hardware-archived

[warm ermine]

Nope just this batch from good ole amazon

[late orchid]

i have HA running on a rpi3 and an LG TV connected to the same network. I dont have any desire to control the TV and I havent configured anything to do it, but every 5m something is running and connecting to the TV. it pops a box on screen for a pairing key. not sure if its bluetooth or wifi, is there something i can turn off?

[warm ermine]

Solved: Had to bring K_P to ground and Hold the button while plugging in TTL USB converter. Then release and flash....so much hell

[tawny sentinel]

Please help me i beem struggling all day to flash tasmota on a magic home led

[winged knoll]

You may want to ask on the Tasmota Discord @tawny sentinel 😉

[woeful crystal]

OMG - so much has changed Ive just come from .96 to .108 - Been so long since Ive been on Discord but Im happily swimmin thru this COVID lockdown period upgrading from where I was.
Need a quick answer cos all the info on google is so out of date - Is it now possible to monitor the battery status of a NOTEBOOK (charge level and cahrging) - simply (Win10 VM)??? Im happy to find the info, if it exists - a simple "yes it is" or "sorry no still not possible" is all Im after

[winged knoll]

It's always been possible, just not trivially AFAIK

Might be available from one of https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations#system-monitor but if not maybe EventGhost will work

[cerulean trail]

Maybe with https://gitlab.com/iotlink/iotlink

[winged knoll]

That's sweet, bookmarked

[cerulean trail]

There is a "My Computer - Remaining Battery" example in the wiki

https://gitlab.com/iotlink/iotlink/-/wikis/Integrations/Home-Assistant

[woeful crystal]

thx lads

I had been waiting for it to be done as a sensor in glances - but its not supoprted

iotlink not an option - not running mqtt by choice

[winged knoll]

Why not?

(serious question)

[woeful crystal]

brewery operations - dont want another thing floating (mqtt) on the network. (long story)

[winged knoll]

😂

[zealous dune]

seems someone should look into that network, mqtt is super lightweight

[winged knoll]

I suspect it's not the MQTT "overhead"

I suspect it's a somebody did something unfortunate/stupid story

[tidal grotto]

other then people who have to many devices, what are peoples feelings against the phillips hue as a zigbee hub?

[winged knoll]

If it works, and you only want Hue compatible, go for it

I had nothing but trouble with mine, and the replacement, so I'm very happy not to have to deal with that POS

[tidal grotto]

Got mine for £12 fb marketplace, seems good enough for 3 bed house, 12 device, maybe there will be sticking point 😛

[winged knoll]

My first one stopped responding after a couple of days and would never reconnect

The second one was fine, until I had to upgrade the firmware. After 24 hours I reset it and it came back, upgraded. The next upgrade it never recovered from

[tidal grotto]

then you bought a zigbee stick and how long this going strong?

[winged knoll]

Over a year now

[limber frigate]

I've got two webos tvs but I can only find the 'lg connected apps' option in one. Guess that means it's not supported? The one which doesn't have the option is even a bit more recent (LG 43UM7390PLC)

[fringe moon]

Should be something similar under network I guess @limber frigate

Probably webos 2 Vs webos 3 or similar

@limber frigate mobile TV on under general?

[limber frigate]

@fringe moon yeah that's one but I don't get a pairing dialog when I start that from home-assistant. On the other LG TV that worked fine

[hearty osprey]

Hey guys, not sure what channel this should go in, I'm trying to make a binary sensor from the results of a mqtt topic, is there a way to ignore part of the message and only match the second half of it?

[drifting grove]

@hearty osprey What do you mean? Can you show examples of the json you are trying to parse? Keys have to be unique.. why would you need to ignore half of the message? So, the answer is yes, it's just HOW do we do that and do you even need to.....

[hearty osprey]

Ok so I'm using a sonoff RF bridge with tasmota to try to controll my dumb doorbell, the Data part of the message has several different codes it sends but there are 2 parts that are the same every other time, I'll grab some example data

13:34:33 MQT: tele/rf_bridge/RESULT = {"Time":"2020-04-24T13:34:32","RfRaw":{"Data":"AA B1 03 01EA 05FA 1BDA 281908190909081908181818181818181909081908190819090818190818190908 55"}}
13:34:33 MQT: tele/rf_bridge/RESULT = {"Time":"2020-04-24T13:34:33","RfRaw":{"Data":"AA B1 03 01EA 05F0 05FA 281908 55"}}
13:34:33 MQT: tele/rf_bridge/RESULT = {"Time":"2020-04-24T13:34:33","RfRaw":{"Data":"AA B1 03 01FE 05E6 1BDA 281908190909081908181818181818181909081908190819090818190818190908 55"}}
13:34:34 MQT: tele/rf_bridge/RESULT = {"Time":"2020-04-24T13:34:34","RfRaw":{"Data":"AA B1 03 01E0 0604 05FA 281908 55"}}
13:34:39 MQT: tele/rf_bridge/RESULT = {"Time":"2020-04-24T13:34:39","RfRaw":{"Data":"AA B1 03 05D2 021C 1BEE 281819081909081908190909081908190819090909081908181819081909081819 55"}}
13:34:40 MQT: tele/rf_bridge/RESULT = {"Time":"2020-04-24T13:34:40","RfRaw":{"Data":"AA B1 03 05F0 0208 1BDA 281819081909081908190909081908190819090909081908181819081909081819 55"}}
13:34:43 MQT: tele/rf_bridge/RESULT = {"Time":"2020-04-24T13:34:43","RfRaw":{"Data":"AA B1 03 01E0 060E 1BDA 281908190909081908181818181818181909081908190819090818190818190908 55"}}
13:34:44 MQT: tele/rf_bridge/RESULT = {"Time":"2020-04-24T13:34:44","RfRaw":{"Data":"AA B1 03 0208 05E6 1BD0 281908190909081908181818181818181909081908190819090818190818190908 55"}}
13:34:47 MQT: tele/rf_bridge/RESULT = {"Time":"2020-04-24T13:34:47","RfRaw":{"Data":"AA B1 03 05C8 0226 1BEE 281819081909081908190909081908190819090909081908181819081909081819 55"}}
13:34:48 MQT: tele/rf_bridge/RESULT = {"Time":"2020-04-24T13:34:48","RfRaw":{"Data":"AA B1 03 05FA 0208 1BE4 281819081909081908190909081908190819090909081908181819081909081819 55"}}

As you can see everyone the data either ends in "819 55" or "908 55"

[drifting grove]

Ok, so you need to trim that

[hearty osprey]

Yea exactly I want to say, I don't care what it starts with as long as it finishes in either of those

[drifting grove]

What kind of fan is this?

[hearty osprey]

It's not a fan it's a wireless RF doorbell

[drifting grove]

{{value_json.data.hum[:-1]}}

this is an example fro the templating page

https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/

you can trim the data with the "-#" @hearty osprey

[frigid shuttle]

the shelly rgbw2 uses esp8266 right? and that has the low pwm frequency that make the highpitch sound right?

you need the nodemcu to have higher frequencies so you dont hear them right?

[hearty osprey]

So - 10 would only take the first 10?

[drifting grove]

I think -1 means ignore the last char

you're concerned about trimming the data, we haven't said it's always the same length

[frigid shuttle]

i remember i could set the colors to different frequencies, and to very low frequency to make the sound alot less anoying. but that gave you pretty bad color fading and flickering.. but atleast no tinnitus sound

[hearty osprey]

I think the data is always the same length so trimming would work but ideally I would want to trim the first 20 char not the last? Do you think that is possible?

[drifting grove]

it's definitely possible. how have you determined that the last 6 chars need to be removed?

the data looks to me like lots of 819s and 908s...

[hearty osprey]

I need to change this AA B1 03 05FA 0208 1BE4 281819081909081908190909081908190819090909081908181819081909081819 55

To this

281819081909081908190909081908190819090909081908181819081909081819 55

[drifting grove]

looks simple

give me a few minutes to play, I've never done this, but I know it can be done

[hearty osprey]

Thank you, appreciate your help

[lunar delta]

argh. why can you not play sound effects to multi-room audio groups with alexa :[

i just want to make a doorbell

bah

[hearty osprey]

I think you can send TTS to multiple Alexa devices at the same time

[zealous dune]

{{ my_test_json.RfRaw.Data[24:] }}

[lunar delta]

yeah i can send an "announcement" TTS that will go to multiple devices but for a doorbell I'd rather just have them all play a chime sound

[hearty osprey]

@zealous dune so that takes the first 24 char or the last 24?

[zealous dune]

first, for last you add -

[hearty osprey]

{{ my_test_json.RfRaw.Data[-24:] }}
Like this?

[zealous dune]

its value_json

my_test is from the ha templating tool which is very useful in cases like this

[:-24] is for last 24

[hearty osprey]

@zealous dune @drifting grove if that works then once again you guys have been the best an helped an inexperienced guys to learn some things, thanks so much

[drifting grove]

{% set value_json = {"data":"AA B1 03 05FA 0208 1BE4 281819081909081908190909081908190819090909081908181819081909081819 55"} %}

      {{value_json.data[24:-3]}}

"[24:-3]" means start at char 24, and trim the last 3 @hearty osprey

whay are there 2 sam1501s???

[foggy pecan]

{{value_json.data.split(" ")[-2]}}

[drifting grove]

LOL the easy way

I am learing here

@foggy pecan Where were you 30 minutes ago hahah

[foggy pecan]

💤

[zealous dune]

split doesn't preserve the last space

[drifting grove]

He doesn't want the last space though

[zealous dune]

i thought i read differently https://discordapp.com/channels/330944238910963714/672223433907765288/703226435246096395

[drifting grove]

right @west iris

OH.. he's keeping the last space and that 55. You are right

[zealous dune]

why exactly are only those characters important?

[foggy pecan]

does he want that last bit?

{% set test = "AA B1 03 05FA 0208 1BE4 281819081909081908190909081908190819090909081908181819081909081819 55" %}
{{ test.split(" ") }}
{{ test.split(" ")[-2] }}```

[drifting grove]

That's a good question...

[foggy pecan]

->

['AA', 'B1', '03', '05FA', '0208', '1BE4', '281819081909081908190909081908190819090909081908181819081909081819', '55']
281819081909081908190909081908190819090909081908181819081909081819```

[fringe moon]

Why do people do stuff

I automate therefore I am

Tinkerer 1886

[zealous dune]

who knows, he might be trying to do the unnecessary all this time

[fringe moon]

Most users do

[drifting grove]

true

[zealous dune]

touche

[fringe moon]

I speak from my own experience

😩

Hmmm I need a dimmer plug, either WiFi or ZigBee that I can to dim bulbs that are 5w ish

[drifting grove]

i just bought some new fangled dimmers then realized I can't use them because everything in my house is now smart

i made 2 different decisions at once that conflicted

inovelli red series... anyone have XP with them? Not sure how low the W can go

(Oh.. zwave also... doesn't help you)

[fringe moon]

I can use zwave

I chose not to

[drifting grove]

oh, why?

