#hardware-archived | Home Assistant | Page 81

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 2:44 PM

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If you're using cloud you get a default (crappy sounding) TTS in English with no controls

fierce finch Apr 13, 2020, 2:44 PM

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indeed!

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oh thank you ! still in teh configuration.yaml

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 2:45 PM

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/nabu-casa-default-tts-change/181753

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Yes, the docs for any integration explain how to configure that integration

fierce finch Apr 13, 2020, 2:46 PM

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restarting HA , and going to test right away 🙂

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 2:46 PM

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The cards in the #frontend-archived will always use the default, NabuCasa, TTS

fierce finch Apr 13, 2020, 2:47 PM

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aj!

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@winged knoll : it worked !

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you're faster than the light :))

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 2:49 PM

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Or I've seen this before 😉

fierce finch Apr 13, 2020, 2:49 PM

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🙂

fervent zephyr Apr 13, 2020, 3:05 PM

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Hello, New to HA, zigbee and this discord. I have a HA server with a deconz conbee II. I have already setup a zigbee bulb and a smartthings multipurpose sensor. I am now trying to pair my Sonoff S31 Lite zb.

It goes into pairing mode for about 2 seconds and them the light turns green. The deconz platform never finds it. I have tried under lights and just for fun under sensors & switches. Nothing. THe sonoff is about 6 inches from the HA server. Any ideas?

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 3:06 PM

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#zigbee-archived is likely a good place to start, but the deCONZ Discord ~~may~~ will have more knowledge of deCONZ

drifting grove Apr 13, 2020, 3:07 PM

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Hi, I have a tuya smart plug, that I have used light: to turn into a "light". However, I can't seem to put it into an area. What might I be doing wrong please?

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 3:11 PM

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You can only put Devices in areas, not entities

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Not all entities are associated with devices

stoic trellis Apr 13, 2020, 6:30 PM

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Alright guys.
I did have the sky hub device tracker added.
But I have disabled this but the devices are showing, how do I delete them?

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They don't show up on the device list.
Only on the list when trying to add a device to an automation

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 6:34 PM

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devtools -> Entities maybe

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:01 PM

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Guys im looking for some cheap sensors for my house. I found some Xiami Aquara motion sensors but have some questions. I live in America, I have gigabit ethernet and a gigabit connection from the server I have HASS on. How fast would this motion sensor be if I link it to a switch? I would think 1 gig networking would be close to perfect conditions.

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:01 PM

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They're Zigbee sensors, so ... the speed of your network is irrelevant 😉

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:02 PM

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Oh

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I dont have a zigbee link to hass though

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:02 PM

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So...?

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It's not hard to add 😉

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:02 PM

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How

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Dont I need a hub?

bright jacinthBOT Apr 13, 2020, 7:02 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.

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:02 PM

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We even have a whole channel for it over in #zigbee-archived

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:03 PM

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Oh. Well I already have a hub, but it is smartthings

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Which goes over the network

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 7:03 PM

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Smartthings 🤢

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:04 PM

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Could be worse, could be Wink

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:04 PM

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Listen, its worked well so far

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 7:04 PM

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True

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:04 PM

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SmartThings is a POS

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:04 PM

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Whats pos

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:04 PM

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Piece of 💩

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 7:04 PM

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Not point of sales atleast angeryping

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:04 PM

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Go direct, save yourself pain

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Unless you like being cloud dependant?

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:05 PM

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And I only have arund 0.5 seconds of waiting for it to turn on

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Im guessing if i got a zwave direct link it would be better though

foggy pecan Apr 13, 2020, 7:05 PM

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💩 still applies to Point of Sale

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:05 PM

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Zigbee or Z-Wave will both be faster than that

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:05 PM

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What would you reccomend for z wave?

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:05 PM

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Of course, it depends entirely on your setup - a motion sensor takes time to detect presence

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:05 PM

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Everything I own is zwave

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:06 PM

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Looking at the Z-Wave docs?

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Oh, well

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Then... Fibaro or Aeotec

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Assuming they're available in the country you're in

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:06 PM

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Merica

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:06 PM

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Then Aeotec yes, not sure about Fibaro

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 7:07 PM

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Zwave aRoo_ThrowMoney

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:07 PM

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Oh, ill check em out

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:07 PM

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Just remember, a motion sensor takes time to detect motion, because of how they work

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Half a second is probably optimistic

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:08 PM

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I always didnt like the cloud way, but i didnt know how to get around it

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Oh yeah for motion i get that lol

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 7:08 PM

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The Xiaomi motion sensor in my office is ridiculously fast

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:08 PM

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What kind is it?

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 7:08 PM

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It detects me as I am in the side of the door

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The Xiaomi wtf

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:09 PM

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Oh I thought there was more than one lol

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Ooh

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:09 PM

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.html#xiaomi

hushed moth Apr 13, 2020, 7:09 PM

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The Xiaomi motion sensor in my office is ridiculously fast
I also have this one, it's amazing!

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:09 PM

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When A Zwave controller says home assistant on the front page, im happy

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:09 PM

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/RTCGQ11LM.html is the one I have, it's a good motion sensor, and a crap light sensor

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 7:09 PM

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And like $8

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@winged knoll have you tried the solder hack?

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:10 PM

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Nah

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The light sensor is still junk

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:10 PM

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Nice lol

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:10 PM

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You can shine a torch on it and it barely registers

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 7:10 PM

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I might try it on one, just to see if it will be any better for that

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Lol, the one in my office ain't bad

hushed moth Apr 13, 2020, 7:10 PM

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@winged knoll have you tried the solder hack?
@fringe moon Could you tell me more about this?

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:11 PM

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Please, don't quote like that

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It's damned annoying to get pings from quotes

hushed moth Apr 13, 2020, 7:11 PM

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@upper stream I ordered them from this link. Somehow delivered within 1.5 weeks. https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/33014918694.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.5ba94c4dMYougj

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Oh yea sorry tinkerer

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:12 PM

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I get it, it's easy to do...

hushed moth Apr 13, 2020, 7:13 PM

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Yea it's very easy, I remove the tags most of the time but forgot

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:13 PM

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Huh didnt think of Aliexpress

hushed moth Apr 13, 2020, 7:13 PM

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Aliexpres has a lot of good stuff

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at least, the things that I bought

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:15 PM

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All my Xiaomi stuff came from there

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Same for my Gledopto LED controller, LED strip, and a bunch more stuff

hushed moth Apr 13, 2020, 7:16 PM

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Same, all my switches, motion sensors, ledstrips, smart plugs and go on are from aliexpres

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 7:27 PM

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@hushed moth https://community.smartthings.com/t/making-xiaomi-motion-sensor-a-super-motion-sensor/139806

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I probably have 200+ orders from Ali the last year lmao

oblique bear Apr 13, 2020, 7:28 PM

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im more of a gearbest guy myself 😛

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 7:28 PM

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Muuuuurica loves gearbest

upper stream Apr 13, 2020, 7:35 PM

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@fringe moon Is that a good place to buy super cheap smart home stuff?

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I mean ali

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One other thing I wanted to invest in was sme "button" type things. When I press them other lights turn on or off

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any ideas on what brand on what those would be called?

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:44 PM

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Xiaomi do some 😛

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.html#xiaomi depending on whether you want a little button, or a wall switch

hushed moth Apr 13, 2020, 7:52 PM

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@fringe moon Does that make the sensor have a "cooldown" of 5 seconds? Now when walking past it it stays at detected for 1.5minutes. Would that change to 5sec?

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:54 PM

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The 1.5 minutes is partly from the device (60 seconds) and partly the integration - with Z2M you can drop it to 60 seconds

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The hack allows the device to report faster, but the integration needs to support it too

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 7:56 PM

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@upper stream yes, for all stuff, I build a lot of junk myself with parts from AliExpress

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@hushed moth not sure, will try it on one of my sensors when I have time

hushed moth Apr 13, 2020, 7:57 PM

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@winged knoll Aha, I'm using zigbee2mqtt, could you maybe tell me where to change it to 60 seconds? (or lower when using the hack)

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Thank you atxbyea

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 7:57 PM

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If only they had docs 🤔

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

hushed moth Apr 13, 2020, 8:02 PM

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Ah, seems like I already have that set to 60 seconds

device_options:
  occupancy_timeout: 60```
At the end of the zigbee2mqtt config

bright jacinthBOT Apr 13, 2020, 8:13 PM

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

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 8:13 PM

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Buttons would be a #frontend-archived thing - have a look at the list of stock cards and pick what works for you

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 8:53 PM

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But what lights are they @wooden jay ?

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 8:55 PM

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Brand and model is usually a good start 😉

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 8:57 PM

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Wyze 🤢

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Shitty company that only wants to do cloud

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With closed API usually

winged knoll Apr 13, 2020, 8:57 PM

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Cheap stuff anyway 😄

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 8:58 PM

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Maybe?

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https://github.com/JoshuaMulliken/ha-wyzeapi

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What just happened?

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He left?

wooden jay Apr 13, 2020, 9:01 PM

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No

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but i might

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god

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 9:01 PM

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TomStare

wooden jay Apr 13, 2020, 9:02 PM

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i dont need you crapping all over my stuff

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seriously

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who asked?

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 9:02 PM

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raised_eye

wooden jay Apr 13, 2020, 9:03 PM

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u just laughed at my stuff and called it shitty

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i dont need that

fringe moon Apr 13, 2020, 9:04 PM

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jesus

vivid rain Apr 13, 2020, 9:43 PM

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Is it possible to change a device domain name?

glossy prism Apr 13, 2020, 10:58 PM

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@vivid rain as in, if the entity ID were light.dresser could you change light to something else? No

vivid rain Apr 13, 2020, 11:01 PM

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Yes, it is currently light and I want to change it to switch

vivid rain Apr 13, 2020, 11:31 PM

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when I try to change it at the entity level there is a error that does not allow you to update when you change the domain, and it is not a option in the customize menu either

glossy prism Apr 13, 2020, 11:54 PM

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@vivid rain yeah, you can't

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That's what I meant by "no" at the end of my message, sorry for the confusion

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You might be able to do what you want with a switch template though:

bright jacinthBOT Apr 13, 2020, 11:55 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/switch.template/

bright oxide Apr 14, 2020, 12:17 AM

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Is it possible to put IKEA bulbs in “pairing mode” beside psychically resetting it? Some kind of soft reset? I’m asking since I maybe want to change Zigbee USB dongle and don’t have easy access to all bulbs. I have paired all devices to CC2531 as for now.

vivid rain Apr 14, 2020, 1:12 AM

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Lol, sorry didn’t catch the No

clear forge Apr 14, 2020, 1:15 AM

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Q: Casting. I can cast to devices made by Google but I want to cast to a PC screen. I found Google's Chromecast for Education but it doesnt seem to work except from a another google chrome authenticated browser. Any ideas how I can send audio / video to a "Software Receiver" on a win 10 system. idea to take over full screen or even just to play audio.

fringe moon Apr 14, 2020, 5:14 AM

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@bright oxide changing ZigBee software? If not you don't need to repair, atleast not with zigbee2mqtt

runic narwhal Apr 14, 2020, 8:15 AM

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Hi everyone! Is it possible to change the timeout setting, until a device is marked as "unavailable"?
Got a battery-powered ESP connected via ESPHome, but that is put into deep sleep for 15min until waking up and sending sensor information, and it's being marked as unavailable after 30sec of inactivity.

loud night Apr 14, 2020, 9:00 AM

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I dunno if this is the right channel but lets give it a shot.
I've searched quite a while and can't really find what i'm looking for.
I want a powerstrip mimimal 4 ports, power measurement (energy reading) per port and being able to adopt it in to HA.
Nice to have is USB charger, protocol can be zwave/zigbee or WiFi.

What I've found (I have found way more devices but in the end by functions it comes down to the list below)
https://en.robbshop.nl/greenwave-powernode-6-eol (Has everything I want/need but is EOL 😦 ok it didn't have USB ports but it was a nice to have ;))
https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32934667328.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.698b2e0ewDoCN5 (Can't find if it has power measurement per port and seller doesn't get my question)
I'm not looking for powerplugs. Yes those have powermeasurement but thats going to look bulky if you put 4 of them in a powerstrip.

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 9:01 AM

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EU sockets then?

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https://www.netio-products.com/en/products/all-products has some slightly large units, but maybe will work for you

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The 4All particularly

loud night Apr 14, 2020, 9:31 AM

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300 euro maybe I should have added a budget requirement to my list too.

