that darn google again
#hardware-archived
zealous dune
ashen patrol
community forums, we have already done that and been there.
winged knoll
Well, good luck in your hunt then 👋
ashen patrol
they have no search engine that fits the case
zealous dune
good old fashioned New Topic option might yield more success
ashen patrol
@zealous dune also my google searches seem to hide every bit of information with regard to tech support for that part. model. whereas other fellow " tinkerers ", they find forums and info normally
winged knoll
Well, there's no magic answer here I'm afraid
ashen patrol
🙂
winged knoll
Or at least wear a mask when using their forums
zealous dune
if its good for p... i mean... movies, its good for tech questions
ashen patrol
you lost me.
zealous dune
we drive too fast
winged knoll
ashen patrol
i was following up that page you directed to , https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/vacuum.xiaomi_miio/
winged knoll
That's not going to help you here
Those docs are for users of Home Assistant
This server is for users of Home Assistant
We are not Xiaomi tech support
ashen patrol
there are commands can be sent to a device [ xiao-mi device ] then there must be a way to get those device to enter a state they can accept those commands
zealous dune
this is an XYZ Problem 🤣
cobalt oriole
I wonder which Raspberry Pi will be anough for HA. Is Pi 3 ok? Or its worth to pay more for 3B+ or 4B?
zealous dune
just get a proper machine
winged knoll
Buy an industrial/high write SD card, and accept that it'll fail at some point anyway
cerulean trail
@ashen patrol for the past 20 min you have been asked to go seek help elsewhere, not actually do that.
zealous dune
we must know something but keep it hidden from him
ashen patrol
so you're not developing that HA app then ?
winged knoll
I think you have no idea what HA is
ashen patrol
you just said, an app
winged knoll
🤦
ashen patrol
to control smart devices and smart home
winged knoll
Thank you for stopping by on your search for clue. Sadly we're all out.
zealous dune
too bad i can't post images, i would get my crayons out
ashen patrol
thank you for chatting. it was a pleasure [ sort of ]
cobalt oriole
It looks like Odroid n2 also uses sd card, isn't it?
brazen turret
Anyone have a water leak detector installed they'd recommend?
zealous dune
that heavily depends on the desired protocol
brazen turret
I have no preference
winged knoll
US also, apparently
zealous dune
does that matter for leak detectors?
winged knoll
Well, it does for Z-Wave, for instance
zealous dune
also: just get the xiaomi ones
brazen turret
we have god fearing imperial water
winged knoll
Yeah, they're cheap, and work
zealous dune
generic is what exactly?
brazen turret
winged knoll
With ZHA then...
#zigbee-archived would be the place to ask for sure, but ... probably
brazen turret
uh oh, that's a TLA I've never heard
bright jacinthBOT
reef jacinth
I found my old ALIX board. Is it possible to run Home Assistant on it and will will I have performance issues with just 500 Mhz ?
winged knoll
If it performs worse than a Pi3 then don't even think about it
You could run an #672217570283094017 install on it, probably, but the performance is likely to be .... painful
reef jacinth
Seems like I need a new Raspy 😉
winged knoll
Or ODroid with eMMC
eMMC doesn't suffer the write death that SD cards do (at least non-industrial ones)
brazen turret
btw, I've got a a Dell r730 I could run HA on instead of my Pi 3. Any reason not to run it in a VM on the server?
reef jacinth
Oh this sounds great. I fear the death of my SD cards ... so many died 😦
winged knoll
Go for it
zealous dune
thats even better
winged knoll
But, install channels are #330944238910963714 and #672217570283094017 not here 😛
zealous dune
a real machine!
brazen turret
where should I ask re: docker vs normal VM install?
winged knoll
Well, do you want #330944238910963714 (add-ons etc) or HA Core (#672217570283094017)
brazen turret
is HA Core formerly HASSIO?
winged knoll
Nope, that's #330944238910963714 aka HA
Hass.io was renamed Home Assistant. Home Assistant was renamed Home Assistant Core
See #announcements
brazen turret
yah I remember the rename, I just always get them confused
winged knoll
#330944238910963714 == auto-everything
#672217570283094017 == full control
(ish, sort of, maybe)
brazen turret
gotcha, thanks
dawn narwhal
So, anyone know of any good recessed and/or ceiling mounted PIR sensors I could put in front of a door? Mostly just looking for low profile stuff.
weary spoke
how does one get the senor data from a wemo insight? its exported in the switch info but I can't automate on it (since it doesn't seem to show up in sensors) - i added the wemo component
ashen apex
Don't suppose anyone knows if this would be able to be flashed? https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-smarterhome-wireless-garage-door-opener/
fringe moon
@ashen apex probably tuya based, but who knows
I see people have imported their products into Smart Life
So yes, probably
daring yacht
Hi there, i search RF remote (433 mhz) that compatible with Sonoff RF Bridge (with Tasmota). Similar with this: https://bit.ly/2LEgL2d Somebody use a similar RF remote that work well with RF Bridge?
little sentinel
Are all door sensors this big?
https://i.imgur.com/hn1iwHw.png
winged knoll
😂
little sentinel
Still deciding on 'usb-sticks!'
winged knoll
Most door/window sensors are about the size of your thumb, some are bigger, some are different
little sentinel
That's cool
winged knoll
Never ever trust marketing pictures 😉
little sentinel
i'll take everything from aliexpress with a bag of salt
winged knoll
Any source... even Amazon is often "not entirely accurate"
little sentinel
yeah true
I thought i read somewhere that you for 'range' ... devices can connect to eachother
to increase range or mesh or something
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
~codewall @soft lion
winged knoll
☝️ Run that, there's (documented) breaking changes you've been caught by
soft lion
@winged knoll Thanks, I will try that first 🙂
@winged knoll Hmm .. when checking the configuration.yaml I get this:
ERROR:
could not determine a constructor for the tag '!include'
in "<unicode string>", line 41, column 8:
group: !include groups.yaml
Have something changed for the last months regarding include that I am not aware of!? 😲
winged knoll
Not that, but certainly group has changed
Possibly you've not got an ASCII ! for the include 🤷
soft lion
its like this : group: !include groups.yaml
soft lion
ok
winged knoll
Obviously groups.yaml has to exist
soft lion
its the same error after retype .. and yes, groups.yaml exists in the same folder
winged knoll
Try moving groups.yaml out of the way and replacing it with just
[]
(I think that's valid for that, I may be wrong)
soft lion
@winged knoll I think I have located the issue to be regarding DEFAULT_VIEW in the top of my Group.yaml file .. but is that not allowed anymore?
default_view:
name: DEFAULT
view: yes
icon: mdi:home
entities:
- group.dagligstue
......
winged knoll
view isn't valid
soft lion
OK
worldly berry
Hi, Is there anyway to (attach / make a relation) between Devices and Area/Rooms ?
I am trying to find devices in the watch room, from web socket API
Whats the best way to get this information?
marble hollow
Hi all - quick question - adding more sensors to my configuration.yaml - if I understand, I should have one sensor: line with all sensors listed under that. Other plugins I've added have advised adding sensors: with their config - is there a difference between the plural and the singular here??
winged knoll
There's two ways, but most "plugins" (whatever they are) will likely be simply showing you how to format the YAML correctly
marble hollow
Ah useful - is there any preferred approach?
I've been copying from example configs, hence I've hit this
winged knoll
I prefer the first approach
marble hollow
I've also seen some suggesting: sensors: (ie plural) so assume this isn't a critical variable given your link eg sensor kitchen:
winged knoll
marble hollow
Yeah, I've gone that way too - good to know
winged knoll
You can't use sensors: that's not valid
sensors: does appear inside some integration config though
marble hollow
Ah yes, saw that page too - gonna do that I think, very quickly becoming busy!
Hmm useful re sensors: will fix that then - could have sworn I copied from an example file, might have been a typo - seems to work, so wonder if it's just gracefully degrading by chance....!
bright jacinthBOT
marble hollow
Ah useful link - seen that before, but it's relevance is much more useful now!!
Excellent - ta for help, that's helped understanding!
azure totem
Anyone happen to know if you can manually trigger a siren on a First Alert ZCOMBO Z-Wave enabled smoke detector?
As in, via Z-Wave, not the button. 🙂
soft lion
I have an entity called "D8F15BCCA3D9 192.168.1.174" and when looking in the entities list and try to give et a name I get "This entity does not have a unique ID, therefore its settings cannot be managed from the UI." .. where and how can I give it a unique ID, and give it a friendly name?
- The device is a Wifi LED Strip, normally managed with Magic Home App
winged knoll
You can't give it a unique ID, you can still give it a friendly name
soft lion
@winged knoll OK, thanks 🙂 .. I will try google on that
winged knoll
Just 
-> Customize
soft lion
@winged knoll Perfect, thanks 👏
burnt fox
Hey, i was browsing in the history and found some recommendations to temperature sensors, however those are indoor ones.
