Look in 
-> Devices
#hardware-archived
winged knoll
drifting grove
They show up there
winged knoll
Then it'll tell you which #integrations-archived
drifting grove
I live by a highway, so I might be picking up people's phone or cars??
There's no itegration
I mean, they just list "sensor" or "light"
winged knoll
Never seen that before 🤷
winged knoll
Something on your network
drifting grove
The IDs are different tho
winged knoll
Try the -> Integrations view, see if you can find it that way
drifting grove
I have HACS LIFX and NWS
the only enabled integrations outside of default
The devices seem to show up then disappear
winged knoll
You've checked the log file?
winged knoll
logger is at info?
drifting grove
OH.. maybe not that...
winged knoll
If you've got it higher then you may not get relevant info
drifting grove
man, I used to have an input select for logger.. where'd it go?!?!?
default is info...
no I haven't changed that
winged knoll
Well, if it's not defined at all maybe it is... but I've seen enough people report otherwise
drifting grove
browser_mod
winged knoll
Ah, that integration you weren't using 😛
drifting grove
it creates media_player entities
It's in HACS!!!
😄 yes hahah
2021-01-03 15:02:07 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Bus:Handling <Event state_changed[L]: entity_id=sensor.0396ffca_b34dbd17, old_state=None, new_state=<state sensor.0396ffca_b34dbd17=1; type=browser_mod, last_seen=2021-01-03T10:02:07.377531-05:00, deviceID=0396ffca-b34dbd17, path=/config/dashboard, visibility=visible, userAgent=Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:84.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/84.0, currentUser=Joe, fullyKiosk=False, width=1809, height=902 @ 2021-01-03T15:02:07.714289-05:00>>
Here's the debug entry, FYI... fully kiosk caught my eye
it's not on here yet, so I investigasted that entry.... DERP. It jumped right out after that.
Thanks again!!!
dense lintel
Does anyone know of a decent single gang box, dual wall switch ?
I've been looking at Sonoff T1, but the images I keep seeing, make it look like it's a 2 gang box..
hexed raven
not the most elegant solution but Ive seen fan and light combo switches before
like this one (or any of the tuya brand switches)
Also it looks like the sonoff one would fit in a single gang box
they list it as 2 gang but I think they are just using the term differently than I would?
if you go to the comparison at the bottom of this page you can see they are all the same size even though they are listed as different gang numbers
dense lintel
@hexed raven Yea, this will be for a bathroom..
I just bought this one.. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RYSWLDQ/
hexed raven
are the sonoff ones cap touch? they always look like it in photos and thats why I havent even considered them
dense lintel
Was also looking at this.. https://www.amazon.com/TOPGREENERDual-Occupancy-Bathroom-Required-TDOS5-JD/dp/B078SKS6LS/
hexed raven
Does anyone have any recommendations for door/windows sensors?
willow timber
Usually you'd want to decide on a tech first. zigbee, zwave, wifi, other
cedar venture
Does anyone have any recommendations for door/windows sensors?
I like Aqara, they are really compact with good magnets for sensitivity. I also tried a SmartThings one, but they are a lot bulkier, very odd shaped (rounded rectangle), and magnet is very weak
Does anyone know if a motion sensor could be mounted directly against an led, and it would trigger when the LED comes on/off?
willow timber
Uhh, it probably would work but you can make a better device for that, lol
hexed raven
hexed raven
even better if you can open the device up and just solder to the LED pins
cedar venture
heh yeah, I guess I could knock something up. I think Im done with creating homebrew devices though, they end up bulky and battery life is less than a commercial sensor
it's actually to detect a neon indicator on a mains plate. But its for an immersion heater and so rated at much higher than 13 amp. Not sure I want to mess with that :p
willow timber
haha, yeah. sensor would probably work fine
the aqara motion sensors ( what I have ) use lux
have lux*
cedar venture
Right now I have a hue dimmer which I turn on/off at the same time as I turn the mains switch on. Kinda clunky though, since it relies on me remembering
ohhh, yeah
great point
thanks 🙂
willow timber
https://www.amazon.com/Aqara-RTCGQ11LM-Motion-Sensor-White/dp/B07D1CRRVF/ these give you a lux reading
cedar venture
Hue motion sensors have a lux attribute too, I think I could just repurpose one of those
willow timber
ahh, yeah. I have one of those in the mail and 4 more aqara
using the Hue one for outside and aqara for inside
cedar venture
I never use the lux bit, so forgot about it 🙂
hexed raven
it is hard to beat that compared to building something yourself. cost, size, battery life
cedar venture
ok good enough
they always look much bigger on their product photos, but they end up being tiny
hexed raven
these ones that say they require Aqara hub, they really just mean you need some sort of zigbee hub right? you dont need their specific hub? (im new to zigbee stuff)
cedar venture
what are you using for a hub replacement?
the usb key (Conbee etc) still needs support for the device
hexed raven
I was going to buy the conbee 2
willow timber
I use the Hue hub for Hue bulbs
cedar venture
what devices you talking about?
willow timber
ZZH for zigbee + hue motion sensor and switches
cedar venture
conbee handles most things I have. I had to buy the author a smart button, but he added support very quickly
hexed raven
what devices you talking about?
some of the Aqara devices list that you need the Aqara hub
willow timber
cedar venture
yeah you can ignore that. You just need a hub replacement which suports the device
I use lots of Aqara devices on Conbee II key
cedar venture
thanks @willow timber
mortal torrent
anyone using yeelight lightstrip? I am having trouble integrating it with HA
I try to integrate it from within integrations but it does not get discovered
neat frost
what unit is color_temp: 370 in for OSRAM lightbulbs?
ah, mireds
so the OSRAM Lightify E27 should be 2000-6500 kelvin, but the mireds range is 153-370, which matches 2150-3950 kelvin.
fringe moon
I haven't heard a single good thing about OSRAM, so this just adds to that then 🤣
they are horrible routers too it seems
neat frost
the Hue E12 White Ambiance Candle goes 153-454, which also seems invalid.
sly owl
According to the producer of a ZigBee dimmer it can work with the IKEA hub if you add it via TouchLink. What does that mean? https://zigbeealliance.org/zigbee_products/smart-plug-in-dimmer-100w-led/
winged knoll
Touchlink is a feature of Zigbee which allows devices physically close to each other to communicate with each other without being in the same network.
Not sure how you do that in the Ikea hub though
sly owl
They said```To Connect with IKEA hub(not visible in the app), you need an ikea remote control. Then follow the instrutions below,
- Connect the remote control to Ikea hub
- Connect the remote and dimmer via TouchLink.```
But does that mean it then will behave like a normal light in the IKEA app?
And I can make the remote control control a different light?
daring totem
Anyone have experience with space heaters? I have a Heat Storm 1000 that I managed to convert to Tasmota but looking to configure it now.
willow timber
Are you wanting to do it based off of a thermostat?
daring totem
I would yes. It has one built in
willow timber
You are just wanting to automate that via HA now?
daring totem
yes
daring totem
Do I have to set the GPIO as specific settings in tasmota?
willow timber
oh, you're wanting to configure tasmota. I'm not sure about that jazz. i've only used it once and didn't really do anything crazy.
I think I used a template that filled all of that for me
daring totem
Yea I might have to monkey around with it
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
Their Discord can likely help
minor tinsel
Does anyone know if I can (from an electrical standpoint) set up an Aqara 2-gang no-neutral light switch in such a way that only one light/phase is connected and use the other rocker just for automation? Or will the smart switch then not be able to leech enough current?
subtle canyon
Huhu someone know, if Reolink RLC-410W has ONVIF Support ?
winged knoll
#cameras-archived might 😉
subtle canyon
oh sorry, not seen the channel
tough sentinel
adding a venstar t3800, with api enabled. HA sees it and i can manipulate it, but the entity id is climate.unnamed_device and i cannot change it.
snow mantle
does anyone have any experience with robot vacuums and HA? It seems like the Roborock/Xiaomi devices are best integrated
long charm
any recommendations on a thermometer / hygrometer that can integrate w/ HA? preferably via wifi but zigbee i guess could be an option
snow mantle
the xiaomi one.. the square one.. it's zigbee
long charm
hmm for some reason that comes up when i search amazon for xiaomi hygrometer but that page doesnt mention xiamoi
pulsar finch
Does anyone know if the Teckin Smart Plugs (https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07HJB27FN/ this one specifically) can be used in has in any way?
winged knoll
If they are supported by the Smart Life platform then you can probably use them with the Tuya #integrations-archived
If not, you may be able to run a TuyaConvert on them to flash with Tasmota - #diy-archived might know (or the Tasmota Discord)
zealous dune
probably not 😄
grim egret
hi there, does anyone know what the actual response time of Aqara motion sensors is like? Some people on Amazon suggest it takes around 2-3 seconds, the data sheet talks about 15ms lol
zealous dune
some people on amazon must be using the cloud 😄
grim egret
so I just found a comparison review of the Aqara motion sensor with the Hue sensor where they claim it tends to response even faster than the Hue one. I assume the high delay is caused by the hub they're using then
grim egret
some people on amazon must be using the cloud 😄
yeah thats what I just thought 😆
zealous dune
most of the amazon buyer reviews and problems don't apply to us 😄
grim egret
true, especially the negative ones often criticize things like HomeKit support or software bugs
talking about response time, is there a way to decrease the load time of the HomeAssistant UI when e.g. opening it on mobile apps? running on a RPi 2 B and I'm wondering if a RPi 4 / more RAM would do any noticable good
winged knoll
#zigbee-archived would know more, but I don't see any meaningful delay with mine, of course it's hard to be 100% sure about when they see you...
clever sigil
I have some RF plugs that I've set up in HA. I have all 5 codes learned for control via the UI. I've heard it's impossible to have the Pi listen for the RF signals directly other than via CLI for initial snooping of the codes. Can an 8266 be programmed to listen and pass the info to HA via USB/MQTT?
marble oar
I just ordered these as well and cannot make them add to openzwave. I even updated the config folder with updated files, still nothing.
winged knoll
#zwave-archived channel is a good place for help with Z-Wave devices 😉
#zwave-archived channel is a good place for help with Z-Wave devices 😉
foggy plover
I just ordered these as well and cannot make them add to openzwave. I even upda...
