#hardware-archived | Home Assistant | Page 100

haughty pewter Nov 5, 2020, 5:45 PM

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Didn't cost anything when I did it at least

leaden hazel Nov 5, 2020, 5:46 PM

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There's a free trial for 30 days, but i don't know if it's possible to get the keys of new devices after that...

haughty pewter Nov 5, 2020, 5:48 PM

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I did the following, register account, set up whatever it was you were supposed to set up. Get the api key/secret. Use tuya-cli link to connect to the device and have the device connect to your internet (somewhat tricky when you want it on a seperate vlan). Once that is up you get the devices keys and can use them locally

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didn't cost anything nor did I have to use a trial. But they might have changed it

leaden hazel Nov 5, 2020, 5:49 PM

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Ok, thank you! I will try it asap!

haughty pewter Nov 5, 2020, 5:49 PM

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had to run the command a few times to make it work

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also Debug=* helps to see what's going on

leaden hazel Nov 5, 2020, 5:50 PM

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👍

haughty pewter Nov 5, 2020, 5:51 PM

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I don't think I'll be buying more since the once I got can't be flashed. When I got them it seemed like that was a possibility

leaden hazel Nov 5, 2020, 5:56 PM

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That's disappointing...

stable herald Nov 5, 2020, 6:23 PM

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Hi, i'm trying to move a device to another area however when i select the new area and hit update nothing happens

icy vale Nov 5, 2020, 6:29 PM

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Has anyone worked with the Sonoff DW2 RF Door sensor? I was able to flash the Sonoff RF bridge with Tasmota but I only see the door open code, but no door close code and I'm wondering if this sensor is only 1 code
@icy vale bump

sweet sky Nov 5, 2020, 6:37 PM

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Hi all, I switching devices from xiaomi to deconz. the old entities i can delete without problems. however the devices are still in the integration. is it possible to delete these?

drifting grove Nov 5, 2020, 7:14 PM

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hi all. just migrated from homeseer, so i am abit like fish out of water here 😉 i got most things up and running but i am having problems with the Generic Thermostat in yaml, how do i make multiplied Generic Thermostat?

winged knoll Nov 5, 2020, 7:16 PM

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

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climate
  - platform: generic_thermostat
    name: Study
    ...
  - platform: generic_thermostat
    name: Kitchen
    ...

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(that's more a topic for #integrations-archived though - see the channel topic 😉 )

drifting grove Nov 5, 2020, 7:22 PM

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thanks, sry about the placing and the ? which i guess falls under the "read the manual category" 🙂

winged knoll Nov 5, 2020, 7:23 PM

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It's a big manual, and unless you're willing to take the time to read the whole thing...

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(I did when I started, but that was 4 years ago and HA was a lot simpler then 😄 )

drifting grove Nov 5, 2020, 7:24 PM

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🙂

winged knoll Nov 5, 2020, 7:46 PM

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That'd be #integrations-archived

covert copper Nov 5, 2020, 9:05 PM

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Hi,
Gent's I guess could be interesting quesiton. Do you know how to measure air flow inside of ventilation channel?

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I was looking on web, but didn't find aaanything...

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Just wind speed sensors which don't apply here

winged knoll Nov 5, 2020, 9:07 PM

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Same basic concept, just smaller

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#diy-archived would be the place for building your own solution

covert copper Nov 5, 2020, 9:09 PM

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Oki, I will try. Thnaks 🙂

fringe moon Nov 5, 2020, 9:10 PM

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Flappy wheel I would say

soft lake Nov 5, 2020, 9:13 PM

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Think this is devices, tell me if I'm wrong - why does my home assistant instance keep duplicating iPhone devices I'm using as home/away detection? Got 3 versions of my iPhone and 4 of my gfs according to home assistant.... Any way to fix?

winged knoll Nov 5, 2020, 9:13 PM

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Sounds like an #ios_and_mac-archived topic

soft lake Nov 5, 2020, 9:14 PM

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Not using the apps...

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Doing it through WiFi detection

winged knoll Nov 5, 2020, 9:14 PM

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Then that'd be an #integrations-archived topic 😉

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And you need to tell us which integration

bright jacinthBOT Nov 5, 2020, 9:14 PM

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The topic of this channel is:

Questions about a device (not their #integrations-archived with HA)? Someone might have the same device and be able to help you out! If you've got a Z-Wave or Zigbee devices, see #zwave-archived and #zigbee-archived, #cameras-archived for cameras, and #diy-archived for making your own stuff.

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

viral bramble Nov 6, 2020, 12:47 AM

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Have a question regarding Lumary recessed lights --> running on Tuya Smartlife integration. Not sure if this the right place to ask. I am searching through the community to see if the effect field can be used to call once of the scenes in the app, (really for now I am trying to get the lights to turn on when the main ceiling light is turned on to warm white.

stray idol Nov 6, 2020, 3:00 AM

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Hello. I have an issue with my shelly 2.5. It turns itself off and on. Has anyone had this issue before? How would I go about fixing it?

obsidian tiger Nov 6, 2020, 9:11 AM

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I've added a light in the configuration file :
light:

platform: flux_led
devices:
192.168.1.250:
name: tv_light
but in development tools - states it says it is unavailable.
It has a static ip address.
Also when I try to add it to an automation it says it need an id?
What am I missing/doing wrong?
I've restarted HA.

winged knoll Nov 6, 2020, 9:28 AM

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Well, the first bit is for #integrations-archived the second for #automations-archived

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Do run a config check first though

bright jacinthBOT Nov 6, 2020, 9:28 AM

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

unreal fjord Nov 6, 2020, 10:40 AM

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ive just got an Aqara temp sensor and Zigbee2mqtt has picked it up but it doesnt show up under my devices (the broker cant see it) have missed something?

zealous dune Nov 6, 2020, 10:41 AM

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did you restart Z2M?

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 10:46 AM

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Shouldn't need to

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Do you have discovery enabled in the mqtt integration?

unreal fjord Nov 6, 2020, 10:47 AM

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a restart sorted it

winged knoll Nov 6, 2020, 10:48 AM

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See also #zigbee-archived for Zigbee stuff 😉

unreal fjord Nov 6, 2020, 10:49 AM

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woll do Tinker, would i be able to add it to emulated hue to get alexa to see it?

winged knoll Nov 6, 2020, 10:53 AM

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that'd be a question for #integrations-archived

bright jacinthBOT Nov 6, 2020, 10:53 AM

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The topic of this channel is:

Questions about a device (not their #integrations-archived with HA)? Someone might have the same device and be able to help you out! If you've got a Z-Wave or Zigbee devices, see #zwave-archived and #zigbee-archived, #cameras-archived for cameras, and #diy-archived for making your own stuff.

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

unreal fjord Nov 6, 2020, 10:55 AM

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ah ok thanks

wheat zenith Nov 6, 2020, 11:57 AM

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Further to my previous question about the TP Link Tapo P100 (which it seems uses a different protocol to the Kasa series), does anyone know of the Kasa KP105 socket works with homeassistant? It seems fairly likely as there are a few KPXXX multi-sockets that are on the confirmed list, but I thought I would ask in case anyone has confirmed otherwise.
@brisk drum Hello. Did you have any info in regards? Thanks

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Actually I meant about the P100

brisk drum Nov 6, 2020, 11:59 AM

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Hi! Coincidentally I just bought a KP105 this week and it works OK. Although I am having some trouble getting it to work in both home assistant and the Kasa app, while the plug is on my IoT subnet.

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Ah. The P100 I did not get anywhere with. I think it is a different protocol.

wheat zenith Nov 6, 2020, 12:00 PM

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Oh ok thanks

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incidentally, the P100 is half the price of the KP105

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but the KP105 is rated 16A

woven pollen Nov 6, 2020, 12:17 PM

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Afternoon folks, can anyone recommend a no hub Temperature and Humidity Sensor that is HA compatible.

winged knoll Nov 6, 2020, 12:30 PM

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Xiaomi Aqara (Zigbee) ones

woven pollen Nov 6, 2020, 12:37 PM

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Thanks Tinkerer. I'm just getting in to Home Automation. With zigbee, does that need a hub? or do they connect directly to wifi.

winged knoll Nov 6, 2020, 12:41 PM

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It needs a #zigbee-archived integration of some form - no hub required, but a Zigbee stick

woven pollen Nov 6, 2020, 12:42 PM

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Cool, i will look into that now. Thank you

outer yew Nov 6, 2020, 12:43 PM

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Hello i am trying to wake up my TV with wake_on_lan but i get this error does anyone know why? ColinTV: Error executing script. Unexpected error for call_service at pos 1: 'str' object has no attribute 'get'

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 12:43 PM

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@outer yew does your TV have an #integrations-archived ?

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Most of those have wake on LAN features

outer yew Nov 6, 2020, 12:44 PM

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yes it does

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😉

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i can power the tv down

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but cannot wake it

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 12:45 PM

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And which integration is it?

outer yew Nov 6, 2020, 12:46 PM

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its samsungtv

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 12:48 PM

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So you are using the turn_on_action and have wake_on_lan: enabled seperate in your configuration.yaml ?

outer yew Nov 6, 2020, 12:49 PM

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i have in my configuration.yaml wake_on_lan:

samsungtv:

host: 192.168.1.22
name: ColinTV
turn_on_action:
service: wake_on_lan.send_magic_packet
data:
mac: d0-03-df-72-b4-1f
broadcast_address: 192.168.1.255

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 12:50 PM

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That is not a supported format for Mac address

outer yew Nov 6, 2020, 12:51 PM

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ohh really haha wooww

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 12:51 PM

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Helps to read the docs ;-)

outer yew Nov 6, 2020, 12:51 PM

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do i need to use : instead of -?

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 12:51 PM

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Also, formatting your code helps

bright jacinthBOT Nov 6, 2020, 12:51 PM

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To format your text as code, enter three backticks on the first line, press Enter for a new line, paste your code, press Enter again for another new line, and lastly three more backticks. Here's an example

outer yew Nov 6, 2020, 12:53 PM

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wake_on_lan: 

samsungtv:
  - host: 192.168.1.22
    name: ColinTV
    turn_on_action:
      service: wake_on_lan.send_magic_packet
      data:
        mac: d0-03-df-72-b4-1f
        broadcast_address: 192.168.1.255

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ahh thanks

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@fringe moon i changed mac "d0:03:df:72:b4:1f" but it still gives me the error

ColinTV: Error executing script. Unexpected error for call_service at pos 1: 'str' object has no attribute 'get'

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 12:56 PM

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Did you remember to put it in "" ?

outer yew Nov 6, 2020, 12:57 PM

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yes

fleet breach Nov 6, 2020, 2:34 PM

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I have two wire intercom doorbell. It consists of outside unit with doorbell button, camera and RFID reader. It is connected to inside monitor via two wires. I can unlock the door from inside monitor, video camera video and initiate two way chat. I wish to keep this system. Only upgrade it. For opening the door lock I added Shelly 1 (24V). Works great. Next step is to use the camera and do a face/person recognition.

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Now the problem that I have is how to make this camera inside outside unit smart.

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If all this is impossible I can try to add additional camera somewhere on the outside unit, connected via WiFi and powered by 24V or 12V from outside unit.

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Any recommendations?

drifting grove Nov 6, 2020, 4:20 PM

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i am getting a duplicated mapping error when trying to add LIFX cloud to my config yaml... i am really new and not a coder, am i doing something wrong?

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shoot i can't post a pic

gloomy spoke Nov 6, 2020, 4:21 PM

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No pics of code

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~share your config

bright jacinthBOT Nov 6, 2020, 4:21 PM

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

gloomy spoke Nov 6, 2020, 4:21 PM

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And what is the actual error?

drifting grove Nov 6, 2020, 4:22 PM

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https://hastebin.com/mediviwozo.yaml

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hastebin is really cool thanks 🙂

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 4:22 PM

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@outer yew did you get it working?

drifting grove Nov 6, 2020, 4:22 PM

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    scene:```

gloomy spoke Nov 6, 2020, 4:23 PM

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You have scene: in there twice

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As it says 🙂

drifting grove Nov 6, 2020, 4:23 PM

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yeah i just don't know what to do about that..