Are there any outdoor zigbee temperature sensors?
marsh hamlet
anybody know of any zigbee//zwave (preferably zwave since I already have one outside) devices that plug into 120V but control 12V landscape lighting. maybe something with different zones, or just multiple 12v connection points?
zenith parrot
do you need dimming just on/off?
uneven pendant
hi All, Ive just installed HA ona fresh pi4 to give it a go. I currently run 3 Amazon Echos (A Plus, with built in hue bridge, a standard, and a dot). Due to the fact my alexa is effectively the hue bridge, how do I get HA to find these devices (all my bulbs and wall switches etc)? Thanks for helping out a noob here. From what I can work out, the virtual Hue system does it the other way around (Allows bulbs devices etc to be compatable with a hue bridge).
uneven pendant
So the best option would be to purchase a Hue bridge to tie it all together cleanly?
winged knoll
Or go more direct - see #zigbee-archived
uneven pendant
Thank you very much!
marsh hamlet
@zenith parrot just on / off
zenith parrot
@marsh hamlet hmm, I thought I'd seen this in my own research but now I can't find it!
@marsh hamlet I assume you already have the lighting
this might have been what I was looking at, but on revisiting it doesn't look quite right: only one contact and you'd need to put it in a waterproof enclosure yourself: https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Z-Wave-Multi-Input-Output-Contact/dp/B00B6RZ7MM/
oh, this one is two outputs at least: https://www.fortrezz.com/shop/mimo2
marsh hamlet
it looks like it can be both. mine is currently AC, but maybe DC could work fine. I have a larg'ish' property with lots of lighting, so i think thats why i went with AC
zenith parrot
I didn't know that was even an option, interesting
haughty shuttle
anyone have a recommendation for cheap E12 style bulbs that work with amazon alexa and don't require a hub?
zenith parrot
can anyone explain to me what operations I can perform on areas?
reef flax
Any recommendations for an off-cloud iPhone (as IP camera) app?
sudden monolith
hi, why my mijia zigbee temperature and humidity sensor not working with home assistant ? I use gateway Aqara european
last jackal
hi all..
I'm want to get system monitor of my RPI 4 that are running and have it shown on my home-assistant running on my synology. Any idea how?
if home-assistant running on RPI is very simple to get the info.. but not the other way around
zealous dune
take a look at Glances or Netdata
last jackal
heeem... let per say the RPI also running 2nd home-assistant? is it possible to broadcast the info via mqtt? if possible is there a guide somewhere that I can follow? @zealous dune Thanks man...
zealous dune
no idea, i use netdata to monitor my computers
last jackal
Again thanks man...
unborn ivy
Does anyone see anything obviously wrong with this customize_glob config - https://github.com/LukeChannings/home-assistant-config/blob/master/configuration.yaml#L27?
My intention is to hide these entities from Alexa, HomeKit, UI, etc. hidden: true doesn't seem to have any effect
winged knoll
ISTR that hidden largely doesn't work any more, not in the way you're expecting
To hide in the UI, just take control of your UI
For Alexa, don't expose that entity
etc
unborn ivy
Ah, ok. Is there a way to do globbing for Alexa and HomeKit?
winged knoll
I'd check the docs for those
unborn ivy
No examples in the docs, so probably not
winged knoll
I know you can with cloud for Alexa, but that's handled in the UI
unborn ivy
Hmm
The other thing was this customisation - https://github.com/LukeChannings/home-assistant-config/blob/master/customize.yaml#L211
The entity is a blind exposed by zigbee2mqtt, and I want to change the down position. This doesn't seems to have any effect either
The friendly name is changed, but only in some places
tidal grotto
Is there any cheaper type of device like the lametric (Low power display to display text) that integrates with home assistant
gritty zinc
You could use any number of different LED solutions and build your own device. Even better if it's compatible with ESPHome.
tidal grotto
Looking for somehting prebuilt, not that techy to do DIY just yet
gritty zinc
I don't know of any ready made solutions that come close to what the Lametric clock does.
tidal grotto
No, it does look pretty neat but £200 pricey for the dumb thing I want it for 😄
gritty zinc
Don't sell yourself short. ESPHome and some addressable LEDs are easy to work with. Way more satisfying to know you built it yourself too.
I've been eyeing up the Lametric for years and still can't justify the cost.
gritty zinc
For the LEDs themselves, something using the WS2812B chip would be great. A matrix like this would probably do a good job of simulating the Lametric once it's in an enclosure: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Longruner-WS2812B-Digital-Flexible-Lighting/dp/B07KT1H481/ref=sr_1_3?crid=275ACSYPIA5KB&dchild=1&keywords=neopixel+led+matrix&qid=1589550250&sprefix=neopixel%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-3
Beyond that, you'll need a 5V DC power supple and an ESP8266 or ESP32 to control the thing, and some wire and a soldering iron.
winged knoll
I bought one of the Lametric units on sale. I don't regret it for a minute.
I think I "only" paid about £150 for it
gritty zinc
Yeah, they look pretty amazing. I've never seen them at a price I'm happy to pay 😄
Ouch. I know that's a good saving over RRP but it's still a bit on the high side for my liking.
winged knoll
Now that's odd, but right now Amazon UK has one at £152, and one at £216
gritty zinc
Prices on there are strange right now. I think they're hiding the lower Prime prices in some cases where a third party could fulfil your order sooner.
Ah. I see what you mean now. Two separate listings... and the more expensive one is the faulty one with Fahrenheit for temperature 😄
winged knoll
Thankfully that's an app setting
zenith parrot
has anyone used LimeSDR to do RF integration with 433 and 915 MHz stuff?
wet moat
Not lime but rtl-sdr dongle
wet moat
Just receive
keen ingot
If I change a device or entity ID in the GUI, will it update accordingly throughout the system?
winged knoll
No, you need to update your automations, scripts, scenes, etc
glossy prism
thankfully, using an IDE with global find/replace makes it E Z P Z
keen ingot
Ok.
I had just been overriding the names, but I'm getting tired of typing stuff like sensor.elexa_consumer_products_inc_dome_leak_sensor_alarm_level
so I can just change that to like sensor.laundry_leak_sensor_alarm_level and then do a global find/replace
Hooray! As attached as I've gotten to light.ledvance_a19_w_10_year_c2050300_level_light_color_on_off for the living room (or was that the dining room?) this should make life easier.
glossy prism
ugh yeah entity IDs like that would drive me nuts
keen ingot
My Lutron Smart Bridge Pro arrived last night and I set up that integration and it went ridiculously smoothly.
So having sanely-named entities for that made me realize I should change the others
jaunty rock
Hello. I'm sorry for the long post, but I think this may actually help others who are in my same situation:
I use Vivint for my home alarm. Unfortunately this alarm is no longer supported by HA as far as I know. However, it occurred to me that if I add a smart plug to vivint's smart panel and set an automation through the Vivint app to turn on the plug when the alarm is armed and turn it off when the alarm is disarmed, I could power an ESP from said plug to send an mqtt message to HA to at least let me know the alarm is set or not. I have configured an ESP to just send an mqtt message to a specific topic every second. How can I set an entity or a logical sensor to switch from ARMED (when the mqtt topic is receiving messages) to DISARMED when the mqtt messages stop because the ESP is off since the plug has been turned off by the vivint automation. Thanks a lot!
glossy prism
Ha, that's pretty clever. Channeling your inner Rube Goldberg 😄
jaunty rock
Ha, that's pretty clever. Channeling your inner Rube Goldberg 😄
@glossy prism lol.. i think so 🙂 i tried scraping the vivint site with no luck being able to get a consistent update. so i figured i could at least know the alarm status by using this trick.
i'm nearly there. i have the zwave plug already linked to the vivint app, the automation is set, and the esp is also ready to send the message. i just need to configure HA to show DISARMED when it no longer sees mqtt messages from the topic and show ARMED when it does receive them. Any help with this would be much appreciated.
frank mica
what are most people using for super reliable in wall switches these days? i have some old z-wave switches that need to be polled that i want to replace
i have some sonoff flashed with tasmota but they dont seem the highest of quality, sometimes there is some delay when hitting the button and them activating the relay, etc
i saw some switches w/ scene control on slick deals the other day that looked nice but i cant find them now
queen umbra
does anyone know why we have to enable mDNS forwarding to get Google Cast to work when using Docker? We didnt use to..
zenith parrot
@frank mica I've been pretty happy with my homeseer ones, other than needing to update the firmware now
frank mica
they are a bit pricey but look nice
zenith parrot
yeah, they go on sale now and again and I grab a few to extend the creeping wave of automation through the house
frank mica
i cant find the damn ones that i saw for the first time on slick deals like a week ago
they were from a kickstarter that was successful
they had scene control buttons on the side
any idea?
i thought they were zwave but maybe they were wifi
zenith parrot
no idea, sorry
frank mica
they had a deal for a 3 pack
i am searching slick deals but cant find it
found it
ever heard of these?
queen umbra
I have 4 of these that I have flashed with tasmoto and they are pretty responsive.
maybe a 2 second delay
You have to run MQTT but it sounds like you are already doing that.
frank mica
the 2 second delay is local or via mqtt?