Yeah I'm still unable to get them to pair at all. I'll switch to zwave.
sharp nexus
anyone know of any switches/relays that are good for 30A?
pulsar finch
If they are supported by the _Smart Life_ platform then you can probably use the...
Yo, thank you very much. It took me 3 hours to understand that i just have to enter my smart life credentials, but it worked and i got all my Plugs into HAS now
willow timber
your name is dumb
paper lodge
Yo, thank you very much. It took me 3 hours to understand that i just have to en...
Yes. Smart life and tuya smart apps are both (virtually) identical.
Both apps are owned and operated by the same (scummy) company, tuya
I highly recommend you flash them with esphome, or some other firmware.
Unless you want tuya and some random Amazon / eBay seller to know your address, WiFi network name, when you turn your device on and off, when you setup the device, your email address, and much much more. If you have GPS enabled on your phone they may also be able to view your GPS coords when you setup the device.
zealous dune
how would an ebay seller get your data?
pulsar finch
i'll look into it, thank you
paper lodge
how would an ebay seller get your data?
Anyone can order bulk products from Tuya themselves for real cheap, then resell the items on whatever platform they like. The firmware, mobile app, and cloud software is all organised by Tuya. Although, if you have enough money laying around, you can actually pay Tuya to create an app for you, with your own branding, but which is fully compatible with all Tuya devices (or just your devices, if you wish).
The seller can log into the Tuya website and they have a "seller portal" where they can view statistics about any device they bought from Tuya, and sold onwards. This is because each device has an Id in firmware, which is specific to that device and can be linked back to the seller.
Tl;Dr don't buy Tuya devices unless you know how to reflash them with your own firmware.
jagged gyro
I have two sets of Kasa HS210 3-way switches. Both of these switches need two clicks in Home Assistant to turn the lights on/off. So, the physical switch works perfectly. Inside Home Assistant, when I click on a button that toggles switch.hallway_light or switch.kitchen_light once, the light turns on but the icon doesn't change. The second time I click, the icon in HA lights up and the light doesn't change. The third time, the light turns off but the icon doesn't change. And the fourth time, the icon indicates that it's off. I have tplink: configured manually with "switch:" and "-host: aa.bb.cc.dd" lines for each switch (with DHCP reservations). Any ideas?
pulsar finch
If they are supported by the _Smart Life_ platform then you can probably use the...
Do you know if i can import the entities for power measurement too?
The plugs have this function put currently i only have the HAS entity
trim crescent
does anyone know of a way to integrate direct connect C by GE lights into home assistant?
desert stag
I have 5 Shelly HT (battery mode) and none of them works as intendet. After the initial report, they are unavailable after a few hours. Latest FW installed, temperature threshold 1, humidity 5, but they don't wake up. Wifi connection is fine in every room.
when i activated them by pressing the button inside the HT's, the temperature is reported perfectly fine to home assistant
forest elm
Hi i have an aqara mini switch on zigbee2mqtt. How do i get the state to go back to off after i press it. Currently stays on click. Z2m is on a remote pi and accessing the switch via the mqtt integration. Thanks in advance
winged knoll
See #zigbee-archived (and the channel topic here)
stuck cypress
I have a quick question... I currently run HA on docker on my synology nas which seems to be bad...
I have a Raspberry 4 lying around. Is there any reason NOT to move to that Raspberry?
winged knoll
Would that be using an SD card?
stuck cypress
And also... there are those new HA-Blue Devices. What would be the benefit of those? No SD vs SSD?
I guess I have to use an SD card with raspberry? Sorry.. I an not that much into hardware, so I don't know exactly what's possible and what not
winged knoll
AFAIK they run on an eMMC - but if you have a Pi adding an SSD would be cheaper
Well, the SD card is the default, but you can add an SSD for relatively little and then you've got a decent setup
stuck cypress
Awesome! Then I guess I'll look into that!
One more question. When migrating from the docker to the Raspberry... Historical Data (Also in grafana/influx) is that part of the snapshots as well?
winged knoll
If you have snapshots, you're not running in Docker but either #330990055533576204 or #330944238910963714
They'd know over there
stuck cypress
No... currently I am running on Docker... but I can do Supervisor -> Snapshots?!? So do those contain the historical data?
winged knoll
If you have Supervisor, you're not "on Docker" 😉
Your install method may use Docker, but you don't - the Supervisor does
You'd have to ask in the relevant install channel what snapshots contain, they're a feature of the Supervisor, not HA
stuck cypress
ok... cool... thanks for the info!
jagged gyro
I have two sets of Kasa HS210 3-way switches. Both of these switches need two c...
For what it's worth, I was able to figure this out (with some help from @shell zenith on Drzzs discord). I believe this is an effect of the 60 second default update interval for local polling in Home Assistant and the TP-Link Kasa integration. If I have an automation that runs homeassistant.update_entity on the entity in question every 1s, the icon/switch state are reasonably in sync. Without the automation, the icon does eventually sync up to the switch state (within 60 seconds) -- I had never waited long enough to see that.
storm lantern
I have 5 Shelly HT (battery mode) and none of them works as intendet. After the ...
I was able to integrate the Shelly H&Ts using this script and following the instructions. The shelly integration that comes with HA gave me the same behavior as you see when using battery powered devices. HA seems to think that the device is unavailable as soon as it puts the wifi radio to sleep. This script uses MQTT instead and works for me.
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/shellies-discovery-script/94048
desert stag
I was able to integrate the Shelly H&Ts using this script and following the inst...
Thank you very much! I‘ll try it
dim ferry
So.. general question.. Anyone have a good scheme/tactic for naming devices like lights?
winged knoll
A search should turn up a few hundred previous questions like that 😉
dim ferry
most of the logical naming schemes just feel convoluted when using google assistant etc.
dim ferry
renaming things in GA seems like opening pandoras box down the line 😛
winged knoll
So, in HA a light may be light.master_bedroom_bedhead and it may be Master bedroom bedhead but in GA it'll just be Bedhead
dim ferry
would be nice if you could give it a nickname that GA would pick up
fringe moon
Also, Google is room aware, if you have one device in your most used rooms, it will do stuff in those rooms
If I say turn on lights In the kitchen, the lights in the kitchen come on
dim ferry
the main issue I'm considering is lights that you'd want to eh.. call the same thing
but the room awareness maybe solves that to some degree?
like in Tinkerers example.. if you have several bedrooms with "bedhead"
fringe moon
My lights are all light.roomname_lightname
And then grouped in specific rooms in Google home
dim ferry
so in google you have just the lightname?
winged knoll
When in the master bedroom, turn off the lights turns off the lights in that room
dim ferry
in my livingroom i have spotlights... 6 of them haha
winged knoll
turn off the bedhead turns off the one in that room
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
😉
dim ferry
what happens if the GA room collides with a group name?
does it do the group or all lights in the room?
dim ferry
example situation would be... if i let GA have room priority... that's fine for voice commands... but I might want to have a quick switch for the same lights on the HA panel
guess I could name the HA panel group something different.. or just not send it to GA ofc.
winged knoll
There's a million ways you can cut this
dim ferry
the light group page has both an example using name and one using alias... are these the same?
nvm
last one was a script
winged knoll
🤣
winged knoll
For "room on/off" I tend to use a boolean for the room being occupied
ISTR yes, it gets the name
dim ferry
nice.. then i can keep the naming logic in one place
wasn't to keen on manually renaming stuff in GA app
ah
if I fetch my devices from deconz integration... can I still rename lights? the deconz integration seems to not accept any naming scheme
cyan plank
Does anyone know how to add a Denon receiver? I just received an X3700h and want to add it to HA.