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The EOL product was about 80 euro's. The one from allie express is about 25-30 euro's. Was more looking for something in those price ranges

vivid rain Apr 14, 2020, 10:59 AM

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@loud night check out Tuya, or Merkury strips. I bought two Merkury strips off of meh.com a few months back and couldn't be happier. They have 4 outlets and 2 usb's and they are wifi.

loud night Apr 14, 2020, 11:17 AM

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@vivid rain But do they have power measurement/energy reading per outlet?

vivid rain Apr 14, 2020, 11:25 AM

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They do not. They only cover half your requirements, but you might be able to add another senor for the measurements

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 11:28 AM

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Something like https://aeotec.com/z-wave-plug-in-switch/ may work, those (and others like them) are pretty compact

tight glacier Apr 14, 2020, 11:50 AM

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Does anyone have an idea for a device I could use to make a sound when I have motion at front door? And not my sonos

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 11:52 AM

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Google Home Mini works well for that

tight glacier Apr 14, 2020, 11:52 AM

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Thanks Tinkerer. I don't have any devices with mics in my phone

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in my house

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Just want something simple i could move between rooms if necessary - e.g. to hear a delivery coming when i'm out the back.

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 11:52 AM

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They have a switch that turns the mic off 😉

tight glacier Apr 14, 2020, 11:53 AM

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Really?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 11:53 AM

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Sonos do a portable speaker too

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Sonos Move

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https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/8/23/20828854/google-home-mini-mute-switch-button-privacy-microphones

tight glacier Apr 14, 2020, 11:55 AM

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Thanks - I don't want to use Sonos as I might be watching TV with Sonos and i don't necessarily want to make the whole house go and stop tv

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I'm also sticking to homekit only for now after moving house and losing my entire homeassistant setup due to some bad backups 😦

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hmmm maybe google home wont integrate then

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So no basic devices that just make a single sound like a chime?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 12:06 PM

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Not that I know of, off the top of my head

loud night Apr 14, 2020, 12:20 PM

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Maybe the Xiaomi Mijia Aqara Hub?

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For kaz his question 😉

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I already have some zwave wallplugs they work great but putting 4 of those in a regular power strip I dunno that looks bulky to me.
Would love to see something like https://en.robbshop.nl/greenwave-powernode-6-eol but then not EOL

tight glacier Apr 14, 2020, 12:33 PM

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i have the xiaomi hub already. i'm trying to remove it from my setup as I don't trust it (mic)

loud night Apr 14, 2020, 12:52 PM

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Block the internet connection for the hub so it doesn't call back to china? (Only works if you know how to and got a router/firewall that lets you do that kind of stuff)

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 12:53 PM

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You can also open up the case and disconnect/destroy the mic

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 2:03 PM

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For discovered MQTT devices, is there a way to track down the discovered config for them? all my zigbee2mqtt devices are showing as unavailable in HA, but Z2M is running and seems to be fine. Want to track down the availability_topics they're using

foggy pecan Apr 14, 2020, 2:29 PM

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.crosspost @warped merlin

bright jacinthBOT Apr 14, 2020, 2:29 PM

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@warped merlin Please DO NOT cross post. Read the channel description, post it and wait for folks to respond.

muted hawk Apr 14, 2020, 2:50 PM

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Hi, I've a TPLink KL120 bulb that and I want to use the scenes stored in tplink, is that possible using home assistant. the "light.toggle > profile" value doesn't seem to work.

fringe moon Apr 14, 2020, 3:12 PM

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Have you created the profile @muted hawk ?

muted hawk Apr 14, 2020, 3:12 PM

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I have a scene created in the kasa app

fringe moon Apr 14, 2020, 3:13 PM

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Pretty sure that is something you have to define, not something stored in Kasa, i might be misunderstanding the profiles feature

muted hawk Apr 14, 2020, 3:14 PM

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I think you may be right, define it in Home assistant. The issue I am having is when turning on the light with a different brightness it turns on with the existing brightness and then changes to the new one. I'd like it to start with the new brightness

fringe moon Apr 14, 2020, 3:15 PM

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Is that possible with Kasa? Because I zigbee bulbs can't do that, not sure if WiFi ones can

muted hawk Apr 14, 2020, 3:15 PM

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directly from the app it works

fringe moon Apr 14, 2020, 3:16 PM

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Then I have no idea, doesn't seem like you can define such in the kasa integration either

muted hawk Apr 14, 2020, 3:17 PM

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Thanks for looking, I may go with fading to 1% brightness before turning off

fringe moon Apr 14, 2020, 3:23 PM

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I do that with mine, then turn on with 1% too and let circadian lighting get everything to the right level

muted hawk Apr 14, 2020, 3:28 PM

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interesting option, tbh I am finding smart lights to be less smart than they should be. wifi based bulbs should be able to set the properties while "off"

fringe moon Apr 14, 2020, 3:30 PM

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I only have two WiFi bulbs, so haven't played much with them

muted hawk Apr 14, 2020, 3:31 PM

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I'm finding the sonoff switches are pretty good. on/off and no worries about colour, and they work even if internet goes down

fringe moon Apr 14, 2020, 3:31 PM

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All my stuff works without internet

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I have no cloud devices

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84 ZigBee, 3 zwave, some WiFi and some 433

muted hawk Apr 14, 2020, 3:32 PM

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Tado & the TPLink bulb. bought before I got into Home Assistant

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although I "think" both could work without cloud

fringe moon Apr 14, 2020, 3:33 PM

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I got into home assistant because I wanted to build a smart lamp for my daughter that blinks when lightning strikes nearby

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That was two years ago

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I haven't built the lamp yet

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 3:33 PM

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😂

fringe moon Apr 14, 2020, 3:34 PM

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angeryping

muted hawk Apr 14, 2020, 3:34 PM

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lol, sounds about right

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 3:34 PM

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I got into HA because I wanted to put a light in the garden, and doing that with a switch in a usable location would have required an electrician...

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I sorted the garden light out long before getting HA working 😂

fringe moon Apr 14, 2020, 3:34 PM

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PepeLightsabers

rich sandal Apr 14, 2020, 3:54 PM

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Hi guys!

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I am looking for devices that could do something like this:

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https://ibb.co/cTbDsW8

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Basically a remote control for HA

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 3:57 PM

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So... a tablet?

rich sandal Apr 14, 2020, 3:58 PM

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yes, but for wall mounting?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 3:59 PM

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Wall mounting tablets isn't a terribly new thing. You can even buy wall mounts for many brands/models

rich sandal Apr 14, 2020, 3:59 PM

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Are there any dedicated devices for this purpose?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 3:59 PM

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No

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The closest I've seen is a custom built thing, but it's not a tablet

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HA Switchplate

rich sandal Apr 14, 2020, 4:00 PM

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HA Switchplate?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 4:00 PM

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Yes

rich sandal Apr 14, 2020, 4:01 PM

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Oh cool.

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Found it online, thanks!!!!

muted hawk Apr 14, 2020, 4:41 PM

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Ok, I feel I just went too far and its time to turn back. trying to tcpdump from the AP to analyse the packets to see what the app is sending to the lightbulb

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was hoping for some nice obvious json

visual zenith Apr 14, 2020, 5:25 PM

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Hi, I'm looking to get a aeotec multisensor 6. Is this device integrateable with Home Assistant?

glossy prism Apr 14, 2020, 5:40 PM

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With a Z-wave stick, sure

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 6:36 PM

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Can somebody point me in the right direction for tracing a discovered MQTT device back to its configured state/availability topics?

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I presume the settings from MQTT discovery have to be preserved somewhere, right?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 6:40 PM

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They're messages published to the broker

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They may not be retained

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/mqtt/discovery/

visual zenith Apr 14, 2020, 6:40 PM

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tinkerer, would looking through the logbook show the changes of it?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 6:43 PM

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it 🤔

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Logbook is pretty much only for entities

visual zenith Apr 14, 2020, 6:44 PM

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what i mean is, if you look in the logbook, along the left panel, it records the entity changes, would that not show what BrewTang is looking for?

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 6:45 PM

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Gotcha. Mine are indeed retained. All my zigbee2mqtt devices show as Unavailable in HA, though their specified availability topic is set to "online" (also retained)

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 6:45 PM

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MQTT Discovery messages sadly aren't entities

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 6:47 PM

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Is there anything besides the availability topic that could cause an entity's state to be Unavailable?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 6:48 PM

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That's the only thing I can think of

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Worst case stop HA and Z2M, clear out the broker, start HA, then start Z2M

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 6:49 PM

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"clear out" as in delete all the topics? or just restart?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 6:51 PM

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Delete all topics

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Basically - start with a clean slate

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 6:53 PM

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yeesh. I'll delete the homeassistant and z2m topics, don't wanna delete everything

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 6:54 PM

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And the discovery topics

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If you're going to do this, you want as clean a slate as possible

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 6:57 PM

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discovery topics are in homeassistant, state topics are in z2m. I don't want to touch zwave2mqtt and my tasmota topics (neither use discovery). Should be good there

drifting grove Apr 14, 2020, 7:06 PM

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what would you guys use for a hard-wired input/dimmer switch? I'm doing some rewiring in a couple rooms and want to hardwire light-control-switches(cat6). I've got basic on/off working but thought i'd see what the hivemind would use for inputs.

My own thought was a normal "dumb" dimmer switch with something in the electric panel to read the values and then translate and communicate the values to HASS. Might be overengineering though, are there some off-the-shelf parts i'm not seeing? Essentially an analogue input to home assistant.

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 7:08 PM

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I've seen digital dimmers that have a knob/dial like the old fashioned analogue ones

drifting grove Apr 14, 2020, 7:08 PM

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how did they communicate? serial or some custom protocol?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 7:09 PM

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Those are usually smart ones, so Zigbee/Z-Wave/WiFi

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 7:09 PM

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My bulbs and dimmers are wifi (tasmota). I just wired my light sockets as always hot, bulbs receive commands via MQTT, dimmers send/receive via MQTT and have rules to respond appropriately to the lights they "control" via MQTT

drifting grove Apr 14, 2020, 7:10 PM

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@turbid canopy so that would be a "dumb" dimmer hooked up to an ESP ?

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 7:11 PM

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in my use case, it doesn't even need to be a dimmer, really just an ESP with a switch faceplate, since it doesn't actually control the load

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if you're not gonna do smart bulbs, then you would need a proper switch/dimmer

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I started with z-wave switches and dimmers, and landed on wifi

drifting grove Apr 14, 2020, 7:13 PM

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ah, so it's just a switch that you press longer for dimming effect or something like that?
Yeah i've got the (light) dimming part figured out, got some dimmers that can be controlled over serial.

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 7:14 PM

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the ones I have are true dimmers (they do PWM), but really the only thing that distinguishes a "switch" from a "dimmer" in my scenario is the number of buttons on it (up/down/on-off vs a single toggle button)

drifting grove Apr 14, 2020, 7:15 PM

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i'm in the "lucky" category where I can re-do wiring, so i'm trying to avoid any wireless comms.

Ah, so a normal dimmer, hooked up to an ESP which then reads a simple analog input and tasomata makes it HASS compatible essentially?

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yeah that was what I was thinking about doing as well. Just hardwired not wifi. and might be a different controller, but that doesn't really matter too much as it's still a custom controller reading analog inputs as I understand....

(in my case, I can move the controller to the electric panel and can use one for multiple groups + no wireless :))

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 7:19 PM

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Tasmota or ESPHome should fit the bill if you go that route

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though I'd think you'd be looking at one ESP per dimmer, which would add up quickly.

drifting grove Apr 14, 2020, 7:21 PM

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doesn't the ESP have multiple analog inputs?

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or you're thinking about the output side(to the dimmer)

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anyway, thanks for the thoughts. Seems like I wasn't overenginerding things in my head too much 🙂

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 7:24 PM

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I'm thinking for the serial comms. Might be able to get away with one ESP at the electrical panel with a big serial expander board

drifting grove Apr 14, 2020, 7:24 PM

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yeah, that was my thought as well. Something like i2c --> rs232.

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 7:25 PM

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I assume there are button-driven dimmers and not like sliders, right?

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so that if you turn it on at the dimmer and turn it off remotely, looking at the dimmer it won't look like it's still on?

drifting grove Apr 14, 2020, 7:26 PM

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I would love to get the turning knob type, but I can live with button driven.

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(europe, so our definitions might differ a bit :))

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 7:27 PM

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yeah, I have LEDs that indicate the dim level, so I just have it set up to where the lights always match the LEDs on the dimmer

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if they're not in sync, you can get odd results ("ooh, I should turn off this switch [for a light that's already off]" - blinded by a flash of light as soon as you touch the slider)

drifting grove Apr 14, 2020, 7:30 PM

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essentially, the goal is for visitors to not really understand there's any automation going on. So it should look like a normal dimmer. In my home place I used zwave dimmers inside the gang box with 2x normal switches, one for switching, one for dimming(spring backed).