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 4:23 PM

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Also lifx won't be under scene 🤣

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It'll be light I guess

drifting grove Nov 6, 2020, 4:23 PM

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😔

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i followed this https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/lifx_cloud/

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 4:24 PM

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What

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That was pretty strange

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Damn cloud stuff.... But yeah, put it in your scenes.yaml

gloomy spoke Nov 6, 2020, 4:25 PM

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Then create a scenes.yaml in your config dir if it doesn’t already exist and put those 2 lines in there without the scene:

drifting grove Nov 6, 2020, 4:25 PM

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oh okay

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thank you 🙂

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should the other thing be in scenes too?

gloomy spoke Nov 6, 2020, 4:27 PM

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No, that’s part of a script or automation action

drifting grove Nov 6, 2020, 4:28 PM

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okay great

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thanks again, seems happy

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 6:04 PM

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Does anyone have an external weather station (just temp & humidity would be fine) that they could recommend?

gloomy spoke Nov 6, 2020, 6:09 PM

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I like my WeatherFlow

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 6:10 PM

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which one do you have? The tempest?

gloomy spoke Nov 6, 2020, 6:11 PM

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I have the older Air + Sky modules, where the former does temp/humidity and the latter does wind/rain. They combined them into the Tempest

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if you don't care about the latter, the Air would have been cheaper, but it looks like it's gone

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 6:12 PM

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ah that's a shame

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 6:47 PM

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Under roof or not?

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I use a Xiaomi ZigBee sensor on my outside wall under roof

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And in my greenhouse

gloomy spoke Nov 6, 2020, 7:00 PM

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yeah, for temp/humidity, you don't really need a "weather station", just a weatherproof sensor

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 7:21 PM

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one of these? https://www.amazon.com/Aqara-WSDCGQ11LM-Temperature-Humidity-Sensor/dp/B07D37FKGY/

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 7:21 PM

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Yup

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Use them all over my house

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And outdoors

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Protected from rain and snow

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 7:22 PM

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are they very well protected, or just under your eaves?

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and are they exposed to the sun directly?

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 7:23 PM

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Well, through the glass windows of my greenhouse and when the sun hits them under roof

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 7:24 PM

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Thanks, I think I'll pick one up. I've got a deck that protrudes a couple feet. I think that will work out nicely for temperature in the shade

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do Hue lights act as zigbee repeaters?

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I'm a bit worried the temp sensor won't be able to communicate with my husbzb

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 7:42 PM

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Yes they do

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 7:42 PM

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nice

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 7:42 PM

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Most mains powered devices are routers

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Some better than others

winged knoll Nov 6, 2020, 7:46 PM

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Some brands of bulbs aren't routers, but they're not that common

stray idol Nov 6, 2020, 8:38 PM

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Hello. I have an issue with my shelly 2.5. It turns itself off and on. Has anyone had this issue before? How would I go about fixing it?

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It’s random for what I can see.

dull pendant Nov 6, 2020, 9:07 PM

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HI! 🙂 where can i find the HA MDI icons list ? 🙂

winged knoll Nov 6, 2020, 9:09 PM

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See the pinned messages in #frontend-archived

long charm Nov 6, 2020, 9:13 PM

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Is there a device which I can connect to my furnace wiring which will let my Nest control things wirelessly?

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there is only a R/W wire in the wall, so i can't independently control the blower fan from the furnace right now

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one of these would work to just use the existing wiring https://www.fast-stat.com but it seems like there should be a wireless option. i just cant find it yet

glossy prism Nov 6, 2020, 9:19 PM

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There's probably not a wireless option

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A thermostat just controls power going to the different wires to do different things

long charm Nov 6, 2020, 9:22 PM

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seems like a missed opportunity

glossy prism Nov 6, 2020, 9:22 PM

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It's...not possible given how thermostats work

long charm Nov 6, 2020, 9:24 PM

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a module which is wired to the furnace controls, and communicates w/ the Nest wirelessly. seems totally feasible

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why should i have to run wires inside a wall to turn something on/off

glossy prism Nov 6, 2020, 9:25 PM

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Reliability

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You kind of want your thermostat to work 100% of the time

long charm Nov 6, 2020, 9:26 PM

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nah i like busted water pipes

glossy prism Nov 6, 2020, 9:26 PM

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There would need to be something powered that has relays to control power to the wires on the furnace panel and can communicate wirelessly with the thermostat. Probably a niche product at best

gloomy spoke Nov 6, 2020, 9:27 PM

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I wanted something like that when I couldn't run more wires in my 80s-era house and came up with nothing

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just "add-a-wire" adapters, like the one that comes from Ecobee and is also sold separately

long charm Nov 6, 2020, 9:28 PM

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yeah really i just dont feel like going into the crawlspace to run a new wire to control the blower

gloomy spoke Nov 6, 2020, 9:28 PM

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no crawlspace here, so it would have been quite a production to fish new wire for me

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 10:22 PM

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Are Zigbee devices still a good option to buy in 2020?

fringe moon Nov 6, 2020, 10:29 PM

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Yes

graceful star Nov 6, 2020, 10:33 PM

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any way to control hue go (bluethoot) via ha?

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@obsidian juniper sonoff zigbee brigdge + tasmota + zha

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😛

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very cheap good soluction

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 10:34 PM

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I would like to start buying hardware for my house. Which brand (Zigbee) is recommended for good HA support and cheaper then bigger brands?

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I'm thinking to start off with security cameras in home

graceful star Nov 6, 2020, 10:34 PM

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security cameras is for wifi or ethernet

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not for zigbee

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 10:35 PM

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Zigbee is wifi? Right?

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Works with wifi

graceful star Nov 6, 2020, 10:35 PM

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no

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please check this

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8-VNIQQiQE

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it help me with those questions before

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 10:35 PM

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Thanks

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Is Xiaomi good or is it a brand to avoid?

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I don't know where to start :S

graceful star Nov 6, 2020, 10:36 PM

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they all are good

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lol

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 10:36 PM

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What did you buy first?

graceful star Nov 6, 2020, 10:36 PM

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since they have esp chip lol

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 10:36 PM

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I'm planning to make everything smart hehe

graceful star Nov 6, 2020, 10:36 PM

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me? google home nest and tuya stuff

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evolve to yeelight and sonoff stuff...and more tuya stuff

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recently zigbee and philips stuff

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 10:38 PM

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So you use Google Home nest for the dashboard and voice control?

graceful star Nov 6, 2020, 10:38 PM

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voice control and kids entreteinement

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lol

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but i discover that HA can do better

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 10:38 PM

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HA voice control?

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Huh? Is that a thing?

graceful star Nov 6, 2020, 10:38 PM

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yup

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you have all the things you need with google integration and some adons xD

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you need to create a google developer account too

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and a projet

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 10:39 PM

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Yeah, I know

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I had a Google Home with simple RF devices and it was without nabu casa

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I just need general advise, buying guide

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What to buy or to avoid for HA

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You are saying get yeelight for lighting, Sonoff for switches and other things tuya?

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 10:42 PM

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Does anyone here happen to have a Monoprice 6-zone amp integrated into HA? I think I need a different FTDI USB<->Serial cable and I'd like to know if anyone has a known-working one

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 10:44 PM

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Found this https://smarthome.university/home-assistant/best-hardware-for-home-assistant/

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 10:46 PM

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tuxabyte: here's a write up on stuff I used my recent home renovation: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/jkehma/poe_devices/gajsrh5/

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Keep in mind that this is kinda hobby-level stuff. Very few things are really plug-n-play/set-and-forget

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:04 PM

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I can not find Zigbee + Z-Wave combined USB sticks in my region 😦

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:04 PM

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what's your region?

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:05 PM

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Europe

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People are recommending HUSBZB-1

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:05 PM

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that's what I use (in the US)

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:06 PM

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It's not available here 😦

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Now I need to get two sticks unfortunately

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:06 PM

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/zigbee-stick-for-europe-any-available-retain-state-in-hass/17361

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I'm sure you can find plenty of places that will shut a HUSBZB to europe

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3rd post down on the link there mentions one

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:07 PM

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Thanks!

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:07 PM

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just to be sure, you know what zigbee and z-wave are used for now? Earlier you mentioned wifi and those protocols have nothing to do with wifi

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:08 PM

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Not exactly. I haven't watched the video yet. All I know is that I need both to control devices without a bridge

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:08 PM

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direct link btwhttps://www.discounthomeautomation.com/GoControl-Z-Wave-Zigbee-QuickStick-LNHUSBZB1

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:08 PM

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Thanks for the link Bob

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:11 PM

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you kinda seem to be going in the wrong planning order. You might want to start by looking at each area you can automate, then for each of those areas what products/platforms are available, then what specific devices you want based your use case & cost

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You might find you don't even need a zigbee/zwave setup (though you probably will)

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:12 PM

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I'll be moving soon. I was thinking I could buy the stick now and maybe a couple of sensors for the doors and windows

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Once I'm moved I'll do the lights and security camera I think

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:13 PM

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it's an existing house? Does it have a built-in alarm?

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:13 PM

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Existing house, nope no alarm 😄

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What would you do?

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:14 PM

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then yah, that stick and some cheap sensors can be an easy and fun way to start messing with Home Assistant

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I was thinking you were doing a new build for some reason

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:14 PM

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I used to have HA with Google Home, chromecast and simple RF plugs

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but I couldn't automate that much so I removed everything 😄

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Was fun to setup

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I'll be running it in a dockerized container. Hopefully the stick will get passtrough

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:15 PM

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I use home assistant OS which runs HA in a container and I have that stick I linked working without issues

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on a Raspberry Pi

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:16 PM

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My rpi is used for music 😄

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:17 PM

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I've got a separate pi running Mopidy

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:17 PM

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Installed a hifiberry dac on it with some good monitors and mopidy (moodeaudio)

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Moode audio rocks!

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Which software are you running?

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:18 PM

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just mopidy with the Iris web front end for playing spotify out to my whole-home amp

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the setup is still needs some work, but it's functional for now

obsidian juniper Nov 6, 2020, 11:19 PM

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You should try moode audio. It's more feature rich

brazen turret Nov 6, 2020, 11:20 PM

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I'll take a look at it, thanks

pure elm Nov 7, 2020, 11:54 AM

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Hey Guys,
i want to start with SmartHome things like Swtiches for power outlets, controll elektric shutters, controll heating..

What brands you can recommend that can all of these things and have a good combability with Home Assistant?

red mulch Nov 7, 2020, 11:57 AM

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Hi guys. I have just gotten myself a cheap Xiaomi TV stick which runs Android TV. Home assistant (android_tv integration) expects to connect to it on port 5555, but it does not listen on that port. It listens on 9 other ports, but which one should I specify?

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 12:29 PM

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Does anyone know of any decent wall switches with one or more displays, ideally epaper?
I’m in the UK, no more than £150 per switch, any protocol is fine.

drifting grove Nov 7, 2020, 12:52 PM

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Is raspberry Pi zero W compatible for running HA smoothly without any issues? Thank you

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 1:07 PM

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No

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@spiral tinsel In that price range you can build your own with esphome

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heck, you'll probably get 2-3 for that price atleast

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 1:08 PM

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cool, I'll go down that route @fringe moon any suggestions for faceplates etc?

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 1:09 PM

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A 3D printer ?

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🤣

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 1:09 PM

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Looks like I've got an excuse to buy one now

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 1:09 PM

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There is always excuses!

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 1:10 PM

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I was hoping for the hardware on the walls to be a little more sleek, might have to commission them from a metal shop or something
Hence why I was after an off-the-shelf solve

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I'll have to do some research on how to make the prints look super sleek

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 1:11 PM

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there are quite a few different epaper displays on aliexpress

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I'm looking around currently to build my own indoor weather display

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 1:11 PM

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I've seen a few cool looking switches with displays, but they're all backlit LCDs https://i.cwlf.uk/Qv9aa

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Looks like brilliant makes them https://www.brilliant.tech/home, looks very proprietary

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 1:14 PM

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what size are you thinking ? I see 4.2" for $30, 1.5" for $6 etc etc

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 1:15 PM

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I'll measure up, 2 secs

ruby flare Nov 7, 2020, 1:15 PM

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Can anyone advise a simple relais switch that is home assistant compatible without any further modifications (like Sonoff that needs firmware flashing)? I need it to control my bathroom exhaust fan

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 1:15 PM

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Shelly

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 1:15 PM

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anything up to around 6.5cm^2

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2.5"

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I guess displays are diagonal measurements

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 1:16 PM

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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001173975280.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.71e7213a9YPCLo&algo_pvid=eb33676e-1222-4022-8bd7-0991a8a0c70c&algo_expid=eb33676e-1222-4022-8bd7-0991a8a0c70c-16&btsid=0bb0624316047549789707940e075e&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_

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Something like that ?

