#hardware-archived | Home Assistant | Page 92

drifting ember · 2020-08-13T19:57:29.800Z

> left to right, right? I would assume so

drifting ember Aug 13, 2020, 7:57 PM

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left to right, right?
@little sentinel I would assume so

little sentinel Aug 13, 2020, 7:58 PM

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Hmm

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so rather than put them in a corner of room

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I best put them on a side of a wall

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so like the image https://imgur.com/a/FWnspyW (excuse my bad drawing)

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i've got it in hall way were red circle is... I'm best putting it somewhere like green circle

drifting ember Aug 13, 2020, 8:02 PM

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well they are 170deg not 180 but close enough I'd imagine

little sentinel Aug 13, 2020, 8:04 PM

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added another image to Gallery

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never used one before so not really surehow to displaythem

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but seems best to have them flat against a wall facing out wards rather than facing Diagonally

drifting ember Aug 13, 2020, 8:05 PM

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you said it's for a hallway ?

little sentinel Aug 13, 2020, 8:06 PM

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yeah well, i've got it ontop of stairs and atm it kinda covers all 3 doors (kinda)

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but im thinking it might be better if it was on eye level

drifting ember Aug 13, 2020, 8:09 PM

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well just above the door to the left of the red circle would be good if your hall is straight

little sentinel Aug 13, 2020, 8:10 PM

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its kinda square but with 3 doors and stairs

drifting ember Aug 13, 2020, 8:30 PM

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well I'd put it so only the top of someone's head coming up/down the stairs was in view and the other 3 doors

little sentinel Aug 13, 2020, 10:10 PM

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Any UK suggestions for me
I'm interested in a 4-5 gang extension lead
That can monitor power of each plug and switch of 1 or many

I'm using conbee 2 with Zha

hoary junco Aug 13, 2020, 11:41 PM

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Anyone know of a zwave deadbolt that can withstand direct sun exposure (Phoenix, AZ)? Have a Yale deadbolt that appears to have died after a few days.

calm geode Aug 14, 2020, 1:05 AM

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3d build it some sunglasses

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 1:57 AM

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Anyone have a recommendation for a good 16A wifi smart plug with energy monitoring (preferably something that'll run Tasmota)?

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Figured I should ask here before buying yet another 4-pack of plugs, only to discover they also lack monitoring >_>

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:10 AM

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https://templates.blakadder.com/

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might help you

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:11 AM

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I mean, that tells me what supports tasmota, and some of the names include "power monitoring", but not all plugs that support power monitoring are listed as such there

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They also aren't 100% on listing amperage ratings on that page, either

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I did check there before my last smartplug purchases to make sure Tasmota would work, though. Worked great for that. Both worked with TuyaConvert, exactly as stated, so that was good...

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:14 AM

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https://templates.blakadder.com/tellur_TLL331061.html

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that says 16A

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:14 AM

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Oh, sorry, US

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:15 AM

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funnily enough I sorted it by US

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and that showed up still

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then I clicked it...

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:17 AM

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Yeah... I've never actually considered shopping for a smartplug using templates.blakadder.com, always seemed like a resource to check while shopping elsewhere

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:17 AM

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they have where things are available on there also 😉

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https://tech.scargill.net/gosund-smart-sockets/

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this looked promising but seems 16A only on UK spec not US, US listed at 10A

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:18 AM

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Also, the smartplug I picked up was supposed to support energy monitoring, but there are apparently two identical-looking revisions, one of which is cost-reduced and doesn't include energy monitoring...

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:18 AM

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bummer

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:18 AM

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So that muddies the water. lol

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:18 AM

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well then. LOL. Par for the course really.

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:20 AM

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Just trying to find a 16a smart plug is kinda difficult, but I'm plugging a washer/dryer into it, so...

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kinda necessary

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:20 AM

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my washer is 240V

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so that wouldn't work LOL

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sorry, my dryer is

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:20 AM

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Both of these appliances are, surprisingly, 120v @ 11A

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:20 AM

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my washer is 120v

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30A 240v

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:20 AM

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The dryer uses gas for heating, which is probably why it doesn't need 240

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:21 AM

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yeah, I can't afford to buy a gas dryer here

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too much money to buy, too much money to install, too much money to refill gas tanks

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:21 AM

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Gas here is a lot cheaper than electricity, so it works out I guess 🤷‍♀️

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:22 AM

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well gas is about $150 to refill a 100lb tank

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here

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we don't have gas lines and meters

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:23 AM

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Piped into the house here as a utility

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Ah, yeah, that'll do it

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:23 AM

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you have to have your own storage tanks here

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and pay to have your lines installed LOL

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electricity, cable, water that's what we get to the house

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no sewers on most of the island either

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only in "the city"

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:24 AM

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I keep seeing the Sonoff S31 recommended, but the product listing doesn't show the max amperage...

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Oh, wait, there we go. Amazon shows it on their listing. 16A

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:25 AM

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I was about to say I think it's 16A

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:25 AM

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$35 for two. Yeah, that's more expensive alright. lol

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Also looks like it requires serial flashing. Can't just be flashed over wifi. That's a bummer...

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I wonder how easy they are to open. A lot of these are snap-together, and you basically destroy part of the shell just getting them open...

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:35 AM

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@naive nacelle I was literally watching this

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKtLKjI4wA0

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it's a how to flash guide, looks like it opens VERY easily and non-destructive

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:36 AM

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Hah

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Well, that's some fortuitous timing

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:36 AM

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well it's got a snap on end, sliders, and philips head screws

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it's almost like they knew someone would open them

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😉

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:37 AM

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3.3v serial interface, I take it?

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:37 AM

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yes

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im 9:24 in the video now

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:37 AM

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I have exactly one 3.3v serial interface (all my normal ones are 5v). You're gonna laugh

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:39 AM

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Well, that's some fortuitous timing
@naive nacelle I wanted to watch the video at least before I spoke on them

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😄

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:40 AM

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It's a defcon badge that happens to include a serial/FTDI/SPI/12C interface

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And the serial interface is 3.3v

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https://i.imgur.com/DYpGXGr.jpg

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:40 AM

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https://templates.blakadder.com/sonoff_S31.html

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Buying Advice

When ordering check if it is indeed Sonoff S31 and not Sonoff S31 Lite which does not support power monitoring.

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LMFAO

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so seems there's your plague again

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:41 AM

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Of course there's a lite version <_<

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I really should invest in a non-badge 3.3v serial interface. lol

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:44 AM

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the FTDI I got does both and was like $4

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 2:45 AM

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Probably the same chip that's on the badge, tbh

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 2:45 AM

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IJXZQ7C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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it went up in price! oh no!

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I've got two on my desk rn because I was flashing today

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upgraded my sonoff touches finally to something newer than the 5.1.4 that was on them

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😄

naive nacelle Aug 14, 2020, 4:50 AM

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@drifting ember Well, I just successfully flashed a NodeMCU (generic ESP8266 dev board) using the And!Xor Defcon 27 badge

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So I guess I have all the hardware I need, lol

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 4:50 AM

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nice

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I used an arduino and you can also use a pi

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but I now have two of these FTDI's that I love

deep dune Aug 14, 2020, 6:27 AM

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Hi. I have been working on an esp8266 based led matrix display. Up until now it's been a dedicated weather display unit pulling it's data as json from my private server. I'd like to add mqtt as a data source. Assuming my device would be setup to connect to via mqtt to a broker running on the same machine as HA, how should I configure which topics to display ? Does HA have a device management sort of thing to allow for pushing configs or what not ?

gritty zinc Aug 14, 2020, 7:32 AM

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@deep dune It sounds like you want to read this: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/mqtt/discovery/

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It'll tell you what information to send per entity for HA to 'discover' those same entities and start monitoring the correct MQTT topics.

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Or have I misunderstood and you want data from HA to your display?

deep dune Aug 14, 2020, 7:56 AM

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I'll read that, but yes, the display is meant to display information FROM HA (eg. sensor info or whatever) @gritty zinc

gritty zinc Aug 14, 2020, 7:57 AM

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Hmm. That could be interesting. HA doesn't push everything to MQTT to expose it to other things. Does it have to be MQTT? There's a REST API you can query.

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https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/api/rest

deep dune Aug 14, 2020, 7:59 AM

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I guess it HA could serve as the mqtt directory, then the display could talk to the mqtt broker directly once it knows what's out there.

gritty zinc Aug 14, 2020, 8:01 AM

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Except HA doesn't do that. I think the closest thing you're going to find is a project intended to share with a second HA host: https://github.com/lukas-hetzenecker/home-assistant-remote

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Nope. That's REST too 😐

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HA doesn't put all of its information in MQTT, so you can't use MQTT to read from HA.

deep dune Aug 14, 2020, 8:02 AM

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I just assumed implementing mqtt would be the way to go, but I guess not. Thanks.

gritty zinc Aug 14, 2020, 8:03 AM

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MQTT is great as a way to tell HA about stuff. REST is the way to go to get stuff back out.

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You could try looking for custom components (or write one yourself).

deep dune Aug 14, 2020, 8:08 AM

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So the display could be discovered via mqtt and then maybe sent back what it should display and then the display would fetch the specified data via http

gritty zinc Aug 14, 2020, 8:12 AM

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HA wouldn't need to know anything about the display. No discovery needed. Program your ESP to query HA's REST API to fetch data.

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Since you wouldn't be using pub/sub, you'd need to do polling. Again, that's something you'd code on your ESP.

mental cargo Aug 14, 2020, 12:24 PM

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@deep dune u could install node red as ha add on. Then do a simple automation: if sensor (which u need to display on your display) changes send mqtt message

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Actually If u don’t want to have NodeRed (which would be sad) the automation of home assistant could do that too

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(At least it was possible back in the days I still bothered to use them. As Ha folks get a little MQTT allergic these day, maybe it is not working anymore)

gritty zinc Aug 14, 2020, 12:28 PM

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As Ha folks get a little MQTT allergic these day
What? 🤔

oblique bear Aug 14, 2020, 5:09 PM

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is teh broadlink app even necessary once you connect a device to your network? seems its only needed to do the connection?

little sentinel Aug 14, 2020, 5:13 PM

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Any Suggestions for a 4+ way gang extension lead
that can Zigbee (ZHA)
That's also UK and can Check power consumption as well as on/off

glossy prism Aug 14, 2020, 6:00 PM

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@oblique bear nope, just to connect it to your network

little sentinel Aug 14, 2020, 7:00 PM

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i have a tiny suspicion 4-gang extensions aren't really a smart thing 😦

glossy prism Aug 14, 2020, 7:07 PM

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like... a smart power strip?

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 7:08 PM

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I see outdoor ones for sure

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I see those for tasmota supported but not zigbee

little sentinel Aug 14, 2020, 7:24 PM

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yeah like

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pro-Elec-SC205-Extension-Surge-Protection-White/dp/B00DVHLFOE?ref_=Oct_s9_apbd_otopr_hd_bw_b1SYtpv&pf_rd_r=N55MY55CET7F8VSGJ3MS&pf_rd_p=15a0e827-0d32-5ff4-b222-1e418e7fe276&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-10&pf_rd_t=BROWSE&pf_rd_i=1338188031

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sorry for awful link

glossy prism Aug 14, 2020, 7:39 PM

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I only know of zwave ones, but I'm in the US so not sure about UK availability. Does it have to be Zigbee? As krazle said there are WiFi options that can be tasmotized that might be available in the UK

drifting ember Aug 14, 2020, 7:47 PM

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like this https://templates.blakadder.com/aofo_C379.html

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which I now want to find one of these in US specs because it's exactly what I want

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LOL

broken root Aug 14, 2020, 9:34 PM

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I would like a pointer in the right direction. I have made some sensors using nodemcu's and mqtt. So I have some experience with working with this sort of thing, with instructions 🙂
I have an LED wall lamp (neon looking pineapple) for my son's room. It is powered by plugging into a USB charger. I would like to control it with HA, on/off, as well as brightness if possible. What is the best way to do this? Wondering about what device (nodemcu, esp8266, etc) and integration/sample code I should start looking at for this? Cheers!

mental cargo Aug 14, 2020, 9:42 PM

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Before mono does it: #diy-archived 🙂 and then the answer is: either esp8266 with tasmota (could even add dimming here easily) or even without diy: just plug your charger in a smart socket?

broken root Aug 14, 2020, 9:50 PM

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Thanks @mental cargo , I will post in there. I wanted to do a project using something like esp8266 with my kid. Cheers!

strange garden Aug 15, 2020, 2:17 AM

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Need some advice. Sonoff bridge or broadlink pro? I would like to have ir and rf but I can buy both if need be.

winged grail Aug 15, 2020, 7:13 AM

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With Broadlink you can only send IR and RF, not receive. If sending is enough I would recommend Broadlink. Sonoff should be tasmotized, with eWeLink it’s rather limited IMO.

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And Sonoff is for RF only. Without Tasmota & Portisch it would not Work with many devices sold in Europe

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Since it’s using rather limited number of protocols... They are cheap, so I recommend buying both

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Sonoff to catch the signals like remotes and cheap sensors door, water leakage, smoke, etc. And broadlink to control ir and rf operated devices

tender aurora Aug 15, 2020, 8:17 AM

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which zigbee usb dongle is recommended these days?

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i want to integrate philips hue

faint panther Aug 15, 2020, 8:33 AM

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I think that CC2251 USB stick is very popular. Preferably with external antenna in case of large area.

gritty zinc Aug 15, 2020, 9:01 AM

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You're better off asking in #zigbee-archived for ZigBee-specific questions. There's also a ton of info in the topic over there.

lament basin Aug 15, 2020, 12:48 PM

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Hello everyone. I have a Aqara Motion Sensor and a Xiaomi Gateway (not Aqara). I'm able to add the motion sensor to Xiaomi Gateway but HA is not detecting the motion sensor. I did the same with Aqara Temperature and Humidity sensor and HA detected it. Do I need a Aqara gateway to connect the motion sensor? If yes, is it not better to use ZHA to connect these sensors?

mental cargo Aug 15, 2020, 2:19 PM

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Yes

drifting grove Aug 15, 2020, 6:05 PM

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Hello all. Has anyone yet used zigbee green devices with HASS IO?

drifting ember Aug 15, 2020, 6:08 PM

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You're better off asking in #zigbee-archived for ZigBee-specific questions. There's also a ton of info in the topic over there.

wanton sun Aug 15, 2020, 11:36 PM

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hey guys!
I was wondering if someone could help me out with a dimmer switch (WF-DS01).
I flashed it with Tasmota, connected it to my mains and watched it work for a whole day. After that, it would always turn on. Would not react to off commands or to dimmer commands. (this really hurts the WAF 🙂 )
needless to say, i took it out of the wall and was messing with it on my desk to no avail. I've reflashed it; followed some guides on how to configure the dimming ranges - nada. It's like the - button is not working. Interesting observation though: when I was pressing + button, my range went to some 5-digit value.
safe to say that my switch is an awkward paper weight now?

slender saddle Aug 16, 2020, 7:19 AM

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How can I update a preexisting device tracker? I want to change consider_home but It figure out a way to do it.