the annoying part to me about my sonoff tasmota is that the delay is on the local relay
storm cargo
I have inovelli at home
queen umbra
I have them local control. And they are almost instant.
storm cargo
make sure to set them up as regular nodes in zwave , and also you l need to copy the zwave 1.6 config to get the device name @frank mica
queen umbra
They are wifi and you can control them directly from their web UI. But to talk to HA you have to connect into MQTT. I mean by the time I am finished clicking the button the light is on.
storm cargo
i have the black ones, ,very easy to install , nice looking, just hate the top bottom but i never touch them so its fine
frank mica
i thought they were z-wave, are they z-wave and wifi?
storm cargo
paid 44$ CAD on amazon
frank mica
or are some models wifi and some zwave
storm cargo
zw-ave
frank mica
oh sorry that was jeff who said wifi my bad
storm cargo
no worries m8
Anybody here with experience with LED Bulbs runing tasmota or something else?
frank mica
i have tasmota on some switches but havent tried it on anything else yet
storm cargo
im wondering if we can run wled on tasmostised devices, i have a deal right now on some bulbs
14.99 $ cad, and they convert perfect with tuya
frank mica
wled?
storm cargo
yea
frank mica
can the bulbs themselves support mqtt?
like on my sonoff tasmota their firmware supports directly coneecting to a mqtt broker, are bulbs powerful enough hardware to do that?
i havent messed with the cheap bulbs, i had lifx which i hated and i switched over to hue. its expensive but it works really well and reliable and fast
frank mica
interesting, its crazy they are able to put all that hardware in a $10 bulb
frank mica
very cool i am going to have to experiment wiuth that
storm cargo
doing that right now hehe
thorny hinge
Is this a good place to ask questions about the state being reported by a Aeotec MultiSensor? It seems to be installed in HA but the state is "sleeping???"
winged knoll
thorny hinge
👍
winged knoll
(aka, Sleeping is normal for battery powered devices)
thorny hinge
Gotcha. But, although it's reporting a light level (lux), humidity level (49%) the temperature it's reporting is 0??
winged knoll
#zwave-archived can help 😉
thorny hinge
👍
frank mica
i know on my zooz 4in1 sensor in smartthings there are settings to tell it how often to wake and report things like lux, temp, etc. i think you can set it to only wake and send an update ithe temp changes by more than X or goes over Y, etc.
too bad zwave wasnt more standardized for devices, its kind of annoying lots of devices need device specific zwave config files to work properly
cyan wigeon
I got really disappointed to see that Google nest cam integration isn't working since a while back 😕
I'm looking for a cloud based smart camera that integrates with HA, most importantly events triggered from camera, so not really the camera feed.
Would be really interesting to hear what you guys are using?
zenith parrot
have you tried badnest?
frank mica
i was pissed too becuase i thought i had a works with nest account already setup
this kind of situation where its working for people with an account but no one new can sign up is obnoxious
indigo nimbus
Hi all. Just getting started with HASS. Trying to setup MQTT. Have mosquitto installed. But something just seems to be missing. Finding lots of old and what seems to be outdated material for gettting MQTT running. Im running HASS IO on a pi 4. Do I still need to run an mqtt broker on a another PI? Or does the mosquito broker run independent of any other hardware outside of HASS IO?
sudden verge
Hi to all, hope doing well. Question i just bought a sonoff T2US2C 2 gang wall switch, i have paired it to the eWelink, but i am trying to make a tuya convert so i can add it to HA, i have follow and successfully digiblur tuya convert over the air, but know i cant do it. I put according to the manual the switch on pairing mode but nothing is happening this time. Any adeas. Thank you
split pumice
Anyone been successful in buying Mijia Aqara Smart Temperature Humidity Sensor from Aliexpress recently?
frank mica
@indigo nimbus there is a mqtt add-on i believe
but if you run it on the same pi, when you reboot HA it will reboot MQTT, some people said that wasnt ideal so i put my mqtt on a different server
hoary fjord
Hi guys, I'm in need of some advice (and a solution). I have public water supply, but a private septic system with a dosing lift station. If water gets high in my septic tank, my system gives a 'high water' alarm. There is a small alarm in the house that is fed by two wires from the outside system control panel. I am trying to get specs about this connection, but suspect it is 5, 12 or 24 V, and maybe nothing more sophisticated than a zero to positive voltage change on alarm. What I want to automate is a powered Z-wave water valve on the main water supply that I can shut off in the event of a high water alarm. I'm trying to figure out the best way to monitor this alarm. I've looked at 'loud noise' sensors, but they seem to listen for specific smoke or CO2 alarm tones, and don't know if it would pick up my alarm (that would definitely be the easiest solution). I've considered connecting an Arduino to the alarm contacts and integrate THAT to Home Assistant (but that seemed like overkill). Are there any devices out there that might be a better/simpler solution in this case? I'd like to find a Z-wave device, but could connect an Arduino to my WiFi securely. Any ideas, advice, or personal experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
foggy pecan
Maybe an esp or something hooked in to those alarm wires that can catch the voltage change?
Wire in parallel to the alarm itself
drifting grove
Hi, I have an rf-link that receives button presses from a 433 MHz remote. Can I make a light go on if one of those buttons is pressed and detected by rf-link?
(i.e. for example a wifi lamp)
(also configured as a lamp in HA)
heady surge
Guys, I'm all new to this. But can't wait to get started. Is there someone who could quickly check if I've got all the necessary products in my shopping cart? Buying at the Dutch Amazon.
fringe moon
Paste it here and we'll see
heady surge
fringe moon
Looks good to me, but usually you can get full sets at a better price
What country are you in@
heady surge
Yeah, was looking into that too. As I might need some fans and more cables
I'm in the Netherlands
https://amzn.to/3bHwp8E What about this package?
fringe moon
Don't know many NL stores but https://www.raspberrystore.nl/PrestaShop/30-raspberry-pi-v4
heady surge
@fringe moon looks good!
heady surge
Hey guys, I’m looking around to make me regular light (wall) switches smart.
I’m from the Netherlands
Budget doesn’t matter too much I think my max is €20,- per switch.
All protocols are fine to me, only got Yeelights yet. With xiaomi sensors in mind, I slightly prefer Zigbee.
Haven’t thought of any additional features yet.
winged knoll
Sonoff is always an option
There's also a variety of Zigbee devices - https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.html and https://zigbee.blakadder.com/ are good lists
You can also just replace the switches, but I get why that's not always a suitable option
fringe moon
Shelly also works nicely
heady surge
Thanks guys!
civic kraken
Does anyone know of a dimmer light switch that works without a neutral wire? Shelly Dimmer SL was supposed to be one, but seems like it never came out...
winged knoll
There's a stack of Z-Wave and Zigbee ones
civic kraken
I must be blind because I can't find any... I did forget to mention that it needs to fit the EU style box
civic kraken
Thank you, I truly am blind.
winged knoll
That's ok, opticians will open again soon, hopefully 😛
winged knoll
200-step continuous distillation
Smoooooooth
civic kraken
Unfortunately I don't think glasses will help with the kind of blindness I have. The Sunricher stuff seemed pretty interesting for the price and looks like there's a lot of these rebranded with other names. But the cost is high enough that it makes more sense to go with RGBCCT or just CCT bulbs instead for my use. Lose the ability to use a physical switch, but gain the temperature adjustment.
winged knoll
There's also https://www.lighting.philips.co.uk/consumer/warm-glow-dimmable-led-lighting which are dumb bulbs that get warmer as you dim them
civic kraken
Yeah I've seen those too. But personally I don't find the loss of the switches that big of a deal as I live alone
low granite
Hi all, newbie here. I have smart socket with tasmota onboard. I've added ds18b20 sensor and I can listen mqtt topic from this device in HA. But how I can display temeprature anywhere? Any step by step guide?
civic kraken
You'll need to create a mqtt sensor #integrations-archived, and then you can use that for either displaying in #frontend-archived or using it for #automations-archived. https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor.mqtt/
cyan wedge
I'm trying to to remove a device/entity that is not responding to Home Assistant. I'm hoping Home Assistant will pick it back up. But it can't be removed somehow. Any tips?
fringe moon
What device? Integrated how @cyan wedge ?
cyan wedge
It's a switch
I can manually toggle it off and on, but it does not respond to Home Assistant.
2020-05-16 21:41:42 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Error executing service: <ServiceCall switch.turn_on (c:397da582f8b44f84a68da024a92997a3): entity_id=['switch.living_room_tv_backlight']>
cyan wedge
It's a wifi outlet switch, integrated via ...not sure? Auto discovery?
winged knoll
Well, the traditional solution is to remove the integration...
Try looking in -> Devices
scenic cove
Picked up a MJ-SD02 smart dimmer switch. All connected and can control it through WIFI, but it will not turn on the lights.
cyan wedge
Let me see if it's listed as an integration, I don't think it is.
It says HomeKit controller, which is weird.
It is first set-up in HomeKit to get it on the same WiFi network. Then I removed it from HomeKit so it was no longer paired, then HA found it automatically as a new device.