It discovers the device, so i press "Configure" button, after that i get an error.
winged knoll
Please read the channel topic 😉
cyan plank
Me?
winged knoll
Yes
cyan plank
I'm sorry, where can i find this?
winged knoll
On the mobile app, I think it's on the sidebar
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
☝️ or right there
winged knoll
Where does the topic send you for help with integrations 😉
winged knoll
No worries, it's early/late/whatever
cyan plank
Thanks!
dim ferry
my question might be sliding towards the integration channel as well 🙂
winged knoll
Well, it's probably as much #voice-assistants-archived as anything else 🤷
Sometimes it's a bit fuzzy, sometimes it's clear-cut
crude creek
Anyone using led strips as main lighting in living room in ceiling (with some enclosure).
hot plume
Anyone using led strips as main lighting in living room in ceiling (with some en...
I have the Hue ones as main lighting in my kitchen. Used to use them in a living room, I had them pointing at the white ceiling from on top of my book cases. It worked well.
Those Aqara temp sensors good? what hub are you using them with?>
winged knoll
You can connect them directly to any #zigbee-archived integration 😉
They work quite well though
crude creek
@hot plume was it enough light having them pointing upwards?
And what type of enclosure do you have for the hue ones in the kitchen?
hot plume
pointing up at the ceiling makes plenty of light, no enclosures, they are above eye level so they can't be seen.
crude creek
I have a small appartment, so I have the kitchen in an open solution as the same room as the kitchen. But I dont have any book cases, so I figured I could I would build something of my own....
Maybe some led strips mounted in ceiling in an enclosure like this: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Theater-Light-15Mm-Bendable-Milky-Frosted_1600173916374.html?spm=a2700.7724857.normal_offer.d_title.534e6878U2vhwT&s=p&fullFirstScreen=true
But maybe it wont be such a "cosy" lighting
cedar panther
what are the recommended, local only, doorlocks for hass?
stoic frost
Anyone have a good recommendation for an outdoor plug that works with either ZHA or Open Z-Wave? Prefer 2 independently controllable outlets but 2 that switch together or just a single outlet will be fine.
brazen lantern
Hi... I recently added mesh wifi routers (Deco M9 plus) I've observed that many devices (mostly TP Link) becoming sporadically unavailable... They come back online either with a Host System reboot or after an update of HA to the next release.
Anyone facing similar issue? I'm running HA on Pi4 and is connected via ethernet.
vague depot
Guys
Is it normal that my Pi4 can't go higher than 750mbps?
Isn't it supposed to have a gigabit ethernet?
onyx dune
Hx711 and load sensors- could I book up 6 load sensors to this board?
Bed occupancy sensor- if I need 6 total (4 outter legs and 2 underneath legs) do I need 2 hx11 +wemos setups?
jade solar
I'm getting a headache trying to configure a kwikset lock in ha openzwave. It adds ok (secure), but won't accept any commands or list it's state correctly. My zwave stick (zooz s2) seemed to have some old deleted entries, so I reset it to be sure. Other devices like tilt sensors and dry contact switches work fine. It's just the lock control. Is there an easy way to check a locks firmware and reflash it without a smart things hub? I just have ha on a pi4 for now.
fickle tendon
I know this is a pretty old message- but I'm curious- is the Home app on iOS working for you remotely? All is good over internal wifi, but outside my home network, and it doesn't work
desert stag
I was able to integrate the Shelly H&Ts using this script and following the inst...
It works! Thank you
winged knoll
I'm getting a headache trying to configure a kwikset lock in ha openzwave. It a...
Please have a read of the channel topics 😉 You wanted #zwave-archived
gentle fossil
I know this is a pretty old message- but I'm curious- is the Home app on iOS wor...
you need a apple tv or homepod or even ipad at home to do homekit stuff remote
graceful star
can this be tasmotized? It works like it advertise?
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AWhv0J
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
☝️ they'd know better than we would if it can be flashed with Tasmota
mortal spruce
Does anyone know if any bulbs that go as low as hue does in Brightness for using them with adaptive lighting/circadian lighting?
I was looking at yeelight but it sounds like their 1% is similar to hue at 40% which sounds hella bright for night light mode
mortal spruce
If you had to buy a new bulb which one would you get?
fringe moon
I do 95% tradfri
mortal spruce
How much brighter is the tradfri compare not the hue
fringe moon
5-10% imo
mortal spruce
Finally how does wiz compare?
There's a 1+1free sale on wiz lamps in a local store here
fringe moon
I found the wiz good so far
I use it in the bedroom
dimmer than the tradfri, and cheaper, and RGB
mortal spruce
Looks like the color e27 wiz is 8€
Wiz isn't natively supported by home assistant?
mortal spruce
Do you use dynamic lighting?
fringe moon
I use circadian lighting yes, but not in the bedroom
mortal spruce
My goal is to make the entire house circadian lit
Which means I can't go buying hue without loan or something
I currently have 5 Lidl zigbee lamps and 1 denver tuya one
The Lidl ones aren't bedroom approved
fringe moon
yeah, I have done room by room with tradfri
and usually buy them on sale
so €7-10 each
and I only need CT mostly
mortal spruce
Rgb would make it possible to do a low% red at night
fringe moon
yup
mortal spruce
And signalling
Like flashing green for doorbell
There's only so much you can do with just flashing a single color
fringe moon
yeah, I don't do lights for notifications, except my Teams-cube for the wife and daughter
I do telegram \ webos \ google cast
mortal spruce
I haven't been able to intergrate any of my lamps
fringe moon
which lamps ?
fringe moon
if zigbee it should be a breeze with zigbee2mqtt
mortal spruce
Requires a stick i don't have
fringe moon
tuya wifi.. should be flashable via solderpads
jovial pulsar
Or tuyaconvert if you're lucky.
fringe moon
very lucky
jovial pulsar
Worked for 100 % of my one lights 🤷
mortal spruce
Tuyaconver works over WiFi?
jovial pulsar
Yes. No soldering or cloud accounts required.
mortal spruce
They didnt tell me there was anything to update
So I'll need to install virtualbox again
The wifi on the home assistant server is broken
fringe moon
I tried tuyaconvert via virtualbox no go
jovial pulsar
IIRC I ran it in docker
fringe moon
but I used it fine via a spare raspberry pi and via my chromebook running galliumos
jovial pulsar
or maybe it was a pi, yes...
fringe moon
analog girder
Anyone got a pointer to a smart plug that measures use AND has 16A output?
fringe moon
a lot of them on aliexpress
I use a few tuya ones
but the only one I know is good is the TPLink 110
I use that on my water heater
but I use a tuya one in my greenhouse with a 2000w heater
winged knoll
Options do vary across the planet though 😉
analog girder
AliExpress is Haram tbh, can't trust the safety
mortal spruce
I can boot any linux natively from usb 
analog girder
Oh. and zigbee 😄
mortal spruce
Ooohhh the zigbee
analog girder
because wifi coverage in the garage is shite 🤷
mortal spruce
With zigbee your options are minimal
winged knoll
Salus are good
mortal spruce
I thought I'd get the Lidl zigbee stuff and it doesn't work with home assistant
winged knoll
It all works here 😉
analog girder
I see a lot of people getting them working tho
winged knoll
But there's a lot more to Zigbee than just Lidl 😉
winged knoll
Zigbee2MQTT 1.7.0 - zero Lidl issues
mortal spruce
How much is that zalus
analog girder
45 eur
mortal spruce
I see a lot of people getting them working tho
Those people aren't using the hub and/or the tuya intergration is working for them
analog girder
Might not be, I'm on Conbee 🙂
crude creek
Are there led strips that individually can control the brightness of a diod, or can you only control the color individually?
mortal spruce
You all using conbee?
pulsar meadow
CC2531 here
crude creek
I want to build my own first led strip project. Are the lumens decided by the maximum voltage of each diod, or what should I look at ?
fringe moon
@crude creek order a WS2812 or 13 or 15 with as close spaced leds as you need as a starting point
you can limit the brightness and powerdraw in most software
like WLED
running off a wemos d1 mini or similar
mortal spruce
Cc2531 probably won't work here
fringe moon
it will work with zigbee2mqtt, but it is a horrible stick for anything above a small apartment
winged knoll
I've got a ZZH, but questions about Zigbee are best asked in the #zigbee-archived channel 😄
crude creek
@fringe moon so one of my plans was to build a led-strip lamp, and controlling it using a regular wall-switch-dimmer. for that I would only need a dimable led-driver with the correct voltage, right?
