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winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 8:30 AM

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MQTT also allows you to have devices send payloads to things they couldn't reach otherwise

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:30 AM

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Want to make a IR Blaster to turn on a shitty old tv

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Okay

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Any good way of receiving / sending MQTT on a windows 10 machine?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 8:31 AM

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Mosquitto client

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:31 AM

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OK

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 8:31 AM

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mosquitto_pub and mosquitto_sub

zealous dune Feb 9, 2021, 8:31 AM

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mqtt.fx or mqtt explorer

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:32 AM

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Thank you Tinkere and Thank you blakadder 😄

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Looking at those

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So I can run commands / DO things on windows 10 machines after receiving on those clients?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 8:32 AM

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I like MQTT Explorer of the two, though they're both good

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Well, those are more UI tools for humans

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:33 AM

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Yeah that's what they seemed to be

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For debugging / testing

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 8:33 AM

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mosquitto_sub allows you to wait for a message to arrive on a topic

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:33 AM

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Ok, sounds nice so far,

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Would you add and say "and then run whatever you want when it gets it" ? 😄

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 8:33 AM

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Yes

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:34 AM

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I'll stop bothering you soon, sorry, but trying to milk out as much as possible from a nice set of teets to save me some goo'glin

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 8:34 AM

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http://www.steves-internet-guide.com/mosquitto_pub-sub-clients/

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:34 AM

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Yay okay I will look into this harder then

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Thank you!

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 8:34 AM

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There's other guides out there, but that's a site that often comes up for MQTT basics

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Bonus points is that the examples there are Windows 😄

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:35 AM

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Yes, it's nice

zealous dune Feb 9, 2021, 8:35 AM

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i like http://www.hivemq.com/mqtt-essentials/

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lays it all out nicely

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:35 AM

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Yes, will help me deal with these lot for sure 😄

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hhahaha "HiveMQ" it's personally funny because of what I named my automation thing haha 😄

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It has "hive" in it somewhere that's all.

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:36 AM

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zealous dune lays it all out nicely

Thank you!

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Love your name and your page(s) btw @zealous dune 🙂

zealous dune Feb 9, 2021, 8:37 AM

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thanks

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:37 AM

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Very kind of you both to help me out 😄

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I have a Windows PC with an arduino micro connected via a long enough USB cable and it has an IR LED on it near the TV.
I have an old android phone with an IR Blaster that can be kept under the TV.
I have ESP's with an IR Blaster and self-sufficient power that can be mounted on the other side of the room pointed at the TV.
???? Some other combo you can suggest?

Out of those 4 - which would you pick to turn on the TV?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 8:42 AM

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Option 5... https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/broadlink/

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:43 AM

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All those options are zero cost to me right now

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 8:43 AM

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I suspect that (3) with either ESPHome or Tasmota (ideally) would be the better route, but #diy-archived would know if that's possible

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:43 AM

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I looked at broadlink, it's nice, but I ONLY have and will ONLY have 1 IR device - the old tv for now

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I know all of those routes are possible already, just want to know which is recommended by the HA pros 😄

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(Anyone here is a HA pro compared to me lol)

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 8:45 AM

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Well, option (5) is the recommended way, but you don't want that one 😛

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#diy-archived could likely weigh in better on which of your three would work best

fallow python Feb 9, 2021, 8:45 AM

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I like it myself and that little black round thing is sitting in my amazon basket lol

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But I am trying to look at zero-cost systems first with what I have - especially because I know I won't have any more IR things in that room. And a "HUB" for 1 IR device which will also go away when the TV is upgraded sounds like not something I'd prefer.

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I will start with my work now so... Thank you for all your time @winged knoll and @zealous dune 😄

frigid forge Feb 9, 2021, 9:38 AM

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Dunno if this is the place to ask this... if wrong, please direct me to the right channel...

Bought a RFLink for 433MHz stuff.
I get button presses registered in the debug log but I can't figure out how the configuration.yaml should be to get the remote as a switch device in HA. Then I don't understand how my 433Mhz smart plugs / dimmer should be found since they only listen for input.

Anyone care to give me some help? Any links except https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/rflink/ that I should check out?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 9:51 AM

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~crosspost @frigid forge - and please read the channel topics 😉

bright jacinthBOT Feb 9, 2021, 9:51 AM

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

If you don't get any responses after an hour or more, and your message is no longer on screen, it is fine to re-post or post a link to it.

frigid forge Feb 9, 2021, 9:51 AM

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not such smooth criminal I thought I was... huh? 😄 Sorry... so frustrated right now... will behave 🙂

short furnace Feb 9, 2021, 11:14 AM

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how to pair QS-Zigbee-D02-TRIAC-LN?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 11:17 AM

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You should have read the channel topic 😉

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That's a question for #zigbee-archived

kindred pivot Feb 9, 2021, 12:18 PM

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I am trying to move my HA setup from docker to kubernetes. However on the kubernetes node I noticed that the multicast traffic from xiaomi aqara doesnt arrive. The firewall is turned off and it has a network interface in the same network. Does anyone have experience with xiaomi aqara and multicast. Anything is welcome!

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The kubernetes node is a VM ontop of ESXi configured with vmxnet3 network adapters, just like the docker VM.

brave stream Feb 9, 2021, 12:25 PM

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(Zigbee) Anyone that uses aqara sensors? I have the temp/humid/pressure ones. the one in the freezer went offline.. so i thought it was broken but as soon as i pressed the button it was online again. Now the frige one went offline. Same thing, i pressed it and bam.. online again. Is this a known issue? Do they go offline if they can't reach the server a while or some other reason?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 12:27 PM

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See #zigbee-archived @brave stream - and maybe read the channel topics 😉

brave stream Feb 9, 2021, 12:28 PM

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it's a hardware device isn't it?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 12:29 PM

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🤔 facepalm

bright jacinthBOT Feb 9, 2021, 12:29 PM

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The topic of this channel is:

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

Problems with the Blue? See #330990055533576204

If you want to share images, use https://imgur.com/ or similar.

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

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 12:29 PM

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☝️

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As mentioned in the topic

kindred pivot Feb 9, 2021, 12:29 PM

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shame shame shame 😛

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 12:30 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/lack-of-reading-vader-daddy-vader-force-choke-sw-gif-17915676

Tenor

brave stream Feb 9, 2021, 12:30 PM

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I don't understand that tbh. I shall ask in ZIgbee though

kindred pivot Feb 9, 2021, 12:30 PM

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I hope I am on topic

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 12:33 PM

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Seems as on topic here as anywhere else

scenic wagon Feb 9, 2021, 12:57 PM

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Hmm. It seems there is something very wrong with the bluetooth-module on my little NUC-like machine (an Asus VivoMini UN45). I think I'm just gonna give up on it, and instead look for better solutions for bluetooth tracking. Something distributed for granular detections in rooms would be sweet. Tips?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 1:00 PM

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That'd be Room Assistant

scenic wagon Feb 9, 2021, 1:01 PM

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I didn't even know that was a thing. I'll take a look 🙂

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Raspberry Pi Zero W would be the easiest/cheapest way to run this, I guess?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 1:10 PM

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Ignoring that the Bluetooth and WiFi interfere, yes

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 1:12 PM

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how can i measure the link quality in my house? it's small, but there are doors and walls

kindred pivot Feb 9, 2021, 1:13 PM

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Found my issue, only my main interface was added to the multicast group where xiaomi works on.

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So the IoT network interface would not receive the traffic :S

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 1:16 PM

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mental patio how can i measure the link quality in my house? it's small, but there are doors ...

Would that be the WiFi link quality? The #zigbee-archived link quality? The #zwave-archived link quality? The ... something else link quality?

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 1:16 PM

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got the point

scenic wagon Feb 9, 2021, 2:04 PM

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What would be alternatives, then? To avoid Wifi+BT interference, that is

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:05 PM

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Wired networking

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Well, that or 5GHz WiFi

scenic wagon Feb 9, 2021, 2:05 PM

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I guess that bumps the price up

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:06 PM

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A little, yes

scenic wagon Feb 9, 2021, 2:06 PM

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and I don't have cat-5 sockets in all the relevant rooms..

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:06 PM

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Then a 5 GHz adapter would be a good choice

scenic wagon Feb 9, 2021, 2:07 PM

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But I do like that the idea of multi-sensors. Having a little room-gizmo tracking BT + movement + microphone for voice input.

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:12 PM

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Yesterday this was missed, do we have any ideas as to what device is right to use here?: https://discordapp.com/channels/330944238910963714/672223433907765288/808480192397836308

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:17 PM

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You'd need to wire the switch to a smart module, or two. One switch for the fan (optional), one dimmer for the light

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:18 PM

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define 'smart module' if you don't mind. I am rather ignorant of what brands exist out there to serve a purpose like this.

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:20 PM

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https://www.vesternet.com/collections/z-wave-modules-dimmers

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:20 PM

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Can I do something like a Lutron Dimmer in the wall, with a shelly to the fan?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:20 PM

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There's Zigbee and WiFi options too

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The trouble is the fan control needs on/off

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:20 PM

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aye

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:20 PM

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The other option would be a relay setup, so that once there's any current it's enough to turn on the fan

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:20 PM

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so you would use a standard switch on the wall, and wire a dimmer into the light.

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:21 PM

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That's simpler

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Dimmer control then is fully automated

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:21 PM

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the problem with a relay though is that the lutrons are "always on", so I had trouble logicing that one.

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:21 PM

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Good dimmers aren't 😛

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Another option would be to split the logic and control entirely

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Use occupancy detection logic to manage the fan

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:22 PM

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I think I prefer fully auto, as we will only set the brightness based off time anyways.

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:22 PM

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winged knoll Another option would be to split the logic and control entirely

That is a good idea

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but, it is still the same initial setup right?
Switch in the wall on the fan/light combo.
inline dimmer on the light. (Controlled via automation)
Motion just tells the switch to toggle.

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:26 PM

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Well, you'd replace the switch with the dimmer that controls the light. Put an isolating switch for the fan up at ceiling height (so you can cut power to it).

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Then you use logic (door just opened, then motion inside, then door closes => room is now occupied)

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Combine door sensor, motion sensor, and maybe even a light sensor

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:27 PM

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Are you saying to basically do away with the light-switch?

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blank faceplate kinda thing?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:27 PM

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Well, replace it with your dimmer switch

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And move the control for the fan to ceiling height in case you need to cut power to it

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Of course, you can also use the same logic to auto-control the light, and just use the switch for over-riding it

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:29 PM

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I'll need to poke my head behind the wall again and make sure that works. I don't remember if there are two lines heading up to the light (one for light, one for fan), or if they are one line.

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but I am following I think.

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Also... these dimmer modules are super expensive.

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:37 PM

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Those are Z-Wave, Z-Wave is costly

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:38 PM

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in my head I was thinking a 34 cent relay I would hard wire behind the switch to the fan. Was not expecting a 50 dollar part to go behind my 50 dollar part to pair with a 50 dollar part.

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:41 PM

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😄

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:41 PM

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Do you have stock in Z-wave... cause then your advice makes sense. 😛

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Any advice for super low profile (or like... embedded into the doorframe) door sensors?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:43 PM

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There's some really nice Z-Wave ones of those 😄

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Aeotec do ones that you put inside the door, and Sensative (not a spelling mistake) do really low profile ones

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https://sensative.com/sensors/strips-zwave/guard/

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For most things the Xiaomi Aqara (Zigbee) ones are good enough

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And they're a lot cheaper 😄

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:44 PM

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I like cheap!

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 2:46 PM

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cheap cheap...but those strips are looking amazing

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:46 PM

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They are

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For uPVC frames they're fantastic

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 2:47 PM

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local shop closing at 18.00....going to pay a visit at 22-23.00 :))))

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the design worth the money

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:48 PM

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I use them on all the exterior doors, because the vanish from view. Can't justify them for windows at that cost though 😄

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 2:50 PM

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65 euro / strip

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:50 PM

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The Aqara ones look pretty big. I am sure in time I would forget they were on every door in the house though. Luckily our doors are white so they blend a bit better.

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:51 PM

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They're not big big, let me get a photo or something

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 2:53 PM

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I don't think I am running anything zigbee at the moment, so I'll have to get another hub.

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:54 PM

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Well, Zigbee stick

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📎 IMG_20210209_145509.jpg

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Konke on the left, Aqara on the right

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 2:55 PM

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pretty tiny aqara as i saw them

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:56 PM

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The Aqara looks smaller due to the cleaner styling

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 2:56 PM

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going to buy a aqara button to use as a doorbell...but i want a smart speaker to connect as audio . cannot find

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no alexa...no google allowed

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:57 PM

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Konke's button is only slightly taller, but a lot smaller otherwise - I'd try that personally

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 2:57 PM

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if i can find it in shop

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any idea for a speaker that can be connected to ha ?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 2:59 PM

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Google Home Mini 😄

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 2:59 PM

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well...ok...hope u can handle a tornado

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 3:00 PM

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That's trivial

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Just don't live anywhere that gets them

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 3:00 PM

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sure my wife will find you when she will find google mini in the house :)))))))))))))))))))))))

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no google or alexa

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 3:01 PM

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I've got a bunch of them, and a handful of the Home Hub devices that double as photo frames

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The wife loves them just for the photo frame feature

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 3:02 PM

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mine is scared of them

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so i don't dare to try to convince her

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 3:02 PM

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You can physically turn off the microphones

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 3:02 PM

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hm...can be an idea

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i will tell her u gave me the idea 🙂

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Google Nest Mini, 2nd Gen, Coral

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so...no other option?

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 3:11 PM

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Sonos? I mean, there's a whole long list of media player #integrations-archived

mental patio Feb 9, 2021, 3:16 PM

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only a small speaker...not a full system

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to hear ding-dong :))

rugged knot Feb 9, 2021, 3:47 PM

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Anyone get a NanoMote Quad button working? I have it working in SmartThings but only the battery state was pulled over in the HA (using Smarthings integration since my Raspbee isn't working for some reason).

bright jacinthBOT Feb 9, 2021, 3:51 PM

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

If you don't get any responses after an hour or more, and your message is no longer on screen, it is fine to re-post or post a link to it.

rugged knot Feb 9, 2021, 3:52 PM

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Sorry, I was looking at the different channels after the first post and thought maybe this is a better channel. Wont do it again.

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 3:52 PM

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You should read the channel topics 😉

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They're at the top of the window, and they tell you what's on topic in that channel

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 4:00 PM

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Sorry Tinkerer... I vanished on you mid discussion. Do you have a preferred zigbeestick?

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Is this answer still valid: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/which-zigbee-usb/153241

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 4:01 PM

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See the pinned message in #zigbee-archived

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 4:14 PM

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hmm, stock is not so easy to find it seems.

fringe moon Feb 9, 2021, 4:15 PM

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Cc1352p2 yes

frozen fox Feb 9, 2021, 4:16 PM

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Hi All, just rebooted my VM for the umpteenth time, started getting an error after installing influxDB (since removed it) "udev[493] bind failed: address in use"

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and for some reason now neither of my USB sticks (zwave/conbee 2) are working...

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everything else appears to be as normal, but nothing attached to the usbs is working.. and the show hardware now has a MASSIVE list that was only a couple of items before.