I'm using my android phone and the hass app as the tracker.

fluid iris Aug 16, 2020, 12:14 PM

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Anyone here running HA on a Raspberry Pi?

glossy prism Aug 16, 2020, 12:56 PM

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@fluid iris lots of people...

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What is your actual question

fluid iris Aug 16, 2020, 12:57 PM

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so basically, I'm getting a Pi zero and wondering if it's upto the job of running HA? i have a couple google home speakers, 3 lightbulbs and a chrome cast as far as devices go.

I do also have a Pi 4 but it's running a load of other stuff such as pihole so i wouldn't want to get rid of that to install HA

glossy prism Aug 16, 2020, 12:59 PM

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No, a pi zero would be a terrible experience

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You don't need to dedicate the pi to home assistant though. The docker (#449717345808547842) and venv (#551864459891703809) installs don't take up the entire pi

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You just don't get the add-ons/snapshot ability that way, but it sounds like that wouldn't be an issue since you already have other software installed on the pi

fluid iris Aug 16, 2020, 1:03 PM

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ahh right, well dockers is something i should look into then? I guess this is instead of installing an entire OS on the pie

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pi*

glossy prism Aug 16, 2020, 1:03 PM

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Yup

fluid iris Aug 16, 2020, 1:07 PM

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oh nice one. Is there much overhead?

round horizon Aug 16, 2020, 1:09 PM

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No overhead. Docker runs perfectly on RPi4. Folks run HA, Mqtt, pihole and a whole bunch of other softwares on It easily.

fluid iris Aug 16, 2020, 1:10 PM

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nice one! Well.. guess that frees up my Zero for some other projects 🙂

sharp otter Aug 16, 2020, 1:47 PM

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probably a silly question but I'm quite noob: I have a yeelight bulb configured and it works but it is an "entity" to home assistant, not a device. Why and how can I assign it to an area (say, the living room)?

gritty zinc Aug 16, 2020, 1:47 PM

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There's currently no benefit to adding things to the same area.

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If you want to be able to control multiple things at the same time, make them part of a group.

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Then you can do stuff like toggle group.kitchen_lights instead of having to toggle all of them individually.

sharp otter Aug 16, 2020, 1:49 PM

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IDK, i just thought I was being tidy by adding stuff to rooms

gritty zinc Aug 16, 2020, 1:50 PM

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In the future, there may be other uses for areas. Currently, there are no plans to improve them.

celest cloud Aug 16, 2020, 2:43 PM

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That's good to know.

winged grail Aug 16, 2020, 3:26 PM

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Noin question: which should be used group.kitchen_lights or light.kitchen_ligths? The only difference I have found that using group instead of light one can click the group and can separately control items in group.

gritty zinc Aug 16, 2020, 3:28 PM

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That's basically it. A group is a utility wrapper around a set of entities.

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Using the light.group integration treats them as a single light.

winged grail Aug 16, 2020, 3:28 PM

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Thanks

placid linden Aug 16, 2020, 4:08 PM

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Hi! need some help with Tasmota and HA. I have a contactless water level sensor (XKC-Y25) connected to Tasmota (NodeMCU, pin D1). The pin is configured as a Switch1. I would like to get some kind of notification when the Switch1 goes from state ON to state OFF. I only get an "status sensor" in HA for this device, but no ON or OFF

placid linden Aug 16, 2020, 7:32 PM

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Tasmota sends out 2 messages, SENSOR and STATE, why HA can not find my sensor.
20:30:37 MQT: tele/soojuspumba_nivooandur/STATE = {"Time":"2020-08-16T20:30:37","Uptime":"0T03:51:55","UptimeSec":13915,"Heap":26,"SleepMode":"Dynamic","Sleep":50,"LoadAvg":38,"MqttCount":2,"Wifi":{"AP":1,"SSId":"Minu nett1","BSSId":"CC:32:E5:98:05:56","Channel":5,"RSSI":68,"Signal":-66,"LinkCount":1,"Downtime":"0T00:00:03"}}
20:30:37 MQT: tele/soojuspumba_nivooandur/SENSOR = {"Time":"2020-08-16T20:30:37","Switch1":"ON"}

placid linden Aug 16, 2020, 7:47 PM

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Added a "virtual relay" so I can see the state from Tasmota UI mainscreen, and after this the sensor appeared. This way the problem is solved, but it should show the sensor also without the relay....

mental cargo Aug 16, 2020, 8:14 PM

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That’s a problem at tasmota side

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Should ask there (tasmota discord)

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I reckon there is a problem in the tasmota driver for your sensor. It is not programmed in a way, that the home assistant discovery api of tasmota is publishing the sensor configuration to ha. Therefore, no sensors are detected.

static verge Aug 16, 2020, 8:28 PM

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I am in contact with the guy who runs the company who installed my home video intercom system, and I'm wondering; what questions should I ask him to see if there is any way to get this thing to work with HA? https://imgur.com/kxmZtx5

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I am guessing he doesnt know what HA is, but maybe see if "it can work with Alexa"

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I've googled ABB security systems and have found very little. There might be an app.

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Lastly, if this ABB thing is a closed system, but it does have an app, is there anything I could do once I have the app to integrate with HA?

gritty zinc Aug 16, 2020, 8:35 PM

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Is it a wired system? As in, are there cables from the rear to the exterior intercom panels?

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If so, you may be able to piggyback on that and build some #diy-archived solution.

static verge Aug 16, 2020, 8:36 PM

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whoa

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so yea there are wires that go to the basement and then go to the front door thingy

gritty zinc Aug 16, 2020, 8:37 PM

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Maybe see if he can supply you with the wiring schematic and any documentation. At least from that, you could figure out its capabilities.

static verge Aug 16, 2020, 8:38 PM

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I cant believe I've never thought to check out the wires.

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You're the best

gritty zinc Aug 16, 2020, 8:39 PM

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Well if you're not sure if something's even smart in the first place, you have to think of ways to make them smart 😄

static verge Aug 16, 2020, 8:41 PM

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k so This is what is at the front door. https://imgur.com/RWJQnwl

And this is what is in the basement https://imgur.com/XnbhMFq

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the basement intercom thing, i dunno i've never seen anything like that before

gritty zinc Aug 16, 2020, 8:42 PM

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Well here's your technical information and manuals: https://new.abb.com/products/2TMA070080W0011/m2300-system-controller-mdrc

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I don't understand it, so I'll leave it to the experts.

static verge Aug 16, 2020, 8:43 PM

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ha! you found that in like 1 second. I've googled this so many times

gritty zinc Aug 16, 2020, 8:43 PM

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You can see the model number in your basement photo 😉

static verge Aug 16, 2020, 8:44 PM

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Thank you very much!

fluid iris Aug 16, 2020, 9:28 PM

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You don't need to dedicate the pi to home assistant though. The docker (#449717345808547842) and venv (#551864459891703809) installs don't take up the entire pi
@glossy prism

so got my docker up and running smooth as butter! 🙂

glossy prism Aug 16, 2020, 9:30 PM

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Noice. Regular Docker install?

glossy prism Aug 16, 2020, 9:57 PM

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🦗

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 1:32 AM

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anyone have a suggestion for US region, wifi smart plugs that can be cleanly opened and flashed with tasmota ?

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I need to order two for my mom, who won't be running HA just yet but I need to be able to flash them either now or later and not have them look like crap after they've been open

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the Sonoff S31 is right up the alley but was looking for something just a little cheaper maybe

glossy prism Aug 17, 2020, 2:23 AM

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@drifting ember I was able to tuya-convert these (no need to crack them open): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071W25F4N/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_.NEoFbYHS00J5

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$8.88 for 2. Only rated up to 10A if that matters

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 2:24 AM

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Wow. That's outstanding, she will be super pleased!

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I'm going to see if I can slip one in for myself on her order

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I told her to budget $30 for 2

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in case I had to get the Sonoff S31

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she will prolly say yes to $4.44 for a plug for me LOL

glossy prism Aug 17, 2020, 2:25 AM

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Makes sense. I was able to manually flash one of those tonight

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Heh probably. Better get two though because one is like $7 lol

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 2:25 AM

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10A is also perfect these are only for lamps

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well yes I think 2 2-packs will be in order or a 4 pack

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LOL

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wait the 4 pack is $25.99

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2 2-packs is 17.76.

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LMFAO

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wonder what I will do here

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at this price I can get her 6 of these plugs for the cost of 2 S31's

glossy prism Aug 17, 2020, 2:30 AM

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Yeah the pricing makes no sense

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 2:31 AM

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I always question the thought behind a 16A smart plug for a 15A rated plug

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NEMA 5-15R is only 15A and that's what every single outlet in my house is

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I know they make 5-20R but who really has those

glossy prism Aug 17, 2020, 2:36 AM

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Yeah, I have no clue either

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 2:53 AM

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I mean my water heater only draws about 10A

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I also figured out my harmony hub problems

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two of the hubs didn't have XMPP enabled

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D'oh!

glossy prism Aug 17, 2020, 3:01 AM

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Gas FTW

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 3:04 AM

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too expensive here, although I would love to

glossy prism Aug 17, 2020, 3:19 AM

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There's pros and cons

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 3:22 AM

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what would you consider a con ?

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I do like the "hot water on the fly" idea

gloomy spoke Aug 17, 2020, 3:29 AM

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Gas doesn’t necessarily imply tankless, if that’s what you’re getting at

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 3:34 AM

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Gas doesn’t necessarily imply tankless, if that’s what you’re getting at
Oh I know

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my Grandpa had a tankless gas unit

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not in this country tho

gloomy spoke Aug 17, 2020, 3:37 AM

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Only real ‘cons’ are the need for a vent and a gas connection, IMO. And Green Energy concerns

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All upside here in San Diego

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 3:39 AM

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well we don't have utility gas here, you gotta have your own tanks

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my stove is gas

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so I have to have storage tanks

naive nacelle Aug 17, 2020, 3:48 AM

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Ok, yeah, using smart plugs to monitor washer/dryer status is WAY better than vibration sensors. 11/10 would do again

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Though now I have two wayward vibration sensors that I should figure out a use for 🤔

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 3:58 AM

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my dryer is 240v/30A tho

naive nacelle Aug 17, 2020, 4:04 AM

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Yeah, I lucked out with a 120v / 10A dryer

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 4:09 AM

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my washer is 120v/10A

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🤷‍♂️

naive nacelle Aug 17, 2020, 4:30 AM

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I know a few people have suggested building passive current detectors for 240v appliances

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Where you wrap an inductive loop around one of the conductors in the power cable

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If you're just trying to figure out weather or not a dryer is running, it doesn't even have to be very accurate

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 4:34 AM

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heh, I was thinking a camera with motion sensor or light sensor on the "done" light

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actually now that I think about it why don't I just tell Alexa to start a timer for the duration of the run time displayed on the screen

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D'oh!

gloomy spoke Aug 17, 2020, 4:36 AM

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It can change

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If your washer/dryer do that

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 4:36 AM

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yeah, when I set it to the different cycles it changes

gloomy spoke Aug 17, 2020, 4:36 AM

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A dryer can often be set to run until dry

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 4:37 AM

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so I could have something for each of the cycles setup and just say "Alexa run Heavy wash cycle timer"

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oh yeah I don't set my dryer to do that

gloomy spoke Aug 17, 2020, 4:37 AM

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And wash until washed

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 4:37 AM

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the cycles I run usually dry based on time

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and I have the timing/loading down pretty good

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besides it's hot here you never have to run the dryer too long

naive nacelle Aug 17, 2020, 5:32 AM

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HomeAssistant also has an OCR sensor, so a camera pointed at the 7-segment LCD display on the appliance can be read as an actual number by HomeAssistant

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Seems rarely used, but very handy

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I'd also toyed with the idea of having a photoresistor connected to an ESP8266, and taping it over the "Done" LED

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 5:41 AM

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and a "camera" can just be an image....

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hmmmmm

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that's handy to know thank you

mental cargo Aug 17, 2020, 6:50 AM

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@naive nacelle do u know the performance implication to ha for this ocr? Ever tried it?

naive nacelle Aug 17, 2020, 6:50 AM

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Nope, haven't tried it myself, just saw it was an option

mental cargo Aug 17, 2020, 6:51 AM

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Me too, while I was looking into the same problem (washing machine) but being a rpi3 user I am constantly scared to overload it

naive nacelle Aug 17, 2020, 6:53 AM

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I eventually just bought a pair of Sonoff S31 smart plugs to take care of my washer and dryer

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They both drop to 2w when idle (or 0w when manually turned to the "Off" position via the dial on the machine), so it's easy to differentiate off/idle/running states

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Anything over 10w? Running. Anything between 1w and 10w? Idle. Anything less than 1w? Off.

mental cargo Aug 17, 2020, 6:57 AM

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Sometimes I tend to over engineer things 🤣

naive nacelle Aug 17, 2020, 6:58 AM

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I monitor for the difference between "Idle" and "Off" so that if someone gets to the laundry before a notification goes out, and turns the machine fully off, I can cancel the notification from happening

upper wigeon Aug 17, 2020, 12:23 PM

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Is it normal for devices to go between unavailable and on/off in the logbook? Yeelight/Phillips Hue

little sentinel Aug 17, 2020, 1:44 PM

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How much trouble am i in..
I bought these two sensors

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https://zigbee.blakadder.com/Xiaomi_RTCGQ01LM.html

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Two of them, im using HomeAssistant with Conbee 2 (ZHA)

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keeps saying no devices found

glossy prism Aug 17, 2020, 2:10 PM

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i have one of those, works fine with ZHA. are they in pairing mode?

little sentinel Aug 17, 2020, 2:10 PM

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yeah 😦

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Could it be because im far away from usb?

glossy prism Aug 17, 2020, 2:11 PM

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oh. #zigbee-archived btw

little sentinel Aug 17, 2020, 2:11 PM

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I'm upstairs and its downstairs

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Oh sorry

half needle Aug 17, 2020, 2:27 PM

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Has anyone had problem with their august 3rd gen locks? I've had 3 out of my 5 august connects go offline and keep cycling wifi in the past 3 weeks. The other 2 are rock solid and there is no pattern to which ones are offline (e.g., they are spread out around the house / aps).