The other project involved a led strip where I could individually control each node brightness and color. I use ZZH, homeassistant and Zigbee2mqtt. So how does one usually control the zigbee traffic? Would the wemos do that?
fringe moon
wemos is wifi, so no, but you can use a zigbee control devices to control the wemos
via HA
if you only need dimmer function, you can just do regular zigbee\wifi dimmer and wemos for the leds
and control it via HA
no need for the dimmer to be connected to the light
crude creek
one of my goals is to avoid having one of those ugly ass remotes that comes with many led strips. and instead controlling them via a "regular" wall switch/dimmer.
fringe moon
anything is possible with HA
you can control them with a light switch in another house if you want
crude creek
yes, i have a zigbee dimmer that looks like a regular dimmer in my bathroom
so mom doesnt get confused when she's visiting
turbid kiln
how it's the easiest way to flash a sonoff from linux?
winged knoll
Flash with?
turbid kiln
tasmota
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
There's the docs, and their Github. Here it'd be the #diy-archived channel
winged knoll
Using the Ikea Tradfri hub #integrations-archived - or one of the #zigbee-archived integrations?
jovial pulsar
Likely the hub if it's the app.
jade solar
Please have a read of the channel topics 😉 You wanted <#332357267364249621>
apologies for that.....
winged knoll
No worries 😉
undone haven
Are the harmony hub and the broadlink blaster both basically the same thing, ir blasters? Is one preferred over the other ?
mystic bluff
I guess I'll first ask here. I have zhimi.humidifier.ca4 (Global/EU) and according to some articles I've read it can act as a BLE hub to connect other Xiaomi senors to - say, their temperature and humidity sensors. Anyone has any idea whether that's indeed the case? (questions about getting them into homeassistant will come later ;) )
fringe moon
@undone haven the broadlink doesn't have the scenes that the Harmony has, but anything can be done via home assistant
The broadlink is great value imo
mortal spruce
I guess I'll first ask here. I have `zhimi.humidifier.ca4` (Global/EU) and accor...
Mine disabled the bluetooth when it connected it wifi
mystic bluff
Mine disabled the bluetooth when it connected it wifi
Hm, that's interesting, and disappointing
steel lion
so... hoping im asking in the right place...
How can i group light switches int light groups to control them all as 1 large entity? im doing something way wrong...
winged knoll
That'd be #integrations-archived 😉
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
Always read the channel topic 😉
steel lion
right... but that wont allow switches to be added into it...
youll get an error stating that switch.X isnt a part of the group LIGHT
OH!!!
my bad... missed the integrations part...
moving over...
bright jacinthBOT
wind bramble
Best way to have a home assistant in your car https://imgur.com/gallery/3QBPRZe 
@winged knoll there you go
Let me know if you are interested
winged knoll
🤣
Well, you could post on the forum where there's a show off section
Given how "much" I use the UI though...
crude creek
All LED strips I've seen are 120 degree beam angle. are there any with more/less width?
undone haven
Thanks @fringe moon , went with broadlink and my above average yaml abilities 🤣
fringe moon
Look at smartir @undone haven
undone haven
Software?
undone haven
Yea, I basically went on the amount of people that use them here
willow timber
same, haha
which one did you snag?
I got the BroadLink RM4 pro because I thought it'd look the nicest next to evertying
undone haven
My tv remote licks hairy chicken balls. At least that is my hope
And it isn’t the tv
fringe moon
Custom component
undone haven
Nioche
fringe moon
willow timber
chromecast allows you to turn your tv off with their voice jazz and I don't want to do the assistant relay stuff. I just want to be able to turn tv off with HA, lol
I think my bidet's remote is IR too so I will have to look into that
It is the fancier IR though because the remote has all this stuff on it
undone haven
Hey, google, wash my hairy chicken balls
willow timber
ok googoo, heat up toilet seat
fringe moon
willow timber
how did you get a pic of my bidet
the cord has a humidity and temp sensor built in? defuck
undone haven
Is that standard on the pro? I think you have to add it
willow timber
ohhhhhhhh, I bought it on accident. I am dumb.
I thought it was an extendo IR cable
I did not read
vocal vale
Can I use an rpi2 to flash devices with tuya convert?
fringe moon
It doesn't have WiFi, so unless you have a usb WiFi dongle, no
vocal vale
Thanks
mint edge
has anyone used this dongle? GoControl CECOMINOD016164 HUSBZB-1 USB Hub. is it easy to set up with devices?
winged knoll
Many folks over in #zigbee-archived and #zwave-archived have...
The stick is easy to use - you plug it in
Setting up devices, that's down to your chosen integration - see those channels
mint edge
Thanks @winged knoll
drifting grove
Hey Folks, I got my HA Blue today and plugged it into the LAN + Power, I didn't get around to checking on it for a while later and it was showing " Preparing Home assistant " this can take up to 20 minutes, Since it was much longer than 20 minutes I power cycled, remains to have the same message..
Do I need to reinstall? Is there a special image for the blue that I should use?
winged knoll
drifting grove
tx
fringe moon
No questions allowed.
winged knoll
We have answers, some may be relevant, particularly if it involves whales, or petunias
fringe moon
Mmmm whale meat
gusty mantle
I have some devices at home (somfy, merross and some others) and they are all registered in wifi network A. Now, I have setup the docker image for home assistant on my server in the basement, which is connected via ethernet cable in another subnet. Of course no device is detected. Is there a good way to solve this without forcing my server into the same network?
winged knoll
Well, that's all about #integrations-archived 😉
As long as those are the same logical network it should work - if you configure the integrations
gusty mantle
I've added Somfy, it is in integrations, but I cannot figure out what to do next. There is "System Options", but I cannot.do much here
winged knoll
Please do read the channel topics 😉
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
you want to be asking these questinos over in #integrations-archived 😉
crude creek
<@!176442258223005696> order a WS2812 or 13 or 15 with as close spaced leds as y...
I have been looking at some videos describing those, and they look good and all, however, it lacks a white color. I see SK6812 has a white diod, but its only 5v. Do you know of one that is 12v? ref this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnvircC22hU from the 12:30 mark
fringe moon
I only use 5v
dense lintel
Anyone know of a Combonation Double smart switch ? Pref one that runs Tasmota or ESPHome..
It needs to be able to take 2 different circuits..
crude creek
are led drivers and led controllers the same thing?
jovial pulsar
Not necessarily. Led drivers are usually "dumb" and pretty much just limits the current draw of the LEDs. "Controller" implies some sort of controllability, e.g. dimming and/or color settings.
crude creek
ah so a led controller is a driver with some specific functions more than just turning lights on
young atlas
Looking for recommendations on lights. These tuya lights are a pita. Doesn’t import with full capabilities, works sometimes in Google and sometimes in HomeKit. I bought some c by ge direct connect but seems they’re mesh so only one connection at a time. I’d prefer not to flash. Thinking about hue
fringe moon
Colour temperature
crude creek
does that mean just regular lights on a kelvin scale?
fringe moon
Yes
west jacinth
is there a good way to bulk delete entities? I'm trying to improve the Lutron integration and give each entity a unique ID, but now I have duplicate entries
stoic frost
Looking for recommendations on lights. These tuya lights are a pita. Doesn’t imp...
What do you mean by "seems they're mesh so only one connection at a time"?
civic crystal
I have a tp-link hs220; is there any way to run an automation in home assistant on a double press or something, rather than just turning off the light slowly?
winged knoll
I have a tp-link hs220; is there any way to run an automation in home assistant ...
That'd be a topic for #automations-archived - if it reports doublepress, and you can override that, then yes
winged knoll
is there a good way to bulk delete entities? I'm trying to improve the Lutron in...
That'd be a topic for #integrations-archived - please read the channel topic 😉
mortal torrent
What outdoor cameras does the community recommend? I want to do LPR with blueiris and DOOBS
fringe moon
Any $20 Poe camera with your requirements met
mortal torrent
Any $20 Poe camera with your requirements met
So pretty much any off the shelf camera?
fringe moon
Basically, I bought a few random ones from AliExpress and wish
Never had issues
Blocked them in my firewall, only local traffic
mortal torrent
Nice. I was under the impression that license plate recognition needs a special camera
fringe moon
Nope, as long as the text is readable you are good to go
mortal torrent
Cheers mate
fringe moon
Even a esp32cam should be usable
In the right light conditions
You can even read out my license plate in that picture
Which isn't even full screen
Full screen on my phone still doesn't show the image quality to its fullest @mortal torrent
mortal torrent
That is pretty clear
mortal torrent
Nice. Going to pick up something from ebay or Amazon.
winged knoll
Please read the channel topic 😉
west jacinth
That'd be a topic for <#672220541343760384> - please read the channel topic 😉
Thanks. Sorry.
distant mural
Ruh-roh.. I think I made a boo-boo, but I'm not sure. I'm intending to use mostly Zigbee (makes sense for lights, switches, appliances etc), and some Z-wave (smoke detectors, intrusion detection, door locks etc).
Now I recently bought my first few thingies: A few wireless switches and two shutter controls. I also got a MOA space heater for the garage. They all say "WiFi" though. I think that's the only option for the heater, but as for the other stuff - did I mess up?
I'm starting to think I might have to replace the items I have with Zigbee counterparts, bt I'm not sure!
winged knoll
Without any actual details... nobody knows 😉
distant mural
Oooh wait, one sec.
Yeah, I was a terrible problem reporter there. 😆
The plugs are Neo Coolcam, and they literally have a WiFi logo on them, no Zigbee.
NAS-WR01W
zealous dune
having a wifi logo doesn't mean it will work with Home Assistant as is
distant mural
Oh yeah I'm sorry - the issue is not that I can't get them connected.