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hardware info literally scrolls for a minute now 😛

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 4:18 PM

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fringe moon Cc1352p2 <:yes:643436600042455050>

That board is heck-a expensive, and large... Any reason to look at it rather than the recommended boards? (besides the fact it is the only one in stock)

fringe moon Feb 9, 2021, 4:20 PM

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It's powerful and it works ( if you want to use zigbee2mqtt)

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 4:21 PM

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I don't see any compelling reason to go one way over the other (mqtt vs zha), so I have no issues with that.

fringe moon Feb 9, 2021, 4:21 PM

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Compared to the cost of buying bulbs etc, it is nothing

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Best regards a guy with 100ish zigbee devices

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 4:22 PM

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I found one that ships to america... the first site was UK based and charged an additional 15 to ship.

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made it about 65 for the board, but found it on TI for 40

fringe moon Feb 9, 2021, 4:22 PM

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To America? The cc1352 ships from Texas

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Directly from ti

cobalt sandal Feb 9, 2021, 4:22 PM

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first link I found was digikey. I found it then on TI

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Do I need the dev-kit?

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This correct? https://www.ti.com/store/ti/en/p/product/?p=LAUNCHXL-CC1352P-2

winged knoll Feb 9, 2021, 4:27 PM

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frozen fox Hi All, just rebooted my VM for the umpteenth time, started getting an error aft...

Sounds like:

Reboot
See your install method channel 😉

frozen fox Feb 9, 2021, 4:29 PM

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Yeah dont yet another reboot, but not happening.. happy to move to the OS channel 🙂

sturdy shuttle Feb 9, 2021, 9:35 PM

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Anyone know of a smart in-wall schuko socket with energy measurement ?

weak belfry Feb 10, 2021, 4:52 AM

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When it comes to HD fire tablets for HA wall mounting, what do people usually recommend? Fully Kiosk? Or Wall panel? I’ve seen both recommended.

cinder shoal Feb 10, 2021, 5:28 AM

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anyone recommend some decent smart plugs that are plug any play (don't require any special fw or mods to work with HA)?

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 7:15 AM

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Anything #zigbee-archived or #zwave-archived

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 9:34 AM

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Please have a read of the channel topic here @mental zodiac 😉

sturdy shuttle Feb 10, 2021, 9:42 AM

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sturdy shuttle Anyone know of a smart in-wall schuko socket with energy measurement ?

To answer my own question, Tasmota has a nice list: https://templates.blakadder.com/plug.html

terse sierra Feb 10, 2021, 10:15 AM

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Hi, i dont know if im right in this channel for my question, but did anyone know if its possible to integrate https://www.banggood.com/BlitzWolf-BW-AP2-360Anion-Smart-Air-Purifier-500m-or-h-CADR,H12-HEPA-Filter,34db-Quiet-Air-Cleaner,3-Mode,4-Gear-Wind-Speed,Timing-Function-with-APP-Control-p-1779322.html?cur_warehouse=CZ&rmmds=search in home assistant? i tried the Tuya integration an the local tuya without any success

hot quarry Feb 10, 2021, 11:26 AM

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Hello

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I have question about bulb integrations. I have yeelight and philips bulbs and it takes some time before HA will discover that bulb is in unavailable state (when I'm clicking power switch off on wall) or when it's going from unavailable to on status (I'm turning lights on using switch on wall). Is there any way to improve speed here?

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I found option scan_interval, not sure if it will work

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 11:38 AM

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#integrations-archived would be #integrations-archived - as mentioned in the topic 😉

granite ivy Feb 10, 2021, 11:39 AM

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can someone tell me if what I want is possible..

I have Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 installed and HASS Supervised installed on that.

I have a 2tb Drive that I want to use for storing information and be able to access this INSIDE HA.

When I view Supervisor > System > Hardware I can see my drive:

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 11:40 AM

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That'd be a topic for #330944238910963714

granite ivy Feb 10, 2021, 11:40 AM

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ah.. sorry.. thank you!

lapis ruin Feb 10, 2021, 1:58 PM

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Hi, Has the ios stopped working with the server ?

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 2:13 PM

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If you mean has the official iOS app stopped working with HA then the answer would be no

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#ios_and_mac-archived can help you more there I'm sure

keen zealot Feb 10, 2021, 3:24 PM

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so right now i'm using an aqara sensor at one of my gates but it just keeps dropping connections. So I think I may have to hard wire something over there. Are there any good zigbee gate sensors that can be powered? My other problem on that side of the house is power supply, I'd have to run a line, which isn't the end of the world but one more headache.

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I really like these aqara sensors though

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 3:25 PM

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If it's dropping the connection it's outside of mesh range...

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Mains power to it won't help

keen zealot Feb 10, 2021, 3:26 PM

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other thing i could do with running power out there is drop a repeater closer. right now I have a tradfri wireless control outlet about 15 feet from it, and then another repeater about 20 feet.

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i'm looking at the mesh network visualizer and it just seems to skip over that repeater in the garage :/ I may swap out the sensor to see if that helps.

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I'd love to found a wall outlet that has a built in zigbee repeater in it.

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i like those sensors you have, the flat ones but i can't find those anywhere here.

rustic elk Feb 10, 2021, 5:34 PM

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Hi All, quick question... I have two lights added to an area "Master Bedroom", and when I say "Turn off all lights in the master bedroom", it's only turning off one of the lights... any tips short of rebooting HA?

hybrid parrot Feb 10, 2021, 5:37 PM

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rustic elk Hi All, quick question... I have two lights added to an area "Master Bedroom", a...

Probably better asked in #voice-assistants-archived

rustic elk Feb 10, 2021, 5:38 PM

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@hybrid parrot Got you. I'm going to try groups, since I kinda want to segregate by level of house anyway (e.g. "Turn off everything upstairs")

dreamy dirge Feb 10, 2021, 5:59 PM

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Hi! I'm looking for a way to have 4 wired open/close sensors in my garage (-20F does a number on my batteries it seems) - any recommendations?

cedar venture Feb 10, 2021, 7:02 PM

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dreamy dirge Hi! I'm looking for a way to have 4 wired open/close sensors in my garage (-20F ...

hm tough one. I think Id probably built something arduino based, using traditional reed and magnet switches, with all 4 fed into arduino (then power the arduino in garage, or via PoE cat5)

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or raspberry pi of course

dreamy dirge Feb 10, 2021, 7:07 PM

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i was hoping for a less diy solution

keen zealot Feb 10, 2021, 7:07 PM

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I’ll take anything. What kind of housing would@you use?

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Esp for something outside

cedar venture Feb 10, 2021, 7:36 PM

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dreamy dirge i was hoping for a less diy solution

Yeah, i hear ya. What about some insulation around the sensors? So long as they line up they dont need to be directly connected to the garage door

split kiln Feb 10, 2021, 7:56 PM

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Hey, looking for mesh network recommendations. Ideally 3 points, about £400 max and am in the UK

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 8:00 PM

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I quite like my Asus ZenWiFi units

split kiln Feb 10, 2021, 8:07 PM

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winged knoll I quite like my Asus ZenWiFi units

Do you have the AX or minis?

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 8:07 PM

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The AC ones

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I don't have any AX capable devices to make the price hike worth it

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Besides, WiFi 6a/e/whatever is coming soon 😄

split kiln Feb 10, 2021, 8:11 PM

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Ok ill take a look, was initially looking at the google nest wifi but am a bit unsure and was looking to go wired ubiquiti but looks like it's not going to be possible.

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 8:13 PM

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I ended up using mine as separate access points, simply because I wanted wired backhaul and getting it to behave with that was frustratingly hard

split kiln Feb 10, 2021, 8:14 PM

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Ah ok, so you aren't running them as a truly wireless mesh?

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 8:15 PM

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Not now, no

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I can confirm that bit works really well though 😄

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I didn't want it to, but it did

split kiln Feb 10, 2021, 8:20 PM

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And just out of interest were you using two units or more? Looking to cover a slightly above average 2 storey, 3 bedroom uk home.

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 8:22 PM

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I got two, though to be honest one provides each provides whole house coverage, despite being in opposite corners

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https://github.com/DubhAd/Home-AssistantConfig/#floorplan is the layout - one is by the TV downstairs in the bottom right, the other is in the upstairs bedroom in the top left

split kiln Feb 10, 2021, 8:24 PM

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Oh amazing, looks like two it is then! Thank you very much for your help

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 8:24 PM

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No worries

cedar venture Feb 10, 2021, 8:38 PM

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winged knoll <https://github.com/DubhAd/Home-AssistantConfig/#floorplan> is the layout - one ...

where do you keep your config secrets? some secrets.yaml which is .gitignore'd?

bright jacinthBOT Feb 10, 2021, 8:38 PM

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@cedar venture Rather than putting sensitive information (passwords, locations, etc) into your configuration, you can store them in secrets to make sharing easier.

winged knoll Feb 10, 2021, 8:39 PM

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Same place everybody else keeps them 😉

cedar venture Feb 10, 2021, 8:39 PM

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nice, thanks

pastel steeple Feb 10, 2021, 11:50 PM

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hey guys, i search for a 12v (wifi or zigbee ) dimmer, i didn't find it, but a friend toldme to use PWM signal with an esp8266, but i don't know how to code the esp8266 to make a PWM dimmer, there is a code somewhere ? on the ESPhome website maybe ?

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if someone know an other way to have a 12v dimmer, tell me please 😉

dapper patrol Feb 11, 2021, 2:35 AM

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Any ideas for remote management of Android devices? I have several tablets around my home that display either Lovelace/Tileboard or MagicMirror. I have set up Tasker on one of them to lock the device at night so the screen turns off and unlock it in the morning. I want to replicate this on the other tablets, but since I will undoubtedly make future changes to my Tasker profiles, I don't want to do it manually on each tablet. I'd like to keep the master copy in one place and deploy changes to all of the tablets.

FolderSync on each device to replicate Tasker profile changes from a master device to the rest?
ADB over wifi to push changes from my computer to each device (is this even possible?)?
Android Enterprise Management?
Something else?

keen zealot Feb 11, 2021, 7:18 AM

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dapper patrol Any ideas for remote management of Android devices? I have several tablets aroun...

Can’t answer you question but what mounts do you like for your tablets? Have a fire table hd 10 I want to wall Mount but make removable maybe

prisma delta Feb 11, 2021, 8:00 AM

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Hello 🙂 do you guys have any experience with this zigbee blinds controller? https://www.insta.de/produktloesungen/nexentro/produktdetail/zigbee_jalousieaktor_mini

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Looks like a potential candidate to fabricate into motor housing

winged knoll Feb 11, 2021, 8:01 AM

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Might be better off asking the folks in #zigbee-archived

drowsy field Feb 11, 2021, 11:20 AM

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not really help related but i figured it would fit to #hardware-archived pretty well. i used to run hassio on my pi a while back but i dropped it since i didnt have enough devices worth automating back then. i recently bought some led strips and bulbs so i want to get it back up. in terms of server, i have two (well three) alternatives now:

1.) my rpi 3b (currently running octopi, might be slightly overwhelmed with homeassistant and rpi)
2.) my windows server (running windows because i sometimes stream games via parsec)
3.) buying a new pi (4)

what would you recommend/do?

fleet breach Feb 11, 2021, 12:48 PM

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I will get soon zip shades that will be automated to go down when too bright. I got a warning not to move them when wind is too strong. So I need to find out a wind speed meter that I can also integrate into HA. There are TX20 or TX23 devices that can work with Wemos on 3.3V which would be perfect but I can not find them anymore. Also saw some RFXTRX solutions with Oregon, but this looks bit more complicated as I need to fetch RF from them into USB based device.

dapper patrol Feb 11, 2021, 4:35 PM

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keen zealot Can’t answer you question but what mounts do you like for your tablets? Have a f...

I haven't put it up yet but I printed one of these https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4579780

compact flume Feb 11, 2021, 5:54 PM

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Anyone on used adb for input switching on a hisense tv? Did a dump and found..... intent={act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.hisense.tv.hitvinput%2F.hdmi.HdmiTvInputService%2FHDMI200004 flg=0x10000000 cmp=com.mediatek.wwtv.tvcenter/.nav.TurnkeyUiMainActivity}, but am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.hisense.tv.hitvinput%2F.hdmi.HdmiTvInputService%2FHDMI300004 com.mediatek.wwtv.tvcenter/.nav.TurnkeyUiMainActivity -f 0x10000000 just results in "Warning: Activity not started, intent has been delivered to currently running top-most instance.". Any thoughts would be welcomed.

keen zealot Feb 11, 2021, 6:52 PM

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dapper patrol I haven't put it up yet but I printed one of these https://www.thingiverse.com/t...

ooh i like that

keen zealot Feb 11, 2021, 6:53 PM

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prisma delta Hello 🙂 do you guys have any experience with this zigbee blinds controller? ht...

wonder if any of these are weather proof. i have outdoor shades that i wouldnt' mind putting on these

prisma delta Feb 11, 2021, 7:49 PM

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outdoor shades here too Somfy something motor (433.something MHz), not easy to find a way around their magic

dusty oak Feb 11, 2021, 8:03 PM

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For a Raspberry Pi 4, HA OS, is there any way to expose the onboard audio device for playing media through an automation or script? I've been digging but have been unsuccessful at finding an example of this. Basically looking to play an audio file through a local speaker, not stream it to another device over the network.

ha audio info shows the "alsa_output.platform-bcm2835_audio.stereo-fallback" but no commands will successfully play audio, and often get a "cannot find card 0" or other device not found errors.

wheat dew Feb 12, 2021, 12:28 AM

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does anyone know much about how "nest assisting devices" work? we have 3 nest learning thermostats in the house, but i'm trying to install a 4th in the basement and it fails connecting to the nest app everytime because it's too far from the nest assisting device

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what serves as a nest assisting device? I'm assuming i need something that can bridge the gap between the thermostats?

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Evidently you can just take the thing off the wall and press the button on the back to navigate, so i brought the faceplate upstairs and connected easily

fossil kestrel Feb 12, 2021, 3:13 AM

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Has anyone used the Qubino RGBW z-wave controller with Home Assistant? The way it works leaves much to be desired as it sits, with the biggest issue being a complete lack of control of the dedicated white channel.

dapper patrol Feb 12, 2021, 3:30 AM

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Any ideas for humidifier water level monitoring? I want to turn it off and send a notification when it's empty. Currently trying to see if the wattage drops when it's dry but the water container is empty and the wattage hasn't dropped.

fossil kestrel Feb 12, 2021, 3:34 AM

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Do you mean monitoring ambient humidity in the room or monitoring the water level in the humidifier to know when to empty it?

dapper patrol Feb 12, 2021, 3:45 AM

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Monitoring the water level to know when to fill it

dusty oak Feb 12, 2021, 5:23 AM

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I wonder if you could use a flood sensor, and invert the signal to know when it's low enough

dapper patrol Feb 12, 2021, 6:33 AM

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Simplest would be a microswitch where the water container sits. Empty = low mass = switch not pressed down

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But everything fits together snugly so I'm not sure where I would put it

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Honeywell HCM350

fossil kestrel Feb 12, 2021, 6:40 AM

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That seems a bit difficult to get just right and consistent. Getting the microswitch calibrated to only trigger at the right weight would be more work than necessary, on top of finding a way to make the tank free floating.

Do you use distilled water? If you do not, you can use any flood sensor no problem. If you do, I'd imagine you'd need a flood sensor that relies on a float.

dapper patrol Feb 12, 2021, 6:40 AM

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Not distilled

keen zealot Feb 12, 2021, 6:45 AM

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fossil kestrel That seems a bit difficult to get just right and consistent. Getting the micros...

https://paremtech.com/ptlevel-wifi/

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I’d prob just drop a water sensor in there and when it’s dry. Notify me

foggy nebula Feb 12, 2021, 7:29 AM

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dusty oak For a Raspberry Pi 4, HA OS, is there any way to expose the onboard audio device...

