 4, 2020, 9:25 PM

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there are ones on amazon for like £15 that are dimmable - but I dunno how hackablwe

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You can get rgb ones for about £30

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wso same question goes for me if anyone knows a good one?

little sentinel Mar 4, 2020, 9:27 PM

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yeah i'm just getting started so scary spending £100 on a couple lightbulbs

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well.. would only want colourful one for sons room

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i'd happily accept plain white ones

wanton linden Mar 4, 2020, 9:28 PM

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gosund-Changing-Equivalent-Dimmable-Required/dp/B07R1W2BPH/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?keywords=smart+light+bulbs&qid=1583357313&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUURJUkg1UjRYRUVFJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzc5NDU1NlNBUThWTEpMNVMxJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2NDcwMzAzQVpFSVFLQzgwU1g5JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

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I am thinking of getting something like that just to see what it is all about....

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or this:

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/LUMIMAN-Dimmable-Compatible-Assistant-Smartphone/dp/B07DW2Q3SP/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=smart+light+bulbs&qid=1583357369&sr=8-6

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Just make sure you get the right colour temperature

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(I mean if it is just dimable)

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I am tempted to get this one... £13 ... not bad for an experiment I suppose

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compatible-Dimmable-Equivalent-Controlled-Required/dp/B084VMTWL2/ref=sr_1_20?keywords=smart+light+bulbs&qid=1583357369&sr=8-20

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You get a different one and we can compare haha 🙂

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Haha done - I will let everyone know tomorrow about the great Amazon Cheap Wifi Bulb experiment

dusk cape Mar 4, 2020, 9:56 PM

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fixed

drifting grove Mar 5, 2020, 12:49 PM

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hey anaoyne here using a TPLINK HS110 - i have troubles setting it up - PST

drifting grove Mar 5, 2020, 1:29 PM

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hello, can anyone give me advice, how to make sensor with data from rest querry. This is my source: curl -X POST -i 'http://x.x.x.x/sony/system' --data '{
"method": "getPowerStatus"
}

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this "method" : "getPowerStatus" is my problem

old warren Mar 5, 2020, 2:04 PM

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has anyone had any issues with the built in device tracker through the app it seems like mine it updating my location every minute. and I am not moving. I cant find where to change the scan interval thru HA

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 2:04 PM

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built in device tracker through the app
❓

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The #ios_and_mac-archived app? #android-archived app? Some other non-official app?

old warren Mar 5, 2020, 2:05 PM

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all of thee above

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thru the official home assistant apps

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 2:05 PM

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Well, it's software specific - it's up to them to report in

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So, ask in #ios_and_mac-archived for the iOS app, #android-archived for the official android app, and #general-archived with details of the thing you're not naming 😉

old warren Mar 5, 2020, 2:06 PM

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but the Operating System doesnt matter.. whether it IOS or Android it behaving the same

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 2:07 PM

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The app reports the location, etc

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HA doesn't say hey phone, where are you

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That's only valid for local scans - eg network or bluetooth scans

old warren Mar 5, 2020, 2:08 PM

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weird

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 2:08 PM

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So... you need to ask in the right channel about your specific app

old warren Mar 5, 2020, 2:09 PM

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so even though they look the same the Home Assistant app on both the play store and app store are different?

cerulean trail Mar 5, 2020, 2:09 PM

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yes

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 2:10 PM

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They use the mobile_app integration, that's all they have in common

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They're even developed by different people

old warren Mar 5, 2020, 2:11 PM

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okay and so the mobile app integration is control strickly on the device and not the computer running HA? and I am sorry if this sounds stupid..

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 2:11 PM

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Yup

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That's why I keep saying that 😉

old warren Mar 5, 2020, 2:13 PM

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I get that but when someone goes to look at the documentation about device tracking it writes as though its control thru HA... so yea its confusing.. and googling doesnt help

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and that HA is pinging the phone

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 2:13 PM

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Link?

old warren Mar 5, 2020, 2:14 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/device_tracker

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 2:14 PM

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That's the top level descriptor for the entire domain

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This can happen by querying your wireless router or by having applications push location info

old warren Mar 5, 2020, 2:15 PM

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and I am using the home assistant app and Google

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 2:15 PM

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Anything that's not local has no "scan" option

old warren Mar 5, 2020, 2:15 PM

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gotcha

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thank you for the clarification!

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 2:16 PM

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No worries, I'll submit an update to that page to make things a bit clearer for others

old warren Mar 5, 2020, 2:16 PM

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I hope to be able to submit in time just trying to get a better handle on things

gentle fjord Mar 5, 2020, 4:23 PM

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Is there an easy way to rename multiple entities to the same format? Fibaro Motion sensor has like 45 entities.

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 4:25 PM

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Rename it from the Devices page under configuration

tame ivy Mar 5, 2020, 5:14 PM

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A noob wave to you all!
I recently acquired my first IR RX/TX device and flashed it with Tasmota ; it’s a Blitzwolf RC1 (https://templates.blakadder.com/blitzwolf_BW-RC1.html 1).

I have been fiddling with the device and a Daikin AC (Remote model ARC470A22).
It has abeen a hit and miss experience - sometimes it work, most times it does not. On bringing the device within a meter or less of the AC IR unit, I am getting better results.
Is the BW device so underpowered? or is it a noob thing of not using some secret sauce?

Please guide 🙂

wanton linden Mar 5, 2020, 5:53 PM

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On a quick google - it seems to be rated for 10 meters - if you use the camera on your phone you can get an idea of the beam strength and what way it is actually pointing - the better you line them up the better it works

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you may also need to put in a delay between the commands to allow the device to respond - I havent used these fancy ones but I homebrewed on recently

tame ivy Mar 5, 2020, 6:00 PM

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Happy to home brew if I can get a better range...even 5 meters

gentle fjord Mar 5, 2020, 6:01 PM

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Rename it from the Devices page under
@winged knoll Yeah that's what I've been doing lately, it's decent enough, but I was hoping there was a "batch"-renamer method. Cheers anyway, mate.

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 6:01 PM

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If you rename the device it should rename all the "child" entities

gentle fjord Mar 5, 2020, 6:03 PM

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You are right, it did rename them! Friendly name only though, I was hoping for Entity ID

wanton linden Mar 5, 2020, 6:03 PM

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@tame ivy it's easier to stick the device closer really - I used one of these just because I had it:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Makerfire-Development-Microphone-MicroPython-Programming/dp/B07RG99NVD/ref=asc_df_B07RG99NVD/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=372422811571&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2464624784299594888&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044955&hvtargid=pla-793027564026&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=75950083345&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=372422811571&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2464624784299594888&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044955&hvtargid=pla-793027564026

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They have got really expensive though recently - I got mine for 7 USD - I recorded the codes using an arduino nano and then just hacked together some alarm clock code

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It runs its own little webserve and you can do MQTT and all that - depends how long you want to spend on it

tame ivy Mar 5, 2020, 6:05 PM

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He he M5 StikC - I know them. Once they go to deep sleep, you need to flash the work. That said, nifty bit of kits.

wanton linden Mar 5, 2020, 6:06 PM

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ya I just power it - and the clock keeps it awake

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have the code handy if you want it

tame ivy Mar 5, 2020, 6:07 PM

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have the code handy if you want it
@wanton linden that would be nice - mighty nice of you.

wanton linden Mar 5, 2020, 6:08 PM

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https://pastebin.com/s1JYGwHt

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That's the M5Stick clock - get's the time from ntp on boot and then runs a webserver

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my TV is a RC5 type remote so I send that kind of signal

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but you can find out what yours is with this code for a nano

tame ivy Mar 5, 2020, 6:10 PM

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Thanks; much appreciate!

wanton linden Mar 5, 2020, 6:11 PM

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https://pastebin.com/7qb9kQXd

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all you need is a TSOP4838

tame ivy Mar 5, 2020, 6:12 PM

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Oh! I guessed M5 has an on-board IR..albeit TX only.

wanton linden Mar 5, 2020, 6:13 PM

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yep it does - tx only - you could stick the tsop into the m5stick and do both there - I just had the code and was lazy

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plus then you can use the nano to verify what is being sent from the stick

tame ivy Mar 5, 2020, 6:13 PM

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yep it does - tx only - you could stick the tsop into the m5stick and do both there - I just had the code and was lazy
@wanton linden 😉

late cloud Mar 5, 2020, 6:14 PM

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Hello. I just reinstalled Homeassistant 0.106.5 with all settings reset (update from year old abandoned version) and connected xiaomi aquara cube https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/MFKZQ01LM.html over zigbee2mqtt. But I can't set and automation to action since in GUI there's apparently no way to do so. I can only do an action on batter/linkquality value changes. Any idea where to go from there? Or maybe I'm in a wrong place to ask that kind of question at all
Logbook says:

0x00158d00029a5978_action changed to
There is no text after changed to

Zigbee does indeed sends its thing

Mar 05 18:11:12 raspberrypi npm[21163]: zigbee2mqtt:info 2020-03-05 18:11:12: MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/0x00158d00029a5978', payload '{"battery":34,"voltage":2845,"linkquality":36,"side":1,"angle":-36.71,"action":"flip90","from_side":3,"to_side":1}'

tame ivy Mar 5, 2020, 6:14 PM

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I’ll use that wretched Blitzwolf to verify that LoL

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 6:15 PM

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@late cloud I'd use traditional #automations-archived triggers

tame ivy Mar 5, 2020, 6:16 PM

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@wanton linden So long, mate..many thanks

wanton linden Mar 5, 2020, 6:16 PM

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@tame ivy - it works for me 🙂 Setting up wireless etc is all handled in that firmware - it sets up an AP if you hold down home on boot and go from there - enjoy 🙂 There are probably better ways of doing it but that's what I had on hand.

Check that Blitzwolf with your camera to make sure it is pointed optimally though - do that first 🙂

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@tame ivy Np bud any time

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 6:17 PM

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I do get device triggers on Z2M, but I don't have that device ...

tame ivy Mar 5, 2020, 6:18 PM

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@late cloud Try node-red

late cloud Mar 5, 2020, 6:19 PM

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Sounds like overcomplexification to me? I mean zigbee2mqtt is supposed to work with HA. I have some other devices being automated just fine with it.

zealous dune Mar 5, 2020, 6:19 PM

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some like the long route

late cloud Mar 5, 2020, 6:21 PM

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nothing wrong with that but I'm just starting out and I'm choosing explicitly easy-to-integrate-into-HA devices

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 6:21 PM

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Device triggers are easy, but the traditional trigger options work just fine

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All it needs is for you to pay attention to the entity and attributes in devtools -> States

late cloud Mar 5, 2020, 6:23 PM

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Yeah guess for this device I just have tio write my own stuff. Stuff like power plug has stuff in gui like do something when power is off. But for that cube its apparently only we give you zigbee events and then you do the rest. Sounds good enough for me.

winged knoll Mar 5, 2020, 6:23 PM

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If you search the forum (and here) you may find folks have posted working automations already

late cloud Mar 5, 2020, 6:24 PM

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I will do just that, thank you

languid idol Mar 6, 2020, 12:35 AM

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Hey guys, not sure if this is the right channel, but anyone using an M5Atom esp32 board?
Having some trouble flashing the thing and haven't quite found any guides or direction.
Checked with the ESPHome Discord but don't have an answer just yet.

Any points to appropriate guides or channels are aprpeciated! 🙂

languid idol Mar 6, 2020, 1:22 AM

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Alright, so a little more perseverance went a long way.
Issue ended up being the baud rate, which was then changed in .yaml and uploaded to the module using ESPHome addon.
Seems to be working now.
Cool little board; lot's of possibilities with the LED's

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Link here if anyone's interested in the board itself:
https://docs.m5stack.com/#/en/core/atom_matrix

azure totem Mar 6, 2020, 1:02 PM

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I've got a bunch of Lutrron Caseta switches, mostly dimmer switches. And I have one in particular, which seems to be the only one that does this, but it's connected to the lights of my ceiling fan, a dimmer. Often times, as it's turning on, it blinks bright, then starts to fade on. Sometimes it actually does, sometimes, watching the indicator LED, it gets halfway, then stops, and remains off.