[zealous dune]

i applaud that choice

[drifting grove]

I am trying to cut down on hubs, so I got rid of my hues and my vera... yes, the aoetec stick is technically a hub..but zigbee would need a stick too, so I am stuck there. It'd be nice to not be stuck in any one tech

[frigid shuttle]

im considering chaning out my z-wave stuff for zigbee / wifi, is it worth?

[zealous dune]

yes

[frigid shuttle]

i am never gonna use smart bulbs tho, only the switches you place behind your lightswitch

it is 100% vital that the normal wallswitch still works and dont interupt the smarthome functionality

whats the benefit of zigbee vs zwave?

[zealous dune]

its cheaper

and more fun cause stuff sometimes doesnt work

[frigid shuttle]

do the zigbee devices work with eachother nowdays or is it still problems with different manufacturers not working together?

[foggy pecan]

and that's about it

mostly the later iirc but i haven't looked in a while

[zealous dune]

all of my stuff is wifi with zigbee used only where battery powered stuff is needed

[frigid shuttle]

tbh the prices are about the same..
https://www.m.nu/zigbee-inbyggnad/zigbee-vriddimmer
https://www.m.nu/dimrar/z-wave-vriddimmer
Same device, about same price
(sorry link is in swedish)

[zealous dune]

only that zigbee dimmer is overpriced

[frigid shuttle]

not found any cheaper ones

[fringe moon]

@drifting grove price

[frigid shuttle]

that connects to the main power lines

i refuse to use battery powered crap

[zealous dune]

that same dimmer can be found for 30ish $ under different brands

[fringe moon]

I get 4+ ZigBee devices for the price of a zwave

[foggy pecan]

battery can be good for sensors with a strong mains powered mesh

[frigid shuttle]

might be a swedish problem then but i find the zigbee stuff cost the same.. unless you buy the battery powered remotes with smartbulbs

[fringe moon]

I buy everything from China

[frigid shuttle]

but smartbulbs are actually dumb as they dont work if you turn off the light at the lightswitch

[drifting grove]

so that's why I have smart switch and bulb

[fringe moon]

Except bulbs, those are mostly IKEA

[frigid shuttle]

yea but then the battery dies, or somethign interuppts the signal.. and suddently you cant turn on / off the light at all, even with the swithc on the wall

[zealous dune]

if you're buying locally you're at the mercy of your merchants which might make zwave "better" priced

[drifting grove]

then there are bigger problems than automation

[frigid shuttle]

nah, having the switch still work through the mains wire is vital imo. smarthome should add functionality to the house, not remov it

[fringe moon]

Battery life is 2 years or more, not really an issue imo

[drifting grove]

@frigid shuttle I always leave the smart siwtch on and yet I can control it remotely and programatically.. it still has the ability to turn on and off...

[frigid shuttle]

with ~20 switches in the house, even if they last 2 years.. you will still get frustrated almost ones a month that the lights dont work 😄

[zealous dune]

i have an aqara switch mounted between kitchen and livingroom, that thing is used a lot and batteries are still the factory ones after 1,5 years

[drifting grove]

I've literlly never had that happen in 10 years of zwaveery @frigid shuttle

[zealous dune]

having switches on batteries while you have a perfectly good wall hole is kinda pointless

[frigid shuttle]

i only use thease type of smartswitches https://www.m.nu/brytare/flush-1-relay

the ones you install behind your wallswitch

like the shelly ones for example

[zealous dune]

same function

[fringe moon]

Ooof what a price

[frigid shuttle]

50$ yea its what smartdevices cost in sweden

[fringe moon]

Shelly please

[frigid shuttle]

and i got like 10+ of them already

[zealous dune]

does sweden have some import restrictions or something?

[frigid shuttle]

probbly tax, we put 200% tax on everything

[drifting grove]

@frigid shuttle but that device and my normal in wall siwtches are differetn beasts.. mine works without zwave at all.. THAT I understand if it's your point

[frigid shuttle]

except for fuel, we put 1000% on that

[zealous dune]

i mean, can't you buy from like netherlands or something

[frigid shuttle]

ofc, aslong as it 230v and 60hz

[fringe moon]

The extra tax in Sweden is just from outside eu I think

[frigid shuttle]

well we have an extra import tax for that

but we still tax everything anyway

even if its made localy

sweden taxes everything.. like EVERYTHING, we even got tax on our taxes

but a built-in zigbee aint that cheap either... https://www.m.nu/zigbee-inbyggnad/micro-dimmer-zigbee-2

still like 40$

[fringe moon]

Shelly 1 is $20 in Norway, I think I paid $35 for 4 at some point

[frigid shuttle]

yea that one im interested in

the sad thing is you cant have a rotary dimmer

need one of those mono-switches or whatever they called

the ones you press and hold down for it to start dimming

[fringe moon]

For dimming ive bought one of these #Aliexpress NOK 206.13 31%OFF | Tuya EU WiFi LED Dimmer Switch 220V Dimming Panel Switch Connected To Alexa Google Home Voice Control Dimmer For LED Lamps
https://a.aliexpress.com/_dXEhm2S

[drifting grove]

OOOOorrr. get a device that supports scenes so a single table is dim... double tap is on, etc

[zealous dune]

but you can order shelly from the online store in the EU for normal prices

[fringe moon]

@drifting grove I do that with Xiaomi wireless switches, each press goes through scenes to dim lights

10-25-50-75-100

Etc

[drifting grove]

Is that an HA thing?

or part of the Xiaomi?

[fringe moon]

Just use scenes and input select plus automation

HA

[drifting grove]

NIce.. can I see that code? I want to do xactly that with a new switch if I can

[zealous dune]

i should really get into creating scenes

[drifting grove]

I have a 7 button scener that doesn't work in HA zwave

[fringe moon]

Should be scattered around here

https://github.com/atxbyea/HA-Config?files=1

[drifting grove]

Oh, if it's on git, I'll look

thanks! 🙂

GACKCK!!!! It's not in engrish.. I'll need to tramslate (that was a joke)

[frigid shuttle]

yea shelly ones are cheap here in sweden aswell

or like you said, order from another country

[drifting grove]

needy ass customers.. I have a ticket to go take care of... rrrr. Who needs a postal machine at a time like this??? "this job would be great if it wasn't for the customers"

[fringe moon]

I'm so glad I don't have to deal with end customers

[drifting grove]

yeah... i have a really crappy process here due to the complete lack of lower tier skill on the service desk. EVERYTHING seems to be "check this port" at the engineering level.. sigh

[fringe moon]

Service desk 🤢

[foggy pecan]

contractors working for service desk are almost worse than the customers themselves

[gloomy dawn]

ok i ordered this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GJ826F8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and started a return for the smartthings hub

is it worth using one of these to mount it higher, or even run it up my conduit to the attic?

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NH11R3I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://photos.app.goo.gl/BWDjcWPmaVZU2L4b6

[winged knoll]

Yes

Moving a Z-Wave or Zigbee stick away from the computer reduces interference

[gloomy dawn]

would a usb hub create headaches? im running ha in a docker container in unraid

reason i ask, is i think i could run it up to the attic if i use a hub

[winged knoll]

Shouldn't, unless you're using a USB 1 hub 🙂

There's also active USB cables

[gloomy dawn]

ok

[bright jacinth]

@robust mortar posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/KmKXxkVprv/

[vernal blade]

So I'm in the UK, looking at getting started on door/windows sensors
The usual reliability Vs price conundrum
any suggestions?

[robust mortar]

Hello, I have a smartplug with Tasmota. There is a rule, that the smartplug should send 1 to "stat/tablesaw/TURNING" when the power is above 500W. That is working. Now I tryed to add this plug to HA, but get ther error, when I check the yaml file:

Invalid config for [sensor.mqtt]: [turning_topic] is an invalid option for [sensor.mqtt]. Check: sensor.mqtt->turning_topic. (See ?, line ?).

The Code you can find here:
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/KmKXxkVprv/

So, the problem is, there is no tunring status, but how can I add such a status?

[winged knoll]

~codewall @robust mortar 😉

[bright jacinth]

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

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[winged knoll]

@vernal blade IMO, Zigbee ... particularly the Xiaomi (rectangular) ones. Dirt cheap, work well enough

[robust mortar]

~codewall @robust mortar 😉
@winged knoll only 13 lines 😉

[winged knoll]

Bot says your total post was over 15 😉

Be nice to those on mobile/with smaller screens

And yes, if you look at the docs for the sensor (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/switch.mqtt) you'll notice that turning_topic isn't an option

[robust mortar]

So how can I integrate a binary status from this device?

[winged knoll]

You could configure an MQTT binary sensor that uses that topic

[robust mortar]

are the topics casesensetive?

[winged knoll]

YEs

Home Assistant is case sensitive, pretty much everywhere

Most systems are

[robust mortar]

Thanks, that helps alot. What Message hast a binary_sensor to recive? "on" and "off" or 1 and 0 ?

[winged knoll]

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/binary_sensor.mqtt#payload_off
🤔

[robust mortar]

it's not working as i wish it should do. Thank you for your help, I think I got a lot closer to the solution. I will keep on working on this Problem tomorrow.

[odd olive]

i had seen this adressable RGB controller thing and trying to find it aging just cant remember the name. p sure it had dc barrel plug and then 3 pins out for the strip. looked super clean heat shrink around what i assume is an esp 32 or 8266 then qr code on for there sorta software? any one know what this is called

or what would you all recommend to control an addressable led strip i know i could use a wemos but if theres a controler i can just intragrate too HA that would be tight

[drifting grove]

Anyone found something similar to this, but affordable?? https://www.amazon.com/Gechic-15-6-Inch-Portable-Touchscreen-Monitor/dp/B01M9CXOTV

[tame ivy]

Addressable or RGB @odd olive they are different beasts

[odd olive]

addressable

most lights are the sk6812 or

[tame ivy]

Anything that can run WLED...awesome code that

I would pick NodeMCU

You know WLED?

https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED

[odd olive]

yeah i know i could run this on a nodeMCU but i think iv seen like a bord that is pretty much a esp or nodemcu but built for just running lights so the barrale plug for more power and just a header for light wires

[tame ivy]

Could be a QuinLED?

https://quinled.info/

[odd olive]

no it was more like a thing like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SG394ND/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_IxYOEbFE6DAH1

i was thinking i would need to change the frimware but it was somthing i saw some one recomned on reddit or in discord

[tame ivy]

Ah...those are the Magic Home ones...cool if you are doing RGB analogs.

[odd olive]

yeah ill looki in to wled and maybe just use a esp to control

i just thought thre was a esp with a dev board or like some magic home one that can do add=ressable and i would flash the firmon it to do some open soruced junk

no worrys thanks!

[tame ivy]

Y/w

[zealous dune]

any nodemcu or wemos d1 mini and a resistor or two does the job with addressables

[odd olive]

yeah i used to work on this a long time ago and created a custom pcb that had the first esp8266 chips an then some logic level converters and i would set up an http server and do get and put request to chagne effects and stuff its cool to get back in to it and see how far this groupe has come its all so much easyer now

[vernal blade]

Thanks @winged knoll
Do you have a link for where to buy? Find things like this a maze to navigate to find the right things

[winged knoll]

AliExpress 😄

Xiaomi MCCGQ11LM is the one you want

[fringe moon]

@drifting grove like a tablet?