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 1:16 PM

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exactly like that, they'll need touch though

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 1:16 PM

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oooh

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Havent seen any with touch

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 1:17 PM

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you can get transparent touch overlay things for non-touch displays, maybe that'll work

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I'll probably throw in a haptic motor too

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 1:18 PM

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I see that yes

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I would probably rather have the display for info and use capacitive buttons on a panel above or below

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 1:18 PM

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this is touch, but it's far too big https://shopkits.eink.com/product/6˝-epaper-display-ed060xh7/

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yeah, perhaps you're right

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it's more for accessibility, so anyone other than myself/my partner can immediately see which button is which

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idea is, I use whichever icon is assigned in hass for that switch on the display

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ah woah, this is exactly what I want... but it's proprietary by the look of it https://www.eq-3.com/products/homematic/detail/wireless-status-display-with-push-button-for-55-mm-frames.html

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looks like there's a homematic integration with hass too @fringe moon, reckon it'll do the trick? https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homematic/

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 1:27 PM

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Maybe, never touched homematic

obsidian juniper Nov 7, 2020, 3:22 PM

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I am trying to find a smart doorbell that integrates well with HA and is not on the pricey side. What could you guys recommend?

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I found Eken V5

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 3:23 PM

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which country? need a cam?

obsidian juniper Nov 7, 2020, 3:23 PM

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Netherlands

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There is the ring doorbell, but it's way too expensive

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 3:24 PM

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A ZigBee button and a Poe camera

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$30 total

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 3:25 PM

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agree yeah, if you need an all-in-one, skybell make doorbells for around half the price of the newer rings, or you could just get a last gen ring for around 80EUR

obsidian juniper Nov 7, 2020, 3:25 PM

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https://www.bol.com/nl/p/eken-video-deurbel-v7-zwart-accu-s-gong-zeer-hoge-resolutie-1080p-hd-draadloze-deurbel/9200000122699167/?bltgh=m5kRNVTP-Z4l1er6NmFLdQ.1.9.ProductTitle

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@fringe moon What about the chime?

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 3:26 PM

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All the Chromecasts around the house already?

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 3:26 PM

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do you already have a hardwire chime?

obsidian juniper Nov 7, 2020, 3:26 PM

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Also, I'd rather have a wireless camera. Can't be asked to do cabling

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I do @spiral tinsel

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 3:27 PM

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Wireless 🤢

obsidian juniper Nov 7, 2020, 3:27 PM

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Why?

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 3:27 PM

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sage make a chime sensor for around 3-5 bucks

obsidian juniper Nov 7, 2020, 3:28 PM

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So... you guys telling me that it's better to buy a button and seperate camera instead of a doorbell

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 3:29 PM

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yeah, wireless cams are not worth the maintenance, if you've already got a hardwire chime, you can power a doorbell/cam from the existing feed

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I would still get two separate devices, for flexibility

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 3:29 PM

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Most doorbell finished products are cloud based

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🤢 🤢 🤢

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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I'm waiting for ubiquiti's new protect doorbell to arrive in the uk before I adjust my setup

obsidian juniper Nov 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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Any recommendations for wireless camera that is fully supported with HA

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I've read Wyze

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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arlo work don't they?

winged knoll Nov 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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#cameras-archived would have some - certainly it's been discussed there before

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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From what I've seen wyze is either doesn't work or works

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Depends on the user

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50/50

obsidian juniper Nov 7, 2020, 3:31 PM

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🙂

obsidian juniper Nov 7, 2020, 3:59 PM

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https://frenck.dev/diy-smart-doorbell-for-just-2-dollar/

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I'll be doing this for my project 🙂

acoustic citrus Nov 7, 2020, 4:33 PM

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https://frenck.dev/diy-smart-doorbell-for-just-2-dollar/
@obsidian juniper does it also work for the typical 8v doorbells.

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An old phone charger, delivering 5 Volts 🤨 required

obsidian juniper Nov 7, 2020, 4:35 PM

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I'm not sure

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If mine is 8V, a 8V phone charger will do?

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"In my case, my doorbell chime is powered by 8 Volts (DC) from the transformer. While to voltage is too high for the board, I could have used a little regulator to “step-down” from the 8 Volts to the 5 Volts required by the board."

acoustic citrus Nov 7, 2020, 4:36 PM

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The 5v is to power up the custom wifi device, so you will still be good. But you still will need somewhere to plug that device in. For me currently I don't have that option.

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It would be nice if there was a relay w/ zwave/zigbee/wifi that could just be used as-is.

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then you put that inbetween your chime and bell

spiral tinsel Nov 7, 2020, 4:38 PM

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Looking for a smart alternative to the UK 45A isolators

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Ideally a drop in replacement for an existing vertical 2-gang switch, but I could blank it if necessary if there’s something I can just put in the backbox and forget about

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Failing that, a vertical two-gang switch and I can get the sparky to put a contactor/relay for the shower in the consumer unit

tepid lichen Nov 7, 2020, 4:59 PM

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I'm also trying to find a doorbell, something that plugs into these old berlin intercom systems, would work with home assistant and I'd get a notification to my screen when the bell rings

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doorbird 301a was available for a while, but never got really support to home assistant and now they discontinued the model

pastel fjord Nov 7, 2020, 6:04 PM

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Hi! Since weeks I am searching a smart switch that doesn’t use a battery and fits into European frames with 55x55mm... does anyone have a recommendation? Zigbee or WiFi would be best...

winged knoll Nov 7, 2020, 6:05 PM

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If you look in the pinned messages in #zigbee-archived you'll find links to a couple of lists that include options

stable field Nov 7, 2020, 6:27 PM

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is it possible to change the sensitivity of a sensor via home assistant? I have a samjin Multipurpose Sensor that I would like to use to detect my door bell. the magnetic field from my door bell isnt strong enough to trigger the sensor, so I am trying with the vibration. The issue I am having is when I walk by the wall that has the sensor it picks that up too.

winged knoll Nov 7, 2020, 6:28 PM

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Depends entirely on the sensor's protocol, and whether it supports remote reconfiguration, or reports anything other than on/off

stable field Nov 7, 2020, 6:29 PM

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Its conneted via zha and using , zhaquirks.samjin.multi2.SmartthingsMultiPurposeSensor2019. I have only seen (on, off) in the device. how would i go about finding if its reporting more?

winged knoll Nov 7, 2020, 6:31 PM

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Then #zigbee-archived would be a good place to ask 😉

sand pier Nov 7, 2020, 9:09 PM

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Hello everyone! I'm wondering about buying a Dell Wyse 5020 and setting up Home Assistant on that instead of a Raspberry Pi. The cost is the same and I believe it's potentially more reliable.

Does anyone else use the same and is it suitable for a total beginner?

winged knoll Nov 7, 2020, 9:11 PM

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Looks pretty good TBH

Quad-core AMD G-Series SoC 1.5 GHz
and either 2 GB or 4 GB of RAM

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I'd suggest adding an SSD to boot from, rather than the tiny flash

sand pier Nov 7, 2020, 9:12 PM

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The one I've found on eBay says it has a 32GB SSD but I presume it's actually flash.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-AMD-Quad-Core-1-5GHz-4GB-RAM-32GB-SSD-WYSE-Dx0Q-5020-Fanless-Mini-PC-PSU/224193905397?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

winged knoll Nov 7, 2020, 9:12 PM

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Could be SSD

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32 GB is the minimum recommended size, so that'd be ok

glossy prism Nov 7, 2020, 9:13 PM

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Yeah. I usually run 120GB SSDs on my machines but only because I can't find anything with smaller capacity that actually costs less lol

winged knoll Nov 7, 2020, 9:13 PM

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You can never have too much disk space

sand pier Nov 7, 2020, 9:13 PM

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Thanks 🙂 the description says "1x 32Gb SATA DOM (Disk on Module) SSD (Upgradable)"

glossy prism Nov 7, 2020, 9:14 PM

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SATA is a good sign, never heard of DOM

sand pier Nov 7, 2020, 9:14 PM

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Haha I'm trying very hard to buy something cheap and actually get into learning how to use/setup hass before I go nuts with the SSD upgrades

winged knoll Nov 7, 2020, 9:14 PM

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Disk on Module ISTR

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Very traditional flash based storage for servers

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Well, the nice thing is that you can easily add an SSD for expanding storage

glossy prism Nov 7, 2020, 9:15 PM

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I'm also assuming by them saying SATA they mean a proper SATA cable

winged knoll Nov 7, 2020, 9:16 PM

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At the very least an actual SATA port (or ports)

glossy prism Nov 7, 2020, 9:16 PM

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Damn, 6 USB ports

winged knoll Nov 7, 2020, 9:16 PM

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They're actually not bad little mini server boxes

glossy prism Nov 7, 2020, 9:16 PM

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Also I seriously hope this machine doesn't have the bullshit UEFI that prevents anything other than windows from running on it

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Like the HP EliteDesk series...

winged knoll Nov 7, 2020, 9:18 PM

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https://www.servethehome.com/hp-prodesk-400-g4-mini-project-tinyminimicro-guide/ and other articles there

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They've done reviews of various units

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https://www.servethehome.com/tag/tinyminimicro/

fringe moon Nov 7, 2020, 9:22 PM

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Did someone say server

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🏇 🏇 🏇

sand pier Nov 7, 2020, 9:52 PM

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Cheers for the help, I've ordered it, see if I can get it going.

stray idol Nov 7, 2020, 10:41 PM

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Hello. Does anyone know if the gosund wp6 are still flashable with tuya convert?

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OTA preferably

glossy prism Nov 7, 2020, 10:43 PM

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It's a crapshoot

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Tuya convert is only OTA

stray idol Nov 7, 2020, 10:51 PM

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Ok

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What’s a good plug with power monitoring for us plug?

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That’s cheap since I’m going to need a lot of them.

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If it can integrate with HA easily without flashing, preferred. If not it’s fine I can flash it

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And better even yet that takes up only 1 spot so I can put another in the other spot on the wall socket.

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I see that the wp6 takes up both spots and I think they are discontinued too

stray idol Nov 7, 2020, 11:24 PM

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I found these that work with smart life.

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https://m.aliexpress.com/item/4000690877416.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.115f42c3SlqoAe&browser_id=0cd953b4d4ae49819acfeb3b4faf3ab8&aff_trace_key=&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=001175a4eb7604154f86d7124ff9a782d7eb9a381e&gclid=&_imgsrc_=ae01.alicdn.com%2Fkf%2FHcfd2b0b45c004cdc885539eb96e067b2O.jpg_640x640Q90.jpg

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Will it work fine with tuya integration?

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Without the need to flash?

peak talon Nov 8, 2020, 4:51 AM

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OTA preferably
@stray idol If you get access to esp pins (rx and tx) - you could directly flash - you don't even need tuya convert. Tuya convert is OTA for non-invasive or non-destructive approach 🙂

winged vigil Nov 8, 2020, 9:31 AM

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Hello all. New to HASS. Is it possible to add custom attributes to devices? I have a few Zigbee sensors that I am using with Zigbee2MQTT and I would like to add info such as last seen, link quality and more importantly battery level.

obsidian juniper Nov 8, 2020, 9:44 AM

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I'm going to buy a couple of shelly's. I see HA has integration for Shelly devices, do I want to flash Shelly with Tasmota?

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I don't really mind that shelly uses the cloud. I don't really see the advantages of flashing Tasmota on Shelly.

glossy prism Nov 8, 2020, 1:15 PM

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@obsidian juniper well, tasmota is fully local and offers more customization ability

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Local > cloud

versed sonnet Nov 8, 2020, 1:23 PM

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is transition for lights something that would need to be supported by the firmware or something that is done by home assistant by sending multiple brightness commands?

fringe moon Nov 8, 2020, 1:23 PM

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Local 🍆

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Cloud 🤢

winged knoll Nov 8, 2020, 1:24 PM

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It needs to be supported by the device

versed sonnet Nov 8, 2020, 1:26 PM

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is there anyway to tell easily if it does?

winged knoll Nov 8, 2020, 1:28 PM

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Not generically, no, other than Google

versed sonnet Nov 8, 2020, 1:29 PM

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ok gotcha thanks again!

obsidian juniper Nov 8, 2020, 1:52 PM

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Would a contact sensor or motion sensor be better for a mailbox?