That was fairly easily done using the Smart Life app (Tuya). However, I don't want to flood my WiFi with small devices.
winged knoll
Then... send them back?
I mean, it sounds like you know the solution, are you just wanting approval 😛
distant mural
Well, partially!
I know Zigbee and WiFi both work at 2.4Ghz
But they use different protocols, right?
distant mural
And I'm planning on switching to Tasmota
So if I can get these to work on Zigbee, then no issue.
But I'm not sure if that's possibru!
I'll check that, thanks.
winged knoll
Sharing the frequency band means nothing 😉
That's like saying you should be able to use your bicycle on the motorway, because it also can go on the road
The underlying hardware, and firmware, is very different
distant mural
Yeah, that's what I feared. 🙂
Thanks for confirming.
I'll get me some Zigbees instead!
These will be a gift to someone who can use them haha
You're very helpful by the way, thank you - I appreciate it. 🙂
winged knoll
Always happy to help those that listen 😄
winged knoll
Yeah, that's not all that common a viewpoint 😛
distant mural
haha, yeah.. that is indeed more true than it should be.
Looking at the products now, I feel like such a dummy not having noticed the logo's
haha
stoic frost
And here is the why on why you should return as many WiFi devices as possible. There are times that WiFi is the appropriate solution. Anything data hungry, such as cameras, should be on WiFi and you won't find them on zigbee or zwave. However, your switches, plugs and bulbs should all be either zwave or zigbee for multiple reasons. Firstly, do you want 100 extra devices on your WiFi network? All with IP addresses, all with he potential to get out to the internet unless you prevent them? As well, the amount of network chatter mixed in with your computer network almost certainly cause you issues if the network is not designed to handle it. WiFi devices also consume a significant amount of power as compared to zigbee and zwave devices.
When it comes to zwave, for the most part, anything that says z-wave on it should work with home assistant. Zigbee, on the other hand, not necessarily so. I have already returned a handful of zigbee devices because I either didn't verify they work with my setup or I took a chance knowing they might not.
And be careful of some zigbee lightbulbs like Sengled as they can be end devices and not routers/repeaters. Meaning they will connect to your zigbee network but won't improve the mesh network. I almost bought all Sengled bulbs for my basement lights that are on pull strings thinking it would be a good way to establish my zigbee network across the home. Luckily I started with one bulb and realized it's limitation.
Here is your zigbee bible for compatability: https://zigbee.blakadder.com/
I think that pretty much covers the main points here.
winged knoll
Cameras should be wired, not WiFi 😉
distant mural
Thanks! Good info.
Not cluttering up my WiFi and IP pool is exactly why I started wondering. So i'll swap them out yeah.
That resource seems useful!
I was planning on going mostly with devices that I can flash to tasmota, be in control 👌
stoic frost
when you have to use a WiFi solution, that or esphome is the way to ggo
distant mural
ooh, hadn't found that one yet.
I'll check it.
It's funny, domotics aren't that new anymore, but info online is still very muddled, oversaturated and/or outdated.
fickle saffron
Hi, I’ve been playing with Home Assistant for a month or so and loving it…. I’ve done the easier tasks around the home – lights and sensors, and Blink / Ring, but not tackling some of the things that are still not on HA…. Such as a few Xiaomi devices – temp/humidty sensor, control hub, button and window/door sensors.
So I did a bit of research and brought an Aeotec Zwave Plus Z-Stick Gen 5 (silly move?), and now trying to get it working. My environment is a 2014 MacBook Pro running Mac OS with Oracle Virtual Box and HA. I’ve searched around for instructions (and emailed Aeotec – nothing from them yet) but can’t find anything that is recent / clear on how to, i) get the stick installed and detected by HA, ii) working with the Xiaomi devices.
Any thoughts?
stoic frost
Did you pass the USB stick through to your VM in virtual box?
fickle saffron
oops... just seen... need to re-post in #integrations-archived
stoic frost
It's a device so one could argue that getting it to show up in HA could be answered here. Then you can take it to #integrations-archived or you could just start there.
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
It's a device so one could argue that getting it to show up in HA could be answe...
Nope ☝️ integrating with HA is off topic here 😉
distant mural
Well, I've got another device thingy I was looking at! These discussions sent me down the HA rabbit hole, so I just remembered some devices I have that work with a 433mhz fob, I think at least one of them unencrypted, but I don't actually know if they're ever encrypted - afaik only encoded.
I had already bought a 433mhz USB transceiver as well, but seeing it now I doubt it'll do anything on HA :3 It's a no-brand, no clear info on the inside either.
oh
fleet grotto
Harmony Remote question. Is it possible to update the status of an activity on the remote without the remote sending commands? For example, if someone casts their netflix via chromecast, it will turn on the TV, but harmony hub won't see that since it doesn't poll for changes. IS there a way for Home Assistant to just send the updated status to harmony and the remote doesn't send the "TV Power Toggle" command?
distant mural
Why do you imagine the harmony would send a toggle command once someone starts casting?
winged knoll
Harmony Remote question. Is it possible to update the status of an activity on t...
That'd be a question for #integrations-archived too 😉
fleet grotto
@winged knoll I was debating. Thanks!
winged knoll
No debate - read the topic 😉
winged knoll
Can I point you at the channel topic 😉
astral sparrow
woops, sorry
fallow nebula
ive got an interesting problem, not sure if im in the right channel
I have 2 temperature sensors. Sensor A is more accurate (reports closer to my ecobee which i know to be pretty accurate) and Sensor B which under reports the temperature compared to Sensor A.
I have already invested $$ into buying a bunch of Sensor B before knowing its under reporting flaw.
Is there a way for me to 1) Find the percentage offset between the two sensors and then 2) have HA incorporate that percentage offset when reporting Sensor B temp values?
pulsar finch
Hey, so i want to get a bigger SD Card for my PI 4 and i'm getting confused on what the max size is.
When i googled it says that 32GB is best and i can go to 64GB by formatting it with exFat, but other results said i can go up to 1 TB which is like the opposite of the other side.
Can someone help me out here?
bronze siren
Hey, so i want to get a bigger SD Card for my PI 4 and i'm getting confused on w...
My SD card on my HASS OS rpi4 8GB is 128GB
I used an etcher and etched HASS OS onto jt
pulsar finch
Aight, and no problems at all?
bronze siren
None other than my flaky automation writing 🙃
pulsar finch
Aight, thank you
bronze siren
no problemo
fringe moon
That said, running the pi off SD is a horrible idea, even worse for the pi4
bronze siren
That said, running the pi off SD is a horrible idea, even worse for the pi4
Why do you say that?
and is there an easy way to migrate an instance from SD to HD?
fringe moon
Since the pi4 easily supports SSD boot, it will be bottlenecked by a SD card, and SD card is a fickle storage platform for a active operating system, and most users will see a life of 2-12months life of their SD card
bronze siren
So I guess I should snapshot, get SSD, HASS OS install to SSD, restore snapshot onto SSD instance?
fringe moon
Something like that, I dont touch HAOS
bronze siren
word, thanks for the info
ornate musk
Hey ya'll! Does anyone know if there's a way to use a Feit smart plug with HA? I bought one recently but made the mistake of not checking for a HA integration first. I can return it if it's not compatible, but I was just wondering if anyone knows a workaround?
willow timber
from costco?
ornate musk
I got it at Home Depot
willow timber
are they the outdoor plugs? from a google, it looks like people flash them
probably the same for indoor
ornate musk
Yeah it's outdoor.
ornate musk
Ok cool, thanks. I've never used esphome, and I don't have an FTDI cable, so I'll probably just return it.
willow timber
boring
ornate musk
True. I am definitely tempted to give it a try.
willow timber
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ornate musk
Cool! If I get one of those cables, will I need to add connectors to it, or should I get one like this:
t.ly/RlIt
Or this is probably even better: t.ly/Z8FU
short furnace
Any Ideas to run presence detection on huawei Without google api?
winged knoll
You want #integrations-archived - please read the channel topics 😉
soft breach
In a new house (2 floors, +10 rooms), which type/brand of wall switches would you install to facilitate HA integration with lights and sockets?
I see bTicino (and Vimar) offering series of smart wall switches (& sockets), is it correct to assume an opposite approach would be standard wall switch + smart switch devices like a Fibaro? Any experience to share?
zealous dune
depends on can you live with the smart switch design or not
dim ferry
I'm not getting color temperature adjustment with my Trådfri RGBW bulb connected via deCONZ, anyone know if there is a fix for this?
full hedge
Anyone have recommendations for how to fasten a standard door/window sensor to work on a roll-up metal garage door??
harsh portal
can anyone recommend a smart plug with monitoring that can handle 30amps?
karmic seal
ok, lemme know if this is the wrong channel. I have successfully piped my RTL_433 into MQTT on my network. I can subscribe to a topic in MQTT Lens and see it all coming int, and I can also setup an MQTT connection and debug in NodeRed to see the message, but my sensors DO NOT UPDATE. Here's my sensor setup:
https://pastebin.com/SxJbL3u4
I'm subscribed to "rtl_433/Acurite-Tower/7287/temperature_C" and see messages, but my sensors all say "0"
I know I'm missing something simple, but can someone point it out for me?
trim crescent
Hey everyone. I've been having an odd issue with my WiFi presence detection. I was sitting at my desk and suddenly all my lights went out. It was due to the WiFi presence detection thinking I wasn't home. It only thought I was home when I unlocked my phone. Is this something with HA or with my phone? Either way, do you guys know what could be causing it?