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 7:30 PM

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ah, so pure manual control for dimming?

drifting grove Apr 14, 2020, 7:31 PM

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in the old place? no, the z-wave dimmer was remote-controllable as well.
but the manual control was a bit annoying as it would just cycle through all the states possible, until it got to where I wanted. (single spring-backed switch)

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 7:32 PM

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ah, yeah. I've seen similar solutions for dimming smart bulbs with single-button tasmota switches... it works but it's not elegant nor intuitive

drifting grove Apr 14, 2020, 7:32 PM

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exactly, hoping to improve on that this time 🙂

visual zenith Apr 14, 2020, 7:41 PM

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am i right in thinking a zwave and zigbee device can be connected to home assistant from one USB?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 7:42 PM

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If you're in North America and buy one specific device

visual zenith Apr 14, 2020, 7:43 PM

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I'm in UK

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so i purchased an aeotec multisensor 6

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 7:44 PM

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Then no 😉

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See #zwave-archived and the docs linked from the channel topic there

visual zenith Apr 14, 2020, 7:44 PM

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thanks

tawny parrot Apr 14, 2020, 7:54 PM

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hello, did anyone created a working universal media player from harmony hub and can share his config?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 7:55 PM

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That sounds like the kind of thing you might find in a Share your projects part of the forum

tawny parrot Apr 14, 2020, 7:56 PM

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i think i getting where i want.. it was hard to find the right search words 😄 i think i found the right thing https://community.home-assistant.io/t/harmony-activities-volume-slider-and-lovelace/72419

upper stream Apr 14, 2020, 7:56 PM

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I have some go control z wave sensors connected to my alarm.com instance. Is it possible to "dual connect" them to hass as well?

winged knoll Apr 14, 2020, 7:56 PM

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No

upper stream Apr 14, 2020, 8:03 PM

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crap

turbid canopy Apr 14, 2020, 8:13 PM

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ah... discovery was disabled, so I guess previously discovered devices were stuck

solar yoke Apr 15, 2020, 1:13 AM

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Cheapest and best door, temp and motion detector system for Home Assistant?

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Suggestions?

upper stream Apr 15, 2020, 1:21 AM

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Xiaomi Mi

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Thats what I was told

pale hare Apr 15, 2020, 1:31 AM

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I use Xiaomi sensors. They're really good. Really good price point, and I have them all connected to my Conbee 2. They auto add through to HA after pairing.

wet horizon Apr 15, 2020, 1:55 AM

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how can I just change what area a device is in? it doesn't seem like there is anywhere to edit that for an existing device.

marble inlet Apr 15, 2020, 1:57 AM

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@wet horizon Configuration->Devices->(click on device)->Cog wheel at the right top corner

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in 0.107.7 at least

wet horizon Apr 15, 2020, 1:59 AM

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ah that cog wheel way up there, thank you

haughty shuttle Apr 15, 2020, 2:25 PM

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anyone have a preferred smoke extractor for soldering?

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 2:25 PM

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#diy-archived I'd suggest

steel hearth Apr 15, 2020, 2:58 PM

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not really sure if this is the right place to ask but I have home assistant on a raspberry pi using duck dns. I had to replace my modem and router last night and i set the port forwarding and ip reservations to match the old router but I am unable to access my home assistant. I can see the home assistant is connected to the router.

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 2:59 PM

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Doe sit have the same IP?

steel hearth Apr 15, 2020, 2:59 PM

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yeah

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 3:00 PM

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Does it work locally, using the IP?

steel hearth Apr 15, 2020, 3:00 PM

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i can ssh but i get an error

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 3:00 PM

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🤷

bright jacinthBOT Apr 15, 2020, 3:01 PM

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Not sure which install you're using? If you have add-ons, or see references to either Hass.io or Supervisor, then you're using #supervised. If you're running natively in Docker or in a venv then you have the #alternative install method

steel hearth Apr 15, 2020, 3:01 PM

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remote side unexpectedly closed network connection

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 3:01 PM

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How did you install? ☝️

steel hearth Apr 15, 2020, 3:01 PM

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ok ill ask in supervised

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thank you

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 3:01 PM

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👍

devout cairn Apr 15, 2020, 3:23 PM

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anyone know of a way to connect and control an RGB led strip from a pi zero? I'm thinking something tasmota like.

haughty shuttle Apr 15, 2020, 3:25 PM

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pi zero seems like way over kill for that

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you can use a nodemcu and WLED

drifting grove Apr 15, 2020, 3:27 PM

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I'm wondering why I can't set an area for a switch or a light switch. I have a Tuya wifi smart plug, and it shows up as switch.01234567890123, so I went into the light: section of configuration.yaml and defined it as light.nightstand. But in the entities section, I can't define either the switch. or light. as being in the bedroom. Any suggestions?

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 3:27 PM

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You can only add devices to areas

drifting grove Apr 15, 2020, 3:29 PM

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@winged knoll Thanks! I wasn't aware of that

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 3:30 PM

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Yeah, areas lack documentation in the user docs

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https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/area_registry_index is about it

devout cairn Apr 15, 2020, 3:30 PM

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@haughty shuttle I have a pi zero on hand. I don't have a nodemcu on hand

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 3:31 PM

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There's various #diy-archived options for controlling digital strips from a Pi

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FastLED I think is one

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Could be wrong though

haughty shuttle Apr 15, 2020, 3:33 PM

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yeah I'm sure there's something.

devout cairn Apr 15, 2020, 3:39 PM

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I'm gonna start with this: https://github.com/BioBoost/saito_mqtt_bed_neopixels

fringe moon Apr 15, 2020, 4:08 PM

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Why I always have multiple esp boards lying around lmao

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Suddenly I want to make something fun

haughty shuttle Apr 15, 2020, 4:24 PM

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yeah I bought a few extras before beer virus got bad

ripe portal Apr 15, 2020, 4:51 PM

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Looking at installing HA on either Rock64 SBC or Ordroid-xu4. Is there an image for any of these SBC boards?

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 4:51 PM

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See the link in #330944238910963714

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Channel topic 😉

stable canopy Apr 15, 2020, 6:31 PM

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Anyone using Tuya / smartlife wall switches? Looking for an easy way to have local control for them without ripping them off the wall. I have almost 30 tuya switches

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The end goal is just faster toggles. I don't care too much about being cloud or non cloud. Currently is pretty fast, 1 to 2 seconds for a toggle but would be neat to have near instant.

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 6:34 PM

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Faster is always going to be local, not cloud

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

stable canopy Apr 15, 2020, 6:34 PM

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Yeah

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Is OTA working still?

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Lols, Big fat warning, soldering a serial connection is likely.

glossy prism Apr 15, 2020, 6:39 PM

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depends on the device

stable canopy Apr 15, 2020, 6:39 PM

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When can I buy tasmota directly from amazon? I'd rather buy new switches if I'm going to have to remove current ones anyway.

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I'll try OTA with one of the switches.

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I have a replacement switch if it gets bricked.

fringe moon Apr 15, 2020, 6:47 PM

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I have yet to encounter a tuya I couldn't convert

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Opened none of them

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Converted a blitzwulf I ordered two months back yesterday

visual zenith Apr 15, 2020, 7:03 PM

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Hi, I am looking to attach wired door sensors (those small plastic things with a magnet in them) to doors, to tell me if it is open or close. Which PCB would I need to connect it to to give me the readings? It would have to be wifi chip

winged knoll Apr 15, 2020, 7:05 PM

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#diy-archived would be where to ask about making your own stuff up

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Personally I'd buy a Zigbee stick and a stack of Xiaomi MCCGQ11LM

waxen perch Apr 15, 2020, 8:49 PM

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Does anybody have a Fermax Wibox? Any idea of how to control it locally or cloud-managed with user invitation?
🖼️ https://static.casadomo.com/media/2019/09/fermax-wibox-digitalizacion-porteros-antiguos-portada.png

velvet jacinth Apr 15, 2020, 9:32 PM

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I am looking for some assistance with my zigbee lights. I have tried to research solutions on google, the forum, and reddit to no avail. My issue is that my lights no longer turn on when toggled. They show as ON on the dashboard and the flash when switched to OFF. They will turn on when I adjust brightness, but dark until then. Any advice is appreciated.

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They have worked flawlesly until thisw week

brave pulsar Apr 15, 2020, 9:44 PM

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Hello fello techies

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It seems as though Home Assistant is still having problems with devices going unavailable sporadically. I have the latest HA version, running on RasberryPi3 and very often my TP Link switches and ESP8266 devices go unavailable, then come back 30-40 seconds later. Is this common with anyone else.? Thank you!

stable canopy Apr 15, 2020, 10:27 PM

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@fringe moon Did you use OTA for your Tuya converts?

upper stream Apr 15, 2020, 10:52 PM

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Does anyone here know how to control the volume on devices with a harmony hub?

gritty wharf Apr 15, 2020, 10:54 PM

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so there is no way a new nest user can connect it to HA right? because already need to have a dev acocunt right?

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no other way to link them?

haughty shuttle Apr 15, 2020, 10:55 PM

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What all software can you run on raspberry pi's to control the i/o pins, or, which one is easiest? Arduino?

foggy pecan Apr 15, 2020, 11:49 PM

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@gritty wharf search the forums for "badnest"

gritty wharf Apr 15, 2020, 11:50 PM

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i saw a post for it. but it was old and even he said not to use it long term.
do you use it?

foggy pecan Apr 15, 2020, 11:50 PM

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I don't have nest

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But that's as good as you can get for now until Google provides a better method

gritty wharf Apr 15, 2020, 11:51 PM

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if its the only option ill give it a look. i wanted to double check before i played with it

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hopefully google gives us access again

foggy pecan Apr 15, 2020, 11:51 PM

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soon

gritty wharf Apr 15, 2020, 11:51 PM

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lolol

covert hawk Apr 16, 2020, 1:53 AM

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Any recommendations for rgb bulbs I can use w/ tuya-convert?

wraith scaffold Apr 16, 2020, 4:01 AM

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So, does the device_tracker that is generated from the Mobile App integration base it's home/not_home state on GPS coordinates or something else?

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 6:43 AM

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@stable canopy Yes

willow flax Apr 16, 2020, 7:46 AM

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Does anyone have an NodOn SIN EnOcean module and controls that with home-assistant? Mine does not react on my commands I send to it.. :(
When I turn logging on, I can see that it sends its status when its turned on/off with an FT55 and I can see the status changes in HA, but controlling it from HA does not work..

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 7:55 AM

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can you share your config @willow flax I don't know the integration but I'm guessing this is what you are using https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/enocean/

willow flax Apr 16, 2020, 8:30 AM

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@fringe moon exactly, I use the config from the bottom of the docu(with my ids replaced of course).
The "status pushback" does work as expected, so i can see when the switch is turned off or on. That means at least the ids are correct., But controlling it from HA does not work. I have not "paired" the NodOn with HA, I dont know if this is required or how to do that if it is required.

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 8:39 AM

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but you have the hub connected via serial port then I guess since you see the messages ?

willow flax Apr 16, 2020, 8:45 AM

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jup. receiving things works fine.
but i dont know how to test sending.. 🤔

muted hawk Apr 16, 2020, 8:46 AM

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Anyone know how the Xiaomi Aqara light switch (no neutral work) does it have a battery that allows it to be turned on or does it trickle through the circuit for power?

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 8:46 AM

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It'll be like all no-neutral "switches" and dimmers, letting a small amount of power flow, which on an LED can be enough to cause them to glow

muted hawk Apr 16, 2020, 8:48 AM

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I feel like a battery that allows the relay to switch and charges when the light is on is an achievable goal. Stupid british wiring standards ruining my plans.

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 8:48 AM

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You can get dimmer bypasses for this kind of thing, to avoid the LED lighting up

muted hawk Apr 16, 2020, 8:50 AM

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such as? I've not seen that

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 8:51 AM

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https://www.vesternet.com/products/vision-dimmer-bypass

muted hawk Apr 16, 2020, 8:54 AM

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Cheers

muted hawk Apr 16, 2020, 9:18 AM

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oh, so you use that to bypass the bulb when power is low?