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it didn't used to do that. But it seems like the switch, itself, is defective?

cedar venture Mar 6, 2020, 3:52 PM

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anyone aware of a siren/alarm which I can control via zigbee? Struggling to find anything

winged knoll Mar 6, 2020, 3:53 PM

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#zigbee-archived would know 😉

cedar venture Mar 6, 2020, 3:54 PM

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anything zigbee related goes in zigbee, even if its a device question?

cerulean trail Mar 6, 2020, 3:54 PM

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spesific > generic

cedar venture Mar 6, 2020, 3:54 PM

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oki thanks

winged knoll Mar 6, 2020, 3:55 PM

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It's even in the topic 😉

bright jacinthBOT Mar 6, 2020, 3:56 PM

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The topic of this channel is:

Questions about a device? Someone might have the same device and be able to help you out! If you've got a Z-Wave or Zigbee devices, see #zwave and #zigbee. Please use https://www.hastebin.com/ or https://paste.ubuntu.com/ to share code or logs

dusk cape Mar 6, 2020, 4:17 PM

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I have flashed a Pi4 4gb with the HomeAssistant image. It looks like it doesn't recognize the on-board Bluetooth from the Pi as i cannot see it with "ha hardware info"

winged knoll Mar 6, 2020, 4:17 PM

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#330944238910963714 can probably help there

dusk cape Mar 6, 2020, 4:18 PM

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it's also posted there. i will try with an external bluetooth dongle

winged knoll Mar 6, 2020, 4:18 PM

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Please don't crosspost unless directed otherwise 😉

glossy prism Mar 6, 2020, 4:20 PM

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Oooooo, urine trouble now

azure totem Mar 6, 2020, 5:36 PM

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Hmmm... Passed over like a ragdoll. 😢

winged knoll Mar 6, 2020, 5:38 PM

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Or possibly nobody knows 😉

azure totem Mar 6, 2020, 6:00 PM

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Heh, I sent off an email to Lutron support, so maybe they can tell me. 🙂

marsh sail Mar 6, 2020, 6:25 PM

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Does anyone has or use that Aqara cube?

winged knoll Mar 6, 2020, 6:33 PM

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Various folks in #zigbee-archived do

whole orbit Mar 6, 2020, 9:35 PM

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I've got a TP-Link HS200 switch that has dropped off and become unavailable. This happens periodically with all my TP Link stiff (~ 10 devices) but they always come back. I've restarted HA, commented it out of my config and restarted then un-commented and restarted again, all to no avail. Any ideas?

pine aurora Mar 6, 2020, 9:50 PM

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Hello,
I'm new with HA (I try to migrate my jeedom ).
is there any solution to control an MCZ pellet stove with an RFXCOM controller ?
no problem to control it with Jeedom or RFXmngr (the windows software) ... but i don't know what to do with Ha

tranquil raptor Mar 7, 2020, 2:09 AM

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Anyone have an idea on how to delete a notify. entry? I had a phone before notify.html5_phone and now changed phones and tried to copy it but it's notify.html5_phone_2

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checked entities but I guess it doesn't show up there

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@whole orbit I do too - I don't think there's much you can do about it, I think the devices go to sleep and ping the network every so often

whole orbit Mar 7, 2020, 2:16 AM

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@tranquil raptor mines dropping off and not coming back - is yours connnecting, then dropping over and over?

tranquil raptor Mar 7, 2020, 2:17 AM

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oh mines not that frequent - it drops off and comes back after maybe 10s?

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and only happens maybe every couple hours

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I have more issues with the switches that are bundled together e.g. in a 3-gang or more spot

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I also have metal receptacles - does that sound similar to you?

whole orbit Mar 7, 2020, 2:23 AM

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Mine - all of them - were behaving like that when I set them up initially in the UI (when they were auto-discovered) and someone suggested I switch over to a manual configuration and that pretty much nixed that issue. Now, after 6 months of working fine, this one switch has decided to get funcky on me

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Were yours auto-discovered?

tranquil raptor Mar 7, 2020, 2:24 AM

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Yeah I just let mine get auto discovered - I do use fixed IPs on all of them though

whole orbit Mar 7, 2020, 2:25 AM

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I would try the manual config, it helped me at least

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tplink: discovery: false switch: - host: 192.168.1.251

drifting grove Mar 7, 2020, 12:39 PM

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Can you only have a cell phone that you connect to the Home Assistant

teal moon Mar 7, 2020, 12:44 PM

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Good morning all!

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I'm looking into starting the "room presence" project in my home. I'm looking into the Philips Indoor Sensor. Is that a good option? How's the latency when integrated with HA? One of the goals is to have lights come up when there's movement, but I would like it to trigger as fast as possible.

bright jacinthBOT Mar 7, 2020, 12:47 PM

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As an alternative to HA built-in bluetooth tracking, the monitor script uses separate devices, usually Pi Zeroes, to track bluetooth devices.
It uses MQTT topics to relay device status messages to HA. See this forum thread for more.

teal moon Mar 7, 2020, 12:47 PM

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If not the Philips ones, what are the recommendations? My requirements are: <$40, battery operated and must include temperature and light sensor

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 12:47 PM

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I've used various motion sensors, sensitivity is usually related to rate of false positives with pets too

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For what you're looking for, I've only used Z-Wave multi-sensors, which aren't cheap

teal moon Mar 7, 2020, 12:48 PM

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yeah, false alarms are important too. I don't have animals though

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which ones specifically?

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 12:48 PM

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Fibaro and Aeotec

teal moon Mar 7, 2020, 12:48 PM

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yeah, those are expensive :/

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 12:48 PM

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Z-Wave generally is

teal moon Mar 7, 2020, 12:49 PM

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What do you know about the Philips sensor? Is false alarms a common issue with Philips?

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 12:50 PM

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No idea, don't have one

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I've got some cheap Xiaomi motion sensors, but their light sensor is junk

teal moon Mar 7, 2020, 12:53 PM

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yeah ... well, going to give it a try with one of those. Aeotec is almost $100 CAD, that's crazy. I guess the quality is there, but, putting one of those in each room will be quite a feat.

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 12:53 PM

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If you're using one of the #zigbee-archived integrations you have more choices, but if you're on the Hue hub you're more limited

teal moon Mar 7, 2020, 12:56 PM

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yeah, I'm using Philips' hub :/

drifting grove Mar 7, 2020, 1:30 PM

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Can you only have a cell phone that you connect to the Home Assistant

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 1:32 PM

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What?

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Are you asking if you can only use one of the official apps on a mobile phone?

drifting grove Mar 7, 2020, 1:37 PM

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No, if I can only connect 1 cell phone to the home assistant

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So I have 2 users and I want to register both on the mobile app

glossy prism Mar 7, 2020, 1:38 PM

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Multiple phones can connect to the same home assistant instance

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 1:38 PM

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You can connect multiple phones/tablets/etc

glossy prism Mar 7, 2020, 1:39 PM

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Sry lol

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 1:39 PM

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You can link each to a different HA account, or to the same account, or a mix (or none)

glossy prism Mar 7, 2020, 1:39 PM

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None

drifting grove Mar 7, 2020, 1:39 PM

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Ok, only my mobile phone has a mistake

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 1:39 PM

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🤔

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I think somebody copy-pastad too much

drifting grove Mar 7, 2020, 1:40 PM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/624290605618561025/685818175073419303/image0.png

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that's the problem

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 1:41 PM

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is that the official #android-archived app or the official #ios_and_mac-archived app?

drifting grove Mar 7, 2020, 1:41 PM

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IOS

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 1:42 PM

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I'd try in #ios_and_mac-archived then

drifting grove Mar 7, 2020, 1:42 PM

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ok

haughty shuttle Mar 7, 2020, 3:58 PM

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i've got some BN-LINK BNC-60/U133TJ-2P smart plugs, set up in mqtt, on and off working, but don't see the sensor for power monitoring in HA, here is my config.

  - platform: mqtt
    name: "sw_1"
    state_topic: "stat/sw_1/POWER"
    command_topic: "cmnd/sw_1/POWER"
    availability_topic: "tele/sw_1/LWT"
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    payload_available: "Online"
    payload_not_available: "Offline"

am I missing something?

sand mason Mar 7, 2020, 5:17 PM

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does anyone know how to control LIFX devices yourself, but through the local network and not using the cloud API?

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I'm trying to create an effect but by definition the API would induce lag

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 5:26 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/lifx/ is Local Polling...

haughty shuttle Mar 7, 2020, 6:27 PM

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Are there such a thing as a smart surge strip? Or multi plug outlet?

lunar delta Mar 7, 2020, 7:10 PM

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there's a zwave one but the firmware is really bad

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Suggestions for hardware ecosystem with HA support for a ~5000sq ft commercial structure? walls are all metal studs :/ - looking for light switches and dimmers, smart plugs, and some temp/humidity sensors

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 7:12 PM

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Zigbee will work there

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Wired is likely a better choice, if expensive

lunar delta Mar 7, 2020, 7:12 PM

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could potentially have 100 people in there with cellphones

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 7:13 PM

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Zigbee doesn't use cellphone frequencies 😛

lunar delta Mar 7, 2020, 7:13 PM

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only concern with zigbee is 2.4ghz but the only other options i've seen are insteon or wifi

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100 people with cellphone *on wifi 😛

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 7:14 PM

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Yeah... but as long as you're controlling the APs that's fine

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Some of the commercial solutions are likely the best bet, since they're full wired for connectivity and power, but that's gonna cost a pretty penny

lunar delta Mar 7, 2020, 7:15 PM

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yeah

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i like the idea of lutron caseta but was hoping for something cheaper than $50 per switch

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and caseta doesn't have an option for temp/humidity sensors

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 7:17 PM

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Cheaper is only going to happen with Zigbee or WiFi

lunar delta Mar 7, 2020, 7:23 PM

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is GE the only in-wall zigbee switch around in the US?

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they've got a few TP-Link kasa smart plugs floating around, and the price on the in-wall switches is nice, but not sure how i feel about adding 30 more wifi switches

young meteor Mar 7, 2020, 7:31 PM

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Hello everyone. I am pretty new to Home Assistant and have done my best to try and figure all of this out through documentation, but I'm having some trouble. If I have some Lumary recessed lights that are accessible/integrated with Google Home, is there a chance that through some configuration, HA will be able to discover these lights as well?

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The lights are registered through an app called iLinktek. I didn't see an integration listed, but I'm wondering if there's something more universal that may still provide general access (on/off) to the lights, even if it doesn't include all the bells and whistles they are capable of.

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 7:40 PM

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You might find a custom component with some Google searches

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However, things that Work with Voice Assistant X may only work with that, and there's no way to get access to things connected to them

unborn mirage Mar 7, 2020, 9:18 PM

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I still can't decide which light switches to buy after these Gosund ones are too clicky and cheap feeling.

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Is there a favorite go-to regular light switch that is popular?