[drifting grove]

LOL basically

a dumb ipad

[stiff ginkgo]

Does the Fibaro FGBRS-001 work with HA?

[winged knoll]

#zwave-archived would likely know more

The docs for it suggest it pairs with a thermostat though, not the Z-Wave controller

[robust mortar]

Hello again, I have still the same Problem. The HA recieves the mqtt. Now I have.
The Log says this:
WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.binary_sensor] No matching payload found for entity: Tablesaw Sensor with state topic: stat/Tablesaw/turning. Payload: "0", with value template None
Any Ideas about this? I have a binary_sensor with:
payload_on: "1"
payload_off: "0"

[bright jacinth]

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

Command '~share' was invoked by: Tinkerer

[winged knoll]

☝️ Show us what you have 😉

[robust mortar]

ok.

configuration.yaml: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/VtpbmzSFrn/

HA-Log

https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/5f7dGXDf9f/

So the Log shows, that under "stat/Kreissaege/turning" HA recieves "1" and "0"

Do I need a value template?

[winged knoll]

That doesn't match the error

Ah, you translated the error 😄

The device class would be motion - HA is case sensitive

[robust mortar]

no my HA is in english

[winged knoll]

No matching payload found for entity: Tablesaw Sensor with state topic
...
    name: "Kreissaege Sensor"
``` 🤔

[robust mortar]

Do you think the space in the name is the Problem?

[winged knoll]

I doubt it, but where did that first error come from?

[robust mortar]

This is just the friendly name for the device. Its a smart Plug, with tesmota sending mqtt messages, wehen the powercosnumption is greater than 50W

[winged knoll]

Right, but ... you posted an error for Tablesaw Sensor then posted other things

[robust mortar]

Just translated the Tablesaw for Discord.

Sorry for Confusion.

[winged knoll]

So ... you translated the error after all

[robust mortar]

no just the name

[winged knoll]

I
Give
Up

stat/Kreissaege/turning exists?

[robust mortar]

The Ubuntu Pastebins are non translated

[winged knoll]

With the K

[robust mortar]

Yes with Upper K

[winged knoll]

A quick Google says that you get that when the topic has a payload that isn't the on or off payload

https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/11836

[robust mortar]

I tried it with on and off, too. Same Problem

[winged knoll]

What values are published to that topic?

Launch an MQTT client, subscribe to the topic, and watch

[robust mortar]

ok, I will try it

[robust mortar]

I figured it out: the Problem was, that Tasmota send "on" and "off" or "1" and "0" but for HA it needs to be ON and OFF without the "" even if I set up the payload with "". Thank you @winged knoll for helping me.

[lunar delta]

dang, NUT and apcupsd are both slow to update

i totally expected them to be local push instead of local polling

[glossy prism]

Default for APCUPSD is 60 seconds, but you can change it in the config on the host

[lunar delta]

on the host meaning within apcupsd itself or in the home assistant config?

[glossy prism]

APCUPSD itself

You might be able to set the scan interval in home assistant too

[lunar delta]

@glossy prism do you know where that setting would be? I don't see any options for it

[shut quiver]

Can I use a wink hub for controlling zwave

[lunar delta]

@shut quiver yes, assuming the device is supported by wink and you don't mind the delay of all the requests going through their cloud servers... which may have limited life left in them

[glossy prism]

@lunar delta some platforms support the scan_interval option even if not specified in the platform config: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/platform_options/

YMMV though. Naturally a config check will tell you if it's invalid

[shut quiver]

Yeah I was wondering about that. There is no way to use it just as a zwave hub? It has to use the server?

[lunar delta]

correct

[drifting grove]

Hi there, I have a problem with the mosquitto mqtt broker.
I managed to add all my devices and they are shown correctly.
I can turn them on and off, but the switch in HA always goes back to off.

I guess HA doesnt receive an answer from the MQTT device. The command is getting there, the lights are turning on. If turn it quickly on and off it also turns off.
If I turn it on and let it stay like this, the switch jumps back to off position but the lights keep on.

I'm using hassio and mosquitto, added mqtt in the integrations page and enabled auto discovery. Does anyone know how to fix this or at least where is the configuration of this add on? I know, there is a config in the add on overview page, but all those devices must be configured somwhere, I did not manage to find this.

[drifting grove]

@glossy prism Can you ELI5 APCUPSD to me? I have 2 APC UPSs (not related to the name IIUC) and they both have net cards and SNMP enabled.. I've read some, but it hasn't clicked yet.. what is a host in this scenario, if I want to build and add apcups to HA? I have been going the SNMP route (since we do that at work), but maybe that's not ideal, compared to apcups?

[glossy prism]

It is actually related to APC UPSes. APCUPSD allows you to grab info from your USB or network-connected UPS and also trigger system shutdown if the power is out and the UPS battery goes below a certain percentage

The host in this case would be the machine running APCUPSD

[drifting grove]

ok, so it does't HAVE to be USB

[glossy prism]

I don't believe so. I have a USB UPS connected to my server so my server is the host

But I think I remember network UPS being a configuration option for it

[drifting grove]

so how does this compare to snmp polling?

and NUT is a same but different thing for non APCs?

[glossy prism]

Not sure. Only difference is probably that APCUPSD can be over USB instead of IP

Yeah, I believe NUT is manufacturer independent

[drifting grove]

ah.. cool.. thanks! My odroid only have 4 usbs, and I really want to avoid one for the UPS if I can

[glossy prism]

Yeah I'm maxed out on my pi lol

[dusk gyro]

Hello everyone! I'm trying to finalize my home assistant installation, but I'm unable to make Yeelight lamp to work...
I searched in Developer tools > States and I found this line:
device_tracker.yeelink_light_ceiling10_XXXXXXXX

Trying different solutions, it worked with this in the config yaml

discovery:
ignore:
- yeelight

yeelight:
devices:
<IP ADDRESS>:
name: Table
model: ceiling4

but I was not able to use it in automations or scenes. I was not able to select it because it has no entity_id

[pale hare]

have you got you yeelight in LAN mode?

[dusk gyro]

yes

with that configuration it is working in fact

it WAS working ^_^

[pale hare]

oh

[dusk gyro]

now with the same configuration it does not work anymore

I'm still seeing the card in the dashboard, but it says "not available"

[lunar delta]

@glossy prism @drifting grove technically apcupsd will work for non-apc units, i have it running with a cyberpower ups

[glossy prism]

Ah good to know, thanks

[fleet thicket]

Hi, neewbie here! I am having a problem with a Tasmota Tuya MCU 54 device conected through MQTT. Using Tasmota Web GUI everything works good, but when using Hassio Lovelace Gui i have the following problem: set diming to 80% on GUI diming set to 80% but instantly jump to 60% and when turning on and of a few times the diming goes down to 20% and stays there

Console output >

https://pastebin.com/aCiWZNvN

03:27:22 TYA: Send dim skipped value=196 ---> this line seems to be the problem

[drifting grove]

I have an LG TV that support WoL. It works via my phone when the TV is off, it turns on when I press the wake button but I can't get it to work via HA. Here is my code. I have to say my TV is in the DMZ wifi zone with all my other automation and my HA is on my LAN. I have a pfSense in the middle and created a rule to allow everything from HA to the TV
~
wake_on_lan:
webostv:
host: <IP>
name: Living Room TV
turn_on_action:
service: wake_on_lan.send_magic_packet
data:
mac: "<MAC>"
~

[winged knoll]

The backtick key is the one next to the 1️⃣ key on most keyboards

Wake On Lan however won't work acorss networks

[drifting grove]

NOOOOOOO!

Time to figure out a hack for this.

I really don't want to integrate my TV on the LAN where my networking and HA is located.

[civic kraken]

Just use some other device in that network for WOL

[foggy hazel]

Hi. Is there support for “stopped” state for the MQTT cover?

[civic kraken]

probably more of an #integrations-archived question

[drifting grove]

I don't understand your "other device in that network for WOL" I want to setup an alarm automation that would turn on the TV with a display message should the alarm be triggered. Are you suggesting to setup an WOL agent in the DMZ zone where my TV resides and then trigger it if one of the conditions is met for the alarm automation?

[civic kraken]

I don't know how your network is set up, but something like that yes. An esp8266 device for example.

[drifting grove]

I have a pfSense with three interface. WAN/LAN/DMZ.
HA is in LAN 192.168.0.0/24
TV is in DMZ 192.168.10.0/24

so I would put the esp8266 as kind of a switch on/off? automation kicks in for alrarm, turn on ESP and this would send WoL to TV?

[civic kraken]

Yes. Then you'd just have to find a way to securely send the trigger from your HA to the ESP on the other network

[drifting grove]

no easy way.

[winged knoll]

I use the Chipolo tags, works well

[drifting grove]

Anyone using inovelli red series zwave switches?

[winged knoll]

#zwave-archived 😉

[paper swan]

Hey folks, new to HA. Right now, I'm just looking for recommendations for a smart plug that can handle a space heater. Anyone have any experience with that?

[frozen stump]

I'm looking for a reasonably priced (< $25 USD) scene remote controller. Can be zwave, zigbee or wifi. Any suggestions? I have a 6 Aeon Minimotes that I love, but they don't seem to be sold anymore.

[high yarrow]

Hey does anyone have a good suggestion for a pair of three way wall switches with dimming?

preferably one that doesn't need a hub

[wanton aurora]

Shelly Dimmer?

[gray plover]

i'm trying to set up to use an infrared remote to replace my tv remote, i basically want to just change channels on a roku-tv and start/stop a sonos

there's a bunch of information about lirc on the homeassistant site and online, but it looks like it's all out of date. it talks about apt-get and it looks like the current OS isn't based on debian any more. is it still possible to install an IR sensor?

basically looking for a low-latency way to control it that uses physical buttons. definitely open to other ideas, as long as it doesn't involve using my very high-latency smartphone

[fringe moon]

Why don't you use the native Roku and Sonos integration instead of ir @gray plover

Also, if you are running #330944238910963714 you cannot run extra software unless you have an add-on for itz for that you would need to run #672217570283094017

[peak talon]

@gray plover you could go the ESPhome way and pair a cheap 8266 with a IR transmitter. All my legacy TV, fans and lights are controlled this way

[gray plover]

@fringe moon the native integrations are installed, i want to control them through home assistant using my own remote. sounds like i can't though

[fringe moon]

You probably could, but it would be very cumbersome and not a great solution

[gray plover]

yeah 🙂

[fringe moon]

But changing channels on the Roku, and start stopping a sonos can be done with automations and a simple WiFi / ZigBee / zwave button

[gray plover]

atxbyea well i didn't learn about zwave and zigbee until today so that was a new thing. i still have concerns about possible high latency but i'm willing to give it a shot. also, it needs to be said the IR sensor and remote is MUCH cheaper than all the devices my research has turned up, likely to be faster, and and the remote already has the buttons i need

but i'm not against the idea, even if it's more expensive. i didn't find a remote that seemed quite right for my uses

almost all the remotes i found are for "scenes" which don't seem useful at all here

[fringe moon]

I use ZigBee buttons for some stuff, latency is... 0.0 something