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Feels like they pushed a firmware update of some kind, I'm newer than what's posted on the support site.

urban sequoia Aug 17, 2020, 4:27 PM

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Anyone find any "Door closers" that work with HA Systems? that i can press a button and close some doors in the house. I am thinking the cheapest and most effective solution is to just DIY some piston + a wifi chip

cold moon Aug 17, 2020, 5:46 PM

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hey all. i currently have a hue bridge, ecobee, and a bunch of hue bulbs. i am looking into getting the nortek zigbee/zwave stick. is that a good start to open up my options for buying/building sensors and other smart devices?

glossy prism Aug 17, 2020, 5:52 PM

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Yeah, that stick is a popular choice in the US. I have one, I like it

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I personally prefer to keep the hue bridge though so that my lights keep working even if home assistant is down. I know about binding remotes to bulbs but I have custom rules for multiple button presses and time of day that wouldn't work with binding

plucky coral Aug 17, 2020, 5:57 PM

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Has anyone ever used a Kasa KP200?

naive nacelle Aug 17, 2020, 6:09 PM

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@little sentinel The trick with those is, after long-pressing to enter pairing mode, to keep pressing the button on the sensor every 5 seconds until it pairs

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Otherwise it'll go to sleep during the pairing process and never complete

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That basically goes for all Xiaomi / Aqara sensors

little sentinel Aug 17, 2020, 6:10 PM

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@naive nacelle thanks ill give that a try before I come online crying

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So press and hold to reset it..
Then just press it every 5 seconds?

naive nacelle Aug 17, 2020, 6:11 PM

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Yup!

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I'm using OpenZHA, so I just turn on logging and any time the log stops scrolling during the pairing process, press the button on the sensor again

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And it starts back up

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Takes about a minute to get a sensor paired

little sentinel Aug 17, 2020, 6:56 PM

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@naive nacelle wow it actually connected

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Says powers unknown so gonna restart

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See if it gets it on load

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Copying all 'information' i can from it incase I need to remove it to reconnect

naive nacelle Aug 17, 2020, 6:57 PM

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Just give it a minute

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It'll populate power eventually

little sentinel Aug 17, 2020, 6:58 PM

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What does reconfigure mean

naive nacelle Aug 17, 2020, 6:58 PM

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Mine all did the same thing, but Power eventually started showing battery percentage on its own, without a restart

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Reconfigure will attempt to re-pair

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One thing to keep in mind with these Aqara sensors... they will not automatically reconnect if they lose connection to your Zigbee dongle for too long

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You'll have to, at minimum, press a button on the sensor to get it to report in if it gets lost

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This can be especially annoying for sensors that are at the edge of signal coverage, because they'll drop randomly after working fine for days

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Ikea zigbee smart-plugs will act as repeaters (and are compatible with Aqara sensors, which are picky) and extend your zigbee mesh network. Just adding one or two plugs can help a TON with coverage

wary bramble Aug 17, 2020, 7:07 PM

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Hi!
I’m trying to create something so that when I leave my room, it turns off my AC and lights and when I go down the hall it turns on and off the lights and when I enter the living room, it turns on the lights and AC. I don’t want to use motion sensors because of the kids and pets and I want it unique to each room. For instance, when my kids leave the house and forget to turn off their ACs and lights, etc.

I did a bit of research and think that I should get a few BLE ibeacons. I’m already running Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4 (8gb) so would something like this: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32826502025.html integrate with Home Assistant? Do I need a hub of some sort? I began reading things about an ESPHome board, do I need that?

If possible, I’d like to do it without having to install any software on anyone’s phones or having to carry something with me all the time. I can make the IP addresses of everyone’s phones static in my router, so would that be possible or is it only possible to do by installing something like OwnTracks?

Also, some of our phones are Androids, the others are iphones. I don’t know if that affects anything. I'm still trying to learn Room Assistant but I haven't really found anything that answers this question.

Thanks for any and all help!

bright jacinthBOT Aug 17, 2020, 7:10 PM

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

glossy prism Aug 17, 2020, 7:59 PM

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@drifting ember if you didn't buy those plugs, this deal just landed. 4 "16A" smart plugs for $12 with coupon code S9SER4UE. tuya-convertable
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BZDFLWF

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S9SER4UE

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☝️ for EZ mobile copying

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 8:57 PM

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@drifting ember if you didn't buy those plugs, this deal just landed. 4 "16A" smart plugs for $12 with coupon code S9SER4UE. tuya-convertable
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BZDFLWF

gritty zinc Aug 17, 2020, 8:57 PM

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Stop tagging yourself 😄

drifting ember Aug 17, 2020, 8:58 PM

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listen in my haste I barely removed his in time

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LOL

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I wonder if the coupon will be applicable to more than one pack of 4

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because currently I have 3 of the 2 packs for $8.88 sitting in my mom's cart

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if I can get two of the 4 packs that would be slick

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Stop tagging yourself 😄
also I missed my message the first time in the rush 😛 I had to edit that in so as not to look completely stupid 😛

viral coyote Aug 17, 2020, 10:26 PM

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Anyone got Photo interrupter sensor working with ESP with esphome or tasmota maybe?
Sensor like here:
https://www.ekingluxs.com/photo-interrupter/reflective-photo-interrupter.html

wary bramble Aug 17, 2020, 10:53 PM

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Has anyone used MotionEye?
I recently purchased this camera: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0821S2YVW/ and am having trouble connecting it to MotionEye. I made the camera's IP static and forwarded port 80 to the camera. I disconnected from my internal network and used my phone as a hot spot but I tried "Network Camera" "Remote MotionEye Camera" and "Simple MJPEG Camera" there's no login for the camera so I tried a few things like the camera UID and the camera name along with the password that it asked me to set when I first set up the app. But each time I try to connect it says, "failed to connect. Connection refused."

wary bramble Aug 17, 2020, 11:13 PM

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Here's my configuration file:
motion_webcontrol: false
ssl: true
certfile: fullchain.pem
keyfile: privkey.pem
action_buttons: []

twilit bobcat Aug 18, 2020, 12:51 AM

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@viral coyote https://discord.gg/txQRtM might be able to help

naive nacelle Aug 18, 2020, 1:26 AM

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@glossy prism Keep in mind, those 16A smart plugs you linked, while cheap, have no energy monitoring capability (I bought them and returned them)

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They run Tasmota brilliantly, if all you need is a 16A switched outlet

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I should probably ping @drifting ember with the above into, too ^

glossy prism Aug 18, 2020, 1:32 AM

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Yeah, I don't think they cared about the energy monitoring, they were just looking for on/off

drifting ember Aug 18, 2020, 2:01 AM

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nope

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didn't care about energy monitoring at all

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just needed something for my mom's house because she's on her own and trying to get her automated

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also, I already ordered them for her 😄

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They run Tasmota brilliantly, if all you need is a 16A switched outlet
more like "16A".... I said before... 16A from what's 95% chance is a 15A plug.... NEMA 5-15R only rated to 15A and that's what 95% of the homes that use NEMA 5 have

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NEMA 5-20R exist but are almost rare LOL

naive nacelle Aug 18, 2020, 2:42 AM

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Fair, but in that case you'd pop the breaker trying to draw 16A anyway

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Like, with or without the smart plug. lol

drifting ember Aug 18, 2020, 3:33 AM

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that's what I'm saying tho.....

naive nacelle Aug 18, 2020, 5:53 AM

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Oh, I thought you were calling into the question the ability of the plug to pass 16A

drifting ember Aug 18, 2020, 7:03 AM

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Nope. Lol the ability for 16A to get thru a 15A breaker was more my question

thorn scarab Aug 18, 2020, 7:33 AM

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Hi all, is there a way to delete a device from UI ?

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I already removed all entities and expected it to be removed at next restart but didn't happen

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There is no meaning in having a device with no entities

naive nacelle Aug 18, 2020, 7:35 AM

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Only way I've found to remove devices is to delete the integration they're under, then re-add the integration

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I've had that problem with Chromecast devices and my sprinkler system. Pretty annoying.

thorn scarab Aug 18, 2020, 7:35 AM

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yup, not really handy

thorn scarab Aug 18, 2020, 8:20 AM

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are spaces/tabs mandatory in "core.device_registry" ? Because I may have a solution to clean it up easily

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https://pastebin.com/TEL6DF24

thorn scarab Aug 18, 2020, 8:45 AM

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moving to #developers

west ferry Aug 18, 2020, 8:07 PM

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My Wyze cameras are running 4.28.4.40 & 4.28.4.41 that I had to manually flash for RTSP support. I see 4.9.6.156 was released back in July, no mention of RTSP support yet but I’m wondering if I’m missing out on all the other bug fixes and added features staying on this RTSP version that’s now over a year stale.

calm geode Aug 18, 2020, 8:14 PM

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Ya they aren't updating the Wyze RTSP, you can look at Xiaomi defang: https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks

thorny hinge Aug 18, 2020, 8:39 PM

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Does anyone have experience in adding a Honeywell Plug-in Smart Switch?

glossy prism Aug 18, 2020, 10:00 PM

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The #zwave-archived one @thorny hinge ?

fallen cedar Aug 19, 2020, 5:02 AM

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If you have any Wyze products PLEASE go vote for this suggestion on the Wyze forum. This integration needs to possible on official #level and not just some HACS-unofficial. If you have any Wyze products PLEASE go vote for this suggestion on the Wyze forum. This integration needs to possible on official level and not just some HACS-unofficial. https://forums.wyzecam.com/t/api-for-download-and-control/32845?page=6

slender saddle Aug 19, 2020, 6:01 AM

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getting some issues making a device group. Getting this error:

Invalid config for [light.group]: Entity ID 'switch.string_lights' does not belong to domain 'light' for dictionary value @ data['entities']. Got ['light.07568207cc50e34031ce', 'light.73280536cc50e3294a99', 'light.73280536cc50e32925be', 'light.25276383807d3a363102', 'switch.string_lights']. (See ?, line ?).
Invalid config for [group]: Entity ID Derricks is an invalid entity id for dictionary value @ data['group']['name']['entities']. Got None. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 14).

Here's that section of configuration.yaml

group:
  name: Derricks
  entities:
    - light.07568207cc50e34031ce
    - light.73280536cc50e3294a99
    - light.73280536cc50e32925be
    - light.25276383807d3a363102
    - switch.string_lights

gloomy spoke Aug 19, 2020, 6:11 AM

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It looks like you’re trying to define a light group (which is different from a group) and putting a switch in there. You can’t do that

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But it’s further confusing because that group definition doesn’t match the error

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Look up groups and light groups and see where you’ve gone wrong

slender saddle Aug 19, 2020, 6:15 AM

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@gloomy spoke It was a light group, then i noticed the error and converted it to a normal group but i'm still getting the same error

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wait i think i see the error

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Got it, there was a line groups: !include groups.yaml in there already so I just put it in groups.yaml

gloomy spoke Aug 19, 2020, 6:19 AM

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Ok, had to be a ninja edit 🙂

woeful talon Aug 19, 2020, 10:13 AM

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A realay with a button to turn on the PC, what should i go for?

tidal pollen Aug 19, 2020, 11:36 AM

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hi guys....what light switches do you guys recommend? I'm looking at the sonoff tx series, atm.

drifting ember Aug 19, 2020, 12:30 PM

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hi guys....what light switches do you guys recommend? I'm looking at the sonoff tx series, atm.
that's what I run, and a bunch of sonoff basics

drifting grove Aug 19, 2020, 1:21 PM

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Hi Could anyone help me with specific rfxtrx integration
I'm not that well known with HA but managed to have some older klikaanklikuit stuff working.
fun is I have some realy old remote and switches that still work and I would like to integrate them also.
when i add an detected device in the config it is available after reboot.
but those old devices I can't add.. they show up as ARC A1/ARC A2
rfxtrx:
automatic_add: true
device: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-RFXCOM_RFXtrx433_A12IUQTG-if00-port0
debug: true
devices:
"00710012541020080":

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this is what i see in the log: Receive RFXCOM event: {'packet_type': 16, 'sub_type': 1, 'type_string': 'ARC', 'id_string': 'A2', 'data': '0710010741020180', 'values': {'Command': 'On', 'Rssi numeric': 8}}

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and yes I have been here: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/rfxtrx/

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used google but I don't see my problem 🙂

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my problem is: after reboot the device is unavailable until i used the remote to control the switch. from that moment i can contol it, but without using the remote 1 time its grayedout and it states unavailable

neat notch Aug 19, 2020, 2:31 PM

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Where are the device_tracker.xxx's defined?

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I have 5 but not one is in my configuration.yaml and it seems that I can only choose from these when defining a device to a user but not what is defined in device_tracker.xxx itself

velvet prawn Aug 20, 2020, 1:12 AM

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I've been googling this for days, and after seeing the same search results over and over that don't really answer my question, I figured I'd post here and hope for some community insight.

I've got a number of raspberry pi's lying around, including a few Pi Zero WH's. I had hoped to use these Zero's to build a few sensors to get my feet wet with DIY devices. Everything I'm seeing online is using Arduino's though, and I can't quite figure out why. I would think that the out of the box networking capabilities of the pi would lead to a simpler development process. I just can't seem to find any guides on using Pi's vs Arduino's. Is there a reason everyone seems to be more keen on the Arduino?

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Also, everything seems to require these ESP8266 modules. Is there a reason for that? Why isn't everyone just using firing off http requests with the data, and then accepting them via HA? I feel like I'm missing something important. When I first set out, I imagined I'd set these devices up to receive their sensor inputs, log them, then fire them off to the server via http, and then respond with the appropriate action on the server. No one seems to be doing it this way though, and I can't for the life of me figure out why.

gloomy spoke Aug 20, 2020, 1:22 AM

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ESP8266 boards are dirt cheap, come with wifi, have a bunch of GPIOs and basic functionality (like a pulse counter), are tiny, and have excellent firmware and HA support

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you can buy packs of several ESP8266 modules for $2-3/module vs. trying to buy 1 (limited) Pi0W if you can find it in stock somewhere

glossy prism Aug 20, 2020, 1:25 AM

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Tasmota FTW

velvet prawn Aug 20, 2020, 1:26 AM

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So if I'm understanding correctly, it basically boils down to cost? I can appreciate that.

gloomy spoke Aug 20, 2020, 1:27 AM

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cost, availability, development tools, community

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ESPHome is pretty great

velvet prawn Aug 20, 2020, 1:27 AM

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Was about to say, seems like there's a lot more support behind the arduino side of things too, which comes with it's own value

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I'm spoiled living across the street from a MicroCenter, so the idea of availability had never really crossed my mind. That makes sense though.

gloomy spoke Aug 20, 2020, 1:29 AM

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I have had a 1 failed ESP8266 board and 1 failed carrier, so you get what you pay for

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but I have 2 in 24/7 service and they work great. easy OTA programming and upgrades

velvet prawn Aug 20, 2020, 1:31 AM

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Awesome. Good to know. I very much appreciate the insight. I think I've got an arduino kit lying around, so I'll fiddle around with that and see if I can't get something working. Thanks again!