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 9:25 PM

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Different parts of the world have different choices

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Different budgets bring different options

faint talon Mar 7, 2020, 9:29 PM

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Hi, I'm just getting in to HA. I have a few wifi/tasmota bulbs. I've been looking at RF 433 stuff. The devices are really cheap in general. Is RF secure? It appears that it could be sniffed and replayed. Or have I missed something? Thanks

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 9:31 PM

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RF's biggest problem is that it's only in one direction

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You have no idea if the command was acted upon

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It's cheap, because it's rubbish 😉

faint talon Mar 7, 2020, 9:39 PM

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What about for motion and light sensors? Or a switch? Pressumably the switch will send that it was toggled, but you're saying that there's no guarantee that anything received the message successfully? That's a valid issue

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 9:40 PM

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Yeah, they're just blind broadcasts

faint talon Mar 7, 2020, 9:41 PM

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Thanks, makes the security moot as it's not reliable or viable :)

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 9:42 PM

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Zigbee and Tasmota stuff are cheap, and more secure

faint talon Mar 7, 2020, 10:00 PM

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Yeah, I have IKEA Tradfri (with the hub, 1 remote 3 bulbs), 4 wifi tasmota bulbs and 1 led controller. I've got a zigbee gateway and programmer on order. That should be everything I need now. Thanks for quick responses. I feel ready to proceed now. Is Zigbee better than wifi? I like that zigbee can mesh. I dislike that wifi is all 2.4ghz and could be a lot of devices on the network. Not too bothered though really. I like the convenience of wifi tasmota

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 10:05 PM

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Better is relative, and I don't think there's a simple black/white here

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Personally, I like not having everything depend on one possibly overworked WiFi access point

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Zigbee battery powered devices also tend to have a much longer battery life

faint talon Mar 7, 2020, 10:06 PM

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Yeah I was a bit vague. Interesting. That's great info though. Thanks again.

winged knoll Mar 7, 2020, 10:06 PM

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No worries

jovial pulsar Mar 7, 2020, 10:07 PM

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(That's with real batteries, though. Not the ones that are included with the ikea stuff.)

faint talon Mar 7, 2020, 10:10 PM

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I only noticed that IKEA had included a battery as I was disposing of the packaging. So I just so happen to have a well respected battery ha

polar reef Mar 8, 2020, 2:01 AM

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is anyone familiar with zigbee2tasmota and have a template to add this sensor to HA https://zigbee.blakadder.com/Xiaomi_MCCGQ11LM.html

hollow nova Mar 8, 2020, 2:21 AM

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what would be the best way to integrate this? https://www.amazon.com/ALITOVE-Addressable-Programmable-Waterproof-Raspberry/dp/B07L3C1LG4/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?keywords=24v%2Bled%2Bstrip&qid=1583633667&sr=8-3-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFIVlpBUzNDVFc1WCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRJZD1BMDY3NDM0MDNWSVNUVVVMUE85U1MmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDUxNDEzMFVQSEpXUlpONUxZVSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1

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is there a way to integrate a pi 0?

runic drift Mar 8, 2020, 3:27 AM

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@hollow nova many ways to control strips. I believe some go with controllers like these https://www.amazon.com/LED-Controller-WIFI-Wireless-Smartphone/dp/B0746654D5/ref=pd_di_sccai_8?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0746654D5&pd_rd_r=daec9d75-4957-4722-855d-49cbb59b592f&pd_rd_w=BgFUH&pd_rd_wg=8aEQW&pf_rd_p=e532f109-986a-4c2d-85fc-16555146f6b4&pf_rd_r=55YKV4JC8TD084MBKEQK&psc=1&refRID=55YKV4JC8TD084MBKEQK

hollow nova Mar 8, 2020, 3:27 AM

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what would be the max amount of amps that it could handle

runic drift Mar 8, 2020, 3:29 AM

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depends what controller you got

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you'd have to get one that fits your specs

hollow nova Mar 8, 2020, 3:32 AM

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thinking of getting this one? https://www.crowdsupply.com/anavi-technology/light-controller im planing on having it run 10 amps

thorny summit Mar 8, 2020, 8:11 AM

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I see a lot of options around Zigbee2MQTT but is there any way to make a Tasmota device visible on say a Conbee by having Tasmota2Zigbee?

winged knoll Mar 8, 2020, 8:18 AM

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Does the device have Zigbee hardware?

thorny summit Mar 8, 2020, 8:21 AM

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No, I’ve got a switch with an ESP8266 chip that’s been flashed with Tasmota.

winged knoll Mar 8, 2020, 8:22 AM

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Well, it needs Zigbee hardware to be able to talk to a Zigbee controller

thorny summit Mar 8, 2020, 8:36 AM

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Noted, that’s a shame. Was hoping emulation was maybe a thing.

winged knoll Mar 8, 2020, 8:38 AM

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You'd need a device that could bridge it - and I'm sure it's possible, but ... that's not something Z2M is designed to do, or any other software I'm aware of

peak talon Mar 8, 2020, 8:49 AM

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Tasmota could directly talk to HA though

thorny summit Mar 8, 2020, 9:15 AM

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Yeah I’m using HA to allow Tasmota switches to turn Zigbee lights on/off but when HA is down the switches no longer work. It would be great if DeconZ could talk to the switches directly as it works standalone.

drifting quarry Mar 8, 2020, 10:16 AM

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Has anyone used Xiaomi Cleargrass temperature and humidity sensor with HASS?

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I was using BME280 earlier, but it seems that the readings are way off...

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These Xiaomi devices look really nice, but they are not exactly cheap and need some sort of a bluetooth bridge.

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It could be a ESP32 or something similar...

rain hornet Mar 8, 2020, 2:09 PM

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Hello. Anybody using a smart plug button to control a smart bulb? I know Digiblur DIY had a good video on it but I can't seem to find it again.

tight moth Mar 8, 2020, 6:33 PM

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Hi guys, I am trying to find a motion sensor device or devices for perimeter security that will sound for several seconds to scare away the intruder, motion sensor light and send some sort of alert to the principal's phone, beep etc.

bold lantern Mar 8, 2020, 8:46 PM

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@drifting quarry have you looked at esphome? That device may be supported using an esp32 https://esphome.io/#sensor-components

rapid swallow Mar 8, 2020, 11:36 PM

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Does anyone know a cheap displaying device, which can light an LED and can be controlled by HA? I'd like to implement a box near my door showing whether any window is open...

drifting quarry Mar 8, 2020, 11:41 PM

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@bold lantern Yes, I had that in mind. My concern was actually the accuracy of these Xiaomi devices, as I already invested some $ in BME280, which quite disappointed me...

bold lantern Mar 8, 2020, 11:51 PM

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@rapid swallow an led display? ESP devices can do that for you

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@drifting quarry you can calibrate the bmes if you’re using esphome

rapid swallow Mar 8, 2020, 11:54 PM

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@bold lantern yeah, something like that. I mean, in the end, I want to have a full fledged display there, showing every window with a status (red/green), but for now a simple on/off indicator would do. Do you know anything purchasable which can achieve that? I can print an enclosure, but I hate soldering... 🙂

bold lantern Mar 8, 2020, 11:57 PM

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ESP devices support a range of led displays. Some even have touch capabilities and often no soldering is required. https://esphome.io/#display-components for the displays. Also here’s some inspiration https://github.com/bruxy70/Home-Assistant-ESPHome-Weather-Station

rapid swallow Mar 8, 2020, 11:58 PM

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thx, I'll give it a look, probably tomorrow

oblique badge Mar 9, 2020, 12:01 AM

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Hi, I have switches that integrate with tuya smar life. I could add them from the configuration.yaml. But they come out as Entities not as devices. Therefore, it does not allow me to add them as part of my kitchen, which is an area that I have. Any idea how to add it as part of an area or change it to devices?

high yarrow Mar 9, 2020, 1:03 AM

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Hey does anyone have a suggestion for a 3-way switch that doesn't require a neutral wire?

runic drift Mar 9, 2020, 1:26 AM

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@high yarrow for US or EU? smart switch? standard 3 way?

high yarrow Mar 9, 2020, 1:29 AM

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US, preferably something that works with HA, and kinda, the line and load are in one box. so the line travels to the other box, and then the two traveler wires come back

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if that makes sens

next crescent Mar 9, 2020, 1:29 AM

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I got the Lutron Caseta smart dimmers the other day. They are amazing. For 3-way, they utilize a pico remote. I was skeptical of the remote delay. You don't even notice any delay. The Pico remote fits in a faceplate and looks just like a regular switch.

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The smart dimmer does not require neutral. The fan switch does though

high yarrow Mar 9, 2020, 1:31 AM

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hm, so it can swap right in for the tree way switches? no need for extra wires?

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does it use a battery or something?

next crescent Mar 9, 2020, 1:32 AM

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you put the switch in one of the boxes and then in the other box, you wire nut all the wires together and slap the remote in the hole. They claim the battery will last 10 years

high yarrow Mar 9, 2020, 1:32 AM

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hmmm interesting

next crescent Mar 9, 2020, 1:33 AM

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You do need a bridge but all the switches act as repeaters. I had a 4 way switch to deal with. Switching at 5 locations. I put the switch in middle and the other boxes got a remote and faceplate.

high yarrow Mar 9, 2020, 1:33 AM

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I just looked it up, I kind of wish it didn't have the dimming and was just a switch, I'm worried about confusing other peopel

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ah noooo

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more bridges

next crescent Mar 9, 2020, 1:35 AM

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I am new to HA and it is really the 1st smart thing I added. I like the dimmer because it gives a graceful light on and fades off. Their smart switch does require neutral though.

high yarrow Mar 9, 2020, 1:35 AM

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Ok I'll keep that in mind do you need a special bulb for the dimming?

next crescent Mar 9, 2020, 1:36 AM

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any dimmable LED or incandescent has worked for me. You also get the perks of energy savings with dimming lights.

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If using incandescent, I've had best luck with fan bulbs as they have thicker filaments (to withstand the vibration of the fan) and don't buzz when dimmed.

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You can get most components pretty cheap on ebay for it as well. Sometimes $20/switch less than on Amazon. Wish I had looked their 1st before spending a crap ton on Amazon.

high yarrow Mar 9, 2020, 1:40 AM

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thanks for the info

next crescent Mar 9, 2020, 1:40 AM

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np. good luck! There are some good videos on youtube for installation and reviews if needed.

high yarrow Mar 9, 2020, 1:42 AM

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yea I just wish there were more options for neutral less stuff, my whole house is that way... which isn't fun lol

next crescent Mar 9, 2020, 1:42 AM

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Adding a neutral isn't horribly difficult if you have outlets close by.

high yarrow Mar 9, 2020, 1:43 AM

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hmmm, I do have them on the other side of the wall

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I'll take a look into that too

rustic gulch Mar 9, 2020, 4:54 AM

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is there something like the caseta switch that could control an LED strip? I'd like to make some false skylights and have them controlled from both the wall via simple dimmer/switch and also automatable via HA

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/skydance-2-4g-rf/99399/12 perhaps these are the right solution

rustic gulch Mar 9, 2020, 9:42 AM

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also promising: https://github.com/sidoh/espmh_pcb

civic kraken Mar 9, 2020, 9:45 AM

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milight has been pretty good for cheap light control for me

sly stag Mar 9, 2020, 10:58 AM

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Hi, I've an issue with my fresh install (Intel NUC - Debian 10 - Hassio with Docker) , my USB Bluetooth key seems to be not recognized by hassio "Error during Bluetooth LE scan: No BLE adapter found" but on my last install (Debian 8), my key worked fine.

if I ran lsusb i found my key
if i ran hciconfig , i see my key too on hci1 (hci0 is down because i don't want to use internal chipset of my NUC)

Do you have an idea why ?
Nothing specially in dmesg, and on debian GUI I can start a bluetooth scan (but i don't know if it use hci0 or hci1)

sly stag Mar 9, 2020, 11:31 AM

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Finally my key is recognize 🙂 BUT now i've an issue : Error during Bluetooth LE scan: Unexpected error when scanning: Set scan parameters failed: I/O error

i tried to restart deamon, down and up hci0, hciconfig hci0 reset

But issue persist

waxen zenith Mar 9, 2020, 11:58 AM

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Hey guys, I'm currently looking into Sonoff hardware and want to flash them with ESPHome/Tasmota, I found out I need an USB to TTL converter. Can I use this one?
https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32673467746.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.6f5d6629wvGNVw&algo_pvid=ea55b7f1-458e-44d2-bbd5-5f13ed82013d&algo_expid=ea55b7f1-458e-44d2-bbd5-5f13ed82013d-3&btsid=0b0a01f815837546692307336e9619&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_

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It is CP2102, so I think it should work, but I've made the mistake of getting the wrong converter before, so better safe then sorry!

sullen gyro Mar 9, 2020, 1:54 PM

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a bit offtopic, but is there anybody using a projector at home during a daytime?