But that might be the fix here, I'll try to re-pair it with homekit and start the process again.
winged knoll
Then likely you added it through the HomeKit integration
cyan wedge
Thanks for being my rubber ducky lol
Then likely you added it through the HomeKit integration
Think so, yeah. But can't remove that integration without having to repair 12 other devices
HomeKit can't find it after a hard reset either, I think it's dead Jim
tidal grotto
Man, I have tried quite a few buttons, but nothing seems as quick as Phillip hue ones, I know other devices are bit slow as they are waiting to here if multipress, anyone got any that are as quick as hue as alternatives?
winged knoll
I've got a Xiaomi button, works just as well as the Hue one
fringe moon
Yeah, my Xiaomi buttons and sensors are instantaneous
tidal grotto
Have you played with the new hue button?
fringe moon
No
winged knoll
I've got an older Hue dimmer remote, quick enough
tidal grotto
probs just being a dweeb but the texture of the button seems more satisfying with other plastic ones i;ve tried
not sure if it warrants double the price though 😄
fringe moon
Really can't be any quicker than I already have, unless I'm the flash and can realise milliseconds
Lights are on before I have finished opening doors
tidal grotto
Im comparing it to the old xiaomi button and tradri dimmer, both are much slower so this is what i am basing it on
Think I need to buy a aqara one to compare as at the moment I am biased to the expensive one
fringe moon
I have both the IKEA buttons and Xiaomi buttons, and hue button
No difference in any of them
They are equally fast
tidal grotto
which ikea? the one/off one which is like £6?
fringe moon
On off yes, and the round one
tidal grotto
I have both the ikea and hue on deconz at the moment, and I can see its fair quicker... obvcourse not a problem, but its noticeable
I don;t like the xiaomi round button, it does not seem intutive to mee, think I am just being weird
fringe moon
Zigbee2mqtt here, no lag in any
tidal grotto
I even asked my mother, she says she prefers the hue button, the xiaomi plastic one is just not as satisfying to click (speed neglible I know)
I would not say its lag per say, its just the hue dimmer switch seems bloody zippy as hell
torpid sable
Im trying to install the Ring integration through the Configuration > Integrations. Its in the list, click it, it spins for a while, and the card does not appear. Upon trying to do it again, it just goes right back to the list with no spinning. If I reboot, the process starts over. Any suggestions please?
crimson panther
Is it possible to create a "dummy" switch that only changes state when I tell it to? I want to have Google Assistant turn it on/off as part of a routine, and then I can have an automation that logs the times the routine is triggered based on when the state changes.
I've found the template switch, but that appears to still require a backing entity, no?
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crimson panther
perfect, thanks :D
soft lion
First, Sorry if I post this in the wrong thread. I need to monitor my water temperatur in my pond + outdoor Air temperatur, and have found that I might have to go using the Sonoff TH10 with a waterproof sensor for that - I am total newbie to Sonoff - but what I cannot figure out is, do I need a bridge or something else to integrate it with HA and Google Home? .. and if so, what would you recommend me to buy to get up and Running? 🤗
fringe moon
@soft lion sonoff is WiFi, so no, but you could make your own with any esp board + project case + water temp sensor + air temp sensor
soft lion
Great, thanks @fringe moon 😃 .. I actually have an Arduino board with Wifi Module laying around 🤔 .. maybe I should have a look at that 😰😁
fringe moon
Don't know Arduino much, I just enjoy the small esp boards and esphome
ripe girder
esp32s are amazing
i have a few tecin smart plugs that are on the convert list, is this a good place to go for flashing the new firmware?
winged knoll
This being this channel or that site?
ripe girder
oh sorry actually either
but mainly the site
also @winged knoll you are always here to help me thank you!
fringe moon
Tuya convert is great
Never got it to work on my netbook, so I use a raspberry pi for it
azure totem
Hmm. Interesting. I got several Aeotec Door/Window Sensor 7's in yesterday, got one already up and running, but I noticed something particular. Description of the product says it's a 3-in-1 Dry Contact & Gyro sensor... However, in (no groaning), SmartThings HUB, it only shows Contact and Battery. No apparent gyro info.,
fringe moon
Not all hubs support all features, I have 6 extra feature in zigbee2mqtt that I don't have in the Xiaomi hub with the cube
fringe moon
Smartthings 🤢
azure totem
I don't much care, specifically, about the gyro sensor in this particular case, but it still would be nicer to have it. I'm switching from SmartThings MultiContact Sensors, to these simpler Aeotec ones, because battery life. And I'd thought that 1 1/2 AA batteries were what I already had for other devices... But turns out, it's not. LOL
That, and I'm mostly switching to Z-Wave.
The batteries that go into the Aeotec Multisensor 6, which I do have rechargable batteries for, are not the same size as those that go into the Aeotec D/W Sensor 7. heh
Makes me think I should've gone with the D/W 6 sensor, which is just a corner, and recharable battery.
Heh, man... These Ring Stick-Up Cams are serious business
Hmmmm... But, while homebridge does seem to expose the Ring Alarm modes, HASS itself doesn't seem to, yet.
azure totem
Hmmm.. Interesting issue. My fire alarm exposes the smoke and co as sensor, instead of binary_sensor, and even though I have device_class for the smoke as smoke, and co for the other, homekit sees co, but not smoke. :/
Do I need to fake it and make a binary_sensor templated from the smoke sensor?
azure totem
Okay. This... Is stupid nonsense. Definite design bug in HASS. binary_sensor supports a device_class of "smoke" but not "co", sensor supports a device_class of "co" but not "smoke". Kind of ridiculous.
winged knoll
Well, there's nothing stopping you submitting a PR for that
azure totem
There's nothing stopping me from reporting the issue either. 🙂
because, the codebase is just way too much for me to just dig into from complete lack of knowledge of the code, to jsut randomly submit a PR out of thin air.
zenith parrot
@winged knoll would a PR for that be welcome? I’ll likely need it at some point too
winged knoll
For?
zenith parrot
for co/smoke on both sensor and binary_sensor
winged knoll
It's been a long day, so many conversations 😄
zenith parrot
your immediately-preceding comment in this channel 🙂
winged knoll
Well, I'm not a dev... but I suspect others would like it if it's useful
zenith parrot
ok, I’ll make a note
drifting grove
I have a sonoff t1 UK light switch with tasmota on it. After a couple of minutes of it being on, the light keeps turning off. I seem to remember putting something into the console on previous switches - possibly power retain although I am not sure
thorny hinge
To set friendly names for my devices the instructions I'm following lead me to cofiguration>customizations. When I select an entitiy there is at least two entries for each device. One zwave the other something like light or switch. Others like a lock have many properties. Which one gets renamed or all??
winged knoll
The zwave. ones are for Z-Wave control
thorny hinge
Thanks.
olive elm
Does anyone know of a HA compatible device to trigger when my garage door opens, it's quite far away and can have its own power supply and WiFi connection
Ideally don't want to mess with controllers
misty sparrow
Hello Everyone! Im trying to be able to control my roku like a remote to up/down. I tried installing things from HACS but it asks me for a different version of HA. I am running Home Assistant on a Raspberry PI 4
fringe moon
@misty sparrow but the Roku integration supports remote from the get go
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misty sparrow
I need a place to post a picture for my HA
winged knoll
When you say asks me for a different version of HA what do you mean?
Generally you need to be keeping current (or at least relatively current) with your updates
pearl void
@plush orbit Would you mind letting me know what presence sensors you are running? The super sensitive ones... Thanks!
plush orbit
I use regular Xiaomi motion sensors (Aqara)
pearl void
Oh, didn't you have ones which were really sensitive and could pick up fingers typing on a keyboard? Seem to remember something in one of your videos...
plush orbit
Well they are sensitive, but not that sensitive
pearl void
It wasn't the Xiaomi ones... hmmm.. Anyway, not to worry. Thanks for the message.
marsh sail
It all depends on how close they are @pearl void
pearl void
Nah, was definitely not the Xiaomi ones.... These ones it picked up tiny movements... Even like people in bed under the doona it would pickup...
I might have thought about someone elses videos... I am going to hunt to see if i can find which ones now.
I have a feeling it was these and they were talked about on the HA podcast - https://www.homematic-ip.com/downloads/download/homematic_ip/pdb/en/HmIP-SPI_150587A0_datasheet_V1.3.pdf
winged knoll
~what @fast bane
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fast bane
I want Smart Plug: Australia, $$$, Zigbee, Power Monitoring
Anyone know of any smart energy monitor than can handle more than 2500w? My Xiaomi Smarts Plug is tripping due to brief inductive loads above 2500W
Never used to be a problem but started recently
I don't know why my washing machine started to pull more than 2500w but I suspect its due to the new water meter installed by my water utility.
marsh sail
@fast bane It could be the voltage 😉
fast bane
I might measure mains and check to see where voltage is at
usually hover around 240v but sometimes reach 265v due to PV
marsh sail
How much A is the washing machine?
fast bane
10Amps I suppose it pulls 2400w under load
fast bane
I think since they replaced the water meter this morning it has been working harder
Which would make sense as I have had pressure issues
fast bane
Sure, but it can reach 265V because our street transformer isn't tapped properally
But still looking at Cronograf the power never went above 1300w when it tripped
I got my fluke multimeter and mains measure 230v atm
hmmm.....