I'm struggling with the same thing. Feels like the easiest answer would be a shell_command but I don't think any audio player utilities are installed in the core container (if that even is where shell commands are executed)? Other old posts suggested using mopidy but I think the add-on for this is no longer available for arm devices. 😔

dusty oak Feb 12, 2021, 7:30 AM

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Yeah, modipy isn't compatible... I tried a vlc add-on, and it sort-of worked... but it was choppy as hell on a very simple file :/

foggy nebula Feb 12, 2021, 7:31 AM

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VLC is pretty hefty IME

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Only other option I can think of is to build a container running e.g. a flask web service to handle playing the sound. But then how do I make the audio device available to it?

dusty oak Feb 12, 2021, 7:39 AM

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Yeah, VLC feels like an overkill. It would be nice if something like aplay, ffmpeg, mplayer, or the vlc command line only tool was available as a command and it could be directed to the audio device.

foggy nebula Feb 12, 2021, 7:45 AM

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Looks like I'm going to go down the route of building my own local add-on. I think it's possible to map devices like /dev/snd into an add-on container using the devices key in config.json.

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Then I'll use this https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/rest/ to trigger playing the sound.

dusty oak Feb 12, 2021, 7:51 AM

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I'm honestly close to writing a simple .net core rest app for my desktop and having it call that :/

foggy nebula Feb 12, 2021, 7:53 AM

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🤣

dusty oak Feb 12, 2021, 7:59 AM

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Similar to your approach, but bypassing the add-on part. 😅 Would definitely prefer a native solution though

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If doing node, there's node-speaker... Seems to depend on mpg123 as well

foggy nebula Feb 12, 2021, 8:05 AM

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You can run nodejs? I didn't know. That's interesting.

dusty oak Feb 12, 2021, 8:07 AM

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Well, the new ZWave stuff is node: https://home-assistant-docs.netlify.app/integrations/zwave_js

violet belfry Feb 12, 2021, 9:37 AM

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HI
Need some guidance on heating setup please.
Current Situation Nest Thermometer with dumb rad valves. Heating the whole house based on temp of where thermostat is located.
I have on order x 8 Aqara Smart Air Pressure Temperature Humidity Environment Sensor
Sonoff Bridge to be flashed with Tasmota.
I want the best option to control individual rads or zones with different heating requirements based on heat temps and times.
Looking to keep the Nest if possible or options i have seen Tado wireless starter kit. But also seen on AliExpress good value Smart Rad valves.
So a little confused or overwhelmed would like integration into HA and something reliable that can work with Sonoff Bridge if possible.

mental patio Feb 12, 2021, 10:15 AM

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/multi-zone-heating-control-with-open-window-detection-for-opentherm-boiler/273978 @violet belfry

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u can check this

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or schedy if u want scheduler

weak belfry Feb 12, 2021, 12:05 PM

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Anyone have a good recommendation on outdoor motion or (more preferably) door/ gate sensors?

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the psycho in me just wants to seal up a cheap zwave/ zigbee door sensor and give that a go

winged knoll Feb 12, 2021, 12:10 PM

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https://sensative.com/sensors/strips-lorawan-sensors/strips-multi-sensor-guard-for-lorawan/

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I've not used the LoRa ones, but I have their Z-Wave ones and they're awesome

lusty sundial Feb 12, 2021, 2:32 PM

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anyone have any good camera doorbell recommendations? i currently have zigbee2mqtt setup as well as a raspberry pi home assistant OS setup. willing to expand the setup though

mental patio Feb 12, 2021, 2:33 PM

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with a smart speaker and an aqara button u solved it

dusty oak Feb 12, 2021, 2:53 PM

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@violet belfry Another thing that might help is to setup a script to run the system's fan on a schedule, maybe for 10-15 minutes every hour. This could help circulate the air in the home and regulate the temperatures better. It has helped in my home with hot/cold spots.

keen zealot Feb 12, 2021, 3:07 PM

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winged knoll I've not used the LoRa ones, but I have their Z-Wave ones and they're awesome

These are awesome

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How has the battery life been? I’ve heard mixed

winged knoll Feb 12, 2021, 3:07 PM

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Can't speak for the LoRa ones, but the Z-Wave ones are going to hit, or exceed, the 10 year lifespan

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The one that's been in for about 5 years now is at 50%, the others are at 75% after 3 years

keen zealot Feb 12, 2021, 3:08 PM

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weak belfry the psycho in me just wants to seal up a cheap zwave/ zigbee door sensor and giv...

Right now im using the aqara ones. They’re def holding up with the weather but range wise ehhhh

weak belfry Feb 12, 2021, 3:37 PM

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I got a few z wave ones. I am going to put them in a weatherproof plastic enclosure and give it a go. 🙂

untold nacelle Feb 12, 2021, 4:03 PM

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Hey - I've just picked up a few Aoycocr Smart Sockets and wanted to use them to graph energy consumption. Before getting them into HA or anything I wanted to play around and just call them directly with a little python script. This works, but the energy consumption values only seem to update every 5-10 minutes which renders them... pretty useless. Is there something I'm missing? These are the newer Tuya ones which can't be flashed so I'm out of luck on that one. Was just wondering if I was missing anything obvious before I return them. The script I'm using is: https://github.com/jasonacox/tuyapower/blob/master/plugpower.py

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The Smart Life app also displays the same issues and sometimes displays the consumption as 0w despite there being a load, or will only update every 10 minutes or so 😦

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Hm, seems to be the same issue as: https://github.com/jasonacox/tuyapower/issues/7

frozen mortar Feb 12, 2021, 5:16 PM

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Looking to get started with smart rgb bulbs and looking for a recommendation since it seems like many companies are changing firmwares here are my requirements:
• USA
• Bulb price $10-$15
• Don't care about protocol except that I can control all the bulbs from HA
• Would like power monitoring and scene control

winged knoll Feb 12, 2021, 6:36 PM

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Well, bulbs don't generally support power monitoring, but Zigbee would be a good choice IMO

dusty oak Feb 12, 2021, 6:51 PM

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The Philips WiZ lights have some power consumption monitoring/stats, but not exposed through any HA integrations at this time.

dusty oak Feb 12, 2021, 6:53 PM

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frozen mortar Looking to get started with smart rgb bulbs and looking for a recommendation si...

These are what I use right now:
https://www.homedepot.com/b/Lighting-Light-Bulbs/WiZ/Color-Changing-Light-Bulb/N-5yc1vZbmbuZlk9Z1z17kem?storeSelection=
https://github.com/sbidy/wiz_light

strong coral Feb 12, 2021, 6:55 PM

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I switched from deconz to zigbee2mqtt using conbee 2... But I'm getting poor signal to some of my switch... Anyone eles have issues

frozen mortar Feb 12, 2021, 6:59 PM

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Yeah I was thinking of the Wiz, I just saw that there is now a HA integration for them, have you used it?

frozen mortar Feb 12, 2021, 6:59 PM

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winged knoll Well, bulbs don't generally support power monitoring, but Zigbee would be a good...

Do you have a preferred zigbee bulb? I only found sengled

winged knoll Feb 12, 2021, 7:00 PM

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Hue are apparently the best, but it depends on what you want

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Ikea's are fine, just don't touch Osram

sullen reef Feb 12, 2021, 7:01 PM

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Shelly Door and Window 2 goes unavailable after some time in the home assistant, it works perfectly in the shelly app, my guess is that when the device goes to sleep it becomes unavailable in the home assistant, somebody knows is there is a way to prevent this? Thanks

dusty oak Feb 12, 2021, 7:02 PM

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frozen mortar Yeah I was thinking of the Wiz, I just saw that there is now a HA integration fo...

Yes, I have 7 WiZ lights right now, using the WiZ integration from the github repo as a custom component for now. Works quite well.

light ridge Feb 12, 2021, 7:18 PM

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I think the colours on hue are way better, but for non colour the ikea ones are pretty great and a fraction of the price

frozen mortar Feb 12, 2021, 8:04 PM

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I have a couple hue, but they are too expensive for the amount I want

patent burrow Feb 12, 2021, 8:08 PM

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Hello Folks
any good Temperature sensor for HA that work with zigbee (I have a usb dongle) I prefer that temperature have some display to directly on the sensor

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but can be zwave, also

mental patio Feb 12, 2021, 8:13 PM

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aqara sensor

winged knoll Feb 12, 2021, 8:18 PM

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Have a look at https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.html there's a few there with displays

civic atlas Feb 12, 2021, 8:28 PM

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hey guys, i got bali automated blinds that use somfy motors zwave... the blackout shades don't block 100% of the light and i'm returning them for non automated + side channels to block 100% of the light.

I'm looking to automate the new blinds with whatever i can that is : reliable, looks clean and works with google/siri
any recommendations ??

patent burrow Feb 12, 2021, 8:32 PM

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mental patio aqara sensor

any version? because I heard somewhere that the new versions is not compatible with HA (or is the gateway Idk)

mental patio Feb 12, 2021, 8:33 PM

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what gateway?

patent burrow Feb 12, 2021, 8:34 PM

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Xaomi one

mental patio Feb 12, 2021, 8:35 PM

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no need gateway if u have a zigbee radio

winged knoll Feb 12, 2021, 8:36 PM

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If you're going Zigbee, go direct, go #zigbee-archived 😉

rain sentinel Feb 12, 2021, 8:46 PM

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anyone have a recommendation for a thermostat that works with HA, and works with baseboard heat?

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don't need cooling functions, but if it can send a cooling command to HA and HA can then blast it out to my IR blasters for my minisplits that'd be dope

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currently have Zwave set up for other stuff if theres a good zwave one

terse lantern Feb 12, 2021, 9:51 PM

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Anyone have a recommendation for a gas (natural gas) detector? Zwave/zigbee/wifi/ble is all fine

cedar venture Feb 13, 2021, 1:31 AM

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looking for a zigbee beeper/alarm (low-med volume), can only find high volume sirens and even those seem to be discontinued. Any ideas please?

long charm Feb 13, 2021, 3:33 AM

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Is there a landscape lighting controller that works well with home assistant, similar to opensprinkler?

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I see on the forum people suggest just using a smart plug but it'd be neat to be able to have more control

undone haven Feb 13, 2021, 3:45 AM

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What do you mean by more control?

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/low-voltage-transformer-for-landscape-lighting/47408/6

long charm Feb 13, 2021, 3:57 AM

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More control I mean being able to control multiple low voltage lighting groups via a WiFi connected controller similar to how you can program multiple zones with opensprinkler. Seems like there might be a pi based solution. But I will check this thread. The thought of building a custom product is a bit intimidating

undone haven Feb 13, 2021, 4:01 AM

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So zones?

long charm Feb 13, 2021, 4:09 AM

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Yeah. Might be best just buying the ring controller

fossil kestrel Feb 13, 2021, 4:22 AM

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This Qubino RGBW and Home Assistant are frustrating me. I can't figure a way to turn on the LED strip from home assistant with only the white LEDs on. white_value works in the service call, but there is no way for me to turn off all of the rgb LEDs, only to adjust their ratios.

It's frustrating especially because I can turn on just the white LEDs via a physical button wired directly to the Qubino, but not from within home assistant.

idle glacier Feb 13, 2021, 4:45 AM

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Is there anyway to connect ble lights using the telink chip to home assistant?

inland flame Feb 13, 2021, 5:54 AM

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I've connected a broadlink rm mini 3 to hass and I've learned a couple of air conditioner IR codes. I can call remote.send_command and provide the entity_id of the mini and the base64 string describing the IR command. So far so good. I now would like to link that into hass as something I can turn on and off and control a setpoint via lovelace. I think I want a "climate" thing for this, but I have no idea how that integrates with anything. How do I create a "climate" entity and bind its turn_on an turn_off actions to call the remote.send_command service appropriately? The climate docs (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/climate/) describe how to use the climate integration to control climate objects, but isn't helpful when it comes to creating a climate object.

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I've found "basic_thermostat" but this doesn't quite fit the mould

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I'm expecting to find a list of built-in climate objects (entities? devices? platforms?) that I could look through to find the most appropriate one for my aircon

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the basic_thermostat seems to expect separate temperature inputs and heater outputs, this isn't how my system works. There's no control loop to be closed by hass, it's output-only

rain sentinel Feb 13, 2021, 12:29 PM

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inland flame the basic_thermostat seems to expect separate temperature inputs and heater outp...

This seems similar to my remotec zxt_120 which is a zwave IR blaster designed for AC units. It has no rx feature, just TX. It sets up as a climate control because it has a library of IR commands for each temp level the AC unit can handle. I wonder if there's a way I can pull the backend setup for my climate device for you to see it.

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I have a feeling though that since it's zwave, zwavejs handles the actual climate device and does it's wizardry for HA

shy river Feb 13, 2021, 3:00 PM

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Does anyone know if new Moes (Tuya) thermostats block tuya-convert?

sterile surge Feb 13, 2021, 4:42 PM

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Does anyone know if there have been any tests / comparisons done to determine which is more accurate - Xiaomi temp and humidity sensor or the Sonoff SNZB-02? I have both and curious about it.

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 4:48 PM

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I've never seen any myself

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Of course, I wonder how many smart home folks have a properly calibrated thermometer ... 😄

sterile surge Feb 13, 2021, 4:50 PM

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haha true. Better just to buy every brand and average them out 😋

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 4:51 PM

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The Xiaomi ones seem fine here, they report values very much in line with both my Aeotec and Konke sensors

sterile surge Feb 13, 2021, 4:56 PM

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Interesting. I have 5% different on humidity and less than 1% on temp between the Xiaomi and Sonoff with the Sonoff being the lower one for both measures.

static verge Feb 13, 2021, 5:14 PM

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Hey I heard that when it comes to motion sensors the Z-Wave ones are awesome.

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😄

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which do you guys recommend;; the aotec? ecolink? something else? I will pay a premium for this

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 5:17 PM

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The Aeotec ones are pretty solid

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The Fibaro ones are slightly less visually intrusive though

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IMO it's largely about whether you want battery power (Fibaro) or the option of USB power (Aeotec)

static verge Feb 13, 2021, 5:55 PM

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Thanks again, Tinkerer!

reef gale Feb 13, 2021, 6:12 PM

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hey ho

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is there a possibility to track the sunset and the sunrise, to automate shutters by light intensity?

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a device or similar?

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https://www.home-assistant.io/cookbook/automation_sun/ or did someone try the sun function in ha?

bright jacinthBOT Feb 13, 2021, 6:15 PM

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

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 6:15 PM

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There is, indeed, an #integrations-archived for that 😉

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You can use that in #automations-archived to do what you're asking

reef gale Feb 13, 2021, 6:15 PM

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yeah i know , did u test it?

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 6:15 PM

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blink

reef gale Feb 13, 2021, 6:15 PM

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🙂

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i mean , does it fit with the real sunset and sun ? 😉

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 6:16 PM

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No, it works with a made up one for Mars

reef gale Feb 13, 2021, 6:16 PM

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smile

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 6:16 PM

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I mean, of all the questions to ask, that one takes the biscuit ...

reef gale Feb 13, 2021, 6:17 PM

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I get it, but are there tools that control the shutter depending on the sunlight? For example, to keep the house cool. That would be dependent on the position of the sun.