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im considering buying a projector instead of a TV for the living room and wonder if there any decent sub 1k projectors available

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but im a bit sceptical about the brightness during daytime

civic kraken Mar 9, 2020, 1:57 PM

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you'll need blackout curtains at minimum and even then it won't be very pretty during daylight

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the ambient light rejecting screens might help you out though but are quite expensive

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Brightness will be fine btw but you'll lose so much contrast due to blacks turning grey. The cheap projectors (under 1k) also have limited lens shifting options which makes it sometimes difficult to set it up in a living room. I'm still thinking I'll upgrade the current projector for a new one instead of a big TV, but the gap is getting closer.

sullen gyro Mar 9, 2020, 2:53 PM

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@civic kraken thats what I thought. thank you

faint talon Mar 9, 2020, 4:04 PM

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I've been investigating the many internal motion sensors. I'm hoping to use zigbee or wifi (tasmota). Do any give the light reading also? How do they typically report the motion to HA? Is it a simple flag or a percentage of how sure it was (10% positive something moved for example)? Any recommendations?

civic kraken Mar 9, 2020, 4:11 PM

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I have the Xiaomi ones (zigbee). They have a light reading, but from what I've heard it only updates when there's motion. There's no accuracy estimation, but they work flawlessly in my use.

faint talon Mar 9, 2020, 4:21 PM

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I can live with that, thanks. Is the light reading a standard thing from motion sensors?

next crescent Mar 9, 2020, 6:19 PM

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I use the $6 wyze sensors for motion. They do not report light readings from what I can tell. They are great for motion though. Having issues adding more sensors after the last 2 updates of HA. Hopefully that gets fixed soon as I have a couple more sensors to pair up and use in places.

faint talon Mar 9, 2020, 6:21 PM

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Do you use them to trigger lights or another purpose? I want to turn lights on if it's dull/dark. Thanks

next crescent Mar 9, 2020, 6:24 PM

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I have one on my front porch to turn on my porch lights when someone gets close to the house. Another I have at floor level next to my bed that turns on an LED strip light, under my bed, so that I don't have to turn on lights when I get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. I use time as an indicator when those automations are active. 7pm - 7am for the porch and 10pm - 7am for the bedroom lights

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They are passive infrared so they do not require light to function.

oblique bear Mar 9, 2020, 6:26 PM

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if your unable to add more wyze sensors maybe create an issue at the custom component?

next crescent Mar 9, 2020, 6:27 PM

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I saw that channel is archived. I am new to here, so didn't know where to bring it up

faint talon Mar 9, 2020, 6:27 PM

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Thanks @next crescent, I'm just getting in to this and these are the first sensors I'm looking to purchase. All great info so far

oblique bear Mar 9, 2020, 6:27 PM

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@next crescent https://github.com/kevinvincent/ha-wyzesense

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you report directly to the custom component

next crescent Mar 9, 2020, 6:28 PM

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ah, gotcha. sorry, thought you meant the custom-components channel. thanks

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@faint talon, I've been happy with the wyze sensors. $20 gets you the starter kit which includes 1 motion and 2 door sensors. You can buy additional sensors for $6/ea.

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The starter kit also has the dongle that you need to connect to your HA device.

faint talon Mar 9, 2020, 6:31 PM

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I'll look in to it. Cheers

sullen gyro Mar 9, 2020, 6:38 PM

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who were able to implement some position tracking of the blackouts? i got an RF enabled motors, but i can just stop rolling out by timeout as I dont track its position

topaz sand Mar 9, 2020, 9:22 PM

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Does anyone have recommendations for low-retrigger time PIR sensors? I've tried Wyze and Ikea so far and they are both pretty long (30 sec and 180 sec respectively)

winged knoll Mar 9, 2020, 9:29 PM

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Z-Wave sensors are the most configurable in my experience

topaz sand Mar 9, 2020, 9:34 PM

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Interesting, I'll take a look, thanks @winged knoll !

winged knoll Mar 9, 2020, 9:36 PM

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The Aeotec (which can be USB powered) supports "blind" time of as low as one second

topaz sand Mar 9, 2020, 9:40 PM

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That sounds perfect, I appreciate it

winged knoll Mar 9, 2020, 9:40 PM

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No worries

unborn bane Mar 9, 2020, 9:47 PM

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What's the best when it comes to door sensor and motion detector and water detector? Zwave or zigbee

winged knoll Mar 9, 2020, 9:49 PM

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Yes

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There is no universal best

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Best for you depends on what you want, what your budget is, and what's available where you live

unborn bane Mar 9, 2020, 9:53 PM

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I have allot of doors and windows. I read that zwave plus devices lasts longer batteries. Is that true? Or does it last Just a little bit more

winged knoll Mar 9, 2020, 9:53 PM

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Depends

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I'd say that the Sensative Z-Wave strips are best - in that they're invisible in use (uPVC frames, others with some effort) and the (non-replaceable) battery lasts about 10 years
I'd also say that the Xiaomi Zigbee units are best - in that they're cheap, small, and have a replaceable battery that apparently lasts multiple years

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I have the Sensative strips on doors, and the Xiaomi units on windows

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In both cases, you need mains/USB powered devices to build the mesh required, so you can't just buy a Z-Wave/Zigbee stick, a bucket load of sensors, and call it done (well, you may get away with that, but only if all the stars align just right, and your house is small enough)

unborn bane Mar 9, 2020, 10:01 PM

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Theres so maby to choose from

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Many

winged knoll Mar 9, 2020, 10:01 PM

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Yes 😄

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As I said, no best - just choices to make

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Zigbee is pretty cheap and for most things as effective as Z-Wave. There are cases where Z-Wave devices are "better", in that they're configurable, but it's always a case of your mileage may vary

unborn bane Mar 9, 2020, 10:16 PM

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I need something that will last long

peak talon Mar 9, 2020, 11:30 PM

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you could always buy those cheap CC2531 and keep them configured as routers and placed strategically across. Atleast that's what I am hoping would happen. I am recently on the ZigBee bandwagon and things are pretty good so far (with 10 devices) - better and much reliable than the Bluetooth buttons I was using

bold roost Mar 10, 2020, 1:39 AM

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Hi there, i have a smart curtain thats reporting wierdly
like i see the real state (open/close) just after executing the action, but then i goes back to unknown

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what can i do to fix this?

oblique bear Mar 10, 2020, 2:51 AM

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@bold roost which integration?

bold roost Mar 10, 2020, 2:52 AM

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Its tuya

oblique bear Mar 10, 2020, 3:15 AM

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looks like a known issue: https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/30112

bold roost Mar 10, 2020, 3:53 AM

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@oblique bear thanks a tons

south sentinel Mar 10, 2020, 10:05 AM

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Hi hi
I would like to check if Adam 4055 is able to integrate into home assistant so that I don't need to install sonoff on every switches I have in my new home. Thank you

topaz lantern Mar 10, 2020, 10:19 AM

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any alternative device for global cache ip2ir which supports home assistant?

rapid swallow Mar 10, 2020, 10:22 AM

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Can anyone point me in the right direction how to implement dimming a bulb with IKEA Zigbee RC? It has "start long press" and "release long press" events, so how would I implement dimming a bulb?
My idea was to start a script (which would dim down that bulb in a loop) upon detecting a long press and end this script when the button is released, but the "end script" part is what troubles me... Any suggestions?

tacit plinth Mar 10, 2020, 1:01 PM

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@rapid swallow Just use the device automations in the automation editor in HA106 -- you won't have to mess with the devices

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or you can direct bind the remote to the bulb -- that will work even if HA is down too

rapid swallow Mar 10, 2020, 1:02 PM

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I want the same remote (those fancy 5-button TRADFRI) remotes to control two bulbs...

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when "on" is pressed, both bulbs toggle states, pressing "left" and "right" toggles the single bulb (on the left/right side of the remote position),

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and pressing "dim up" and "dim down" shall dim both bulbs up or down

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Not sure how to bind a remote to two bulbs...

zealous dune Mar 10, 2020, 1:04 PM

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you don't

tacit plinth Mar 10, 2020, 1:06 PM

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You can bind a remote to a group of bulbs

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but the functions for each button on the group will be the same

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To do exactly what you want, just use the built in automation editor, you won't have to worry about the events now

rapid swallow Mar 10, 2020, 1:08 PM

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I did. The automations have a trigger, a condition and an action (or multiple items), condition is optional, right?

tacit plinth Mar 10, 2020, 1:08 PM

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Yes

rapid swallow Mar 10, 2020, 1:09 PM

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So what do I enter as "Trigger" and "Action" in order to bind "Long press dim up button" to "dim up bulb1 and bulb2 gradually" and "release after long press dim up" to "stop dimming up bulb1 and bulb2"?

rapid swallow Mar 10, 2020, 1:30 PM

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@tacit plinth ?

smoky goblet Mar 10, 2020, 2:12 PM

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Does anyone have recommendations for line voltage thermostats? From what I can tell, the big names like nest and ecobee don't have any that would handle the higher voltage without extra equipment

tacit plinth Mar 10, 2020, 3:49 PM

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Is it a crazy idea to open a xiaomi door sensor and connect it to a standard toggle light switch?

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(switch obviously only connected to sensor, no mains involved)

digital timber Mar 10, 2020, 4:09 PM

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@smoky goblet why do you need a line-voltage thermostat? most furnace/AC units specifically route low voltages to thermostats

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and a question of my own... does anyone have any resourcesor experience liberating ZigBee based smart bulbs and sensors for use on non-branded controllers instead of their native ecosystem's hubs? I have Hive stuff and the company is looking like they're gearing up to either shut down or do something else remarkably suicidal, and I'd like the kit I have to not end up in a damn landfil

tacit plinth Mar 10, 2020, 4:18 PM

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@digital timber https://zigbee.blakadder.com/vendors.html

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looks like pretty good support by the zigbee options for hive equipment

digital timber Mar 10, 2020, 4:20 PM

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well that covers the plugs and lights... thanks! I wonder why my googleing didn't dig this up

tacit plinth Mar 10, 2020, 4:21 PM

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We need to boost @zealous dune 's google ratings, obviously

digital timber Mar 10, 2020, 4:23 PM

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hmm... is this an alternate controller or just a database of how to get these devices to work with HA?

tacit plinth Mar 10, 2020, 4:23 PM

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It's a database of which devices are supported by the main controller options

bright jacinthBOT Mar 10, 2020, 4:23 PM

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There are three Zigbee options with Home Assistant (regardless of how you install it). These are:

deCONZ is relatively stable and mature with its own UI. It can run in an add-on, in a Docker container, or natively. Known working devices are documented, and how to request support for a new device is documented too (you can't add unsupported devices yourself).

zha is actively developed as part of Home Assistant Core, using the zigpy stack, the UI also being part of Home Assistant. There is no list of supported devices, as any standards compliant device should work. Devices that require extra support are listed, and adding unsupported devices is documented.