I might try a Tuya converted smart plug instead
winged knoll
tacit hare
Any recommendations for a hub/USB device to connect lutron caseta switch to HA? I was using a wink hub that I had linked to HA.
winged knoll
The Caseta Pro hub has been recommended before
fast bane
@Mimiix Australia
graceful pawn
Hey is anyone able to tell me how to delete old entities and devices then re-discover new ones? I just moved houses and I have a ton of old entities that will never be on my new network.
If possible I'd like to clear all entities and devices to start fresh, then re-discover once it's clear.
glossy prism
remove the integrations those devices are associated with
graceful pawn
Is there a way to purge the entities list as well? The devices list is fixed
glossy prism
removing the integration should remove any entities associated with it
winged knoll
That sounds like a good question for #diy-archived - you may though need to provide more information (like which garage controllers you've got, and what the inching board is)
limber cave
Alright
graceful pawn
I have tons of random device trackers and whatnot @glossy prism
glossy prism
ah not sure about device trackers in particular
winged knoll
Those are #integrations-archived
graceful pawn
winged knoll
See #integrations-archived for questions about integrations
graceful pawn
Oh my apologies
warm bluff
so I have one of these lying around https://www.newegg.com/supermicro-sys-5015a-ehf-d525-intel-atom-d525-processor/p/N82E16816101364
it d525 atom porcessor
is there a HA image I can use with it
?
winged knoll
#330944238910963714 would be where to ask
warm bluff
k thanks
lavish niche
Hey guys, i'm having troubles with the entities on my upnp router, all the entities appears as Unavailable.. https://imgur.com/rRMj7ca
obsidian wigeon
does a wyze receiver for the sensors have to be plugged into the Pi that is running HA or can it be powered on from another machine?
winged knoll
The integration docs should say
glossy prism
@obsidian wigeon to use the custom component it needs to be in the machine home assistant is running on, otherwise you can use wyze-mqtt: https://github.com/ozczecho/wyze-mqtt
rugged venture
Starting new with home assistant: I'm wondering if there is a recommend color controllable light bulb that is an alternative to the Philips Hue ecosystem that works well with home assistant?
winged knoll
There's a few hundred choices
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split pumice
Does the Xiaomi Smart Home Mijia Mi Smart Temperature Humidity Sensor need to be flashed to add to HA?
split pumice
Nevermind found the issue. You need to hold down the button for 3 or so sec's then continue pressing the button about 1 once a sec until it shows up
tidal grotto
@winged knoll sorry to tag, can you reccomend any non cloud smart thermostats like hive?
winged knoll
No
I'd have a look at the integrations page and see what the local options are - Zigbee and Z-Wave spring to midn
tidal grotto
thanks 🙂
azure totem
Well, this is upsetting. The Aeotec MultiSensor 6, if you use RCR123A (Rechargable CR123A), and they have 3.7V (pretty much all rechargables of this type), then, the motion sensor stays high until the batteries drain below 3.0V, because they obviously didn't put a proper power regulator on the battery side. :/
Hmmm, but it runs off one battery just fine....
But... then it seems less sensitive on motion. Sighs
Batteries... always the problem in these home automation things. lol
frank mica
when it comes to motion sensors i actually have the best results with the samsung smartthings ones
at least when using them on ST, i havent moved them to HA yet
they are fast, good range, battery lasts a long time and do temp too
they are zigbee though
azure totem
Yeah., it's funny, SmartThings motion is tending to have some of the higher ratings. And yes, indeed,, the SmartThings sensor I do have now, is in fact reliable as crap.
Temp isn't so useful since most motion sensors are up high on the ceiling area, heat rises and all. 🙂
But, I have ecobee smart sensors for handling room temperature and occupancy.
The Fibaro motion sensors work great too, for motion. Not so good for other things like luminosity though. My living room only seems to get to 2 lux, even with ALL the lights on.
Hmmmm.. I wonder. I may see if I can get this Aeotec MultiSensor 6 to work in my pantry. My pantry has outlets in it, and the doors shouldn't hinder the motion aspect much.
That... Would make the kitchen one totally ninja, secret and hidden. LOL
My garage Aeotec is pretty solid.
frank mica
are you using the lux levels in your automations?
azure totem
But it’s always been plugged in. And it acts a zw repeater
Some.
Trying to do more
frank mica
yeah its something on my to-do list
what i really want to do is have a middle of the night scene when i get out of the bed to do something i dont want to get blasted with all my lights on full blast as i am now
azure totem
I have a Fibaro in my living room and hallway. Smart Things in my kitchen. Aeotec 6 in my garage.
Hallway and Living room do fair but the lux on Fibaro sucks
frank mica
how are you using the lux? to adjust the brightness of the lights when they turn on?
or to adjust the brightness of the lights to meet the lux you want?
azure totem
No to determine inside brightness if they should turn on at all
sand mason
Any cheap devices that can "copy" an IR signal and allow my Alexa to control my IR-remote fan?
azure totem
An ESP8266
With IR component. 🤪
I just bought Lithium CR123A batteries
We’ll see if that helps
sand mason
What does the ESP8266 do...?
azure totem
Anything you program it do to
sand mason
So kind of like a CC2531 for wi-fi?
Are there any more consumer units?
I don't currently need HAss but I probably will soon
Using four or five apps to control my stuff is getting tedious
sand mason
One bulb on LIFX
One bulb on Kasa
Washing machine and drier on Candy
Soon to arrive LEDs on MagicHome
And possibly other LEDs on AuraSync/Fusion
Oh and I may or may not get plugs on Tapo
what a broken system lol
At least everything I own is on the same protocol (Wi-Fi)
Don't own any Zwave or Zigbee
obsidian wigeon
new question i reboot my router and i believe one of my devices changed ips or something and the entity is no longer availbe. the toggle wont let me toggle. what is the best way fix this?
azure totem
I like Z-Wave to some extent.
So far so good on a quick Lithium CR123A test.
However... 0 lux 😳
And 50% battery? 😱
cerulean path
Hey All, trying to add a tasmota smart plug to HA, and added this to my config.yml file. HA fails to parse due to the name: line. Any official documentation on this? Or know whats wrong?
switch:
- platform:mqtt
name: "Sonoff 01"
state_topic: "stat/sonoff/POWER"
command_topic: "cmnd/sonoff/POWER"
availability_topic: "tele/sonoff01/LWT"
payload_on: "ON"
payload_off: "OFF"
optimistic: false
qos: 1
retain: true```Not sure, I copied it from a forum post. Let me test that out
jolly nacelle
this is just a hypothesis, it could be more upset there isn't a space between platform: and mqtt
cerulean path
Removed the space, didn't change anything. Ill try adding a space between those 2
jolly nacelle
there being a space in name is probably a-ok by my memory
azure totem
heh
Yeah, And probably don't need quotes on name. 😉
but, sheash... At this point I might end up returning 2 or all 3 of these Aeotec MultiSensor 6's and actually replace them with what's at least been reliable, albeit not perfect, Fibaro.
One thing I did notice. The Aeotec Door/Window Sensor 7, there's screw-down pins on it you could potentially tap into.
For WHAT, I don't know.
Hmm yeah. I may look into alternatives to lux sensing.
This just isn't working as hoped.
azure totem
Finally it’s reporting 100% battery
But 0lx with the lights fully on
Could... in some part. Simply be that up high on the wall near the ceiling.... the lux sensors just don’t do well with?
glossy prism
Keep in mind lux is lumens/square meter
0 doesn't seem normal though if the room is normally lit and is distributed evenly
azure totem
Yeah.
My kitchen, for example, has 4 LED light strips (replacing flourescent tube lights), lighting the kitchen./
0~1lx, is all it gets.
And I notice on battery power, the Aeotec MultiSensor 6 seems to drop off Z-Wave network, until it senses motion or reports again, I guess, to conserve battery power.
But... 0lx... 8min reporting, and no changes.. :/
glossy prism
Battery-powered devices do spend probably most of their time sleeping
azure totem
Hmmm.. Still though. 0lx. 🤬
The one Aeotec MultiSensor 6 I have had, is plugged into my garage, and it's been pretty dern good over the months I've had it, but it's.. plugged in.
it's a bit lower in the garage, right literally on my breaker box, actually. LOL
Garage, with JUST the simple garage light ln in the center, about, 7lx, but took about 1~2 mins for the garage sensor to get that. On Dc.
modern wind
Hello everybody. I've got a strange problem with HA on a Pi4. I've had my HA setup for several years at least, and have gone through many changes. I have an extensive yaml with many things like Ecobee, Ring, August, Google calendars, motion sensors, smart bulbs and switches. Since intergrations have started, I've done some things through them instead of yaml. I turned on the mosquitto broker intergration and everything worked great for months. I still had a lot of entities loaded through my yaml too. Lately, things have started to disappear from my yaml config, without me doing it. I started adding entities through auto discovery and had a few bulbs apparently go bad. I tried to replace them, but the old entities seem to be interfering with the new ones. I want to get rid of the old entities. I read that they are stored in the resources folder, but don't see it in samba share. How do I get rid of old auto discovered entities????? Also, I've since unistalled the mosquitto broker intergration and am trying to use the yaml broker, but now several bulbs and switches refuse to be controlled or available in HA. I know that I have them configured correctly and listed correctly in yaml, but they remain unavailable in HA, but are completely controllable with their web interfaces.