Also I apologize if this is the wrong channel
soft breach
depends on can you live with the smart switch design or not
can you elaborate? What are the decision points on whether to add Fibaro (or Sonoff or similar) to plain switches instead of adopting wall switches that are smart?
livid aurora
anyone here got arlo devices? (i know they're note great) i'm looking for a way to get it to stream to google home hub or a pop-out window on my desktop via an automation and ideally locally (not via their cloud)
zealous dune
@soft breach the price and whether you like the design or not. Using in wall devices allows you to keep existing switches
prisma scroll
somebody here with an shelly rgbw2?
crude creek
If i get one of those RGB strips that has individually controllable diods, how do I know what driver are compatible with them?
zealous dune
one of which exactly? people tend to mix up led strip terms
crude creek
2812b led strip for instance
zealous dune
driver as in hardware needed to control it?
crude creek
one of which exactly? people tend to mix up led strip terms
Is there a get started terminology somewhere? I feel like I don't know all the terms yeah...
zealous dune
only google 😄
winged knoll
FWIW DrZzs Discord has a dedicated channel for LEDs
zealous dune
https://templates.blakadder.com/light.html has a few addressable controllers with varying quality
the sturdiest solution is QuinLED boards
crude creek
Any recommendations for a white led strip with high lumens? Perhaps cold/warm dimable
zealous dune
a COB led strip
kindred vale
when removing the ZHA integration , will it also remove the device from being paired ?
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
And, please, read the channel topic 😉
bright jacinthBOT
kindred vale
ah
fringe moon
@zealous dune have you seen any good outdoor metering plugs? That support tasmota, want to monitor the power usage of my heatpumps
zealous dune
but i don't know how good it is but there's warranty
crude creek
a COB led strip
Can you connect those together when cutting them?
subtle flame
Hello Community, Which Smart Plug do you suggest for checking when the Wasching machine and the dryer is finished ( power monitoring )?
- EU Type
- Wifi or Xiaomi Plug for the Gateway.
- Power Monitoring would be the important.
bright jacinthBOT
coral sluice
what is a good smart plug that can measure current too? my blitzwolf shp2 current sensor broke and only measures voltage now 😦
bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
Standard things everybody needs to know 😉
coral sluice
EU plug, budget doesnt matter, protocol preferably something tasmota or esphome compatible, features power monitoring
little sentinel
I'm using ZHA (Conbee II)
how do people automate their lights going off if nobody is in the room? Like i'm thinking motion detection but i'd have to do something like 'If no motion detected for an hour or something?' turn lights off wondering if/what device may be needed
winged knoll
Please read the channel topic @little sentinel
little sentinel
Devices, right?
bright jacinthBOT
little sentinel
Ah right, okay so I'd go automation to find out what devices i'd need
winged knoll
You don't need a device beyond a motion sensor
winged knoll
I mean, that's in your question 😉
If no motion detected
Kind of implies a motion sensor 😉
little sentinel
That's why you're the mod and i'm just a peasant
willow timber
no role, master role
tepid briar
Hi guys, does anyone here have the Xiaomi Aqara Cube?
winged knoll
Just ask the question you want to ask 😉
bright jacinthBOT
tepid briar
I was getting there, sorry, I was thinking again 😄
I have the cube(s) connected via Zigbee2Mqtt, but they don't appear to have a state. If I check under Templates and type {{states("sensor.my_cube_xyz")}} it doesn't show anything. I have a blueprint that uses the cube, but in the blueprint it is declared as a remote but the entity is still the sensor? I'm really confused on how I can automate the cube as I don't even know on how to get the current Side, ... from it. Also state_attr just gives me "None"...
winged knoll
Ah, so you really wanted to be in #zigbee-archived first then 😉
bright jacinthBOT
tepid briar
^^
For me it was more of an issue with the device itself, not so much the Standard I was using therefore I posted here first
winged knoll
Well, if you're asking about integrating with HA this ain't the channel anyway 😉
Z2M buttons have entities, but the states/attributes are usually transient
tepid briar
There's too many channels nowadays, I'll read better the next time
vocal meadow
I have a D1 mini running tasmota. It is connected to a MH-Z19B CO2 Sensor. it is configured for MQTT. The tasmota interface shows the proper CO2 PPM and temperature, but Home Assistant doesn't show it. It shows zeros.
looking at the Entities of the device, it shows the proper values in Home Assistant.But when I display it in a card, it doesn't
***Nevermind. It appears I was impatient and the sampling hadn't occurred yet. It works as expected. Sorry
pulsar finch
What's the easisest way to upgrade the sd card size on a raspberry (and keep my whole has config etc)
zealous dune
clone card to new one
pulsar finch
Just copy&paste or with a tool?
pulsar finch
Can you recommend a tool for that? Or should i just google?
zealous dune
i can but you might not be using arch linux
frail depot
i am in need of a motion sensor to prevent my AC automation turning on when i am not in the room. any recommendations of ones that are cheap and known to play nice with HA?
bright jacinthBOT
frail depot
sorry. i am in australia, my budget is about $50 and currently prefer wifi because my zigbee dongle does not arrive till feb
foggy pecan
ah, i have no exp in upside-down land sorry
frail depot
thats fine
i can only find about 5 difrent ones and they are all either zigbee or known to not play nice with HA
ornate bobcat
Do you use philips hue by chance?
frail depot
thanks i will look into those
i just spent friday flashing tasmota onto my 3 led strip controllers so i dont know why i didnet think of it
kindred vale
Error during webhook registration - Timeout occurred while connecting to the Quby ToonAPI
my thermostat API sometimes times out anything that can be done here ?
winged knoll
See #integrations-archived and be sure to mention which integration 😉
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tranquil sage
hi guys! i dont find any information on web, i saw in a youtube video that on home assistant's installation page there were links for raspberry pi 2 model b but now there isn't 😦 there is the iso for this raspberry? thank you!
winged knoll
Because that's only for testing
If you know how to test, you have the experience to find the links
If you don't... you won't 😉
tranquil sage
can i test in my home?
winged knoll
#330990055533576204 could possibly help, if you don't mind that your install process will be painfully slow, and your overall experience will be pain ful 😉
tranquil sage
thanks!
lusty sundial
Anyone have any recommendations for bulbs for apple HomeKit/HAss?
drifting grove
I've currently got a few zwave monoprice motion sensors that I don't really like, anyone have any recommendations for motion sensors? Ivt got a zigbee/zwave hub so anything compatible with that would be appreciated
fringe moon
Long live Xiaomi sensors @drifting grove
compact badge
Anyone have any recommendations for bulbs for apple HomeKit/HAss?
No complaints running the IKEA ones here - both RGB and warm ones interface great with both systems.
Others swear by the Philips Hue setup. No experience with those here.
lusty sundial
the hue are very interesting and look simple but im a bit turned off by the price. so many people do seem to use and like them the most though so im not sure what to do.
fringe moon
For just CT they give me nothing special, and I can get 2-3 tradfri for the price of hue
lusty sundial
sorry but im not sure what CT stands for?
lusty sundial
gotcha thanks 🙂
i do want a lot of color but im overwhelmed by all my options honestly
then every time i look phillips just sounds better in quality
winged knoll
From what I see they generally dim lower, and dim more smoothly over time
If you don't need long transitions or really low light levels, buy cheaper
lusty sundial
gotcha. i do want to make like dim night lights etc on motion sensors so maybe for those i go with phillips then?
winged knoll
If you want really dim yes
lusty sundial
are you talking like excessively dim?
winged knoll
Well, everybody has a different threshold of what dim enough means to them
Buy a Tradfri, try it, see if it goes dim enough for your purpose
If it doesn't you're down a small amount of money, if it does you've saved a load 😉
lusty sundial
does make sense 🙂
drifting grove
Hello all,
Glad I found this community. I’m in need of some alternative for the C4 Panelized / Centralized Lighting Dimmer (C4-DIN-8DIM-E). I’m obviously running HA .
The requirements are:
HomeAssistant integration
Adaptive phase dimmer
Power requirement : 100-277VAC, 50/60 Hz
Module Load Rating 120V 1920W
I will appreciate if the advice meets the requirements but if is just another alternative I’ll appreciated as well, maybe it will point me in the right direction.
Thank you for your support 🙂
undone moon
how to group 2 or more media_players for notification?
for example: I want, to announce some audio tts to my bedroom, and to my office room?
should I go with notify: or just group of media_players?
winged knoll
That'd be #integrations-archived - wouldn't it 😉
undone moon
ok 🙂
kindred vale
could any1 recommend some good zigbee lights ? planning on replacing all my tuya wifi(garbage) lights
winged knoll
See the #zigbee-archived channel
cerulean jasper
Does anybody know of a smart socket for 240 V dryer socket with energy monitoring?