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Oh, one last thing. Would attaching an ESP-01s Wifi Module - ESP8266 Esp-01 to an Arduino Uno make it functionally the same as the ES8266 boards you mentioned? At least for prototyping purposes?

wanton burrow Aug 20, 2020, 6:10 AM

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Hi. Are there any wall sockets with power consumption

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I've seen a lot of plugs, but no sockets

frigid dove Aug 20, 2020, 6:15 AM

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^

wanton burrow Aug 20, 2020, 6:28 AM

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Is it possible with sonoff rf bridge (ha listening to mqtt) and sonoff rf remote with 8 buttons, to trigger things in HA with remote through rf bridge. Has anyone tried that?

young jolt Aug 20, 2020, 8:43 AM

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A year ago I could switch IP of a device in router and worked great after a restart (switched the device physically)

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now I did the same, and it doesnt work, the IP is good in the router DHCP list yet in HA one of the devices is unavaiable, the other one seems to work, but when I switch light on/off it does nothing (reverts back to original)

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2 yeelight ceeiling lights, and I use configuration.yaml

zealous dune Aug 20, 2020, 8:44 AM

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did you change to the new ip in configuration?

young jolt Aug 20, 2020, 8:45 AM

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I literally switched the IP addresses in router, they stayed the same IP just switched theim

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kitched 226->237 and bathroom 237->226

zealous dune Aug 20, 2020, 8:45 AM

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did you restart HA to rediscover devices?

young jolt Aug 20, 2020, 8:45 AM

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yes, and also restarted the container too

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many times, restarted router too..

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deleted from config file, and yet the entitiets are still there, what did they change, where else should i delete them?

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deleted a group from configuraton.yaml and after restart the group is still there

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does it ignore the changes in configuration.yaml now?

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it was so much easier when developers didnt force the GUI to use :\

drifting ember Aug 20, 2020, 1:15 PM

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Hi. Are there any wall sockets with power consumption
@wanton burrow yes

sleek wolf Aug 20, 2020, 2:43 PM

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Hi everyone,
Can anyone recommend a smart lock, I'm trying to build an app with which the user can:

Control + check status of the lock remotely
When the user is near the local and in case there's no internet, they can unlock it via bluetooth.
I've already done some research, but didn't find anything that'd let me do the above.

raw gorge Aug 20, 2020, 4:01 PM

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im wondering if its somehow possible to use "My" position with rflink cover element

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theoretically HA could see/send my position although would need a template to distinguish from stop position

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but can cover element report custom positions, or is it just open/closed

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like a binary_sensor

winged grail Aug 20, 2020, 4:24 PM

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Is it possible with sonoff rf bridge (ha listening to mqtt) and sonoff rf remote with 8 buttons, to trigger things in HA with remote through rf bridge. Has anyone tried that?
@wanton burrow Sure if you Flash IT with Tasmota.

wanton burrow Aug 20, 2020, 4:28 PM

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Yes im planning to flash it. So basicly every key on remote has its own code or what? And when I press it, the bridge recives it? No need to pair anything?

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Can you tell me which one? Sockets i mean. Thx

frosty spruce Aug 20, 2020, 5:06 PM

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hello, I want to notify my iphone when somebody rings the doorbelll.

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I want to use node-red for in (in HA), who knows how ?

gritty zinc Aug 20, 2020, 5:12 PM

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Well... there's a whole channel dedicated to #node-red-archived

drifting ember Aug 20, 2020, 6:09 PM

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Can you tell me which one? Sockets i mean. Thx
well it would be nice if you tell us what electrical standard, what protocol you're after etc

obsidian yacht Aug 20, 2020, 8:23 PM

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Any good way of excluding entities/devices, both in the history tab and in the UI generally?
Without opening each single device to ignore it? In config by name with wildcards or simlar?
(I currently got 560+ unwanted devices, with 1700+ unwanted entities, finding it hard to locate the entities i want 😒 )

bright jacinthBOT Aug 20, 2020, 8:23 PM

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

gloomy spoke Aug 20, 2020, 8:25 PM

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specifically, exclude: and include:

obsidian yacht Aug 20, 2020, 8:26 PM

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hmm, i tought the "history:" in config was removed a while back

gloomy spoke Aug 20, 2020, 8:26 PM

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no?

obsidian yacht Aug 20, 2020, 8:26 PM

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hm, i'll try it then

gloomy spoke Aug 20, 2020, 8:27 PM

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you can also configure recorder: if you don't want to record history for some entities at all

obsidian yacht Aug 20, 2020, 8:28 PM

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okey, thanks

mild pelican Aug 20, 2020, 10:24 PM

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Hello. I needed to re-add a few yeelight devices into hassio by changing their IPs in the config.yaml. The IPs and names are matched correctly, but for some reason there of the lights are matched wrongly. For example, in the config the IP .24 is matched to led1, so it should be light.led1 and .34 is matched to led2, which should be light.led2. For some reason though led1 is light.led2 and led2 is light.led1

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Is there something I'm not seeing that I need to change so led1 becomes light.led1? I hope that makes sense

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I can change the name and entity id, but the associated ip doesn't seem to be affected..

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I manually changed led1 to light.led1, led2 to light.led2 and led3 to light.led3. Unfortunately, pressing the respective buttons doesn't turn on the correct device..

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I have two other LEDs and they work fine though

drifting ember Aug 20, 2020, 10:50 PM

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check your entities?

mild pelican Aug 20, 2020, 10:54 PM

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I don't know what to check

bright jacinthBOT Aug 20, 2020, 10:56 PM

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@mild pelican posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/rWhDfWWJXF/

mild pelican Aug 20, 2020, 10:58 PM

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light.druckerled turns on SchreibtischLED

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Even though it should turn on druckerled, right?

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light.deckenlampe_wohnzimmer turns on Druckerled

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And light.schreibtischled turns on deckenlampe Wohnzimmer

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The IP addresses are correct (triple checked them in the yeelight app and on my router)

wanton burrow Aug 21, 2020, 12:23 AM

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I'm looking for EU standard, 220v wall socket plug with 2 usb 2A slots. They would connect through wifi and report power consumption.

zealous dune Aug 21, 2020, 12:24 AM

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https://templates.blakadder.com/T16E.html

wanton burrow Aug 21, 2020, 6:29 AM

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Thx...

serene cove Aug 21, 2020, 6:57 AM

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hank prise possible ? la mienne marqur morte

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hank take possible take? mine dead mark

brazen pagoda Aug 21, 2020, 2:16 PM

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Anyone have a reccomendation for a device that will allow me to tell how much power a device is drawing? I'm UK based, so preferbaly something for that

bright jacinthBOT Aug 21, 2020, 2:16 PM

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

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

gritty zinc Aug 21, 2020, 2:16 PM

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Budget and protocol are important too

brazen pagoda Aug 21, 2020, 2:17 PM

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Budget: the lower the better, but I want to consider any option. I have zigbee setup, but am open to any protocol 🙂

gritty zinc Aug 21, 2020, 2:18 PM

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Amazon stock some power monitoring smart plugs by Salus. I've only heard good things about them so far.

brazen pagoda Aug 21, 2020, 2:19 PM

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🤔 "salus power monitoring" finds a bunch of TP-link items. Any suggestions for better terms / any links ?

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never mind, my system autocorrected "salus" to sales

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@gritty zinc thanks - I'll look, but their smart plugs don't say they monitor consumption (they don't say much)

gritty zinc Aug 21, 2020, 2:23 PM

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Check the product lists in the topic of #zigbee-archived for more details. I have one and can confirm they report power.

brazen pagoda Aug 21, 2020, 2:24 PM

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Sweet 🙂 The salus website confirms it too - just Amazon's stuff that's not the best 🙂

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Ooh, that link to devices is something I wish I'd had months ago 🙂

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Thankyou!

heavy locust Aug 21, 2020, 5:14 PM

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Someone using NFC tags? I started, but now I am interested how is it with security? HA mobile app write some tag id, can this reveal more data? Hve scanned with NFC tool and is show www.home-assistant.io/tag id

gritty zinc Aug 21, 2020, 5:16 PM

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Are you using #ios_and_mac-archived or #android-archived?

fallow oyster Aug 21, 2020, 7:44 PM

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Hello. I'm not sure it's right place but it's about devices 🙂 Ok, I got Raspbee 2 and it was working good in 0.113. After update to 0.114 I've noticed that sensors are not responding (and status in deCONZ panel in every sensor is "not reachable"). In Gateway in firmware line is "not connected". Config at supervisor is not changed - device: /dev/ttyS0 and all three ports are disabled (as it was before). I've googled for a soludion but didn't find anything how to fix it. Is there a solution for this?

gritty zinc Aug 21, 2020, 8:18 PM

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deCONZ is #zigbee-archived. Even if it were a more generic problem, this channel is for discussions about the physical devices, not the way HA talks to them (that would be #integrations-archived).

fallow oyster Aug 21, 2020, 8:29 PM

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Thanks mate. BTW: I've changed ttyS0 to ttyAMA0 and it runs good I think. It's weird for me a bit but maybe this will be a solution for people with the same case. Cheers.

past canyon Aug 21, 2020, 9:01 PM

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does anyone have experience tapping into a pre-existing video-intercom system for an apartment to replace the regular unit with a smart one?

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I'm not sure if intercom is the right word, but it's an apartment complex and to open the main door you ring the bell and are on video

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I'm sure audio can be done and is simple, but I have no idea about video

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if it's analog or digital usually

neon flame Aug 21, 2020, 10:55 PM

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Hey everyone, I'm using a led strip where the list of effects changes (add/removed). I have a list of the effect names sent over mqtt-json. Is there a way to set the effect_list to the JSON array?

languid karma Aug 22, 2020, 2:10 PM

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Can anybody link me the doc to link a mobile_app entity to a person please ?

drifting ember Aug 22, 2020, 2:12 PM

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you link the device to a person

languid karma Aug 22, 2020, 2:13 PM

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yes but does it works just like the device _tracker entities ?

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should i just add those in the person list ?

drifting ember Aug 22, 2020, 2:14 PM

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just go to /config/person or configuration > persons

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and add the mobile device

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to the person

languid karma Aug 22, 2020, 2:14 PM

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i don't use ui

glossy prism Aug 22, 2020, 2:15 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/person/#configuring-the-person-integration-via-yaml

languid karma Aug 22, 2020, 2:15 PM

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so the answer seems to be 'yes just as device_tracker entities'

drifting ember Aug 22, 2020, 2:16 PM

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there, someone much smarter than I

languid karma Aug 22, 2020, 2:16 PM

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because this page does not mention mobile_app

drifting ember Aug 22, 2020, 2:16 PM

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doesn't really need to tho

glossy prism Aug 22, 2020, 2:16 PM

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Yes, you can only use device tracker entity IDs

languid karma Aug 22, 2020, 2:17 PM

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ok so this does ont answer my question

drifting ember Aug 22, 2020, 2:17 PM

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well in the UI it's more clear that it's a device_tracker you're adding to a person

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but please tell us what you don't understand still

glossy prism Aug 22, 2020, 2:18 PM

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There are no mobile_app.* entities

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Unless you're talking about the sensors

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Not sure how that doesn't answer your question either

languid karma Aug 22, 2020, 2:19 PM

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might be sensor in english as my lovelace is in french

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thing is i'd like to use notify.name instead of notify.mobile_app_device_ref_940_s

drifting ember Aug 22, 2020, 2:19 PM

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device_trackers:
      - device_tracker.stacey

glossy prism Aug 22, 2020, 2:19 PM

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Wait what? That's not even the same question

languid karma Aug 22, 2020, 2:19 PM

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thought linking the device to a person would do it

bright jacinthBOT Aug 22, 2020, 2:20 PM

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The XY problem is asking about your attempted solution rather than your actual problem. This leads to enormous amounts of wasted time and energy, both on the part of people asking for help, and on the part of those providing help.
The problem occurs when people get stuck on what they believe is the solution and are unable to step back and explain the issue in full.

drifting ember Aug 22, 2020, 2:20 PM

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Can anybody link me the doc to link a mobile_app entity to a person please ?
this is why you ask what you're trying to accomplish, and not one specific part

glossy prism Aug 22, 2020, 2:20 PM

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Perfect example of the XY problem

drifting ember Aug 22, 2020, 2:20 PM

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as Tediore said

glossy prism Aug 22, 2020, 2:22 PM

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Anyway, I don't think you can change that notify service name. It's set to notify.mobile_app_$NAME where $NAME is the name you set when registering a device with the app

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You could make a notify group with a single notify integration though and name it whatever you want if you really wanted to

bright jacinthBOT Aug 22, 2020, 2:22 PM

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

languid karma Aug 22, 2020, 2:22 PM

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ty

neon flame Aug 22, 2020, 5:46 PM

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Idk if I’m not wording my issue correctly or in the wrong support group? Is there a way to update the effect_list for a light on-the-fly?

neon flame Aug 22, 2020, 6:06 PM

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I tried using "{{ value_json.effect_list }}" for effect_list: in schema json and template, but it doesn’t seem that you can template effect_list.

rancid pelican Aug 22, 2020, 8:19 PM

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any idea why my google home mini won't show on my iphone as a bluetooth device ?

jovial vale Aug 22, 2020, 10:08 PM

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Can anyone recommend a smoke/carbon monoxide detector that ties into HA?

grim cedar Aug 23, 2020, 12:06 AM

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@jovial vale is Zigbee an option?

jovial vale Aug 23, 2020, 12:06 AM

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Yes

peak talon Aug 23, 2020, 2:22 AM

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@jovial vale You can try the devices like https://esphome.io/components/sensor/senseair.html or https://esphome.io/components/sensor/scd30.html they integrate well with ESPHome. ESPHome itself integrates seamlessly with HA

jovial vale Aug 23, 2020, 2:24 AM

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Thank you.

empty mason Aug 23, 2020, 8:45 AM

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Not sure if this is the right channel. But is there somewhere to give entities an area_id or similar. I hate that i have to manually set my area up in both hassio and google home :/

gritty zinc Aug 23, 2020, 8:45 AM

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Only devices can be assigned to areas, not entities.

empty mason Aug 23, 2020, 8:51 AM

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Alright that is a bit sad. I guess its time to create some PR's 😄

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Is it no possible for mqtt stuff then :/?

gritty zinc Aug 23, 2020, 8:58 AM

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Not if you're making entities

odd walrus Aug 23, 2020, 10:32 AM

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Hope that’s the right corner here.
Maybe someone can give me a hint

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Is it possible to change the source of an picture entity by using the tap_action of another entity in an entity list?