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 9:20 AM

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Sort of, it acts as an additional load

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 9:38 AM

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like a resistor in line I reckon

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never seen something like that before

novel nebula Apr 16, 2020, 10:29 AM

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Is it possible to get current app using at a appletv?

oblique bear Apr 16, 2020, 3:00 PM

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@novel nebula not unless its provided as an attribute of the entity, if you don't see it I would suggest submitting a feature request to the parent library

upper stream Apr 16, 2020, 4:30 PM

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I am trying to add my 2nd samsung TV. 2019, almost brand new, and it says Aborted sorry this device is not supported

hollow sundial Apr 16, 2020, 4:30 PM

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Anyone have any solutions for smart blinds yet? The lutron ones are priceeeeyyyy 😩

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Was looking at the Ikea ones

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 4:30 PM

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@upper stream There are some custom components that might help - HACS has them

bright jacinthBOT Apr 16, 2020, 4:30 PM

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Home Assistant Community Store is the successor to the old Custom Updater, and can do so much more - you should check it out.

hollow sundial Apr 16, 2020, 4:30 PM

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But may wait for a newer model.

foggy pecan Apr 16, 2020, 4:31 PM

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what tv? my samsung Q90 added with no issues

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 4:34 PM

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I just saw the Ikea blinds. I would kill for some top-down , bottom up blinds. My ceilings are 10' and Im on the gound floor of an NYC apartment, and my wife is 5'1

upper stream Apr 16, 2020, 4:34 PM

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@foggy pecan Samsung LED 7 series smart 4k UHD 65 inch

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 4:35 PM

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Does it have a model number 😉

foggy pecan Apr 16, 2020, 4:35 PM

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that error message is a tad misleading too. You might just need to change a setting on the tv

upper stream Apr 16, 2020, 4:38 PM

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Oh wait, My IP scanner just needed to be updated, it doesnt have a static IP

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:38 PM

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what

upper stream Apr 16, 2020, 4:39 PM

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Fixig that now tho....

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 4:44 PM

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Any reccomendations on a smart plug? Wifi or ZigBee; bonus points if it can do power monitoring. I have a budget here so it doesnt need to be cheap

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:45 PM

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I just flashed some Blitzwulf SPH6 here

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they look very good so far

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 4:45 PM

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oh nice

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:45 PM

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running tasmota and talking to HA via mqtt right now

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 4:45 PM

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im in the States btw

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:46 PM

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they probably have a "wonky prongs" version too 🤣

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SHP3 is in US atleast

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 4:48 PM

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looks like Blitzwulf is in the US

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but i had no luck googling wonky prongs

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:48 PM

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that's what you guys have in the US 🤣

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or "SURPRISED PLUG"

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🤣

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 4:49 PM

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ohhh. sweet. i an idiot

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:49 PM

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EU plug == superior

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ppBear

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 4:49 PM

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Well all i know is, he nicced me mobile at the tesco takes bow

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:49 PM

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hah

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no thank you to the UK plugs, they are way too big

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winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 4:50 PM

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Yeah, but you can find them in the dark 😉

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Also, cables run down the wall, not sticking out from the wall

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 4:53 PM

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wow i just looked up what Tasmota is, and lemee just say i had no idea about this

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:55 PM

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then esphome will blow your mind

weary lance Apr 16, 2020, 4:57 PM

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best new tv for integration into home assistant?

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 4:58 PM

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so you can control anything with an ESP chip?!

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:58 PM

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anything

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and a little more @static verge

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 4:58 PM

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my god

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:59 PM

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I'm building my smart greenhouse as we speak

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 4:59 PM

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Probably you can't directly control other people

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:59 PM

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you have not tried 230v relays then @winged knoll

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 4:59 PM

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Oh, I have 😉

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 4:59 PM

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peepoKill

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 4:59 PM

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480V is more interesting

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:00 PM

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I prefer 48v DC for pain

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 5:00 PM

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ah i see your blitzwolf there on the tasmota site, among many other plugs

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:00 PM

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yes

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the tasmota site has all listed

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so just search by plug type

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 5:03 PM

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so you're comfortable with a soldering iron i gather? it's been a while since i had to use mine

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:03 PM

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yeah, but you don't need to solder for the tasmota conversion

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we use tuya-convert

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OTA flashing

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 5:03 PM

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ah i see, so the OTA works. very cool, i havent soldered in about 20 years

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:04 PM

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I started soldering 22 years ago, but I still suck 🤣

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but hey, my shit works

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 5:06 PM

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I can't wait to do this now. flashing my first store bought device with Tasmosta will feel like the beginning of a new journey

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:06 PM

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it's a vortex

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Like I tell.. I just wanted to make a smart thunder lamp for my daughter

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now every bulb in my house is smart

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and I have sensors in every room

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I might have the lamp done by summer though

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🤣

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to be fair, that is only 2 years from idea to creation

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 5:17 PM

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Okay here is one q I have, that's been bugging about these plugs. The key for these plugs is having a device with an in-line switch, or some sort of switch that turns it off/on. If its' a touch sensitive switch it probably wont work. So why is it, that in every "20 best home automations" article/Video, the tea kettle is one of the examples they give? All of them either have a "safety" that wont let it heat forever, or some kind of auto cutoff. Are they on timers, or am I missing something?

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:20 PM

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hmmm the smart plugs "should have" a fuse inside

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like the SHP6 is rated for 15A etc

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 5:22 PM

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i might have worded that poorly - im just trying to figure out how to have smart coffee/tea

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just a parenthetical, the Tasmota stuff is still the best thing of the day

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I know I said it already, but that list of devices on the Tasomta sight is...man...just wow

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:27 PM

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well, to convert a kettle

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you need to solder a bit

worn garnet Apr 16, 2020, 5:32 PM

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has anyone got an echo show working with cameras hosted in home assistant?

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 5:52 PM

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Am I correct that this is the complete list of plugs that will OTA Flash? https://esphome-configs.io/standards/us/

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:53 PM

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https://templates.blakadder.com/

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See this rather

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 5:53 PM

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i swear, i clicked templates 1000 times and didnt see that. Thanks again!

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:53 PM

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🤣

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 5:54 PM

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this kinda happens every time i get into something new. Doesn't help that im going delirious from the social isolation

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:54 PM

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social what now ?

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I just avoid people in general

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 5:54 PM

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lol

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:54 PM

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🤣

static verge Apr 16, 2020, 5:54 PM

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i mean i do too, but Im in NYC, this is another level

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 5:54 PM

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oh shit

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I love NYC, I been many times, but damn you guys are hit hard

lone birch Apr 16, 2020, 6:20 PM

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Hello guys, i'm pretty new in Home Assistant world. I've just managed to get it up and running, but now I'm having some trouble.
I configured Arduino integration to listen on a pin. In first place the sensor values stays fixed on zero and doesn't get updated automatically. Second, I can't add it to a room as a temperature sensor because it doesn't have an unique id.
Could anybody help please?

fringe moon Apr 16, 2020, 6:21 PM

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sounds like #diy-archived

lone birch Apr 16, 2020, 6:23 PM

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It's kind of DIY, but my problem is into Home Assistant, not in the actual device. Also, I think it's related with the integration being very old. Maybe there's something incompatible in the way he shows up to the core, IDK. Please help me.

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 6:24 PM

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Second, I can't add it to a room as a temperature sensor because it doesn't have an unique id
Only devices can get added to Areas

lone birch Apr 16, 2020, 6:25 PM

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Yes, this is the point. Isn't arduino a device? (I assume it is not)

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 6:25 PM

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Device != piece of hardware

lone birch Apr 16, 2020, 6:25 PM

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Is there a way to make it look as a standalone temperature sensor?

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 6:26 PM

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A devices is a specific thing in HA speak, like an entity is

lone birch Apr 16, 2020, 6:26 PM

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I cannot really get the difference

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Device:
A device is usually a physical unit which can do or observe something.

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Entity:
An entity is the representation of function a single device, unit, or web service. There may be multiple entities for a single device, unit, or web service, or there may be only one.

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 6:27 PM

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Yes, and it has to have some associated "magic" that it identifies it as a device

lone birch Apr 16, 2020, 6:27 PM

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This is from the glossary page

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 6:27 PM

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No magic - no device

lone birch Apr 16, 2020, 6:28 PM

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So, what is Arduino? How can I use it? Only in automations I guess(?)

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 6:28 PM

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You can use any entity in an automation

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Or a script

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Or a scene

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Or display it in a dashboard

lone birch Apr 16, 2020, 6:29 PM

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But I can't add it to a zone, isn't it?

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 6:30 PM

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Area

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Zones are something else

lone birch Apr 16, 2020, 6:30 PM

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Yes, I was triyng to translate

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 6:31 PM

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And, given how limited Areas are, you're really not going to care

lone birch Apr 16, 2020, 6:31 PM

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That's what I was referring to, dw

bright jacinthBOT Apr 16, 2020, 6:31 PM

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

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 6:31 PM

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Those are zones 😛

lone birch Apr 16, 2020, 6:31 PM

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Yes, just traslation mismatches

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Thank you 🙏

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 6:33 PM

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The only things Areas currently do for you are allow you turn on all lights/switches as one

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Which you can do with groups, or a list of entities

devout cairn Apr 16, 2020, 8:56 PM

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booo, my pi zero apparently can't properly drive the neopixel ring without level shifting

runic narwhal Apr 16, 2020, 9:16 PM

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Hi everyone. Trying to get the razberry z-wave extension board to run on a raspberry 4 (with the native installer of home-assistant), but plugging in the extension card only makes it blink for 2 sec before it disables itself and doesn't light up anymore. I've tried to follow the device-specific razberry docs on the homepage, but those seem to be for the pi3. I've disabled bluetooth and added uart according to this thread: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/pi-4-setup-with-razberry-v2-solved/160946/2
But neither does anything show up in the logs nor am I able to follow the guide of the swedish company, since I did not use raspbian - so not apt-get or most other tools are available.
Any ideas?

winged knoll Apr 16, 2020, 9:28 PM

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#330944238910963714 may be a better place to ask - since the config options are specific to HassOS

runic narwhal Apr 16, 2020, 9:30 PM

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@winged knoll will do, thanks!

bright jacinthBOT Apr 17, 2020, 3:26 AM

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@dark basin https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/light.group/

last jackal Apr 17, 2020, 12:40 PM

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wondering will there be problem if I run 2 home-assistant? would like to create dev machine...

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 12:42 PM

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No problem

last jackal Apr 17, 2020, 12:45 PM

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just wondering though.. MQTT will not connect to both machine right?

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want to actually add packages to my hass but wanna test it first

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 12:48 PM

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MQTT doesn't connect

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You connect your host to your broker 😉

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You can connect many hosts to one broker, I have a production, test, and mucking about instance

last jackal Apr 17, 2020, 12:59 PM

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heemm... yeah.. I forget about that.. thanks

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BTW I got this error messages "Resources need to be specified in your configuration.yaml. Please see the docs."

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unsure why.. this appear when I used lovelace-ui.yaml

fringe moon Apr 17, 2020, 1:20 PM

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Yes, because resources moved from ui-lovelace.yaml to configuration.yaml

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In 108

silver geyser Apr 17, 2020, 2:22 PM

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Can i "customize" a sensor to be treated as a binary sensor? I have a smoke alarm sending out 255 when on and 0 when off. I'd like the device class to be "smoke", but it is currently considered a sensor

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 2:22 PM

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No, but sort of

bright jacinthBOT Apr 17, 2020, 2:22 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/binary_sensor.template/

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 2:23 PM

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binary_sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      YOUR_SENSOR:
        friendly_name: "Friendly name here"
        device_class: smoke
        value_template: "{{ is_state('sensor.YOUR_ORIGINAL_SENSOR', '255') }}"

silver geyser Apr 17, 2020, 2:23 PM

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Thanks mate, I get it now ❤️

last jackal Apr 17, 2020, 2:36 PM

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@fringe moon thanks

spiral valley Apr 17, 2020, 5:19 PM

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are there any recommended smart plugs (EU) with power monitoring?

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I've read a lot about Tuya, but there were changes in January/February that supposedly disabled ability to flash alternative firmware?

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 5:22 PM

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Zigbee?

fringe moon Apr 17, 2020, 5:22 PM

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I have some blitzwulf shp6 that I got in march

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 5:22 PM

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Z-Wave? WiFi?

fringe moon Apr 17, 2020, 5:22 PM

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That I just flashed

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 5:22 PM

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Price range?

fringe moon Apr 17, 2020, 5:23 PM

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Are there any ZigBee with power monitoring? Haven't seen any

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 5:24 PM

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Probably

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.html is my go-to

zealous dune Apr 17, 2020, 5:25 PM

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@fringe moon there's tons of zigbee with power monitoring, most zigbee plugs and even switches have some sort of power measuing by default

spiral valley Apr 17, 2020, 5:26 PM

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to be honest, I don't care if it's wifi or zigbee

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probably zigbee, I would prefer no cloud

fringe moon Apr 17, 2020, 5:27 PM

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Really, I should check that out @zealous dune

zealous dune Apr 17, 2020, 5:27 PM

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https://zigbee.blakadder.com/plugs.html or https://templates.blakadder.com/plug.html

fringe moon Apr 17, 2020, 5:28 PM

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I should order some of these

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https://zigbee.blakadder.com/Xiaomi_SP-EUC01.html

spiral valley Apr 17, 2020, 5:29 PM

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tuya convert is cool and great project! but a) it might not work b) I think you need to calibrate them?

