I payed 12.49
#hardware-archived
sweet pond
glossy prism
Can be had for ~$14 shipped on ali
nimble pecan
Ah yea ali
glossy prism
Or $12.49, apparently
nimble pecan
Is there a wiki with all these different stores?
sweet pond
I'm only aware of two revisions R1/R2, but I don't think you can tell them apart from the outside
nimble pecan
ha almost like walking thru an electronics market in China
glossy prism
Which was just some kind of hardware revision
nimble pecan
When they say US shipping is it actually not quite US to US?
nimble pecan
Still looks like shipping could be just as long as ordering from china.
glossy prism
@fringe moon another Norwegian ☝️
sweet pond
are you collecting them? Gonna catch'em all 😉
sweet pond
@fringe moon Good evening to you fellow norwegian human being
nimble pecan
Are the tasmoto docs complete to set that up?
sweet pond
look up @crystal sail on youtube if you are lazy, he walks you through it pretty well and his excitement when it works looks genuine :p
nimble pecan
haha
glossy prism
That guide above is pretty easy to follow
nimble pecan
Only thing I think about is all that 2.4ghz traffic. Might that choke out regular clients a little?
olive mason
Is there a good site for discovering devices that are compatible with home assistant? I know there's hadevices.com, but I don't think it updates very often
undone tinsel
Any way to combine five different channels into one RGBW light device? I have a channel for overall brightness, white, red, green, and blue from a LED strip controller, and I want to make it into one entity.
olive mason
Hmm, not sure. Can you change the firmware on the controller?
WLED is really great for RGBW LED strips
wise mauve
@glossy prism got an rm mini 3 which I can't manage to pair... Got some advice?
sharp hill
Anybody have trouble trying to flash a nodemcu because it doesn’t show up on USB/COM despite trying multiple USB cords?
Spent half a night trying to figure out why it wouldn’t show up in esphome flasher
sleek slate
So what’s the popular reliably flashable WiFi smart bulb brand nowadays?
I’m done with zwave
earnest sapphire
am I dumb?! i cant get these treatlife dimmers to flash at all....
im all soldered up but cant get tasmotizer to connect
I just don’t get it, I’m soldered up as per the pin out, my rx and tx are good, I’m holding gpio0 to ground
glossy prism
is your serial adapter working? @earnest sapphire
fringe moon
👀
shadow laurel
ok was in here the other day with an issue with my lights - when I apply a scene in one room in particular, sometimes it doesn't apply properly, one or two lights will perhaps dim, but not change colour, or vice versa
suggestion was that it was probably deconz related
so I took the opportunity to switch to zigbee2mqtt, and issue remains
can anyone suggest a possible cause?
fringe moon
Can you trigger it and then post the log? Both from HA and Zigbee2mqtt? In #zigbee-archived
shadow laurel
yep one sec
lunar saffron
I want to detect button press (state change) on a tp link HS100 plug. The best I have found is increase the polling frequency so that the state change is detected faster. By default it is polled every 30 seconds. Is it bad practice to have polling every 1 second on a device? Can it "damage" anything?
fringe moon
People press buttons?
lunar saffron
:). I want to have a button press make Mycroft (an open source alternative to google assistant and alexa) start to listen. Currently it is the only connected button that I have at home :). I also have a few Hue switches but i think there is a similar polling issue with them
glossy prism
Well ideally you'd switch to hardware that supports local push (such as devices flashed with ESPHome/tasmota)
Wait. Are you just using this plug as a button without anything plugged into it?
lunar saffron
yes, currently
winged knoll
Use some form of remote...
fringe moon
And instant
glossy prism
You'd be better off getting a Zigbee/zwave button/remote
fringe moon
Or hell, make a DIY WiFi device
lunar saffron
I am very tempted to buy a conbee usb adapter and run deconz. But I wanna try with stuff laying at home first
lunar saffron
what is the advantage of the TI?
glossy prism
@fringe moon won't harass you
glossy prism
True
fringe moon
@lunar saffron more power, more support
lunar saffron
so zigbee2mqtt > deconz ?
fringe moon
Yes
lunar saffron
any usb device in particular that you recommend to have zigbee2mqtt? I live in a 100m2 appartment
about 20 hue/trådfri devices
fringe moon
Zzh, slaesh are popular
glossy prism
ZZH! or slalalalaesh stick
lunar saffron
ok. Interesting. I was all sold for deconz/conbee 🙂
gonna see how i can get one of your suggestions in sweden
fringe moon
I bought the cc1352 directly from ti
Shipped and delivered from Texas in 3 days
To Norway
split moth
Hello, can i ask ?? Im completely new with home assistant.... My first try is this module: https://1url.cz/mzSxB .... I have him set and connect to wifi, but i can not find how to control the rellay. I Use ESPHome for first setup. How to control relay???
peak talon
your esphome will control the relay. Using HA you are just exposing the control of esphome to HA
civic kraken
If you have problems setting up the integration you should ask in #integrations-archived
wise mauve
@fringe moon can you list the advantages of a TI stick compared to a conbee?
And how would you include z2m in HA? Will it auto find the zigbee devices? Currently using zha + conbee
glossy prism
You need an MQTT broker and to connect to it in home assistant. Zigbee2mqtt uses MQTT discovery to bring devices into home assistant
wise mauve
I have an mqtt broker
But do I have to manually add them? Or will they be found like ozw devices?
glossy prism
Zigbee2mqtt uses MQTT discovery to bring devices into home assistant
wise mauve
Also doesn't the conbee support z2m?
glossy prism
Yeah, experimental though
wise mauve
Ok ^^ so there's basically no difference in usability compare to zha
Experimental doesn't have to bee (Kappa) but can bee bad
glossy prism
Other than not being built in, I guess not
Oh this is #zigbee-archived conversation btw
wise mauve
Yes
fringe moon
Also zigbee2mqtt is more flexible imo, and you can add support for new devices yourself, plus it's bloody stable
proper pawn
hearing that sonoff bridge could be an option for 433 mhz but is there a device that does this and intergrate zigbee signals with HA
glossy prism
Not that I'm aware of
proper pawn
thanks, thought I could reduce number of devices plugged in
fringe moon
The sonoff bridge never worked for me
fringe moon
🙅
proper pawn
i'm trying to find something that works with 433 mhz switches
glossy prism
I'll trade you your 433MHz stuff for 🍒
lunar saffron
ok, back to my original question from a few hours ago, that got side tracked into z2m discussion :). Is 1 second polling (1Hz), only for one device (a tp link HS100 plug that I want to detect status change asap), considered bad practice or even can be harmful in some way?
winged knoll
Harmful to the device, unlikely
Bad practice, yes
It may also cause the device to lock up/stop responding/misbehave
static horizon
Anyone here using Shelly's with a 3 way switch? I've got a question: does it matter which switch the shelly goes on?
drifting grove
I've got three stelpro thermostats in my house, currently two are in an 'unknown' state, but are pulling current temp. How would I flip them on manually? Here's an image of one that is currently working as I would expect and the second one is not.
tall socket
It doesn't work with Norwegian RF
@glossy prism @proper pawn tellstick works 👍
zenith raptor
Anyone here with an idea how to set up Vera to homeconnect? I am trying to follow the manual, but it results in my Vera going offline...
twilit quartz
Has anyone made success with getting Tasmota to work with this device configuration? https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3169243
It outputs analog value from CT clamp and I notice there's an option in the module configuration to convert it to power values. I cannot seem to get it to report correct values
modest bramble
The building I'm living in is having some out door burglary issues (another tenant had his BBQ stolen, etc). We have a chain link fence where trespassers are currently using to get in/out. Any recommendations on vibration or shock sensors?
I see aqara/xiaomi makes one. I was kind of hoping not to have to setup their specific hub, but it doesn't look like anyone's made progress on getting it working with the VeraPlus hub that I have.
modest bramble
Maybe the question I should be asking is, how good/terrible is the Aqara ecosystem?
clear forge
I just watched this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CFpGRGGHDQ
Any idea if this can work with home assistant or something similar that allows RGB control of lights?
This one appears to be Zigbee but appears to pair directly to the lights and not integrate with HA.
modest bramble
Are you talking about the bulbs or the switch?
clear forge
the switch
I have basically done a version of this switch using MQTT and sonoff T0 3 gang switches. This is a much nicer interface as a switch replacement
little sparrow
does anyone have an opinion on a whole home water sensor? flo vs. resideo vs. phyn?
tawny oasis
Hi guys! Is this the right channel to ask abt ESPHome?
fringe moon
Depends on the question @tawny oasis
And they have their own discord for more in depth
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tawny oasis
I'm trying to edit a ESPHome sensor yaml. That is from the HA ESP addon. Once I click 'save' at the bottom right, I get - 'An error has occurred saving mysensor.yaml'. Anybody ever got that problem and what could be causing it?
And they have their own discord for more in depth
@fringe moon I think it's more of HA question tbh, as the ESP32 is working fine. It's the editor in HA that's giving me trouble
tawny oasis
Oh I see! Thanks!
glossy prism
@stable pulsar I personally use a $100 mini PC with a dual-core Celeron (1.6 GHz up to 2.5 GHz) and 4GB RAM
Works great
finite brook
Hi all, rfxcom devices are not available anymore... I would like to use HA to control 2 types of Somfy covers, does anyone have another option that works well?
mint burrow
hi
I am the newbies HA and is there any suggestion for tuya WIFI smart IR controller integration ??
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winged knoll
You'd be wanting to ask about #integrations-archived over in #integrations-archived 😉
gloomy spoke
<they already did>
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mint burrow
ok sorry
winged knoll
See #zigbee-archived
stable temple
Is there a sensor to get nearby wifi of a mobile device for example?
winged knoll
Are you asking about the #ios_and_mac-archived or #android-archived official apps?
stable temple
Well, I am using the #android-archived app and couldn't find any sensor which does it. So I thought I'd ask here. Maybe I am looking in the wrong place?
Sorry. Will move to #android-archived.
sweet pond
@winged knoll Are you familiar with arduinos? I've connected a 433mhz module to one and looking into getting the sonoff to pick up the signal, but I can only see it when entering rfraw 177
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Tinkerer is away for 24m 55s with a message :point_right: Let me consult the Magic 8-ball and see if has the answer.