Zigbee2MQTT is very actively developed and can run in an add-on for Hass.io, in a Docker container, and natively, with no native UI. It uses MQTT for control and configuration, but there are third party UIs. The known working devices are well documented (which usually includes how to pair them so you don't have to find the manual), and adding unsupported devices is also documented.

digital timber Mar 10, 2020, 4:29 PM

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ok, so... the reason i'm confused is because under "How to pair" it just links to Hive's page...

tacit plinth Mar 10, 2020, 4:35 PM

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yeah, that's in process per controller option above ^^

smoky goblet Mar 10, 2020, 4:58 PM

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@digital timber line voltage thermostats are needed for baseboard heat and the likes, typically.

drifting quarry Mar 11, 2020, 12:32 AM

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@drifting quarry you can calibrate the bmes if you’re using esphome
@bold lantern I was not aware of this. It seems that I could calibrate the BMEs with Tasmota too...

Thanks for the tip! I will look into it!

simple ether Mar 11, 2020, 2:24 AM

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Anyone know if I can use "GE Enbrighten Z-Wave Plus Smart Outdoor Switch", to monitor energy. I want to broadcast a msg to my smart speakers when laundry is done.

simple ether Mar 11, 2020, 5:50 AM

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I think my current Z-wave device lacks power consumption measurement. Suggestion? I need one to notify me when washer is done.

civic sphinx Mar 11, 2020, 5:53 AM

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Hi all, do you have a documentation about rflink + Switch livolo integration (pairing) with HA ? Thanks in advance

winged knoll Mar 11, 2020, 7:25 AM

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I'd ask in #zwave-archived @simple ether - and remember to say where in the world you live

left delta Mar 11, 2020, 12:23 PM

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Ha blocks me all the time. I added the data so it wouldn't block me, and it repeats itself.

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    - type: trusted_networks
      trusted_networks:
        - 192.168.1.0/24
    - type: homeassistant

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http:
  base_url: !secret base_url
  ip_ban_enabled: true
  login_attempts_threshold: 5
  use_x_forwarded_for: true
  trusted_proxies:
  - 127.0.0.1 #localhost
  - 192.168.1.1 #router
  - 172.18.0.2 #letsencryot 
  - 172.17.0.3 #mariadb
  - 172.19.0.2```

rapid swallow Mar 11, 2020, 12:52 PM

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Hmmm...Shall I take zigbee switch actor for switching LED spots or better a Wifi one?

winged knoll Mar 11, 2020, 12:52 PM

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IMO Zigbee

rapid swallow Mar 11, 2020, 12:55 PM

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I have both already, i.e. wifi plugs as well as zb bulbs and buttons...

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why zigbee? Not trying to second-guess, just trying to find out the reasons 🙂

winged knoll Mar 11, 2020, 12:57 PM

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For me, there's ~~two~~ three primary reasons:

Battery life (for battery powered devices obviously) is a lot better
Mesh is far better for connectivity than one central shouty box ;)
Not WiFi

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The third point mainly being that it means that it's harder for "other things" to interact with it outside your control

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So, folks can't just spin up an app and mess with your lights

rapid swallow Mar 11, 2020, 12:58 PM

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"1)" does not apply to permanent-power devices like a switch actor...

winged knoll Mar 11, 2020, 12:58 PM

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Well, obviously

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Hence why I added the "obviously" statement

rapid swallow Mar 11, 2020, 12:59 PM

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"2)" - to a certain extent. I do have Wifi repeaters all over the place, but yeah, I get the point.

winged knoll Mar 11, 2020, 12:59 PM

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Oh, and (4) as with Z-Wave you can have two Zigbee devices to directly interact with each other, even if HA is down

rapid swallow Mar 11, 2020, 12:59 PM

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"3)" is actually the most important, I think

winged knoll Mar 11, 2020, 1:00 PM

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There's also a fair chunk of WiFi devices that sulk if they don't have Internet access 😦

rapid swallow Mar 11, 2020, 1:01 PM

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But for "(4)" - this only works if you have only very basci switch rules, doesn't it?

winged knoll Mar 11, 2020, 1:02 PM

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Well, it means that a switch can turn lights on, say

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Which is actually really rather handy 😉

rapid swallow Mar 11, 2020, 1:03 PM

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I have those IKEA remotes (the 5-button ones) along my stairway... The central "on" button toggles the bulbs on both sides, left and right, the "left arrow" toggles the bulb on the left and the "right arrow" toggles the bulbn on the right. How can I do this without HA?

winged knoll Mar 11, 2020, 1:04 PM

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I have no idea, you'd need to see what the options are - not every device supports binding, but #zigbee-archived can help (if you answer the question in the topic there)

tulip shard Mar 11, 2020, 2:14 PM

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Greetings all, Has anyone used the tplink 3 way light switches? They come in a box with 2 switches but wondering if I can use one of them and a traditional 3 way switch and still use them with Home Assistant

tulip shard Mar 11, 2020, 3:31 PM

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Found the answer I was looking for in YouTube video, they can be used individually so that is good

haughty shuttle Mar 11, 2020, 4:50 PM

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before I order some more cheap plugs that work with mqtt, does anyone know of any smart plugs that work with esphome out there?

toxic jay Mar 11, 2020, 10:36 PM

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I bought some smart switches from Costco (Feit) and got them in esphome as tuya switches. For the life of me, i cannot get them to transition via automation, MQTT automation or script. as soon as i run it, the lights come on 100%

harsh portal Mar 12, 2020, 4:54 AM

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does anyone know of any BR40 tunable white bulbs?

tacit plume Mar 12, 2020, 10:56 AM

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Hi All. I live in South Africa and we have this thing called "Load Shedding" where they cut the power often (yay). When my RPI with Hass.io / HA boots up it is obviously quicker than my Sonoff Basic and they all start as unavailable (and I have to restart HA). Any ideas how to resolve?

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Sonoff is through HACS

jovial pulsar Mar 12, 2020, 10:59 AM

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Forgive my ignorance, but how is an rpi with an entire operating system "obviously" booting faster than an embeded system with task specific firmware?

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I don't use either. Is Home Assistant really that optimized on the pi now?

tacit plume Mar 12, 2020, 11:00 AM

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Maybe it's not booting quicker, but it's definitely "Unavailable" when my RPI HA starts up

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Might be my router Wifi that's still turning on (hence the Sonoff can't connect)

wide crest Mar 12, 2020, 11:27 AM

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@jovial pulsar an rpi with a buildroot based OS (which HA OS is) is pretty quick at booting. i made a custom buildroot for my "gameboy zero" and it would start within a few seconds on a pi zero. have a tvheadend buildroot for a pi 3 and that is even less. the time it takes to walk from it to the TV its ready to stream. not sure how much time HA OS adds "on top" of the baseline though.

jovial pulsar Mar 12, 2020, 11:29 AM

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That's cool. Guess I'll have to check that out.

wide crest Mar 12, 2020, 11:30 AM

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@tacit plume is starting as "unavailable" causing you problems? it was a feature to make entities appear in the UI and in alexa/google/homekit/etc even if they weren't there when fully working when HA switched on, and that sounds like what is happening.

tacit plume Mar 12, 2020, 11:40 AM

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@j2ck yeah it's causing me problems as I can't see any action from it (i.e. Turned On / Turned Off) and can't interact with it until I reboot HA. Was hoping for some code to tell it to go check periodically if the device is online/offline

cedar reef Mar 12, 2020, 2:38 PM

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@tacit plume I have a similar issue with a camera that I don't have on all the time - I have to make sure it's turned on during restart or it never gets picked up later. You could set up an automation to restart HA 20 minutes after start if that device is unavailable or something

hallow ridge Mar 12, 2020, 4:43 PM

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Hi, guys. I need some help with the modbus sensor, for an energy smart meter, please.
I have the OBIS code for every single measures available, but I need to get the register number to config the modbus sensor on HA.
How can I get the registers?

magic tiger Mar 12, 2020, 7:07 PM

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Is the Mi Smart Plug (WiFi) supported?

tawdry pine Mar 12, 2020, 10:18 PM

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anyone familiar with D1 mini Lite and Dallas DS18b20? I can't seem to get sensor address as it can't find sensor. Followed the wiring diagrams I found with 4.7k resistor between 3.3 and data

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logs look like this:[18:15:28][C][logger:175]: Logger:
[18:15:28][C][logger:176]: Level: DEBUG
[18:15:28][C][logger:177]: Log Baud Rate: 115200
[18:15:28][C][logger:178]: Hardware UART: UART0
[18:15:28][C][dallas.sensor:070]: DallasComponent:
[18:15:28][C][dallas.sensor:071]: Pin: GPIO13 (Mode: INPUT)
[18:15:28][C][dallas.sensor:072]: Update Interval: 60.0s
[18:15:28][W][dallas.sensor:075]: Found no sensors!
[18:15:28][C][captive_portal:169]: Captive Portal:
[18:15:28][C][ota:029]: Over-The-Air Updates:
[18:15:28][C][ota:030]: Address: aquarium_temperature.local:8266
[18:15:28][C][ota:032]: Using Password.
[18:15:28][C][api:095]: API Server:
[18:15:28][C][api:096]: Address: aquarium_temperature.local:6053

mellow matrix Mar 13, 2020, 12:04 AM

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Sorry for the stupid question, trying to migrate from domoticz to HA.
How do i configure to have 2 or more sonoffs switch on/off another one? Tried the group option, but that didint work, since it turns on the group but not everything in the group.

rustic gulch Mar 13, 2020, 4:43 AM

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I was leaning towards Mi Light for LED Strip control but now heading back towards Gledopto for easy Hue app. Does anyone know if the Mi Light PWM is significantly higher quality that the dimming / flicker would make me head back that direction?

tacit plume Mar 13, 2020, 6:29 AM

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@tacit plume I have a similar issue with a camera that I don't have on all the time - I have to make sure it's turned on during restart or it never gets picked up later. You could set up an automation to restart HA 20 minutes after start if that device is unavailable or something
@cedar reef Thanks @cedar reef , I'll give that a try

civic kraken Mar 13, 2020, 9:30 AM

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I don't notice any flicker with the milight pwm, unlike with my Dell monitor. @rustic gulch. I'm not sure what you mean by the "easy Hue app" compared to it though, I just use HA and integrate the lights with mqtt.

unkempt hare Mar 13, 2020, 11:05 AM

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Hi, I have some lights integrated via zigbee2mqt. Is there any way to specify a default light on/off transition time, either globally or maybe per light, in homeassisant? My hue bulbs seem to do a transition by default while my osram bulbs change state instantly.

civic kraken Mar 13, 2020, 11:06 AM

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depends on if the light supports transition or not

zealous dune Mar 13, 2020, 11:07 AM

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more info https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/configuration.html#device-type-specific

unkempt hare Mar 13, 2020, 11:07 AM

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It think it does? I can to something like this

civic kraken Mar 13, 2020, 11:07 AM

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for zigbee you should ask in #zigbee-archived 🙂

unkempt hare Mar 13, 2020, 11:07 AM

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mosquitto_pub -t 'zigbee2mqtt/light_kitchen/set' -m '{"state":"OFF","brightness":166,"transition":"0.4"}'

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And there the transition is working

civic kraken Mar 13, 2020, 11:09 AM

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I only use transitions with automations so I'm not sure how to set it up in mqtt light, but there seems to be transition available for command on and off templates

unkempt hare Mar 13, 2020, 11:11 AM

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Well, I thought I could maybe change the way Homeassisant is toggles light and define a transition there. But I will look into the mqtt side of things as it seems there is no way in Homeassistant to specify a standard transition time

civic kraken Mar 13, 2020, 11:12 AM

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Some integrations offer that option, but not sure how it is with mqtt

marsh sail Mar 13, 2020, 1:10 PM

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Anyone here has Harmony

tacit plinth Mar 13, 2020, 1:25 PM

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Roborock S4 on sale today on Amazon (US) - $100 with code ROBOROCKS4 -- Makes it $299 total

uncut vector Mar 13, 2020, 3:09 PM

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hey guys, I have a very old Nest Developer account and my Nest integration with HA works. i'm being asked to migrate to Google. If I do that, I will permanently lose access to my nest, correct?