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this Aquara plug looks nice, will everything work without their gateway?

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I'll look at the list @zealous dune thanks for keeping it up

zealous dune Apr 17, 2020, 5:32 PM

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i'm weird like that 😄

spiral valley Apr 17, 2020, 5:34 PM

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you're helpful like that 🙂

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too bad those Aquara plugs seem to require the hub still? and also they are twice the price the likes of Tuya, Teckin etc..damn, but there are so many in the list 🙂

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 5:49 PM

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If they're Zigbee, they're Zigbee

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They'll work with any of the three Zigbee integrations (probably)

spiral valley Apr 17, 2020, 5:50 PM

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hm, that's good to know, I was wondering that they still require (for whatever reason) the designated hub

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 5:50 PM

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They may not work with another brand's hub, but the direct integrations are more flexible

spiral valley Apr 17, 2020, 5:51 PM

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perfect

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the Ikea ones seem to be quite versatile

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and cheap 😉

fringe moon Apr 17, 2020, 6:30 PM

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I have..... A lot of IKEA

gloomy dawn Apr 17, 2020, 7:19 PM

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anyone powering the smart things up via poe?

dry tartan Apr 17, 2020, 8:02 PM

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I have an entity that shows up as read-only and doesn't have an ID. Any idea how to fix? It's a hue bulb..

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 8:03 PM

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Is it in devtools -> States or configuration -> Entities?

dry tartan Apr 17, 2020, 8:04 PM

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both actually

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 8:05 PM

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Then it has an entity ID

dry tartan Apr 17, 2020, 8:05 PM

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I want to trigger it with an automation, but can't find it there

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 8:05 PM

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Are you looking at devices there?

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Hardly anything are devices

dry tartan Apr 17, 2020, 8:05 PM

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it's not in devices

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it's in entities, marked as readonly

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and "This entity does not have a unique ID, therefore its settings cannot be managed from the UI."

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 8:07 PM

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Right... so ....

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You can't use it in device triggers/conditions/actions

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You can't change the entity_id

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You can give it a new friendly name, change the icon, and all the usual customizing things

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You can use it in any traditional trigger/condition/action

dry tartan Apr 17, 2020, 8:08 PM

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but why is this the only hue entity that behaves this way?

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 8:08 PM

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🤷

dry tartan Apr 17, 2020, 8:09 PM

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hmm

dry tartan Apr 17, 2020, 8:25 PM

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one more question, why do you say hardly anything is a device? I have lots of devices..

winged knoll Apr 17, 2020, 8:26 PM

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There's 1.5K integrations

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Only a handful of them create devices

dry tartan Apr 17, 2020, 8:27 PM

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hmm

dark basin Apr 17, 2020, 11:36 PM

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I’m going to move my ZWave stick from a non-HA installation to HA. Is it possible that the devices are linked to the stick in a way that they don’t need to be re-added manually, but HA can find them in the zwave stock network?

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Basically looking to not have to add every device manually.

hollow sundial Apr 18, 2020, 12:24 AM

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Anyone got suggestions for a smart thermostat? Other than ecobee and nest?

last sable Apr 18, 2020, 1:37 AM

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Are there there any major differences in home assistant integration between ESPHome and Tasmota? I am looking to get started working wiht one of those two libraries

tame ivy Apr 18, 2020, 2:15 AM

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Major difference, Capt.
Tas uses MQTT and ESPHome uses native API (yaml).
Chalk and cheese.

last sable Apr 18, 2020, 3:58 AM

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Ok I read around a little more and it seems many people on the forums prefered ESPHome. I just got started with it and it was pretty easy to get up and runnign

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nevermind, apprently it didnt actually upload

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actually it appears to successfully write the binary to the NodeMCU but I dont see any temperatures on the console

fringe moon Apr 18, 2020, 4:58 AM

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@last sable I do tasmota for plugs and switches, and esphome for stuff I build myself

last sable Apr 18, 2020, 5:21 AM

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ok, I will look into tasmota as well

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i ended up getting ESPHome to work

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there seems to be some sort of bug with my yaml not saving every time

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I have to reload the page to get the saves working again

winged knoll Apr 18, 2020, 7:50 AM

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@dark basin FYI, #zwave-archived would be the best place to ask about Z-Wave 😉

drifting grove Apr 18, 2020, 11:41 AM

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Hello everyone. I have a problem problem with a sonoff t1 2ch eu switch i just flash with tasmota. The two touch buttons stopped working. Mqtt works fine. Does anyone know how to fix it?

fringe moon Apr 18, 2020, 11:58 AM

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have you applied a template to it that works ?

vernal igloo Apr 18, 2020, 12:05 PM

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hi all.
struggling to head my head around the difference between a device and an entity...
how come my lights and printer are devices [set up by UI] and my TV aren't?

slender bluff Apr 18, 2020, 12:06 PM

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Is it possible to change a device to a different one and keep the old entity history? (In Grafana?)

vernal igloo Apr 18, 2020, 12:07 PM

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no idea :)
i'm using core in an unraid docker.

slender bluff Apr 18, 2020, 12:08 PM

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Sorry to interrupt your question

fringe moon Apr 18, 2020, 12:36 PM

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@vernal igloo https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/device_registry_index/

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@slender bluff that wouldn't make sense imo as it is a new entity

vernal igloo Apr 18, 2020, 1:27 PM

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aaahhh.
ok, that makes more sense.

cheers.

frail compass Apr 18, 2020, 2:36 PM

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I am not sure if this is a zigbee2mqtt (z2m) question or a HA one, but I do believe this is the right forum:
I have an Aqara vibration sensor (DJT11LM) that in HA shows up with the entities action, battery, lq, sensitivity and strength. But the sensor also reports x nd y angles (relative and absolute). z2m publishes this data on the same mqtt topic It would be very nice to have this info. For instance , as you could use it to determine if windows are open or closed, without a separate window/door magnetic sensor. It could work both as a glass break sesnor and an open/close sensor. Would this be a feature request or a bug (missing data from exisiting sensor)?

quartz lodge Apr 18, 2020, 2:40 PM

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@frail compass prolly not a bug if dev did not try to include ....so prolly a freature request and best to post on forum

frail compass Apr 18, 2020, 2:41 PM

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@quartz lodge Thanks. So the forum is better than a github issue for things such as this?

quartz lodge Apr 18, 2020, 2:41 PM

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yes sir

gloomy dawn Apr 18, 2020, 2:43 PM

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anybody know what size barrel jack the smart things hub v3 uses?

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trying to find a poe splitter to power it

sullen gyro Apr 18, 2020, 3:10 PM

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hey guys. Were anyone able to display home assistant or any html page?

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i wonder if I can open a mini room control page on it

winged knoll Apr 18, 2020, 3:12 PM

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That's a #frontend-archived thing 😉 Have a look at the list of stock Lovelace cards linked from the channel topic there

sullen gyro Apr 18, 2020, 3:21 PM

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@winged knoll sorry about that

manic chasm Apr 18, 2020, 4:10 PM

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Hi everyone quick search didn't pull anything up of if first alert SC7010LBLV
Is fully compatible with HA and aeotec USB stick. I came across people successfully integrating a first alert "combo" device and wanted to be sure it's the same one from Lowes. Pretty new to z wave and HA so I figured I'd ask you guys. I've attached a picture for added clarity. Thanks

winged knoll Apr 18, 2020, 4:12 PM

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Ah, so that's a #zwave-archived question

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See the channel topic there for more information on working out what's supported

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However...

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First Alert SC7010LBLV (1042734) Hardwired Photoelectric Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Alarm

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I see nothing there about Z-Wave

manic chasm Apr 18, 2020, 4:18 PM

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@winged knoll aaa man your probably right. I'll be moving over to #zwave-archived. I was hoping to find one zwave device locally. Thanks

winged knoll Apr 18, 2020, 4:18 PM

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Well, yeah, but you need a Z-Wave device for it to work 😉

random delta Apr 18, 2020, 5:21 PM

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With homeassistant integration and future features in mind, what will the experts here recommend to get between echo show or google hub?

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I saw someone tried touch control from google hub with Lovelace. Is this something that will be a feature.

winged knoll Apr 18, 2020, 5:22 PM

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It is a feature

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I've used it a few times, mostly a gimmick IMO, but then I don't use the UI much

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There's native support for Google devices, they're media players and TTS targets without anything to do

fringe moon Apr 18, 2020, 5:24 PM

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I prefer Google

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Because Alexa and stuff isn't a thing here

slender bluff Apr 18, 2020, 5:33 PM

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@slender bluff that wouldn't make sense imo as it is a new entity
@fringe moon
I want to replace a Power meter plug with tasmota but keep my influxdb history.
Also the new sensor should just continue to send the values to the same history (same entity...)

random delta Apr 18, 2020, 5:33 PM

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I see myself making homeassistant the backbone for my house and starting with wyze cams and sensors and adding more stuff that won’t need cloud. But still these two products are easy to interact with HA and I feel I should get it. Do anyone differ in there approach. Like don’t get it just use smart speakers and touchscreen laptop

bright musk Apr 18, 2020, 5:35 PM

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Hey everybody
im stuck on getting my new xiaomi lights added to HASS.
the bulb is found by hass but when i want to configure it i need the pair code.
i dont have this code and have tried the method with changing your region to china etc.
still unable to get this to work.
does anybody have a fix for this?

gloomy dawn Apr 18, 2020, 5:51 PM

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whats the tl;dr on light switches that will play nice (dim, etc...) led pucks and such?

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good, affordable, reliable, switches

winged knoll Apr 18, 2020, 6:23 PM

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Well, switches don't dim 😉

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Dimmers dim

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But they only dim things that are dimmable

bright jacinthBOT Apr 18, 2020, 6:27 PM

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Looking for advice about a device to buy? Remember to provide guidance on:

Which country you're in
What your budget is
What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)

gloomy dawn Apr 18, 2020, 6:30 PM

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yea i guess thats what im asking

winged knoll Apr 18, 2020, 6:31 PM

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So, see the bot message then 😉

gloomy dawn Apr 18, 2020, 6:33 PM

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https://photos.app.goo.gl/1qh6EdfVx3st5md77

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lemme google

winged knoll Apr 18, 2020, 6:34 PM

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Is it dimmable?

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If it is, we need to know where (I'm guessing USA), budget, protocols, etc

gloomy dawn Apr 18, 2020, 6:35 PM

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Dimmable with Lutron and Leviton dimmers

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https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/113382/PLT-SM6DWTR.html

winged knoll Apr 18, 2020, 6:36 PM

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So, then you're either going to use those, or you need to find out which dimmer types those are (trailing edge, leading edge) and find something suitable

gloomy dawn Apr 18, 2020, 6:43 PM

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google says trailing for led's

random delta Apr 18, 2020, 8:33 PM

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So, I got two BNLink plugs with power monitoring but HA only shows one entity. Is this possible to get monitoring as input and store in HA or that needs custom firmware?

marble hollow Apr 18, 2020, 8:34 PM

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Hi all, have some devices I've made myself (temp/humidity sensors) - quick question - how can I get these to be available to the standard Lovelace sensor cards ? there's data that I've got stored in an InfluxDB that I've got embedded into Hassio as a grafana plugin- however, it doesn't appear in the drop-down for entities. Can anyone help me with where I need to start?

winged knoll Apr 18, 2020, 8:35 PM

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Make sure they're entities in HA

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There is an InfluxDB sensor, maybe that'll work for what you're doing

glossy prism Apr 18, 2020, 8:37 PM

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@random delta is the power info a state attribute of that one entity? Check at developer tools > states

random delta Apr 18, 2020, 8:50 PM

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I see only 1 entity listed as 'switch.88412205dc4f229c86ff on friendly_name: Entertainment switch'

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i was hoping i will see more than one attribute listed

stable canopy Apr 18, 2020, 8:54 PM

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Anyone using any mqtt based temperature sensors? Looking at Shelly H&T but it a little pricey at $23 per.

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I have some RM3 mini's that are said to have temp sensors but I've never been able to read it.

clear forge Apr 18, 2020, 10:53 PM

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Anyone got the SMRTLite by NGB home 1800lumen RGBWW panel light from Costco working? I got tasmota on it using tuya-convert but not sure which template to use as its not in the online database

void hollow Apr 19, 2020, 10:04 AM

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Any aussies up to date on what sort of power meter options are available

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I'm guessing pulse counters are more accurate than CT clamps?

fringe moon Apr 19, 2020, 12:05 PM

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@drifting grove usb passthrough via a desktop virtualization platform to a locked down appliance , don't know which part of that is worse tbh, not that it shouldn't work, atleast 3% of the time

winged knoll Apr 19, 2020, 12:06 PM

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#330944238910963714 is likely the place to ask though

whole orbit Apr 19, 2020, 1:29 PM

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If I wanted to switch a low voltage deck light circuit, which Shelly device should I use? I assume I could just put it after the transformer?