It says Answer cloudy, please don't try again 🤔
fringe moon
433 is horrible at the end of the day
I've tried several DIY solutions
Now I'm just migrating everything away from 433
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sweet pond
well.. I have two xbees I thought about using, but I can't get them to work with a button.. I really want to add a sensor to my mailbox, but unfortunately my zigbee network doesn't reach that far
fringe moon
Do lora
sweet pond
where can I find more info on that in terms of gateway? Just looking for something that can act as a reel switch/button on a battery
fringe moon
Lots of DIY stuff if you google for Lora
earnest sapphire
hey guys, treatlife dimmer switch, got it flashed with tasmota (thanks for the tip about an external power supply and different TTL module) and its talking but the LED doesn't change for switch on/off (main LED at bottom of switch, not the dim level LED's)
glossy prism
You probably have to set up a rule for that @earnest sapphire
earnest sapphire
Hrrmm okay, I may have to do some research on that... no idea about rules for such a thing... pointers?
@glossy prism
latent oasis
I seem to have flubbed up one of my Deltaco bulbs when trying to tuya-convert it (probably used a botched tasmota firmware for first fw). Anyone know the pinout of the onboard header? (Naked photo of my bulb (!) here: https://imgur.com/a/J79qyXP )
drifting grove
Hello there!
I'm searching for a sensor that detects presence (not only if there's motion but also if there's just a person in ther room that isn't moving). My two options are:
- Directly wired to mains (over Wi-Fi or ZigBeee)
- Battery powered (over ZigBee)
My end goal is to have light fully automated in my house, eg. Someone enters the room, light turns on. Someone leaves the room, light turns instantly off.
Thanks for your help in advance
fringe moon
That sounds.... horrible
people would just stand in the doorway gliding back and forth for giggles
winged knoll
Detecting a person that's not moving requires radar, basically
fringe moon
I wouldn't do it to be frank
drifting grove
How would you automate lighting?
jovial pulsar
I heard someone who had two IR barriers in every doorway to see which way people were walking and calculate how many were in a room.
Finding non-moving people is kind of hard, but it can be done with picture recognition or trangulation to a personal beacon, like a bluetooth enabled cell phone.
fringe moon
Indoor cameras 🤢
@drifting grove I just turn stuff off 5\10 minutes after no motion is detected or when a door i closed
or based on if something is on or off
like a tv
winged knoll
Device activity plus device locations (room assistant) plus motion may be a good use for a Bayesian sensor
latent oasis
You could probably do it with BLE using several receivers and a beacon/phone?
fringe moon
If the person brings his or her BLE device with them
I find BLE hopeless for tracking, so I would never implement it
I know for myself it could track my clock, because I have 32 days battery life, but for other people who have to charge every 1-3 days, not so much
latent oasis
I would actually just make the lights very energy efficient (led's and good light design) and use always on after first motion after 07:00 in the morning (or something) and auto off at 21:00 (or something). Everything after that on at motion, off 10 minutes after last motion....
fringe moon
I have replaced every bulb in my house with a smart bulb, including outdoors, except three or so
they are all regulating to only be on when activity is in their respective rooms or areas
and dim throughout the day as needed
austere tangle
This might be a better place than #automations-archived to ask this:
I have some etekcity outlets esw01-usa that show up as Entities in hass. I don't know how to set them up as Devices that can be used in automations. Anyone able to point me to a webpage to figure out how to do that?
shadow mesa
Not sure I should be posting in here, or one of the other rooms, so apologies if in the wrong place. I have a lamp with a remote that uses 433Mhz. Luckily I have openmqttgateway already set up with 433Mhz transmitters/receivers for some remote switches so I can see the button presses hitting the MQ. The remote is pretty basic - on/off, change temperature cycles through 3 settings, and brightness up/down buttons. What would be the best approach to create this as a light on Home Assistant. It doesn't have a brightness/temperature setting as you can imagine just the ability to step up/down. I'm thinking a combo of templating and an mqtt light but need a little point in the right direction to work it out.
winged knoll
@austere tangle You can't turn entities into Devices - you can use entities in automations anyway
Device triggers/conditions/actions are just wrappers for all the normal stuff
austere tangle
Hmmm.. l have to see how to do it. Don't quite get it yet
winged knoll
#automations-archived can help you with automations
spiral wing
Hi all.. I'm a n00b.. just started with HA.. So.. I am trying to work with my Epson projector .. following https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/epson/
I can get the device to show up if I add it to the config file.. BUt I can't add it to any automations. So.. I'm guessing I'm adding the device incorrectly. Is there a better non-edit config file wat to add it?
winged knoll
See #integrations-archived for help with integrations 😉
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wraith rampart
is there any way to have HA scan different network segments? my KASA lights are on an IOT network and it doesn't find them
winged knoll
That'd be a topic for #integrations-archived
wraith rampart
thanks
earnest dove
I want to place shelly's and use them as a pushbutton so what they need to do is closing for a few milliseconds and then reopen to activate another relay (so replace a pushbutton). Is this possible?
finite storm
Which raspbery pi model should work with cc2531? I should get one but should rasp pi model b work fine and how much ram? I want just need to use that rasp pi as zigbee2mqtt coordinator and not install any other software
winged knoll
Any
I believe some folks have used a Pi Zero for some reason
Personally I'd say that's crazy
finite storm
And which OS can i better to use only for that cc2531?
glossy prism
Raspberry pi OS?
winged knoll
It's literally called Raspberry Pi OS 😉
finite storm
It's literally called Raspberry Pi OS 😉
@winged knoll yes thanks
gloomy spoke
who’s on first?
ruby flare
Does anyone have an advise for some kind of physical entity switch? I want sth. like a wall a switch that will display if an entity is activated or not (preferrably with a small green LED on it or sth. similar)
glossy prism
You could do something like that with a smart switch flashed with Tasmota
earnest dove
I want to place shelly's and use them as a pushbutton so what they need to do is closing for a few milliseconds and then reopen to activate another relay (so replace a pushbutton). Is this possible?
@earnest dove No one who has an idea? Really breaking my mind on this one
glossy prism
Exposing the LED as a light would probably be the easiest way
ruby flare
You could do something like that with a smart switch flashed with Tasmota
@glossy prism Do you have any example? When googling for "smart switch tasmota" I will only get relais
glossy prism
Some smart switches that use Tuya's backend (Smart Life or Tuya Smart app) can be "tuya-converted" which means they can be "hacked" to install custom firmware such as Tasmota. For any of these devices that can't be tuya-converted they can be manually flashed with a serial adapter as long as they have an ESP82xx series chip
unborn furnace
Garage door status not updating when wall switch or remote used. But status is updated when switch in ha is used. Any help in figuring this out would be appreciated.
gloomy spoke
need more info on what devices you're using and how they're communicating with HA
unborn furnace
Have a wifi garage door opener that uses ewisehome app for setup but its connected to ha via smarttings. Both ewisehome and smartthings are instantly updated when I press the wall button(wired to opener) enter code on outside opener(wireless) or press remote button in car. But ha does not update unless I press button in ha.
This is what I have thats controlling the opener. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086MKP14K?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I verified ewisehome and smartthings were updated on door position. Opened door and even waiting 5-10 minutes and ha never updated to show open.
Apparently st isn't updated when using the wall switch... looks like its a smartthings issue... im going to try andcsee if I can get ha to find it through alexa as alexa is updated on position.
Nope won't work through alexa. So I gotta fix it through smartthings. Any ideas how to do that?
knotty shell
Hi everyone. Not sure whether this is the right place to ask about stock sonoff configuration; if it isn't, which would be the right channel? Anyhow, I'm following the instructions on peterbuga's github; I've copied the files to /config and added the 'sonoff' section to 'config.yaml'. When I click on the 'check configuration' button, the wheel just spins not telling me whether config is right or not (which makes me think it is not). Any suggestions on what to check?
I've confirmed that username and pwd for sonoff are correct
tulip shard
Would this be a good channel to ask questions about light switches and the best DIY choice?
glossy prism
@scarlet reef ecobee thermostats work locally in home assistant if connected via homekit controller
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glossy prism
you lose some functionality like the "comfort settings" and being able to turn the fan on independently
glossy prism
i've been using it like this for well over a year--it's great. much more reliable than the cloud integration (for obvious reasons)
wraith rampart
Any idea if I can capture the motion sensor on this to use for more things than turning on/off a light? https://www.amazon.com/GE-Occupancy-Required-SmartThings-26931/dp/B07226MG2T/ref=pd_lpo_60_t_0/130-1115372-3063307?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07226MG2T&pd_rd_r=55a51d56-3010-4923-8e4a-415107b01158&pd_rd_w=pcReY&pd_rd_wg=Y0JAo&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=N4RGE15SW11XBYA5E7SY&psc=1&refRID=N4RGE15SW11XBYA5E7SY
was thinking of using it for security purposes
winged knoll
#zwave-archived may know
wraith rampart
thanks @winged knoll
separate question -- I have a few bulbs I have working in my family room... I have one entity that is added out called simply "Family Room" and it appears as a read-only light
what is that for?
winged knoll
No idea - depends on the integration and entity ID
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wraith rampart
only way to do that is thru the configuration.yaml correct?
not sure if there's a GUI way to do it
winged knoll
If the docs don't say there's a UI way, there's no UI way 😉
wraith rampart
do i have to restart the server when I make the configuration changes
winged knoll
If it's not listed there or you don't see a reload option in Server Controls, then yes
winged knoll
If you want them to make sense, yes 😄
fallow cape
Has anyone had luck getting through to Samsung SmartThings hardware support lately? Their website seems to point in five different directions and the person I talked to on the phone just now was no help
peak talon
if it is troubling you too much - you could always go the Z2M or ZHA way - you would need one of the relatively cheap sticks - CC2531 or Conbee, etc. And then you never have to depend upon external factors as all the control will be local
fringe moon
EEeh, the cc2531 shouldn't be recommended for anything anymore tbh 🤣
Zzh or slaesh for most consumers
peak talon
well - I would agree- but if the zzh and slaesh have long wait times, you might want to get that cheap 2531 stick (with Antenna). Frankly I am running one with Antenna and it has been working quite well. I did use CC1352p launchpad, but it is now relegated to dev duties
winged knoll
The CC2253x are ok for testing, but they've got enough known issues that they should be the last resort of the desperate otherwise
pearl verge
I bought a Merkury color light bulb at Walmart the other day since they were on a super sale. Got it set up through the Tuya integration but HA will only recognize it as a switch instead of a light bulb. Not a huge deal as I don't plan on using the color much anyway, but anyone have suggestions on how I could get it to show as a bulb in HA? Gonna try resetting it and going through setup again and see if that works for now.
winged knoll
See if it can be flashed with Tasmota?
pearl verge
I'll look into it, but I don't anticipate myself doing much firmware flashing for most devices. I'm assuming it requires soldering and stuff which I tend to avoid
But I'll do some research on it anyway
Can't hurt to know more
glossy wigeon
Hi, I was recommended a magichome led strip controller flashed with tasmota for led strip control but I can only find rgb/rgbw variants.