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or since I have the old Nest Dev, it will continue to work?

oblique bear Mar 13, 2020, 3:51 PM

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@marsh sail i'm using harmony

marsh sail Mar 13, 2020, 3:52 PM

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@oblique bear Are we able to use Harmony to receive anything? Like use it as a sensor?

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or make it emit?

oblique bear Mar 13, 2020, 3:52 PM

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its a remote so the only thing we can retrieve is the current activity....other than that it can send IR signals with remote.send_command

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you can create a sensor for the current activity....if you have something like an IR fan you can create a switch template to turn it on and off outside of an activity

marsh sail Mar 13, 2020, 5:45 PM

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@oblique bear Ah okay. The thing is: I have some IR thingys which are generic. I have a remote with it but i want to have Logitech Harmony to control them 🙂

oblique bear Mar 13, 2020, 5:45 PM

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if you exclusively control them in HA then the switch template should be just fine

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i use it myself for devices like fans, fireplace, curtains etc...

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i have some examples of that here: https://github.com/dshokouhi/Home-AssistantConfig/blob/master/switches.yaml

marsh sail Mar 13, 2020, 5:58 PM

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I first need to know what to send tho

oblique bear Mar 13, 2020, 6:01 PM

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after you setup the integration look in your config directory for the harmony conf file

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it contains all your harmony devices and corresponding commands

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so if for example you had to train harmony on your remote commands you will see that device and the command names you used in that file

marsh sail Mar 13, 2020, 6:05 PM

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Thats whhat i was wondering about

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I didnt want to train

oblique bear Mar 13, 2020, 6:09 PM

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you have to train the hub with the commands you wish to send

marsh sail Mar 13, 2020, 6:10 PM

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i figured

sand mason Mar 13, 2020, 9:52 PM

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What would be the cheapest way of building a smart switch for my LIFX bulb?

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The normal switch obviously won't work because it triggers hardware power and Flic buttons are so overpriced

peak talon Mar 14, 2020, 1:47 AM

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Use a cheap Bluetooth button

cedar reef Mar 14, 2020, 1:51 AM

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cheapest is probably diy with an esp32 and a button hooked to gpio

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tuya switches are cheap too

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If you're OK with spending more, Inovelli ZWave switches can disable the internal relay. I think HomeSeer might be able to also

tribal star Mar 14, 2020, 8:38 AM

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Can anyone steer me to a solid example of extracting text and displaying it in a card, please? Any JSON field via MQTT would be great.

split atlas Mar 14, 2020, 2:38 PM

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Hello people!

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I am new to the Home Assistant world, and learning quickly. Most of

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most of my devices are Xiaomi. One I have trouble with to add is the Xiaomi IR remote. I understood I needed the unique token to add that1, and I came pretty far (iPhone backup, find specific file, find token hash) but now I need to add this hash into the Terminal to get the real token and thats where I am lost. Terminal is like the cmd.exe of Apple am I right?

pastel charm Mar 14, 2020, 4:34 PM

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After upgrading to the latest version all my zwave devices are missing, but doing a network heal and watching the log i show all the nodes working correctly. All the nodes are missing from the .xml file as well.

trail hatch Mar 14, 2020, 7:06 PM

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Is there an easy way to get the Harmony component to rescan the hub? It's supposed to update when there are new devices and mine doesn't seem to be.

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Oh, think I may have found it, nevermind. Sync can be called via service.

lilac spindle Mar 14, 2020, 8:06 PM

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I have a Xiaomi Leak sensor and it works great as leak detector but Deconz says theres a temp sensor integrated as well but the reading doesn't change much if at all. Has anyone gotten this to work properly, or should I just ignore it?

dusk notch Mar 14, 2020, 11:13 PM

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i have an odd problem, if i open my media_player (sonos) in lovelace and use the GUI for TTS it just works

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hoever, if i call the service