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Or some other device you would recommend ?

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Would something like this work? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FJ77MZ9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

distant echo Apr 19, 2020, 2:01 PM

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@whole orbit That's not shelly device, you will have to flash that so get it workin with. I would prefer Shelly, the Shelly integration is pretty awesome

whole orbit Apr 19, 2020, 2:02 PM

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@distant echo yeah sorry, the link was a prospective alternative to Shelly device. I like the Shelly's but have only used them in a regular switch config tied into main voltage, never with low voltage.

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Would a Shelly dimmer work in this 12v application? I've only ever wired them in a box with a dumb switch - which this low voltage situation would not have.

bleak parrot Apr 19, 2020, 2:06 PM

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Hi! I´m looking for a better alternative to the danalock

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It´s pretty unreliable

distant echo Apr 19, 2020, 2:08 PM

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@whole orbit My Shelly 1 works with the 24v from my heater without problems. Not sure about the dimmer though

whole orbit Apr 19, 2020, 2:09 PM

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ok, awesome - and with your set up, there is no dumb switch in the circuit? All the wiring diagrams I've seen (so far!) all have a dumb switch in the loop so I am unsure how I would wire it without one

distant echo Apr 19, 2020, 2:12 PM

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no... A dump switch for a heater would make less sense 😄 I replaced my thermostat with a shelly 1

fierce finch Apr 19, 2020, 4:10 PM

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Hello everyone

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does someone here has experience with the ring doorbell in HA or the xiaomi doorbell ?

wanton aurora Apr 19, 2020, 4:22 PM

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@fierce finch i have some experience with the ring doorbell

fierce finch Apr 19, 2020, 4:23 PM

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i think i indeed go for the ring , they have support for the existing power cable (in stead of just batteries)

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it runs stable ?

wanton aurora Apr 19, 2020, 4:28 PM

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I ran mine primarily on batteries, but it was stable for months. I got rid of mine due to security concerns, but they have since upgraded some security features.

foggy shoal Apr 19, 2020, 4:40 PM

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Hi, is there a place to discuss problems with the Odroid N2 version?

winged knoll Apr 19, 2020, 4:40 PM

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#330944238910963714 would be the place I suspect

foggy shoal Apr 19, 2020, 4:40 PM

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thanks, I'll try there

bleak parrot Apr 19, 2020, 4:53 PM

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The ring solution is pretty stable. Some disadvantages:

Cloud only approach for video rec.
The video performance could be better.

visual zenith Apr 19, 2020, 7:08 PM

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Hi, I am looking to control when to switch devices on and off, and decided on getting sonoffs. What I didn't realise was sonoffs need at least 100v power supply, and the device i wanted to connect was 12-24v. Is there any device I can use, or maybe a board I can wire it to in between? Thanks

upper stream Apr 19, 2020, 7:39 PM

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I have an executable button that adds 5 to my volume for my harmony controlled surround system. i also have one that takes -5 off. how would i make this a sliding bar?

bright jacinthBOT Apr 19, 2020, 7:40 PM

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The input_number component allows the user to define values that can be controlled via the frontend and can be used within conditions of automation. The frontend can display a slider, or a numeric input box. Changes to the slider or numeric input box generate state events. These state events can be utilized as automation triggers as well.

# Example configuration.yaml entry
input_number:
  slider1:
    name: Slider
    initial: 30
    min: -20
    max: 35
    step: 1```

bright musk Apr 19, 2020, 7:43 PM

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Hello everyone,

I got my brand new xiaomi LED smart bulb rgbw in the mail.
at this moment i am trying to connect them to HASS but i cant figure it out.
when i try to configure them trough the homekit option i need to provide a 8 digit code, i cant find that anywhere.
when i try to add them trough the configuration.yaml i need a 16 digit code but i cant find that either.

is there anyone who can help me? i’ve tried the method of changing your region to china etc but couldnt find the key/cod
at this point i have them in HASS by disabling discovery for yeelight and then manually add them with a IP
the only problem now is they are showing up as entities and not as devices.

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https://prnt.sc/s2fjxa

livid wasp Apr 19, 2020, 8:14 PM

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Hey can anybode state the difference on theese? both are xaiomi window sensors

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https://community.smartthings.com/t/xiaomi-vs-aqara-door-window-sensors/90738

winged knoll Apr 19, 2020, 8:15 PM

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The Aqara ones are the new ones

livid wasp Apr 19, 2020, 8:16 PM

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round or rectagular ones?

winged knoll Apr 19, 2020, 8:16 PM

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Rectangular

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The round ones are the previous generation

livid wasp Apr 19, 2020, 8:16 PM

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okay, I have a couple of round ones any reason tu upgrade? or just extend the installation with rectagular?

winged knoll Apr 19, 2020, 8:17 PM

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If they work, they work 🤷

livid wasp Apr 19, 2020, 8:17 PM

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so no difference?

winged knoll Apr 19, 2020, 8:18 PM

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I'd assume there are, but I haven't looked at the circuit boards

livid wasp Apr 19, 2020, 8:19 PM

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and they both work with the xiaomi smart gateway?

winged knoll Apr 19, 2020, 8:26 PM

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No idea

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I use Zigbee2MQTT 😉

livid wasp Apr 19, 2020, 8:28 PM

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with which device? I only have the cc2531 I don't have a conbee, yet at least 😉

winged knoll Apr 19, 2020, 8:31 PM

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Well, support for the conbee is still a work in progress

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You really want one of the newer boards though... https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_adapters.html#texas-instruments-cc26x2r1 or https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_adapters.html#texas-instruments-cc1352p-2

drifting grove Apr 19, 2020, 10:41 PM

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Am I correct that save states are not working anymore since a couple of updates after restarts?
in the past my states where saved for my RFlink devices. But it doesn’t seem to work anymore.

shut fog Apr 20, 2020, 5:32 AM

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I have a Nest E Thermostat. I'd like to use it's motion sensor which wakes up the screen when passed by, to trigger lights to turn on. My Nest account uses a Google login, so I can't access the old API. Is there any other way to get the motion info?

distant echo Apr 20, 2020, 9:46 AM

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@shut fog is this something that is published?

shut fog Apr 20, 2020, 10:14 AM

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@distant echo hmm I guess the motion sensors within the thermostats were never exposed even in the old API according to this thread. Only the presence status

https://community.smartthings.com/t/use-nest-thermostat-as-a-presence-sensor/151792/3

wanton aurora Apr 20, 2020, 12:18 PM

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Are the Shelly devices able to handle a bathroom fan?

zealous dune Apr 20, 2020, 12:19 PM

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depends on your fan and which shelly you're talking about

boreal spade Apr 20, 2020, 1:02 PM

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Good Morning,
can you help me .. i have a xiomi 3 gatway with several sensors including smoke .. yesterday it was working today it is no longer ... i have already redefined a configuration and nothing is available in the assistance service

Entidades
Smoke Sensor Indisponível
Smoke Sensor Limpo
battery 90 %
*

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I can get the battery status only

remote hound Apr 20, 2020, 2:14 PM

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@visual zenith Try the Sonoff SV

visual zenith Apr 20, 2020, 3:31 PM

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thanks @remote hound

primal echo Apr 20, 2020, 5:14 PM

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The sonoff socket plugs, do they still need to be flashed?

visual zenith Apr 20, 2020, 5:41 PM

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@primal echo if you want to integrate them to Home Assistant, then yes, otherwise you can download the app they come with

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 6:06 PM

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Hey I would like to ask if someone could help me. I am new to home assistant and flashed the HassOS image om my Raspberry Pi 4 4GB today.
Today I have installed HACS and added my Yeelight bulb to Home Assistant successfully.
On HACS I installed the shellyforhomeassistant plugin and that worked like a charm. My problem now is that I deleted that plugin and want to setup my shelly with MQTT.

The MQTT addon is installed and I added the username and password. (default username and password for now)
I added the MQTT information at the shelly page and when I look at the logs the Shelly 1PM does connect but I can't see it at the "states page" even when I add the lines in the configuration.yaml with the right topic.

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So could someone help me?

fringe moon Apr 20, 2020, 6:22 PM

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Did you select discovery enabled when you added mqtt to the integration page @inner pine ?

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 6:22 PM

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yes I have enabled that one.

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Is there some config that I need to add in the configuration.yaml?

fringe moon Apr 20, 2020, 6:24 PM

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Might be depending on what topic the Shelly is broadcasting on, if you use an mqtt explorer what can you see?

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 6:26 PM

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I haven't used that program. But my shelly is named shelly1pm-76DE83 so the topic should be shellies/shelly1pm-76DE83 right?

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I am going to make some screenshots to give you a clear view on what I'm working with.

fringe moon Apr 20, 2020, 6:34 PM

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/integrating-shelly-using-mqtt-doesnt-work/121472/9

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I haven't gotten around to my shelly1 yet, but I was thinking of doing restful on them actually, but I haven't been reading about them for over a year, I have four sitting in my garage though 🤣

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 6:50 PM

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here are a few screenshots

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Can't I post screenshots here?

bright jacinthBOT Apr 20, 2020, 6:54 PM

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

primal echo Apr 20, 2020, 6:56 PM

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if you want to integrate them to Home Assistant, then yes, otherwise you can download the app they come with
@visual zenith isnt there an alternative that doesnt need flashing?

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 6:59 PM

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https://imgur.com/a/NSbBOC6

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here are the screenshots

foggy pecan Apr 20, 2020, 6:59 PM

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that right there is why we banned images

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pictures of text are bad

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send the text

bright jacinthBOT Apr 20, 2020, 7:00 PM

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Please use https://www.hastebin.com/ or https://paste.ubuntu.com/ to share code or logs.

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:01 PM

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it's perfectly readable in the pictures

primal echo Apr 20, 2020, 7:01 PM

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just follow the rules

foggy pecan Apr 20, 2020, 7:02 PM

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if someone would like to assist you by posting suggested fixes they're not going to type everything by hand

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:02 PM

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You want help, don't make our lives harder

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:05 PM

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https://pastebin.com/cQVmbCFe
Configuration.yaml

https://pastebin.com/8Pp3ng0u
MQTT log

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I hope this is good enough. Sorry if it isn't and sorry that I didn't follow the rules

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:06 PM

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It's more about helping us so we can help you 😉

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:13 PM

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Is there anything wrong with my config or what else did I do wrong?

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:15 PM

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What did you use to edit that?

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:15 PM

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visual studio code addon

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:15 PM

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    name: “Shelly 1PM”
          ^          ^
          ------------ "Smart" quotes

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I'm gently impressed that the config check didn't 🤢

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Those are all over that config

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:16 PM

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config checked that it is good

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:16 PM

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Well, HA isn't going to be happy