The SUN variant is of course already ingenious, I have to see how I get that into the automation process, but I thought there is also something like light sensors.

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 6:18 PM

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Sure, you can buy light sensors

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Not sure how that links to Sun however

reef gale Feb 13, 2021, 6:18 PM

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sorry if I have expressed myself wrongly, the question comes of course stupidly

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 6:19 PM

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So, yes, you can buy light sensors that tell you the light level and use that

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Or you can use the state of the sun, including elevation and azimuth

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Or you can combine all of that

reef gale Feb 13, 2021, 6:19 PM

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Yes I was just wondering how reliable "sun" works at the end of the day. But of course it's really a stupid question, otherwise you wouldn't have built in the functionality.

Can you recommend a light sensor?

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 6:19 PM

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Yes, it was a stupid question 😉

reef gale Feb 13, 2021, 6:19 PM

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like i said, sorry 😉

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 6:20 PM

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Yes, I can - the Xiaomi Mijia one

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Xiaomi GZCGQ01LM

reef gale Feb 13, 2021, 6:20 PM

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hm, nice with zigbee

hot sun Feb 13, 2021, 6:20 PM

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the sun as a star is definitely reliable 😉

reef gale Feb 13, 2021, 6:20 PM

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haha

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yes, i will do this first 😉

hot sun Feb 13, 2021, 6:21 PM

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whether you have clouds between the sun and your blinds it is a different story

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 6:21 PM

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You can fake it reasonably well with the elevation, azimuth, and a weather #integrations-archived

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Doesn't beat an actual light sensor

reef gale Feb 13, 2021, 6:22 PM

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hot sun whether you have clouds between the sun and your blinds it is a different story

i feel this argument 😉

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so ok, the sun integration guys, feels bad to ask before 😉

zealous dune Feb 13, 2021, 6:23 PM

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sun elevation + weather forecast fakes it pretty well

fleet breach Feb 13, 2021, 6:41 PM

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winged knoll Yes, I can - the Xiaomi Mijia one

Using same sensors. Quite fast to report new value. Never failed.

dapper patrol Feb 13, 2021, 7:09 PM

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Will SNZB-02 work with HUSBZB-1?

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Any cheaper hygrometers for HA shipping from USA?

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 7:36 PM

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The stick is irrelevant, the integration you use is what matters

stable socket Feb 13, 2021, 7:38 PM

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Can anyone recommend a usb mic-speaker combo type deal that would work with Ada for replacing alexa?

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(i.e. something with array mics and a small speaker with internal processing to get a single mic line)

rain sentinel Feb 13, 2021, 8:54 PM

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stable socket Can anyone recommend a usb mic-speaker combo type deal that would work with Ada ...

I wonder if the raspberry pi AI kit would work

stable socket Feb 13, 2021, 8:59 PM

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i don't see a mic on that kit, but that led me down a small rabbit hole that led to this thing https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/ReSpeaker-USB-Mic-Array/

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seems to be usb audio in/out with a mic array; just add small speaker

kind geode Feb 13, 2021, 9:06 PM

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hi, not sure where to ask this question.

I have some MQTT lights (and other things). they are automatically registered on HA via mqtt discovery. I want to know how I can access the each lights command topic for use in some template work? Command topics aren't appearing as an attribute but i can see it in an mqtt explorer

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 9:08 PM

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That's be for #integrations-archived - but explain more about what your goal is

kind geode Feb 13, 2021, 9:27 PM

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thank @winged knoll I have a list of mqtt lights and want to send them an mqtt command (same payload) to control a special feature they have. (Using a group won't propagate any 'special' attributes). To do this I need to find the corresponding mqtt command topic for each entity (light) in order to make the mqtt publish service work. If it matters, my plan is to create a list of command topics corresponding/from a list of entities, and then use a repeat loop to cycle through the mqtt publish service using index to grab the next topic from the list in each loop iteration

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 9:27 PM

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If you have MQTT Explorer it lists everything

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You can look under homeassistant/ for the Discovery messages

kind geode Feb 13, 2021, 9:28 PM

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i can see it on mqtt explorer but I wan to know how to query it from a template / jinja

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 9:28 PM

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Well, you can't

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You'd want to use one of the MQTT services for that

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Or MQTT sensors to read them

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See the #integrations-archived channel

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/mqtt/service/

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor.mqtt

kind geode Feb 13, 2021, 9:32 PM

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shame ... would seem like a normal thing to be able to query for an mqtt device.

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 9:33 PM

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Sure, but you need entities

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And that's a thing for the #integrations-archived channel, still 😉

kind geode Feb 13, 2021, 9:34 PM

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@winged knoll ive tried the first link before but ill look at the sensor route... although this will mean a lot of sensors and then Id still need to associate them with the lights ... so messy maybe

round relic Feb 13, 2021, 9:34 PM

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Hello, Every one ~ I'm newbie in hassio. so i don't know how to install node js on hassio

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 9:35 PM

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You don't

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And there is no "hassio"

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If you mean #330990055533576204 then you still don't 😉

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You'd need to use (or create) an #add-ons-archived with the software you want to run

round relic Feb 13, 2021, 9:37 PM

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I'd created it on raspberry pi.

winged knoll Feb 13, 2021, 9:38 PM

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Created what?

spice tartan Feb 13, 2021, 10:07 PM

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Hello, I'm exploring the options and possibilities of Home Assistant and one of the things I'm looking at is using it as a local hub to cut off my Tuya Smart devices from the internet. Is that how HA works? Or am I seeing this wrong?

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(I hope this is the right channel...)

zealous dune Feb 13, 2021, 10:07 PM

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its not how HA "works" but it is one of the possibilities

spice tartan Feb 13, 2021, 10:08 PM

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Unfortunately, they've patched their devices, so tuya-convert doesn't work anymore...

spice tartan Feb 13, 2021, 10:08 PM

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zealous dune its not how HA "works" but it is one of the possibilities

Yeah, I'm completely new at this, so I'm still figuring stuff out before I go out and buy stuff 😛

zealous dune Feb 13, 2021, 10:09 PM

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look into tuya-local to see what is and what isnt possible

spice tartan Feb 13, 2021, 10:10 PM

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Ah, thanks 🙂

fringe moon Feb 13, 2021, 10:25 PM

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You can always flash them with pins

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Even though convert doesn't work

rain sentinel Feb 13, 2021, 10:56 PM

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So I have an idea and I am wondering if there's a device to make this happen

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My house has hot water baseboard heat. Thermostat has 2 wires to turn heat on or off

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It also has mini split aircon.

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I've got zwave IR blasters for the mini split aircon.

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Would it be possible to wire up the "cool" wires on the thermostat to a sensor that then sends a signal to HomeAssistant to turn on the aircon?

blissful comet Feb 14, 2021, 8:41 AM

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How do people go about music from Home assistant? I made a nfc tag reader and im able to trigger music playing from spotify on my computer, but I really would like it to play on some sonos speakers. Would feel like a defeat to have to cast it to the google mini 🙂

fringe moon Feb 14, 2021, 8:50 AM

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Sonos supports cast, so it should be exactly the same

blissful comet Feb 14, 2021, 9:11 AM

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not the old sonos speakers 😦

wild ferry Feb 14, 2021, 10:31 AM

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I have the oldest Sonos speakers, they support casting just fine

abstract plover Feb 14, 2021, 10:31 AM

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Hey all! I'm getting some entities dont rename when I change the name of their device. I do say when when it prompts to update all entities, and i doing something wrong?

fringe moon Feb 14, 2021, 10:50 AM

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Entities using what integration @abstract plover ?

abstract plover Feb 14, 2021, 10:51 AM

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zigbe2mqtt, though I think others may suffer same

fringe moon Feb 14, 2021, 10:53 AM

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I rename all my zigbee2mqtt in zigbee2mqtt, those names are then respected in HA, using five different brands

abstract plover Feb 14, 2021, 10:55 AM

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Do you do this natively or using zigbee2mqttassistant, I tried (assistant I think) and ended up having to delete the devices completely as they got "lost" in HA, couldnt control but I could see them (and control) in zigbe2mqtt 😦

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.. actually, checking now I find same issues with tasmota devices (using MQTT)

fringe moon Feb 14, 2021, 10:57 AM

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I do it in my zigbee2mqtt config files

winged knoll Feb 14, 2021, 10:58 AM

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Yeah, I rename my Z2M devices in Z2M, and then it's consistent everywhere

abstract plover Feb 14, 2021, 10:58 AM

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so that will update all associated entities too?

fringe moon Feb 14, 2021, 10:58 AM

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Yes

abstract plover Feb 14, 2021, 11:06 AM

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tried on one - entities renamed now but are all "unknown" state, guessing that should update next time I hear from the device?

winged knoll Feb 14, 2021, 11:06 AM

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If you're looking at the dashboard then it's probably showing the old entities still

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Check devtools -> States

abstract plover Feb 14, 2021, 11:07 AM

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I was on the device page but it's updated just now, I'm being impatient..

fringe moon Feb 14, 2021, 11:08 AM

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smart

abstract plover Feb 14, 2021, 11:08 AM

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Thank you for helping!

foggy wasp Feb 14, 2021, 12:54 PM

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What do you guys use for air quality? Trying to size up an esp chip + sensors for as low cost as possible.

fringe moon Feb 14, 2021, 1:05 PM

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Indoors? For safety or curiousity?

foggy wasp Feb 14, 2021, 1:14 PM

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Indoors + both.

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Need a co2 + some general air quality sensors.

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I need a few ble repeaters so thought I may as well gear them up to make them more useful.

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Co2 could be dedicated

upbeat belfry Feb 14, 2021, 1:21 PM

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Anyway of integrating a AnyCast device to HA?

winged knoll Feb 14, 2021, 1:22 PM

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That'd be a question for #integrations-archived

strong coral Feb 14, 2021, 1:42 PM

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Is it possible to change entity ID's for items in zigbee2mqttassistant? I can change friendly name which gets carried across to home assistant but my switches have ID's like switch. 837738999x00x for example..

foggy wasp Feb 14, 2021, 1:42 PM

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Has anyone seen a sensor for pipe blockages? Putting some together to heat my boiler condensation pipe when it freezes.

winged knoll Feb 14, 2021, 1:42 PM

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strong coral Is it possible to change entity ID's for items in zigbee2mqttassistant? I can ch...

If you're on a recent version of Z2M then just renaming it there should work fine

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Of course, that's a question for #zigbee-archived 😉

strong coral Feb 14, 2021, 1:43 PM

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It works for friendly name but not the entity id

winged knoll Feb 14, 2021, 1:44 PM

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I'll admit I've not touched Z2MAssistant since Z2M 1.15 and native UI support shrug

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However, the #zigbee-archived channel would be where to ask

strong coral Feb 14, 2021, 1:45 PM

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OK I'll ask

stable pier Feb 14, 2021, 4:53 PM

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@foggy wasp Flow sensor?

foggy wasp Feb 14, 2021, 5:17 PM

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stable pier <@!411440734613536769> Flow sensor?

Do flow sensors detect no flow with/without water? As the pipe won't have anything running through it 95% of the time.

winged knoll Feb 14, 2021, 5:20 PM

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As mentioned in the channel topic that's not a question for this channel - the topic tells you where you want to ask 😉

lapis grotto Feb 14, 2021, 5:25 PM

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winged knoll As mentioned in the _channel topic_ that's not a question for this channel - the...

It’s just not clear sometimes what to ask where. I thought because it’s a device I have to ask here, what Chanel do you suggest?

winged knoll Feb 14, 2021, 5:25 PM

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Did you read the topic?

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Do you know where the topic is?

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Is there anybody out there?

fringe moon Feb 14, 2021, 5:29 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/wall-pink-floyd-the-wall-animation-music-gif-5701681

stable pier Feb 14, 2021, 5:31 PM

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foggy wasp Do flow sensors detect no flow with/without water? As the pipe won't have anythi...

Ah hmmm.. good question :/

mental patio Feb 14, 2021, 5:35 PM

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a recommandation regarding a smart dehumidifier that can work with ha ?

dapper patrol Feb 14, 2021, 8:43 PM

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Any connected load cells or scales that I don't have to build myself?

USA
$20
Zigbee or wifi
Able to get a weight reading at least once an hour

winged knoll Feb 14, 2021, 8:43 PM

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If you're looking for Zigbee devices, see the list of hardware in the pinned messages over in #zigbee-archived

dapper patrol Feb 14, 2021, 8:44 PM

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not totally opposed to wifi if I have to

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but ty, I'll check that

winged knoll Feb 14, 2021, 8:44 PM

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There's questions in the pinned messages here that would help others if you answer them 😉

dapper patrol Feb 14, 2021, 8:45 PM

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ahh

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edited

winged knoll Feb 14, 2021, 8:51 PM

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Ah, I see there's more context to the question 😉

mental patio Feb 14, 2021, 9:19 PM

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hm...no dehumidifier...ok....video doorbell then ?

winged knoll Feb 14, 2021, 9:19 PM

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#cameras-archived has had suggestions for some before, I know there's a few on the market

tame flower Feb 14, 2021, 9:36 PM

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hey i just integrated my yeelights but i dont see them as devices (this is my first intergration beside google cast) plz @ me if you reply

bright jacinthBOT Feb 14, 2021, 9:41 PM

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The topic of this channel is:

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

Problems with the Blue? See #330990055533576204

If you want to share images, use https://imgur.com/ or similar.

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

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@tame flower Not every entity in your system is associated with a Device. If you want to see everything, look under Developer Tools then States or in the Entities menu under Configuration.

foggy nebula Feb 14, 2021, 10:49 PM

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dusty oak I'm honestly close to writing a simple .net core rest app for my desktop and hav...

minimum viable product on the audio player: https://github.com/owlz84/hassio-soundplayer

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just update your config.yaml to include

notify:
  - name: doorbell
    platform: rest
    resource: http://local-simple-sound-player:8099/play
    message_param_name: filename

dusty oak Feb 14, 2021, 10:51 PM

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I'll have to give that a try later, thanks!

foggy nebula Feb 14, 2021, 10:51 PM

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the automation then looks like

- id: ring_doorbell
  alias: there's someone at the door
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: sensor.doorbell_button_action
    to: "single"
  action:
    service: notify.doorbell
    data:
      message: bell.mp3

dusty oak Feb 14, 2021, 10:52 PM

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I did a rest service in. Net on my desktop and had it call that for now

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Having a local source would definitely be better

foggy nebula Feb 14, 2021, 10:55 PM

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It's really slow, lol. 1s roundtrip time.

dusty oak Feb 14, 2021, 10:58 PM

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Ouch

green oyster Feb 14, 2021, 11:23 PM

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I had my TP link switch go unavailable. I deleted the entities, which may have been a mistake, now I cannot figure out how to create new entities with them. They show up as a device, but no entity. Any advice?

green oyster Feb 15, 2021, 12:27 AM

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anyone?

dusty oak Feb 15, 2021, 1:15 AM

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@foggy nebula how do you load that plugin into hassio? I tried custom_components, but that didn't work
edit: nevermind, got it! 🙂

sharp imp Feb 15, 2021, 3:09 AM

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Is there a recommended device to play an alarm when the ha alarm panel is triggered? Tried to use aqara hub but I think I have the new one which cant control the audio on it.

green oyster Feb 15, 2021, 4:00 AM

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I accidentally deleted a TP link switch entity, now the integration shows the device, but not entity. Any ideas on how I can fix this?