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Sonoff motion or contact sensor?

winged knoll Nov 8, 2020, 1:54 PM

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If you can rely on the door being opened/closed, then a contact sensor

random wasp Nov 8, 2020, 1:54 PM

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I'm going to buy a couple of shelly's. I see HA has integration for Shelly devices, do I want to flash Shelly with Tasmota?
@obsidian juniper shelly can be also used locally. you can fully disable the cloud in the webinterface

obsidian juniper Nov 8, 2020, 1:55 PM

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I'm thinking of placing the contact sensor on the lid of the mailbox @winged knoll

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Would that work? 🙂

winged knoll Nov 8, 2020, 1:55 PM

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If you can rely on the activity for that opening/closing, sure

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Other option might be an ultrasonic distance sensor placed at the back

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It will probably tell you if there's something in it, as well as when it's opened/closed

obsidian juniper Nov 8, 2020, 1:56 PM

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@winged knoll Thanks!

winged vigil Nov 8, 2020, 2:46 PM

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Hello all. Is there an open source combi-boiler controller that is either Zigbee or Wifi only with no Cloud connectivity for the UK?

winged knoll Nov 8, 2020, 2:47 PM

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See the pinned messages in #zigbee-archived for a list of known working hardware

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For Z-Wave in the UK the company Vesternet is my go-to source

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WiFi... personally no idea, but I'm sure others will know

kindred vale Nov 8, 2020, 2:54 PM

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anyone familiar with the Quby (Toon Thermostat) ? I have it setup in HA , works fine it has Gas/Power usage sensors, only thing not showing up correctly is Energy cost today in € , sometimes it shows , but most of the time it doesnt ???

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remains 0

rustic stream Nov 8, 2020, 4:22 PM

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Hey all!, does anyone have one of the Xiaomi LYWSD03MMC sensors? I've got it working fine with HA but I was wondering if the battery level is actually correct or actually works at all as it shows 100% in HA but on the sensor itself I see a low-battery warning show up

drifting grove Nov 8, 2020, 5:11 PM

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Does anyone know if this issue has been resolved?
https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/42380
My Shelly i3 is added by the auto discovery but no entities are added or found which leaves the device pretty useless.
Am I missing something?
I am running Home Assistant version 0.117.1
@remote vale did you get any feedback about this? I have the same problem with an i3

sweet sky Nov 8, 2020, 6:47 PM

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How can you delete devices in intergrations?

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or is this something for #integrations-archived ?

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 6:52 PM

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You typically can’t. Some integrations like MQTT let you, but most don’t

sweet sky Nov 8, 2020, 6:54 PM

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:(, i deleted some deconz devices. and they are still in there. breaking all the names.

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So i guess, only way is to reinstall the integration

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 6:59 PM

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Sometimes just restarting can clean up deleted names. Otherwise, removing and reinstalling the integration or pawing around in .storage (not recommended)

outer yew Nov 8, 2020, 7:07 PM

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Hello everyone,

i get this error

ColinTV: Error executing script. Unexpected error for call_service at pos 1: 'str' object has no attribute 'get'

does anyone know why this happends?

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 7:08 PM

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Not many details there

outer yew Nov 8, 2020, 7:16 PM

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what do you need my config?

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i can grab that real quick 🙂

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 7:19 PM

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I assume it's related to this?

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wake_on_lan: 

samsungtv:
  - host: 192.168.1.22
    name: ColinTV
    turn_on_action:
      service: wake_on_lan.send_magic_packet
      data:
        mac: d0-03-df-72-b4-1f
        broadcast_address: 192.168.1.255

outer yew Nov 8, 2020, 7:19 PM

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yes

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samsungtv:
  - host: 192.168.1.22
    name: ColinTV
    turn_on_action:
      service: wake_on_lan.send_magic_packet
      data:
        mac: "d0:03:df:72:b4:1f"
        broadcast_address: 192.168.1.255

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dont know why this happends

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 7:24 PM

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try that same service call in devtools -> Services

outer yew Nov 8, 2020, 7:26 PM

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it works thgere

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 7:26 PM

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this works for my LG TV:

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webostv:
  host: 192.168.1.196
  turn_on_action:
    service: wake_on_lan.send_magic_packet
    data:
      mac: 78-5d-c8-5c-e2-c7
      broadcast_address: 192.168.1.255

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then maybe that's not the problem

outer yew Nov 8, 2020, 7:27 PM

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maybe add

broadcast_port: 9

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 7:27 PM

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I doubt that will fix the error

outer yew Nov 8, 2020, 7:27 PM

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gonna try it 🙂

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 7:28 PM

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so what are you doing when you see the error?

outer yew Nov 8, 2020, 7:28 PM

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call the service 😉

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that fixed it

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 7:29 PM

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just adding the bit about broadcast_port:? weird

outer yew Nov 8, 2020, 7:29 PM

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yeah

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idk why

fringe moon Nov 8, 2020, 7:30 PM

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Interesting

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 7:31 PM

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I think it's the default

fringe moon Nov 8, 2020, 7:31 PM

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I remember this from a year back

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But I don't remember the component that required it

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But I think I changed some docs

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 7:32 PM

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mine works without it, and they're both just calling the wake_on_lan service

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anyway, glad it's working

fringe moon Nov 8, 2020, 7:40 PM

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I think I remember now

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I had to specify port if I specify the broadcast address

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If removing the broadcast address it wasn't necessary

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And broadcast address isn't necessary unless you are on different subnets

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 7:44 PM

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weird. the example doesn't use the broadcast_address, so it sounds like that should work as-is

fringe moon Nov 8, 2020, 7:51 PM

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Pretty sure that is what I found out atleast

gloomy spoke Nov 8, 2020, 7:52 PM

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you're gonna make me dig around in the code now 🙂

fringe moon Nov 8, 2020, 7:58 PM

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https://media.tenor.com/images/c7b7ff7e50400d48d5a10d80d83de524/tenor.gif

sweet sky Nov 8, 2020, 8:00 PM

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Sometimes just restarting can clean up deleted names. Otherwise, removing and reinstalling the integration or pawing around in .storage (not recommended)
@gloomy spoke I ended up just reinstalling the integration. now all old things are removed 🙂

brazen sand Nov 8, 2020, 11:07 PM

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I'm looking for gu10 wifi led's i can controll with hassio, any recommendations?

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Looking for something like this -> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001041591619.html

fossil karma Nov 9, 2020, 1:22 AM

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Are there any good UL listed EVSEs with local home assistant integration?

rancid furnace Nov 9, 2020, 1:24 AM

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Hey all!, does anyone have one of the Xiaomi LYWSD03MMC sensors? I've got it working fine with HA but I was wondering if the battery level is actually correct or actually works at all as it shows 100% in HA but on the sensor itself I see a low-battery warning show up
@rustic stream Yep, same here. Added it via ESPHome (and the custom firmware) and the display swaps between battery level and humidity. I had a CR2032 around so changed it and it shows 99% bugt the icon shows low batt symbol. I'll use the actual value rather than the symbol. Haven't looked at the code to see whether the batt symbol actually changes

rustic stream Nov 9, 2020, 1:32 AM

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@rancid furnace Yeah that's what i was thinking as well, but because these are still the same batteries that it came shipped with I don't have new ones to test against to be sure if the low bat icon on the display or the HA value is correct

rancid furnace Nov 9, 2020, 1:50 AM

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The temp/humi values seem alright so I'm comfortable with that and look at the batt icon simply to distinguish from the humi value

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 7:46 AM

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Hello. I got a question on smart plugs and TuyaSmart app. Will any smart plug with power monitoring that works with TuyaSmart or smart life pass onto HA using the integration? I would like the power monitoring without the have to flash part.

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 8:13 AM

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cloud works sometimes

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but preferably you want something local

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cloud is 🤢

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 8:15 AM

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Which smart plug with power monitoring do you guys recommend the video

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Recommend then*

winged knoll Nov 9, 2020, 8:16 AM

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Zigbee or Z-Wave

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Zigbee being cheaper, Z-Wave being more likely to just work

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 8:22 AM

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or if you must, wifi plugs

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the tplink ones are decent

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and all tuya plugs I've bought have been converted with tuya convert

wraith crystal Nov 9, 2020, 9:12 AM

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+1 for the TP-Link Smart Plug with power monitoring. On the face of it they look quite dear (at least imo and in the UK) but I did find one site selling them for £13.99. This was much easier to swallow when most places are knocking them out for £23-27.

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Scratch that, was just about to drop a link however, looks like the price has been jacked up to £27.99. Maybe it was a pricing error? But they did honour the three I purchased at that price, maybe keep an eye on a website called MyMemory (https://www.mymemory.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=350223).

bold portal Nov 9, 2020, 10:07 AM

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Guys I am looking for some sort of smart switches which could control some zigbee lightbulbs...preferably something which could cover/replace a normal light switch and be stacked on top of each other (I somethings have 4-5 switches stacked on top of each other)

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Any ideas? I am from Germany - so most US switches don't work

ember shell Nov 9, 2020, 10:39 AM

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Hey all. Just flashed a Sonoff Zigbee Bridge with Zigbee2MQTT but I can't get it to connect to my MQTT broker. Every time it tries it immediately gets the error "Connect failed to 192.168.0.254:1883, rc 5. Retry in 10 sec"

The MQTT broker in HA is seeing the device and showing this error: "1604917650: New connection from 192.168.30.131 on port 1883.
1604917650: Socket error on client <unknown>, disconnecting."

Any idea what might be going on?

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 10:47 AM

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they are on different subnets

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that sounds like firewall rules

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or client isolation

ember shell Nov 9, 2020, 10:58 AM

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I've got firewall rules allowing that entire subnet directly into that IP via all ports and protocols. All other Tasmota devices on that subnet are able to connect to the broker without issue.
Also just added a temporary rule to allow that specific device direct access to the broker via everything and it's still giving that error.

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 10:58 AM

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Can you replicate it with the device on the same subnet ?

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99% of people who try to "secure" their network just end up making it less secure 😉

ember shell Nov 9, 2020, 10:59 AM

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Another thing I noticed is that I don't seem to be able to update the MQTT username in Tasmota. It's set as "DVES_XXXX" by default but when I change it to "Tasmota" to match my authentication it reverts back.

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I'll test on the same subnet though. One sec.

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Same subnet, same error 😦

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 11:03 AM

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Never ran zigbee2mqtt on sonoff, it works fine on both a vm \ docker \ native pi for me

ember shell Nov 9, 2020, 11:03 AM

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At this stage I'm thinking bad flash. Might just start from scratch again and see what happens then.

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Yeah the bridge was cheap in a bundle with some sensors and buttons so makes sense. Plus it's still tiny enough to hide anywhere.

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 11:04 AM

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Tiny 🙉

ember shell Nov 9, 2020, 12:26 PM

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Seems there's an issue with this firmware not saving any username through the UI. I've allowed anonymous authentication now in MQTT and cleared the username and password via "MqttUser 0" and "MqttPassword 0" and it instantly connected. Thanks very much @fringe moon

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 12:33 PM

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oooof unauthenticated access

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🙉

worldly maple Nov 9, 2020, 12:39 PM

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Using Tasmota HA Discovery, it created a cover for me automatically. To customize it, do I just create another cover in the config? Will it override the default one or create a second one in addition to the auto-discovered one?

ember shell Nov 9, 2020, 12:57 PM

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Yeah I'm not happy with the unauthenticated access but at the same time my firewall setup is very good.

cursive palm Nov 9, 2020, 1:17 PM

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Hello, I need to increase bluetooth range of my raspberry pi 4. Any advices?

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I plug simple bleutooth on usb but I dont know how to make it visible to home assistant. In hardware is no new devices on usb

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 1:19 PM

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You should rather look at using ESP32s as BT relays

cursive palm Nov 9, 2020, 1:20 PM

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I need it only for my xiaomi_miio devices

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 1:20 PM

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Exactly

cursive palm Nov 9, 2020, 1:20 PM

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I have a xiaomi ble gate in xiaomi home

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Is there possible to Access to dis device?

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And my usb bluetooth for Windows is no use on raspberry?

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 1:25 PM

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without know the exact chipset on it, and what installation method you are running

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who knows

cursive palm Nov 9, 2020, 1:26 PM

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Orico usb bluetooth and raspberry pi 4 docker True HassOS 4.15

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 1:27 PM

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should work on linux, no idea about hassos since I don't touch it

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#330990055533576204 would know

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 1:36 PM

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or if you must, wifi plugs
@fringe moon the kasa hs110 is discontinued

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I do see a new item the kp115 that’s “coming soon” which has power monitoring

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But for tp link there’s nothing else

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 1:39 PM

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no idea, I only use one, that has been rock solid for 2 years

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for my water heater

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the rest I use are tuya plugs running tasmota

patent olive Nov 9, 2020, 3:14 PM

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Is there a recommended doorbell that works great with HA locally??