Whats the best alternative for just white led strips? :) thanks
winged knoll
If you've got Zigbee, Gledopto does various controllers including ones for just white(s)
glossy wigeon
no zigbee sadly :(
winged knoll
You could connect just a white strip to them anyway - if you use the RGB version then you have to remember which channel you're using, but it will work
glossy wigeon
okay, thanks
if i were to go the zigbee direction, anything i should know when buying a stick?
gloomy spoke
#zigbee-archived would be a good place for that
glossy wigeon
ah, missed that :) thanks
random wasp
Anyone experience with using a nextion display controlling a dimmer ?
static beacon
Does anyone have any idea what the standard password and login name is for the imou ranger iq? I'm trying to login to lan live but admin and XXX don't work also my account password doesn't work and I can't seem to find anything online
proper pawn
any particular bluetooth usb dongle works best
toxic dirge
Hey guys, whats a good stick on wall switch i could use to acuate my switches in ha
unkempt quartz
I have a Xiaomi Aqara rocker switch. High quality and also comes as a double switch. I have never used it, since I use Shellies everywhere.
ivory garnet
my local Costco just started stocking these FEIT LED light strips: https://www.feit.com/product/16-ft-smart-color-changing-led-strip-light/ has anyone poked at them to see if they're workable in HA?
gloomy spoke
thicc
modest bramble
Looking for recommendations on RGB LED flood lights that play nice with HA, bonus points if the end product has a skinny formfactor.
somber otter
Sylvania makes an RGB BR30
modest bramble
@somber otter Thanks. I was thinking something more like this: https://www.amazon.com/Novostella-2700K-6500K-Dimmable-Waterproof-Multicolor/dp/B07VH1VHYL/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KJE0PN02DCF59JPCT3Y2
somber otter
Ah gotcha. Nothing I've seen but I'll keep an eye out
modest bramble
I would specifically buy those, but some reviewer on there said the way they got it running on HA was to update the firmware to something by Tasmota, but that the firmware being shipped out with current units doesn't allow updating anymore.
glossy prism
@ivory garnet some feit stuff was able to be tuya-converted in the past to flash tasmota or ESPHome, it's possible this will work too (but probably unlikely). It looks like it has an RF receiver too though, and if it's 433 MHz (which it probably is) you might be able to use it with a broadlink pro or sonoff RF bridge. But...that's RF and isn't the best solution
If that receiver has an ESP82XX chip on the inside it could be serial flashed...having trouble finding information on that controller on the FCC's website though
ivory garnet
@glossy prism good call on referencing the FCC - found more product info: https://fccid.io/SYW-TAPRGBWCNTBM
glossy prism
No internal photos 😩
ivory garnet
yeah - I'm digging through other similar filings from FEIT to see if there are any internals
ivory garnet
yeah :\ the photo is blurry enough that I can't read the chip to try and reverse engineer it. I wonder how stuck-on the waterproofing is...they're on sale right now for $35, might be worth buying one just to tear it apart and see if I can get it working
wraith scaffold
I saw a video about 'upgrading the firmware on a CC2531' Zigbee stick ths morning. What was not clear to me however, was why I'd want to do that.
fringe moon
Well, if you are running zigbee2mqtt firmware
There is new versions out once in a while
Both for the coordinator and router firmwares
glossy prism
I upgraded the firmware the other day. Pretty seamless
Some plugs had to be toggled on a few times before they worked properly but that was about it
unborn furnace
still working on the garage door not updating in ha when using wall switch. ive bypassed smartthings and moved the garage door to tuya. tuya gets updated that the garage door is opened or closed but the position still doesnt make it to ha. ive even tried to create a cover template tied to the garage door and it still wont update in ha. any help is appreciated.
sudden escarp
Hi there is the rasbee11 zigbee module anygood can it be flashed with tasmota.
winged knoll
You can't flash that with Tasmota, it's just a Zigbee stick in GPIO form
#zigbee-archived can comment on whether it's any good
fringe moon
You could try though
vestal sparrow
Hey All, just heard that TP Link devices may stop working after they push a firmware. What's a good replacement for a smart outlet (plug) that works with HA? I recently put in some GE Zwave plus light switches, so Zwave plus is a possibility. I tried a cheap zwave plug, but it messed with the closest GE switch. Removed the cheap one, resetup the GE and everything is back to normal. Not sure if that is a normal problem with Zwave or just a defective switch. What are your recommendations?
glossy prism
What country are you in?
Also, blocking the plugs' internet access should prevent them from updating their firmware. I suppose it's possible that opening the kasa app could update the plugs locally, but I'm not sure.
Either way, anything you can flash with Tasmota/ESPHome would be a good choice, or if you're willing to get into Zigbee, ikea has plugs for 10 USD.
fringe moon
You have to actively initiate the update afaik @glossy prism
Mine have been internet connected for two years, still run the same firmware
Checked a few weeks ago because @runic drift was mentioning firmware
vestal sparrow
I'm in the US. Good, so if I don't do anything it won't update?
That makes things easier until I find a replacement.
fringe moon
Should, but if you are concerned a simple firewall rule will stop it from ever happening
glossy prism
Good to know. The tweet I saw made it seem like a forced update
scarlet reef
I just got the Sonoff S31 plug and flashed it with Tasmota
works great
even has the energy monitoring
upbeat belfry
If i'm using Fully Kiosk (Paid version), is there a way to "wake up" (turn on the screen/display, device is always on) from HA?
Since when it's off (display only) it isn't connected to Wifi and therefore I can't use browser_mod to Pop-up a window to it.. So I need to "wake him up" first..
bright jacinthBOT
rotund burrow
there a way to use teckin light bulbs without tuya?
low solstice
What does everyone recommend for garage door control that stays local and works reliably? I have an old craftsman garage door that is compatible with MyQ but that thing seems shit
carmine furnace
Anyone familiar with the Axis integration? I have an Axis A1001 (a 2 door access controller) and according to the documentation, I should be able to get some entities from it (like relay and switch), but none are showing up. Any suggestions?
wraith scaffold
@fringe moon Just noticed your response about the Zigbee firmware. I've got the Sonoff stick and am using it 'out of the box' with zigbee2mqtt running on a Pi Zero W. So far no issues. What do these other firmwares offer, additional compatibility perhaps?
flint dawn
does anyone have a recommendation for good outdoor pathway lighting? specifically for my driveway. Bonus points if rgb so I can theme the colors for halloween/xmas/etc
low solstice
@flint dawn what are your cost expectations?
I went fully Hue for my path lighting in front and back yard and it was worth it to me
flint dawn
i didn't really have any yet... I kind of assumed it would be $100-200 for the 100ft portion I want to cover
haven't considered hue because that's adding yet another protocol (right?), but I'll take a look
low solstice
I think Hue technically runs on zigbee but i used Hue before any other sort of automation so I've just had a lot of the stuff
The Calla path lights were like $80/ea or so and the spotlights were $150/ea
flint dawn
which hue set do you have?
this is kind of what I have in mind https://nextluxury.com/wp-content/uploads/flood-lights-design-ideas-for-driveway-lighting.jpg
low solstice
It isn't really a set, i use the Calla bollard lights along pathways and Lily spotlights
flint dawn
the spotlight is a good idea, I have a lovely maple tee right near my house that would benefit from that
low solstice
you can do stuff like that with calla
flint dawn
ah, cool
low solstice
I believe you can use Hue products with your existing zigbee hub....don't quote me as i don't interface anything zigbee directly
flint dawn
the Lucca could be nice too... I have fencing that could work well with them
oh, looks like lucca is just white
low solstice
yeah they're not totally consistent about what lights get color and which are just ambiance
flint dawn
I can see that...
well, thanks for the inspiration
having them every 10 ft would get a little pricey... and my luck UPS will run them the fuck over
low solstice
no problemo, I'm sure there are plenty of other options out there as well
yeah my yard doesn't have any vehicles through it thankfully
young coral
What does everyone recommend for garage door control that stays local and works reliably? I have an old craftsman garage door that is compatible with MyQ but that thing seems shit
@low solstice opengarage.io
but i was going to ask you
flint dawn
yeah, I was hoping for something like this but a generic zigbee/zwave solution. This could be it, though
young coral
does myq still charge that premium subscription fee to link to google assistant and stuff
it says that as of last summer they are waiving it but the wording looks hella sketchy so im concerned if they ended it or not
low solstice
@young coral i am not sure but I'm pretty sure either way HA would have to use the internet to open/close my garage
i don't want that
young coral
opengarage.io is local iirc
low solstice
also open garage.io came up in searches but i don't necessarily think i have an easy way to install it
my garage is pretty shitty as far as layout goes
young coral
you can solder it to the remote control
it doesnt need to be wired to the garage control box itself
low solstice
yeah but the sensor is supposed to point toward the door?
young coral
its designed to be mounted on the ceiling pointed down
but you can theoretically mount it on a wall and aim it at the garage
low solstice
Well my wall remote is at a 90° angle to the garage door
young coral
wait hold up
low solstice
and the ceiling is an option just a shitty one as I'd need to add power
young coral
dont you use a handheld remote in your car to open your garage?
low solstice
yes
young coral
you can solder it to that
young coral
it emulates a button press
low solstice
yeah I know it does that either way but damb
young coral
yeah
but honestly i would imagine once you remove your remote from its casing the whole apparatus would look less unsightly
it would just look like theres some kind of weird raspberry pi on your wall/ceiling
low solstice
I could still get the open garage to work, just hoped for a prettier solution i suppose
was really hoping there was a MyQ option that wasn't trash
gentle fulcrum
I've got one of these on the todo list
two doors, so probably just going to do one door on each relay - for open/close... otherwise I need three relays for each door (up/stop/down).
probably just chuck a xiaomi door sensor on each to determine closed or open/unknown state as they're rollers not sectional.
low solstice
it kills me that my existing opener has a sensor to detect if it's open already and everything
just no simple way to get a state out of it and send open/close
unborn furnace
im having the same issue not getting state in ha from my garage door opener. i use this one. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086MKP14K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 thru tuyasmart. tuya gets state but its not transfered to ha.
low solstice
Craftsman
lusty kernel
I've gathered people are using seperate enteties. Shelly for the switch, random ZigBee sensor for.. well... sensoring...
celest dock
greetings, I'm looking for a wireless (2.4ghz or 5) thermometer
seems like it's hard to find
bright jacinthBOT
celest dock
canada, budget ok, wifi, feature: provides temperature 🙂
vapid hull
This Hank z-wave scene controller switch SCN04 is an absolute turd. I also have a Zigbee network. Can anyone recommend a different small "remote" scene controller device?