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I use 2 onvif cameras in an entity list and want to show the picture in an separate picture entity next to it (depends on which was pressed)

proud plinth Aug 23, 2020, 11:18 AM

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Hello all , after a update i had to login my phone again ... now my HA thinks its a new device. I dont know how to deal with that .... to tell my HA thats its the same device without change every Entitets-ID

empty mason Aug 23, 2020, 11:55 AM

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@odd walrus you can do that using templates in cards i think 😉

odd walrus Aug 23, 2020, 1:10 PM

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Thx @empty mason I’ll have a look into that. Templates are something I never put my hands on yet

empty mason Aug 23, 2020, 2:13 PM

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It's pretty easy if you know simple markup languages or small scripts.

grizzled root Aug 23, 2020, 8:52 PM

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Hello! I want my setup to be as portable as possible so I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to manage/declare devices by only using config files/scripts. Can anyone shed some light?

glossy prism Aug 23, 2020, 8:53 PM

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even if things are set up in the UI, all you need to do to move your install is copy your config dir over

grizzled root Aug 23, 2020, 8:55 PM

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Ok, in which file are devices declared? I'm just getting started and have only added one lifx bulb with some sample scenes/automations and I can find those. But I can't find where information about the bulb itself is stored

glossy prism Aug 23, 2020, 8:55 PM

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/config/.storage/core.config_entries

grizzled root Aug 23, 2020, 8:56 PM

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great, thanks

drifting ember Aug 23, 2020, 8:57 PM

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is there a way I can delete a device that "no longer exists" from MQTT ?

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I upgraded the firmware on two light switches that I couldn't set areas on due to old firmware but the "old" device still shows up in the switch card

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so the physical devices still exist but the "old" switch shows up as unavailable

deep dagger Aug 24, 2020, 5:33 AM

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hi everyone, is there a way to find devices that support specific integrations? I want to by a dehumidifier and am hoping I can get one that is compatible

brazen pagoda Aug 24, 2020, 8:47 AM

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@gritty zinc - did you have the sp600 plug working with zha? or something else ?

wet moat Aug 24, 2020, 2:19 PM

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Any using mi flora's? Are they still a viable option for plant monitoring? I see some negative reports with battery life in my research.

drifting ember Aug 24, 2020, 2:19 PM

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I saw someone talking about one the other day but could've been you .... I need to finish my coffee to activate my super powers

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https://khaz.me/getting-xiaomi-mi-flora-plant-sensors-working-on-hassio/

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it was our homie RobC

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a couple others were asking how to read them etc, one guy had one reporting in chinese apparently also

wet moat Aug 24, 2020, 2:22 PM

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ive come across quite a bit of ways to integrate so that should be good, its the 2 mo's of battery life that concerns me

drifting ember Aug 24, 2020, 2:23 PM

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make an automation to remind you to change batteries once they reach 10%?

wet moat Aug 24, 2020, 2:30 PM

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eh, 2mos is just crappy from a replacement point of view. I get the sense that older models lasted year+. Was trying to get some current first hand experience instead of old posts/threads.

mint lantern Aug 24, 2020, 2:58 PM

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Anyone aware of a temperature sensor around $20 or less? Looking for something with HA integration (obviously!) either from factory or after a firmware flash.

I know a lot of people custom build them, but right now I’m slammed at work and I’d rather just buy a couple off the shelf.

wet moat Aug 24, 2020, 3:01 PM

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do you have an existing zwave, zigbee, wifi, 433, or other deployment?

exotic wraith Aug 24, 2020, 3:04 PM

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i'm a noob, but just off hand, this is on sale right now https://www.thesmartesthouse.com/collections/temperature-sensors/products/dome-z-wave-plus-door-window-sensor-pro-dmdp1

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supposedly lasts 8 years, though i find that... questionable

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and thanks for asking because i've had this in my cart for 2 weeks, and now it's on sale, haha

mint lantern Aug 24, 2020, 3:07 PM

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Paper clip- I should have mentioned that. I have great Wi-Fi currently. I do not have z wave yet, but if there is a good temp sensor on z wave I am not opposed to adding z wave to my HA system. I will likely add z wave sooner or later.

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Luke- Thanks for the recommendation. I will take a look at that one

exotic wraith Aug 24, 2020, 3:11 PM

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been happy with the zooz zwave stick so far too

opaque gate Aug 24, 2020, 5:40 PM

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anyone aware of some zigbee compatible, battery based, rotary encoder + button?

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something i could basically use to lower/higher volume of my chromecast for example

glossy prism Aug 24, 2020, 5:45 PM

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Sounds like something that would flood the zigbee network with messages

opaque gate Aug 24, 2020, 5:50 PM

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Yeah potentially something to worry about; might be why it seems difficult to find

opaque gate Aug 24, 2020, 6:11 PM

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ikea might actually have what i want https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/symfonisk-sound-remote-black-40433780/

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and it seems to be compatible with zigbee2mqtt 🙂 https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/E1744.html

stone yarrow Aug 24, 2020, 7:37 PM

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I'm a bit confused as to the difference between entities and devices. I understand for example that a "printer" device might have entities like each toner cartridge and then the printer itself.
But some integrations, like Google Cast have 11 devices and 8 entities because the TV is listed 3 times and the Nvidia Shield is listed twice, but all other devices = entity. Wouldn't I want to delete the extra duplicates so as not to make for clutter and confusion?

exotic wraith Aug 25, 2020, 12:26 AM

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i think you have it right

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a device can be one entity, or it can be many

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as far as individual devices, the quality of the integration and the design of the device's firmware will dictate what shows up

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sometimes things just aren't perfect, and you have to dig a bit to figure out why there are multiple, and whether you might just have to ignore some entities

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@stone yarrow

jolly inlet Aug 25, 2020, 12:28 AM

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Good grief... how do I remove a Z-Wave device these days? I deleted it (the node definition) from the zwcfg_0xNNNNNNN.xml file. How do I deregister it when the device is long gone... as in fell off the wall, shattered and was tossed in the gabarge?

stone yarrow Aug 25, 2020, 12:30 AM

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Thanks @exotic wraith

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The "ignore some" has become therapy for my OCD. 🤣

exotic wraith Aug 25, 2020, 12:32 AM

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@jolly inlet i'm not an expert, but i recently read about the node IDs not being recycled until you loops back, so device 5 won't be used until you go through all of the rest of the IDs

stone yarrow Aug 25, 2020, 12:32 AM

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Make it work is more important than make it perfect.

exotic wraith Aug 25, 2020, 12:33 AM

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@stone yarrow absolutely hear that! i'm pretty new to all of this, but i spent a LOT of time making an automation that makes two AC units work in tandem

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my wife will attest to the amount of time spent on this project in comparison to what i've done. but it's all for the sake of learning now, and being a master later

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right?

stone yarrow Aug 25, 2020, 12:42 AM

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Yes!! I spent a ton of time on the whole home assistant when I first set it up about a year ago. But so much of that learning is paying off now.

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The way I see it, you can just stumble through life with siri and Google and Alexa and tuya and hue and... Have 8 different apps to get working together... Or take some time to learn how to be the ringmaster instead of the circus clown.

exotic wraith Aug 25, 2020, 12:45 AM

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haha, i love it

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i got lucky, and found this whole world right before i bought a nest

stone yarrow Aug 25, 2020, 12:48 AM

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Yes, I started setting mine up in our apartment rental during the year before we bought our first home. I'm so glad I figured out all the nitty gritty before moving because there were FAR too many other things to do with the home move and I never would have been able to learn. Plugging in the pre configured rasp pi and changing a few settings I was good to go

exotic wraith Aug 25, 2020, 12:51 AM

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haha, so similar

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i'm closing on house on friday

jolly inlet Aug 25, 2020, 1:39 AM

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@jolly inlet i'm not an expert, but i recently read about the node IDs not being recycled until you loops back, so device 5 won't be used until you go through all of the rest of the IDs
@exotic wraith Thanks. I'm not sure I understand you though. I have 12 nodes. I deleted Node 7 from the .xml file. I'm not sure how to actually delete from the z-wave network collective mapping on each device though.

exotic wraith Aug 25, 2020, 2:18 AM

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@jolly inlet it's not very relevant, in retrospect.

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I'm rather green to all of this

bright jacinthBOT Aug 25, 2020, 7:55 AM

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@scarlet perch posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/C5nnJCtSyy/

scarlet perch Aug 25, 2020, 7:56 AM

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hello can me anyone say why Node-Red has "502 Bad-Gateway"?
From one second to another!

reinstall and config without succes (SSL comes in future 😛 )

steel swan Aug 25, 2020, 8:03 AM

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@scarlet perch Don't spam all channels.

scarlet perch Aug 25, 2020, 8:04 AM

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i sry with this i didnt see the node red chanel first and cant delete my msg
in future i dont do it again

drifting grove Aug 25, 2020, 10:32 AM

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Hello My name is Dennis
I'm using ho a few years now.
I bought a couple off mqtt lights (flashed it with tasmota) and they work well. Accept i don't get the status to work for the lights.
My yaml file is uploaded at https://github.com/dpater1986/Home-AssistantConfig/blob/feature_ol/lights/outside.yaml

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Does anyone know how I get this to work?

proud fjord Aug 25, 2020, 11:56 AM

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Sorry I was wrong

zealous dune Aug 25, 2020, 12:18 PM

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@drifting grove i recommend you use autodiscovery instead of manual configuration

tender aurora Aug 25, 2020, 12:51 PM

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is it possible to run home assistant on a raspberry pi and also use the gpio pins on it to attach sensors to it?

wet moat Aug 25, 2020, 12:59 PM

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

tender aurora Aug 25, 2020, 1:02 PM

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so if i want to have a dht22 temperature and humidty sensor connected through the pi.. can i do that?

little fox Aug 25, 2020, 2:10 PM

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Any brand recommendations for sensors? Just starting out with home assistant and looking for cheaper but decent quality sensors. Just looking for humidity, door and motion sensors

exotic wraith Aug 25, 2020, 2:19 PM

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i don't have experience with them, but i just bought 3 of these on sale: https://www.thesmartesthouse.com/products/dome-z-wave-plus-door-window-sensor-pro-dmdp1

$20 normally, reviewed well

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will probably buy these eventually, just based on research

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https://www.thesmartesthouse.com/collections/temperature-sensors/products/zooz-z-wave-plus-4-in-1-sensor-zse40

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i'm a noob tho

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@little fox

wet moat Aug 25, 2020, 2:29 PM

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@tender aurora I'm not sure to be honest, I just know that the integration exists. Have you searched the forums or here?

little fox Aug 25, 2020, 2:30 PM

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I think the zooz sensors look pretty nice @exotic wraith, thanks!

exotic wraith Aug 25, 2020, 2:30 PM

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Cheers!

little fox Aug 25, 2020, 3:23 PM

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Are the Ikea tradfri bulbs decent without the gateway?

thin dock Aug 25, 2020, 4:07 PM

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Has anybody tried a few thermostats and can recommend one (using Apple Home, HASS, Homebridge)?

heavy nebula Aug 25, 2020, 4:42 PM

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Just recently discovered and started using Shelly1 and have been super happy with it.

signal snow Aug 25, 2020, 8:12 PM

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Does the amount of RAM on the Raspberry Pi have a big effect on Home Assistant performance? ie. which pi should I buy for use with HA?

minor osprey Aug 25, 2020, 8:37 PM

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@little fox I’ve heard mixed reviews about the bulbs without a gateway. It’s worth it in the long run to buy the gateway. @thin dock I use a Nest thermostat with a Starling hub for HomeKit integration. Works flawlessly. @signal snow it does make a difference, but I would recommend something a bit more beefy like a NUC if you think there’s a chance you will want to grow your smart home beyond just a couple devices. The Raspberry Pi is good, but it’s a waste of money if you know you’ll grow out of it.

lunar karma Aug 25, 2020, 8:38 PM

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Hey everyone. Long time listener, first time caller.

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I'm new to the hardware side of things but I've built some NodeMCU controller RGB lights easily enough so I decided to do some tunable white (aka CCT) the strips I got are 3 pin, marked "24v" "CW" "WW" the trouble I"m having is where to connect the CW and WW to the node. Do I just pick any 2 D pins?

signal snow Aug 25, 2020, 9:05 PM

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@minor osprey well, it is really just as a temporary home for HA....my real HA home is on my QNAP NAS box but we're remodeling a new house and I need a temporary HA computer at the project house until we move. However, my past experience with HA on a pi (granted, it was looong ago) the HA interface was miserably slow and restarting HA was also super slow. I'm spoiled with my QNAP solution.

little sentinel Aug 25, 2020, 9:41 PM

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Whats are people suggestions for indoor cctv?

I'm uk based
I'm using conbee 2 ZHA
looking for night vision, motion detection style
Quality doesn't need to be 4k just enough to see if a person is in view..

verbal magnet Aug 25, 2020, 10:57 PM

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Anyone here that uses RadioRA2?

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I’d like to trigger my movie time Logitech harmony activity when I press the movie time button on a one of the lutron Pico remotes

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I know harmony can trigger lutron, but not sure if the other way around or if I’d have to use some HA plugins to achieve this?

upper stream Aug 26, 2020, 12:12 AM

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Hey guys, anyone know how to use rs232 with home assistant?

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I have a Logitech harmony and want to up my game with the controls

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 12:43 AM

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harmony hub you mean?

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and by use RS232 with home assistant could you please be more specific

signal snow Aug 26, 2020, 2:32 AM

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I feel pretty stupid that I cannot understand the Shelly Dimmer wiring diagrams (https://shelly.cloud/knowledge-base/devices/shelly-dimmer-2/). For starters can someone tell me how to interpret the "standard wiring" one? My definition of standard wiring is a single gang box with 14-2 coming from panel and a 14-2 going to my light fixture...the black "line" wire goes into one side of my switch and the black "light" wire goes to the other side of the switch....neutrals tied together and grounds tied together.

