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winged knoll
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Buy them from AliExpress - it may take a few weeks, but they're a lot cheaper that way πŸ˜„

young bane
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Yeah that is where I got half of this sonoff gear and it hasn't shown up at all, in 3 days I will be getting refunded for it not showing up but all my other Aliexpress stuff showed up fine πŸ™‚

Just need a reliable humidity sensor as we have a damp issue in our home so I utilise automation to help with it.

I appreciate the suggestion thank you.

winged knoll
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I've had mine in for a year or so now, and they've been solid - no issues

young bane
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Oh even better!

winged knoll
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Let me see if I can find the store I used for my purchase (I'm also in the UK)

young bane
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Oh that is above and beyond the call of duty good sir I much appreciate that! Thank you very much.

Do I need a hub or dongle with them?

winged knoll
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Really it's a choice between ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT depending on whether you want it embedded in HA (ZHA) or separate (Zigbee2MQTT)

young bane
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do you mind me asking how you have them setup?

winged knoll
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They support slightly different stick ranges, though there's overlap. Just don't buy the CC2531 or CC2530 sticks - they're cheap for a reason πŸ˜‰

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I run Zigbee2MQTT, as I like having things separate

young bane
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So do you have a dongle sorry? I've not done a great deal with zigbee and HA

winged knoll
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I do, I have a Zig-a-Zig-Ah!

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They're out of stock right now, but the seller usually gets them back up for sale regularly.

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If you go down the ZHA route then any EmberZNet stick will do the job well

young bane
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Sorry to be hounding you with loads of questions haha, what is the range like on it?

winged knoll
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So, Zigbee is a mesh network, range comes from the mains powered devices

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That said, I get about 10 to 12 meters line of site at best

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Some devices that are nearer aren't in direct communication because RF is "fun"

young bane
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Yeah I knew about the mesh but didn't know only mains devices helped with the mesh! That is usefull to know.

winged knoll
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It's the same with Z-Wave

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Battery powered devices are "end devices", they can't route traffic

mental patio
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can you control mesh ?

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what device to connect to what router device?

winged knoll
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No

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If people had the ability to do that then most meshes would be broken because clueless people believe they know better than the engineers

mental patio
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:))

winged knoll
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It's bad enough that people can pick a node to pair a device through rather than letting the mesh sort it out itself

mental patio
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well..this is freedom

young bane
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Right legend I will be checking out these sticks and items! Much appreciated @winged knoll - Will let you know how I get on!

hoary geyser
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hey guys - u can add the chrome cast audio to ha and also use ha as a spotify connect device....

is it possible to use ha as spotify connect device and ha cast the musik to all chrome cast audio as a multiroom solution or can ha as spotify connect device can only play music on itself?

winged knoll
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Please read the channel topic πŸ˜‰

hoary geyser
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didnt get it sorry...

winged knoll
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What didn't you get?

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At the top of the window is the topic, click it and it expands πŸ˜‰

hoary geyser
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oh dear...okay...i only opend the pinned message...

winged knoll
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🀣

hoary geyser
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ups...so, wrong channel πŸ˜„

vapid hull
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Anybody have any drape/curtain controllers (drapes go side to side, shutters/shades/blinds go up down) they like? Don't care about Zigbee vs zwave, I have both. Would prefer not wifi.

bronze fjord
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Hello. I have devices that were discovered through zigbee2mqtt and end up with a name like 0x00158d00024a405b. I can not figure a way of changing that name to something more friendly. Can that be done ?

winged knoll
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Yes

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Use Z2M's UI to do it

bronze fjord
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thanks

rain sentinel
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Are there any video doorbells with HA support?

bronze fjord
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Hello

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How can I make devices added in hassio visible from google home ? (e.g., some tasmota devices)

pastel briar
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are there any sonoff light switch like devices where the switch is physical? i am in love with them, however i dislike the touch screens

winged knoll
coral rivet
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@pastel briar there are some in China stores, "wifi push button switch" search brings some options to start with

pastel briar
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i wonder if you can tasmotize it

coral rivet
pastel briar
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thanks, the price is different here though

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i'll go with the first one cause im cheap like that lol

mental patio
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ikea buttons are reliable and cheap

robust shuttle
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Hello

cobalt sandal
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Is there a good Smart Ceiling Fan out there?
USA
Budget: IDK, 300?
Requirements: It just works... Fan Control, Light Control (Dimmable with states)

I am exhausted with spending dozens of hours to finally hack together a solution which doesn't work.