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Also

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    state_off: “off
``` 🤔

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:16 PM

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How should I code this if that is what I need to call it

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:17 PM

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Normal quotes

primal echo Apr 20, 2020, 7:17 PM

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"

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:17 PM

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And close them for state_off

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" or '

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Both work

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:18 PM

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Okay I will change it to the correct quotes and come back to you.

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I corrected the YAML code checked the config and the outcome is valid, restarted HA but the shelly is still not detected.
https://pastebin.com/0m5Yjc5a
new YAML configuration posted above in the pastebin

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:27 PM

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You're looking in devtools -> States?

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:28 PM

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yes and no shelly device other than switch.shelly_1pm. But that one isn't working

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I think that one got added when I added the shelly in my configuration.yaml

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:29 PM

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Have you checked that the topic is right?

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:30 PM

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the topic should be right. If I check in mqtt explorer I see shellies -> shelly1pm-76DE83 -> relay -> 0

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I also see shellies -> shelly1pm-76DE83 -> input -> 0 = 1

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:31 PM

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That will give you the actual topics, and payloads

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:32 PM

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so that means I added the correct topics?

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:32 PM

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If they match what MQTT explorer is showing

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:32 PM

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they do match

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shellies -> shelly1pm-76DE83 -> relay -> 0. Underneath the 0 are power and energy. Are those ones the topics I need to add to HA?

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:34 PM

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What is the actual topic

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What are the actual payloads?

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You're translating MQTT topic names into something weird with ->

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:36 PM

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Shelly1 uses the following topics:

shellies/shelly1-<deviceid>/relay/0 to report status: on or off
shellies/shelly1-<deviceid>/relay/0/command accepts on and off and applies accordingly

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this is what the shelly documentation says and this is also how it is coded in my configuration.yaml

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:36 PM

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Yes, but I'm asking if you've confirmed those, and you're giving something else

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shellies -> shelly1pm-76DE83 -> relay -> 0
shellies/shelly1-<deviceid>/relay/0

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One of those is an MQTT topic, one is a translation of ... something

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:38 PM

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I am not native english so I'm sorry if I didn't explain it well. I have confirmed my config and the shelly documentation that they are the same. I have my own shelly device id ofcourse

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:38 PM

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Then... 🤷

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:39 PM

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So there is nothing else I might have done wrong?

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 7:41 PM

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I'm out of ideas

inner pine Apr 20, 2020, 7:43 PM

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Okay. Thank you for helping me. I really appreciate it.
I am going to reinstall Home Assistant on my Raspberry Pi4 and try again with a clean config and instance.

teal glade Apr 20, 2020, 8:23 PM

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A standard wired door sensor reed switch. Is it normally closed when the door in closed?

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I believe so. I'm guessing both are possible but one has to be convention.

winged knoll Apr 20, 2020, 8:29 PM

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AFAIK normally open is the common style - so closed in the presence of the magnet

jovial pulsar Apr 20, 2020, 8:30 PM

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If you're lucky you can get versions with three connections, so you get both.

teal glade Apr 20, 2020, 8:30 PM

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Awesome, that's what I assumed. Worst case, I can swap the switch output in Tasmota with a switchmode command

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Found out I can repurpose the switch input on the Sonoff to be my garage door sensor 🙂

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZqmkhpJ55A

wet horizon Apr 20, 2020, 10:04 PM

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Is there a way to reference the associated device name in the entity name? It would be nice to have entity names update automatically if I change a device name, instead of having to rename them all individually.

lavish harness Apr 20, 2020, 10:11 PM

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Does anyone have a Xiaomi humidifier working with HA? Im not sure which models are supported

glossy prism Apr 20, 2020, 10:54 PM

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@wet horizon no, but I typically keep the entity ID generic and use the friendly name to better identify when the entity is

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So for example: switch.plug_1 friendly name would be Cabinet lighting

void hollow Apr 21, 2020, 12:51 AM

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Any aussies know of good solar inverter brands/models to aim for

wooden jay Apr 21, 2020, 12:56 AM

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is there any way i could make a input_boolean show up as a device?

glossy prism Apr 21, 2020, 1:05 AM

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@wooden jay nope, why though?

wooden jay Apr 21, 2020, 1:06 AM

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I've got entities that are using IFTTT to control unsupported devices. I wanted to assign them to the rooms in my house.

shut fog Apr 21, 2020, 2:12 AM

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Anyone using Tasmota? I'm wondering if there is any downside to using emulated hue built into Tasmota over Home Assistant? Seems like this would be better, because it would let my devices communicate with Alexa even when HA is down

teal glade Apr 21, 2020, 6:45 AM

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@shut fog Yes. Just started using it and am pretty impressed with the functionality.

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You can use both I believe, (HA and the Alexa integration). The downside is learning to flash Tasmota which took me a few hours of tinkering.

shut fog Apr 21, 2020, 6:48 AM

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I was trying to figure it whether to run emulated hue on the devices in tasmota or in HA. I think I settled on HA for security

teal glade Apr 21, 2020, 6:49 AM

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Sorry, I was thinking you were thinking about the Tasmota firmware for the wifi devices (relays, etc.).

shut fog Apr 21, 2020, 6:50 AM

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Yeah the Tasmota firmware has hue bridge emulation, letting it work with Alexa without going through HA

teal glade Apr 21, 2020, 6:51 AM

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Yes, which devices?

shut fog Apr 21, 2020, 6:53 AM

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But I can also use Tasmotas MQTT to communicate with HA, then use the HA emulated Hue bridge plugin to get the devices to work with Alexa

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I have a bunch of switches

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But I have my Alexa devices on a separate subnet for security

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I decided I would rather just have the echos communicate when one HA server than reach device directly

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Maybe a little over precautious

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I was curious if others using the devices with the Tasmota firmware were using the built in Hue bridge emulation

teal glade Apr 21, 2020, 7:00 AM

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Isn't Hue on the Zigbee protocol not wifi?

winged knoll Apr 21, 2020, 7:01 AM

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Yes, but the Hue bridge is IP based when you talk to it

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So, if you're emulating it, you're emulating an IP device

teal glade Apr 21, 2020, 7:04 AM

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So, if you're emulating it, you're emulating an IP device
@winged knoll Cool. Would @shut fog be able to have the switches automatically use HA if not able to connect via Alexa? Or is it all redundant and the devices don't really care which hub they connect to?

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Actually, I think he was asking if it would connect to Alexa if HA wasn't available.

winged knoll Apr 21, 2020, 7:06 AM

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So... if it has built in "emulated Hue" then it should, but you'd have to exclude HA from passing those devices to Alexa

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As long as the devices report state changes to HA it should be fine 🤞

shut fog Apr 21, 2020, 7:09 AM

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Yeah Tasmota will let you use emulated bridge and MQTT at the same time

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Or you could just run emulated hue alone

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It seems the major advantage of Tasmota emulated bridge is that Alexa commands work even if HA is down

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But I think I just need to build my setup assuming HA will always be up

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My question really was just how other people with Tasmota were doing it

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So far I don't get the feeling many are using Tasmota's hue bridge function

teal glade Apr 21, 2020, 7:14 AM

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I just went looking for that option on my Sonoff and only just now noticed it.

shut fog Apr 21, 2020, 7:29 AM

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It's a nice feature because it lets you integrate your devices into Alexa without HA, but if you are using Tasmota, you're likely also using HA

teal glade Apr 21, 2020, 7:37 AM

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I'm using Google Assistant but I'm about in over my head as it is, the last thing I need is to complicate my setup even more 😉

inner pine Apr 21, 2020, 8:16 AM

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@winged knoll After reinstalling Home Assistant and configuring my shelly it now works. The states are being detected and I can now control my Shelly 1PM with HA.
Also I looked in MQTT Explorer and found a temperature sensor and added that also to my Home Assistant.

inner pine Apr 21, 2020, 9:10 AM

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I also have my automation working with my Shelly and Xiaomi Yeelight. I can now turn on my Yeelight with a physical switch and not turn the relay (cut the power to the smart bulb). My shelly just listens to the switch being flipped and sends a message to the Yeelight to turn either on or off.
My shelly is in Detached switch mode

tidal grotto Apr 21, 2020, 11:23 AM

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any reccomendations on wireless CCTV camera's? - ha not required,

winged knoll Apr 21, 2020, 11:25 AM

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#cameras-archived would be a good place to ask, and search the history

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Also...

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~what @tidal grotto

bright jacinthBOT Apr 21, 2020, 11:25 AM

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@tidal grotto Looking for advice about a device to buy? Remember to provide guidance on:

Which country you're in
What your budget is
What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)

stable mortar Apr 21, 2020, 11:37 AM

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I am looking for WiFi light switches with physical buttons (not touch like sonoff) with esphome or similar support. Does such a thing exist?

zealous dune Apr 21, 2020, 11:38 AM

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https://templates.blakadder.com/switch.html

stable mortar Apr 21, 2020, 11:38 AM

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oh cool list, thanks

tidal grotto Apr 21, 2020, 12:09 PM

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@winged knoll I read your github, but could not see what regular lightbulbs you are using, yeelight?

winged knoll Apr 21, 2020, 12:09 PM

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I'm using a couple of yeelilght strips, and some Zigbee strips

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No smart bulbs though

tidal grotto Apr 21, 2020, 12:09 PM

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Aah no bulbs, switches then i assume?

winged knoll Apr 21, 2020, 12:09 PM

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Yeah, I don't really believe in smart bulbs connected to switches

tidal grotto Apr 21, 2020, 12:10 PM

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unless colour but who really wants color in bulbs

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thanks

stiff ginkgo Apr 21, 2020, 12:35 PM

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Any one know how to add Fibaro motion sensor(HomeKit) to HA
When I remove it from the home app in my phone my HA still can’t find the sensor

drowsy harness Apr 21, 2020, 12:39 PM

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Hi, is it worth to flash Shelly 2.5 with tasmota ? will I gain more features or just stick with shelly firmware and use mqtt ?

random delta Apr 21, 2020, 1:09 PM

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Morning, is there a wiki page or blog where devices are listed that work with HA and maybe able to take custom firmware.

winged knoll Apr 21, 2020, 1:10 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations is about the closest you'll get to the first

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There's so many devices you can't make a list

civic kraken Apr 21, 2020, 1:10 PM

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And some devices are rebranded as well so it often makes sense to do some research or if that fails, ask here about a specific device

winged knoll Apr 21, 2020, 1:11 PM

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https://zigbee.blakadder.com/ is somebody's attempt to start such a list, but it's never going to be comprehensive

shut fog Apr 21, 2020, 1:51 PM

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@random delta if you are looking for esp8266 devices that can be flashed OTA, like with Tuya convert, you can try looking for Tuya devices on AliExpress. But yeah there are shit loads coming out of China:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.alibaba.com/amp/showroom/tuya-smart.html

random delta Apr 21, 2020, 1:54 PM

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So all of them should be OTA (I can setup a electronics soldering shop in my rental home without a garage..lol 😟 )

shut fog Apr 21, 2020, 1:56 PM

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No, definitely don't assume that OTA will work. Not all Tuya devices use an esp8266. And Tuya convert relies on an exploit that may have been patched by some vendors if they care

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That said I'm sure there are many more devices that can be OTA flashed than even what Blackadder had listed in his database. But going with one of the devices in his database at least gives you a template to work off of.

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Even without a template though, it's not hard to figure out how to create your own template from scratch, especially if it's just an on off switch or plug

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Digiblur has a video for that ;(

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Er ;) lol

bright hollow Apr 21, 2020, 3:25 PM

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How remove device?

wanton aurora Apr 21, 2020, 10:19 PM

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@bright hollow you're going to have to give us more information than that.

steady wharf Apr 21, 2020, 11:53 PM

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hey guys

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how can i remove a device that use to belong to a remove integration??

viscid wasp Apr 21, 2020, 11:58 PM

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What kind of switches would be recommended for a new house build, contractor is in the process of building my new home

steady wharf Apr 22, 2020, 12:40 AM

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I feel sad that HA developers push UI (which i kinda understand the point) but in the end somethings need to be done editing files in the .storage

glossy prism Apr 22, 2020, 1:14 AM

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not necessarily. the ability to change settings for integrations configured in the UI already exists for some integrations, and i'm sure it will be enabled for others

random delta Apr 22, 2020, 2:57 AM

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Hello, I am getting a DoCommand error when setting up wyzesense directly to HA.

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_DoCommand

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https://paste.ofcode.org/mheCnCevE3uV6yguDqUDgz

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i could see the first device for few moments and then it went away and cant pair any sensor now.

glossy prism Apr 22, 2020, 3:16 AM

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@random delta what version of that custom component are you running? I believe that's been fixed

pliant forum Apr 22, 2020, 3:18 AM

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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any any experience with Camb/Danale cameras and getting them to work with HA. I have a Freecam L800 floodlight cam and need help finding the still url and rtsp url if it even has one lol

random delta Apr 22, 2020, 3:31 AM

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@glossy prism few tweeks and reboots fixed it. I installed the latest from the page today.

winged knoll Apr 22, 2020, 6:48 AM