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why are there 2 switches in the diagram? what is the circle with and x in it (maybe the light)?

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 2:52 AM

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https://shelly.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ShellyD2_neutral_wiring.jpg

signal snow Aug 26, 2020, 2:53 AM

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I see the diagram, just having a hard time interpreting it.

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I'm pretty sure now that the circle with x in it is the light

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 2:54 AM

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SW1 and SW2 are two switches ...

signal snow Aug 26, 2020, 2:54 AM

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but still not sure why there are 2 switches

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 2:54 AM

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because you can use two switches?

signal snow Aug 26, 2020, 2:55 AM

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I must be a complete moron....why would you want two switches? what does each switch do?

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I imagine the most basic setup has 1 switch that turns lights on and off....dimming is controlled only through app. Is that the intended use case?

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 2:56 AM

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read the user guide?

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the first two lines of it explain lots

signal snow Aug 26, 2020, 2:59 AM

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this "The Shelly® smart WiFi dimmer by Allterco Robotics is intended
to be installed directly to your lights in order to control and dim
the light. It is intended to be mounted into a standard in-wall console, behind the light switches or other places with limited space.
Shelly may work as a standalone device or as an accessory to a
home automation controller."

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 3:00 AM

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https://ibb.co/XZpXRrV

signal snow Aug 26, 2020, 3:00 AM

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again I apologize if these are dumb questions but looking at the docs here (https://shelly.cloud/documents/user_guide/shelly_dimmer_2.pdf) it spends a LOT of time talking about the app and setting and fancy controls but I'm obviously missing the important bits about the wiring. Maybe I need more coffee?

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 3:00 AM

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you asked what the switches do, it's right there.

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😛

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on/off/dimmer

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for both SW1 and SW2

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you want to connect one switch, you can

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you do understand that the O is output right?

signal snow Aug 26, 2020, 3:04 AM

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Yes, I get that O is output. I have a single switch with two positions....do I use SW1 or SW2? How does SW1 and/or SW2 control dimming?

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 3:05 AM

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https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/circuit-diagram-symbols#section_1

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maybe this will help

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I imagine the most basic setup has 1 switch that turns lights on and off....dimming is controlled only through app. Is that the intended use case?
you said dimming was controlled in the app only?

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but those are two switches for sure SW1 and SW2

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and the output and the N line make a circuit for the buld

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when the switch is tripped or the relay, the output turns on completing the circuit for the light bulb (the x in the circle)

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now, what I do not know is if dimmer switches can be used or if it needs to be done in software from the app like you said

signal snow Aug 26, 2020, 3:18 AM

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I'm not sure if dimming is controlled in the app only....but I am guessing that the simplest configuration (in my mind anyway) is a single switch that turns the light on and off and only dimming takes place through the app. Buuuut....since SW1 and SW2 also indicate that they somehow provide dimming means there must be some other configuration (again, I'm guessing).

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Later in docs it talks about different button types " One Button mode: the device is controlled with a single
switch.
• Dual button mode: the device is controlled dual switch.
• Toggle switch one button: the device is controlled by a
single toggle switch.
• Edge switch: the device is controlled with an edge on/off"

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But this is also confusing...."one button mode" has a "single switch"....well, which is it a button or a switch? I don't know what an "edge switch" is.

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Thanks for your persistence in helping me out....sorry if I'm not easy to teach

past carbon Aug 26, 2020, 10:00 AM

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@signal snow Ive installed a shelly dimmer in my bedroom. I had a single on/off switch that i replaced by a momentary switch. short presses turn on/off the light. Long pressing controlls the brightness. If you have dual momentary switches you could use one to increase brightness and the other to decrease brightness i guess.

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So when you say "I have a single switch with two positions.", id recommend replacing it with a momentary one. I saw that the US switches can be converted to momentary tho. not sure what you have.

signal snow Aug 26, 2020, 12:19 PM

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@past carbon with your momentary switch, I assumed it is only hooked to SW1 or SW2? Is the different behavior for long vs short press then handled in the app somehow?

plucky nymph Aug 26, 2020, 1:07 PM

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All: I've got a RP4, and an Aeotec stick. I've installed Home Assistant and it is running. How do I know if my Aeotec stick is working or not? Is there somewhere in Home Assistant it would show?

Alternatively, how do I try connecting my locks to it? I bought some Z-wave locks I am hoping to automate. When I search Aeotec or Zwave the instructions don't really cover either of those on the website.

past carbon Aug 26, 2020, 1:17 PM

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@past carbon with your momentary switch, I assumed it is only hooked to SW1 or SW2? Is the different behavior for long vs short press then handled in the app somehow?
@signal snow yes, it's only connected to 1 switch. i believe you can configure the behaviour on the shelly itself, i don't use the shelly app. I don't remember how i configured it, but i can check when i get home from work in a bit.

past canyon Aug 26, 2020, 1:31 PM

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@signal snow it has 2 switches so you can control 2 separate lights, idk how common it is in the US but in Italy we have many switch boxes with multiple slots

past carbon Aug 26, 2020, 1:41 PM

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@frank eagle

@signal snow it has 2 switches so you can control 2 separate lights, idk how common it is in the US but in Italy we have many switch boxes with multiple slots
@past canyon actually, it has only 1 output, so you can't controll 2 seperate lights, i'm pretty sure you have 2 switch inputs to controll the dimming of a single light.

past canyon Aug 26, 2020, 1:43 PM

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my bad, I thought he was talking about the shelly 2.5

past carbon Aug 26, 2020, 1:44 PM

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@signal snow I hope this helps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=430&v=FKvu4UfpPQI

twilit bobcat Aug 26, 2020, 1:49 PM

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clicked on that expecting a rickroll. disappointed

past carbon Aug 26, 2020, 1:49 PM

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lol sorry bout that

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 1:49 PM

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my bad, I thought he was talking about the shelly 2.5
@past canyon nah just the shelly 2

past carbon Aug 26, 2020, 1:55 PM

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pretty sure i have it configured as a "Toggle switch one button" This allows me to use the switch to turn it on and off and dim by long pressing. when you don't have a momentary switch you probably need to set it to "One Button mode". In that case you can only turn it on and off and need to dim using HA or the shelly app

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no idea what an edge switch is.

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https://www.facebook.com/notes/shelly-support-group-english-version/button-types-explained/2331082316991119/
again, no rickroll..

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so probably edge is actually the one you want to use if you don't have a momentary switch...

signal snow Aug 26, 2020, 2:28 PM

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Ok....thanks for all the help everyone! It is probably just my old slow brain but it sure seems like the manual could use a little work.

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Maybe it is a language thing or the fact that in the US we have different style switches than in Europe...but probably just that I'm old and slow 🙂

tawny dome Aug 26, 2020, 4:28 PM

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Can anyone recommend a good smart powerstrip for UK sockets ?

scenic plaza Aug 26, 2020, 4:58 PM

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Im looking to install some CCTV to my new home and im wanting to be able to say "Ok google show the front garden" and it pop up on a chromecast enabled device/home assistant.
Would these cameras work ?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SANNCE-5MP-Recorder-Security-Detection/dp/B07Y53LYZ2/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=nvr+cctv&qid=1598460709&sr=8-11

steady mesa Aug 26, 2020, 6:44 PM

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Hey, I was wondering if anyone have tried the SwitchBot bot and had integrated it with hassio? And also if possible can I do that without needing the SwitchBot hub? My plan is to integrate it with hassio and then to google home mini if possible

jade lantern Aug 26, 2020, 6:44 PM

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Hey. I hope I'm asking in the correct place.
I've put 6 IKEA trådfri lightbulbs in my lounge ( downlights) if I add the 7th one all the lights start flashing like strobe lights. Now. Anyone else experience this.

gritty zinc Aug 26, 2020, 6:56 PM

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I don't think Tradfri work well on Caldari ships. You should try re-pairing that 7th bulb.

jade lantern Aug 26, 2020, 7:01 PM

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Rofl 😳😳. I've paired and even bought another bulb. When I re add one of the old bulbs it works as intended.when that 7th Trådfri light bulb gets used then all of them act like strobe lights

gritty zinc Aug 26, 2020, 7:04 PM

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Try unpairing two and pairing that one as the 6th.

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If it does the same thing, it's not because there are 7 - it's probably just faulty.

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I know everyone loves IKEA but they're still just cheap crap. It's not unheard of for them to sell faulty stuff.

willow timber Aug 26, 2020, 7:26 PM

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Anyone got a homewizard smartfan working in ha?

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 7:32 PM

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nope not me

hidden timber Aug 26, 2020, 7:35 PM

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I need some advice. I'm looking for a thermostat that I can control locally through either zwave or zigbee. I can find a lot of them on the American market, but I live in the Netherlands and I don't know if these will work for my installation. I can find a lot of wifi enabled smart thermostats, but that's a no go for me. Any ideas?

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 7:43 PM

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do you know any place that installs smart thermostats in NL?

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maybe ask them for a estimate to have one installed and ask "what brand would it be?"

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🤷‍♂️

valid mortar Aug 26, 2020, 8:58 PM

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has anyone used a sonoff basic with a load of like 460W continuous?

odd walrus Aug 26, 2020, 9:13 PM

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Im thinking about to get some Aeotec (I’m in germany maybe they work in NL) https://aeotec.com

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 10:08 PM

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has anyone used a sonoff basic with a load of like 460W continuous?
@valid mortar yes.

mental cargo Aug 26, 2020, 10:10 PM

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@hidden timber https://zigbee.blakadder.com/hvac.html

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 10:11 PM

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I was about to say that's not for me I have nothing zigbee

thorn bear Aug 26, 2020, 10:11 PM

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Hello guys Can someone tell me if it's possible to connect a Samsung multipurpose sensor to a Tuya gateway ?

valid mortar Aug 26, 2020, 10:45 PM

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@drifting ember no issues with it melting or anything?

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there are times that it might be turned on for 4 hours or so nonstop

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 10:46 PM

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I use my soldering iron for more than 4 hours sometimes

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and that's connected to a basic

valid mortar Aug 26, 2020, 10:46 PM

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oh ok cool

drifting ember Aug 26, 2020, 10:46 PM

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sometimes Im up to 800w on it

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but I can also reach it in a flash

valid mortar Aug 26, 2020, 10:47 PM

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I've been using the zwave nortek contact modules for this but my low speed side just died today

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in all fairness I got about 5 years out of it

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but it will be inside of a dual gang box so I'm a little nervous about putting a sonoff in there for something like this lol

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https://smile.amazon.com/NFS20Z-Enabled-Isolated-Fixture-Mounted/dp/B00WXLRF2U/ref=sr_1_32?dchild=1&keywords=nortek+dry+contact+module&qid=1598482175&sr=8-32 these little guys

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my low speed side for this fan just stopped responding to zwave commands today for some reason

pale mantle Aug 27, 2020, 12:55 AM

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Does anyone know if there is still a way to show "unused entities"? There used to be, but I can no longer find it. Thanks.

gloomy spoke Aug 27, 2020, 2:29 AM

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In the #frontend-archived ?

twilit swan Aug 27, 2020, 2:56 AM

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newb question but how do i remove some "stuck zwave devices"? I properly excluded them and even used pc controller to make sure they arent on the stick

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HA still showing them with no entities or attributes

hidden timber Aug 27, 2020, 4:33 AM

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@hidden timber https://zigbee.blakadder.com/hvac.html
@mental cargo Thanks, will take a look at this list

finite storm Aug 27, 2020, 10:38 AM

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Which sort of dimeable bulb can i use with shelly dimmer 2?

drifting ember Aug 27, 2020, 2:00 PM

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a dimmable bulb no?

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is this a trick question?

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can I phone a friend?

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or do 50/50?

scenic plaza Aug 27, 2020, 3:08 PM

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im buying my house soon so i just deceided to see how much my servers cost to run on electricity per month and theyre using 500w so its about 41gbp a month, im not impressed 😂
Im wanting to save money on my heating so i was going to have a look at using TRVs to hopefully reclaim some of that 41 back. What do people reccomend ?

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was looking at the Wiser TRVs

drifting grove Aug 27, 2020, 3:26 PM

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Hello, i have a Technicolor TC7230 cable modem, this device appears via upnp in home assistant with eight entities that gives me the current status of the device, can i add more entities?

scenic plaza Aug 27, 2020, 3:35 PM

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Would it be possible to setup Ecobee 4 on a UK Combi boiler ?

pulsar mauve Aug 27, 2020, 6:46 PM

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Anyone have any luck flashing tasmota onto a sonoff zigbee hub?

late bluff Aug 27, 2020, 6:52 PM

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@pulsar mauve , I doubt it would work as Sonoff includes a TCP/IP protocol and not the ZigBee protocol.

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You won't be able to do it wirelessly, and opening the bulbs normally damages them.

pulsar mauve Aug 27, 2020, 6:53 PM

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This specifically refers to the zigbee hub.

late bluff Aug 27, 2020, 6:53 PM

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What does?

pulsar mauve Aug 27, 2020, 6:53 PM

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From sonoff

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Sonoff sells a zigbee hub that once flashed with tasmota works with ZHA.

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I want to use this to replace my cc2531

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I’m not using one of the sonoff WiFi devices

late bluff Aug 27, 2020, 6:55 PM

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I'm not sure. I expect you'll need to open it and connect to it using wires. Myself, I just run a zigbee/zwave USB dongle to control those devices.

pulsar mauve Aug 27, 2020, 6:56 PM

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Unfortunately I have already added the wires and have it connected via usbttl to my computer.

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But I suspect I’ve done something incorrectly

late bluff Aug 27, 2020, 6:57 PM

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is the ttl interface set to 3.3v?

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(both for logic and power lines)

pulsar mauve Aug 27, 2020, 7:00 PM

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i think

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i have the jumper plugged into the 3.3

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is there something else to do?

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this is my first time with a usb ttl

pulsar mauve Aug 27, 2020, 7:25 PM

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?

odd wedge Aug 27, 2020, 8:42 PM

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Hello, I am just getting started with HA. I want to just set up a camera for now. Any recommendations? I would like to ceiling/wall mount, able to pan for 360 viewing, decent resolution (at least 720p), decent FPS (I'd like to play with object detection). I'm not going to use a Raspberry Pi as it seems most people agree that going with something a little more robust is a much better option. As far as the camera, my googling hasn't given me any real confidence in making a purchase yet. Glad HA has a discord server 🙂

drifting ember Aug 28, 2020, 2:12 AM

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ok that's a good set of info but not all needed

wanton aurora Aug 28, 2020, 2:28 AM

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If I wanted RGB lighting throughout my house, mainly dimmable red for night time, do I really need a switch? The problem I see is that I need to control them even when the switch is "off". What's the best option here? I'm looking at dimmable inovelli red switches with some z-wave bulbs.