With HA you can do a lot with a single press button too, like single press = do next thing or double press = do this thing

[gray plover]

what's a good "absolute beginner programming home assistant" page?

i like this next button idea

[fringe moon]

The docs, because it depends on the component and integration you are using

[gray plover]

but even the conceptual boundaries of the objects are not clear to me, and i'm saying this as a 22-year professional software engineer

i've been reading docs all day 😕

[fringe moon]

I do that with a single button Xiaomi ZigBee button, each press on the button does input_select in HA that selects a new scene that contains different states for lights for example

[gray plover]

yeah ok let's talk about scenes for a moment

i don't have any interest in controlling the lights, and it seems like the wrong concept for "change the channel" or controlling the volume of devices with volumes

[fringe moon]

Yes, then you can call python scripts or just call a certain automation

By the same principle

[gray plover]

nevertheless i tried to make a "scene" for sonos-on and sonos-off and as far as i can tell, you can't. i can select the device, but it only seems to know how to turn it on and select a specific track (whatever was playing when i made the scene)

i couldn't even make it turn off with a scene

ok lemme look at "automations" then

[fringe moon]

Haven't tried with Sonos, but I do this with my onkyo

https://github.com/atxbyea/HA-Config/blob/master/scenes.yaml

[gray plover]

ok is it possible to create those scenes within lovelace or you had to write that by hand

[fringe moon]

I only work in yaml, so no idea

[gray plover]

ok

[fringe moon]

But anything should be possible with an automation

If you had a WiFi / RF / ZigBee / zwave button with multiple buttons that you get into HA that could do as many automations as it had buttons

Like the Xiaomi cube, it can do 12-14 different things, and each was a seperate automation

[gray plover]

yeah that was the general idea with IR as well. i figured i could wire button pushes up to programs of some kind

but it seems i'll have to handwrite them. afaict there's no way to write this in lovelace

when i try to make an "automation" to turn on sonos, i get as far as the "action" step and discover there are no actions for this device listed

[fringe moon]

Never tried with the Sonos, but it should listen to standard media_player: domain commands I guess, like on and off

I would have to try with my Sonos when I have time

[gray plover]

i think lovelace is just confusing me and it would make more sense if i worked in text

what integration does zigbee use? i see zwave which i understand, and mqtt which i don't

[fringe moon]

I use zigbee2mqtt which uses custom software, a usb stick and mqtt to HA

[gray plover]

why do you do it that way, is it hard to get a usb stick that speaks zigbee all the way to HA?

picturing something like this https://www.amazon.com/Z-Wave-Stick-Assistant-HomeSeer-Software/dp/B07GNZ56BK but zigbee

ok i found https://www.amazon.com/dresden-elektronik-ConBee-Universal-Gateway/dp/B07PZ7ZHG5 and i'm wondering why you'd use mqtt

[fringe moon]

Because of the flexibility, I can have all manufacturers in one mesh, without manufacturers specific hubs and without cloud

[gray plover]

oh yeah i'm definitely on the no cloud train

so mqtt is a unifying standard for multiple protocols or something?

[fringe moon]

Zigbee2mqtt is to me the superior of the #zigbee-archived platforms (zha, Conbee, zigbee2mqtt)

Mqtt is just a message broker, and it is usually a lot smoother than any custom integration, if all your devices speak mqtt instead of fifteen different APIs you always know how messages are being handled

They are also easily routable if one desires, for example between two houses

[gray plover]

gotcha, what hardware are you using then?

for the receiver

[fringe moon]

Cc1352 as a coordinator

The cc2531 is a good budget point, but I am closing in on 100 ZigBee devices, so not good

[gray plover]

good gracious. are those all lights or what?

[fringe moon]

Most of them, and door sensors, motion sensors, buttons, cubes

Even my 12 outdoor lights are IKEA tradfri

[gray plover]

nice

[tidal grotto]

You

I do that with a single button Xiaomi ZigBee button, each press on the button does input_select in HA that selects a new scene that contains different states for lights for example
@fringe moon I found the xiaomi buttons sometimes does not work.. it goes to sleep?

[winged knoll]

I've had no trouble with mine, with Zigbee2MQTT

[tidal grotto]

I feel its not my setup as my motion sensor also xiaomi is flawless

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG-DW62mlYU

this guy also says xiaomi button is a tad slower because its looking out for the double presses

[winged knoll]

I've never had it not work 🤷

Slight delay, yes, anything that supports multi-click will have that, there's no avoiding it

Still, fraction of a second

[tidal grotto]

I will check later to see if the presses are being logged then, intrested in seeing why

I prefer Philips hue button its more pricey at 17£ but it has a nice click to it, have a trafri coming to test ouit

Not as many cominations if required though 🙂

If other members of house are using i'd prefer the nicer clicking one really, feels more legit as its got a soft coating

[fringe moon]

I've never had issues

Unless there are issues in the mesh

I use the square mini buttons and the double wireless buttons

[tidal grotto]

Ahh, mines is the circle one, @winged knoll which type you got?

[winged knoll]

Square

[tidal grotto]

ahh okay maybe just my type, I will have a look in logs later and see if i can see it not pick a press up

how much you typically pay per button?

[winged knoll]

The Mijia ones are the older generation, they're the round ones (and rounder contact sensors etc)

Looks to be about £6 to £7 per unit - I buy them from AliExpress

[tidal grotto]

Its what they ship with the UK hub which only came out last year...buggers 😛

[winged knoll]

Well, there's a lot of the older junk to foist off on folks

Plus, they probably make a little more money on them 😄

[tidal grotto]

Well I've got an option now if I need a multi press button 🙂 , £6 trafri will do for the places I only need on/off

[fringe moon]

Oooof I haven't seen this before

https://m.banggood.com/no/Aqara-x-OPPLE-Zig-Bee-3_0-HomeKit-Version-Wireless-Smart-Switch-Work-With-HomeKit-From-Xiaomi-Eco-system-p-1590410.html?akmClientCountry=NO&gmcCountry=NO&currency=NOK&cur_warehouse=CN&createTmp=1&ID=6280512&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=cpc_bgs&utm_content=xibei&utm_campaign=xibei-ssc-no-all-no-re0409-19cov&gclid=CjwKCAjw4pT1BRBUEiwAm5QuR4GgFGpVbMAp4yS_-iMAa_ydfbnCtNZEyc5NUzMPWMzNJRw_V3CAeRoCTCEQAvD_BwE

Worlds shittiest URL

But ZigBee 3

[winged knoll]

Yeah, Konke is another brand of Zigbee 3.0

[fringe moon]

I should try some

[winged knoll]

There's supposed to be a range of the Aqara ones in Zigbee 3.0, tagged T1

I haven't seen any in the market though

[tidal grotto]

Nice indeed, be nice if 3d printer would sell adapter for them - like this for hue dimmer - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Homegoo-Dimmable-Wireless-Standard-Converter/dp/B07PY5ZB2S/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=hue+cover+plate&qid=1587906869&sr=8-4

3d printer sellers*

[topaz solstice]

Can anyone recommend any good iBeacons that work nicely with iOS, HA and OwnTracks as per this blog post: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2016/04/30/ibeacons-part-1-making-presence-detection-work-better ?

I like the estimotes Beacons, they're also waterproof which is nice -- I could throw one in our pool. But I'm a bit worried about their privacy and their "cloud" shite

[tidal grotto]

@fringe moon Awkward to change batteries on that... not sure if its okay if handy with screwdriver though

[fringe moon]

Probably not any worse than my other Xiaomi wireless buttons

[tidal grotto]

Im looking are you refering to the aqara ones?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32964048334.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.58c75ddcqGxirR&algo_pvid=d12e077e-1001-4379-904c-54b845dad15e&algo_expid=d12e077e-1001-4379-904c-54b845dad15e-18&btsid=0be3746c15879139751741890e70a3&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_

[peak talon]

the aqara ones are ZigBee, the estimotes are BLE

[tidal grotto]

esimotes?

[peak talon]

I was referring to the earlier post where estimotes beacons are mentioned. From ZigBee point of view, I believe that instead of aqra ones, the ikea dimmer offer better value (more actions) than aqara https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/tradfri-wireless-dimmer-white-10408598/

[fringe moon]

@tidal grotto I was thinking of my dual button wireless ones

[tidal grotto]

anyway of having them type on top of existing light? don;t like idea of having them next to it 😄

I was referring to the earlier post where estimotes beacons are mentioned. From ZigBee point of view, I believe that instead of aqra ones, the ikea dimmer offer better value (more actions) than aqara https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/tradfri-wireless-dimmer-white-10408598/
@peak talon thanks I have one coming tommorow to try it out... i am fussy about how they feel 😛

[karmic seal]

So, I've flashed a good number of Shelly 1 and Sonoff modules in the past. I've gotten my first batch of Shelly 2.5s in, and I just can't get the flash to work! Background:

• yes, I know the pins are different, I've made jumpers with thinner wire (using legs from LEDs is great)
• I have used my old version of EspEasy, and am now trying ESP.Easy.Flasher 0.04.007
• I've used my confirmed working Rx/Tx configuration, and have tried flopping them
• I have GPIO shorted to ground - I've tried only a few seconds, and leaving it the whole time
• My FTD1232 is in 3.3V mode, and I get light on my Shelly
• Every time I try to flash, the Tx light blinks on the FTD, and it never connects (so ESP Easy is using the correct COM)

This is driving me nuts! I don't like the reliability of the base Shelly firmware, and really want them to match my other devices with Tasmota :(

Oh, and I'm using the newest Tasmota.bin

[winged knoll]

#diy-archived is likely to know more

[karmic seal]

OK, thanks, I'll repost

[winged knoll]

There's also the Tasmota Discord, though it tends to be a bit quieter than here apparently

[summer chasm]

anyone know of a 100 amp breaker thats addressable?

leviton only has 60 amp. having trouble finding more

[stiff ginkgo]

I have this Fibaro motion sensor(FGBHMS-001) for HomeKit and I can figure out to to add it to HA, any one know how?

[lean cedar]

Anyone knows how to integrate Air Purifier 3H by Xiaomi?

[winged knoll]

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations#search/xiaomi ?

[kind spade]

I'm trying to figure out how to trigger my Linear GD00Z-4 garage door opener. I have added it to my z-wave network but all I see is a z-wave device. I have used the GD00Z-4 for several years with smart things but as I am moving it to home assistant I can't figure out what I am missing. Does anyone here have experience with this?

[winged knoll]

There should be a cover or switch entity too

[kind spade]

I have looked and I don't see anything. I saw people referring to a cover and adding a comment in the configuration.yaml. I added <<cover:
platform: zwave>> . I don't know what it or does.

[winged knoll]

Well, not with those << you wouldn't 😉

#zwave-archived is likely to be a good place to ask though

[kind spade]

you can tell that I'm new...

I'll ask in #zwave-archived. Thanks

[lean cedar]

@winged knoll thanks for the hint.
Already had a look there, tried setting it up, yet the purifier shows up only as unavailable

[bright jacinth]

Tinkerer is away for 1h 14m 16s with a message :point_right: Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.

[lean cedar]

Any other ideas on Air Purifier 3H?

[lunar delta]

It's not currently possible to disable an entire "device" is it? Have to do each entity individually?

[low nymph]