Also, I never setup ssh when I moved to the Pi4, now I can't ssh into it. It refuses the connection. How do I ssh into it???
glossy prism
@modern wind is this a Raspbian install?
azure totem
heh I migrated my HASS from RPi4 to a laptop.
Much faster, more reliable. Usually.
Hmmm..
9lx. Still. With all my garage lights on. And 2 of the 3 lights on right now are big LED shop lights with extreme brightness. 🙂
glossy prism
@modern wind if so...
For headless setup, SSH can be enabled by placing a file named ssh, without any extension, onto the boot partition of the SD card from another computer.
azure totem
huh.. I never knew that., 🙂
Hmmm.. Sheash... These Aeotec sensors do just suck at lux sensing..
Beginning to think the Fibaro actually, itself, does a better job at that.
(While looking cooler, like you have an eye watching you)
azure totem
Hmmmm.
Yeah... I think all three of these Aeotec MultiSensor 6's are getting returned. On battery, they drop offline, a lot. And come back online for motion, and likely their reporting updates, but their sensors seem to not be worth their existance.
I'm actually surprised. :/
Beginning to think it's more adventageous to simply not care about lux, as well, and just care more about motion..
Like, Ecolink and Zooz for motion, or even Fibaro, which does do a fair job at that.
(And, those work with my RCR123A batteries)
fast bane
Doorbell Recommendations (with Video)
fast bane
From what I have seen all doorbell cameras are terrible for local support, even amcrest cameras don't support local button presses :/
void arrow
unifi has one currently in beta
@fast bane - their nvr system is locally hosted, and it supports rtsp stream
modern wind
@glossy prism, no it's Hassio, and thanks for telling me how to ssh. @azure totem, you can"t delete yaml entities that way. For some strange reason, HA repeatedly says that one particular light bulb is unavailable, but it's working fine through it's webpage. The bulb says it's connected to mqtt also, and when I change it's name through it's webpage, HA shows it with the new name, but still says it's unavailable.
dapper wing
@fast bane I agree! Almost thinking about putting a vibration sensor on my chimes and a separate camera.
The thing is, it's gotta look decent and keep the wife happy.
misty sparrow
Hey, quick question, Z-wave or Zigbee module for Yale pushbutton door lock? My Z-wave module stopped working and I cant decide wich module to get. In the past i've had problems pairing this doorlock with HA using Z-Wave.
Is Zigbee easier for doorlocks? I'm runnimg on a RPI 4 64 bit, my Zwave/Zigbee module is the Nortek HUSBZB-1. Also, Is there a better Z-Wave/Zigbee combo USB?
dapper wing
somehow this passes muster
I think I'll do this mod to the chimes
Hey @misty sparrow , how do you like those? I'm in the market
misty sparrow
I love it
I just had more luck pairing to an Alarm System. I install security systems for a living and, have installed this door lock in many houses.
dapper wing
I'm high bidder on a austin smart lock but I think I'd rather go for the yale.
azure totem
Meh.. I dont like the Yale. I'm using Kwikset Convert's right now, with Kwikset unpickable deadbolts.
I don't like the noisy motors they have, or the specific horrible battery compartment design, but I like the reliability of them.
dapper wing
Noisy motors on which?
fast bane
@void arrow I presume it will rely on Ubiquiti Cloud Controller and won't provide a normal RTSP stream and standard SCADA/IoT Input. Ubiquity Kit is nice but relies on their ecosystem, I doubt that will translate over to HASS very well :/
modern wind
Has anyone had any trouble with Lohas bulbs, that have been succesfully brought into HA, suddenly losing their Tasmota programming and then reverting back to the wifi access point mode? I've had 3 bulbs do this in a week! I can reflash them with Tasmota and control them with their web interface with no problem, but they never can be seen as available by HA again. They can be seen by HA, but always show as unavailable.
cursive lodge
does anyone have notion sensors?
winged knoll
What's the actual question 😉
cursive lodge
@winged knoll well, a rogue wifi device is on my network and I suspect it's the notion bridge, I just want to confirm with others and try to match MAC prefixes or something
winged knoll
Well, if you share the first three sets of numbers...
cursive lodge
(note, I didn't buy that shit, it was a gift from insurance)
Address Prefix C0:E4:34
Vendor / Company Azurewave Technology Inc.
it uses proprietary comms, not z-wave, nor zigbee
winged knoll
C0:E4:34 AzureWave Technology Inc.
So yeah
Check your WiFi router settings to see if you have a firewall enabled. Disable your firewall or allow your Notion bridge access. If you need information about the bridge's MAC address to bypass your firewall, each bridge has a unique address that either includes 40E230 or 80A589. If you need information on the specific ports of your firewall to open, they are TCP port 5280 and TCP port 443.
cursive lodge
I saw that, the MACs mentioned there do not match
so I thought it might be an outdated article, that's why I want to confirm with someone that has that
those damn companies can't even provide a simple feature that shows you the ip address... sigh..
cursive lodge
true, but too lazy atm to go all the way to the other room to disconnect it
yeah, it's confirmed, it's the bridge. Fuckers didn't even bother to print the MAC address on the bridge... it was the first thing I looked for
winged knoll
winged knoll
IMO yes
tidal grotto
is r RGBW RGBWW the same as rgb+cct or diffrent?
zealous dune
RGBW isn't
winged knoll
WW is usually warm white
zealous dune
RGBWW might be or might not be, depends on how manufacturer interprets it
CCT is called "tunable white" or "cool white/warm white" in descriptions
tidal grotto
okay cool, you think that product looks good? - I have zigbee stick but keeping everything on hue hub as much as i can
zealous dune
do you have a led strip and power supply to go with it?
winged knoll
And have you found reviews for it?
tidal grotto
No don't have led stip yet will purchase seperatly, no I havent it looks relatively new as the other ones are more chunky and have to thread rgb colors
zealous dune
i have a similar one in wifi version, its meant for short strips, up to 2m
its only 5A output which means 2.5A when you translate from chinese specs
tidal grotto
looks like a reskin of a gledpto product... that was my next question how much lenght can it take
winged knoll
Doesn't look anything like the Gledopto products I can see 🤷
tidal grotto
winged knoll
Yeah, but the first one you linked to is Zigbee 3.0 (well, claims to be)
zealous dune
how is that even remotely similar 😄
winged knoll
tidal grotto
second glance maybe not 😄
im not good with power but what is the max lengths these can be
zealous dune
its written in the image
winged knoll
Depends on the LEDs 😉
It's the number of LEDs that mostly counts, not the length of the strip
You'll get more at 24V than at 5V too (from memory)
24V at 2A is very different from 5V at 2A
It's either DigiBlur or DrZzs Discord has a calculator for these things
tidal grotto
ones in my living room I did not do any reasearch I just bought a magic home controller and stuck in 20m leds... Not the best idea I know
zealous dune
if it works its fine
tidal grotto
Gledopto is probs better bet as it is more know right?
winged knoll
🤷
tidal grotto
can't buy there controller on its own though bit annoying
misty sparrow
Hey, quick question, Z-wave or Zigbee module for Yale pushbutton door lock? My Z-wave module stopped working and I cant decide wich module to get. In the past i've had problems pairing this doorlock with HA using Z-Wave.
Is Zigbee easier for doorlocks? I'm runnimg on a RPI 4 64 bit, my Zwave/Zigbee module is the Nortek HUSBZB-1. Also, Is there a better Z-Wave/Zigbee combo USB?
winged knoll
There's no other combo one 😉
azure totem
Hmmmm, well blasted. My ecolink door/window sensors won't be here until NEXT week. Along with my ecolink garage door tilt sensor. But, my motion sensors arrive tomorrow. heh
Funny though, USPS Informed Delivery is now suggesting that a package they've already misdelivered to someone else....Will be "Arriving Soon", on Thursday....
void arrow
@fast bane so far every camera of theirs I own supports rtsp stream without their controller.
Their controller for cameras is locally hosted btw. Not cloud
fast bane
Could be a good solution in that case
sand mason
Does that Chinese "Magic Home" app work with Alexa?
sand mason
also, what Pi should I be using for HA?
winged knoll
Pi3B or Pi4
sand mason
Will a Pi2 work?
sand mason
Guess I'll try that first
Better to use what I have
It'll be for connecting roughly 3 different smart light services (sigh), and possibly smart plug stuff?