The Hank is super unreliable. Sometimes pressing buttons does something. Sometimes it doesn't. I have z-wave switches in the room where the controller is. It's not like it can't reach them.
celest dock
are your neighbor or path to the controller properly established ?
winged knoll
For #zigbee-archived see the pinned messages in the #zigbee-archived channel
vapid hull
@celest dock i don't think that's a "thing" with a scene controller switch because it's battery operated. if I look at the z-wave graph it's not connected to anything and never has been, because it's not powered unless you press the button. Tailing the zwave log shows that sometimes button presses register on the network, and sometimes they don't
celest dock
afaik, the scene controller are just another node on the mesh, yes, they cannot act as relay because they are battery powered, but you can "wake" them to tell them what path you want them to use to talk to the controller
vapid hull
well, the z-wave graph shows the device on the network, but there is no line connected to anything
winged knoll
Normal
celest dock
in the operating manual, did you do the testing z-wave network range ?
winged knoll
#zwave-archived can explain that 😉
winged knoll
I have two battery "remotes" (the send Scene) and they don't show on the mesh
celest dock
left column
vapid hull
yeah, the "z button" isn't labveled or defined, and i can't rememebr which one it is
i'm trying that procedure now
unless the z-button is this tiny hole on the side
celest dock
keep in mind that you should be where the remote will be used when you pair it to your network
vapid hull
but i think that's the speaker
celest dock
so if it cannot reach the hub properly at that location it'll use an alternative path
unless you want to carry it in your pocket .. but if it's going to stay on a wall somewhere or on a table, I'd remove it from the network and add it from the "final" location.
vapid hull
yes, like i said, i understand all of that. i am currently trying to figure out whihch of the buttons is the z-button
neon flicker
I looked a the PDF linked, that's funny it keeps referencing the z button, but never mentions where it is lol
Maybe behind the battery door?
celest dock
it would most likely be the same button used for network inclusion/exclusion
winged knoll
Again, for help with Z-Wave best bet for help is gonna be the #zwave-archived channel
☝️
Many Z-Wave folks only hang out there
neon flicker
They are missing out on the rest of the community fun then
vapid hull
i honestly think the switch is just broken
as i'm pressing the center button and moving my finger around on it i am watching the LED flicker, which leads me to believe the internal contacts are poo
celest dock
best way to try it is just go right beside the controller and see if the click registers
oh ..
well then get a replacement 🙂
vapid hull
so, again -- does anyone have a recommendation for a scene controller that works well?
winged knoll
Z-Wave one?
vapid hull
because, as I mentioned in my original message: this thing is a turd
don't care
i have zigbee and zwave
winged knoll
Well, I already answered about Zigbee way up there
vapid hull
needs at least 2 discrete functions
winged knoll
See the pinned messages in #zigbee-archived
For Z-Wave recommendations, ask in the #zwave-archived channel and mention where in the world
low solstice
lmao if you have a budget then z-wave ain't for you
vapid hull
@winged knoll sooooo if the devices channel isn't a place to talk about devices or recommendations on devices, then why does it exist? the topic, literally, says "questions about devices".....
bright jacinthBOT
vapid hull
yes, i see the whole thing
winged knoll
Awesome
vapid hull
so this is for any device that isn't: zigbee, zwave, cameras, or diy, and not for integrations
so what does that leave?
celest dock
wifi 🙂
fringe moon
Don't you kink shame my RS232 over modbus
low solstice
Also generalized recommendations, like I asked about garage stuff
winged knoll
Modbus... haven't read anybody talk about that in .... minutes
low solstice
and someone asked about different types of path lighting
celest dock
I didn't get any help on my question 🙂
low solstice
You want a wifi temperature sensor?
winged knoll
Likely not many of those that HA can use
celest dock
yeah .. looking .. inkbird has bluetooth battery operated one but in order to make it wifi you need to buy their bridge hub on top of it
low solstice
winged knoll
Personally I'd just embrace Zigbee 😄
celest dock
I dont have the range .. I already have a good size zwave mesh network, but this is to put in the chicken coop
neon flicker
I'd build one based on an ESP, probably cheaper anyway
celest dock
trust me I'd much rather use zwave for this than wifi
low solstice
you don't have any device close enough to the edge?
winged knoll
If you can get WiFi there you can almost certainly get Zigbee (or Z-Wave) there with a little effort
celest dock
I had to install an outdoor antenna for wifi signal (already have a wifi camera in there and a wifi teckin switch to remotely control the coop trap door)
fringe moon
Zigbee 4 lyfe
zigbee will always be the superior choice over wifi for such applications, because of meshing, range extension is easy and low power consumption
fringe moon
I have a cc2531 with router firmware in my upstairs office, it covers my whole garden
low solstice
Looks like there are quite a few options on Amazon
celest dock
this would most likely work .. I just find it pretty expensive for what it is .. https://www.amazon.ca/UbiBot-Wireless-Thermometer-Temperature-Environment/dp/B071HVDDFB/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=WiFi+Thermometer&qid=1605794536&sr=8-11
low solstice
oh you want battery powered too
low solstice
not cheap but seems to be pretty damn durable
You could also just use a z-wave range repeater at the edge of your existing mesh toward the coop
neon flicker
Why not throw a cheap zwave outlet on the back patio to carry the mesh outdoors and then a zwave sensor?
Basically what panda said, but hit enter before I saw his post
celest dock
I'm about 100ft away from the coop
neon flicker
Build a directional zwave blasting antenna!
celest dock
let me get some aluminum foil real quick 🙂
fringe moon
you can easily make a wifi directional antenna with a old accespoint and a pringels can
low solstice
He has WiFi out there
celest dock
wifi is ok
low solstice
we talking zwave
celest dock
wish there was a way to carry zwave traffic over wifi
other than buying a homeseer z-net 150$ box
neon flicker
Everyone hates on zwave, but 70% of my devices are zwave. Should I start over?
celest dock
all my devices are zwave Zeds, except for when it's not possible I sadly fall back to wifi
low solstice
no don't start over i love z wave it took a second to get myself started but I think I want to marry it
winged knoll
Z-Wave is fine
neon flicker
I went zwave when I started smarting my home to keep wifi traffic to a minimum
winged knoll
Fussy to get stable, but once you've calmed it down it's solid
low solstice
I also wouldn't even try to argue that z wave is best for everything/everyone
celest dock
they all have their pros and cons ..
low solstice
it's expensive-ish and a little bit limited i think
winged knoll
IMO Zigbee (3.0) is a good starter. Zigbee 1.2 not so much
low solstice
but still cheaper than Control4 😂
neon flicker
ugh, I used to sell C4 when I worked for an integrator
low solstice
I honestly would buy full-on to their products if they allowed me to control the damn things
but only integrators are allowed to do configuration
neon flicker
exactly the problem. you need certified programmers to do anything
low solstice
the only good thing I haven't found an equivalent for that works w home assistant is wall control panels
i want to replace my alarm panels with a touch screen
neon flicker
I hate closed hardware. My fire alarm at work is closed. Only one company within 500 miles is allowed to service it
I am implementing the alarm panel card on an old phone to replace my old control panel
low solstice
Yeah my first idea was to get some phones/tablets with OLED screens and put a Qi charger in the wall behind the mount
but that still just doesn't feel as polished/finished as a C4 panel
nova seal
Anyone have recommendation for smart plugs(zigbee or wifi) that can be direct connected with HA? I have been using mostly tp-link kasa plugs which have worked extremely well but I need some more and I saw a blog post about kasa potentially pushing a firmware that kills local connectivity. Makes me want to be a bit more "independent" of random companies whims on whether my hardware will continue to function as sold
neon flicker
I program Crestron systems now, and their wall panels are stunning. So I understand the need to feel polished
nova seal
I have seen the ESP8266 based devices and the custom firmware for them, but would prefer something more out of the box capable rather than flashing custom if possible
low solstice
@neon flicker crestron is closed as well right?
I think that might actually be a path for me they apparently have a rest api
hmmmm
neon flicker
They are closed, but more accessible imo. I got my programming certification as an end-user, not an integrator.
celest dock
I guess I could give this a shot .. on paper zwave has 100meter range in open air .. https://www.amazon.ca/GE-14298-Enbrighten-Weather-Resistant-Compatible/dp/B07VFQBBJS/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=GE%2BEnbrighten%2BZ-Wave%2BPlus%2BSmart%2BOutdoor%2BSwitch&qid=1605797275&sr=8-5&th=1. if I get my zwave network extended to the coop, that gives me a whole new set of options
low solstice
honestly I'd be totally fine to just buy a C4 or crestron or anybody else's control surface if i could flash something onto it
neon flicker
I haven't played with their API, the panels I manage are part of a Crestron ecosystem making it pretty straightforward to develop for them. If I have a spare wall or tabletop panel, I may have to play with that
zinc turtle
Hello good folks! Is it possible to have a online/offline sensor that monitors if my Android phone is online or not? I have the Companion App, but none of the sensors will register if my phone is offline, eg. turned off (AFAIK)
Thanks
neon flicker
Poll something that is always there, like battery level, and if it stops getting data for x minutes, assume phone is off and set a boolean?