Looking for recommendations on a home security system. I'd like it to integrate with HA, but not necessarily rely on HA. Also would like the option of a cell backup.

I'm currently between abode and nest. I've have badnest running for a thermostat, but not sure how well it works with nest protect. My hope for that is that sometime in the next year or so, the system would be able to be integrated with HA. Bonuses here are great cams, integrated doorbell and locks. Things I don't like are, not able to integrate with HA right now without a third party plugin, high cost, unable to add something like garage door opener to the system.

The other option I'm looking at is abode. The cost is lower. it's fully accessible in HA right now, and I can pair other devices, zwave and zigbee. Bonuses here are, significantly lower cost, able to add stuff like leak detectors, garage door opener, etc. Things I don't like are, looks like their cams kinda suck, no fully integrated doorbell or smartlocks, would probably have to go with arlo for cams, and who knows for doorbell (which means I'll have to use plenty of apps individually).

Any thoughts or suggestions on this would be GREATLY appreciated. sorry for the wall of text.

[lunar delta]

i wouldn't trust nest for a security system

Not familiar with abode so i can't speak to that system

but for security you definitely want to avoid the cloud at all costs

and nest is 100% cloud

[low nymph]

nest offers monitoring by brinks with cell backup. You're familiar with "nest protect" right? It's not just a doorbell and a smart lock.

[lunar delta]

i still wouldn't trust it for security

[low nymph]

I mean, there's a lot of really great features (2FA for example). Can you elaborate on why you wouldn't trust it?

[lunar delta]

for security i don't want to depend on something that requires other people's servers to be online to work

[low nymph]

there's cell backup and monitoring directly with brinks (the nations largest security monitoring firm). If power goes out, (and you're not relying on anyone else's servers) then you're in trouble.

even if you have a UPS, will your internet still work? will police or fire services automatically be called?

[lunar delta]

you can have monitoring and cellular backup on non-nest systems

[low nymph]

well of course, but how is that different?

[foggy pecan]

Not beholden to a cloud service that can go down at any time with no notice

Google is notoriously flaky

[low nymph]

I know some of their services can go down time to time. I've had my gdrive mount down maybe 3 times in the last 3 years. I wasn't sure if nest secure/guard etc had any of the same issues. I would think services like that would be more important than cloud storage or email. Also, if their cloud if offline, does that mean that brink isn't directly connected? Any thoughts on abode? or other home security recommendations?

[woven apex]

I have just set up a hue bulb over ZHA with a CC2531 zigbee module, and they all work fine but when changing the colour or brightness the bulbs just jump straight to the new setting instead of transitioning.
I followed some instructions to change the cluster attributes for the on_transition_time but it doesnt seem to be changing. Link to discussion thread i was following https://github.com/zigpy/zha-device-handlers/issues/240#issuecomment-581939097

not sure if this would be better put in #zigbee-archived

[peak talon]

dunno about the ZHA but in Z2M the transition work perfectly fine. all you need to do is pass the transition: <in ms> value in Json Payload

[analog sandal]

Hi I'm trying to add a few TELLDUS TERMO/HYGRO SENSOR 433MHZ using a RFXtrx433E but they seem to get a new id with each data change?

2020-04-27 12:03:26:165= 0A52093F8700010C260289
Packettype    = TEMP_HUM
subtype       = TH9 - Viking 02038, 02035 (02035 has no humidity), Proove TSS320,311501
Sequence nbr  = 63
ID            = 8700 decimal:34560
---
2020-04-27 12:04:14:177= 0A5209428700010C260289
Packettype    = TEMP_HUM
subtype       = TH9 - Viking 02038, 02035 (02035 has no humidity), Proove TSS320,311501
Sequence nbr  = 66
ID            = 8700 decimal:34560

Is there some way to add it to HA, or does that require a fixed ID?

[woven apex]

dunno about the ZHA but in Z2M the transition work perfectly fine. all you need to do is pass the transition: <in ms> value in Json Payload
@peak talon yeah i made the transitions work when doing the manual brightness change by pushing light.turn_on with the transition setting. But it doesnt apply when changing the brightness through homekit, google assistant or the dashboard controls

[peak talon]

ah dunno about the any of those. The voice assistant I use is Rhasspy and that has been working fine so far

[spiral eagle]

Hey all, got a small question about a cheap Chinese sensor. I've been able to connect it to Home Assistant (Rfxtrx binary sensor). But it's only sending an "off" signal. Is there a way to either put it back to on, or to always trigger that off signal? I want to get a notification always when the sensor triggers a state.

[civic kraken]

So it just stays off in HA then? In that case you could have an automation turn it back on so it can trigger off again, but I may have misunderstood you

[pine grail]

Is this the place for Broadlink/IR troubleshooting questions?

[winged knoll]

Here or #integrations-archived depending on the problem

[pine grail]

I have an RM mini 3 setup to grab codes, followed integration instructions, seems to be working fine on a test device (Magic Light LED IR remote). The problems is that I have a projector that seems to be giving different IR codes every time I do a broadlink.learn

None of those codes I get out of it will turn on the projector either

I know next to nothing about IR, so don't really understand what is happening

I downloaded the IHC app, connected the Broadlink and then connected the projector and was able to turn it on and off so I know that there is at least does work

[fringe moon]

I recommend using smartir

It just works

[pine grail]

smartir?

Don't think I have come across this yet

[fringe moon]

It's a custom component

Has codes for most stuff

[pine grail]

This one? https://github.com/smartHomeHub/SmartIR

[fringe moon]

Yes

[pine grail]

Hrm, this would function like the IHC app then it looks like

I'll give this a try, thanks

Actually, I don't see my projector in the codes

In thoery I should be able to copy a code from there and do a broadlink.send from Developer Tools -> Services to test if the code work to turn it on?

[fringe moon]

Probably yes

If you find something that works you can submit a pr to the repo

[pine grail]

My biggest issue now is that I don't understand why I am seeing a different IR code everyt time I send a power on/power off to the receiver

[fringe moon]

I did that with my ac too

Used smartir and it just made it work

[pine grail]

Ok good to know

[fringe moon]

Every press was different, both power on and off and temp up and down

To the same temperatures

[pine grail]

Yep that's what I'm seeing

[tender aurora]

how many on/off should a z-wave switch generally be able to take? 🙂

i've had several of them failing me.. but i have to turn them on/off quite often.. maybe 10-15 times an hour

[winged knoll]

Many, but #zwave-archived would be a good place to discuss it - with details of the make and model 😉

[fringe moon]

I'm curious about what use case on and off 15 times every hour is

[winged knoll]

Testing the life of a bulb/device?

[fringe moon]

OCD ?

That is every 4 minutes damnit

[spiral eagle]

@civic kraken sorry for the late answer, but indeed, it only sends an off signal. If I manually put it to "on" again, the off event fires again on opening the sensor. How can I set the value on "on" with node-red if possible? I'm using node-red for my automations and notifications.

[paper swan]

Looking for smart plug recommendations rated to handle a space heater. Looking to connect a space heater ~ 15A, 1500W. Located in US, no budget restrictions, new to HA so not sure about protocols. Zigbee seems likely?

[bright jacinth]

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)

Command '~what' was invoked by: Tinkerer

[winged knoll]

https://zigbee.blakadder.com/ and https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.html are worth a look through

Zigbee is a good choice IMO

[tidal grotto]

Ikea plug with zigbee2mqtt £10 in uk

[winged knoll]

They're in the US 😉

The Fibaro Z-Wave plug goes to 1800W

[paper swan]

Thanks @winged knoll!

[rich epoch]

Just got some yi home 1080p cameras and connected them up to HA but can't get a livestream and the documents seem to suggest this is not possible. Can anyone confirm?

[winged knoll]

#cameras-archived would be the place to ask, but AFAIK it depends at least in port on what integration you're using

[rich epoch]

thanks I'll move the discussion there

[tidal grotto]

No Ikea in us?.. how much is a fibaro z wave set you back in us?

[winged knoll]

More a reference to the fact that they're in a different country, and not only is the currency different but the device may have different maximum power support, you need to check before assuming things will be the same/similar/available

It's pretty normal that 110V devices support a lower max power than 220/240V devices

[tidal grotto]

Ikea 2990w and can be bought in us, is a valid option?

[winged knoll]

Link to the US one?

[tidal grotto]

Definitely check that before writing... (Didn't really)

[winged knoll]

UK one is is 2990W, I'd be more than a little surprised if the US one is too 😉

(hint, it's not)

In this case it looks to be enough for the original question, but ... that was more luck than anything else 😛

[tidal grotto]

Yeah it was I didn't your right 🉑

Is it typically for us to be lower or something?

[winged knoll]

Yup - basic electrics 😉

Europe - 220V nominal
US - 110V nominal

[tidal grotto]

Yep past my head already

[winged knoll]

Get the voltage wrong, let the magic smoke out

Get the voltage and current wrong, turn the wires into lights, briefly

[tidal grotto]

Is it worth reading up on that?

[winged knoll]

Everything is IMO, but more so if you want to work with electrics ever

Or understand why electrics and devices differ across the world

[tidal grotto]

Second is more likely!

[pine grail]

@fringe moon I think I finally found codes that work!

Haven't had a chance to look at SmartIR yet but I think it should work, can add a PR if it does for my projector

[fringe moon]

[woeful tree]

Hello all, I'm just getting into Home Assistant and just converted all my Tuya bulbs over to Tasmota, Their RGBW bulbs but I can't seem to get the W channel to work at all in Home Assistant, I've tried a few things like changing the "Supported Features" but it will put the slider in HA but wont actually work..... Sorry if this is in the wrong section and Sorry for the bother if this is obvious and I'm overlooking it >_<

[fringe moon]

@woeful tree have you applied a working template? In other words does the W channel work fine directly in the tasmota webgui?

[zealous dune]

https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Lights/#4-channels-rgbw-lights

[noble birch]

hello

can i talk about rflink shutter here ?

Yesterday i add cover with rflink (newkaku). I don't have stop button on my remote. But i can stop shutter on pushing twice the button who have been pushed. I saw on home assistant documentation most of information to make a template with cover. Can i make a template to make stop button work ,

?

[winged knoll]

I would expect so, worst case you have to make that stop command a script

[noble birch]

ok

[spiral valley]

oh, smart plugs, great! I have a question 😄 when it comes to smart plugs with power monitoring (zigbee), you think 10A should be plenty or I should keep looking 16A if my plan is to have one for each server I'm running (sadly no ipmi monitoring on those bastards)

juuuust to be safe

[winged knoll]

10A, 220V, is ... hopefully a lot more wattage than your server will draw 😄

[spiral valley]

yeah, figured out that if I would reach 2300W that is max

amps would be the last thing I would be worrying about

[winged knoll]

Power on rush is a consideration, but if you're staying comfortably under 80% I'd not worry that much about it

[spiral valley]