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 6:37 AM

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@sharp imp any cast device or media player

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@green oyster remove the integration,readd

green oyster Feb 15, 2021, 6:38 AM

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fringe moon <@172224398198046720> remove the integration,readd

I have tried that, when I re-add it can no longer automatically detect the switches

tall galleon Feb 15, 2021, 10:49 AM

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Hi. Can someone tell me why my vibration sensor under deconz different and too high temperatures? They lie next to each other and my multisensor shows 23degree and the vibration 26/33/31/33.

winged knoll Feb 15, 2021, 11:00 AM

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See #zigbee-archived

brazen pagoda Feb 15, 2021, 2:19 PM

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I'm looking for hardware suggestions. I'd like to have a simple, low powered (preferably battery powered) status indicator that I can stick up outside my office door, and hook up to the home assistant to say if my mic/camera are on (so as to designate me being in a meeting!). I'd also like it if there were an expandable version of this to display some status lights near the front door (whether it's bin day!). Does anyone have any suggestions?

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 2:22 PM

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If you use teams there is a component to grab your status

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And I designed a small esp cube for the purpose, but you can use any light in HA

brazen pagoda Feb 15, 2021, 2:23 PM

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@fringe moon the home assistant app on mac will happily do the "detect" part of the automation - it's more about the "show" side. I've no experience with ESP cubes or similar 🙂 So looking for something pre-made before I go down the road of learning new hardware stuffs

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 2:23 PM

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https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4606170

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Any light that you have in ha can be used, so you have 10000 off the shelf options

brazen pagoda Feb 15, 2021, 2:25 PM

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Any reccomendations (that're lightweight, and battery powered?)

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or a good resource for looking through devices and filtering for criteria ?

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 2:26 PM

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I don't do battery except for lora, so no idea, usually a usb outlet is nearby

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Or a mains powered light

brazen pagoda Feb 15, 2021, 2:27 PM

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It'd be on my landing, which has the landing light (don't want to mess with soemthing that's providing actual light for vision) 4 doors and a lightswitch. Nowhere sane to plug something in

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Something USB might be possibleif it's moddable to hold a battery though

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 2:30 PM

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ESP devices are very battery friendly

brazen pagoda Feb 15, 2021, 2:31 PM

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🙂 I'm just wondering if there's something pre-built before I go down the DIY route

static verge Feb 15, 2021, 3:13 PM

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Moving on from my Wyze door/window sensors. Are the Aqara sensors good for this? Or should I go Zwave?

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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32947297034.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.3125748fjUk6dW&algo_pvid=e69dd26c-f0cc-4578-a160-c3aaa98f2db0&algo_expid=e69dd26c-f0cc-4578-a160-c3aaa98f2db0-0&btsid=0bb0623216133905883553482e23c8&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_

west pasture Feb 15, 2021, 3:31 PM

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on an unrelated note, I have an old android tablet running android 4.0.3 with no updates available... it's old enough that even the play store doesn't work anymore. now I wonder if there is a way for me to use it as a front end device?
the standard web browser apparently isn't capable of secure connections... I even get a "A secure connection could not be established." with my own HA server (via duckdns), twitter and duckduckgo.

winged knoll Feb 15, 2021, 3:32 PM

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Root it

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Then flash it with new firmware

hasty leaf Feb 15, 2021, 4:16 PM

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Does anybody that uses the tradfri outlets know if you can disable the leds on them?

west pasture Feb 15, 2021, 4:20 PM

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winged knoll Root it

it's just rebooting instead of rebooting into the bootloader when I give it the "adb reboot-bootloader" command...

west pasture Feb 15, 2021, 5:06 PM

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This specific tablet needs to be unlocked, with a tool form the manufacturer (asus) and this tool isn't compatible with the tablet anymore... and older versions of the tool aren't available anymore..

gentle fossil Feb 15, 2021, 5:07 PM

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hasty leaf Does anybody that uses the tradfri outlets know if you can disable the leds on t...

doesn't look like you can
https://imgur.com/IKDX0pY

hasty leaf Feb 15, 2021, 6:04 PM

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@gentle fossil thank you very much this helped me with my buying decision a lot, i dont like when they are not able to be turned off

gentle fossil Feb 15, 2021, 6:04 PM

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greetings from tyrol

hasty leaf Feb 15, 2021, 6:10 PM

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Greetings back from lower austria, good luck with your rona outbreak down there

violet grotto Feb 15, 2021, 7:19 PM

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How bad will the flames be if I ask a very newb question?

winged knoll Feb 15, 2021, 7:19 PM

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On a scale of 0 to 10 ... somewhere around 42

violet grotto Feb 15, 2021, 7:20 PM

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Awesome, I brought steaks

winged knoll Feb 15, 2021, 7:20 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/john-candy-great-outdoors-smile-gif-13515511

Tenor

violet grotto Feb 15, 2021, 7:20 PM

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Haha!

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I have some temperature sensors that only update once every five minutes. I’ve read a bunch of documentation, but can’t figure out how it where to change the update rate

winged knoll Feb 15, 2021, 7:22 PM

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Well, that depends on what those are...

violet grotto Feb 15, 2021, 7:22 PM

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Wireless sensor tags

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WirelessTags

winged knoll Feb 15, 2021, 7:22 PM

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Probably not then, if they're battery powered

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If you want faster updates then you need something USB/mains powered

violet grotto Feb 15, 2021, 7:23 PM

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It has a hub. It updates like every 15 sec internally

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But doesn’t update on Home assistant but every 5 min

winged knoll Feb 15, 2021, 7:23 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/wirelesstag/ suggests you may need to set up Local Push

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That'd be a topic for #integrations-archived though

violet grotto Feb 15, 2021, 7:24 PM

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Check. Ok thank you. I’ll wrap up my leftovers with the fries. 🙂

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Now I hafta figure out how to change my schema to http

somber zealot Feb 15, 2021, 7:44 PM

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Hello, I'm having trouble using a DHT22 sensor.

I have it hooked up to a raspberry pi3b+ via gpio.

I have searched and everyone has an ESPhome device and I just want to connect the sensor to the Pi directly.

Any tips?

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 7:49 PM

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And the pi is running..... What?

somber zealot Feb 15, 2021, 7:50 PM

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Homeassistant core

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 7:50 PM

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So you are running raspberry pi os ?

somber zealot Feb 15, 2021, 7:51 PM

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No

winged knoll Feb 15, 2021, 7:52 PM

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configuration -> Info

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What does it say for your install type?

somber zealot Feb 15, 2021, 7:52 PM

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Home Assistant OS

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 7:54 PM

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Then your options are quite limited, I think... Because you need libraries to use it

somber zealot Feb 15, 2021, 7:54 PM

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I have added the yaml code to configuration

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Can I install those libraries onto Home Assistant OS?

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 7:55 PM

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No

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Unless someone made an add-on

somber zealot Feb 15, 2021, 7:58 PM

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

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So what is this for?

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 7:59 PM

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Hmmm in just found that

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Then the libraries should be there

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If you follow that, what does not work?

somber zealot Feb 15, 2021, 8:02 PM

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How do I add it to my dashboard?

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There's no entity for it

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 8:03 PM

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Does it appear in states?

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Or do you have errors in your log?

somber zealot Feb 15, 2021, 8:08 PM

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I think I got it to work... I guess I had a few rogue spaces between things

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Is there a way to manually set polling intervals?

somber zealot Feb 15, 2021, 8:32 PM

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Is scan_interval: is the option I include in the configuration.yaml file?

green oyster Feb 15, 2021, 8:58 PM

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The TP link intergration no longer automatically detects TP link smart switches. Anyone know why it would do this? perhaps a problem in the entity database?

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 9:02 PM

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Do you have a single flat network?

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And running home assistant in docker in host mode?

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Also there was a firmware that disabled local control, no idea if they fixed that

green oyster Feb 15, 2021, 9:03 PM

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I deleted the entity by accident, and couldnt get them back. So I deleted the intergration and now it wont auto populate the switch. I run HA off a Pi. The switches firmware hasn't been updated.

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 9:04 PM

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ACOSP_guessillshrug

green oyster Feb 15, 2021, 9:04 PM

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Home assistant is never easy is it...

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 9:04 PM

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I only have one, and it has worked flawlessly for 2 years

green oyster Feb 15, 2021, 9:05 PM

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I always have mountains of problems

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 9:05 PM

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I have had..... Less than five issues in 2 years, so it is pretty easy

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🤣

stray yacht Feb 15, 2021, 9:26 PM

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Guys what should be (the best/most optimal) wifi settings for xiaomi/yeelight/other iot devices/etc. ? I have problem with some devices becoming unavailable time to time. Now I changed wifi settings to custom channel/freq and it's even worse.

sturdy shuttle Feb 15, 2021, 9:33 PM

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Does there happen to be a german electrician here? 🙂 Or at least someone that knows what a momentary/push button light switch is called in german. I think it's called a "Wipptaster"

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 9:39 PM

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Sounds right, but @gentle fossil will know @sturdy shuttle

sturdy shuttle Feb 15, 2021, 9:40 PM

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fringe moon Sounds right, but <@664057275421556751> will know <@335508166726909954>

Cool, thanks. Ordering some stainless steel switches. Hopefully going to build a new house sometime this year

gentle fossil Feb 15, 2021, 9:43 PM

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wippschalter or maybe wipptaster yes

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tastschalter apparently is the correct phrase

sturdy shuttle Feb 15, 2021, 9:45 PM

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gentle fossil _tastschalter_ apparently is the correct phrase

Isn't this one a momentary switch? https://www.elektroshopwagner.de/product_info.php/info/p164017_Busch-Jaeger-2020-US-205-101-Wipptaster-Einsatz--2-x-1-polig--2x-Schliesser--2CKA001413A0509-.html

gentle fossil Feb 15, 2021, 9:45 PM

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yes it is

sturdy shuttle Feb 15, 2021, 9:48 PM

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Superb! Thanks

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It's the busch jäger edelstahl I'm looking at

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 9:49 PM

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9️⃣ 9️⃣ 9️⃣ @gentle fossil

gentle fossil Feb 15, 2021, 9:56 PM

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still in the air @fringe moon ?

fringe moon Feb 15, 2021, 9:56 PM

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Nein

gentle fossil Feb 15, 2021, 9:58 PM

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chicken or pasta?

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@sturdy shuttle this might be the one you search for, it's a schließer - only close, no open
https://www.elektroshopwagner.de/product_info.php/info/p164016_Busch-Jaeger-2020-US-205-Wipptaster-Einsatz--1-polig--2-Schliesser--2CKA001413A0491-.html

sturdy shuttle Feb 15, 2021, 10:10 PM

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gentle fossil <@!335508166726909954> this might be the one you search for, it's a _schließer_...

That one, as far as I can see, is just two poles with common "in"

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The other one is two independent poles

gentle fossil Feb 15, 2021, 10:11 PM

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yes but I believe it stays in position

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you only need one "in" either way with AC, don't you?

sturdy shuttle Feb 15, 2021, 10:13 PM

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Both are "schliesser". With the one I linked I can have separate phases if I need that, I can't with the other one

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I might not need it, but I'm fine with wasting a couple of euro on that :) I'm planning to move away from our silly Danish outlets

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Every piece of consumer electronic comes with a schuko plug anyway, so it makes no sense to continue putting three pronged outlets in the walls

cedar venture Feb 15, 2021, 10:58 PM

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anyone in UK got a central heating system which allows 'per-room' thermostats? Im guessing it needs a smart thermostat on each radiator, but are there any systems which even support this?

mental patio Feb 15, 2021, 11:03 PM

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not in uk but there are ways to control each room temp

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/multi-zone-heating-control-with-open-window-detection-for-opentherm-boiler/273978

cedar venture Feb 15, 2021, 11:07 PM

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thanks, "zigbee TRV" is the term I was looking for

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I was googling all the wrong things 🙂

flat jacinth Feb 16, 2021, 9:56 AM

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Is there any way that i can know if a wifi device will work with Home Assistan?

mental patio Feb 16, 2021, 10:10 AM

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@flat jacinth check if it has a integration or can be flashed to a firmware that allows integration (like tasmota)

flat jacinth Feb 16, 2021, 10:15 AM

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Okay thanks

void olive Feb 16, 2021, 2:24 PM

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can someone give me advice about picking up 433 mhz signals of a remote?

gentle fossil Feb 16, 2021, 2:38 PM

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do it often, take a look at the results. they don't always pick up the correct code instantly

peak talon Feb 16, 2021, 4:08 PM

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void olive can someone give me advice about picking up 433 mhz signals of a remote?

Also keep an eye on the correct voltage - some require 5v, they will still work on 3.3 but the rf codes will all be "jumbled"

dapper patrol Feb 16, 2021, 4:38 PM

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What's the best humidifier to automate? I'm thinking one with auto-shutoff on empty would let me detect the drop in wattage and send an alert to refill it. It would need to have a physical power switch/mode dial so it can be turned on and off from a smart plug based on readings from my humidity sensor.

empty sandal Feb 16, 2021, 5:06 PM

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What causes the history to not show in a graph? Both of these are motion sensors with built-in temperature monitoring
https://imgur.com/a/JkOudoY

bright jacinthBOT Feb 16, 2021, 5:07 PM

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The topic of this channel is:

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

Problems with the Blue? See #330990055533576204

If you want to share images, use https://imgur.com/ or similar.

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

winged knoll Feb 16, 2021, 5:07 PM

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You'd want to be asking about that in #integrations-archived 😉

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The answer is that it's not reporting a value with a unit_of_measurement but a string

empty sandal Feb 16, 2021, 5:08 PM

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I swear to God I'm going to get this right one day

winged knoll Feb 16, 2021, 5:09 PM

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Reading the channel topics would help that 😉

empty sandal Feb 16, 2021, 5:09 PM

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Is this channel for the actual piece of hardware, then?

winged knoll Feb 16, 2021, 5:11 PM

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Did you read the topic?

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Top of the screen, just right above my post 😉

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Questions about a hardware device (not their #integrations-archived with HA, and not the thing that HA calls devices)?

empty sandal Feb 16, 2021, 5:13 PM

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Honestly didn't realize that existed - I don't really use discord much, but that's super helpful so thanks. I'll try to do better 😄

winged knoll Feb 16, 2021, 5:13 PM

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A lot of folks never notice the topics, or the pinned messages, you're not alone 😉

modest bramble Feb 16, 2021, 6:17 PM

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What's the current sweet wifi rgb bulb that's HA friendly for US shoppers?

dim jasper Feb 16, 2021, 6:28 PM

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for RGB cheap, I like the Wiz bulbs. I was buying 2 for $15 shipped from costco before xmas.

neat frost Feb 16, 2021, 7:04 PM

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anyone got a recommendation for a radiator valve? the ones I'm finding are around $45 USD and I have about 15 radiators, so I need something cheaper 🙂

rustic elk Feb 16, 2021, 7:25 PM

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@dim jasper Can HA set the colors on those bulbs natively?

dim jasper Feb 16, 2021, 7:44 PM

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@rustic elk - I started out with the hacs wiz_light integration. my recollection is that this was going mainline shortly or already has.

rustic elk Feb 16, 2021, 7:45 PM

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pretty awesome. those are WAY cheaper and less infrastructure than the hue bulbs

dim jasper Feb 16, 2021, 7:48 PM

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i have 4 color hue, 10-15 white hue and a couple hue floods. they seem to dim better as a group than the wiz bulbs. not sure why, i have a bunch of different vendors and random stuff like ikea bulbs on a sonoff hub so my light behavior is a little variable.