I am going off the cuff here. Still new and not certain what the full capabilities are
zinc turtle
@neon flicker Thanks
Could also be an option to ping the device, but thought it was a bit overkill
long charm
I'm keeping my eye out for a good black friday/cyber monday deal on an inexpensive (<$100 hopefully) robot vacuum. Wonder if anyone has one they love that can navigate a small threshold moulding between the hallway and bathroom? (i dont know if any of them can do this tbh)
grizzled root
Anyone in here good with electricity? I am going to set up a 1 meter RGBW led strip with a fibaro Z-wave controller. I'm thinking about how much current I need to power it. I need a 12V DC power supply, and the fibaro consumes up to 12A, but 12A feels like overkill for my use case. Could I use a less bulky 3A power supply or something like that?
I just realized I might be able to answer my own question. The strip consumes up to 19.2W. So using some advanced physics I can deduce that I need 19.2/12=1.6A + whatever the fibaro consumes
winged knoll
Practically, never run the PSU at 100% anyway, so you're likely looking for a 2.4A or higher supply
grizzled root
I'll go with 3A I think 👍
neon flicker
If Ohms Law is now advanced physics, I am basically Einstein 🤟
light helm
anyone have a cheaper alternative to tankutility? $200 seems a little steep to me...
olive elm
Anyone got a doorbell that can integrate with hass?
gloomy sequoia
so I had one of these just quit working today while my wife was blow drying her hair: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081ZQWX1F/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_ukVTFb7VHZ8VX
anybody had this happen? theres a gfci plug on the same circuit with the switch, but it didn't trip, and instead just blew the switch
have had this in for a few weeks now, and I'm sure she's used her straightener in there but not sure about the hair dryer
turbid yew
I originally bought into the whole SmartThings ecosystem, so I have several of the Samsung outlets and they work really well with HASS in addition to not being ugly. (Just add like a regular Zigbee device, and they register as CentraLite 4257050-RZHAC.) They are limited to about 15-16 A, but that is also what a typical hair dryer maxes out at.
So you may just need to find a beefier (20A) smart outlet.
Oh, just realized you were talking about a wall switch not an outlet.
bold roost
Is anyone here using a ORAL-B bluetooth with home assistant?
forest talon
Does anyone have a good out of the box programmable exterior christmas light solution?
forest talon
I'm considering this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSOT9LZ
candid zenith
Someone a recommendation for some roller shutters being sort of supported in HA? Like these but real support maybe? https://www.amazon.de/Schellenberg-22767-Funk-Gurtwickler-Fernbedienung-Funk-Zeitschaltuhr/dp/B00LA4EXF8
static beacon
Does someone here have experience with a Xiaomi roborock s5 max with custom firmware? I want to buy one and want to know if it's easy to flash and how it connects to home assistant afterwards?
gloomy sequoia
@static beacon not roborock but I've got a roomba 960 that works great with the Roomba integration
@forest talon so yes, those are lights but you'll also need a controller to actually make them do stuff. most common around here is probably WLED, which is an addressable led strip controller firmware for esp8266/esp32 chips like a D1 Mini or NodeMCU: https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED
it's pretty easy to get one of those working with the strips of your choice, but does take a bit of fiddling. best resource for setting it up fresh is here imo: https://youtu.be/tXvtxwK3jRk
he goes over everything from picking the right LEDs, psu, etc and then flashes the firmware, wires it up, and demos, as well as a bonus "level shifter" tutorial 👍
drifting grove
Hey all, looking at getting the Aquara Temperature sensor, am I right in saying it should just conenct to HA using my ZIgbee dongle, or do i need a Aquara hub ?
drifting grove
Perfect, im looking at using the "CC2531 " i cant see anywhere saying this wont work
gloomy sequoia
I think most people would recommend either the conbee or hzusbz, but I could be wrong
hzusbz is both a zigbee and zwave hub, fwiw
I got it thinking I'd get zwave stuff and haven't yet 😅
I'd ask over in #zigbee-archived for specific hub recommendations, probably
forest talon
@fringe moon it's not "out of the box" per se, but it looks like several bundles of them are available on Amazon that come with controllers, and that would do the job for me, at least to start with. Mostly, I want to have them handy for Christmas lighting this year without needing to put a lot into them, and then to be able to do more with them over time.
drifting grove
Ahh I couldnt find the "hzusbz" on amazon
forest talon
@gloomy sequoia Yeah, I figured on the controller. See my last about controller bundles 😄
gloomy sequoia
@forest talon got an example bundle you're looking at?
@drifting grove https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GJ826F8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
forest talon
forest talon
Well, that's one example. The others had different controllers.
gloomy sequoia
yeah ok
so for running effects you can control, wled really cannot be beat for the reasons I said above
most that come with the little remote or whatever are bound to whatever the remote has on it
which are usually single colors from what I've seen
there are some that will say "works with google" or "works with alexa", and those will have app control but their effect range is still usually just whatever that oem packs into their app
not trying to get you to go all out or anything, just giving you options 😉
also, nodemcu is like $4 ($13/3pk iirc)
few wires and a power supply, golden
mystic saddle
I'm trying to add a Zigbee Siren to HASS, I've got quite a few other Zigbee devices working nice, but struggling to get this one to pair, this is the device:
I was wondering if anyone else out there had experimented with it?
drifting grove
@drifting grove https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GJ826F8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
@gloomy sequoia Perfect thank you, being in the Uk its a bit harder to get hold of will add it to my list 😄
mystic saddle
In the Zigbee log when trying to pair this device I saw some random gibberish characters which I have never seen in the log before, I was worried / wondering if perhaps it might be using Zigbee communication but perhaps the com's are encrypted? Take a peak:
forest talon
Thanks, @gloomy sequoia
gloomy sequoia
yeah man 👍
high plover
I am trying to use stream to get my unifi g4 doorbell to show in lovelace. I have the RTSP working (verified with VLC). When i try to add to my config yaml i get error "Invalid config for [stream]: expected a dictionary for dictionary value @ data['stream']. Got [OrderedDict([('platform', 'generic'), ('name', 'UniFidoorbell'), ('still_image_url', 'https://192.168.1.1/snap.jpeg'), ('stream_source', 'rtsp://192.168.1.1:7447/xxxxxxxxxx'), ('verify_ssl', False)])]. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 119). "
config:
stream:
- platform: generic
name: UniFidoorbell
still_image_url: https://192.168.1.1/snap.jpeg
stream_source: rtsp://192.168.1.1:7447/xxxxxxxxx
verify_ssl: false
gloomy spoke
from the docs, it looks like you've put a bunch of stuff under stream: that should be under camera:
stream: is just stream:
high plover
oh ok. haha silly
no errors now. thanks! going to try to put the stream in lovelace now
hmm any tips on how to get the live feed in to lovelace? im not sure which card to use
i see somone suggest to use type: picture-entity
entity: UniFidoorbell
camera_view: live
i get "No image source configured."
high plover
oh wow thanks that worked. i didnt know i needed to add the camera.
do entities always need their type added before?
gloomy spoke
an entity always has a "domain" and an "object ID". The domain is the part before the "." and indicates the type of object and the object ID identifies which one (the name you provided)
high plover
got it. thank you!
gloomy spoke
also, all lowercase, object IDs don't start with a number, don't contain spaces, etc. there are rules that I can't find right now
the bottom line is to find the entity in 
-> States and you'll see how HA constructed the entity from the name you provided
high plover
ok thank you.
fringe moon
@forest talon takes 5 minutes to build a controller using wled for those, currently I have 200 installed and running, the other 700 will follow before december if I have time
gloomy sequoia
"Filtrete 20x20x1 Smart Air Filter Allgergen Bacteria And Virus 1500 MPR : Target" https://www.target.com/p/filtrete-20x20x1-smart-air-filter-allgergen-bacteria-and-virus-1500-mpr/-/A-53247518
anyone used one of those? 😅
it's ble I guess
shut kite
pure saffron
I'm looking for a decent camera system that is relatively easy to use, but is completely local capable. I'm running an amcrest tribrid analog system over rtsp currently and I have someone asking me for recommendations (staying away from cloud)
timid ore
Old phone, plus its a decent dashboard
stable canopy
Anyone know of any home assistant friendly temp sensors I can get off Azon? Preferred plug in vs battery
bitter heron
What are you guys using for IR blasters?
upper minnow
I have an esp8266mod and i was wondering if anyone can give me guidance on how to allow multiple switch componants in the same yaml file. Im using an rgb light for testing to see if it is possible. I am trying to use 3 different pins on the 8266 and control each one seperatly in the hass dashboard. Problem is i can only write one "switch:" componant in the yaml file, i have it successfully operating the red on pin D1 at the moment...
fringe moon
@upper minnow yes, you can only have one , that is true for all, but you just add multiple platforms under that
bright jacinthBOT
upper minnow
<@708709121431568454> yes, you can only have one , that is true for all, but you...
The platforms will need to be differnt as well correct?
fringe moon
No, probably they are all the same for your case
upper minnow
if i do platform: gpio twice it says error previous declaration
fringe moon
Share what you are trying to do according to the above not message
bright jacinthBOT
upper minnow
ah! didnt even notice that little guy!
k im going to compile and upload and see what happens.
@fringe moon It worked flawlessly, Thank you for your help!
fringe moon
autumn horizon
So i need to replace the controllers of my shutters, so i was thinking about if any of you guys have any recommendations?