I need to integrate my infrared stuff eventually somehow
winged knoll
It should be fine for getting started, just don't be surprised if that first install takes more than the 20 minutes mentioned in the docs
sand mason
kk
My fan, TV, and speakers use ir, although speakers could be alternatively done through Bluetooth
HA will work through Ethernet, right? No Wi-Fi in my rpi
glossy prism
Ethernet is better anyway
winged knoll
See 😄
glossy prism
Lol
sand mason
Wait what's the diff between A and B models of Pis?
sand mason
Ah I see, I think I have a 2B
sand mason
You know I might just do this the dumb way and just leave HA running on my desktop 24/7
winged knoll
Running in a VM is pretty common
sand mason
shouldn't be performance complaints on a recent i5, although my PC isn't exactly quiet
winged knoll
A 2B is an ok (if not great) starter
As long as you have a plan to upgrade you'll be fine
void arrow
so when I try to add kasa I get: No TP-Link devices found on the network.
im guessing its because my hassio is on one network, and the tplink device is on another
the two networks can speak to each other though. Im guessing HA is only searching on its 10.10.100.0/24 instead of the other network. How do I get the addon installed and let me manually configure device IP's etc?
glossy prism
You can manually configure the #integrations-archived in configuration.yaml
bright jacinthBOT
void arrow
can I edit that right from the web ui without an addon/integration or will I need the webui editor
glossy prism
Answered in #integrations-archived
glossy prism
devices for...what?
i've got a raspberry pi 4 with a black metal case and a silent fan i can sell you
winged knoll
A mug then...
glossy prism
He drinks a whiskey drink
modern wind
Has anyone had any trouble with Lohas bulbs, that have been succesfully brought into HA, suddenly losing their Tasmota programming and then reverting back to the wifi access point mode? I've had 3 bulbs do this in a week! I can update them with Tasmota again and control them with their web interface with no problem, but they never can be seen as available by HA again. They can be seen by HA, but always show as unavailable.
zealous dune
@modern wind how are they configured in ha?
compact walrus
is it possible to change the color temperature range so it only can go so warm
like limit it to color_temp: 250 instead of 150?
template light?
zealous dune
technically you can template it so that if the value > 150 it inputs 150
compact walrus
i think i could make a template light and then scale the range i want
yeah
so the actual light goes from 150 to 500 or whatever, but the 500 is too yellow so I guess I could make a template light that scales the actual light's range of 150 to 300 as a template light's 150 to 500
fast bane
@void arrow Had a look into the Ubiquiti Doorbell and unfortunately it requires Ubiquiti Protect (Cloud Key Gen 2) , furthermore has no RTSP 😔
modern wind
@zealous dune, I've now got them configured through yaml, but was trying through the mosquitto intergration. I started having problems like things disappearing from my yaml and I uninstalled the mosquitto intergration and returned to strictly yaml. All of the Lohas bulbs that didn't revert back to wifi ap mode are all fine in HA.
Also, I installed and configured a Tessan MJ-SD02 switch as a switch in HA. I used your template. It works but doesn't have a slider or any way to adjust brightness in HA, but it has a slider in it's own web interface.
Even if I long press it in HA, there's no slider
The lights are configured with the Lohas color bulb template and the latest release of Tasmota
fast bane
@dapper wing yep, no button integration and security concerns with hikvision
nelly is rebadged model
fast bane
@dapper wing Nest on a VLAN, why, its cheap and it works. If I really needed to get a solid LAN option, Hikvision or clones with ESP8266 to monitor button press
dapper wing
What's the vlan for? to keep it off the internet?
fast bane
@dapper wing To keep it on the internet only, the Ring has no local features at all, so no point exposing any other devices to it
ocean fern
Looking for sensor recommendations in Australia (temp, door, PIR)
Hi there all.
I've been fiddling with my new rpi4 based HA setup for the last couple months, but mainly just trying to connect it to what I already have (no smart light switches yet, but plenty of google devices and a couple robovacs). But now I wanna buy some things. Mainly sensors, first.
I'm interested in PIR, contact sensors, and temperature. The Wyze ones look amazing and perfect for me - except they're in the US and I'm in Australia, where they don't deliver.
Does anyone have any handy recommendations?
winged knoll
Zigbee...
The Xiaomi Aqara range of devices are cheap, small, easy to get pretty much anywhere, and cover what you listed. Couple with your chosen #zigbee-archived integration and you're sorted.
bold lantern
@ocean fern https://community.home-assistant.io/t/australia-electrically-certified-hardware/32074/25 this forum is pretty good for Aussie stuff
But I agree with Tinkerer, zigbee is good and there’s plenty available at a reasonable price here plus the xiaomi range is choice
ocean fern
Thanks I'll check out the link, and appreciate the nod towards the xiaomi range. I have the roborocks anyway. :)
last jackal
hi guys... today after upgrade all my broadlink switch connected to my old RM Pro + is giving an error
the switch are still the same and last time check on the documentation is still the same
help??
my RM Pro+ is my IR major sensor so without it all my remote are not working
strange axle
Hello, I am currently using device A: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/RTCGQ11LM.html and B: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/2AJZ4KPBS.html for motion detection. Device A has a brightness sensor, which I would like to have in my future devices. Device B unfortunately does not have it.
However, I find the radius of the scanning of device B better due to its construction.
Do you know a device like B built with a brightness sensor? It would be great, if it reacts more sensitive or at a greater distance than A and B.
Thanks #zigbee-archived
winged knoll
You may want to ask in #hardware-archived and provide the details of what "radius of scanning" actually means (etc)
last jackal
anyone?
cerulean trail
remove retry from config, and restart
last jackal
@cerulean trail sorry... my bad... did not get it until I double check.. Thank you for the info. Its fixed now
gray spear
Hello all, I've had a look around and can't seem to work it out. I have A LOT of hue stuff and the miss is kicking off to me about her reading light. I want to be able to run an automation when the dimmer switch is held via home assistant. According to the docs (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/hue/) "Hue switches (as device triggers for automations and also exposed as battery sensors when they are battery-powered)" but all that is appearing in my entities is the battery level. I am using the integrated one with home assistant which automatically detected my hue kit. Does anyone know how to enable it so I can see if the light is held or if its been double tapped etc.
I had a look at the forums but its a mish mash of different versions. Any help will be appreciated
winged knoll
Device triggers are only possible with the UI Automation editor
gray spear
But how would I trigger this without an entity with a status?
gray spear
I'm dumb, I kept looking at Living Room like its the room in confusion but it was the switch, yep that was it +1 to you sir.
Thank you
my fault for the crappy names
haughty acorn
Having trouble with my vacuum, had to reset the wifi and retrieve a new token. Now HA can't connect to the device
glass loom
Hey, random qq. Currently experimenting with transitioning from ST to a RPI and C2531 stick. Some devices will remain on the ST hub, but passed through to HA which will become the real brain.
I have an RPi3b+ which is working fine, should i consider a 4?
finally, I also have an Unraid box which has plenty of horsepower. I could go the docker / VM route on that.
Any specific recommendations on what would be better? My use case is pretty simple, bunch of lights / switches to automate / voice control. Maybe some nice away automations etc. Was thinking to check our Node Red
winged knoll
Pi3 works, but Unraid is likely way faster and avoids the issues of a dead SD card
glass loom
im using a branded Samsung evo card
what i like about the pi route was i can easily clone the sd card and if I had failure of either the card or pi i can just swap
haughty acorn
Solved my issue, the token was changed after adding it to the app
glass loom
also when you say faster, currently I have about 4 devices
i take it as this scales and my automations become more complicated, this can cause lag?
winged knoll
Not just that, but storage speed on a Pi is ... crappy
glass loom
hmm
winged knoll
I went from a Pi to an i5 and the difference was night and day. The Pi wasn't exactly slow, but it turns out it was
glossy prism
i noticed a major bump in speed with things like updating, running the config check, etc.
and i only moved to a dual-core celeron from 2016
glass loom
okays
winged knoll
Yeah, my i5 isn't terribly new, like, 2013 "new"
winged knoll
Mines on a VM, on a shared host
glossy prism
shared host, docker
glass loom
hmm
i can hit the docker image fine
but there is no port mapping set
im guessing i should use bridge
glossy prism
if you're running a straight Docker install (not Supervised or the Home Assistant OS image) you want network_mode set to host
winged knoll
See the Docker install docs 😉
glass loom
will do ty, 😄
nova vortex
I have an aqara temp/humidity sensor that I need to factory reset, but I can't open the damn battery compartment! anyone have any tips?
I tried using a US quarter. It fits okay but the plastic is just marring and I'm afraid of messing it up worse
can't do anything right! 🤦♂️
true isle
is there a way to get rid of entities that don't hav a unnique ID?
neon hemlock
@true isle remove the integration that's creating them. if they don't have a unique ID they're being created during runtime
i think they need to have a unique ID to be able to hide them (?)
true isle
The problem is that I'm not able to find out which integration most of those devices come from
true isle
well, I was going through all my entities when i found out, that there are some, that I don't recognize. For example, there is a Thermomix recognized by Home Assistant which I do not have
Now I'm trying to remove those entities from the UI (they don't appear to exist actually
some of those Entities come from the AVM Fritz Netmonitor Device Tracker function. (they also don't have a unique ID aswell
)
winged knoll
If you want to remove them from the UI, 
-> Take control and edit away
true isle
oh, I didn't meant to remove them from that UI, sorry, my mistake.