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i've been assuming that wiz bulbs will be well supported given their market size in enough time.

rain sentinel Feb 16, 2021, 7:50 PM

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neat frost anyone got a recommendation for a radiator valve? the ones I'm finding are aroun...

like a smart valve to adjust radiator temps per room?

dim jasper Feb 16, 2021, 7:51 PM

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i picked up 16 wiz bulbs and put 8 of them in each of the kids rooms (overhead fan and misc lamps) and the kids hit them via the phone app and love them. i track them in HA to know when they turn off their lights.

rain sentinel Feb 16, 2021, 7:52 PM

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neat frost anyone got a recommendation for a radiator valve? the ones I'm finding are aroun...

depending on how the radiator plumbing is set up and how fine of control you want, you might be able to pull it off with loop valves instead down by the boiler. you'd get zones instead of per room control but you'd have 3-4 valves instead of 15

neat frost Feb 16, 2021, 8:00 PM

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@pure flume yea, like that. I went with the SEA801-ZIGBEE for $21 USD/each now 🙂

rain sentinel Feb 16, 2021, 8:00 PM

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those look like the HVC0104 units

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neat

rustic elk Feb 16, 2021, 8:13 PM

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@dim jasper How well do those color changing lights do on a dimmer switch? If you dim them, do they lose connectivity?

dim jasper Feb 16, 2021, 9:09 PM

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@rustic elk - great question.... i've pulled my dimmer switches and replaced them with kasa smart dimmers. all of my smart bulbs are on standard switches

drifting grove Feb 16, 2021, 10:25 PM

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Hello can anyone help me i have an rgbw Controller Shelly and an iluminize zigbee Touch Panel how i can Control the Shelly With the zigbee Touch panel

proud current Feb 17, 2021, 12:04 AM

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I hope that this is found on topic... I have a few z-wave devices in my house, but I have been moving to using shelley (1PM, 2.5 & i3) behind existing switches with ESPHome fireware. I have not been able to find a WiFi Ceiling fan controller that I like. I see that some people are using light dimmers to control fans like the Gosund SW2, which says that it works with fans. I read that you should not use a light dimmer for a fan motor, since dimmers adjust voltage & fan controller adjust amps (correct?). Anyhhow, are any of you using light dimmers for fans and/or do you have a preferred WiFi controller with local control?

rain sentinel Feb 17, 2021, 1:27 AM

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proud current I hope that this is found on topic... I have a few z-wave devices in my house, b...

I'm gonna get the Honeywell zwave fan switch that has 3 speeds for my fan. Designed to control speeds

proud current Feb 17, 2021, 1:30 AM

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@rain sentinel Thanks. I have a few of the GE ones, but I just want to get away from Z-Wave & move to WiFi.

rain sentinel Feb 17, 2021, 1:34 AM

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Ah

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I saw a wifi fan controller on amazon but a name id not seen before

green acorn Feb 17, 2021, 2:55 AM

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I am trying to add zwave devices to HomeKit, is this possible via HA? Homekit has everything I need and want using HomeBridge with the exception of Zwave. I am using a Aeotec Zwave usb stick. I already have HomeBridge and Home Assistan running on a couple of PIs

final sail Feb 17, 2021, 5:30 AM

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green acorn I am trying to add zwave devices to HomeKit, is this possible via HA? Homekit ha...

the quick and dirty way would be to configure everything in HA and then just use the buttons that get copied into HomeKit (you may have to create individual scripts for the functions you want to use

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i have a question, maybe someone can point me to the right person or channel... i have USB-to-DB9 connector from my Pi to my stereo receiver and i want to send simple ASCII commands over it. whats the best way to do this?

fringe moon Feb 17, 2021, 7:44 AM

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Depends on your install method @final sail

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Easy with core, should be doable with container, probably with OS, but no idea

final sail Feb 17, 2021, 7:45 AM

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latest core, on a raspi 4

winged knoll Feb 17, 2021, 7:52 AM

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Everybody uses the Core software. Did you install with that method (aka pip install)?

final sail Feb 17, 2021, 8:01 AM

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no installed to an SD card, i think referred to as “manual method”

winged knoll Feb 17, 2021, 8:03 AM

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It's a Pi, the odds of you installing to an SD card are quite high 😛

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configuration -> Info -> Installation method

final sail Feb 17, 2021, 8:28 AM

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i’m confirming thats what i did. what does that mean in terms of communicating rs232 through the usb port?

winged knoll Feb 17, 2021, 8:32 AM

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That means it should be straightforward - at least if you have software that can do that already

final sail Feb 17, 2021, 8:35 AM

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im trying to ask what the best method is

bright jacinthBOT Feb 17, 2021, 8:47 AM

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

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

vast hinge Feb 17, 2021, 9:59 AM

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hey all... anyone have a Ubiquity Dream Machine Pro and have their cameras integrated with home assistant?

I have had it working in the past using the NVR software, but don't see where i can get an API key from Unifi Protect on the DM-Pro

Any suggestions?

severe crown Feb 17, 2021, 12:44 PM

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Hey squad. In a bind. Set up valetudo without issue on my roborock v1. Now its inaccessible via wifi or ssh.

quasi lantern Feb 17, 2021, 2:07 PM

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Does anyone know if the Zemismart Zigbee roller blind motor can be configured without the Tuya Zigbee hub ? Can it be done from HA with Zigbee2mqtt ?

winged knoll Feb 17, 2021, 2:24 PM

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I'd ask in #zigbee-archived - but there's a list of supported hardware there too, in the pinned messages

shy river Feb 17, 2021, 4:34 PM

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Are there any functional differences between the Zigbee and Wi-Fi models of the Moes thermostat?

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zigbee one looks more appealing as I don't have to flash it, but I'm concerned it won't give me as much of control as the wi-fi model with custom firmware

empty sandal Feb 17, 2021, 6:30 PM

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Is there a zwave or zigbee module that supports sensors/probes? Like a module that I can plug a couple of temp sensors into that report the temp back nicely?

ornate iris Feb 17, 2021, 7:36 PM

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does anyone recommend an LED controller that works out of the box with Home Assistant? I have 2 very long strings of LEDs in my living room and I would like to control them with Home Assistant

weak belfry Feb 17, 2021, 8:36 PM

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Looking for a water timer to integrate with home assistant. Currently running a Gideon water timer like this: https://www.ebay.com/p/24023842031

Does anyone have a particular one they are fond of?

weak belfry Feb 17, 2021, 8:56 PM

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The timer works great, but I want to integrate it with a motion sensor 🙂

primal mason Feb 17, 2021, 9:01 PM

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I noticed my Teckin SB53 flashed with Tasmota 9.2.0, connected to HA via auto mqtt discovery isn't retaining the CCT slider (defaults back to this position) when the card is closed then opened again.

The color wheel works find and the CCT slider is working fine on a zigbee bulb. Can anyone reproduce this or know the fix to it?

little sentinel Feb 17, 2021, 11:13 PM

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Can anyone recommend an ambience bulb like philips but not as expensive
Zigbee, UK

Main feature I'd want is good dimming

thin pasture Feb 18, 2021, 12:15 AM

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Hello, I am looking for recommendations... I need a motion sensor and 4 bulbs for pots in the ceiling. I already have a Hue hub and 2 strips and I would prefer not to do Wifi. I would like to expand the system in the future for more bulbs and battery powered switches. Thoughts?

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I was thinking sengled... but, they dont have a motion sensor. Maybe use a hue motion sensor with Sengled bulbs... but, is it worth the extra hub? I dont want to rely on the "internet" to control my devices.

onyx whale Feb 18, 2021, 12:38 AM

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maybe look into getting a #zigbee-archived adapter set up, ditch the Hue hub, and use whatever zigbee devices you want, Hue/Sengled/other, all with direct local control from Home Assistant

cedar venture Feb 18, 2021, 1:26 AM

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thin pasture Hello, I am looking for recommendations... I need a motion sensor and 4 bulbs fo...

Consider a Conbee 2 key, it supports Hue aswell as Aqara - which in my opinion are the best temp/humidity/motion and open/close sensors. I use Hue solely for their bulbs, strips, dimmers and buttons. The other Hue devices are bulky and not as good as Aqara

thin pasture Feb 18, 2021, 1:27 AM

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cedar venture Consider a Conbee 2 key, it supports Hue aswell as Aqara - which in my opinion a...

what about motion?

cedar venture Feb 18, 2021, 1:28 AM

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Aqara do motion sensors too, to be fair I havent tried them yet but I plan to. They're much smaller than Hue ones although maybe not as pretty. Also Hue ones have to be mounted on their little magnet nub which is then screwed into wall)

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but yes, Conbee supports most devices, Hue, Aqara, Smart things etc

wicked lion Feb 18, 2021, 1:52 AM

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I need help. I'm learning. I have a WAPIRZ-1 motion sensor. From reading, I know that it's not the motion sensor, or "sensor_sensor" that I want, but the alarm level. And I know that I need to add THIS: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/SRphtN4Dqx/ I THINK I need to add it to my configuration.yaml. I don't know where to add it. Can someone please tell me?

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I added it under "binary_sensor:" but get an error after entity_id that reads: String does not match the pattern of "DEPRECATED^". and I dont' know what that means.

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(Using Visual Studio Code)

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Got it. Don't need an entity_id line

cedar venture Feb 18, 2021, 2:28 AM

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yup but even so it probably doesnt belong under binary_sensor

wicked lion Feb 18, 2021, 2:28 AM

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What does it belong under? There's nothing else under binary sensor.

cedar venture Feb 18, 2021, 2:28 AM

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well binary means on/off, and you want some alarm level

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which im guessing is a number

wicked lion Feb 18, 2021, 2:29 AM

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0 and 255

cedar venture Feb 18, 2021, 2:29 AM

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those are the only two values?

wicked lion Feb 18, 2021, 2:29 AM

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0 is no motion, 255 is motion.

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yep.

cedar venture Feb 18, 2021, 2:29 AM

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oh ok

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so it is binary after all 🙂

wicked lion Feb 18, 2021, 2:29 AM

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Heh, ok good! Whew.

cedar venture Feb 18, 2021, 2:30 AM

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my bad, sorry

wicked lion Feb 18, 2021, 2:30 AM

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Oh no, anything and everything helps me learn!

onyx whale Feb 18, 2021, 2:36 AM

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fwiw, if you migrate to the new zwavejs integration at some point, that template sensor hack shouldn't be required anymore. With zwavejs, my WAPIRZ-1 finally seems to just report state correctly like you'd expect

wicked lion Feb 18, 2021, 3:53 AM

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Oh cool!! I'm holding off a while more, but I'm looking forward to doing it.

dim pasture Feb 18, 2021, 4:29 AM

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So, I feel overwhelmed. We are in the process of building a new house. Is there anything I should have done while they are doing the build? Really the only thing I can think of thats going to be costly to do after the fact is speakers in the ceiling. I currently own 0 hardware, so I am not locked down to any vendor. Is there a like a best of list of hardware to look at? A quiz I can take to see what I should get first?

onyx whale Feb 18, 2021, 4:31 AM

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One thing, if you're expecting to use some smart switches/dimmers, is to make sure all your light switch locations have a neutral wire available. No switch loops. I'm pretty sure that's required by electric code these days (USA), but different localities may vary.

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Otherwise I don't personally have any hardware recommendations; most of what I'm using so far isn't all that great.

dim pasture Feb 18, 2021, 4:34 AM

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Yes, I’m in the USA. Pretty sure it is code. Fair enough. Is there anything you wish your house had built in that would have made something easier to do?

onyx whale Feb 18, 2021, 4:36 AM

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Might be obvious, but you can never have enough network cable runs and jacks. That's something I still need to do here, but I have obnoxious plaster walls and haven't wanted to deal with it.

dim pasture Feb 18, 2021, 4:36 AM

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Oh for sure. I don’t even think I’m going to have them run cable, I think I want them to install conduit.

onyx whale Feb 18, 2021, 4:39 AM

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Yeah, that's a great way to do it. Those are my main two wishes for my house; I wish I had neutral wires in the light switch boxes, and I wish I had more ethernet runs. Otherwise when it comes down to it, pretty much all home automation stuff is self contained and wireless, so I can't really think of anything I would have done different if it were a fresh-build house

timber skiff Feb 18, 2021, 5:18 AM

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do you guys know if the ODROID-N2+ Home assistant Standard starter kit comes with the blue case and the rtc backup battery?

drifting swan Feb 18, 2021, 6:30 AM

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Hi guys, nuc j5005 or nuc with i3 for HA alone? I know both are "overpowered".....but what would be the better NUC for 24/7 use and quality in general? Or what would you pick for maybe different reasons?

fringe moon Feb 18, 2021, 6:31 AM

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Both will be fine

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And can do tons of other containers

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Just throw in an SSD

drifting swan Feb 18, 2021, 6:34 AM

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I read the j5005 is quite picky about ram but tdp is much lower than the i3....I read that using live (surveillance) camera footage in HA can be quite demanding....how is thst to understand? Because I might use a camera in the future for my garden which I would like to stream to my lovelace dashboard....

fringe moon Feb 18, 2021, 6:37 AM

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Streaming a camara uses little resources

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Recording it uses IO

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Doing motion detection requires CPU or other hardware to perform

drifting swan Feb 18, 2021, 6:41 AM

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Sorry whats "IO"?

fringe moon Feb 18, 2021, 6:56 AM

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@drifting swan disk access

drifting swan Feb 18, 2021, 6:58 AM

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Ok thanks. The i3 has nvme whereas the j5005 only supports sata 2.5 ssds....any advantage/disadvantage in this? Are nvme ssds generally considered better for 24/7 long-term use?

fringe moon Feb 18, 2021, 6:59 AM

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They are faster

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Not necessarily more reliable

drifting swan Feb 18, 2021, 6:59 AM

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noticably faster? (Pci 3.0)

fringe moon Feb 18, 2021, 7:00 AM

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Depending on controller hardware / bus / CPU etc, depends, for most users without IO intensive applications, probably not very noticeable, for anyone doing lot of sustained IO, probably noticeable

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If the i3 is only marginally more expensive, go for that

drifting swan Feb 18, 2021, 8:39 AM

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@fringe moon Ok thanks! Do you think the tdp difference does make a difference in reality?....or will running hassio willnbe more of a "idle state" for the i3?