They should be able to be controlled via normal switches aswell... so maybe something in the direction of the shelly 2.5 ? Or maybe a non wifi one?
fringe moon
long live zigbee
autumn horizon
with deconz?
manic comet
does somebody know a good weather station easy to connect to HA trhough api
how goodare wunderground stations
ivory narwhal
Does anyone have any recommendations for a HA compatible USB zigbee and zwave dongle? I'm in the UK
fringe moon
@ivory narwhal zzh, slaesh, cc1352
umbral nacelle
Speaking of cheap IP cameras, my doorbell while streaming data to my phone, has ports UDP 10000, 10001 and 32108 in open state. Any chance of getting images or video from it?
fringe moon
Anything that does mjpeg or rtsp, sure
umbral nacelle
yeah but I can't find out if it does mjpeg. I only have a app on the phone that can connect to the camera
Just trying to poke around hoping I'd find a way
i guess i need to snif the traffic to understand what it does
umbral nacelle
Cool, I'll try that
cloud tulip
Which door sensors are people using? Was using wyze which overall worked great for price, despite then randomly dying, but now they are unavailable
undone shoal
hello - complete noob warning!!! I have a spare pc and a smart things hub, along with a few echo dots and an 8....I want to install HA in a VM and I wonder if I can use the ST as the main hub or whether I need something directly attached to the pc like the HUSBZB-1 USB Hub as well?
I'd like to automate several lamps and also eventually some strip lights as well. I have 3 wyze cams too
gloomy spoke
you can use the Smartthings integration to communicate with your hub, but best practice is to migrate your devices from the hub to native HA support to avoid the cloud and general Smartthings dependency
undone shoal
ok let me read this @gloomy spoke thank you
so this looks like you take the ST over with HA and that becomes your Z-Wave/Zigbee contoller via ethernet? So that dongle wouldn't be necessary? Any advantage to the dongle in the system at all? I fear I made a mistake and ordered it from amazon and I want to cancel it before it ships if I can
I ordered this about an hour ago: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GJ826F8/
gloomy spoke
I believe that that integration exposes your Smartthings devices in HA, so they're still paired with your hub, but controllable via HA. The main downside is this part:
SmartThings is integrated into Home Assistant through the SmartThings Cloud API.
relying on a cloud API is typically slower and more prone to failure than a local connection
undone shoal
Ok I've read that yea....so maybe getting that dongle would bypass that then and I can gift the ST to a family member or something
undone shoal
🙂
bright jacinthBOT
undone shoal
not a good idea to have both on the network I assume
granite karma
Damn, 5 lines is a code wall?
Hello. Since a few updates (I don't recall which exactly and don't know if it's home assistant related) I have problems with my Flower Care devices which I have connected through the miflora sensor platform.
All my sensors are shown as unavailable, the logs state that the sensor update took more than 10 minutes, however, when I use bluetoothctl scan on the device, it actually shows the devices and bluetooth connection via the app also works. Just not with Home Assistant.
This is my configuration for a sensor
Is this even the right channel for this? Integrations doesn't seem like the right one
undone shoal
@granite karma I'm brand new here so I have no idea - I'm sure there are lurkers here who will guide you if not
gritty zinc
Damn, 5 lines is a code wall?
5 lines? The post the bot moved had 14 and that's before you consider that some were long and will wrap around multiple lines in Discord 😉
I don't know if things have improved but BLE was always a little bit flaky when I set up my plant sensors. I went with an ESPHome based device to monitor them and forward the information to HA instead.
granite karma
@gritty zinc Yes, but it said code wall, not wall of text, so i thought it moved it because of the 5 lines.
gritty zinc
The bot doesn't care what's code and what's not. It just cares about long spammy posts 😉
granite karma
@gritty zinc - sth like this? https://gist.github.com/WoLpH/bc284ba9aeb5d1263f72d6294e239c1a
oh, but esp32 is also ble
gritty zinc
Yeah, ESP32 has Bluetooth built in. Just use their plant integration 😉 You don't use the native BLE though, you use the Xiaomi platform:
sensor:
# Prayer plant
- platform: xiaomi_hhccjcy01```But... continue this in #diy-archived or over on the ESPHome server if you need help with that side of things.
granite karma
Thanks
gloomy sequoia
@fringe moon link?
ah like these? "Bundled sale Original Xiaomi Mijia Intelligent Mini Door Window Sensor Pocket Size Smart Home Automatic lights for MIhome App|Smart Remote Control| - AliExpress" https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32749227652.html?_randl_currency=USD&_randl_shipto=US&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=494-037-6276&isdl=y&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&aff_platform=google&aff_short_key=UneMJZVf&&albagn=888888&albcp=1582410664&albag=59754279756&trgt=743612850714&crea=en32749227652&netw=u&device=m&albpg=743612850714&albpd=en32749227652&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkuP9BRCkARIsAKGLE8Wi1i01XdCE35zR7zGqacPUtApUjb0ximJUKw7p655KK6hhUNoFKWkaAgdfEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
civic kraken
What are you guys using for IR blasters?
@bitter heron Didn't see if anyone answered this but Broadlink RM Mini here and I believe a lot of others as well
bitter heron
@civic kraken thanks
fringe moon
@gloomy sequoia looks right
gloomy sequoia
zigbee or wifi?
frigid dove
zigbee or wifi?
Whichever one fits your needs, the downside of Wifi is congestion and possible security issues
Personally I perfer wifi more most things except contact / motion sensors, then I would use zigbee or zwave
gloomy sequoia
I meant which those were lol
I've got some of both already, and open to zwave (I have the hzusbz stick for both)
little sentinel
Probably best talking in here about the new Amazon Echo (Gen 4)
prime heart
so cost @fringe moon ? I noticed that.... but I hear standardization over zigbee has been very challenging
Hi. I am having an issue getting MQTT sensors that are writing to the MQTT server identifiable in HA after my config changes. It is possible I have no idea what I am doing. Is this the right forum,? If not do you think you guys could point me in the right direction?
fringe moon
@prime heart it is not like zwave no, but it works in 99% of cases
winged knoll
Zigbee 3.0 is a proper standard, but with just a little care you can get a rock solid multi-brand Zigbee 1.2 mesh
prime heart
That's the other thing. I heard it wasn't mesh. But it was spoke and hub
Maybe I'll check it out a little deeper. Thank you
prime heart
But l read it on the internet. It must be true
winged knoll
BRB, just updating a site to say you should wire all your money to me...
prime heart
That's easy. I don't have any
lavish jetty
I've recently discovered HA and zigbee/zwave after a few years of exclusively using Nest & LIFX devices via Google Home.
I'm a software engineer interested to "automate everything" via HA but am struggling to plan out a large/whole-home hardware purchase due to my inexperience/lack-of-confidence re: compatibility..
Is it possible to utilize all of HA's feature sets while exclusively using the following?
- Brilliant switches
- Phillips hue lighting
- Google assistant
I am especially interested in being able to control my devices during an SaaS/ISP/WAN outage. My expectation here would be that during an outage, Google Assistant might be unavailable, but I would be able to manually control my devices via the HA or Brilliant interfaces.
prime heart
I think the appeal for many is not needing google or anyone to run yourstuff but to be able to leverage them if you want.
but I am pretty new
that is my appeal anyhow.
lavish jetty
I think the appeal for many is not needing google or anyone to run yourstuff but...
Thanks @prime heart. That appeal seems to be reflected my my question, no? I want the ability to use Google Assistant but don't want to be gimped by it if they or my ISP has a service disruption
prime heart
I do not use it but I am almost positive I have seen an integration for it
winged knoll
Google would just be a voice assistant - but it does require a working Internet connection
Hue lighting has an integration, or you can go direct with your choice of #zigbee-archived integration
lavish jetty
I do not use it but I am almost positive I have seen an integration for it
Thanks for your response. Hopefully someone with some first hand experience will pop up.
winged knoll
No idea about Brilliant - but check the #integrations-archived list
If they're not there, but they're Zigbee or Z-Wave then see #zigbee-archived and #zwave-archived
prime heart
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/google_assistant/ seems to integratioe butr5 have oou considered non google integrations like almond and ada...
winged knoll
In theory there's support for local Google Assistant coming, but I've no idea when
lavish jetty
If they're not there, but they're Zigbee or Z-Wave then see <#551843655682490399...
Good flow charting, thanks. I don't think Brilliant uses zigbee or zwave per the following:
" you would like to connect to Z-Wave or Zigbee products, we also support hubs from SmartThings so you can control them from a Brilliant"
winged knoll
Looks to be it's own hub
Quick search says it's a closed setup, so you'll be out of luck
lavish jetty
Good flow charting, thanks. I don't think Brilliant uses zigbee or zwave per the...
@winged knoll If brilliant only uses SmartThings, wouldn't use of the SmartThings hub defeat my objective of being independent of a service/isp outage?
winged knoll
Sure it would
(FYI, no need to tag folks when you reply 😉 )
If you want local first then you have to buy with that in mind
Almost all of HA's Integrations tell you whether they're local or cloud based
Look for IoT class on the right
lavish jetty
Thanks for the flowcharting Tinkerer!
Has anyone here had first hand experience trying to work around lack of Brilliant HA integration?
Brilliant hardware is super posch (expensive too) and I'm unaware of any comparable hardware that integrateswith HA.
teal grove
My house currently has no 433 sensors (other than the eufy doorbell that transmits to the bell), but I’m looking at door and window sensors. My first choice was going to be wyze, but they’ve been discontinued as far as I can tell. Would it be a good move to get a Sonoff RF bridge and get cheap 433 sensors, or is there another alternative I should consider? I feel like 433 could be considered outdated.
low solstice
Right now i have a random chinese brand low voltage transformer that powers some of my non-hue outdoor lights
Anyone aware of a drop-in weather resistent replacement that would be zwave connected?
lyric shuttle
Hold up, Hue bridges can be used locally so you don't need to use the outside-the-house connectivity
peak talon
@teal grove consider Zigbee. Xiaomi ones are cheap and you can control in HA using one of the various hardwares
low solstice
@lyric shuttle yes that's correct
versed sonnet
If you want even cheaper and zigbee 3.0 sonoff makes good sensors. They don't look as good as aqara stuff though
fringe moon
Xiaomi have started doing zb3 too
left wharf
Can I just confirm something so I know I am on the right track and not doubling up on code for the sake of it, it a MQTT question.