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 3:14 PM

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A Xiaomi ZigBee button works fine

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Outdoors in Norwegian climate with anything from -35c to +35c

winged knoll Nov 9, 2020, 3:15 PM

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Or add one of the many sensor options to your dumb doorbell bell box

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It's been discussed a lot recently, a search will find you stuff (if Discord is working)

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 3:26 PM

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the rest I use are tuya plugs running tasmota
@fringe moon which one did you buy?

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 3:28 PM

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Have atleast 5 different ones

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 4:08 PM

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The reason I ask is because I’m not sure which ones will be compatible with ha. That way I have a base line of what works

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 4:10 PM

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Anything with Tasmota on it will work with home assistant

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 4:14 PM

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So I can buy any smart plug with power monitoring from any source and any brand that uses tuya app or smart life app and convert using tuya convert to tasmita or esphome and that’s it. Have the full functionality after converting?

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No more programming required?

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 4:22 PM

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If it isn't running a too new version of tuya

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Yes

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 4:26 PM

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Well you'll need to configure a module/template but that's not difficult

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Also stuff that can actually be tuya-converted is steadily decreasing

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Anything with an ESP can be serial flashed though

glossy wigeon Nov 9, 2020, 4:43 PM

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not sure if this is the correct channel but does anybody have any recommendations for controlling a 12v led strip with HA? I don't have any hubs/zigbee adapter and don't mind doing some DIY, just looking for something cheap :)

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 4:57 PM

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magichome LED controller flashed with tasmota

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(or stock firmware with the fluxled integration)

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@glossy wigeon

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are you in the US? i recently flashed this with tasmota: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JC3L4Z6

glossy wigeon Nov 9, 2020, 5:00 PM

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UK, but our amazon seems to have the same - whats the flashing process like?

cursive palm Nov 9, 2020, 5:00 PM

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Hello, Now I have raspberry pi 4+ with 1 gb ram, free 300 MB in normal usage of HA. I have oportunity to buy 2 gb ram pi4, is it wort it?

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 5:02 PM

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pretty standard for any ESP device @balmy rune : TX to RX, RX to TX, GND to GND, 3v3 to 3v3. GPIO0 to GND while plugging in power, then you can unground it.

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tasmotizer makes it E Z P Z

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i was able to use that controller with my LED light bar PSU, so it was a drop-in replacement

glossy wigeon Nov 9, 2020, 5:05 PM

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awesome, do I need a programmer since i don't already own one or could I use an arduino or similar?

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 5:06 PM

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not sure about arduino--i don't really use those. i use these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LZV1G6K

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you can use the magic home controllers with home assistant locally out of the box, but i strongly prefer tasmota

glossy wigeon Nov 9, 2020, 5:07 PM

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https://siytek.com/how-to-flash-sonoff-tasmota-with-an-arduino-uno-and-esptool/
it appears you can

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awesome, thanks for your help - i'll be sure to grab one :D

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 5:07 PM

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yeah i'm very happy with mine

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i was using a smart plug to turn the LED lights on/off (they're my kitchen cabinet lighting). being able to dim them is such an improvement

glossy wigeon Nov 9, 2020, 5:09 PM

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yeah, i can imagine

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 5:10 PM

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Well you'll need to configure a module/template but that's not difficult
@glossy prism so is it better to look for smart plugs that already have a template? That way I don’t have to create one? Also what’s going to happen after there’s no esp8266 plugs?

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 5:11 PM

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i don't even want to think about that 😢

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yeah. even creating templates for smart plugs in particular generally isn't difficult though

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here's a good resource: https://templates.blakadder.com/

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some plugs have modules built in to tasmota though (like the sonoff s31), so you'd want to use a module instead of template when possible

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 5:16 PM

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How do I see a list of modules? On that link too?

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 5:19 PM

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in tasmota itself

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 5:24 PM

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I have no tasmota device yet

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 5:25 PM

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here too: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Modules/

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 5:31 PM

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All of the templates for power monitoring plugs say that if they are using the new tuya firmware it might not be flashable.

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This is worrisome

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Don’t want to buy something and then get stuck

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 5:40 PM

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#hardware-archived message

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the sonoff S31 is a popular choice. can't be tuya-converted (because it doesn't use Tuya's backend), but it can be easily disassembled and serial flashed

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not sure if you're in the US, but the S31 can be had for about $11 shipped on ebay (from china): https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonoff-Outlet-S31-US-WiFi-Smart-Plug-Socket-Remote-Control-Power-15A-Timer-Alexa/383722374314

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 5:47 PM

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I see it says zigbee. Can I use it as Wi-Fi?

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 5:49 PM

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where does it say zigbee?

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but no, zigbee and wifi aren't interchangeable

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 6:00 PM

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Ok

limber reef Nov 9, 2020, 7:41 PM

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Hey guys! I have a Sonoff POW R2 flashed with Tasmota and working properly with Home Assistant. I am struggling with something here. Even if I disconnect the device from power, HA still shows it as 'off' instead of 'unavailable'. My question is...why? What do I have to do for HA to show its correct status?

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 7:54 PM

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@glossy prism So from my research and talking to you I have figured out that there’s no plug and play option for local WiFi plug with power monitoring except for the HS110 which is discontinued. All other options are by flashing and even then it might not be flashable depending if the company used a new firmware from tuya or if they used the Realtek board. Is this correct?

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 7:55 PM

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there might be other wifi plugs with energy monitoring that work locally OOTB with home assistant but i can't think of any. there are z-wave/zigbee options though

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yes, tuya-convert isn't possible if the device has updated firmware or the realtek chip. serial flashing is possible with any device with an ESP chip though

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 7:56 PM

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Sounds like a gamble any way you see it.

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 7:57 PM

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ehh, sort of. if you buy on amazon you could always return it though

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as i mentioned earlier, the sonoff S31s are a popular serial-flashable choice

stray idol Nov 9, 2020, 7:57 PM

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I live in Panama so I can’t return it.

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as i mentioned earlier, the sonoff S31s are a popular serial-flashable choice
@glossy prism I was looking for a plug and play one if possible.

short otter Nov 9, 2020, 8:07 PM

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Does anyone have a Wifi push button that they use for Potty training a dog?

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or just a large push button thats Wifi or zwave

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 8:08 PM

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WiFi sounds horrible

short otter Nov 9, 2020, 8:08 PM

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lol

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wifi meaning i can make work with mqtt.

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I want to train my soon to be dog to push button when it needs to go outside.

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then have google say its key word and HA notify me the button was pushed

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 8:10 PM

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But if you run it off a 5v charger you can make anything with esphome

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Just don't do battery

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If you got a 3d printer you can easily make something yourself

short otter Nov 9, 2020, 8:11 PM

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lol If i owned amazon i could have anything i wanted too... (just a joke not being snarky or rude)

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I do get what your saying though. I guess I could build something but i do not have 3d print access. Was thinking there would be something out there.

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 8:14 PM

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If you can build anything that can make an electric contact

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When depressed

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You can do it easily with esphome

short otter Nov 9, 2020, 8:16 PM

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are links against the rules here?

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 8:16 PM

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Depends on the link 🤣

short otter Nov 9, 2020, 8:16 PM

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lol

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P2QB3C2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A13G9EH03F52R6&psc=1

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 8:16 PM

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banned

short otter Nov 9, 2020, 8:17 PM

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Maybe I could convert this...

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 8:17 PM

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Probably propitary

short otter Nov 9, 2020, 8:18 PM

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maybe inbed esp home in bell so when speaker gets power it turns on the esp home?

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Unless someone els here has a smart easy solution?!?

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 8:20 PM

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Some pieces of wood, some wires an esp chip

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If you want it cheap

short otter Nov 9, 2020, 8:21 PM

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lol cheap but classy atx

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lol

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no one say make the wood oak

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haha

gloomy spoke Nov 9, 2020, 8:21 PM

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I was trying to figure out what the heck you were trying to build, but I understand now from the link 😉

short otter Nov 9, 2020, 8:21 PM

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See, links are good.

gloomy spoke Nov 9, 2020, 8:22 PM

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Zap dog, dog goes

short otter Nov 9, 2020, 8:24 PM

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Rob, so I want said Dog to push button when it needs to potty. Then trigger HA to fam notification, and for google to TTS to say the dogs "potty trigger word"

gloomy spoke Nov 9, 2020, 8:24 PM

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Yeah, I get it now

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It would need to be big enough and easy enough to push

short otter Nov 9, 2020, 8:26 PM

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But also not look like an eye sore...

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Such a large collective of smart people... I thought affordable solutions would flood through.

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Well if anyone comes up with solution please @ me.

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 8:38 PM

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🥴

glossy prism Nov 9, 2020, 8:38 PM

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hasn't been too long since you've asked

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patience is 🔑

fervent coyote Nov 9, 2020, 9:09 PM

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Hi guys, what do you recommend for smoke detectors:
Z-wave ($35) or Roost smart battery ($35) or use interconnected detectors with Alexa Guard?

fringe moon Nov 9, 2020, 9:11 PM

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In theory what you want is Richard Osmond's button from House of Games @short otter

gloomy sequoia Nov 9, 2020, 10:23 PM

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would anybody care to make a smart vac recommendation? I'm in US, would like to stay under or around $300, and definitely want something I can get with HA/google home

tulip shard Nov 9, 2020, 11:48 PM

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Greetings all, question/opinion for you. If you were going to just use white LED lights in your house, would you opt for smart lights or smart switches to automate them? Just standard On Off Lights

west pasture Nov 9, 2020, 11:57 PM

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I would go for smart lights, mainly because it feels more reliable (don't know how well that holds up if tested though). But I can see the advantages of smart switches, mainly that if the smart lights aren't needed or break the "smart" part can be reused.

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 4:58 AM

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Anyone know good bulbs to use for circadian lighting? RGB bulbs seem like overkill so I'm looking to get away with something cheaper

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I was looking at these for instance but I don't know if they'd do the job well, are supported by home assistant, etc. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V81RJXT

junior oxide Nov 10, 2020, 5:26 AM

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Hey guys, has anyone tried to control their fan using rpi_gpio? My fans connected to pin 1 (3.3v) and pin 6 (ground), and am not sure what it maps to for rpi_gpio.. was hoping to turn off fan for sleeping hours, and have it on throughout the day.. any ideas?

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 5:26 AM

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@spare haven I run a few dozen tradfri CT bulbs, I have one RGB bulb

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 5:37 AM

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So like this? https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/tradfri-led-bulb-e26-806-lumen-wireless-dimmable-warm-white-warm-white-globe-opal-90457170/

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(also, CT: circadian temperature?)

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 5:38 AM

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Color temp

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 5:38 AM

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ah

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 5:38 AM

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(adjustable white)

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 5:41 AM

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ok so I guess RGB and CT are the two classes of smart bulbs then. My first impression was that there were RGB bulbs and then "other", and that I was going to get strange results if I tried to use "other" bulbs in a smart home

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But I see that's wrong.

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Thanks!

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 5:43 AM

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Well there's also color and adjustable white

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RGB-CCT

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And RGB-CW

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And RGB-WW

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 5:45 AM

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Aye, I find CT bulbs more enjoyable

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Since I'm not a 12yo Fortnite gamer

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👀

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 5:45 AM

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just in this for the Good Sleeps

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 5:48 AM

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Yup

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I have replaced all the lights in my house.. almost

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Some are only brightness , but most are CT

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And they adjust all day long

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Especially useful in the close to arctic winters

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 5:51 AM

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interesting. like it helps regulate your sleep in the irregularly long/short days?

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 5:56 AM

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I feel so yes

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 5:56 AM

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Fake news

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 5:56 AM

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Probably even more if I was at 69° north

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 5:59 AM

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any advice on how I can gauge how many lumens I need to illuminate a room?