tts.google_say
entity_id: media_player.arbeitszimmer
data:
 message: Test
 language: de
``` i get an error

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Error on init TTS: No TTS from google_translate for 'Test

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any idea what im doing wrong?

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mhm it appears that the lovelace version uses

tts.cloud_say```

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but where the heck is the documentation for that...?

hushed moth Mar 15, 2020, 12:10 AM

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Would someone be able to help? Im running tasmota on a sonoff mini. I've the full tasmota.bin. correct mqtt settings, enabled setoption19, renamed the device and rebooted twice but there is no entity showing up in my home assistant...

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There did show up a switch named switch.tasmota. State is always at on and can't be switched. Tried resetting the tasmota config, didn't work. Still not showing up

wind acorn Mar 15, 2020, 12:48 AM

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https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1887947754.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000023.20.5d704864L9y1wq is it milight controller v6 that is mention here: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/limitlessled/ ?

dire nebula Mar 15, 2020, 9:04 AM

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hi, i would like to be able to read data from devices with bluetooth is possible some way?

alpine thorn Mar 15, 2020, 1:28 PM

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picked up a mirabella genio smart plug. how shit is it? the app is already annoying me

hushed moth Mar 15, 2020, 1:52 PM

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There did show up a switch named switch.tasmota. State is always at on and can't be switched. Tried resetting the tasmota config, didn't work. Still not showing up
Found my own solution, just changed the entity id in HA itself. Seems to be working fine now

frozen fox Mar 15, 2020, 2:11 PM

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Guys, is there a way to create a sensor that can read a value inside HA? My TPlink plug socket can tell me how much power its using but I do not know how to get HA to monitor it...

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it doesnt recognise my plug as having sensors.

peak talon Mar 15, 2020, 2:27 PM

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You need to create sensors. Have you checked? It has a example https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/tplink

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The values are in attributes

frozen fox Mar 15, 2020, 2:33 PM

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Hi 🙂 honestly.. this is very much my first foray into HomeAssisant 🙂 I've never created a sensor before

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I have a HS110

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Ahh ha!

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Thankyou for the link I really appreciate it

high yarrow Mar 15, 2020, 2:39 PM

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Hey does anyone have a suggestion on what to do when I need more space to install a smart light switch into it's box? The box just doesn't seem that deep and it's really crowded with the wires.

frozen fox Mar 15, 2020, 2:44 PM

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@peak talon Hey, sorry to be a nuisance.. how do I go about creating a template sensor? do I have to enable something in the yaml (difficult on a docker instance)

peak talon Mar 15, 2020, 2:46 PM

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Those are there in the link i gave you, you literally have to copy those in your configuration.yaml. in the link scroll down to "Extracting Energy Sensor data"

frozen fox Mar 15, 2020, 2:46 PM

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Yeah I got that, guess I gotta find out how to put it in the yaml 🙂

peak talon Mar 15, 2020, 2:47 PM

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Well copy paste. Sorry i didn't get you. You are unable to find configuration.yaml?

frozen fox Mar 15, 2020, 2:47 PM

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Yeh 🙂

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Running on a docker instance, its probably buried here somewhere.

peak talon Mar 15, 2020, 2:47 PM

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You are on hassio?

frozen fox Mar 15, 2020, 2:48 PM

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No, running Home Assistant on a docker instance on my synology.

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found the file 🙂

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let see....

peak talon Mar 15, 2020, 2:49 PM

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Okay. Make sure you do a config check before restarting the docker

frozen fox Mar 15, 2020, 2:51 PM

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Ok.. well it didnt like that at allbut I can at least edit it!

peak talon Mar 15, 2020, 2:53 PM

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Well, install the ide or similar, yaml is pretty strict on spaces

frozen fox Mar 15, 2020, 2:54 PM

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boyakka! config valid 🙂

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YES! thanks Manju 🙂

modest bone Mar 15, 2020, 2:56 PM

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hallo

peak talon Mar 15, 2020, 3:00 PM

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Now you might want to try an automation which switches off the plug when current or energy consumption is above certain limit. This will act as a safety measure

frozen fox Mar 15, 2020, 3:07 PM

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Yeah looking into how to do that now, primarily I wanted it to send a notification when its finished

peak talon Mar 15, 2020, 3:09 PM

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automation.yaml to get you started

hushed moth Mar 15, 2020, 3:22 PM

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Anyone here expierence with broadlink rm mini? I've bought a second one to control some devices in another room. Sadly when sending commands to it it doesn't seem to do anything. The one that I already had seems to work fine

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Also learning doesn't work, no light turns on when calling the broadlink.learn service. It does on the first one

tacit plume Mar 15, 2020, 3:47 PM

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Hey guys, I'm using a SR04 (ultrasonic sensor) and ESPHome. It gets me a response of like 1.5m, is there a way that I can use this to add into a formula and show that. It's in a water tank, so 1.5m from the top, and then multiply by piR2

worn canyon Mar 15, 2020, 3:55 PM

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i have a dumb tv. i have ir blaster with tasmota-ir. i have homeassistant running in a vm on proxmox. all working. to accurately be able to turn tv on/off i need to know what its current state is. i have an esp8266 flashed with tasmota. i am going to power it by the usb on tv, so that it is on when tv is. i have setup an input_boolean basement_tv_status . i am not sure what i need to monitor within home assistant to get the variable connected to the 8266 connection state . if that makes sense

pseudo holly Mar 15, 2020, 3:58 PM

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Hi, I have a few Eurotronics Spirit thermostatic radiator valves and I read it is possible to set an offset temperature but I am not sure where to find the setting. Can someone please point me in the right direction?

worn canyon Mar 15, 2020, 5:47 PM

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i was able to do what i wanted using node red. probably a more elegant way but this works http://i.imgur.com/Xn7u7oI.png

rare furnace Mar 15, 2020, 6:02 PM

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Hey everyone, this might be something i don't understand conceptually, but i can't seem to get devices to work. I configured Xiaomi YeeLight and Robot Vaccuum manually in configuration.yaml, i can see them as entities and even manipulate them as i please( turn on/off, lauch cleaning etc), however they are not added as devices, so i can't create any triggers or automation with them. Is there something i am missing? How can i add my devices to.. em.. devices? Thanks!

whole orbit Mar 15, 2020, 6:56 PM

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Will these work with a Conbee II via the Deconz add on? I'm sick of the Wyze sensors going offline/freezing up, and need an alternative. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000067518837.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.571427c4SxesYZ&algo_pvid=b960eb46-7920-4fbe-a4e2-b44f6c952d60&algo_expid=b960eb46-7920-4fbe-a4e2-b44f6c952d60-5&btsid=0ab50a5715842978060297247ea53c&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_

analog forge Mar 15, 2020, 7:06 PM

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Hey guys, any idea? Enter to home assistant via android on 4g work fine, on iPhone i got "page cannot be found" any ideas?

cedar latch Mar 15, 2020, 7:13 PM

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Does anyone have tips on how to physically secure/mount a temperature sensor to measure a room? I currently just have it dangling, but I'd prefer to have it be where i can get the most accurate measurement

solid geode Mar 15, 2020, 7:39 PM

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Hello friends, I am looking for IP cams for home security that integrate well and reliably with Home Assistant (even for home automation noobs). Ideally something not too expensive. Any type/brand you can recommend? (location: Germany)

fringe moon Mar 15, 2020, 8:13 PM

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@solid geode anything with rtsp will integrate nicely, but HA is not a NVR nor an image processor in it self, but has integrations for such, I have 5 different Chinese ip cameras from $20-30 that play fine

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@cedar latch depends on what you mean by accurate, heat rises, cold goes to the floor, is there a draft? I have most of my sensors in head height in rooms, Xiaomi temp sensors

hushed moth Mar 15, 2020, 8:26 PM

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Does someone have expierence with the ikea motion sensor? I've added it into HA with zigbee2mqtt but there is like a 3 minute delay before motion is detected again. Very annoying. Does someone know if you can remove that delay? or at least decrease it to like 1 minute

fringe moon Mar 15, 2020, 8:29 PM

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Isn't that the switch on the back? @hushed moth

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Not sure about it, mine are in a box after buying Xiaomi

hushed moth Mar 15, 2020, 8:30 PM

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well there is one for day/night I assume and the other one honestly no idea. I will try that one

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Yea I already ordered the xiaomi one as well, expected ikea to be better honestly

fringe moon Mar 15, 2020, 8:33 PM

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I have 50+ IKEA bulbs, love them

hushed moth Mar 15, 2020, 8:33 PM

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@fringe moon according to the sensors manual it's for the brightness of the light it's connected to

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I have not a single one

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Prefered to use the phisical switch as a second option so I have all connected with sonoff mini's

fringe moon Mar 15, 2020, 8:34 PM

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@hushed moth there is definitely a timer on the back

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https://images.app.goo.gl/gWPX3hMfs4M99qAJA

hushed moth Mar 15, 2020, 8:34 PM

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Sadly I have the newer model....

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http://werra11.eu/i/15-03-2020_21:35:28.png

fringe moon Mar 15, 2020, 8:36 PM

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Oh wow, didn't even know there was a version 2

hushed moth Mar 15, 2020, 8:37 PM

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Yea I didn't for a while, found that out a few days ago, would have prefered the old model

drifting grove Mar 15, 2020, 8:56 PM

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Somebody any device for air quality measurements?

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and what air purifier would you guys advice

fringe moon Mar 15, 2020, 8:58 PM

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I recommend fresh Norwegian forest air

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Just open your window

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Nootnoot

thin minnow Mar 15, 2020, 9:05 PM

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I recently got a Zooz zen31 (rgbw dimmer) - when I add it to my HA, I get a bunch of sensors, but no switches. Any suggestions?

atomic seal Mar 15, 2020, 9:06 PM

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Anyone got a nodon remote on zwave working in HA ??

drifting grove Mar 15, 2020, 9:14 PM

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/adding-nodon-zwave-switch/7145

atomic seal Mar 15, 2020, 9:28 PM

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Anyone using this button in nodered ??

drifting grove Mar 15, 2020, 9:53 PM

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Has anyone faced a high pitch noise getting from thermostats? I've got 10 Moes "smart" wifi thermostats and all of them make high frequency noise. It's super irritating especially over night. My guess is by taking it apart, the ACDC chip LNK623DG.

glossy prism Mar 15, 2020, 10:18 PM

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Nothing from my ecobee

limpid dove Mar 16, 2020, 3:22 AM

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I have an zwave outlet. In the smartthings app, I can say if voltage drops below x for y time then ... can’t see how to replicate that in Homeassistant. Tips?

peak talon Mar 16, 2020, 5:23 AM

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@limpid dove thats easily achieved with small automation and much more limited only by your imagination. Do ask in #automations-archived

silver lark Mar 16, 2020, 10:32 AM

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Hi everyone. Im thinking of rooting my Roborock S5 and use Valetudo.
Anyone in here that can give some recommendations/warnings? 🙂
Not sure if I should go with the original Valetudo or the RE fork...

tame basalt Mar 16, 2020, 12:56 PM

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i wonder if someone can give me a hand. I am using over 5 years old milight light bulbs that used to work fine with limitlessLED integration in HA.. On a update i lost the connection from HA with the lights. if i use an older version of HA, it works fine. I am getting this error:

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2020-03-16 14:37:44 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.websocket_api.http.connection.139798116555600] 'light.living_old' Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py", line 134, in handle_call_service
connection.context(msg),
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/core.py", line 1230, in async_call
await asyncio.shield(self._execute_service(handler, service_call))
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/core.py", line 1253, in _execute_service
await handler.func(service_call)
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity_component.py", line 198, in handle_service
self._platforms.values(), func, call, required_features
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/service.py", line 368, in entity_service_call
entity_ids.remove(entity.entity_id)

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it seams to be an api problem, have no idea how to fix it.

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I am on hassio 0.106.6

civic kraken Mar 16, 2020, 1:27 PM

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which integration are you using?

tame basalt Mar 16, 2020, 1:48 PM

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Mr K i am using LimitlessLed

valid talon Mar 16, 2020, 3:51 PM

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Hey guys, i'm looking for some decent LED strips that don't destroy my budget and that work with HASS. What all are you using?

peak talon Mar 16, 2020, 3:57 PM

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I use the local WS2812B or WS2813 LED strips and connect them via esphome. Cheap and reliable

valid talon Mar 16, 2020, 3:58 PM

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I understood some of those words.

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But not enough.

civic kraken Mar 16, 2020, 4:01 PM

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Adi, then I don't know. I stopped using it a while back and moved to the DIY controller

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Kreiger, what are you planning to use the strips on? It makes a difference on what you should use. Also there are two types of led strips. Ones that have individually addressable leds (each can be turned on/off/dimmed) and those that have just one color/brightness for the whole strip

valid talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:07 PM

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@civic kraken as dumb as it is, just for behind my computer desk. Thats it. Maybe more later, but for now it's pure gamer nerd stuff

peak talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:07 PM

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@valid talon Well if you are into DIY, instead of buying those expensive LED Strips from Philips you could get strips of either of the above I mentioned and drive them using the esp8266 chips. But if you want convenience, buy the led strips and the driver

civic kraken Mar 16, 2020, 4:08 PM

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So you'd probably only need a RGB strip if you don't plan to use it as a white light. For non-addressable those are like 7€/5m or something plus a controller and a power supply

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if you want addressable then WS2812 should work fine for you and as manju said, it's very easy to DIY with a esp8266 board

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basically you connect three cables, upload software via usb and that's it.

valid talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:09 PM

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yeah. i wouldn't be using it as light source for something like under a cabinet in a kitchen. Accent lighting, primarily.

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I've never done anything like this. I saw Bruh Automation make a video about this kind of thing once.

peak talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:11 PM

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Well, there is a first time for everything 🙂

civic kraken Mar 16, 2020, 4:14 PM

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It's super easy nowadays with this sort of stuff. Get a NodeMCU, 5m roll of WS2812 and see what you can do 🙂

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you'll also need a 5V power supply with enough amperage depending on the length of what you'll use for the desk

peak talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:18 PM

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I drive the 1m WS2813 with only esp-01 🙂 has been running for months together now. For 5m, and those longs connected strips, power bricks are required at regular intervals

valid talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:22 PM

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yeah. my desk is about 187cm

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So I assume one power brick would be more than enough

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SO something like https://www.amazon.com/HiLetgo-Internet-Development-Wireless-Micropython/dp/B010O1G1ES

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I'm not seeing any WS2813 for any "cheap" but I guess cheap is relative. Most that i've seen are like.. 30 bucks for different lengths

peak talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:31 PM

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that ESP chip is fine. Yeah those WS2813 have gone crazy high. buy those WS2812B ones

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and for further ESP discussions, you might want to go to ESPHome discord

valid talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:34 PM

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Thanks, Manju.

peak talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:35 PM

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Happy tinkering!

valid talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:36 PM

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Yeah, not quite what I planned on doing for a light strip, but we'll see. 😛

peak talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:37 PM

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note that the esp chip requires a microusb. just in case you are from "fruity" phone or have thrown out all microusb chargers from yesteryears! 🙂

valid talon Mar 16, 2020, 4:38 PM

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No, i'm android 100%

civic kraken Mar 16, 2020, 6:49 PM

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If you don't mind the wait you should check aliexpress for the cheap diy stuff. NodeMCU's go for around ~2€ there and the strips will be a bit cheaper as well I assume

rotund dragon Mar 16, 2020, 7:46 PM

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Anyone here using a rainbird controller as part of their setup?

civic atlas Mar 17, 2020, 12:12 AM

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hey guys, how hard/complicated is to flash a treatlife switch with tuya? i need 10 switches for my house... how much time am i going to waste on the process?

tacit plinth Mar 17, 2020, 12:26 AM

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@civic atlas if you know Linux and networking it's easy

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If you are more an average user it's not too too hard if you have a system running Linux with a wireless and wired network card and can follow directions

civic atlas Mar 17, 2020, 12:29 AM

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@tacit plinth i use a mac and can kinda follow the instructions, my question is... how much time am i going to waste on this process?

tacit plinth Mar 17, 2020, 12:30 AM

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No worky on Mac unfortunately

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https://github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert/issues/298

civic atlas Mar 17, 2020, 12:33 AM

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right, i'm just gonna get another one

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Do you have any recommendations? Looking at the TPlink KASA

tacit plinth Mar 17, 2020, 12:39 AM

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Are you looking just for a smart plug?

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And where are you located geographically

civic atlas Mar 17, 2020, 12:41 AM

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i'm the US

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Looking for smart switches to replace smart bulbs

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i moved into a new house, its cheaper just to repalce the switches

tacit plinth Mar 17, 2020, 12:49 AM

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It may be time to go zigbee

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$9 smart plug from ikea

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Or other cheap options from china

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If you don't want to flash or solder

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That's the way to go

sweet trail Mar 17, 2020, 5:41 AM

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Hi guys... I have an old Orbit water sprinkler system that is just too old. The 24v selenoids and valves where replaced a couple of years back, and so was the wiring. I was wondering if anyone knows of a particular sprinkler system brand that can utilize the current infrastructure of 24v wired valves and is home assistant compatible? Any information would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

river turtle Mar 17, 2020, 5:58 AM

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I have a rachio irrigation controller and it's 24v compatible. There's a list of irrigation controllers here: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/#irrigation

wanton aurora Mar 17, 2020, 4:41 PM

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Anyone good with servos? I can't figure out why my servo only responds when i change the input_number slider by 10 and 20%, never 100

rustic copper Mar 17, 2020, 8:06 PM

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Is there a way to get devices from Amazon/Google home into Home Assistant? I have a mrcool mini split air conditioner that integrates with those, but no integration inside home assistant.

winged knoll Mar 17, 2020, 8:14 PM

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No

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That probably needs to be in the official FAQ given how often it gets asked 🤔

haughty shuttle Mar 18, 2020, 1:58 AM

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Anyone have any experience with the HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor? I followed the esphome doc and mine is timing out.

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  - platform: ultrasonic
    trigger_pin: D1
    echo_pin: D2
    name: "Shave Den Ultrasonic Sensor"
    update_interval: 60s
    timeout: 1.0m

pliant moss Mar 18, 2020, 2:58 AM

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I have a Kwikset 910 lock. looking at this old post https://community.home-assistant.io/t/kwikset-910-and-user-codes/8605 it looks like I should be able to see/set user codes in the front end but I'm not finding it. I did find it in the zwave config panel but the codes are wrong? none of the codes shown match the locks codes. known issue? something I setup wrong?

pliant moss Mar 18, 2020, 6:21 AM

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I think it has to do with the master code feature. I had it set on the lock. showed as a bunch of 0s in zwave control panel, tried entering it there but it just reverted back to 0s. did a factory reset on the lock and set codes without using master code and now they show correctly in the zwave control panel

verbal cosmos Mar 18, 2020, 8:23 AM

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I have en entity that looks like a duplicate of a Hue bulb, but from integration "light" instead of "Hue". And in the details it says "is hue group: true". Any idea where this is from? From the room configuration in Hue?

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I wan't to get rid of it because it clutters up the Home app on iOS.

bright jacinthBOT Mar 18, 2020, 8:34 AM

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winged knoll Mar 18, 2020, 9:14 AM

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That's from your Hue itself

verbal cosmos Mar 18, 2020, 10:28 AM

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But it's not from the Hue integration.

winged knoll Mar 18, 2020, 10:28 AM

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is hue group: true implies otherwise 🤷

verbal cosmos Mar 18, 2020, 10:30 AM

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Yes, I understand that.

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https://i.postimg.cc/8kbKWXG7/image.png

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And I don't disagree. Just trying to figure out where the different entities comes from. Because the light itself is obviously from the integration, as the screen shot shows.

ionic patrol Mar 18, 2020, 11:02 AM

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Hi all, can someone please help me with a post call in python?

I'm using this working curl from the same server:

and I need to make the same call via python (or a curl from another pc):

                        headers = {
                            'Authorization': 'Bearer LongLifeTokenXYZ',
                            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                        }

                        data = '{"entity_id": "switch.rocketball_white"}'

                        api_call = requests.post('http://192.168.1.106:8123/api/services/switch/turn_on', headers=headers, data=data, verify=False)

it responds with "401 unauthorized"

What am I missing?
Thanks

teal flicker Mar 18, 2020, 11:08 AM

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https://del.dog/ofiduxoxel.txt anyone help orange pi zero

winged knoll Mar 18, 2020, 11:46 AM

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@teal flicker You'd want to ask in #672217570283094017
fatal error: ffi.h: No such file or directory is your problem though - install the required package 😉

teal flicker Mar 18, 2020, 1:34 PM

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But which package 🤔 😀

fair silo Mar 18, 2020, 3:50 PM

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hello i tasmotised sonoff th and on tasmota page humidity and temperature is displayed but in home assistant it is not, i copied sensors from site relay is working

cedar latch Mar 18, 2020, 4:40 PM

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is there any easy way to use a raspberry pi with the camera in home assistant

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the pi with the camera is different from the pi running HA, in this case

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i noticed it said the integration uses the raspistill application to take pictures, would i be able to just alias raspistill to an SSH command?

winged knoll Mar 18, 2020, 5:43 PM

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You could drop motion on that other Pi, and hook that up

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#cameras-archived would likely be the best place to discuss it though

candid nacelle Mar 18, 2020, 6:15 PM

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Anyone have any experience with Busch-Jaeger switches?

dry sandal Mar 18, 2020, 7:06 PM

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Hi guys, I'm new to this forum. I'm experiencing excessive traffic from my Tuya smart plugs and dimmer on the order of ~120K DNS hits per day as shown on my PiHole.

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Can anyone confirm this happens, or how to stop it?

winged knoll Mar 18, 2020, 7:10 PM

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Run Tuya Convert on them to flash them with Tasmota - that'll clear that up.

Of course, then you lose the ability to use them with the Tuya app 🤷

dry sandal Mar 18, 2020, 7:11 PM

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Thanks for the super quick response, educating myself now.

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Wow, Tasmota has some serious features. Any reason to flash Tasmota versus ESPurna?

winged knoll Mar 18, 2020, 7:22 PM

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Probably largely personal preference

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Tasmota has MQTT discovery though

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https://tasmota.github.io/docs/#/integrations/Home-Assistant

dry sandal Mar 18, 2020, 7:23 PM

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Yup, reading now!

native wigeon Mar 18, 2020, 10:22 PM

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Hi everyone, I'm having some trouble with some mysensors.org DHT sensors intergrating with HA. Is this a suitable place to post some questions?

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So a while ago, I had HA setup on a Pi, attached to this was a couple of 'mysensors' DHT sensors. These sensors were RF24 which connected to a wifi gateway. I added the gateway to HA with the following in configuration.yaml

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mysensors:
gateways:
- device: '192.168.54.25'

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Both DHT sensors read the humidity and temperature very well. This project then went on hold, since the batteries did not power the sensors for very long. I have now resurrected the project, the sensors and gateway have not changed, but HA is now a newer version. The problem I'm having is HA is not reading the temperature of the sensors, only the humidity is being returned.

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Has anything changed recently with HA that may prevent the mysensors from working?

weary lance Mar 19, 2020, 9:54 AM

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any UK folks familiar with these sockets? https://www.screwfix.com/p/british-general-900-series-13a-2-gang-sp-smart-socket-white/827gv
do you know if they are tuya or something hackable to use with HA?
found this https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=BoWh15maBPw&feature=emb_logo

drifting grove Mar 19, 2020, 10:36 AM

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Has someone integrated thermosmart?

winged knoll Mar 19, 2020, 10:42 AM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations#climate

uncut vector Mar 19, 2020, 1:33 PM

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does anybody know if I upgrade my Nest Dev account to Google, will it stop working?

sullen quarry Mar 19, 2020, 1:58 PM

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I am trying to set up my U by moen shower. It gave me the option to pair via homekit and thats what I did. It shows up as a device, but I have no options to control it. Any advice?

heavy nebula Mar 19, 2020, 2:59 PM

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What kind of device does the shower show up as in HA? @sullen quarry

sullen quarry Mar 19, 2020, 2:59 PM

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no type

glossy prism Mar 19, 2020, 3:00 PM

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also, homekit controller (how your device was discovered) can pair with some devices but not necessarily control them

sullen quarry Mar 19, 2020, 3:00 PM

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i dont know if their is a shower type

heavy nebula Mar 19, 2020, 3:00 PM

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Please note that only the following devices are supported

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit_controller/#supported-devices

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the Homekit dev is very active. Just create an issue with all the relevant details/logs

sullen quarry Mar 19, 2020, 3:02 PM

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oh howe do i create an issue

glossy prism Mar 19, 2020, 3:03 PM

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https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues

heavy nebula Mar 19, 2020, 3:05 PM

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make sure you use homeassistant.components.homekit_controller: debug to get all the logs and post the logs in the issue

formal flame Mar 19, 2020, 8:40 PM

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I have multiple routers at my house. Will HA discover a Tasmota device on a different wifi?

winged knoll Mar 19, 2020, 8:40 PM

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if Tasmota is using MQTT, then yes

formal flame Mar 19, 2020, 8:41 PM

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Yes it is. Thanks for the quick reply

glossy walrus Mar 19, 2020, 9:13 PM

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Hello, I have just update my HA to 0.107.1 and al my grouped lights aren't working anymore. Is this a bug or did i something wrong?

winged knoll Mar 19, 2020, 9:13 PM

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group or light.group?

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Did you run a command line config check?

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@glossy walrus ☝️

glossy walrus Mar 19, 2020, 9:16 PM

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Light.group

winged knoll Mar 19, 2020, 9:16 PM

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And you ran a config check?

bright jacinthBOT Mar 19, 2020, 9:16 PM

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Always run the configuration check command when you make changes. Don't trust the UI check - it misses some problems.

winged knoll Mar 19, 2020, 9:16 PM

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That check

glossy walrus Mar 19, 2020, 9:16 PM

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Yes

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"Invalid config for [group]: [view] is an invalid option for [group]. Check: group->group->light_toggle_group->view. (See ?, line ?). "

winged knoll Mar 19, 2020, 9:17 PM

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There you go...

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Somebody else who forgot to read the breaking changes

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https://discordapp.com/channels/330944238910963714/672217570283094017/690299703908368435

glossy walrus Mar 19, 2020, 9:17 PM

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Groups - Groups are NOT being removed, but the configuration options, services, and service options related to the (previously deprecated and now removed) States UI are now removed in this release. This includes:

winged knoll Mar 19, 2020, 9:18 PM

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And you've still got the removed config options, as the error message tells you

glossy walrus Mar 19, 2020, 9:19 PM

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But how do i need to make my groups for now?

winged knoll Mar 19, 2020, 9:19 PM

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Read through the rest of what followed from my link above

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You need to remove view from the group definition

glossy walrus Mar 19, 2020, 9:22 PM

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So i need to make my grouped lights within the groups.yaml

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instead of my configuration in Lights:

winged knoll Mar 19, 2020, 9:23 PM

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The error above has nothing to do with light

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The error above is entirely about group

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Step #1 - fix that problem

glossy walrus Mar 19, 2020, 9:23 PM

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but i don't use group

winged knoll Mar 19, 2020, 9:23 PM

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Once you've done that, and only when you've done that, can we try to help you with other problems

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"Invalid config for [group]: [view] is an invalid option for [group]. Check: group->group->light_toggle_group->view. (See ?, line ?). "
``` says otherwise