I have smart switches sonof and tp-link plugs that I control through home assistant. Today I began looking at MQTT to be able to manipulate device states using MQTT Dashboard on a very old Android 4 tablet. Want to make use of the touch screen. Home assistant page doesn't load on this device hence the reason for MQTT Dashboard.
My question is that I had thought that by using something like MQTT Explorer and subscribing to the Broker running in HAS as an addon that I could manipulate the states by publishing a different values ie. 0,1 and this would in turn change the switch state.
This appears to not be the case and the only way I am getting devices to change state is by having automation tasks setup that monitor the MQTT Published items and when a change is detected the switch is toggled. Is this the correct approach in order to update states of devices using mqtt. It seems like I am doubling work to ad an automation for each switch I am wanting to change the state of using MQTT.
peak talon
why not write yourself simple html pages with buttons and call respective automations using https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/api/rest/ you can either store that html in your tablet or call from a server where HA is loaded
left wharf
@peak talon I didn't think of that approach. I got the this idea watching another Youtube video where someone else did the same thing. I just more wanted that I wasn't missing something with MQTT and home assistant. With the fact that having a TP link switch integrated with HA and using MQTT_Statestream that I couldn't just trigger device states by updating the MQTT state value and the device state would update.
peak talon
i have not used mqtt dashboard but not sure if that would also work on your old tablet. but if you just want some simple controls, the above way is the simplest. you could also use app daemon and use its dashboard, i think it is light weight also but not sure about the old browser compatibility
left wharf
@peak talon - Thankyou for your help.
meager token
Hello I am looking for a power monitoring plug for direct implementation into home assistant.
I tried yesterday to implement via tuya_convert some plugs, but it seems the supplier changed from standard esp modules to more specific ones and now the majority of power monitoring plugs are not able to convert (into esphome) . Is there an actual working hardware available in EU (Germany)?
fierce finch
i wonder if someone here has experience with those (Cheap) zigbee USB sticks
winged knoll
#zigbee-archived folks would, if you said which sticks you're talking about
fierce finch
the sonoff ones
subtle flame
Dear Community, I bought a Tuya based Light Switch. The Switch is working with Wi-Fi and with RF433.92mhz.
I would like to try out how these RF things are working because I never tried any of them. I have a 433.92mhz Remote here with me, I would like to turn on off the the lamp with it. How should I start this? How can I get the RF code what the remote should learn? Thank you very much.
I have also a Broadlink RM Pro at home if needed.
This is the light switch: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000027449969.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dU3poO5
subtle flame
There is no video on the internet that anybody would be able to control lights with RF.
low solstice
@subtle flame it appears that switch is wifi compatible, if you're just trying to get it in HA the best path might be the wifi connection
From reading the description it doesn't seem like the switch has an RF control option
subtle flame
Yes Its working with wifi since weeks. I was just curious if I can add RF function to my remote on my keychain 🙂
but looks like that "RF" word in the description is not really RF 😄 Chinese guys just wrote everything there to sell it 😄
subtle flame
yeah maybe they meant that 😄
dreamy dirge
anyone have recommendations for zwave or zigbee open/close sensors? looking on amazon, even the highest rated ones have reviews like "occasionally stops responding, but a restart fixes it" - which kinda defeats the purpose of sensing
hybrid parrot
anyone have recommendations for zwave or zigbee open/close sensors? looking on a...
I have both the Xiaomi Mijia zigbee sensors and the Neo Coolcam NAS-DS01Z zwave sensors. The zwave sensors sometimes skip a report in a high frequency on/off situation (they are attached to the cat's litterbox door, they like to play with it sometimes), but work fine in normal use cases. I only use the zigbee sensors in normal scenarios and they haven't missed a beat yet as far as I know.
dreamy dirge
I have some from an old (6 years) smart things - they almost never report after the first sleep, and miss fast open/close (even just kids running inside the front door)
dreamy dirge
I have both the Xiaomi Mijia zigbee sensors and the Neo Coolcam NAS-DS01Z zwave ...
these models? https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32882903173.html
hybrid parrot
Yep
I haven't really tried them with rapid switching for a longer period of time, only on the test bench in the beginning.
but for normal doors/windows they work fine for me
even with the cheap CC2531 controller (yeah, I'm considering an upgrade)
dreamy dirge
whoops - " Sorry, this item is no longer available!"
raw gorge
has anyone seen any RGB christmas tree lights which would either work with HA or could be flashed with Tasmota to work with HA?
raw gorge
i have only found one blog post about Tasmota compatible lights, but those lights are only available in Australia
Twinkly is over my budget unfortunately, a lot over my budget 😦
fringe moon
Then ws2811 and wled
Twinkly was $70 here last year, similar number of LEDs DIY would probably be $30 but less pretty
raw gorge
Ive seen some nice ws2811 but since its 5V the length is fairly limited (is it 5m max? i need 8-10m), but above everything else, im quite hesitant about making a DIY device powered of 230V which would sit outside
i think i will use ws2811 to contour my roof, as the power supply would sit inside and it would be only 5v outside, but with tree the power supply needs to be outside
fringe moon
I currently run 200 ws2811 without issues, power at both ends only
Putting up a few hundred more next week
No problem with 20-40 meters with power injection, also ws2811 can be both 5v and 12v
I prefer 5v for my operations
dreamy dirge
hmm cant find any Xiaomi Mijia zigbee sensors on a US store
fringe moon
Yes, I have a set of twinkly
winged knoll
Do they twinkle?
raw gorge
also, with ws2811 and wled, is it a lot of hassle to program some nice twinkle/blinking combinations on them ?
raw gorge
Yes, I have a set of twinkly
how well do they integrate into HA?
solemn meteor
Anyone have any suggestions for a cloudless wifi smart-dimmer? Preferably something that can have custom firmware?
And.. In-wall.
I have a bunch of Casetta's in my basement, but I really am not a fan of the button layout. Would prefer something with a more intuitive paddle style.
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
fringe moon
Tuya devices, or Shelly I would say
solemn meteor
Yeah, I have a couple of Shelly-1's operating my garage doors. They were very easy to set up with esphome
Ah. No wall switches, though.
modest ivy
I’m re-doing my house’s lighting right now - any suggestions as to what system integrates the best with HA? thinking lutron radiora 2 right now; all the other systems I’ve seen are just so ugly
no real budget, except that I can’t find anyone to install lutron homeworks (I would strongly prefer their Palladiom series if I could get it)
and, if anyone has recommendations on motion sensors - I used hue indoor before, but they were pretty slow (took almost half a second to trigger)
modest ivy
I’m re-doing my house’s lighting right now - any suggestions as to what system i...
by integrates the best, I mean local apis, fast response times, low effort in maintenance, and complete control over the components
dreamy dirge
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HN5CZCX/ anyone use these with HA? cheap and seemingly good reviews
winged knoll
Zigbee device, check the pinned messages in #zigbee-archived and see 😉
leaden wedge
I've managed to setup HA in Virtualbox so that I can use my Hue dimmer switches to control my Yeelight bulbs but there's a 2-3 second delay between pressing the switch and the bulb responding. Is this just unavoidable with using Yeelight bulbs with Hue switches, rather than a side-effect of running in Vbox? Would Hue bulbs respond instantly?
winged knoll
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/hue
IoT class: Local Polling
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2016/02/12/classifying-the-internet-of-things/#classifiers
Offers direct communication with device. Polling the state means that an update might be noticed later.
leaden wedge
Isn't that just saying that there might be a delay in HA registering that the state of Hue bulbs has changed, rather than a delay in it receiving input from the switches and telling the bulbs to change state?
winged knoll
It's telling you that there's going to be a delay between anything happening with Hue and HA knowing about it
leaden wedge
Ah, OK, thanks. If I configured the switches in the Hue app to control Hue bulbs (obviously I can't use the app with Yeelight bulbs) do you know if they'd respond instantly then?
winged knoll
If it's internal to Hue, sure
AFAIK there's a custom Hue component that makes it faster, but that's a question for #integrations-archived
leaden wedge
Great, thanks. I've seen an offer for 3 Hue bulbs for not much more than the Yeelights, so I'll probably buy them and I'll ask in #integrations-archived about the custom Hue component you mentioned.
vast cliff
I have an Inovelli Red dimmer. While the switch reports that the level is at 0, the LED light it powers blinks instead of turning off. Inovelli support says it could be induced current or a short... do you guys think a bypass is likely to fix it? The switch has a neutral wire so I wonder if I'd have to put the bypass on the light fixture end
wraith rampart
hi there -- i added a zwave motion sensor switch (jasco), and I'm seeing a bunch of entities duplicated for some reason? I'm just trying to make use of the motion sensor part of it for automations
any thoughts?
it shows this on the instructions:
• This device supports Association Command Class (3 Groups)
• Association Group 1 supports Lifeline, Binary Switch Report
• Association Group 2 supports Basic Set and is controlled with the local load
• Association Group 3 supports Basic Set and is controlled by pressing the On or Off button
• Each Association Group supports 5 total nodes
also the sensors showing up in my entity list are:
sensor.jasco_products_26931_smart_motion_switch_alarm_level
sensor.jasco_products_26931_smart_motion_switch_alarm_level_2
sensor.jasco_products_26931_smart_motion_switch_alarm_type
sensor.jasco_products_26931_smart_motion_switch_alarm_type_2
sensor.jasco_products_26931_smart_motion_switch_burglar
sensor.jasco_products_26931_smart_motion_switch_burglar_2
sensor.jasco_products_26931_smart_motion_switch_sourcenodeid
sensor.jasco_products_26931_smart_motion_switch_sourcenodeid_2
switch.jasco_products_26931_smart_motion_switch_switch
switch.jasco_products_26931_smart_motion_switch_switch_2
lime vessel
I'm looking to flash Tasmota on some brand of smart plug. I see Tecken and Gosund on Amazon that seem to be cheap. However, it seems that OTA flashing of these Tuya smartplugs may be blocked now according to some doc and videos. My question is, how difficult is it to crack one of these open and just flash from the pins or is that really necessary(I've done a Sonoff already, so I understand the process, more talking physical case issues). 2nd question, is there a preferred brand to choose if I want to install Tasmota on an inexpensive smart plug? Finally, any good suggested web resources for this process? I would appreciate any opinions from anyone who has done this on newer devices with newer Tuya versions.
wraith rampart
I guess I'd be trying to convert the burglar switch to a binary sensor I can use for an alarm
little sentinel
Anyone's philips hue lights ever just keep going off and on?