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Or is the best solution to get something like the Lutron Light/Fan Dimmer and an old dumb fan with separate light/fan wiring?

foggy pecan
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i went dumb fan smart switches

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Inovelli has some good kit for zwave

cobalt sandal
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But you need a fan with seperate light and fan control for most of the inovelli stuff right?

foggy pecan
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i don't think their latest controller cares

cobalt sandal
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how does it not care?

foggy pecan
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check the manual for the wiring diagram

cobalt sandal
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Yerp... thems the breaks. You need a fan that has seperate Light / Fan load lines. Which mine doesnt. 😦

foggy pecan
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sometimes you can swap out the included controller for yours

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meaning the one that ships with the fan with the one from the inovelli kit

cobalt sandal
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I am following, ill dig around in my fan. But I think mine is integrated... so it might require digging a bit deep

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thanks for the insights, I appreciate it.

rain sentinel
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You might need to find the installation manual for it though. I know hunter Douglass has the option for both

cobalt sandal
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and is an amazing fan, but sucks hard when it comes to automation

foggy pecan
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might need to crack into the case to see the controller

cobalt sandal
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I think so too

foggy pecan
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there's already a separate light kit for that so all the wires you need will definitely exist

cobalt sandal
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dont toy with my emotions like this... you are making it sound not hopeless.

rain sentinel
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At least based off the manual. And DC motor so the inovelli controller won't work with it

foggy pecan
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they'll have a controller that does what that inovelli one would do

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hmm

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missed that, yeah dc motor might be a problem

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yup AC only

cobalt sandal
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Do we have other options?

foggy pecan
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probably not without hacking in to it further

hasty nymph
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Watch for AMP needed by ceiling light/fan, I’m finding it difficult to find a solution for my Emerson unit since my discontinued Lutron solution stopped working this past summer. Can’t go forward till amp increase solution is supported.

cobalt sandal
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Yeah, taking this thing apart it looks like power comes in and passes through a EMI filter, and then go es into what I can only presume to be an AC/DC converter.

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The light power looks like it comes out the other side, and then feeds back down through to the housing on the underside

foggy pecan
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yeah everything in there is DC at that point

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since it uses LED lights

cobalt sandal
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I was hoping that I'd get lucky

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Any other ideas? Cuz it seems like we're back to all new fans, or no smarting

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Using a switch to trigger the bond to trigger the lights is like a 3-second round trip. And that's just way too long

foggy pecan
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not that i can think of unless you wanna trace signal paths on the controller to jump with an external controller

cobalt sandal
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You're saying to really rip this thing apart and modify the board?

foggy pecan
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yup

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if you really wanna get your hands dirty

cobalt sandal
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Yeah, that's not happening. I just don't have the time and the patience to deal with something like that right now. I'd much rather spend money than time at this point.

foggy pecan
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i get ya

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that's why i went dumb (pull chain) fans

cobalt sandal
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It sounds fun, and 6 months from now, maybe.

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The fan section of the automation is phenomenal

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It's just getting the lights to work.

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Would it be possible to have the lights always on, and a Shelly dimmer wired into the DC LEDs? Powered by the 120 v AC coming into the fan?

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That's a 20-minute hack job I could do

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I could then leave the DC fan on the bond controller, because the few second delay to turn on a fan means nothing.

foggy pecan
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might work

cobalt sandal
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I have zero experience with a Shelley, and don't know if that's actually the correct item to use. Do you have a good dimmer controller that you think works?

foggy pecan
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i haven't really gone with anything DIY

cobalt sandal
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Alright, I'll pose that question there then, thanks for the convo... All of you that assisted.

rain sentinel
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Could use some smart relays like the fibaro ones and put them in line to fan & motor maybe

ebon salmon
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so odd question. I have a smart plug on my external garage light, and it shows up twice in GH, once as a light (configured in HA yaml) and then also as a switch, and I'm not sure how to remove one or the other as when I ask GA to turn on the light it is "turning on" both lights

winged knoll
cobalt sandal
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What's a good dimmer controller for AC to AC that can be purchased in the US quickly? (No neutral)

I know Shelly is a pretty popular brand, but it'll take me a couple weeks to get one it seems.