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winged knoll
240V in Europe is very different from 240V in the US 😉
cerulean jasper
US zigbee, if possible but I don mind other protocols...
No budget constraints if it’s well working. 😉
fringe moon
Guessing it has a weird outlet like these ?
cerulean jasper
All I need it for is knowing power consumption. And creating appliance ready notifications
fringe moon
Never seen 240 in the States, so no idea what the plug looks like
cerulean jasper
Checking which ...
It’s the 3 pin one
In Amazon I can’t find any 10-30p smart socket
zealous dune
None in zigbee and wifi afaik
willow timber
after searching for about 20 minutes, this is all I have found
I was curious
cerulean jasper
Thanks for your efforts, but i need the 10-30P socket. :/
That’s the one with 3 pins
fringe moon
Murica plugs 
willow timber
when you buy an appliance here, it doesn't come with the cord because they don't want to assume what socket you have, lol
you usually have to install 'er after you buy
I am lucky enough to always have to switch when I move
you should upgrade that anyways. the outlet
very easy to do
they haven't been allowed for new construction since 1996
lusty sundial
does this include everything i would need for HAss? https://www.amazon.com/LABISTS-Raspberry-Complete-Preloaded-Heatsinks/dp/B07YRSYR3M/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=raspberry+pi+4&qid=1610316824&sr=8-9
aside from zigbee
willow timber
SSD if your heart is set on a pie unless you want issues down the road
lusty sundial
what would you recommend aside from pi?
willow timber
existing server, old pc/laptop, ODROID N2+ or whatever the Blue is on, a Blue, Pi is fine as a start just get an SSD
I use pi with ssd without issue
lusty sundial
gotcha thanks
rotund dragon
does anyone know how long it takes for the ecobee smart sensors to go from occupied to unoccupied?
trying to use these sensors as park of an lighting automation.
ashen apex
What do people use/recommend for bed occupancy sensors?
tender aurora
civic kraken
yeah, search with that in #diy-archived and you'll probably find some projects
cosmic stream
Newer Philips Hue lamps offer bluetooth. Has anyone found a way to interface them to HA via BT?
fervent hedge
I think of trying out bt-mqtt-gateway to connect my Linak desk. Maybe you can use that as well 🙂
Anyone who can recommend an BT adaptor? I'm running Hass OS on a ESXi-box
cosmic stream
@fervent hedge Logilink BT0037 works fine for me.
fervent hedge
Thank you, I've ordered one of those 🙂
zenith wedge
I'm stuck between ordering shelly 1, or shelly 1l -- the lack of overheat protection is kind of turning me off of the 1, but i'm not sure that even matters for behind a light switch install
sour stone
is there any cheap media device that i can connect speakers that can be used to play mp3 files from HA media directory. I have been using Mopidy but is has recently stopped working a couple months ago. Need a reliable alternative.
lusty sundial
anyone have any blub + wall switches/wall switches that can control bulbs that cover exsisting switches for a decent price that they can recommend?
im pretty much looking toward zigbee i think.
native spire
Hello all,
Glad I found this community. I’m in need of some alternative for th...
Hi, your "dimmer" seems like a highly specialized nitch product. Yet you want to abandon it and look for a replacement? Why? If you are unhappy with it, please share your experience with the community.
proven shore
HI all I am looking at adding motions sensors for triggering lights in my hallway to integrate with HA. What are some good reliable sensors that you all might recommend. Thank you.
fringe moon
Xiaomi
winged knoll
Cheap, and work
proven shore
with the xiaomi will it work with conbee II or do I need the xiaomi hub?
winged knoll
It'll work fine
weary edge
Can anyone recommend some cheap reliable door/windows sensors?
weary tangle
I'm using some aqara door magnets but one problem is they show as always open on my steel doors, anyone found a good resolution to this?
(the doors are magnetic)
weary tangle
I know xD
fringe moon
If your doors are magnetic.... You need to do something else, like optical or ultrasonic
winged knoll
Or large lumps of wood/plastic
You'll see various commercial setups put the sensors on arms, to move them away from the metal door and frame
fringe moon
weary tangle
lol
tbh I was planning to buy a smart lock anyway
maybe some models can detect if door is open (I mean not only unlocked but physically open)
Research are to be done thank you all 🙂
winged knoll
Contact sensor would be the way
rose harbor
Does anyone have an issue with there devices emitting a high frequency hum/buzz? Furthermore any idea how I can measure this to see if it's just in my head or actually a real sound!
fringe moon
Which.... Device?
rose harbor
Fair, I'm talking about end zigbee devices, like lightbulbs and light strips
foggy pecan
it is not un-common for cheap devices to skimp out on their power delivery components
cheaper "dimmable" LEDs will hum
drifting grove
Hi, your "dimmer" seems like a highly specialized nitch product. Yet you want to...
@native spire Well, first of all this dimmer meets our requirements (1 or 2 input 120VAC and 8 output 120VAC), it can be controlled by HA also.
The manufacturer sells them through dealers who will need to support the module. Im looking for one we can just buy and configure on our own for other projects.
Should I just get the module on Ebay and thats it?
I though there will be an alternative?
rose harbor
cheaper "dimmable" LEDs will hum
I've got some innr bulbs which definitely hum, I bought some cheap lidl ones and I'm trying to determine if they are humming or not
fringe moon
None of my devices have audible hums, but what do I know, I live in datacenters
But I can hear a failing drive from 10 meters away
rose harbor
I've got quite sensitive hearing, but also at the moment tinitus, which feels like sometimes the bulbs might be making it worse!
rose harbor
I have, and it's got to the point that I want a device that is objective to tell me! It's kind of like asking someone "Is it hot in here" different answers from different people, but a thermometer will tell you the actual temperature
zealous dune
Its not not normal to hear some devices humming, almost always it's their psu
I can hear some led power supplies and my tuya heater when the screen is off
Also my dumb power strips with USB ports
fringe moon
If you think it is very audible hum you should be able to feel it with your fingers too, atleast of the frequency is low enough
zealous dune
It's more of a high pitch then a bassy hum
rose harbor
I thought it would be higher pitch/frequency
rose harbor
Yup, thats what I was trying about 5 minutes ago, walking round my house like a lightly mad ghost buster
rose harbor
@zealous dune what do you do about the noise? Just learn to ignore it, or start smashing removing devices?
zealous dune
Both
modest dragon
Hey guys, I just got a new ChromeCast to replace my older one. How do I delete the old one? I cant seem to be able to delete it, only disable it. I have deleted the entities for the old ChromeCast, device I am not able to. Someone suggested deleted the integration (google) and let HA find new devices again. However this is going to mess my automation right?
pliant hornet
@modest dragon Did you remove it from your Google Home?
crude creek
Any zigbee 12v dimmers thats recommended? (that works with zigbee2mqtt)
modest dragon
<@!761671308861112392> Did you remove it from your Google Home?
Yes I did. in HA now I have 2 extra device
1:) is the temporary ChromeCast device when you first create it, its called "ChromeCast1587" --> This device doesnt exist even on Google Home app (so I can not remove it)
2:) The old ChromeCast device, which is removed from Google Home app, however available in HomeAssistant. (I have disabled it in HA, but would be great to just remove it)
pliant hornet
Alright. Sadly don't really know. I would probably also suggest removing and adding the integration again..
cerulean jasper
@willow timber ah, understood, thanks.
Is there any smart lock that not only offers lock_open/closed state, but also door_open/closed?
modest dragon
Alright. Sadly don't really know. I would probably also suggest removing and add...
Yeah, looks like that is my only option. was really trying hard to avoid that.
fallow willow
Anyone know what i did wrong, I had to resetup my ios app because it wasnt detecting the cloud setting correctly. after that i cant get home assistant to show my device as home either in device_tracker.iphone or person.name, both say not_home despite the gps cords being the same on the device as my set home location.
winged knoll
#ios_and_mac-archived for help with the iOS app 😉
fallow willow
kk to be fare i dont think its an app issue, all the data in HA is being reported and correct , its just HA still says not_home even with the correct long and lat
storm merlin
what do you guys think of going for wifi based devices over zigbee/zwave, flashing them with esphome and putting them on their own isolated VLAN with a raspberry pi as a gateway?
zealous dune
you better have good network architecture for that and wifi devices don't need gateways
sharp nexus
anyone using shelly 1 PM's? what temp does your device sit at usually?
wet agate
what do you guys think of going for wifi based devices over zigbee/zwave, flashi...
I'm considering doing that when I get a larger number of devices going. Not as concerned with it when I'm only running a couple temp sensors and a few lights
ashen apex
What's the preferred contact sensor/motion sensor of most? Getting sick of my Wyze bridge randomly not being addressable on my wyzesense2mqtt host.
fringe moon
What's the preferred contact sensor/motion sensor of most? Getting sick of my Wy...