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I mean the the j5005 only has 10w tdp....that really is quite low

civic kraken Feb 18, 2021, 8:56 AM

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TDP doesn't tell you everything. You should search for some real life measurements too if power consumption is important for you

winged knoll Feb 18, 2021, 8:56 AM

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A system with a higher max usage may result in lower overall power draw since it spends less time in a high power state

drifting swan Feb 18, 2021, 10:39 AM

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You mean the i3 might actually draw less power as it is less "challenged" with HA than the j5005?

winged knoll Feb 18, 2021, 10:39 AM

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Overall

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The lower power chip may have to work harder, for longer

drifting swan Feb 18, 2021, 10:40 AM

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Makes sense

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Im talking about this nuc btw https://www.intel.de/content/www/de/de/products/boards-kits/nuc/kits/nuc8i3beh.html

civic kraken Feb 18, 2021, 11:13 AM

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Most of the time the system will be running at "idle" consumption and you can usually find that info somewhere in reviews. But if you just run it at home, I wouldn't pay attention to it at all and just get the best price/performance you can get

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Also it might be worth checking out used market for Nucs

wicked herald Feb 18, 2021, 4:15 PM

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Hi, can someone give me some advice? I have a bunch of TP-Link smart bulbs, some of them appear in HA and some don't. I've tried restarting HA several times, the same ones appear and the same ones do not appear. Is there anything I can do to either get them working or to help with debug?

viscid basin Feb 18, 2021, 4:40 PM

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might be a better #integrations-archived question as it likely is a setting or something that's not set up right

wicked herald Feb 18, 2021, 4:52 PM

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@viscid basin Thanks, I just reset some of them and that seemed to sort it.

pulsar lodge Feb 18, 2021, 6:30 PM

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So, I came across something recently that I thought you guys might be interested in. I'm getting two for myself to test out. https://www.th3dstudio.com/product/ezplug-open-source-wifi-smart-plug/

winged knoll Feb 18, 2021, 6:36 PM

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No, because too many people post code as images 😉

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Of course, if they're #zwave-archived devices you should ask over there

cunning laurel Feb 18, 2021, 6:37 PM

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oh... sorry for that.. ill do that.. this is really more a UI issue.. but ill try there first 😄

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@little sentinel have you tried the IKEA dimmable lights? .. I have not tried them myself but they are half the price or 1/3rd of the price of philips hue...

little sentinel Feb 18, 2021, 6:40 PM

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I've not, will youtube them see how dimmable they are

cunning laurel Feb 18, 2021, 6:44 PM

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Do that.. its worth a try 😄

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You can use them with your Philips gateway too.. 🙂

rain sentinel Feb 19, 2021, 1:10 AM

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https://imgur.com/a/P1rvWLE

I'm gonna assume I don't have a neutral wire?

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Wiring behind the box is in cloth. House was built in 1910

onyx whale Feb 19, 2021, 1:14 AM

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Yeah, that's a switch loop, incoming hot and outgoing hot. No netural.

rain sentinel Feb 19, 2021, 1:26 AM

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Darn

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Any zwave switches available that work on a loop?

onyx whale Feb 19, 2021, 1:31 AM

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Not that I've found so far; there's some Zigbee switches that do. And Lutron Caseta dimmers, but then you need their hub.

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There's also the (not entirely optimal) option of just bypassing & removing the light switch, using zwave or zigbee smart bulbs, and sticking a remote over the light switch location. Zwave smart bulbs seem a little rare though.

rain sentinel Feb 19, 2021, 1:42 AM

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I'm not opposed to other options, just installing zwave sensors and need hardwired zwave in a few rooms due to the plaster & lathe

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I wonder if there's a switch that can report to HA and toggle something like an Ikea tradfri

foggy pecan Feb 19, 2021, 1:45 AM

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probably better off using scene controllers or buttons

onyx whale Feb 19, 2021, 1:45 AM

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I'm pretty sure those tradfri devices are Zigbee, so if you got a Zigbee adapter for HA you could use pretty much any Zwave/Zigbee/other remote that can talk to HA. Or with Zigbee, you could bind the remote directly to the tradfri lights for control even if HA is down.

foggy pecan Feb 19, 2021, 1:45 AM

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either that or you can get a smart switch and don't connect the load side

onyx whale Feb 19, 2021, 1:46 AM

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Since they've only got a switch loop with no neutral, they'd have to rewire that cable to bring the hot & neutral down from the light fixture box though

rain sentinel Feb 19, 2021, 1:46 AM

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I have access to the attic. I wonder if I could rewire the switches to the lights

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Otherwise I don't technically need smart switches in these rooms, could do a zwave outlet instead

onyx whale Feb 19, 2021, 1:48 AM

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If you've got attic access to the light fixture and the top of that wall it definitely wouldn't be too much work to rewire that switch box to have a neutral. Assuming some electrical savvy, anyway

rain sentinel Feb 19, 2021, 1:48 AM

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Granted I bet the outlets here lack neutrals as well lol

onyx whale Feb 19, 2021, 1:49 AM

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Nah, outlets would not work without the neutral

rain sentinel Feb 19, 2021, 1:49 AM

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I'll be rewiring one switch eventually for a fan so I'll be up in the ceiling at some point this year

onyx whale Feb 19, 2021, 1:50 AM

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There's a forum, diychatroom.com I think, with a lot of electrical expertise if you end up needing help with that process. It's probably outside of scope here

foggy pecan Feb 19, 2021, 1:51 AM

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run a 3 conductor if you're going for a fan

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assuming US

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black/white/red + ground

weak belfry Feb 19, 2021, 4:21 PM

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Does anyone have a water timer that works well with Home assistant? I see a lot of sprinkler controllers, but I am just looking for a single water timer. I have a DIY sprinkler system currently hooked up to a "dumb" water timer.

kindred pivot Feb 19, 2021, 4:36 PM

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Does anyone have a nice naming convention for their Entity IDs?

dull trail Feb 19, 2021, 5:24 PM

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my motion sensor is a .switch, is there a way to change it to a .sensor?

onyx whale Feb 19, 2021, 5:26 PM

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A template sensor should work for that

dull trail Feb 19, 2021, 5:57 PM

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i have no attributes to pass, only the state. What do i write in the value_template: ? @onyx whale

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my motion sensor only goes on and off

onyx whale Feb 19, 2021, 6:02 PM

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I wanna say {{ states.switch.YOUR_SWITCH.state }} but I'm not sure that's right. I'm bad at templates.

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Or maybe {{ states('switch.YOUR_SWITCH') }}

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More of a question for #templates-archived though

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Oh, and since I forgot to specify earlier; you probably want a template binary sensor not a template sensor

brazen bloom Feb 19, 2021, 8:56 PM

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it was suggested I use a device schema discovery override. Is that placed in the configuration yaml file. 🤷‍♂️

winged knoll Feb 19, 2021, 8:56 PM

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For which #integrations-archived ?

brazen bloom Feb 19, 2021, 9:11 PM

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@winged knoll zwave js

winged knoll Feb 19, 2021, 9:11 PM

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Do please read the channel topics 😉

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You'd not be wanting to ask here, and if you go to #integrations-archived (where the topic tells you to look next) it says to go to #zwave-archived

brazen bloom Feb 19, 2021, 9:12 PM

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@hoary idol I have 2 sets of iBlinds v2. One is showing up as cover and one is showing up as light. I want to make the one that is currently light a cover

suggestion came from kpine from github core

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well damn. since it was a device I figured I start here. heading over to zwave

winged knoll Feb 19, 2021, 9:14 PM

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Always read the topic

vocal meadow Feb 20, 2021, 12:45 AM

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Is there a way to make some sort of virtual device that is the average temperature from multiple temperature devices ?

onyx whale Feb 20, 2021, 12:48 AM

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Sure, take a look at the documentation for template sensors. Ask in #templates-archived if you need any help coming up with the right template to use

vocal meadow Feb 20, 2021, 12:48 AM

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Thank you kind sir McSteve

weak mica Feb 20, 2021, 1:47 AM

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Anyone can share the experience of using a UPS with the HA? I’m planing to buy one, and I’m thinking about Salicru with USB integration in my virtualbox HA. Has anyone tested it successfully, or should I go to a more expensive one with NUT? Thanks

vast cliff Feb 20, 2021, 6:12 AM

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So I have LIFX bulbs all over, and I know that for various reasons they can be unresponsive/faulty, but can anyone explain why entire groups of my bulbs are consistently fine and others are consistently not fine? For example, I have never had a problem turning the 5 lights in my bathroom on or off with home assistant, but all 4 of the lights in the adjacent bedroom often fail to turn on. I have, let's say a 60% success rate in home assistant and 80% in the LIFX app for that group. This problem also happens with a pair of lights on the opposite end of the house

sturdy shuttle Feb 20, 2021, 8:15 AM

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weak mica Anyone can share the experience of using a UPS with the HA? I’m planing to buy o...

An UPS is only needed if you're living in a 3rd world country. Where I live the power grid has an availability of over 99.99%

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 9:20 AM

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It's nice to clean the power, and I can do maintenance on my power inlet while servers are still up ;-) @sturdy shuttle

sturdy shuttle Feb 20, 2021, 9:20 AM

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fringe moon It's nice to clean the power, and I can do maintenance on my power inlet while s...

Again, if you need to "clean the power" then you're in 3rd world country 😉

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 9:22 AM

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Because ripple never happens on power grid, nor input power fluctuations

sly owl Feb 20, 2021, 10:54 AM

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I currently have HassOS in a VM on a Intel NUC running Windows 10. It's working perfectly fine but I'm considering using it for streaming Stadia on my TV instead. I have an old 2 in 1 Lenovo "laptop" with Atom X5-8350. Any idea how HassOS will run on that? I'm also a bit worried since it has a built-in battery and people tend to avoid mounting Tablets (with battery) on their walls because of the fire hazard. The positive side of the battery is that it will work like a UPS.

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 11:06 AM

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People avoid mounting tablets?

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In my experience most people do not

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That atom looks to perform like a raspberry pi, so nothing much really, atom is usually a pita

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Also HassOS suggests you will probably have a lot of add-ons, which will choke small systems fast

lapis ruin Feb 20, 2021, 11:12 AM

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Hi all . My zigbee device has being unavailable for 1 day now how do I get it back

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 11:12 AM

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#zigbee-archived probably knows

sly owl Feb 20, 2021, 11:56 AM

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Looks like it performs like an rpi4 perhaps.

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 11:57 AM

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As I just said yes

sly owl Feb 20, 2021, 11:58 AM

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You didn't say which pi

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 1:07 PM

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Hi, can you boot HA from a ssd connected to a rpi 3b+ via usb?

undone haven Feb 20, 2021, 1:08 PM

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I pulled all my batteries out of laptops that run 24x7. Peace of mind

gentle fossil Feb 20, 2021, 1:10 PM

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drifting swan Hi, can you boot HA from a ssd connected to a rpi 3b+ via usb?

you can, but rpi4 with usbc is borderline power hungry so ymmv

undone haven Feb 20, 2021, 1:10 PM

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@sturdy shuttle , there is good reason people buy surge protectors

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 1:12 PM

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Well I only have a 3b+.....I wonder what is the best way to connect a sata ssd to it.....sata/usb adapter?

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I just dont want to rely on my sd card anymore....

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 1:14 PM

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Or just move to any laptop or minicomputer from the last 10 years @drifting swan

gentle fossil Feb 20, 2021, 1:14 PM

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please just make sure you use a powered usb hub in between (if on rpi)

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 1:15 PM

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@atxbyea Yeah I plan to do this in the long run....Actually I wanted to wait for the nuc11 to be released....which should be soon.

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 1:15 PM

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A new nuc would be overkill

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If just ha

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 1:16 PM

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It always is.....but why pay 200 bucks for a gen 8 nuc if I can have a nuc 11 for not much more soon.....nucs dont seem to get cheaper as they age...

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 1:18 PM

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That sounds expensive, not sure where you are but there was a discussion in #the-water-cooler about a reasonable nuc being $99 a few days ago

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And there a a ton of minicomputers on Ali for $100

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Used should be even lower

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 1:19 PM

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I dont trust used.....but here in europe/germany a gen8 i3 nuc barebone costs 240€....

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 1:19 PM

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For just ha, a celeron should suffice

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 1:20 PM

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A j5005 is 160€ barebone.....so ssd and ram needs tonbe added too

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Look on amazon.....thats what they cost.. 😩

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 1:21 PM

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There are quite a few nice boards over at mini-itx.co.uk

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I've ordered a few machines from there

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 1:24 PM

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People always seem to recommend a nuc when it comes to mini pcs in connection to HA

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 1:26 PM

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Eh, usually overpriced

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Unless used

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 1:27 PM

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Ok thanks

safe galleon Feb 20, 2021, 2:39 PM

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Ok, not sure this is the best spot but I have an environmental sensor for my APC UPS. I can get the temp and humidity via snmp

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I saw how to add a snmp sensor, but how do I combine the 2 values as a single device, like my zigbee temp/humid/pressure devices?

winged knoll Feb 20, 2021, 2:53 PM

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If you read the channel topics you'd be more likely to have picked the right channel 😉

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The answer is template sensors and that's an #integrations-archived

hybrid parrot Feb 20, 2021, 3:13 PM

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drifting swan People always seem to recommend a nuc when it comes to mini pcs in connection to...

Why not go for the HA Blue (if available) or Odroid N2+ it's based on?

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Should have official support for the foreseeable future...

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 3:32 PM

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All platforms will have official support ;-)

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Unless it is #330944238910963714

humble lion Feb 20, 2021, 5:19 PM

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Hi, Did anyone reported bad colors accuracy with the shelly rgbw2 when not fully saturated ?
Everything look blue/white/purple ish, even when i pick a lite orange or a lite pink :(

That or the led are bad

hoary geyser Feb 20, 2021, 5:53 PM

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hi guys, did any1 successfully integrate the innr remote rc110? cant find anything helpful tbh :/

winged knoll Feb 20, 2021, 6:09 PM

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You did remember I said answer the questions in the pinned messages?

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The Tradfri Zigbee bulbs aren't at all bad

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 6:14 PM

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@hybrid parrot didn't realize there was a HA blue...however I'm wondering if the emmc isn't far inferior to an nvme ssd (like a samsung 970 evo) that you would use with a nuc e.g.

winged knoll Feb 20, 2021, 6:14 PM

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It is 😉

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Way better than an SD card, but nothing like an SSD

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 6:16 PM

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That was my thought exactely.....the question is, if that does matter/is noticeable with HA or only in benchmarks....I believe the creators of the HA blue would have thought about a possible disadavantage of using emmc

winged knoll Feb 20, 2021, 6:17 PM

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Well, the Blue isn't designed by the HA devs 😉

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But, it's a _step up from a Pi and SD card)

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That's (IMO) clearly what the goal was - something that wouldn't fail with a dead storage device in a few months

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 6:18 PM

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get it, thanks. So I better invest in a nuc and have more "headroom".....given the HA blue costs 140 already.

winged knoll Feb 20, 2021, 6:18 PM

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IMO yes - including second hand ones

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I run HA on a laptop from about 8 years ago

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 6:19 PM

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what are the specs of your laptop?

winged knoll Feb 20, 2021, 6:20 PM

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i5, 8 GB of RAM, old school HDD

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 6:21 PM

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ok, that's more than enough I believe.....I more thinking in direction of j3455, j4005, j5005....or i3 at most....

winged knoll Feb 20, 2021, 6:22 PM

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If you manage the right search terms this has been discussed to death before, but ... lowest power CPU doesn't mean lowest power usage

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Basically, higher power systems can idle for longer, at lower power states

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 6:24 PM

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true....but if you had the choice would you rather pick an i3 or i5?....I mean do I really need four cores and 8 threads?

winged knoll Feb 20, 2021, 6:24 PM

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Depends on what you're doing with it

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IMO you'll never regret having more power - but you may regret having less

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 6:24 PM

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sounds reasonable! Thanks.

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so a i5 shouldnt use more overall power than a i3?

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now with nuc 11 and pci 4.0 support around the corner.....I'm really tempted to wait.....but I guess pci 4.0 ssds really aren't necessary 😄

winged knoll Feb 20, 2021, 6:30 PM

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Well, it's all about your workload

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But, once you add a bunch of things, you'll be glad of the difference

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 6:30 PM

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you mean i3 vs i5?

winged knoll Feb 20, 2021, 6:32 PM

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Yup

drifting swan Feb 20, 2021, 6:36 PM

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👍

weak mica Feb 20, 2021, 10:11 PM

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sturdy shuttle An UPS is only needed if you're living in a 3rd world country. Where I live the ...