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@odd wedge how about the Wyze Pan Cam? Its got all of the qualities you're looking for. Flash the RTSP firmware and set it up in HomeAssistant.

past canyon Aug 28, 2020, 1:16 PM

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If I wanted RGB lighting throughout my house, mainly dimmable red for night time, do I really need a switch? The problem I see is that I need to control them even when the switch is "off". What's the best option here? I'm looking at dimmable inovelli red switches with some z-wave bulbs.
@wanton aurora you can use a smart dimmer that supports independent physical switching like the Shelly devices

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So you can keep using your "dumb" switches and also dim and control the light remotely

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Does anyone know of a smart vacuum with lidar that can be used in home-assistant with no cloud integration?

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I only know of the old Roborock S50

opaque gate Aug 28, 2020, 3:34 PM

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Any advice on a zigby temperature sensors that provide the best reliable data/update frequency?

gritty zinc Aug 28, 2020, 3:43 PM

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Might be worth asking in #zigbee-archived

wanton aurora Aug 28, 2020, 3:46 PM

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Any advice on a zigby temperature sensors that provide the best reliable data/update frequency?
@opaque gate Aeotech Gen6 sensor

gritty zinc Aug 28, 2020, 3:50 PM

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Aren't they Z-Wave? 🤨

opaque gate Aug 28, 2020, 3:54 PM

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yeah it seems to be z-wave, but thanks!

gritty zinc Aug 28, 2020, 3:55 PM

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There's a list of devices supported by HA in the topic of #zigbee-archived. People there will be able to provide better suggestions.

opaque gate Aug 28, 2020, 4:02 PM

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thanks! I'll check it out

tranquil zealot Aug 28, 2020, 6:45 PM

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Hey All - im certain ive seen someone 3d print one of these before but I'm looking for a spacer for a bathroom pull switch (common in UK/Europe) - https://www.screwfix.com/p/british-general-6a-1-way-pull-cord-switch-white/88475 , I'd like to put a zwave dimmer in mine and annoyingly you can find spacers for electrical outlet 1 and 2 gang in the UK fairly easily.... finding spacers for these seems impossible...... probably because they do vary in size..... I'd even just buy one that was much longer and replace the unit!

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and as if by magic! https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4124473

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oh tahts not what i wanted.... thats for ceiling roses

rough nova Aug 28, 2020, 9:06 PM

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is there an easy way to poll for changes done outside hassio (zigbee device). I cant get my Danalock to change status if locked manually

gritty zinc Aug 28, 2020, 9:07 PM

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ZigBee devices don't work on polling. They're all 'push', with information sent by the device as it does/sees something.

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How do you integrate your ZigBee stuff with HA?

rough nova Aug 28, 2020, 9:07 PM

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so in other words, if the device dont send info i'm not getting it?

zealous dune Aug 28, 2020, 9:08 PM

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that depends on what you use as your gateway

rough nova Aug 28, 2020, 9:08 PM

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Zigbee home automation in hassio

scenic plaza Aug 28, 2020, 9:08 PM

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I’m planning on setting up my smart home, should I go for zwave or zigbee?

zealous dune Aug 28, 2020, 9:08 PM

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i can poll mains zigbee devices from Tasmota

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:08 PM

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up to you @scenic plaza

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i use both

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many do

gritty zinc Aug 28, 2020, 9:08 PM

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If you're using ZHA, try over in #zigbee-archived. This one's more for talking about the devices themselves, not how they talk to HA.

zealous dune Aug 28, 2020, 9:09 PM

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the beauty of HA is you can mix and match all the protocols

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:09 PM

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zigbee is generally cheaper

scenic plaza Aug 28, 2020, 9:09 PM

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Not all zigbee devices are comparable tho right ?

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:09 PM

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compatible you mean?

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#zigbee-archived has more info on that

scenic plaza Aug 28, 2020, 9:09 PM

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Ye sorry stupid autocorrect

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:10 PM

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all good

scenic plaza Aug 28, 2020, 9:11 PM

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Is there a system you follow like if you can’t find a certain device on zwave you would look at zigbee instead

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:12 PM

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opposite really. i'm pretty much all in on zigbee. i only have a couple of zwave devices

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26 zigbee devices, 2 zwave lol

scenic plaza Aug 28, 2020, 9:13 PM

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I’ll look at zigbee then

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Ty

ancient turtle Aug 28, 2020, 9:16 PM

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Hello guys, i am struggling hard setting up a broadlink remote mini 3. I've read a lot about the updates for the version newblackbean. But still i am not able to setting up first signal learning

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any can support me?

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:16 PM

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what problems are you having?

ancient turtle Aug 28, 2020, 9:20 PM

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actually both in NR and in HA when i try call the learn service is simply doing nothing.

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i tested also NR way to learn because wasn't able to trigger it in HA

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i think i have a issue with my device setup but i am not sure what. Ip and mac are right for sure

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:21 PM

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check the log

ancient turtle Aug 28, 2020, 9:23 PM

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what is best way to check the log from a non-supervised HA installtion?

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on Hassio i had the addon

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now i don't

gritty zinc Aug 28, 2020, 9:25 PM

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If you have access to the host, just look at /config/home-assistant.log

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It can get big, so you might want to just tail the last X lines.

ancient turtle Aug 28, 2020, 9:25 PM

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got it

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2020-08-28 20:23:43 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.remote] Platform broadlink not ready yet. Retrying in 180 seconds.

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i think the issue is the damn controller but seems well configurated, i can use it from broadlink app

scenic plaza Aug 28, 2020, 9:28 PM

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Any zigbee bulb recommends?

ancient turtle Aug 28, 2020, 9:30 PM

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i did delete and re-add the damn device and now works as intended! seems the configuration in the app broke things. i had to quit after cofniguring wifi and now si fine

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at least in node-red... let me try in HA now 🙂

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:32 PM

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i can use it from broadlink app
@ancient turtle that's your issue then

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You use the app to connect it to your network, then you exit the app

ancient turtle Aug 28, 2020, 9:32 PM

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yes i did this

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now is fine in NR

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but i am not able to trigger learn in HA

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maybe i'm doing something wrong with entities

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:33 PM

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Go to developer tools > services

ancient turtle Aug 28, 2020, 9:33 PM

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i'm there

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:33 PM

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Look for broadlink.learn

ancient turtle Aug 28, 2020, 9:33 PM

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not remote.learn?

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:33 PM

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Ah the remote platform

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Actually, did you follow the steps here? https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/broadlink/#learn-command

ancient turtle Aug 28, 2020, 9:36 PM

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OK managed to learn a command!!!

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yeeee

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so... my final goal is to have it as a AC controller with smartir... should i learn each command by itself or can i have the smartir configuration easier?

glossy prism Aug 28, 2020, 9:37 PM

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Not sure, I've never used smartir

scenic plaza Aug 28, 2020, 9:51 PM

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Has anyone got the Novostella 13w bulbs ?

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Was wondering if you can change each light to different colours like I can with my LIFX bulbs

ancient turtle Aug 28, 2020, 10:16 PM

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@glossy prism i am learning commands inside HA. why the system ask me to input it twice?

last galleon Aug 29, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Anyone have any recommendations on a long distance mailbox sensor?!

drifting ember Aug 29, 2020, 2:07 AM

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what do you call long distance

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is there local power

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what region are you in

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do you want a reed switch or something else?

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what's your budget?

gloomy spoke Aug 29, 2020, 2:11 AM

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What color is your mailbox?

abstract hedge Aug 29, 2020, 2:26 AM

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Uhm, I'm not entirely sure where this falls, but I have some... special gripes with this device
Kasa Smart KL430, Light Strip
Home Assistant doesn't officially support the model, however, looking a little deeper into the tplink integration, it seems like the core component opts for a deprecated/abandoned python library pyHS100 (succeeded by python-kasa). Not sure if this is intentional, but updating the library could solve several device-related issues including the potential for added support for this model.
In the meantime, would it be possible to use the python-kasa library to create a Template Light in HA for KL430? I've tried the Shell Command and Python Script integrations already, but both seem to have their own shortcomings

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For Python Scripts, imports are unavailable so the library can't be used
Shell Commands seem promising, but I'm not sure which environment the commands are being run in order to install and access the pip dependency

gloomy spoke Aug 29, 2020, 2:35 AM

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If you’re using a supervised installation, you can look into the SSH & Web Terminal addon. You can install some packages and run commands there via the hassio,addon_stdin service

abstract hedge Aug 29, 2020, 2:36 AM

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Running on a Pi, no add-on support I believe :/

gloomy spoke Aug 29, 2020, 2:37 AM

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Question is whether you’re using a supervised install, not whether you’re on a Pi

bright jacinthBOT Aug 29, 2020, 2:37 AM

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Not sure which install you're using? If you have system_health enabled you can check Configuration -> Info, or see the following.

If you're using HassOS, flashed an image, or booted a VM with an image you're using #330990055533576204
If you installed Linux and then ran a script to install HA and have add-ons then you have #330944238910963714
If you're running docker commands or use a Docker manager and have no add-ons then you have #449717345808547842
Finally, if you use pip to install or upgrade you have #551864459891703809

Having difficulty chosing an install method? See this blog post for guidance.

abstract hedge Aug 29, 2020, 2:38 AM

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Oh thanks, I'm still relatively new sorry. Let me check

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installation_type is Home Assistant Core

gloomy spoke Aug 29, 2020, 2:40 AM

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Ok, yeah you can’t do what I was recommending

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You may be able to construct an ssh command and run it via shell_command. Then you control the environment

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I don’t know which environment it runs in otherwise

abstract hedge Aug 29, 2020, 2:46 AM

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Interesting, let me test ssh

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UH actually.......... it turns out, I just configured the PATH variable in the home-assistant.env to include kasa. Looks like it's working now c;

tight tusk Aug 29, 2020, 10:25 AM

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Hello! I am pretty new to Home Assistant. Just started with a Hassio VM on Proxmox. I have an Aeotec Z-stick and added a couple of Z-Wave devices successfully. These include a Zipato Micromodule Motor Controller. This is controlling a roller shutter. Unfortunately when setting it to 100% via Home Assistant I get a closed shutter (i.e. position values are inverted). Is there a way to fix this? Thanks, Adam

scenic plaza Aug 29, 2020, 12:52 PM

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Has antone used a Huawei Mediapad T5 or Galaxy tab E for an interface ?

ripe girder Aug 29, 2020, 1:02 PM

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what brand of tv would you guys recommend? id like to get a 4k to replace my 40" i miiiight be able to fit a 43 in the rv but thats about it haha would it be better to get a samsung type with an "os" or use a firestick or something

bright jacinthBOT Aug 29, 2020, 1:03 PM

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

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

gritty zinc Aug 29, 2020, 1:04 PM

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If your main concern is how it'll integrate with HA, check the integrations page.

ripe girder Aug 29, 2020, 1:04 PM

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oh and im in us im just looking for under 300 if i can

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o ok sorry

gritty zinc Aug 29, 2020, 1:05 PM

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We all want to help here but we're not mind readers. Give as much information as possible when asking for help 🙂

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This is a good place to start to see which TV's might be supported: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/#media-player

ripe girder Aug 29, 2020, 1:05 PM

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yeah i forget sometimes that theres different ac plugs and voltages haha

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awesome thank you

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thanks again thats a good place to look

vital sky Aug 29, 2020, 3:13 PM

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Hi all; I got super excited and wanted to give it a go with HA.. unfortunately I didn't do great research and made the assumption Raspberry Pi 4 - 8Gb would work. I saw it is not supported; just to check if that is also the case or it still might work. Thank you for your advice

civic kraken Aug 29, 2020, 4:07 PM

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Did you try the 64bit version @vital sky? Quick google search indicates that might work while 32bit doesn't

vital sky Aug 29, 2020, 4:23 PM

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I didn't take the jump at; I used Google as well and saw some contradictions between messages; I will give it a shot (I'm quite new to the game to be honest @civic kraken) 🙂

viral coyote Aug 29, 2020, 8:48 PM

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any device recommended for HA like Broadlink RM2+ (which is not available anymore) to work with mainly IR remotes?

viral coyote Aug 29, 2020, 9:08 PM

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and possibly 433 remotes

glossy prism Aug 29, 2020, 10:33 PM

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The other broadlink IR models @viral coyote

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RM3 mini, RM4, etc

bright jacinthBOT Aug 29, 2020, 10:33 PM

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

viral coyote Aug 29, 2020, 10:34 PM

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i've been looking at some tutorials and it says to not buy them :/

glossy prism Aug 29, 2020, 10:34 PM

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Well that's odd

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I have an RM3 mini and RM4C mini, both work fine

viral coyote Aug 29, 2020, 10:35 PM

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they were saying some things are not working, especially 433 rf stuff?

glossy prism Aug 29, 2020, 10:35 PM

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Not sure about the 433 MHz, those ones are IR only

viral coyote Aug 29, 2020, 10:36 PM

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thats why i've mentioned 433mhz devices 🙂

glossy prism Aug 29, 2020, 10:38 PM

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Right, but you said "possibly"

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I was going with the "mainly"

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There is a broadlink that has RF support

viral coyote Aug 29, 2020, 10:40 PM

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all of the models explained in tutorials aren't available really

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not even pre owne

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preowned*

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but that's right, i mainly need IR, but if it would be possible i could get one with 433mhz as well

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if not, ill just get ir-only

glossy prism Aug 29, 2020, 10:44 PM

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Oh gotcha. That's too bad

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Well...there might be some that you can flash with Tasmota and use over MQTT

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@viral coyote

viral coyote Aug 29, 2020, 10:48 PM

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ok, thanks anyway

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ill probably just get rm4c mini

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i thought there might be alternative to them

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by any chance do you know its power consumption?

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i've been thinking to attach it to rpi to reduce number of power supplies 🙂

glossy prism Aug 29, 2020, 11:00 PM

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Standby power is less than 0.7W according to the package

viral coyote Aug 29, 2020, 11:08 PM

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oh, thats good then. i should be able to use same psu as for raspberry then

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thanks

atomic delta Aug 30, 2020, 5:05 AM

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does anyone here use a device to measure water usage? Either serial or z-wave would be okay

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right now looking at Flume, but installing that would be cumbersome due to the wire runs I'd need to do

crimson crane Aug 30, 2020, 5:55 AM

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Hey, does anybody have some info on how i can remap sensor data to a range? I have a capacitive soil moisture sensor that is passing readings direct to HA using tasmota and mqtt.