I think I would be more concerned with those shady people coming to get my liver to be able afford the electricity bill 😄

[south geyser]

Hi there !
(hope I should ask here)
Do you know a component/service that takes an audio input and control lights according to it ?
Like making a disco at your own home ? 🥳
If it exists ... 🤔
Thanks homies, have fun 🎉
(tag me for answers)

[spiral valley]

especially that this is plug per server not for the powerstrip so I actually think that was stupid question to begin with 🤔

[viral glade]

@south geyser https://youtu.be/XNS24J42lLk

[safe shore]

I am trying to find a way to automate Zwave Node Configurations on a GE Motion sensor/light switch. It has 3 operation modes, and want to change the option based on time of day. Is it possible to do that? Is it something that needs to be scripted?

[winged knoll]

Sure you can ... https://home-assistant.io/docs/z-wave/services. More a question for #zwave-archived though than here

[safe shore]

Thank you. I tried on #zwave-archived, but didn't get an answer.

[winged knoll]

Probably nobody was awake then 😉

Best thing to do when that happens is wait 6 to 18 hours and re-post

[foggy pecan]

i remember the question. I asked a followup and you didn't respond

[winged knoll]

So often I see that ... nobody responded when a bunch of folks did

[south geyser]

@south geyser https://youtu.be/XNS24J42lLk
@viral glade
I've seen https://twitter.com/Frenck/status/1190334195454939143 from @plush orbit and I love it actually 🥰

I mean I already have lights (mostly Zigbee) and speakers (AirPlay, Bluetooth, Android TV), and not fan of electrical tweaks.
I am wondering a component that :

• creates an AirPlay/Chromecast Audio/etc server
• input : receive the audio
• output : send back the audio to existing speakers + manage color and brightness of existing lights

Asking in the forum too (asked in HACS)

[safe shore]

@foggy pecan I apologize, I thought that was for the person above me.

[south geyser]

Created https://community.home-assistant.io/t/nightclub-control-ligths-from-audio-music-visualization/190858

[abstract moat]

any one use the SONOFF TH16 are they any good

[merry sierra]

I have one with only a temp sensor. use it in lounge to control light, as well as show temp because it's the warmest place in the house.

You get different sensors to use with it.

[abstract moat]

Im thinking attic fan controle

I have a exause fan in the attic

and want it to come on at a certian temp

[merry sierra]

It can just switch on and off, no speed control. But could be useful with temp input.

Think there is another device for fan speed

[abstract moat]

its a fixed speed fan

so it should be fine

its actualy a 200mm Dc server fan that i riped off a old server rack all this is going to do it switch the PSU on and off

[uneven flame]

I have a few tplink light switches around my place, but most of my switches are two or three gang switches. And the cover plates doesn't really fit with the tplink switches (they are bulkier). Are you guys experiencing this too?

[tidal grotto]

@winged knoll This right one? - https://www.gearbest.com/smart-lamp-controllers/pp_009493075495.html

[winged knoll]

You want the GL-C-008 1ID version

Can't tell if that one is 1ID or 2ID

But, then I buy from AliExpress 🤷

[tidal grotto]

Was like £23 on aliexpress, at that point i;d just pay 28 for next day amazon 😛

[winged knoll]

Clearly you're looking at the wrong places on Ali - I saw it for just under £20

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32858603964.html

[tidal grotto]

ok found them 19.36 :P... think i might tempt my self extra 8 squid for next day... got agile octopus starting this week and want to make led lights be automated with the costs haha

I read on one that its max 5metres?

[winged knoll]

6A/channel, so the max length depends on many factors 😉

If you're at 30 LED/m that's a lot longer than 144 LED/m

[tidal grotto]

See I just punted it on my last lot haha

20m on a £6 magic home one... probs need to check my home insurance

[light ridge]

What's the best way to integrate ceiling fans, that are wired so that there is only one switch for lights and power? (Assuming I'm in the market to replace the whole fan assembly)

[hushed light]

not sure if this belongs here, i am sorry in advance if i am at the wrong chat: Is it possible with the Philips Hue Lights to Bulk Configure Scenes like in the Original Philips Hue App? So that i can configure 3 Lights with the exact same color, brightness etc.?

[woeful tree]

@woeful tree have you applied a working template? In other words does the W channel work fine directly in the tasmota webgui?
@fringe moon Yes, but for some reason I have a color temperature slider. this bulb is only a warm white LED and RGB.

[woeful tree]

I fixed it, had to run "RGBWWTable 255,255,255,255,0"

[lilac salmon]

Hello! I have a question about the best LED controller to use. I have 1000 LED pixels going around my roofline. I control them with a NODEMCU running WLED. I like this because i can easily toggle it and set the lighting effects on the fly but it does not work for xlights light shows. Not enough horsepower to drive all of those pixels i suppose. My solution is to have another NODEMCU running espixelstick. This easily pushes my light shows to all 1000 pixels no problem but does not have a way for me to quickly and easily toggle them on and pick a simple lighting effect. I am very tired of having to swap controllers every time i want to to a light show so i am wondering what the best of both worlds solutions is for this situation. If this belongs in another channel please point me in the correct direction.

[dark pagoda]

Can HASS setup devices that have the "Quickly Flashing Wifi Setup" thing that smart devices have...

I got a door sensor. And added it to Smart Life.
But it seems to take almost 10 seconds for its automation to trigger the light to turn on after door opens.

I've added a smart plug with Smart Life, and it shows up in HASS, but that door sensor doesn't.
But the automations I made in Smart Life show up in HASS. So I'm confused

[fringe moon]

@lilac salmon both support e1.31 so to xlights it should be transparent really

[lilac salmon]

true, but wled has terrible performance using e1.31 with this many pixels. the only way i could get it to perform was by cutting my number of channels down to 300 or so

expixelstick does great with my 3000ish channels but does not have built in effects so i cant just decide id like some lighting and throw something on the lights. I would need to program a sequence and go schedule it which is unideal for when i want cool lights on a whim

[fringe moon]

Interesting, have you tried submitting an issue to wled to get them to look at it ?

[static verge]

Can someone recommend a plug for my washing machine? needs to be rated for 15A

[bright jacinth]

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)

Command '~what' was invoked by: Tinkerer

[winged knoll]

Aka the world is larger than your country 😛

[static verge]

oops! okay lemme try again. Looking for a ZigBee plug for the USA, that can do power monitoring, and isn't too expensive

[shy star]

Does anyone know if Gosund Wi-Fi bulbs and switches are supported?

[winged knoll]

Have you checked the integrations list?

[shy star]

@winged knoll I didn't see it there... but I am aware that some hardware gets called different names depending on the manufacturer

[winged knoll]

Yeah, the obvious choice would be Tuya, if it's part of the Tuya/Smart Life range

[shy star]

Thanks for the pointer, I'll do some reseach towards tuya and see what comes from that 🙂

[fringe moon]

@static verge I use a decent WiFi one

Blitzwulf shp6

[turbid canopy]

Got a Pi issue and not sure where the right place is to ask... I have a Pi model 2B (I know...) running Raspbian Buster. Using it for Zigbee2MQTT (CC2531) and Zwave2MQTT (HUSBZB-1). I always have undervoltage issues with Pis, so I have both sticks on a powered USB hub. I've noticed that on reboots the zigbee stick comes up fine (/dev/ttyACM0) but the zwave (/dev/ttyUSB0) does not. Which means I have to unplug/replug the hub from the Pi, log in, and docker start zwave2mqtt. Looking for solutions to get everything recognized on reboot without any manual intervention. I thought about putting the hub's power plug on a relay controlled by the Pi, but I suspect that wouldn't cut the devices off, it would just cause the Pi to try to power them. Any ideas?

[winged knoll]

Start by fixing the power issues with the Pi IMO

[cedar venture]

Id like to attach an additional integer value to some of my physical devices. Could I just define a new field by adding it to state from Dev Tools, and then programatically change it from scripts, or is this a bad idea? Im trying to avoid having to create a whole bunch of counter devices

@static verge Sonoff Pow can handle 16A, but is wifi only. Theres a zigbee version but its only rated at 10A

[static verge]

thank you!

[turbid canopy]

Tinkerer, I'm also looking to use a USB wifi adapter, and I doubt that it'll play nice with powering 3 wireless radios. I'm using a 2.4a power supply... I could try skipping the hub but I haven't had good results in the past

[winged knoll]

Sounds like it's not really a 2.4A power supply

[turbid canopy]

Last I had issues it was with a different power supply. I'll try it out real quick

[still flax]

Does anyone have any experience with the Aqara sensors and zigbee2mqtt? I've done the 5 second mod on one, and see occupancy: true appearing regularly in the log, but I am not sure what I need to publish to it to change the timeout (when it sends false...) I am looking at this: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/RTCGQ11LM.html and I am trying this: http://imgur.com/MTOsIgel.png What am I doing wrong?

[winged knoll]

#zigbee-archived @still flax

[still flax]

oops, sorry thanks.

[turbid canopy]

Yep, under-voltage detected. Plus, the ZW/ZB sticks are a bit too thick/wide to fit the Pi ports

It's an Anker power supply rated for 2.4A per port. Let me try a different USB cable

shutdown -h now

ha, wrong window

[cedar venture]

The ZB stick Im using recommends a short USB extension cable anyway

to avoid interference

infact it didn't detect a few of my devices until I installed one

[turbid canopy]

I used to have the HUSBZB-1 (which is ZB + ZW but not supported by zigbee2mqtt) plugged directly into my old laptop running HA without any issues.

Tried a different cable, same results

and the HUSBZB-1 still doesn't show up at boot. Unplug and replug and it will

[cedar venture]

ah Im just using the Conbee 2. My plan was to use zigbee2mqtt but so far I haven't found a compelling reason to so Im just using their app

Phoscon or whatever its called

[turbid canopy]

ok, one more cable, a Canakit 5v/2.5a all in one supply (no separate brick / cable)

Undervoltage problem solved. /dev/ttyUSB0 not appearing until the stick is unplugged/replugged still an issue though

[turbid canopy]

Interesting... It's detected/attached, then disconnected/detached https://pastebin.com/FGYkjv3B

[turbid canopy]

I think I'm going to be good to go with a startup script to unbind/bind (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21580750/disconnect-and-reconnect-ttyusb0-programmatically-in-linux)

Nope. Won't let me do it at boot. Says no such device when I write to the bind "file"

[cedar venture]

@turbid canopy what OS?

You could try using rules.d if its relevant... https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65891/how-to-execute-a-shellscript-when-i-plug-in-a-usb-device

[tardy imp]

hi all.
Wondering if someone can assist//show some examples on how I should be using a long lived access token on a fire tablet so it will stay signed in. It seems like I'm supposed to craft a URL to enter into the Fire tablet browser but I just don't quite understand how to craft that

[turbid canopy]

Raspbian buster. The problem is that it's not recognized at boot. If I unplug and plug it back in, it works fine. Just requires manual intervention after a reboot. I tried a couple options to unbind/bind, etc., and while most would work after the replug, none of them would work on boot

[glossy prism]