Lately, With increase of mobile office and home school, it is something that happens a lot of times here 😦

ocean pike Feb 20, 2021, 10:28 PM

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undone haven I pulled all my batteries out of laptops that run 24x7. Peace of mind

Hard to do if using an old MacBook...

fringe moon Feb 20, 2021, 10:42 PM

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Harder, not impossible @ocean pike

cobalt sandal Feb 21, 2021, 3:01 AM

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I am looking for an rf emitter that can duplicate my fan's remote. Thoughts on a good brand?

I also have a CC1352P2 that I was setting up for zigbee, but realized that it has multiple frequencies it can operate in (this maybe including my remote). do we know if anyone has already set something like that up?

fringe moon Feb 21, 2021, 6:15 AM

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It does not include your remote @cobalt sandal

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But what remote is it, at what frequency?

winged knoll Feb 21, 2021, 8:35 AM

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That'd be more relevant in #diy-archived or #integrations-archived - not the channel that says integrations are off topic here 😉

wise rivet Feb 21, 2021, 8:39 AM

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Hi there, I've installed Hassio on Odroid C4, but I'm not able to connect z-wave usb stick. I'm using Aeotec Z-Stick Series 5.

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here are my HW listed from supervisor

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https://pastebin.com/cSE90Cjz

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I can't find any information related to odroid and usb sticks, but as far as I can see, usb stick is not recognised. Any idea? Thank you 🙏

winged knoll Feb 21, 2021, 8:41 AM

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Please read the channel topic

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Then you'd want to look at the names of all the channels, since there's one explicitly for Z-Wave 😉

wise rivet Feb 21, 2021, 8:42 AM

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ok, thanks 🙂

finite storm Feb 21, 2021, 9:48 AM

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Guys any advice for outdoor Wifi camera with rtsp support so i can integrate with blue iris and home assistant?

winged knoll Feb 21, 2021, 9:51 AM

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See the pinned message for what other things you need to tell us 😉

sturdy shuttle Feb 21, 2021, 11:06 AM

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Any recommendations for in-ceiling hifi setup for my living room? Need to be able to cast to it, as well as function as surround sound for the tv. Been thinking of just using a Yamaha surround amp, but would prefer a wireless setup

cobalt sandal Feb 21, 2021, 1:42 PM

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Country: USA
Budget: 100-200ish if it can cover the whole house, less if I need it per device.
Protocol: (Wifi, zigbee, zwave, all fine)
Features: ability to send rf commands mimicking my remote to the 5 fans in the house. (DL-6102T). It has variable frequencies and each remote operates on a different one.

fringe moon Feb 21, 2021, 1:45 PM

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might be better off hacking the remote and using an esp to press the buttons

cobalt sandal Feb 21, 2021, 2:08 PM

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That sounds like #diy-archived, got any info you can dump me there?

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I am also heavily invested in a non-diy solution if it exists. Spending weeks trying to cobble something together is not what I am into right now (I just dont have time.)

dense lintel Feb 21, 2021, 6:43 PM

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You have to find out what RF is used to control those fans.. My fans use a proprietary freq, and was unable to locate anything that would work..

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So I have to get Sonoff iFan03s

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@cobalt sandal

prime dove Feb 21, 2021, 6:48 PM

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Hello there! I'm trying to connect the Arduino with HA via USB. does anyone have any recommendations? I am not able to make this communication.

fringe moon Feb 21, 2021, 6:48 PM

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What are you trying to achieve?

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And... What is your install method?

prime dove Feb 21, 2021, 7:03 PM

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I have Home Assistant installed on the raspbarry PI. I would like to use the settings of the arduino through the Node-RED installed in the Home Assistant. But I am not able to communicate Arduino with the Home Assistant through the USB port.

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I already insert the Port no configuration.yaml, but still not run

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The HA have some prompt ? I trying search address of the Port USB that Arduíno is connected

fringe moon Feb 21, 2021, 7:23 PM

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Depends a lot on your installation method

prime dove Feb 21, 2021, 7:28 PM

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How? I installed HA on the Raspberry Pi 3.

fringe moon Feb 21, 2021, 7:30 PM

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That can be done in four different official ways

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And more unsupported ways

cobalt sandal Feb 21, 2021, 7:42 PM

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dense lintel You have to find out what RF is used to control those fans.. My fans use a propr...

All I was able to find was that they operate in the 303 MHz range.

dense lintel Feb 21, 2021, 7:55 PM

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@cobalt sandal https://community.home-assistant.io/t/rf-ceiling-fan-remote-hack/42304 might be some help..

copper night Feb 21, 2021, 7:57 PM

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I have two Sonoff Basics that I've flashed Tasmota onto. I added them to Home Assistant (I'm new to HA so this is the first device I'm adding). They both show up under Devices with a device name of Tasmota (both the same name) and they both also show up in Entities. Is that right? I did the Alexa integration through Nabu and they both show up there twice, once with the Device name and once with the Entity name. Is this expected? Did I do something wrong and if so how do I fix it?

dense lintel Feb 21, 2021, 8:06 PM

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@copper night Did you change their names under config > other I believe..

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It's related to Tasmota, not HA..

copper night Feb 21, 2021, 8:08 PM

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I see what you're talking about and I didn't change the name there (it says Tasmota) so that makes sense why they are both the same name. My question is more why do they show up as both entities and devices?

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I did put an entry in the configuration.yaml file like this

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  platform: mqtt
  state_topic: "stat/tasmota-XXXXXX/RESULT"
  name: "tasmota-E6BE65"
  command_topic: "cmnd/tasmota-XXXXXX/POWER1"
  availability_topic: "tele/tasmota-XXXXXX/LWT"
  value_template: "{{ value_json['POWER1'] }}"
  qos: 1
  payload_on: "ON"
  payload_off: "OFF"
  payload_available: "Online"
  payload_not_available: "Offline"
  retain: true```

winged knoll Feb 21, 2021, 8:14 PM

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Please use https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/210298617-Markdown-Text-101-Chat-Formatting-Bold-Italic-Underline for code markup or for above 15 lines https://paste.ubuntu.com/

copper night Feb 21, 2021, 8:16 PM

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Done - thank you

full frost Feb 21, 2021, 10:25 PM

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Can i use groups.yaml to group my lights?

thin pasture Feb 21, 2021, 11:02 PM

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Hello. I have an entity does not have a unique ID. Is there anyway to map this to a device or variable that has a friendly name. These are Flic Buttons that I have connected via Bluetooth direct to HA.

rain sentinel Feb 22, 2021, 1:23 AM

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I have at least one "controlled by web" relay. Anyone know if these can be controlled in HA? My short googlefu failed

undone haven Feb 22, 2021, 1:53 AM

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@full frost , yes. You can use groups to make groups of any entities.

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@thin pasture , if you are just after a friendly name, use customize.yaml

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@rain sentinel , if you can find an official integration or a custom integration, then yes, if you can’t, then no.

pearl verge Feb 22, 2021, 3:29 PM

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Looking into getting a robovac. I know many people have used the Xiaomi/Roborock vacuums and flashed Valetudo but I don't think I want to go that route. Anyone have recommendations on options from Eufy, Roomba, or Shark?

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From what I have found on various reddit posts and articles online, it seems like Roomba has a pretty good HA integration and Eufy/Shark are either custom integrations or some other workaround. Does that sound accurate?

gentle fossil Feb 22, 2021, 3:31 PM

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i have a roborock without valetudo, works fine

pearl verge Feb 22, 2021, 3:31 PM

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Did you just download the companion app or whatever and go through the setup like any other regular user would?

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Or did you configure it to work offline?

gentle fossil Feb 22, 2021, 3:32 PM

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i use the xiaomi home app, not configured to work offine but my firewall prevents any chatter to the outside 🤷‍♂️

pearl verge Feb 22, 2021, 3:34 PM

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Ah, I guess that's also an option to look into. Is your firewall an entirely separate thing from HA or is it integrated as well? I had some interest in looking into it when I moved into my new house a few months ago, but I started having router issues and as a result I put a lot of that on hold while I figured out what was going on with that.

gentle fossil Feb 22, 2021, 3:34 PM

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you should not run ha on your firewall and vice versa

pearl verge Feb 22, 2021, 3:35 PM

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Oh, yeah, I guess that makes sense lol

gentle fossil Feb 22, 2021, 3:35 PM

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HA is in your network, your firewall manages the network - or, part of it

pearl verge Feb 22, 2021, 3:36 PM

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Security is not my forte, so part of me is like "it's not that important" but part of me is also like "that's exactly why I should treat it as important"

gentle fossil Feb 22, 2021, 3:36 PM

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it is never not important

pearl verge Feb 22, 2021, 3:38 PM

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Yeah, honestly, that first part is more of an "I'm just lazy" than anything

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There are lots of things I need to get more informed on now that I'm in my own place with my own connections, etc.

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I'll do some research, it's nice to know though that flashing Valetudo isn't the only option for the roborock

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Would require some additional work for a firewall but that's never going to be a bad thing to spend my time working on

gusty sierra Feb 22, 2021, 3:47 PM

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Hey All, please tell me what devices you use for motion detectors inside your house?

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SONOFF SNZB-03 - ZB Motion Sensor Handy Smart Device

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?

pale depot Feb 22, 2021, 4:18 PM

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Anybody know of a pet door that's remotely lockable?

I've seen some that have rfid chips but I'm wanting to disable access when the weather is bad (wet dog bad)

I could get an rfid one and then manually remove the tag when the weather isn't great but would be fun to completely automate things

Edit: SureFlap seems to fit the bill nicely. Already has integration too

pearl ruin Feb 22, 2021, 5:06 PM

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anyone see very strange temperatures with the Aeotec MultiSensor 6? I am seeing -3,276.8 °F and cannot figure out what parameter may need to be adjusted to fix this or perhaps I just have a bum sensor. Thanks!

winged knoll Feb 22, 2021, 5:08 PM

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If your living room is below absolute zero.... I'm "a little" concerned

pearl ruin Feb 22, 2021, 5:08 PM

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haha - it is not or I could not be typing this

winged knoll Feb 22, 2021, 5:17 PM

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#zwave-archived may know how to fix it, though that's pretty well broken

pearl ruin Feb 22, 2021, 5:19 PM

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Thanks - will post it there - figured I start here

hollow stag Feb 22, 2021, 5:59 PM

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is there anyway to intergrade an 'Alexa Echo Show 'into HA w/o using (HAC) Alexa Media player integration?

winged knoll Feb 22, 2021, 6:11 PM

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That'd be a question for #integrations-archived (see the channel topic here 😉 )

unique merlin Feb 22, 2021, 9:28 PM

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Has anyone actually built this doorbell? How hard was it? How well does it work?

https://blog.quindorian.org/2020/08/the-video-doorbell-that-does-home-assistant-nvr.html/amp/

brazen bloom Feb 22, 2021, 9:45 PM

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suggestions for best motion detector?

winged knoll Feb 22, 2021, 10:23 PM

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Best.... no such thing 😉

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Options depend on the things you haven't told us - see the pinned message

shrewd helm Feb 23, 2021, 1:27 AM

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anyone have suggestions for a very well supported media device? I basically just want something that can plug into a dumb TV and play Plex, Netflix, and Youtube

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and by "very well supported" i mean that i want to be able to have HA play/pause toggle power, start playback, or at least select source or something

meager locust Feb 23, 2021, 3:24 AM

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Anyone have experience with Vertilux shades, their VTi Smart Hub, or the VTi HomeMate app? https://vertilux.com/en/products/vti-smart-hub
Shades contractor was offering a good deal on Vertilux smart roller shades, but I spent the whole day googling and researching and the lack of info/reviews feels like a red flag. I'm an HA noob, trying to figure out if it's worth it to go all in on their motors + hub (no experience dealing with 433Mhz devices on HA so that's also intimidating).
Any advice is appreciated.

undone haven Feb 23, 2021, 3:52 AM

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I wouldn’t invest in 433Mhz devices.

fringe moon Feb 23, 2021, 5:39 AM

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Are you sure @undone haven I thought 433 and ISDN was the shizzle

torpid badger Feb 23, 2021, 6:09 AM

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if anyone needs it, I still have an almost unused rflink-gateway 433.92 😄

fringe moon Feb 23, 2021, 6:10 AM

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I have two 433 left that I'm replacing with esphome 🤣

torpid badger Feb 23, 2021, 6:11 AM

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I replaced it with zigbee

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but seriously, if anyone needs that gateway, they can have it if they pay the shipping, it's just collecting dust here

clever yew Feb 23, 2021, 8:21 AM

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Anyone have any sugestions for smart lightbulbs? Based in the UK, I have none currently. Require dimming as the absolute minimum feature, but it must not need a hub or internet to integrate with HA. Prefer something that can connect directly to HA via wif (eg like my ESPHome devices) but if I need some protocol & dongle I have a zwave usb dongle avaiable (for the 1 zwave device I currently have). Thanks

winged knoll Feb 23, 2021, 8:23 AM

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Zigbee bulbs would be a lot cheaper than Z-Wave, and Lidl right now have their bulbs on sale (they're ok, not great, but ok). Heck, Ikea's bulbs are pretty good and not expensive.

clever yew Feb 23, 2021, 8:26 AM

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Thanks for the tip. Whats "ok" but not "great" about them? Also is it the general case that Zigbee stuff is cheaper? Why is that? Is it open vs Licenced ZWave (or something like that? Is one protocol "prefered" over the other by people? (sorry if that went a little off channel topic).

winged knoll Feb 23, 2021, 8:28 AM

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They're cheaper because Z-Wave is a full standard, with certification and guaranteed interoperability - any random Z-Wave Plus device will work with any Z-Wave controller (but may not be easy to configure in the UI). Zigbee until 3.0 was more a promise to follow the rules, and pretty much nobody did. Zigbee 3.0 brought certification finally

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Ok is that they don't dim that far, and don't dim that smoothly - not when compared to Hue, which seem to be the gold standard (and also cost a lot more)

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It is a case of you get what you pay for shrug 😄

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Depends really on what you want out of them, if you don't need them to go that dim, they're amazing value

clever yew Feb 23, 2021, 8:32 AM

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Thanks, certainly as far as my first few devices is concerned "ok" sounds fine. I can at least test how things work and if I need Hue I can upgrade latter. If the protocol for thier kit is Zigbee then I need a Zigbee dongle (or maybee thier hub? Do you happen to know if it integrates into HA?).

winged knoll Feb 23, 2021, 8:33 AM

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I don't know if their hub does, but you'll be 200% better off going with one of the three #zigbee-archived integrations and their recommended stick (well, either zha or Zigbee2MQTT)

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By skipping the hub you can use a mix of brands, rather then being locked into an ecosystem

clever yew Feb 23, 2021, 8:34 AM

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Great. Thanks very much for the advice (and great timing on the Lidl stuff, will get myself down there).

young bane Feb 23, 2021, 8:46 AM

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Hello all, I am after a temperature and humidity sensor I can use HA as an alternative to Sonoff, I have just organised a return of all my Sonoff equipment as the bridge was insanely unreliable and their support was useless. Anyone have any alternatives they would recommend? (Based in the UK so that may affect what you suggest 😋 )

I think this is the correct channel for this query, if not please let me know.

Thank you.

winged knoll Feb 23, 2021, 8:49 AM

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The Xiaomi Aqara Zigbee ones work well

young bane Feb 23, 2021, 8:50 AM

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I've not heard of those, I will check them out! Thank you very much.