I know it can use a range node in nodered to do it.. and have, but can't figure how to do the same in HA.

I've added the following to my sensors.yaml

platform: template
house_under_north_moisture:
unit_of_measurement: '%'
value_template: "{{ (((states('sensor.house_under_north_analog_a0' | int ) - 200) / 500) | float * 100 ) | round(0) }}"
device_class: humidity

sorry about the formatting.

however the value of sensor.moisture_sensor does not change in lovelace ui.

I'm getting an error AttributeError: 'int' object has no attribute 'lower'

finally got it working with the following template:

  house_under_north_moisture:
    unit_of_measurement: '%'
    value_template: "{{ (100-((states('sensor.house_under_north_analog_a0')|float-200)/600*100))|round(0) }}"
    device_class: humidity

It was mainly though trial and error. I don't understand when and why you are supposed to use the "|"

brittle yew Aug 30, 2020, 7:10 AM

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Hi; I'm using some tuya lights and switches. I just added 2 lights. One works as expected with autodiscovery. the other one shows up as a switch and i can only turn it on and off

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been trying to dig though the code to see how it's determining what's what but i've not found anything yet

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any thoughts on how to debug it or force HA to recognize it as a light?

vital sky Aug 30, 2020, 7:33 AM

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I didn't take the jump at; I used Google as well and saw some contradictions between messages; I will give it a shot (I'm quite new to the game to be honest @civic kraken) 🙂
@vital sky it seems to work thank you.

viral coyote Aug 30, 2020, 8:58 AM

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is anyone using BG SMART SOCKETS, it supposed to be platform custom_broadlink, but HA gives me error in log saying it's not been found?

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its bg1 type

viral coyote Aug 30, 2020, 9:49 AM

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right, i've added custom component to config folder, then added switch, but it shows not available, so cannot controll it :/

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little schooner Aug 30, 2020, 3:32 PM

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Hello there.
HAs anyone here already integrated HA with Velux?
I have some velux skylight and i control it with a remote control

tidal grotto Aug 30, 2020, 3:59 PM

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@gritty zinc thanks for recoomending no netural switch for uk, using Aqara D1 through deconz last month and its been flawless, don't actual do any automation in HA, as I can do directly on deconz through hueessentials (group on state so works if turn on/off anywhere else)

thorny patrol Aug 30, 2020, 4:40 PM

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When I turn on my smart device, it takes too long for HA to say that it's on

glossy prism Aug 30, 2020, 4:44 PM

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What smart device? How is it connected to home assistant? What is "too long"?

winged knoll Aug 30, 2020, 4:47 PM

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Integrations tell you their IoT Class: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2016/02/12/classifying-the-internet-of-things/#classifiers

wooden trail Aug 30, 2020, 6:35 PM

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Hey All, wondering how others may have solved this. My house has mostly 3 gang light switches and I’m probably going to install Sonoff T2 switches, but I’d like to be able to dim the lights too. If I were to add the sonoff dimmer to each gang too how would it work in HA? Would I have to turn the light on before I could set the brightness?

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I suppose I could bridge the power in the wall plug so the buttons don’t actually do the on off. And then configure the buttons to control the dimmer

winged knoll Aug 30, 2020, 6:36 PM

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Well, you can't wire a dimmer and a switch together, or you'd be turning off the dimmer

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Why not just connect the dimmers to the wall switch?

wooden trail Aug 30, 2020, 6:38 PM

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I’d like to be able to control it from the wall too. And the dimmers would probably have to go in the ceiling because I don’t think 3 would fit in a wall box

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Are there dimmer wall switches out there?

winged knoll Aug 30, 2020, 6:41 PM

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Lots of them, and ones that attach to switches

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Probably you're looking at #zigbee-archived or #zwave-archived options, but I'm sure there's more and others may chip in

wooden trail Aug 30, 2020, 6:43 PM

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Thanks. Would be easier if all the light switches controlled one light 😂 but alas I have 3 gang switches everywhere 😅

winged knoll Aug 30, 2020, 6:44 PM

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You could attach the dimmer directly to the lights

wooden trail Aug 30, 2020, 6:44 PM

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Yeah my idea is to put them in the ceiling if I go that route. The lights are all GU10 downlighters

winged knoll Aug 30, 2020, 6:45 PM

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You'll find that those are all controlled from a single connection - finding that connection is the hard part

wooden trail Aug 30, 2020, 6:59 PM

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Yeah, I think I’m going to go on quite the journey with this house 😂

abstract nest Aug 30, 2020, 6:59 PM

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Anyone have experience with the tp link kasa switches?

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Trying to figure out how to change the scan interval for them

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Whenever I use the switch, it takes anywhere from 5 - 30 seconds to update in HA, which means automations don’t work very well

gritty zinc Aug 30, 2020, 7:01 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/platform_options/#scan-interval

winged knoll Aug 30, 2020, 7:02 PM

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IoT class: Local Polling

gritty zinc Aug 30, 2020, 7:02 PM

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But... you've still got the compromise between how quickly you get changes and how much you hammer your network.

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Polling = bad

abstract nest Aug 30, 2020, 7:03 PM

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Right 🤔

gritty zinc Aug 30, 2020, 7:03 PM

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If it's important to you that your devices report changes in state in a timely fashion, your best option is to get devices that do that.

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ZigBee/Z-Wave stuff does. WiFi is... less than ideal.

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There may be WiFi switches that report instantly but you'd have to check the class of the integration to be sure.

abstract nest Aug 30, 2020, 7:05 PM

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I hear. Guessing the kasa switches don’t do that

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Just moved into a brand new house. The developer put kasa switches throughout the whole house.

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Hesitant to replace them.

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Don’t have a burning need for automations, just, would be nice.

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It’s funny, I wonder if the builder understood the implications of putting 30+ WiFi switches in this house and what that would mean for WiFi performance

wooden trail Aug 30, 2020, 7:14 PM

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Lol. Did he install a pro grade Wifi AP too?

abstract nest Aug 30, 2020, 7:14 PM

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I actually have two completely different networks, one for my fios and my unifi network. If I put all the kasa switches on a separate WiFi network, and made the scan interval 5 or even lower, would that impact the WiFi performance of my other devices?

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Lol no

wooden trail Aug 30, 2020, 7:14 PM

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Irresponsible if you ask me! Haha

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I actually have two completely different networks, one for my fios and my unifi network. If I put all the kasa switches on a separate WiFi network, and made the scan interval 5 or even lower, would that impact the WiFi performance of my other devices?
@abstract nest Wifi might be ok, but your network might be saturated if the 2 Wifi networks aren’t completely isolated.

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2 different Wifi networks on the same logical lan will kill the network if you have too much traffic.

abstract nest Aug 30, 2020, 7:16 PM

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Can unifi be configured to do that me?

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Meaning, make it all magically work somehow 😁

wooden trail Aug 30, 2020, 7:18 PM

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I’m not a network guru, but having atleast separate IP ranges for the switches and the rest of your network. May help. You obviously would have to setup the vlan on the gateway. Not familiar with the config for unifi but if you have their gateway/router I’m sure you can configure vlans

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Why not just give it a go, worse case your network is slow until you revert the change 😂

abstract nest Aug 30, 2020, 7:38 PM

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true

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ok

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so i can change the scan interval for just the kasa devices?

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or do i need to do it for each individual device?

glossy prism Aug 30, 2020, 7:45 PM

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It's by platform, so it'd be all kasa devices. That configuration option doesn't work for everything though even if a config check comes back as valid

abstract nest Aug 30, 2020, 7:55 PM

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how do i find out how it's configured for kasa?

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i mean, im reading the scan interval documentation

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but i dont know what i should put as the device class name?

glossy prism Aug 30, 2020, 7:57 PM

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scan_interval: x in the Kasa config where x is the number in seconds

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There's an example in the link above

abstract nest Aug 30, 2020, 8:00 PM

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how do i find the kasa config?

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im using hassio

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no mention of kasa in config.yaml

scenic plaza Aug 30, 2020, 8:02 PM

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Amazon have an offer on if you buy 2x lohas gu10 you get 2x lohas b22 free.
All my fittings are e27 so I’d have to use an adaptor, are these safe to use or should I not bother with them ?

brittle yew Aug 30, 2020, 8:15 PM

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Hi; I'm using some tuya lights and switches. I just added 2 lights. One works as expected with autodiscovery. the other one shows up as a switch and i can only turn it on and off
been trying to dig though the code to see how it's determining what's what but i've not found anything yet
any thoughts on how to debug it or force HA to recognize it as a light?

bright jacinthBOT Aug 30, 2020, 8:19 PM

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@abstract nest https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/tplink/

warm dove Aug 30, 2020, 8:42 PM

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Hello! How can I check all the possible states of an specific entity? Under Dev Tools I just see the current state

winged knoll Aug 30, 2020, 8:44 PM

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Well, it depends on the integration, but often you can't

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What is the entity, which integration?

idle marten Aug 30, 2020, 9:24 PM

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Has anyone had any success linking home assistant to the NETGEAR MK6(0/2/3)? Home assistant shows my config as clean, I get no python errors, I have setup up the nodes in the config, username and pass, but I cant seem to login, this is what the home assistant log gives me:

2020-08-28 23:13:46 WARNING (SyncWorker_7) [pynetgear] Unauthorized response, let's login and retry...
2020-08-28 23:13:47 ERROR (SyncWorker_7) [pynetgear] Invalid response
2020-08-28 23:13:47 ERROR (SyncWorker_7) [homeassistant.components.netgear.device_tracker] Failed to Login
2020-08-28 23:13:47 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.device_tracker] Error setting up platform legacy
2020-08-28 23:14:13 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.upnp] Timeout fetching MR60 (Gateway) data
2020-08-28 23:14:18 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.sensor] Setup of sensor platform upnp is taking over 10 seconds.

but no longer any pynetgear errors, any ideas?

toxic herald Aug 31, 2020, 12:36 AM

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Can you connect more than one process to a single RTL antennae

knotty shell Aug 31, 2020, 1:05 AM

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Hello everyone. Anyone using switches other than wifi, zigbee, or zwave? If so, what? (Trying to identify options for what to get next.)

slender saddle Aug 31, 2020, 5:46 AM

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Using a NodeMCU and ESPHome, is there a way to have a 3 state switch? (Off, High, Low) using 2 digital pins, one controlling on/off, the other high/low

wanton aurora Aug 31, 2020, 10:39 AM

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Are there any Z-Wave bulbs or is everything just ZIgbee?

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@knotty shell you could use 433Mhz switches.

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But most aren't going to be able to answer your question because 99% of us use one of those protocols (I use Shelly which is Wifi)

gritty zinc Aug 31, 2020, 10:41 AM

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A quick Google for 'z-wave bulbs' suggests there are many options.

wanton aurora Aug 31, 2020, 10:42 AM

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@gritty zinc I'll have a look. I would like to have br30 lights and I went straight to Amazon first. I was more looking for a recommendation but didn't ask the question correctly.

gritty zinc Aug 31, 2020, 10:43 AM

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https://www.amazon.com/GoControl-Bulbz-Z-Wave-Dimmable-Indoor/dp/B014D992WK

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Also didn't take long to find.

wanton aurora Aug 31, 2020, 10:45 AM

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Right. What about RGB? I see the Aeotec Bulb 6, some monoprice bulb and pretty much nothing else.

tawny dome Aug 31, 2020, 3:05 PM

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What kind of smart bulb would you guys recommend ?

bright jacinthBOT Aug 31, 2020, 3:58 PM

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

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

winged knoll Aug 31, 2020, 3:58 PM

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For a bulb, well, none really, but in a pinch CCT over simple RGB

viral coyote Aug 31, 2020, 5:21 PM

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any recommended thermostat for gas boiler (UK) which can be easily integrated with HA, WiFi preffered, but if there is something really good, i could add 433MHz or whatever reciever? Of course it must work locally (even without internet) and be able to adjust it manually, even if HA goes wrong for some reason

winged knoll Aug 31, 2020, 5:51 PM

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

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I think you're likely looking for something Z-Wave or Zigbee though

viral coyote Aug 31, 2020, 5:56 PM

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Hmmm...

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sadly not all of thermostats are saying what type of wireless connection are using, so if anyone here got any up and running, i'd like to get some clues anyway 🙂

winged knoll Aug 31, 2020, 6:00 PM

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Well, those pages don't say, but Google will tell you - however they do tell you which are local, vs cloud

viral coyote Aug 31, 2020, 6:03 PM

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yeah, looks like a lot of studying to find the right one 🙂

native hill Aug 31, 2020, 6:49 PM

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Is this a pipe dream? A flashable light dimmer switch with a motion sensor built in?

winged knoll Aug 31, 2020, 6:50 PM

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Probably

native hill Aug 31, 2020, 6:52 PM

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I'm trying to avoid having to install a separate motion detector, but it looks like I don't have a choice.

winter shard Aug 31, 2020, 7:09 PM

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good evening guys, sharing is caring, I am looking for a vacuum cleaner in combination with HA, some ideas?

winged knoll Aug 31, 2020, 7:17 PM

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Did you look at the integrations pages?

winter shard Aug 31, 2020, 7:18 PM

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I did, but want to have some experiences of users while integrations does not give a recommendation 😉

winged knoll Aug 31, 2020, 7:19 PM

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Then this channel is the place to ask - but you're better asking specific questions rather than what works 😉

granite crow Aug 31, 2020, 7:58 PM

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I was actually looking to ask something along the same lines, only with which hardware to pick up. I've seen the recommended hardware page. But I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations for Pi's over say, a NUC, or a Pi 4 over Pi 3, etc.

winged knoll Aug 31, 2020, 7:58 PM

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Pi4 with SSD is IMO the basic minimum

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Anything running off eMMC sits around the same level

granite crow Aug 31, 2020, 7:58 PM

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need that much horsepower?

winged knoll Aug 31, 2020, 7:59 PM

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SD cards fail. SD cards cause tears 😉

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Largely because everybody assumes that's a myth and then pulls a sad face when they've lost everything

granite crow Aug 31, 2020, 7:59 PM

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understood

winged knoll Aug 31, 2020, 7:59 PM

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SD cards and eMMC are also s ... l ... o ... w