@tardy imp you should see a pop-up in the lower right after login asking if you want to stay signed in. Is that not the case?

[tardy imp]

@glossy prism OK I can do that, is that what most people do? I hear a lot about sign outs occasionally and people use these long lived access tokens to resolve. I'm just trying to do the best practice

[glossy prism]

I think so. I think LLATs are more for connecting apps like Tasker to home assistant

[tardy imp]

ok cool well then I'll start here 😄

do you use tablets and such? Do you just sign in as yourself or create a user for the tablet.

[glossy prism]

I don't, but I just sign in with my user on all devices

[dusk gyro]

Hello, I'm searching for help about this problem from a while, but still no luck, anyone have any idea?
Thanks in advance ^_^
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/yeelight-meteor-led-lamp/189750

[minor orchid]

@dusk gyro have you enabled the lan mode for the lamp?

and is it working with yeecli console tool?

ohh, I just realized.. that's a bluetooth lamp?

[dusk gyro]

hello

yes, LAN mode is enabled and I'm able to control it with homeassistant

never tried with yeeecli

no, it's wifi

the problem is that i'm not able to add it to scenes or automation

[minor orchid]

it should be shown in the state view under light.<something>

ohh, it's working.. hmm..

anycase, the automations & scenes work using entity id, which will be something like light.yeelight_X I think

probably something with table in your case. yeelights do not support unique_ids so renaming in the UI is not possible until the implementation gets improved to handle that

[dusk gyro]

home assistant report that "this entity has not an unique id, so its settings cannot be managed into the user interface

oh ok, I see

and why it does not appear in the list to add it to a scene?

I found it under device_tracker.yeelink_light_ceiling10_mibt630e not_home source_type: null
friendly_name: yeelink-light-ceiling10-XXXXXXXX

but it is recognized as "device_tracker" ?

[minor orchid]

device_tracker is irrelevant, that's coming from some other integration

(from the looks of it, probably from mdns tracker?)

[dusk gyro]

mdns tracker?

but i have notthing else yeelight in my home

[minor orchid]

there is no light entity which looks relevant?

[dusk gyro]

light.tavolo_cucina

light.tavolo_cucina_ambilight

binary_sensor.tavolo_cucina_nightlight

[minor orchid]

so, some device tracker is simply tracking it's availablility based on wifi/bluetooth/something else connectivity

[dusk gyro]

oh ok

[minor orchid]

is that the correct light you are looking for?

[dusk gyro]

I see

yes

[minor orchid]

that's the one you should command in your automations ^

[dusk gyro]

and about scenes?

[minor orchid]

ditto

[dusk gyro]

ditto?

[minor orchid]

ambilight is for the moonlight mode I think

ditto = likewise

[dusk gyro]

wait, i'm trying ^_^

so when I'm editing my scene

in the Add a device field, i should past the entity_id?

no, it does not work ^_^

[minor orchid]

hmm, you can edit scenes from the ui?

😮

[dusk gyro]

yes

[minor orchid]

🎉

[dusk gyro]

settings > Scene

[minor orchid]

haa, I'll make some scenes then, too..

but mm, looks like that's something that requires proper config entry / device support...

[dusk gyro]

creating scenes editing yml would be a mess, my home assistant runs in a docker container

[minor orchid]

or maybe it doesn't use friendly_name nor the name in the search box. if I search for a light I'll just get one lamp...

[dusk gyro]

on a remote server

[glossy prism]

Scripts are better anyway 😛

[minor orchid]

so those needs to be added in "add entity" selection then, I think

[dusk gyro]

scripting is not a problem

so those needs to be added in "add entity" selection then, I think
@minor orchid can you repeat? ^_^

I cannot add anything in the entity section

right?

[minor orchid]

@dusk gyro just underneath the "add device" in that "add scene" site, there's a section for adding entities that od not belong to devices

[dusk gyro]

I have notthing similar

anything

[minor orchid]

the header captions on that edit scene page are in my case "New scene", "Devices", and "Entities"

[dusk gyro]

Name o f the scene, devices list, Add new device

[minor orchid]

(but I'm not running the newest homeassistant here)

[dusk gyro]

no entities for me

wow

i have it now

i forgot to enable advanced mode

it was enabled, but then I messed up the docker container and I created a new one

[minor orchid]

there's an advanced mode 😮

I think I'm using it then already...

[dusk gyro]

click on your username

in the corner of the web gui

in the first block, Advanced mode

it works

[minor orchid]

oh, indeed..

[dusk gyro]

thanks really

[minor orchid]

advanced modes are baaaaaaaaaaaaad

for usability..

but great that it helped 😄

[dusk gyro]

better than editing the config in the container

at least until I'll have to do tests

[minor orchid]

yes, what I just mean is hiding things to "advanced" is not a great design pattern. because obviously every user thinks they are "advanced", and it increases the workload for documentation, too

[dusk gyro]

last question: anything about koogeek multiprese?

https://www.tomtop.com/it/p-o1eu.html?currency=EUR&Warehouse=CN&aid=guscittll&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIytOLuPCO6QIVxuF3Ch2iIwY_EAQYASABEgJ7dfD_BwE

[minor orchid]

that's likely tuya device

plenty of those eu powerstrips are

so you may want to check out tasmota, tuya-convert, ..

[dusk gyro]

uhm

I found the documentation about Tuya

but it requres username and password from Tuya platform

[minor orchid]

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

yeah..

[dusk gyro]

oh, I have to flash the device?

[minor orchid]

that'll let you install tasmota or similar 3rd party firmware on it

to make it lan controllable

but it really depends what you want. I don't like to expose my IoT to the internet, so all my devices outside chromecast/kindle stick and sonos speakers are controlled using local APIs

[dusk gyro]

yes, I prefer local control too

this device supports homekit, that works locally

maybe I can add it with the homekit platform

[minor orchid]

hmm. homekit doesn't require internet connectivity?

[dusk gyro]

don't think so

[random delta]

I have three devices connected to HA but only one service entity names 'mobile_app_iphone'? where can i add this for other devices or they should be generated on their own when logging in?

both the new devices show activity unknown and last update trigger: initial.

[cedar venture]

@random delta are you using home assistant mobile app?

[random delta]

Yes all are official home assistant companion app

[cedar venture]

using lovelace gui?

I'm not sure what triggers all those sensor devices to be created tbh. My iPhone created a whole bunch the first time I used the app, but for iPad nothing, then it added them after a couple of uses

maybe its created the sensors but just hasnt added them to gui

[sleek garden]

is it possible to install a raspbee or raspbee ii to a pc/nuc? anyone done it?

[floral sun]

Is it possible to great a group of lights and switches?

create

[bright jacinth]

Groups allow the user to combine multiple entities into one.

Command '.group' was invoked by: Tediore

[foggy pecan]

Or turn the switches to light.switches and then use light.groups

[bright jacinth]

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

Command '.light.switch' was invoked by: phnx

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

Command '.light.group' was invoked by: phnx

[floral sun]

@foggy pecan Turning switches to lights seems good. I guess the issue I was running into was I use a slider plugin. But it doesn't support having switches it seems

[bright jacinth]

@lean bison posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/Wxp3f6Dbn6/

[lean bison]

Hello,
I found this github https://github.com/rospogrigio/localtuya-homeassistant/blob/master/README.md in order to operate my tuya cover switch (zemismart brand) locally, but I encounter this error do you have an idea? https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/Wxp3f6Dbn6/ the ip are fixed and the tuya cloud integration deactivated.

[fringe moon]

Why not just do tuya convert?

[lean bison]

@fringe moon
tuya converter needs to completely disassemble the switch and solder to make the flash, and the ota solution is no longer functional it seems to me?

[fringe moon]

Have you tried it?

Worst that happens is that it won't flash

I have yet to encounter a device that couldn't be ota

[lean bison]

@fringe moon
no i haven't tried it yet but i think i will get started on this solution this weekend, the other one not working

[undone moon]

Hello, I added a switch to an old mqtt configuration, but still I dont have enabled switch on my ui?

switch.bedroom_left_lamp is in status unavailable

and this is my mqtt config - platform: mqtt name: "Bedroom Left Lamp" command_topic: "cmnd/bedroomLeftLampSonoff/power" state_topic: "stat/bedroomLeftLampSonoff/POWER" availability_topic: "tele/bedroomLeftLampSonoff/LWT" payload_available: "Online" payload_not_available: "Offline" payload_on: "ON" payload_off: "OFF" retain: false

I can access to my sonoff switch through tasmota web ui

to toggle on/off

oh it works, when I again updated mqtt credentials

thanks anyway

[rotund dragon]

looking for some help with integrating the xiaomi Roborock S5 into HA. The instruction are a bit confusing and since it says that in order to get the access token I need to be running Mi Home v5.4.40 and my is v5.6.79 I am not sure how what is the next step.

[zealous dune]

downgrade to 5.4.40

[fringe moon]

Can usually be found on apk sites by googling the version number

[rotund dragon]

Will I be able to upgrade to the latest after I have retrieved the token?

[fringe moon]

Yes

[fallen dock]

i have problem with shelly device... i cant see mqtt setings to add in home assistant

[winged knoll]

What are you looking to do?

Set up the MQTT integration, set up an MQTT switch for the Shelly, or ...?

[rotund dragon]

so following this guideUsing v5.4.49 of Mi Home locate a text file under the Smarthome/logs folder where the 32 character token is stored. does anyone have a clue where the smarthome setting is.? I have downgraded and I don't have it.

[fallen dock]

yes i dont have option in settings " advanced - develeper settings

[winged knoll]

What option?

[fallen dock]

to setup mqtt

in shelly app

[winged knoll]

I can't help with the app I'm afraid, only HA

[marble mason]

Not sure if this is the right channel. However does anyone know if it is possible to integrate the raspberry Pi 7" touchscreen as a interface (This is the HA server) ?

[glossy prism]

not unless you install a desktop environment and use that to open a web browser to navigate to the frontend

[marble mason]

Ahh thought so, Thats a shame but thank you.

[oblique pawn]

Anybody managed to add the new broadlink mini R3 blackbean with HA ???

[neon valley]

how can i rename devices added via alexa_media_player? (the fire tv sticks ruined my google "turn off tv" for chromecast feature)

[winged knoll]

https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/customizing-devices/#changing-the-entity_id

[neon valley]

@winged knoll Thank you that worked 🙂

[rotund dragon]

anyone able to point me to the smarthome/log for setting up the mi home app. I have searched and found nada

[undone moon]

can you suggest temperature sensor_

?

Im using aqara temperature sensor and aqara motion sensor with builin temp sensor, and they shows different and incorrect temperatures

[winged knoll]

Do you have a professionally calibrated temperature sensor you can use for comparisons?

Certainly with Zigbee2MQTT you can adjust the temperature that's reported if you have something to calibrate it against

[undone moon]

I have analog termometer - old school

and the most precise one 🙂

half my automations are useless if I dont have correct temperature readings

I realized that just now lol

maybe Wemos D1 Mini boards and some DHT11 chips

[random wing]

Anyone could suggest a heat pump constructor/model with a local push / pull integration ?

[fringe moon]

@rotund dragon it's in the filesystem of your phone