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@viscid wasp If you've got neutrals going to the switches, you can fit your choice later. It's largely down to where in the world you are, your budget, and your other requirements. Personally I'd recommend Zigbee (3.0) or Z-Wave (Plus).

drifting grove Apr 22, 2020, 11:40 AM

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hello, i'am totally new to homeassistant, and a total noob, i want to start by adding my xiaomi air purifier but i eve don't know where to start! i checked in the add on store bu found nothing related to xiaomi!

bright jacinthBOT Apr 22, 2020, 11:42 AM

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

winged knoll Apr 22, 2020, 11:43 AM

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You want those, not add-ons, see #integrations-archived

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations#search/xiaomi will find the air purifier. Follow the instructions on the relevant page and if you get stuck, ask over in #integrations-archived

drifting grove Apr 22, 2020, 11:44 AM

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thanks

viscid wasp Apr 22, 2020, 11:49 AM

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@winged knoll thanks, i will check those out

sour fox Apr 22, 2020, 12:32 PM

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hello

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anyone think i could get this to work with HA ?

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https://www.ikea.com/fr/fr/p/tradfri-variateur-dintensite-sans-fil-blanc-70408595/

winged knoll Apr 22, 2020, 12:36 PM

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Sure, it's #zigbee-archived

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Zigbee2MQTT supports it (https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/E1743.html) and I'd expect zha would too

sour fox Apr 22, 2020, 12:41 PM

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humm you think it output a 0-100% value ?

winged knoll Apr 22, 2020, 12:41 PM

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I have no idea, #zigbee-archived may though

sour fox Apr 22, 2020, 12:43 PM

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/ICTC-G-1.html this one seems to be what i want , but it wont sell in fr

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and i have an ir blaster , and it s annoying to manage keep presed button in HA (i didn t manage to make it work)

winged knoll Apr 22, 2020, 12:45 PM

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/TERNCY-SD01.html maybe, but as I said #zigbee-archived would be a better place for advice on Zigbee stuff

tidal grotto Apr 22, 2020, 12:49 PM

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@sour fox that button syncs to hue hub if you have one then into ha through hue intergrations

sour fox Apr 22, 2020, 1:10 PM

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i dont have any hub

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not any commercial one, using zigbee2mqtt, ha , openmqttgateway

tidal grotto Apr 22, 2020, 2:02 PM

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I see, I have a zigbee2mqtt and that switch coming next week 😛 will try it out. I am keeping hue hub for my familiy home so if it wont work it be kept on the hue

pure zinc Apr 22, 2020, 3:18 PM

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Hello, i have a "connected water heater" and i was wondering how to add it into my home assistant system ... it seems that it is using the same protocol as the Somfy devices which is IO-homecontrol http://www.io-homecontrol.com/index.php/en/ i just have no clue what it is and how to interact with it ... https://www.atlantic-comfort.com/How-to-choose/How-to-choose-a-room-heater/Heating-Technologies/Connectivity-remote-piloting-Cozytouch If anyone have any info about Atlantic / Termor / Somfy / cozytouch / IO-homecontrol ..... i'm here !

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i just dont want to buy a 100 euros cozytouch proprietary bridge

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https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/9mrjgg/iohomecontrol_compatibility_with_homeassistant/ look like i'm not the first one

lapis fern Apr 22, 2020, 6:03 PM

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Hey all! I'm a fairly technical savvy user, just starting out with HA. Just wondering if anyone could recommend any particular brands of color smart lightbulbs for use with HA, the more open (required code wise) the better. Thanks!

bright jacinthBOT Apr 22, 2020, 6:04 PM

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Looking for advice about a device to buy? Remember to provide guidance on:

Which country you're in
What your budget is
What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)

lapis fern Apr 22, 2020, 6:07 PM

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I'm in Canada, looking for the ability to dim and change color. Budget isn't my main concern, as much as the most libre possible code, although I wouldn't say no to saving some $. 😉 TBH I don't really know much about the various protocols...

winged knoll Apr 22, 2020, 6:08 PM

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Zigbee will be cheaper than Z-Wave. WiFi will probably be much of a such with Zigbee

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Fitting also matters though...

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https://zigbee.blakadder.com/ or https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.html are two lists of devices that work with HA, but anything that works with Tuya can likely be flashed with Tasmota

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Beyond that... https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations#light

lapis fern Apr 22, 2020, 6:09 PM

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Ok. Thanks. Yeah, doing some quick reading, I like the sound of zigbee the most

winged knoll Apr 22, 2020, 6:10 PM

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See the #zigbee-archived channel for some more details about your options for Zigbee integration

bright jacinthBOT Apr 22, 2020, 6:11 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.

winged knoll Apr 22, 2020, 6:11 PM

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That too

lapis fern Apr 22, 2020, 6:11 PM

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Lol. Cool. Thanks, @winged knoll . Very helpful!

amber pumice Apr 23, 2020, 1:56 AM

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Hi all, I've had a look on the forums and not been able to find a solution to this one. I had some tasmota light bulbs set up (via auto discovery) in HA - they were working fine for a week or so, but after I recently removed them and re-added them, they are being discovered as RGBW instead of RGBCCT. I can't figure out what has changed to make that auto discovery come up with a different result.

rancid oasis Apr 23, 2020, 7:14 AM

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hello

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can sommone guide me step by step how to update dresden firmware in home assistant

winged knoll Apr 23, 2020, 7:16 AM

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As in deCONZ?

rancid oasis Apr 23, 2020, 7:17 AM

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basycly i try to update by deConz app but is not ypdate

winged knoll Apr 23, 2020, 7:18 AM

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There is a deCONZ Discord where they can help you with it

rancid oasis Apr 23, 2020, 7:18 AM

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ok thanks

winged knoll Apr 23, 2020, 7:18 AM

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https://discord.gg/RNTwa6d

amber pumice Apr 23, 2020, 7:48 AM

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I've answered my own question above. If I have full topic as %prefix%/<location>/<device-type>/<room>/%topic%/, auto discovery incorrectly identifies my lamps and only sets them up as RGBW. If I leave full topic as just %prefix%/%topic%, it correctly identifies them as RGBCCT. Is that an expected behaviour? I'd be keen to have the first full topic if possible.

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(Using tasmota.bin on RGBCCT light bulbs, and HA)

astral ginkgo Apr 23, 2020, 8:20 AM

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Hi, i'm looking for IR device with I-feel option for controlling air-conditioner

winged knoll Apr 23, 2020, 8:25 AM

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I-feel is presumably just a setting on the AC, so ... any IR blaster should work

pastel fjord Apr 23, 2020, 8:56 AM

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does anyone have a wifi room thermostat in use with HA that has a humiditiy sensor?

astral ginkgo Apr 23, 2020, 9:00 AM

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I-feel is presumably just a setting on the AC, so ... any IR blaster should work
@winged knoll i'd like it to work with temperature feel , i think there is only RM 4 Pro that can work with additional external thing - i'd like to know if this working

winged knoll Apr 23, 2020, 9:01 AM

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Interesting, I'd have expected most folks would tackle that in HA, not an IR blaster...

astral ginkgo Apr 23, 2020, 9:02 AM

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Interesting, I'd have expected most folks would tackle that in HA, not an IR blaster...
@winged knoll How ?

winged knoll Apr 23, 2020, 9:02 AM

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~irc @astral ginkgo

bright jacinthBOT Apr 23, 2020, 9:02 AM

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@astral ginkgo Discord isn't like IRC, you don't have to tag people on every response. Keep in mind that every time you tag somebody, they get a notification ping. That can very quickly become annoying and people may block you.

winged knoll Apr 23, 2020, 9:02 AM

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With a temperature sensor, and some logic...

astral ginkgo Apr 23, 2020, 9:04 AM

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I wanted something that can do i-feel and IR inside

winged knoll Apr 23, 2020, 9:04 AM

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You're looking for an AC specific smart IR blaster then ... 🤷

drifting grove Apr 23, 2020, 9:25 AM

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@astral ginkgo I use a few Sensibo devices, they have always performed great. Before these I used Tado...and they really underperformed hence my switch

astral ginkgo Apr 23, 2020, 9:29 AM

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Sensibo don't have i-feel function - i tried it

drifting grove Apr 23, 2020, 9:30 AM

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What is i-Feel? (Sounds like marketing speak); but I know I feel happy with it

astral ginkgo Apr 23, 2020, 9:49 AM

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I FEEL The air conditioner sets the room temperature regarding the position of the remote control.

pastel fjord Apr 23, 2020, 12:26 PM

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can anyone recommend a room thermostat like the floureon one that hast humidity sensor?

wispy roost Apr 23, 2020, 6:34 PM

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Anyone seen a smart color e14 bulb that's at most 10cm long from end to end? All of them seem to be candle shape at 11cm+

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For one of these: https://suomenkolibri.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MINI-BLOCK-LAMPPU-2.jpg

crude creek Apr 23, 2020, 6:58 PM

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why does this have two live and two neutral? https://youtu.be/_qXeFzrEuYI?t=15 ?

sharp peak Apr 23, 2020, 7:36 PM

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Is there any way to change the names of the lights in Home Assistant?

winged knoll Apr 23, 2020, 7:37 PM

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Friendly name in the UI, or the entity_id?

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/customizing-devices/

sharp peak Apr 23, 2020, 9:08 PM

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The friendly name

winged knoll Apr 23, 2020, 9:09 PM

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Then yes, trivially 😉

hearty osprey Apr 23, 2020, 9:29 PM

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Hey all, I'm trying to set up a sonoff RF Bridge to pick up my doorbell and trigger an automation, I have tasmota and portisch flashed and have a rfraw code from the doorbell, can anyone help me set up an entity in HA, I would guess a binary sensor?

drifting grove Apr 23, 2020, 11:03 PM

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I have a few old cameras that require flash to edit the config menus.. how have you guys solved this? I can't get an old XP VM to load the flash page.

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 2:49 AM

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Having issues getting sonoff basic r2 into flash mode. I am using ftdi correctly hooked up(tx-rx, rx-tx, 3.3v) I am able to read serial data from the sonoff when it boots normally. However, when I hold the reset button, add power, continue to hold for about 3 seconds it doesn't want to go into flash mode. I have used multiple flash programs, but nothing is currently working for me. currently esphome-flasher is giving me this error: Unexpected error: could not open port 'COM13': PermissionError(13, 'Access is denied.', None, 5)

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:17 AM

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you didn't list ground as a connection

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Just stating the obvious

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:26 AM

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😉 (ground)

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:26 AM

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hahah

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Are you using the USB to the computer on an exterder cable? I had this exact problem with 4 of them 2 days ago

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I also used tasmotizer-1.1a.exe though

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:28 AM

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tried directly off of USB on the pc as well as extension...no joy

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I downloaded that, esp easy, & esphome flasher

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oh and new ftdi too...link https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TXVRQ7V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:31 AM

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you used several you said?

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:32 AM

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2 adapters, 3 softwares, tried on 6 sonoff basics.

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:33 AM

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when you power them up with mains what do the lights do? Does the relay still flip on and off with the switch?

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What was the console out put that you get? Just boot up stuff?

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:34 AM

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yep. I even have one working with ewenk(sp) app through google home. works everytime, but is pinging servers in their motherland about 7k pings a day...insane amount

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"[23:35:49][I][logger:156]: Log initialized
[23:35:49][C][status_led:014]: Setting up Status LED...
[23:35:49][C][ota:364]: There have been 0 suspected unsuccessful boot attempts.
[23:35:49][I][app:028]: Running through setup()...
[23:35:49][D][binary_sensor:034]: 'Sonoff Basic Button': Sending initial state OFF
[23:35:49][C][switch.gpio:011]: Setting up GPIO Switch 'Sonoff Basic Relay'...
[23:35:49][D][switch:025]: 'Sonoff Basic Relay' Turning OFF.
[23:35:49][D][switch:045]: 'Sonoff Basic Relay': Sending state OFF
[23:35:49][D][switch:025]: 'Sonoff Basic Relay' Turning OFF.
[23:35:49][C][wifi:033]: Setting up WiFi...
[23:35:49][D][wifi:304]: Starting scan..."

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:38 AM

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Ok.. with mains disconnected, you hold the button, apply power then let go of the button.... what happenes?

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:39 AM

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nada... Esphome flasher is the only thing that give me any thing when this occurs. and it posts this...Using 'COM13' as serial port.
Unexpected error: could not open port 'COM13': PermissionError(13, 'Access is denied.', None, 5)

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:40 AM

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Ok, dumb question... are you SURE it's com13, and how are you sure?

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:41 AM

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100% if it wasn't, I wouldn't have been able to see the boot load info

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:41 AM

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another dumb question.. do you have any other serial ports plugged in?

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and what OS?

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:42 AM

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nope, pulled everything but ether cable and displays. W10

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adapter driver is updated too

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:42 AM

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hmm I am win 7

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and out of ideas

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:44 AM

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Ty

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:45 AM

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turn off firewall, if that's a thing on w10?

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:46 AM

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Yup...

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:47 AM

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ummm restarted?

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and you're not maybe also running another ide like arduino in the background are you?

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:49 AM

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Spent 2 days on it...googled the F out of it. Cant seem to get any where with this. I am wondering if I got some new ones that haven't gotten into many hands yet and something has changed....or it's something stupid simple that my dumbass is overlooking. But I am no good at reverse engineering to figure it out

foggy pecan Apr 24, 2020, 3:49 AM

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dude, that name is way too long

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:49 AM

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HAHHA I thought the same thing

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:50 AM

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It's for steam..so the group I'm with can join faster

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:51 AM

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are you erasing flash first?

glossy prism Apr 24, 2020, 3:52 AM

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Looks like there's a new L O N G N A M E in town

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:53 AM

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Can't wont go into flash mode. Upon resetting into flash mode, communication stops and gives that error

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Apparently my tag is offending people?

glossy prism Apr 24, 2020, 3:54 AM

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Oh I don't care lol

warm ermine Apr 24, 2020, 3:55 AM

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;)

drifting grove Apr 24, 2020, 3:55 AM

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do you have any other sonoffs?

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not in this batch