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 5:59 AM

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I have 800-1000 per bulb, and my bulbs are never above 75%

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Limited in circadian lighting

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But there is no right answer to your question

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 6:01 AM

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well I bet there is... but I'd have to ask my physics teacher 😛

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 6:01 AM

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well part of it is going to be personal preference and the purpose of the lighting

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task lighting for example should be brighter than lighting in living spaces

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 6:02 AM

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true. this is living space

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and this room is 13.2 sq m

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 6:06 AM

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I have 7 800-1000 lumen bulbs, plus a standing lamp, plus self built ZigBee cupboard lights and a TV lighting up the living room right now

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This is just the front

📎 20201110_070616.jpg

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As you can see the TV is the biggest light source

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🤣

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 6:09 AM

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I have 5 1600 lumen bulbs in this lamp and my room is still kind of dark, lol...

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though it might just be that half my room is REALLY bright and there's dropoff

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it's not dark exactly but there's bad shadowing

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I'm thinking it won't be that big of a deal to go lower

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 6:11 AM

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Yeah, as noted, all bulbs in my house are limited to 75%

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Because 1000 is too damn high

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 7:20 AM

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I've got 3 x 350 lumen bulbs, and one that's probably about 50, for the general purpose lighting of my living room... the idea of 8K lumens makes my eyes water

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 7:48 AM

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🤣

cursive palm Nov 10, 2020, 8:22 AM

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Hello, I looking for USB dongle bluetooth that works with home assistant/raspberry pi

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 8:24 AM

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CSR 4.0 USB dongle

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Not that HA itself cares 😉

cursive palm Nov 10, 2020, 8:25 AM

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So all csr dongle will work?

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If I plug one ha must see it in supervisor - > hardware?

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 8:27 AM

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You should, but it sounds more like you're asking about #330990055533576204 than Home Assistant itself 😉

remote vale Nov 10, 2020, 11:05 AM

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@remote vale did you get any feedback about this? I have the same problem with an i3
@drifting grove Unfortunately not. Eventually I used a workaround and integrated the i3 as an MQTT Device which works ok for my needs but native support of the Shelly integration would still be preferred.

drifting grove Nov 10, 2020, 12:21 PM

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@remote vale it looks like integration of sensors will be added after 0.118.

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 1:23 PM

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Which broadlink IR blaster is the best and works with HA?

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 1:27 PM

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Have you looked at the HA integration docs, which list the ones that work?

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 1:35 PM

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Yeah I did. But I need to know which one is best and works with ha. Also I would like to know if a device needs to be in direct line of sight or if it boosts such a strong signal that the signal is also received indirectly

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The reason I ask is because I have a dumb vacum robot that can be started and put back to its dock with an ir remote. So by having this ir booster I can make it a smart one. But I do need to being able to send it back to the dock no matter where it is

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 1:37 PM

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There is no "best." Any of the ones in the docs should work. IR is line of sight, but you can often get away with it reflecting off surfaces depending on what's on the room

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 1:38 PM

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A chunk of the decision may also be shaped by the size and shape of each (available) model, and what your room is like

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Maybe a newer one fits in that gap better, or an older one will fit better under there

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 1:38 PM

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I think range is important to me. The shape or size doesn't really matter

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 1:39 PM

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Is your room over 10 meters?

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 1:39 PM

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Yeah

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 1:39 PM

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Then place it sensibly 😉

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You'll almost certainly not get a single device able to blast a usable signal 20+ meters

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 1:40 PM

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I was thinking of the RM4 pro which I guess sends out a 360 degree signal

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 1:40 PM

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But knowing exactly what your requirements are would help people help you

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 1:40 PM

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I actually ditched broadlink in favor of IR blasters that can be flashed with Tasmota. They are always listening for IR commands which is handy for making automations based on pressing a button on a remote

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I think most (all?) of the broadlinks send it out in 360 degrees

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I know the RM3 and RM4C do

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 1:41 PM

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What units did you get?

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 1:41 PM

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@glossy prism interesting what devices can be flashed with tasmota that you have

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 1:41 PM

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Monoprice Stitch universal IR blaster. I have two of them. They're discontinued but can be found on eBay for less than $15

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Can be tuya-converted

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Nicer form factor than the broadlinks too IMO

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 1:42 PM

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noice

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 1:43 PM

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Now to see if I can find that, or a "white label" version over here

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 1:43 PM

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I want one too

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 1:44 PM

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I could also place more in the room with all sending the same signal right? This way it doesn't matter what range I need

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Or where the robot vacuum cleaner is

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 1:44 PM

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Sure, if some would be closer to other things

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Put one on every horizontal surface

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 1:46 PM

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Dear, why is there a small black box on the ceiling, and what the hell is that one doing in the middle of the floor?

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 1:46 PM

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Ahahahah

wraith crystal Nov 10, 2020, 1:47 PM

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@winged knoll As you're a Jedi can you just use the mind trick?

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 1:47 PM

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Maybe I'll stick on directly on the vacuum with a battery on it

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 1:47 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/obiwan-jedi-toys-hand-mind-trick-gif-15652760

Tenor

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 1:48 PM

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It's cheaper then buying a smart one for 400 euro

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 1:49 PM

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One caveat with the tasmotized IR blasters is you can't "learn" commands like you do with the broadlinks. You just look for the IR data in the Tasmota console and create an MQTT switch with the payload. Not a big deal IMO though

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 1:53 PM

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Ok I'll look into this... My girlfriend is going crazy of all the stuff in buying and installing in our home 😅

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 1:54 PM

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Just wait till it stops working

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https://tenor.com/8hFM.gif

static beacon Nov 10, 2020, 2:15 PM

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I must confess that it... Until now... Never actually worked

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Still a work in progress 🤣

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Sometimes the lights turn on or the blinds close unexpected and stuff 😅

upbeat belfry Nov 10, 2020, 6:15 PM

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Looking for a good smoke detector that will integrate with HA .. WiFi/zigbee..?

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 6:17 PM

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Country? ZCOMBO is a zwave option, at least in the US

upbeat belfry Nov 10, 2020, 6:20 PM

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Israel

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Not working with zwave at the moment... I've got Conbee2 for zigbee devices, and wifi of course...

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How's the xiaomi honeywell ?.. any recommendations?

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🙄

glossy prism Nov 10, 2020, 6:58 PM

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?

upbeat belfry Nov 10, 2020, 7:11 PM

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Was looking for recommendations.. went with honeywell at the end :)

gloomy spoke Nov 10, 2020, 7:14 PM

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report back on how it works, then 🙂

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 7:30 PM

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So I need a hub to control my tradfri bulbs huh? Should I just go with a tradfri hub too?

fringe moon Nov 10, 2020, 7:32 PM

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No

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Zigbee2mqtt

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 7:33 PM

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If the question involves a Zigbee hub, the answer involves #zigbee-archived

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 7:35 PM

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Thanks

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So what hardware function is the hub fulfilling that the home assistant software couldn't do?

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My assumption was that home assistant running on a raspberry pi was the stand-in for the hub

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 7:48 PM

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Yes, except that you need some form of radio to communicate with RF devices, like Zigbee, Z-Wave, Bluetooth, etc

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The hubs have that built in, and you can add one on a USB stick for HA to interact directly

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 7:59 PM

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Ah I see. Any quick zigbee usb stick recommendations?

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All the ones I find seem strangely expensive

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 8:02 PM

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See the pinned messages in #zigbee-archived

spare haven Nov 10, 2020, 8:02 PM

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Ok, thanks!

minor kettle Nov 10, 2020, 9:00 PM

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ok, I hope I'm in the right place. I'm trying to change the polling interval and the delay of some zwave dimmers. I believe I need to change zwave_device_config.yaml but I just can't seem to find out how/where to do that? Anyone? Please and thanks

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just saw the #zwave-archived channel, I'll post there

dusk portal Nov 10, 2020, 9:25 PM

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anyone familiar at all with the plum lightpads? I just found several of them NIB in my items. It looks like they are fully locally controllable however have to be paired with the cloud first, and the cloud doesn't allow new homes to be setup from what I can find.

thin wagon Nov 10, 2020, 9:27 PM

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Hi, i get an error when trying to start my tellstick device. Windows server VHDX install and Tellstick duo.

bright jacinthBOT Nov 10, 2020, 9:27 PM

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Please don't say I have an error or describe an error. Share the whole actual error message so we can help you.

winged knoll Nov 10, 2020, 9:27 PM

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Also sounds like a topic for #integrations-archived

thin wagon Nov 10, 2020, 9:27 PM

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ok. sorry.

prime heart Nov 11, 2020, 1:46 AM

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good bot

shadow laurel Nov 11, 2020, 7:25 AM

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hoping someone can help me debug something - when I apply a scene to my lights, frequently, not every light correctly applies

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some lights apply slowly, some lights will might change brightness correctly but not colour, or might not change at all

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if I reapply the same scene twice, usually the lights that didn't change will be picked up

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is it more likely to be a HA issue or a zigbee controller issue?

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 7:28 AM

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Are they all Zigbee lights?

shadow laurel Nov 11, 2020, 7:28 AM

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all of them

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approx 40 hue bulbs, connected to deconz

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 7:28 AM

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Then it's 100% likely to be an issue on the deCONZ side

shadow laurel Nov 11, 2020, 7:28 AM

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ok cool, thanks

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thats an easy, if time consuming, solve

novel nebula Nov 11, 2020, 9:07 AM

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Anyone know if there should be a problem using 2 conbee II sticks in the same computer and use one for deCONZ and one for ZHA ?

fringe moon Nov 11, 2020, 9:08 AM

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interference for one

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just go for the proper coordinator, zigbee2mqtt 😉

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with proper hardware

novel nebula Nov 11, 2020, 9:23 AM

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huh?

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I only would use two sticks during the migration. I have 100+ nodes, so it might take some time and dont want the whole house being offline while doing it 🙂

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 9:27 AM

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Should be fine - keep them on different channels and keep them apart. You should be putting them on USB2 ports and at the end of a short extension cable anyway

drifting grove Nov 11, 2020, 9:40 AM

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Same here: I have two conbee2 USB devices. One currently connected to a RPI4 running HA and one doing nothing. I would like to connect the second conbee2 usb device to a second RPI4 and be able to "merge" both zigbee networks together to make the entire collection visible to HA as devices

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My use case is that I have a holy shit-ton of zigbee devices and want to eliminate SPOF plus provide migration point.

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 9:41 AM

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Please read above

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Then, if you have further questions, ask in #zigbee-archived as originally directed 😉

drifting grove Nov 11, 2020, 9:44 AM

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thanks. unfortunately, https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io does not explain what it is. There is no summary what does it do, what does it solve?

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 9:44 AM

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See #zigbee-archived

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Questions about Zigbee are best asked in the #zigbee-archived channel 😉

drifting grove Nov 11, 2020, 9:45 AM

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ok

glossy wigeon Nov 11, 2020, 10:47 AM

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fringe moon Nov 11, 2020, 10:49 AM

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Indoor cameras would be a nono for me anyway

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I've looked at the Xiaomi Honeywell smoke alarms, but havent bought it yet

glossy wigeon Nov 11, 2020, 10:55 AM

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Yeah, I had the same concern with cameras. I've seen the Xiaomi ones and some people love them but some say they have some reliability issues. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

fringe moon Nov 11, 2020, 11:10 AM

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I have no issues with my xiaomi zigbee stuff atleast

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which is why I'm interested in the smoke detectors

remote vale Nov 11, 2020, 3:12 PM

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@remote vale it looks like integration of sensors will be added after 0.118.
@drifting grove Do you have the source stating this so I can keep a close watch on it?

drifting grove Nov 11, 2020, 3:24 PM

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@drifting grove Do you have the source stating this so I can keep a close watch on it?
@remote vale sure: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/shelly-integration-add-input-state-to-binary-sensors/233627/17

ripe ledge Nov 11, 2020, 4:20 PM

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Is this one good for HAss? https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01CD5VC92?pf_rd_r=P20R4TT6MTP9SQXNXSRY&pf_rd_p=e74560f2-413d-4879-8f94-12e0d76ee953

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 4:21 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/installation/#hardware

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Pi + SD is a bad choice

ripe ledge Nov 11, 2020, 4:24 PM

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That meens?

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 4:24 PM

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SD cards fail

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Pi + SSD is ok, Pi4 is better than Pi3

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A full PC and/or virtual machine is better again

sullen flare Nov 11, 2020, 4:27 PM

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I Don't know if this is the right place for this, but I have a tuya light bulb that will not show warm white anymore. When I set it to that it changes to the cool white. Thanks

sand pier Nov 11, 2020, 4:49 PM

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Hey everyone, I got my home assistant setup today 😄 now I just need some smart devices to add to it so I can start learning how it works.