I try to remove them completely
winged knoll
Then -> Entities and see if you can remove them there, some you can, some you can't
Some device tracker entities can be removed by removing them from known_devices.yaml with HA stopped
true isle
oooh... there they are...
how do I start Home Assistant again after removing those devices?
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
If you're #330944238910963714 you'd use the SSH commands
if you're #672217570283094017 then "depends"
true isle
I'm am supervised xD, Thanks
winged knoll
https://www.home-assistant.io/hassio/commandline/ and if you get stuck see #330944238910963714
winged knoll
Whether or not something has a unique_id is entirely down to the integration
Not that many integrations support it
true isle
ok. thanks a lot. That explains, why nearly all of my Entities have this crossed out pencil symbol
woven hamlet
Completely lost... Anyone with experience in Aeotec Multisensor 6? I struggle to activate the motion sensor as binary...
winged knoll
woven hamlet
Did the obligatory search in the community and beyond - advice is contradictory and confusing and not working
winged knoll
There's only one way, with the #zwave-archived control panel, but the exact process depends on whether it's USB or battery powered
You can get help over there
woven hamlet
10x @winged knoll
nova vortex
Guys. I couldn't pair my hue bulbs because I was letting go of the buttons before the factory reset sequence was complete. 
crystal scarab
has anyone heard any rumblings of support for the Anki Vector home toy robot?
zinc lily
Completely lost... Anyone with experience in Aeotec Multisensor 6? I struggle to activate the motion sensor as binary...
@woven hamlet I've exactly the same problem motion sensor are now crazy.... did you solve it ?
crystal scarab
I have connected a very common Logitech camera to my raspberry pi running the custom HA RPi image - is there a mechanism or software or addon etc. I need to use to get security / motion monitoring essentially?
it's plugged into the same box as HA
split pumice
Can any provide me with a light bulb that can take the flashing command from HA ? My Sengled's does not seem to handle it. My Commercial Electric Downlight retro fit supports it. Just not the Sengled
willow kiln
What is the current best thermostat replacement that uses 3 wire 🙂
willow kiln
Anyone with Phillips hue lights. Does it retain that state of the bulb if you power it off at the switch and turn it back on? Or does it go to "on" if you turn it on at the switch
foggy pecan
It goes on at full brightness and white iirc
willow kiln
Anyone with a little electrical knowledge that can help me out with a thermostat setup, only theoretical in determining what I need to be looking for. (in NZ we don't use the R,W,C,RH etc labels so need to determine which is what)
foggy pecan
You still use 24v?
willow kiln
240v, don't think there is a transformer on the line.
foggy pecan
The control board definitely doesn't use 240v XD
willow kiln
Electrical rating
230 V~, 50...60 Hz, 0.1 A to 5 A resistive; 0.1 A to 2 A inductive (0.6 pf)
24 V~, 50...60 Hz, 0.5 A to 5 A resistive 0.5 A to 2 A inductive (0.6 pf)
drifting grove
Anyone with Phillips hue lights. Does it retain that state of the bulb if you power it off at the switch and turn it back on? Or does it go to "on" if you turn it on at the switch
@willow kiln behavior is configurable depending on what type of bulb it is.
willow kiln
Cheers. I figured as much but wanted to confirm since it is not for me.
finite socket
Hello all. Very new to hassio/HA. I have deconz + hassio + ha all working but i recently started adding some aqara temp + humidity sensors. When I first added the devices to my previos hassio + unraid + vm the sensor reported battery life. I switched to a new unraid box and when I discover the devices I get all the readings but I don't get a battery life anymore. any tips? common issue?
Here is screen of deconz. https://i.imgur.com/842eYNS.png its not even finding the battery level there anymore. it did used to.
fringe moon
Should be the same features with the same devices
But #zigbee-archived might be better
finite socket
these are zigbee. i joined them to one hassio and the battery leveled showed up like my motion sensors. but when i moved them to a different hassio the battery doesn't show up on them, motion sensors do.
sorry i am still studying and researching. i feel im speaking a little Greek yet
here is the aqara motion sensor
the temp sensor used to show the battery value as well. some reason it is not in new ha.
bright jacinthBOT
acoustic drum
Hi guys. How can I run hcitool? Do I need to set that up first, or where can I run the command? Still very new
Installed on rasp pi 4
winged knoll
Why do you want to run hcitool?
acoustic drum
To find Mac address of mi flower device
fringe moon
Why not just use a BLE scanner on Android?
acoustic drum
Okay will do that. Just wanted to make sure the pi was able to find it
gritty zinc
If your phone can find it while you're stood next to your Pi, your Pi will find it too.
manic brook
Hello 👋
I'm starting with hass and I have a question wrt the DHT 22 sensor. I set it up on the rpi and it's reporting correctly the temps and humidity in the dashboard. Is there a way to associate the sensor to a given "room"?
fringe moon
What is your end goal?
woven hamlet
@woven hamlet I've exactly the same problem motion sensor are now crazy.... did you solve it ?
@zinc lily Got some guidance in #zwave-archived and basically used the second option: https://discordapp.com/channels/330944238910963714/332357267364249621/712706310478626986
fringe moon
Because associating it with a room in itself doesn't give you much@manic brook
manic brook
my goal is that the sensor shows up in an exsiting room in the dashboard instead of showing at the top of the page
fringe moon
But... The dashboard can be made anyway you want in #frontend-archived 
manic brook
ah ok I see
fringe moon
You can create cards as you see fit, and add whatever sensors you want to that card
manic brook
yeah I've just discovered that I can customise the dashboard. awesome. Problem solved
fringe moon
Yeah, the possibilities are endless
woven hamlet
I have a bunch of inactive entries from old, removed sensors. How can I get rid of them?
limpid bone
@inland kelp that would be a question for #672217570283094017
inland kelp
nova vortex
has anyone here done a factory reset/ re-pair for aqara temp/humidity sensors? From a manual I found it looks like you hold the reset button for 5 seconds (and indeed the LED blinks), but I can't then pair it with my hub
https://www.aqara.com/en/temperature_humidity_sensor.html
nova vortex
I'm running Home Assistant, the zigbee home automation integration, running on a pi with a deconz stick
@fringe moon do I have to do anything after the factory reset?
(besides go into home assistant > integrations > zigbee >search for devices
)
nova vortex
okay, so after the factory reset it just pairs? hmm.
I paired some hue bulbs yesterday and it went fine (once I actually reset them)
glossy prism
#zigbee-archived would be a better place to ask
fiery sonnet
after upgrading to 0.110 on hass.io solaredge sensors fail to show up
I get the following error:
2020-05-21 00:27:03 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.sensor] The solaredge platform for the sensor integration does not support platform setup. Please remove it from your config.
using this setup:
winged knoll
Looks like you need to remove it from your YAML and then set it up in the UI
fiery sonnet
its been working for over a year now
glossy prism
Looks like it was changed to a top-level integration at some point
bright jacinthBOT
fiery sonnet
i could be wrong but didn't think i saw it in the UI
winged knoll
Via the Home Assistant user interface where it will let you enter the port string to connect to the Velbus bus
So, yes it's there
Just checked my own, it's in the UI#
fiery sonnet
i am using the cloud api
glossy prism
The YAML config syntax changed
fiery sonnet
i see it in the UI, let me try that
nice, that fixed it, thanks guys
lovelace used to have a view that you could see "unused devices" . I cant seem to find that now in 0.110, I am missing something ?
glossy prism
so just to clarify, that error happens when an integration that used to be set up like this
sensor:
- platform: solaredge
api_key: API_KEY
site_id: SITE_ID
``` is now set up like
solaredge:
api_key: API_KEY
site_id: SITE_ID
but yes, setting it up in the UI like you did is probably a good idea because of the direction things are going
fiery sonnet
Thanks, yeah i didn't even catch the difference in the doco for that
and thats kinda what the error message is bitching about.
thanks for the help @glossy prism
glossy prism
it's exactly what the error message is saying actually 😛
winged knoll
Just not clearly
fiery sonnet
and they might have been
glossy prism
don't say it
fiery sonnet
i made a jump from 0.98 to 0.110 to fix binding with a smartThings hub.
glossy prism
😱
winged knoll
One small step for geek kind, one giant leap for aes3des...
fiery sonnet
yeah i have a usb ZHA stick but haven't been happy with it
so figured i would try something new
oddly i was able to kill public internet exposure to the HA box and the webhooks still work, perhaps its due to some fancy internal dns that makes it think its still talking to the cloud.
since the internal and external hostnames are the same and so is the SSL cert.
rare hollow
Hi. I recently found out that my A/C has some slot for a WiFi interface. My question is:
Seems that some people built that interface themselves already but for another model. I wonder if somebody can help me to find out if I can rebuilt a module myself based on ESP8266 and HA?