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That didn't magically insert itself into your config

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You have added that, at some point, even if you don't remember

glossy walrus Mar 19, 2020, 9:25 PM

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I found already in my HASP packages

glossy walrus Mar 19, 2020, 9:41 PM

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@winged knoll everything is solved thank you for your time

cold tide Mar 20, 2020, 12:54 AM

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hey HA Peeps, anyone able to pair a Xiaomi Mi Mijia Smart Light Sensor Zigbee3.0 device to ConBee II/deConz. no joy here, wondering if I'm doing something wrong??

crystal shell Mar 20, 2020, 3:03 AM

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Sorry not sure if Im in the wrong section here.
After to 107, my light groups setup under lights.yaml no longer function.
I know they are depreciating groups, but I didnt think they got rid of it.
Is there something Im missing?

If I cant use light groups anymore, what is the replacement for this so I can call on several lights to be toggled all at once in an automation?

glossy prism Mar 20, 2020, 3:06 AM

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Groups are not being deprecated

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And light groups are different than groups anyway

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My light group is working on 0.107.1, any errors in your log?

drifting grove Mar 20, 2020, 10:58 AM

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how do i make a dumb device smart?

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when i power off the device through a smart outlet the device goes off indeed

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but when i power it on through the outlet the device wont auto start and requires a button press

swift kettle Mar 20, 2020, 1:05 PM

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How the heck do I hide a device? Like the sun.sun?

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I put this in my configuration.yaml

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homeassistant:
customize: !include customize.yaml

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customize.yaml looks like this

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sun.sun:
hidden: true

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Using latest version of homeassistant

winged knoll Mar 20, 2020, 1:25 PM

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#frontend-archived is the place you handle that - and you just take control of your UI

swift kettle Mar 20, 2020, 1:33 PM

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Ok just found it thanks dude. So why couldn't I do it through the yaml files?

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I just commented out the badges I didn't want.

winged knoll Mar 20, 2020, 1:35 PM

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You can do that in the YAML, you can't hide things

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That's for the old states UI that's dead

swift kettle Mar 20, 2020, 1:36 PM

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I see. Thank you so much my friend.

swift kettle Mar 20, 2020, 2:26 PM

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So I was going to setup my nest...But when I go to create a developer account it says it's being retired. Is it every worth setting this up at this point?

lusty portal Mar 20, 2020, 3:23 PM

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I replaced my iPhone with a new one, but now there are 2 sets of iPhone devices and entities in the system... how can I delete the old/unused ones?

winged knoll Mar 20, 2020, 3:24 PM

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#ios_and_mac-archived can probably help

lusty portal Mar 20, 2020, 3:25 PM

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@winged knoll, thanks... I'll hop over there and give it a shot!

jagged oak Mar 20, 2020, 3:39 PM

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Hello all. I bought a ReoLink C1-Pro Camera and I'm looking to configure it into Hassio. Link to camera is here: https://reolink.com/product/c1-pro/

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Is there any way to set this up into Hassio?

winged knoll Mar 20, 2020, 3:45 PM

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#cameras-archived would be a good place to ask, though there is no Hass.io install method any more 😉

jagged oak Mar 20, 2020, 4:04 PM

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i know >.> but im confused haha

ionic patrol Mar 20, 2020, 4:20 PM

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Hi all, can someone please help me with a post call in python?
I'm using this working curl from the same server:
and I need to make the same call via python (or a curl from another pc):
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/2cC98xyyJ3/

it responds with "401 unauthorized"
What am I missing?
Thanks

winged knoll Mar 20, 2020, 4:21 PM

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That's one hell of a code wall/post wall

bright jacinthBOT Mar 20, 2020, 4:21 PM

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Rule #6: Please do not post codewalls (longer than 15 lines) - use sites such as https://hasteb.in/, https://paste.ubuntu.com/, or others.

Please take the time now to review all of the rules and references in #rules.