Little bit creepy haha
wraith rampart
Anyone's philips hue lights ever just keep going off and on?
nope -- are you connecting through the bridge ?
undone haven
@wraith rampart , do you only have one of them? Any chance you added it twice? I would check the node id of duplicate entities? Are they the same or different. Anything further should be moved to #zwave-archived
cloud tulip
Having issues with the Dyson integration it doesn't seem to be controlling my fan (HP04). Any thoughts on what I can do to troubleshoot?
olive mason
Anyone know of any devices that can pull a string? Trying to automate raising/lowering blinds
upper minnow
Hi everyone! I just got the Robotdyn AC dimmer and im trying to controll it in home assistant with ESP8266MOD im using nodemcu in yaml. Has anyone had any luck getting this dimmer to work?
rose harbor
What do you guys use as motion sensors? I've got a bunch of Xiaomi Aqara motion sensors and for the most part they are good however sometimes they just don't trigger. (connected to a conbee)
rose harbor
I checked the state in the deconz ui and it hadn't been marked as triggered. How long have you had them atxbyea? I've got 10 of them set up around my home and some of them are rock solid and work every time. Others are intermittent
(I'm wondering if it's a battery related issue or a batch issue)
winged knoll
Intermittent probably means either battery or mesh connectivity issues
rose harbor
I doubt it's the mesh as I have 5 zigbee lights right next to it! I'll see if changing the battery has better reliability. Thanks for your opinion! It's should help me make this thing more robust!
fringe moon
I've had them for close to two years
I have 3 motion sensors in use, plus 6 or so door sensors and a few wireless buttons
They have all been rock solid for me
rose harbor
Thanks, I'm gonna go ask the deconz folks if there is a way to troubleshoot the mesh👍
rose harbor
lol, I tried zigbee2mqtt using one of those usb dongles and at the time it just couldn't support enough devices for me. I've got maybe 30-40 devices
Something I just read is that with Xiaomi end devices you should pair them at the location you want to use them as they won't switch parents to fix themselves.
winged knoll
Well, that's generally good advice anyway 😉
rose harbor
I paired all mine at my desk so I suspect the mesh maybe a little messed up
rose harbor
So are you using the conbee with zigbee2mqtt?
rose harbor
Ha!
winged knoll
I'm migrating to a combo of of a ZZA! and Slaesh
one for Zigbee 3.0, one for Zigbee 1.2
winged knoll
Yes
More a topic for #zigbee-archived but the point is that if you have a mixed mesh then everything runs at the lowest spec
So, if I have a Zigbee 3.0 only mesh, everything there runs as Zigbee 3.0, and I get all the benefits
Same goes for Z-Wave original vs Z-Wave Plus (and later)
rose harbor
ooo ok, very interesting. Thanks for the education. Are there any news sources you recommend to keep upto date with this stuff? I'd not heard of Slaesh
winged knoll
The #zigbee-archived channel in general has chatter about these things
subtle goblet
dose hassio support Switcher v3?
fringe moon
I ony get a lot of Jewish hits when I google that
So I have no idea what it is
Atleast it looks like hebrew to me
subtle goblet
I am looking for Boiler Switch
Swithcer is an israel compny that make switch for boiler, I know hassio have support for V2
fringe moon
From what I can see in the integration it is also written in Python 2.7
which is not good news
subtle goblet
Tha latest hassio uses Python 3?
winged knoll
Home Assistant uses Python 3 (3.8 as of 0.119)
winged knoll
All of this has always been Python 3.x
fringe moon
would be no problem running python 2.x on venv though, but the whole integration should just be rewritten or dropped
subtle goblet
I see, Is there device that work good with hassio for Bioler Switch?
winged knoll
Have a look at the list of #integrations-archived on the site 😉
fringe moon
depending on what you mean by boiler switch, I guess a shelly might work
we don't do boiler switches here, so not sure what it implies
subtle goblet
ok
I wanted to buy shelly 2.5 for roller shutter
but I have 3 switches inside wall , Can I connect 3 roller shutter into 1 Shelly 2.5?
fringe moon
it only has 2 outputs, so I guess no, and most roller shutters use two circuits to do up and down in my experience
so one 2.5 per roller shutter I would say
subtle goblet
I see, I will have to open the wall , not easy
or I can put it inside roller shutter , it self , Thank You
jaunty zealot
Hey guys - can anyone recommend a good smart lock that works with HA?
Was looking at Ring but it is locked down 😦
winged knoll
Anything Zigbee (see the pinned messages in #zigbee-archived ) or Z-Wave (see also #zwave-archived) should work
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
☝️ that matters though
jaunty zealot
I'm waiting on a conbee 2, does that work with zwave?
fringe moon
no
jaunty zealot
Ok -
AU, budget is around $400AUD
Zigbee and WIFI
Feature wise - just want a lock that you can unlock remotely and grant quick access codes
undone haven
I would suggest zigbee over WiFi.
leaden umbra
̶A̶n̶y̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶c̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶r̶o̶u̶b̶l̶e̶s̶h̶o̶o̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶T̶a̶s̶m̶o̶t̶a̶?̶ ̶I̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶p̶l̶a̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶a̶ ̶m̶a̶g̶n̶e̶t̶i̶c̶ ̶r̶e̶e̶d̶ ̶s̶e̶n̶s̶o̶r̶/̶s̶w̶i̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶T̶a̶s̶m̶o̶t̶a̶ ̶i̶t̶s̶e̶l̶f̶
fringe moon
is it a #diy-archived project ? 😉
leaden umbra
Off the shelf but flashed with Tasmota! DIY still a better channel?
fringe moon
probably
sly owl
Possible to make HA send info popups in the corner of Samsung 2020 TVs? Or even a video popup from a camera?
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
That'd be a question for #integrations-archived 😉
glossy spruce
Quacked: it runs Android TV then it is, otherwise "maybe"
Can't answer about it pushing a camera feed. Again if Android TV then you might be able to cast it over.
snow quest
Hello! In my house I have a light switch that has 3 buttons. Behind it there is not much space so I can only fit one relay. I have a similiar problem where I have a light switch with two buttons, one that dims ”lamp 1” and another one that switches ”lamp 2”. I have been googling around for relay switches that can do these things, but I have not found anything. Any protocol (Z-Wave, WiFi, Zigbee) would work for me but I would prefer Z-Wave or WiFi. Anyone has any tip on a solution or know of any relay or relays that could do these things?
I live in Europe and would preferably not pay more than 60$.
bright jacinthBOT
subtle gale
It is setup
daring yacht
hello there, if somebody use a OT gateway (nodo-shop version) is able to tell me the size of the board? I would like to buy a box but i not found the exact size of the board.
drifting grove
Hi.. I was looking for some way to control my Mitsubishi mini splits. I saw some mention on reddit about Broadlink smart home hub and also Sensibo controller. There looks like a huge price difference. Aside from the Broadlink also being cheaper, it might be nice if it can do multiple devices like power on/off my sony tv, which isn't too smart. Does anyone have experience/recommendations here. Is the broadlink decent?
hybrid parrot
@daring yacht https://www.nodo-shop.nl/en/24-overige-behuizingen
make sure you pick the right version (utp/wifi). I recommend using a wired setup if possible, there have been issues with the wifi version experiencing random disconnects.
hybrid parrot
Hello! In my house I have a light switch that has 3 buttons. Behind it there is ...
Can you fit the relays/dimmers behind the lamp itself? Works for me with various shelly/fibaro dimmer and switch modules
snow quest
Can you fit the relays/dimmers behind the lamp itself? Works for me with various...
Yeah, that is a good idea. The problem is I don't have a constant current source there. So if the wall switch is off the relay behind the lamp wouldn't work and it kind of looses it point.
hybrid parrot
Indeed, if there's no live AC behind the lamp then it won't work. You could try to run another wire through the wall...
snow quest
I guess that is my only option. We'll see how that goes. The wires are really tightly packed back there😩
white mantle
Has anybody managed to pair the Sonoff Motion Sensor (SNZB-03) without the Sonoff hub? If so, how did you get there 😄 I'm trying with deCONZ currently and it isn't picked up by the "add a device" page for sensorse
winged knoll
See #zigbee-archived 😉
daring yacht
make sure you pick the right version (utp/wifi). I recommend using a wired setup...
i would like to make a own box, to integrate a 24V power supply wit this box: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000601561680.html
split sentinel
So... I don't really know what this would go, but is there a known, fairly straight forward way to run HASS on a PC or VM, but have a raspberry pi act as a probe of sorts so you can still pull data/run relays with the GPIOs.
winged knoll
There's a bunch of #integrations-archived that would allow you to pull data from a remote system - or even better, have it pushed
IMO MQTT is the simplest choice
split sentinel
@winged knoll Thanks! I'll start rolling through there.
I have some off site buildings that have VPN connections back to my house that I would like to monitor and control without needing multiple different installs.
winged knoll
MQTT is almost certainly the simplest then
paper swan
Apologies for the noob question, but a device having Alexa/Google functionality doesn't mean it can just integrate into HA, correct?
winged knoll
Correct
rich rapids
Does anyone have recommendations for smart locks that can fit a deadbolt? Looking for Zigbee around $150-200 max, cheaper is fine. Ideally I want it to have Bluetooth le and unlock when we get close to it, but that’s not super important. I’m in the US as well
bright jacinthBOT
paper swan
@winged knoll any recommendations how I could manage a window type heater via HA? Haven't purchased it yet so I could find something that fits my needs.
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
Window type heater, no idea what one of those is anyway
rich rapids
Updated my original message!
paper swan
Box type unit that sits in the window
winged knoll
What a strange concept.... 🤷
paper swan
Preeeetty sure they are a universal thing and are still very much in use.
winged knoll
Not at all universal 😉
fringe moon
do you have a picture ?
winged knoll
They may be normal in the corner of the world you live in, but not in a lot of it 😉
paper swan
Wait, I thought you weren't familiar with it?
paper swan
Yeah