What's the best door sensor at the moment? I see Aqara recommended a lot on Google? Would I need to buy a Conbee II also?

fringe moon Nov 11, 2020, 4:50 PM

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Or another ZigBee coordinator

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#zigbee-archived has more info

gloomy spoke Nov 11, 2020, 4:51 PM

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and...

bright jacinthBOT Nov 11, 2020, 4:51 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)

sand pier Nov 11, 2020, 4:52 PM

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Haha, thanks guys. I'm so new to this that Zigbee means nothing to me, other than seeing it mentioned all the time. I'm in the UK and looking for low budget 🙂

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 4:55 PM

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Zigbee is low budget and also not a POS

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You can get cheaper by going for the train wreck that is RF

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My personal favourite door sensor is the Sensative strip (Z-Wave), but they're £50 a pop (https://www.vesternet.com/collections/z-wave-sensors-door-window/products/z-wave-sensative-strips-door-window-sensor-gen5) - or £130 for 3 😬

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The Xiaomi Aqara sensors are less than £10, and while they don't vanish inside the frame, at that price I don't care (for windows anyway)

sand pier Nov 11, 2020, 5:02 PM

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That's nice, didn't know you could get ones that go inside the frame like that. I'll probably just pick up a cheap one for now, I'm wanting to play around with it all a bit before moving in to a new place in a few months. Is there a better place to pickup sensors than Amazon? Thanks for the help @winged knoll.

I'll head over to #zigbee-archived for advice on the controller thingy.

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 5:02 PM

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AliExpress FTW

modest bramble Nov 11, 2020, 5:31 PM

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I need to setup a condition in an automation for a specific Bluetooth device being connected to my phone (that's running the HA app). I'm having a hard time finding the best way to parse that sensor.

bright jacinthBOT Nov 11, 2020, 5:31 PM

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The topic of this channel is:

Questions about a device (not their #integrations-archived with HA)? Someone might have the same device and be able to help you out! If you've got a Z-Wave or Zigbee devices, see #zwave-archived and #zigbee-archived, #cameras-archived for cameras, and #diy-archived for making your own stuff.

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

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 5:32 PM

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Your question is either #automations-archived (for help with automations including conditions) or #integrations-archived for help with the integration in question (but really, #automations-archived)

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Do share details of "that sensor"s values

modest bramble Nov 11, 2020, 5:36 PM

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Is what's polled from the HA app on my Android considered an integration?

bright jacinthBOT Nov 11, 2020, 5:37 PM

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Integrations integrate Home Assistant with devices or services, or provide functionality within Home Assistant. Add-ons provide additional software or services, which an integration could possibility integrate with. Add-ons are for Home Assistant OS and Supervised only, other install methods can install software other ways.

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 5:37 PM

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The integration is the connection between the app and HA

modest bramble Nov 11, 2020, 5:37 PM

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Ok, thanks.

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 5:37 PM

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That creates entities (and maybe devices and services)

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Your question though is about using entities in automations, which would be for #automations-archived

sharp hill Nov 11, 2020, 5:57 PM

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Very general question here. I want all of the lights in my house to be controllable via HA. I have some Phillips Hue bulbs and setups, but I'm talking about all the dumb bulbs I have. I have no currently installed dimmers, they're just you're standard up/down switchs. What would be a good-looking, budget-friendly set of smart switches that support dimming to use for this? I'm open to flashing Tasmota ESPHome, but I generally know nothing about this topic.

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There's SO much content online it's very hard to navigate.

fringe moon Nov 11, 2020, 6:02 PM

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Lots of Chinese tuya switches, Shelly devices and ZigBee devices @sharp hill

obsidian juniper Nov 11, 2020, 6:02 PM

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I'm new to Zigbee. I just added a Zigbee device (SONOFF SNZB-04) door/window sensor. It remains with open state in HA and battery status unknown

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I did not use the app to configure the sensor. I put it straight into pairing mode.

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I followed the instructions on the zigbee2mqtt website https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/SNZB-04.html

drifting grove Nov 11, 2020, 6:04 PM

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i just wanted to know if "wipro 20W Smart LED Batten (16 Million Colors + Warm White/Neutral White/White) (Compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant)" is supported with HAss.io

fringe moon Nov 11, 2020, 6:10 PM

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#zigbee-archived @obsidian juniper 😉

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probably a tuya device @drifting grove

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might be flashable with tuya convert, might not

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nothing is compatible with hass.io btw, since that doesn't exist anymore

sharp hill Nov 11, 2020, 6:15 PM

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I wanted to try this because it looks like it's supported by Tasmota, but don't think it's a dimmer. Oh well. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001241204555.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.49c13c00rpO5u2&mp=1

fringe moon Nov 11, 2020, 6:30 PM

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it is not

wicked wasp Nov 11, 2020, 7:06 PM

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Anyone have a outdoor wireless IP camera that they recommend? 1080 is enough for what I need. Solar would be preferred but I can always add to a good camera. Starlight and motion would be fun but only to know for sure if it is a skunk, opossum, or a racoon that is taking my garden-- TIA

cunning arrow Nov 11, 2020, 7:32 PM

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newb question .. is it normal for an entity to not have an associated device? my vera devices have a null device id after discovery.

pearl verge Nov 11, 2020, 7:37 PM

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Looking for a smart lock to use with HA, anyone have any recommendations? I have seen the Schlage locks recommended a lot on the subreddit but the ones I’ve found that would work with HA are a little expensive for what I’m hoping to pay so I’m checking if there alternatives.

glossy prism Nov 11, 2020, 7:40 PM

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Yes, not all integrations support Devices @cunning arrow

cunning arrow Nov 11, 2020, 7:41 PM

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@glossy prism thanks.. so does that limit me on my use of those entities in automations,scenes, etc? was thinking I needed to manual add the devices for those entities, but not sure .. :/

glossy prism Nov 11, 2020, 7:42 PM

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Nope, you just can't use Device triggers with them, but you can still use the entities in service calls and such

cunning arrow Nov 11, 2020, 7:55 PM

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turning on advanced mode helps too

ivory narwhal Nov 11, 2020, 9:12 PM

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So I'm looking for an outdoor alarm siren I can trigger with home assistant. Does anyone have any recommendations that doesn't involve using a smart plug?

bright jacinthBOT Nov 11, 2020, 9:24 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)

ivory narwhal Nov 11, 2020, 9:41 PM

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I am in the UK, budget i'm not worried about yet, any protocol that I can make work is fine but wifi preferred. Ideally should be battery powered

glossy prism Nov 11, 2020, 10:15 PM

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Battery powered siren is probably going to be hard to come by

fringe moon Nov 11, 2020, 10:16 PM

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👀

winged knoll Nov 11, 2020, 10:16 PM

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They do exist, at least in the commercial sector

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It's pretty standard for wireless house alarms to have them

fringe moon Nov 11, 2020, 10:17 PM

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Curious about the use case though

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I thought all British houses already had atleast two sirens on the outside from atleast one defunct alarm company

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Or is that just Ireland?

glossy prism Nov 11, 2020, 10:18 PM

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With batteries as the sole power source @winged knoll?

bright jacinthBOT Nov 11, 2020, 10:18 PM

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Tinkerer is away for 1m 15s with a message :point_right: Please hold while we connect you with the next available unreality

mortal rapids Nov 12, 2020, 12:59 AM

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So, from what I can tell, nobody seems to make simple wifi wireless battery operated buttons. Not zigbee or bluetooth, just like.. connect to wifi, powered by coin cell, press the button and it either sends an HTTP get or uses MQTT or something. MAYBE it has long press / double press / etc functionality.

undone haven Nov 12, 2020, 2:59 AM

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I have battery powered zwave sirens. Prob not loud enough for outdoors or even weather rated.

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@mortal rapids , I don’t do WiFi devices but I think what you will find is battery powered and WiFi just don’t mix.

mortal rapids Nov 12, 2020, 3:03 AM

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could set up a ESP8266 on deep sleep until the button is pressed which would last a while

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYuYTfO6iOs yep, this dude set it up so it transmitted every hour and it lasted for 17 days on button cells

undone haven Nov 12, 2020, 3:08 AM

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17 days? My locks last a year. Pretty important use case to add batteries every three weeks.

foggy pecan Nov 12, 2020, 3:09 AM

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probably aren't reporting every hour

mortal rapids Nov 12, 2020, 3:11 AM

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^

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and that's one coin cell: could double up, or use AAA batteries (AA lasted over a year)

foggy pecan Nov 12, 2020, 3:12 AM

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should retro in 18650s

undone haven Nov 12, 2020, 3:16 AM

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I didn’t watch the video but, if I push the button at the 1 minute mark do I have to wait 59 minutes for it to report. And two double AAs plus the esp8266 and a button, seems like you aren’t making a small button.

mortal rapids Nov 12, 2020, 3:20 AM

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even better actually, make it so it turns itself off after finishing: the button turns it on, it connects to wifi, sends the message, turns itself off

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no power usage except when pressed

undone haven Nov 12, 2020, 3:26 AM

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Good luck. Let me know how it works out.

mortal rapids Nov 12, 2020, 3:30 AM

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way too much effort, I'm just annoyed there isn't an existing product

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programmable amazon dash buttons with replaceable batteries is basically what I'm after

glossy prism Nov 12, 2020, 3:34 AM

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Stuff like that is better suited to Zigbee or zwave tbh

undone haven Nov 12, 2020, 4:37 AM

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Because of battery life. That’s why.

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Not sure what you are trying to do but maybe a tag would work?

drifting grove Nov 12, 2020, 8:19 AM

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Hi is there a way to assign a tasmota sonoff basic r3 to a room.
Shows as entity
Also listed on overview under switches
Not on list of devices
Thanks

winged knoll Nov 12, 2020, 8:22 AM

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Not currently, no

devout quartz Nov 12, 2020, 1:12 PM

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Are BLE beacons a standard? I'm wanting to pick up a esp32 and some beacons to toss in the cars, and I'm not sure if there is a spec i need to look for some of the pages I found designate RSSI OR beacon
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32954612850.html

drifting grove Nov 12, 2020, 2:15 PM

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Hi I had a sonoff device lose connection so had to reset this. MQTT found the device both times
It’s now appeared twice on the entity list - how do I delete the old entry

peak talon Nov 12, 2020, 2:39 PM

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delete both entries and add again 🙂 i have this problem sometimes and this is the only way I could resolve it.

drifting grove Nov 12, 2020, 3:04 PM

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How do you delete as both greyed out on entity list

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Should I in install reinstall MQTT as this was what found them?

peak talon Nov 12, 2020, 3:14 PM

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no - you delete the Mqtt integration and add it again

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the duplicate ones will be removed from teh entity list. the ones already in lovelace will show inactive and you could remove them/ replace with correct name

drifting grove Nov 12, 2020, 3:33 PM

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Have uninstalled rebooted and gone thanks

tardy whale Nov 12, 2020, 7:40 PM

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Since I updated to 0.117.6 it looks like my shelly devices are losing connection. How do I troubleshoot this.

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they tend to loose connection and then reconnect after a few seconds

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At first i was thinking about a wifi thingy but all devices seem to have a stable connection around RSSI: -50 to -60 dBm

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its also all devices that are loosing connection and reconnecting

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turned off igmp snooping and now the whole network seems more stable. Dont know if that has anything to do with it.

tardy whale Nov 12, 2020, 9:50 PM

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nope igmp snooping on or off does not change anything..

hidden crest Nov 13, 2020, 12:39 AM

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What are the best brands to buy that work with Home Assistant? (switches, plugs, light bulbs, etc)? I'm new to this

sharp hill Nov 13, 2020, 1:54 AM

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Is there any way to batch-assign devices to areas?

fringe moon Nov 13, 2020, 6:39 AM

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@sharp hill nope, people use areas though? 👀

onyx charm Nov 13, 2020, 8:28 AM

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@hidden crest There are no best brands. all depends on how much you want to spend versus how much u want to fiddle with it

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i use cheap but very carefull selected components, fiddle alot with it and have every result i want. i also know someone who does buy fibaro only, spend thousands ont the subject and is always waiting for updates from fibaro for things to work

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but when it works.. it just works

onyx charm Nov 13, 2020, 8:52 AM

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anyone here owns a iFan02/3 ?

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i have a interesting problem.

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i set it up with tasmota (offcoarse) and using it succesfully for a yr now.