@random wing have you looked at #integrations-archived online? Quite a few native, I use a custom component for my Samsung one, and a RM mini ir device for my old one, paired with a ZigBee temperature sensors that create a generic smart heat pump

[rotund dragon]

found it

thanks much

[gloomy oak]

Are there any recommendations for a portable speaker that isn't Sonos? It doesn't need to have a voice assistant but it does need to be able to play music either wi-fi directly or bt.

[fringe moon]

There are a ton of Google assistant compatible ones I know

From $50 and up

[lime mica]

Hi. I am a new Home Assistant. I installed Home Assistant on my raspberry pi but I am stuck on the "Preparing Home Assistant (this could take 20 minutes)" page. I have waited for around 2 hours now, rebooting the pi many times. Any tips? Thank you!

[glossy prism]

@lime mica #330944238910963714

[gloomy oak]

@fringe moon A tonne indeed. I'll start reading reviews.

[sudden pollen]

Has anyone recently setup a Broadlink RM Pro +? Im struggling to get any of the ways ive found to gather the RF codes. Id love any insight into the best current way to do it.

[bright jacinth]

@thorn otter posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/fGT7VdQJtp/

[thorn otter]

All of the sudden on .109 my MQTT cover's state changes are toggling on/off very frequently

Any ideas on how to fix the config?

I didn't have this issue ever previously, but now the garage door is open/closing 30 times a minute!

I guess I'm wondering how can I peek at value_json?

[thorn otter]

I'm not sure but a restart seemed to fix the issue. That was a bit concerning 😅

[winged knoll]

~codewall @thorn otter 😉

[bright jacinth]

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

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

Command '~codewall' was invoked by: Tinkerer

[potent crane]

Is it possible to use a TP-Link WN722n V3 WiFi donge on a RPI 3B+ as internet access for HassOS?
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-wn722n/

[winged knoll]

#330944238910963714 would be the place to ask about HassOS 😉

[fringe moon]

@sudden pollen look at smartir

[rain raptor]

Heya! I'm looking for some powerplugs with which I can measure power throughput to my washing machine and dishwasher and so. I've found Frenck's report about this (https://frenck.dev/calibrating-an-esphome-flashed-power-plug/) but the link on that site refers to another blog (https://blog.quindorian.org/2019/02/home-assistant-10-wifi-energy-meter-with-esphome.html/) which leads me to believe that the flashing has changed (no longer OTA) and that there's plugs with incompatible realtek chipsets now.

Any hints on what plugs to get ? Do these still work?

[quartz lodge]

us?

[rain raptor]

EU

[quartz lodge]

sorry

[rain raptor]

Me too 🙂

[quartz lodge]

do yall have wemos plugs accross the pond

its what i use

[rain raptor]

Thats belkin right?

[quartz lodge]

yep

[rain raptor]

That sounds international enough.

How do you integrate them with HA?

And do they report power usage or just a switch for on / off?

[quartz lodge]

the temp and wifi signal is from a esp8266

[rain raptor]

That sounds like a "yes" 🙂

It's the "watts" I'm looking for.

[rain raptor]

ah, right, HA has a Belkin WeMo integration so I assume that's what you're using

[quartz lodge]

i did not bother putting watts of washer but thats how i do automations for wife when close are done

[rain raptor]

That's just what I want too, nice.

[quartz lodge]

no i think i am still using manual yaml

[rain raptor]

Yaml! \o/

Perhaps @plush orbit can chip in on how he sees the recent updates on https://blog.quindorian.org/2019/02/home-assistant-10-wifi-energy-meter-with-esphome.html/ and if these plugs are still the way to go.

But first, lunch! Thanks @quartz lodge

[quartz lodge]

np

[fringe moon]

@rain raptor I use blitzwulf sph6 plugs, with tasmota

They are small enough that two can fit in a wall socket, most others I've seen cannot

[rain raptor]

Are all these plugs using wifi or are there zigbee plugs too?

I've got some IKEA switches but they don't seem to report their usage, just the state on or off.

[zealous dune]

there's power monitoring and non power monitoring plugs for both wifi and zigbee

you can see lists on zigbee.blakadder.com and templates.blakadder.com

[rain raptor]

oeh, gotta bookmark that side, nice overview.

[rain raptor]

hm, should also look for a plug that supports >10A

and, I think zigbee plugs increase my zigbee meshnetwork at home, right? So that might be better than wifi plugs?

or doesn't that make any sense?

[autumn mantle]

Is the DHT22 supported in tasmota.bin? Or do I have to use tasmota-sensors.bin?

[fringe moon]

@rain raptor it does, but so does bulbs

[thin nacelle]

I have Philips Hue lights (32 in total, and will add a few more soon). Currently using the Hue Bridge integrated into HA. I don't like the lag involved with my Hue motion sensors so I want to move everything to HA using a Zigbee stick. I have poured hours of my time on research and cannot come to a decision. Some people swear by zigbee2mqtt, others swear by deconz. I am just mentally drained. Please help achieve an outcome. I need to buy the most appropriate stick. I need this: group lights per room or area, and then be able to turn on/off/change color/change brightness of the whole group/area at once. Be able to control each bulb individually (and change color, brightness, etc). Be able to do OTA firmware updates on bulbs, Hue remotes (the 4 button switch), Hue Motion sensors. I understand that Tradfri bulbs can be OTA updated easily with zigbee2mqtt and deconz but Hue is a bit more complicated as Philips/Signify don't release the OTA files to the public, but it seems both deconz and zigpy can update through an unnoficial repo. I want the easiest, most reliable, and quickest to react stick. What recommendation and why? Thanks.

[winged knoll]

See #zigbee-archived 😉

[thin nacelle]

See #zigbee-archived 😉
@winged knoll thanks will do

[lunar delta]

Any recommendations for an SDR?

[winged knoll]

I've got a couple of DVB-T RTL2832U+R820T and they seem to work fairly well - at least for capturing radio stations 😄

[lunar delta]

our gas/electric/water meters are all digital now with wireless reading capability for the utilities. i'm hoping its unencrypted and i can grab it

[wet moat]

I have the rtl-sdr.com for 433 reception from grill thermometer

Used it for gas meter too

Look up rtl_amr. They have a list of meter models

[burnt cosmos]

I've connected my LG TV to HA. I can turn it on/off and change between Netflix, Prime etc. My issue though is that it takes over 20 seconds for it to turn on. When I instead use HDMI-CEC to wake it up through my Google Home it wakes almost instantly. Any way I can speed it up or is wake.on.lan/wifi just that slow?

[fringe moon]

Wake on lan over wifi? No idea, but my lg tv turn on the second I press a button or tell it to via WoL cabled

[winged knoll]

WoWLAN exists, but I suspect not fast

[burnt cosmos]

Yeah I don't have it connected with an ethernet cable but I'm running the same command as if I were.

[wraith lake]

I have a mobile app device with no entities and a device with entities for the same phone, how do I delete the orphaned device?

There seems to be no option to delete a device

[oblique bear]

@wraith lake remove the integration associated with the device

you may have multiple mobile app integrations

[wraith lake]

ugh I was afraid of that.: It requires to remove the valid device too

They are in the same config entry

[oblique bear]

ah yea

there was an old bug that required removing the existing entries and creating a new one to prevent that

around 0.105 i think

[wraith lake]

I might have added these before then and just got noticed

[oblique bear]

they get added wehn you login

and at first there was a bug that created duplicates

[wraith lake]

ok, thanks. There should be a method to remove stale devices just like entities

But I will readd the integration for now

[oblique bear]

yea thats where the term "breakign change" comes from since it requires you to do it

[wraith lake]

For entity breaking changes, I can just delete the old entities and move on, now I'm having trouble getting my device back on.

[oblique bear]

android app or ios?

[wraith lake]

android, I deleted the integration then reopened the app.

[oblique bear]

clear data in the app and log back in now

[wraith lake]

Nothing. I'm getting these errors now

Received message for unregistered webhook

This would have been much easier if we could delete devices just like integrations or entities 😄

Everytime I open the app I now get that webhook error

[oblique bear]

@wraith lake try these steps in order: https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/troubleshooting/faqs/#starting-fresh-with-the-android-app

probably one of them was done out of order 😅

[wraith lake]

I can no longer do it precisely in order because I've already removed the interegration

Got it, thanks!

[cedar venture]

Id like to attach an arbitrary integer value to some of my physical devices. Could I just define a new field by adding it to state from Dev Tools, and then programatically change it from scripts, or is this a bad idea? I'm trying to avoid having to create a whole heap of different HA counters for all my devices

[glossy prism]

No, but what are you trying to do

[cedar venture]

quite a few things, but one example is I have an automation which turns on a hue strip when it detects motion, then turns it off after a few minutes of no motion detection (only between certain hours). Now I also have a wall switch to control the strip too, so I want to track whether it was turned on and off by the switch, and only automatically turn it off if it was automatically turned on

so I figured Id attach a counter to the device, and use that to track if its being manually controlled

[winged knoll]

I use booleans for that

You can't just add attributes to entities unfortunately

[cedar venture]

booleans defined where?

or stored where

input_boolean entity?

[bright jacinth]

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

Command '~input_boolean' was invoked by: Tinkerer

[glossy prism]

Yeah booleans are definitely one solution. That's how I use them as well

[cedar venture]

ok thanks, I think I may ave to just use counters to be honest

since bool is not saving any complexity?

[winged knoll]

Depends on what you're doing, but ... if you want not complex this ain't the right platform 😂

[cedar venture]

hehe

well I mean, if I use bools Ive still got to explicitly define them all

as entities

and thats what I was trying to avoid with counters

[winged knoll]

Sure, but that's not a big deal IMO

[glossy prism]

Yeah, one-time setup

Literally the simplest config too lol

[cedar venture]

yeah I suppose not, was just hoping I could attach arbitrary fields to a device instead 🙂

[winged knoll]

Sadly not

It'd be really handy, but ... as yet nobody's developed that kind of capability

[glossy prism]

That would be cool, yeah

[cerulean trail]

Input select to store the action

[cedar venture]

ok thanks for confirming anyway

[tribal spire]

does anybody here know much about the 3A Smart Switches connecting via Hue Bridge? Since the updates i am getting massive errors when i turn on/off the light switch via HA - https://pastebin.com/zSvqaEAp

[merry ember]

Hello all. Help needed. Is it possible to use (1st device)mqtt button, to control (2nd device) relay thru hassio. I want to make a wireless lights switch. Thanks

[fringe moon]

Yes

Anything can control something else

[merry ember]

Cant get it to work

Been trying and trying

Any help?

[fringe moon]

What have you tried, what devices are they, how are they integrated?

[merry ember]

To mqtt devices

One is button, the other one is relay

Two*

[fringe moon]

Depending on how the devices are visible in HA there are multiple ways to do it

In this automation I listen to a mqtt event, as a trigger https://github.com/atxbyea/HA-Config/blob/7ef4b3ea395327b4fb55dd2890737735748efa78/automations.yaml#L897

[merry ember]

I think i forgot value_template

Hmm

[fringe moon]

Probably your relay shows up as a switch.name device too?