Xiaomi
ashen apex
Figured as much. Not sure if I'm willing to give up my redundancy of my Hue bridge currently though. How are the IKEA plugs as repeaters with a CC2531 and the Aqara devices? Have heard that the Aqara sensors have a lot of trouble re-pairing to a Zigbee mesh when they lose connection.
fringe moon
I have no issues, but I don't remove or power down stuff
Everything running on zigbee2mqtt
With hue, Xiaomi, tradfri, gledopto and namron
vast timber
i have a Tuya based pedestal fan that has 15 speed settings has anyone had any luck getting this to work?
zealous dune
we don't know what exactly
vast timber
well i have had better luck using the tuyalocal integration from hacs but it looks like the biggest issue with the fan platform is that it is limited to 'low' 'medium' and 'high'
also it has mode settings. as far as i can see the only thing implemented so far is oscillate .
zealous dune
you need to create a different way to control those. input number with an automation and a sensor to know which speed it is on for example
fleet gorge
Hi everyone 👋 I'm really new to HA - just really getting it set up, exploring all the options, etc. I was wondering what capability there is for interfacing with Amazon devices - I know there's an Alexa integration but this is around getting voice commands to work. So, for example, I have an Alexa switch - is there a way to control these?
winged knoll
No
Amazon, like Google with Google Assistant, don't expose what's connected to Alexa
They want to be the hub, not simply a connectivity thing you ignore 😄
worn oasis
Has anyone deployed non-LED lighting controlled by a Shelly controller on their HA server?
lone thistle
I've got a bunch of switches that control wall outlets in my house. Would love to be able to dim a lamp through zigbee using the wall switch. Having a normal dimmer on a switch like that is dangerous. So I'm wondering if there is a smart switch that would do the normal switching, but use zigbee for dimming. I could then use smart bulbs or plugs and control that through home assistant. This is a really tough google search 🙂
worn oasis
have you looked at brilliant?
lone thistle
not yet, I will take a look
zealous dune
There are dimmer switches and dimmer plugs with zigbee
lone thistle
Would a dimmer switch actually reduce the voltage to the plug, though?
winged knoll
Smart dimmers exist
There's no shortage of them 😉
See the pinned links in #zigbee-archived
lone thistle
Thank you. I guess my main concern is I don't want the dimmer switch to actually drop voltage for the outlets. Seems like a dangerous thing to do in case someone plugs an appliance or something into that outlet.
My explanation was probably super confusing earlier, my apologies.
zealous dune
Because its generally not done that way because reasons outlined
grand basalt
Just got ha installed on a pi3
Bran new here
Will the merkury light bulbs at walmart work with ha? Or just the phillips hue only works
winged knoll
Got a link?
If they're Zigbee then you can likely make them with with one of the #zigbee-archived integrations
If they're WiFi... all bets are off
grand basalt
Merkury Innovations A21 Smart Color Light Bulb, 75W Equivalent, Requires 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi
winged knoll
Yeah, that'll be 
grand basalt
A no?
winged knoll
If you're really lucky you'll be able to disassemble it and flash Tasmota
grand basalt
But phillips should work?
worn oasis
does anyone have any recommendations for downlights I can use with a shelly controller?
winged knoll
You need a bridge though...
Or any Zigbee integration 😉
dull trail
anyone got nexa wall outlet to work
i have a wall button aswell, tellstick detects it but it doesnt react with the walloutlet
compact flume
Anyone aware of any T10 bulbs that are zigbee or zwave?
winged knoll
There's a list of known working hardware pinned in the #zigbee-archived channel
compact flume
None of them appear to be t10, which is why I ask
winged knoll
Well, those things are tiny, I'd be shocked if there's room for smarts in there
compact flume
Same base as a standard bulb, and 5" long, not that tiny
winged knoll
All the T10 bulbs here are for cars...
compact flume
much larger than a mini button for example
E26 base with a T10 bulb is common in the US for curios and hutches
winged knoll
Interesting...
If you're just looking for dimming, go with a smart dimmer you can connect them to
compact flume
The bulb for my hutch was such a pain in the ass to find I just went with a custom LED solution + WLED, for this I was hoping for lazier
I wouldn't mind coloring to match my other bulbs, thats my backup plan though
even spotted some clearance zigbee smart dimmer plugs at lowes that will go with my backup plan
upper kindle
Has anyone here got a Vacuum entity working from Tuya Smart life?
onyx dune
A friend is gifting me his RP official screen, so I am going to be setting it up on a backup Pi for a HA dashboard>
Making a custom lovelace dashboard for it, etc etc etc--- it is going next to my bed so I wanted scheduled times for the screen to be on/off. I googled around, but didn't see if that was possible either to have the screen turn off at certain times or the RP to shut down/boot up at certain times. Any help is appreciated!
north pewter
Can anyone help me get the Zooz Zen34 set up on my HassOS/RPi4 system? Device pairs as "Zooz Unknown: type=0004, id=f001", and all I can use it for is basically a button. I'm trying to set up different scenes based on up/down/number of taps as advertised. I've emailed TheSmartestHouse and the provided .xml files for OZW 1.4 and 1.6, but I have no idea what to do with them. I am using the built in ZWave integration. Device details here: https://www.thesmartesthouse.com/products/zooz-z-wave-plus-700-series-remote-switch-zen34-battery-powered
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simple summit
Recommending this smart switch: ATHOM. It comes PRECONFIGURED with TASMOTA... I opened the box, plug it in, connect to its Wi-Fi, define my access point settings, done! Too easy!!
It supports official tasmota ota for updates..
Very affordable product too..
Now let’s put it to use and see how it performs over time.
Here is the link: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001670452123.html
tight flame
BOT saying i posted a code wall?
how do i get that text in here?
Cheers
zealous dune
bot also said something else
tight flame
So i can't get that text in here?
zealous dune
you just did, with the power of hyperlinks, the stuff internet is based on
tight flame
all good, hopefully my issue with adding the Lenovo bulb is an easy one.
Currently not auto detected in HA
hexed raven
Is there any reason to use a light group instead of just a regular group?
foggy pecan
light groups are in the light domain and behave like lights
mortal spruce
Re: flashing my tuya bulb with tasmota > error this is not an esp32 😩
fringe moon
not all tuya is esp
and def not all are esp32
so... do you have a picture of your bulb ?
raw gorge
im trying to setup a chain of 5V WS2811 using DigQuad, but i have tried two different WS2811 strips and none of them seems to work
im not getting anything on the strip
what am i doing wrong ?
fringe moon
sounds like #diy-archived @raw gorge
mortal spruce
mortal spruce
so... do you have a picture of your bulb ?
Does this help
winged knoll
im trying to setup a chain of 5V WS2811 using DigQuad, but i have tried two diff...
DrZzs Discord has a channel for LED lights, worth asking there - https://discord.me/drzzs
Alternatively, see #diy-archived
orchid fog
Does anyone else have any issues with Shelly 1 using the Shelly integration (rather than MQTT or Tasmota)? I only have one but it regularly goes unavailable even though Statping shows no drops in connectivity whatsoever 🤔
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winged knoll
☝️ you didn't want to ask about integrations here 😉
orchid fog
Oops, sorry! I thought it would be more of a device issue but I'll happily move to integrations instead 🙂
lapis wigeon
Hi I am having problem to add my BroadLink rm mini 3 to HA.
I am using BroadLink manager and I get the error code as below :
found device: unknown[ip]
Writing compatible device not detected!
dull trail
so does anyone have a nexa wall outlet and got it to work with HA
i cant seem to understand how to do that exactly
winged knoll
See #integrations-archived (and the channel topic here)
mortal spruce
So I've decided to get the xiaomi ble temp and humidity because it's cheaper than the sensors for the esp diy
Now I'll need to switch the diy esp to one that supports ble
ashen tartan
Any upside to going with a Blue vs a Pi 4 with SSD? I’ve got a Blue on order but won’t see it until some time next month, and I have a 256gb ssd sitting around.
I’ve got to get my install off of my Synology docker setup before more breaks!
winged knoll
Depends entirely on what you're doing
I suspect for a lot of folks a Pi4+SSD is more than enough
ashen tartan
Depends entirely on what you're doing
HA supervised, that usb zwave/zigbee dongle, prob MariaDB and a couple other addons
winged knoll
"couple other addons" 🤔
Anywhere from that Pi4 is so idle it's unreal to a Blue isn't going to be enough
ashen tartan
Right now I’ve got MQTT Broker, SSH, MariaDB, and the google drive backup. Doubt I’d add a ton more.
winged knoll
A Pi3 wouldn't struggle
ashen tartan
Even better. That’ll save me $30!
ashen tartan
A Pi3 wouldn't struggle
Would I need a separate power supply for the SSD? It’s an external so do I need a powered SATA->USB adapter or no? Finding conflicting info
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winged knoll
For an SSD, probably not
weary edge
I run a RPi 4 with a USB to SATA adapter for SSD, no external power, only the power to the RPi - been stable for months now.