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the remote is configured to interact with a sonoff bridge instead of the ifan itself (works also)

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but now the fan (in my office) turns on when i cross the hallway (motion sensor there)

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for days im searching and debugging, but without succes

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now i think i know what happened.. i had a power short a few days ago and the ifan was powerless

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when i switched the power back on it must have learned my motion sensor as the new remote

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i read somewhere in the sonoff manual that if u want to connect the remote, u have to push a button in the first seconds the iFan boots

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does anyone know how to undo this, and is this something configured also in tasmota, or it it some sonoff software still working besides tasmota ?

sand pier Nov 13, 2020, 10:15 AM

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How are people getting on with Tradfri + Conbee II? I haven't purchased either yet so anything is possible, just looking at my options.

winged knoll Nov 13, 2020, 10:18 AM

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#zigbee-archived could tell you about it 😉

sand pier Nov 13, 2020, 10:42 AM

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Balls, every time I think I've got the right channel 😂

cobalt sundial Nov 13, 2020, 2:05 PM

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Hi everyone.

I am trying to use Bluetooth beacons for some personal project.
Does anyone have recommended vendor for this.
My requirements are as follows:

Use in new Android app.
Transmission requency should be high as I want to use it for real time application.
Connection should be stable but long range is not a requirement .
Thanks.

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Plus if someone has idea about which of the two protocols is better, eddystone or ibeacon for android app, please advise.

hollow isle Nov 13, 2020, 2:24 PM

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Hello , i need some help with flux_led. Can you help , which channel I can use ?

bright jacinthBOT Nov 13, 2020, 2:32 PM

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The topic of this channel is:

Questions about a device (not their #integrations-archived with HA)? Someone might have the same device and be able to help you out! If you've got a Z-Wave or Zigbee devices, see #zwave-archived and #zigbee-archived, #cameras-archived for cameras, and #diy-archived for making your own stuff.

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

wise mauve Nov 13, 2020, 3:54 PM

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Hello guys.. im looking for a solution to control/automate my heat.
I got 4 rooms (living room/kitchen, office/hallway, bath and bedroom)
Got 3 rads in the living room/kitchen and 1 in each of the remaining room, no Central unit to control it

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I got a zwave and a zigbee controller... And my first plan was to go z wave Thermostats by danfoss or the companys they oem for.

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But.. i could get bosch smart home stuff... Quite cheap.
I am torn between, If I should go z wave and be more open to customization.. or just go the bosch route on which id only have to set the temp. Also I could easily add a room Thermostate to it to get even better accuracy

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Also, how do you guys with Z-Wave or zigbee thermostats control the temp? Do you just put the rads of each room in a group and Control the value of that group? Or do you use an external temp Sensor and Control the valves with that?

drifting grove Nov 13, 2020, 6:32 PM

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Hi is there a way to assign a tasmota sonoff basic r3 to a room.
Shows as entity
Also listed on overview under switches
Not on list of devices
Thanks
@drifting grove

Not currently, no
@winged knoll

The latest tasmota firmware means that this is doable

sharp hill Nov 13, 2020, 6:46 PM

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@fringe moon Thanks, make sense

gaunt quarry Nov 13, 2020, 6:46 PM

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I just picked up the new xbox and so I'm trying to come up with a way to control everything with one remote when watching tv and google home's controls. Currently my receiver doesn't support network integration but I figured I could use an IR blaster. With that in mind, do yall have any suggestions for something that would work?

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 6:47 PM

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broadlink ones are popular, or any IR blaster that can be flashed with tasmota

sharp hill Nov 13, 2020, 6:48 PM

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Fiance wants to start decorating for Christmas early, and I'm in charge of lights. Recommendations for the best Christmas lights (preferably white twinkly ones...) to integrate with HA?

gaunt quarry Nov 13, 2020, 6:49 PM

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It looks like broadlink has it's own infrastructure. Could that be incorporated with hass or would I be starting to use their systems for configurations?

bright jacinthBOT Nov 13, 2020, 6:50 PM

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

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 6:51 PM

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☝️ i'm only going to suggest things that can be integrated into home assistant in some way 😛

gaunt quarry Nov 13, 2020, 6:52 PM

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Cool, I wasn't sure. I keep looking at stuff for setups, but then get overwhelmed at all the options and as other projects come up. But since I'm redoing the entertainment setup I figured I could finally pull this trigger.

earnest sapphire Nov 13, 2020, 7:01 PM

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Hedy guys, anyone have experience tazmotizing a Martin Jerry STD-01 3 way dimmer??

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i got tasmota flashed but not getting uch farther with the setup

gaunt quarry Nov 13, 2020, 7:02 PM

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Okay so I've got another question on this. I assume I'd have to do something on the backend, but if I configured this to receive a command from one remote, I could configure it to send something else out? Like I have a tv remote that doesn't fully control my receiver. But if it detects 'volume down' on this ir channel it could then send it out on the proper one right?

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 7:03 PM

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no, the broadlink only listens when you tell it to learn a command

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if you get an IR blaster that you can flash with tasmota you can make it always listen

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@earnest sapphire what are you having trouble with?

earnest sapphire Nov 13, 2020, 7:04 PM

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i cant find any info online about the 3 way version of the dimmer so ive been going off the standard smart dimmer but i cant seem to setup the module... everyone says choose MJ SD-01 module type but thats not an option on the newest tasmota bin?

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 7:05 PM

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Module 73 (PWM Dimmer) then maybe

earnest sapphire Nov 13, 2020, 7:06 PM

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worth a shot, that was my next thought]

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 7:06 PM

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the docs say that module is for that dimmer: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Modules/

earnest sapphire Nov 13, 2020, 7:08 PM

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10-4, gonna go wire it in and see what kinda resulkts we get

drifting grove Nov 13, 2020, 8:00 PM

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Hi I'm new. Sorry if this is the wrong channel. I'm considering switching from SmartThings. I have a V2 ST hub and a Pi 3B+.

What would I gain by integrating ST with HA? I assume I'd still be subject to the Samsung cloud and its outages?
Any way for me to use the ST hub as a z-wave / zigbee radio for HA without buying new USB dongles?

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 8:01 PM

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You could use smartthings devices in home assistant automations. Yes, it's a cloud-based integration so there's a potential for outages
Unfortunately not

drifting grove Nov 13, 2020, 8:02 PM

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Thanks @glossy prism . Love your weapons, btw.

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 8:02 PM

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Heh, much appreciated.

drifting grove Nov 13, 2020, 8:07 PM

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Follow up question, any suggestions on USB dongles? Preferably z-wave zigbee combo (if that's even a thing).

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 8:08 PM

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It is in the US at least. HUSBZB-1

drifting grove Nov 13, 2020, 8:09 PM

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Yes I'm in the US, sorry. Searching that turns up a GoControl Hub on Amazon. I'll check it out, cheers.

rapid pond Nov 13, 2020, 8:47 PM

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hi, guys - it there really impossible to forcibly delete unused devices? I like things nice and clean 😦

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unfortnately. lot of integrations imports devices by default - and even if you disable it in its config later, dsicovered devices remain in HA forever

proper pawn Nov 13, 2020, 9:09 PM

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best device to control 433 mhz energenie plugs in HA

bright jacinthBOT Nov 13, 2020, 9:13 PM

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There is no universal best anything. There's always trade-offs, you need to explain:

Your priorities/desired features
Where in the world you are
Your budget
Any protocols that you'd prefer (eg Zigbee) or want to avoid (eg Zigbee)

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 9:14 PM

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Sonoff RF bridge flashed with Tasmota is a potential option

nimble pecan Nov 13, 2020, 9:46 PM

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Was just looking into that! Are there any alternatives or is that the only one?

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 9:53 PM

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Broadlink RM pro or whatever it's called

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The RF bridge is cheaper though

mental cargo Nov 13, 2020, 10:30 PM

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Make sure to flash tasmota and portish

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 10:55 PM

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anyone using sonoff rf bridge with tasmota/Portisch? Isn't there a way to use the RFraw data as is from the console in HA? Do I really have to convert it to B0? Without that I would make an automation for learning codes and then easily copy it and make whatever I want.. like a light, but the converting part is a pain

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 10:56 PM

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You only need to convert to B0 if you can't see the codes when RfRaw is off

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Send RfRaw 0 in the Tasmota console and see if you can grab the RF data

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 10:57 PM

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yeah, can't see it in the console then

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I only see it when using rfraw 177

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So then this is the correct way of implementing it into HA (it works)? https://pastebin.com/8fU5N3v0

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 10:58 PM

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Yeah, looks good

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 10:59 PM

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I'm still trying to understand the differenct between rfraw/backlog/rfcode

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 10:59 PM

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Backlog lets you issue multiple commands in the Tasmota console in one line

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 10:59 PM

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I'm so sick and tired of the Broadlink RM Pro+ now and it's silly watchdog crap that reboots every hour

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 10:59 PM

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Wait what?

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Is that why I always saw disconnected errors in the log?

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 11:00 PM

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-4000 timeout error?

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:00 PM

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I ditched broadlink in favor of tasmota IR blasters

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And the sonoff RF bridge

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Something like that

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 11:01 PM

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it's really sensitive to not being able to ping the broadlink server and something else which I'm still trying to figure out, but it reboots like clockwork unless the box is able to connect to broadlinks server

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:01 PM

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Weird, I always had them blocked to the outside

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 11:03 PM

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that's why I'm looking into Sonoff too now. I have two instances of HA running. With an Asus router everything works, but in the other household I use the ISP's router and the broadlink doesn't play nice with it for some strange reason... but I've heard that the python-package used in HA will be updated in the next version with some keep alive code which will/should fix the issue. I've implemented the code in an addon and as a shell command without any luck though

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@glossy prism If you have that and had issues with disconnects you now know why 😉

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:04 PM

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Heh

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Btw: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Commands/#rf-bridge

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 11:04 PM

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yeah thanks, I'm trying to read through it now 🙂

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:05 PM

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But yeah, as I mentioned before, Backlog just lets you issue multiple commands in the Tasmota console in a single line

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 11:05 PM

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is there really a drawback of not setting rfraw back to 0? I've heard @crystal sail mention it in one of his videos

crystal sail Nov 13, 2020, 11:05 PM

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I don't know.

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That was someone's suggestion

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:06 PM

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I've seen my RF bridge stop receiving RF data if I don't set it back

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Until a restart

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 11:06 PM

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@crystal sail You're doing fantastic work btw, I enjoy your videos 🙂

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:06 PM

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That's also the suggestion in the Tasmota docs

crystal sail Nov 13, 2020, 11:06 PM

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thanks

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Is there a reason you don't want to set it back to 0 @sweet pond ?

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:07 PM

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Probably to receive RF data that doesn't appear with RfRaw set to 0

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 11:11 PM

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no, not for now, just trying to understand how this works... My biggest "complaint" is that I have to convert the code received.. if not I would simply create an automation/button in HA for learning remotes.. Like.. enable rfraw177, wait 30 seconds for the remote. Create a notification for any tele/tasmota/result data. Similar how broadlink worked in the past, but converting the code is a hassle, maybe implement that as a service or so

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:12 PM

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Well the good news is if you have devices that work with RfRaw 0 you don't need to convert

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 11:12 PM

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hehe, ok, thanks for the heads up

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:13 PM

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In fact, you can learn that data directly to one of the 16 keys

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 11:14 PM

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@crystal sail Btw, regarding you mentioning that you had a hard time to get your Broadlink to learn codes... the broadlink_cli from the python-broadlink packages has always worked great for me

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:14 PM

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And call RfKey(x) 6 like you're calling RfRaw ... now

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Where (x) is the key number

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 11:14 PM

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I see that, but 16 wasn't that many... I have a ton of those RF sockets, so I guess I would need to use two slots for each.. one as on and another for off..

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Would still give me room for 8 sockets, but I guess I'll just write down all the codes in my yaml file

nimble pecan Nov 13, 2020, 11:18 PM

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Make sure to flash tasmota and portish
@mental cargo Two different firmware on the same device?

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:18 PM

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Tasmota is for the ESP

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Portische is for the RF chip

sweet pond Nov 13, 2020, 11:18 PM

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portish is for the rf module

nimble pecan Nov 13, 2020, 11:19 PM

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(Maybe the wrong language) But it has two soc in it?

glossy prism Nov 13, 2020, 11:20 PM

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One for WiFi, one for 433MHz RF

nimble pecan Nov 13, 2020, 11:22 PM

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Are they usually ~20USD?