tall galleon
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Hi guys, i use some zigbee sensors (Xiaomi Multi Sensor) over deCONZin Homeassistant and now i see that the temperature is correct, but the history shows an wrong/no value.

winged knoll
tall galleon
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oh ok thanks

cobalt sandal
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Hey Tinkerer!
I am about to pick up some Aqara contact sensors after our discussion.
Do they make quality temp/humidity ones as well?

winged knoll
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They do

cobalt sandal
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sorry... I knew they made temp / humidity. My focus on that question was quality

winged knoll
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They work fine for me, the folks in #zigbee-archived can tell you more about their experiences

cobalt sandal
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What are your other favorite zigbee2mqtt devices?
(I have a free pass from the wife to just add sensors everywhere)

winged knoll
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Of the ones I'm happy with - Mijia Light sensor, temperature/humidity sensor, door/window sensor

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The motion sensor is meh

rain sentinel
bronze fjord
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Hello

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I was able to configure it through the app and connect it to my wifi

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I was then hoping that some integration/addon would allow for a smooth discovery of the device but that does not seem to exist

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am I doing something wrong ?

bronze fjord
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So, this is now working using the tuya app (which is something I would have prefered to avoid not have to rely on the internet

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what is strange is that : if I click on or off from hassio, then it does turn the switch on or off, however when I switch from the device itself (by pushing the button), it does not update the status in hassio

keen crow
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hey guys could anyone help me with something in yaml?
i am creating a couple of new binary sensors, through yaml:
ffmpeg_noise and ffmpeg_motion
now, they both show up in HA as entities, but i would really like to have them show as DEVICE.
example, show 1 device called "Reolink camera" and then in the device page show both sensors.
also: how to i assign a YAML created entity to a area (entry hall)?

winged knoll
winged knoll
keen crow
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it doesn't matter where i post my questions, i will always be sent to a different channel.
the amount of channels and the description is way to confusing

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i'll head over there. thx

mortal minnow
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hello all. I have a Philio Motion Sensor (PSP05). I know someone here once gave me advice to change the values of this so that it sends binary values (I believe it was 7: Customer Function). I lost the note .. can someone help out?

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I believe it may be 7 to 22

winged knoll
mortal minnow
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yes indeed. I thought device might be more appropriate

winged knoll
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You should read the channel topics πŸ˜‰

terse ice
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anyone have experience using extron switchers over their network interface?

bronze fjord
crisp mason
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Can you do anything useful with the Intel Neural Compute Stick 2 in HA?

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Was thinking it might be useful in setting up motion/presence detection kinda thing but curious if anyone else had experience with it.

cursive palm
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Hello! I'm looking for good indoor camera with RTSP support. Now I have YI 1080p but the quality of video is poor and i Look for other. Any suggest ?

vapid hull
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Anybody have any drape/curtain controllers (drapes go side to side, shutters/shades/blinds go up down) they like? Don't care about Zigbee vs zwave, I have both. Would prefer not wifi.

pastel slate
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hey guys. I have an issue getting my nest up and running. I was able to get evrything connected and verified/linked, but it is not showing me any devices or entities. Where do I start looking for the issue here?

rain sentinel
sacred trout
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i used to have dumb dimming switches, leviton 6674, that worked without issue. i tried to change to a smart switch (GE Enbrighten) and there's now a lot of flickering in the 50%-90% brightness, has anyone had a similar problem?

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should I just try different smart switches until I find some that work well with my lightbulbs?

foggy pecan
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sounds like cheap bulbs

sacred trout
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cheap bulbs can handle dumb dimmers but not smart ones?

foggy pecan
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depends on the mechanics of the dimmers

sacred trout
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are there any dimmers less likely to have this problem?

foggy pecan
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Β―_(ツ)_/Β―

sacred trout
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lol alright thanks

foggy pecan
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flickering is typically a bulb thing though

sacred trout
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yeah, was just hoping to avoid switching bulbs

sacred trout
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this is also only a problem at high brightness (it's totally ok at low brightness or fully on) which I thought was odd

void hollow
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For my fellow Aussies, do you recommend Shelly for in wall light controllers

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Key requirements are:

  • legal
  • no neutral wire needed
  • prefer wifi but zigbee is okay
  • local polling
  • friendly integration
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Shelly's seem to hit all those boxes

drifting grove
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Guys, do you know if there is a possibility to downgrade the firmware in Xiaomi Bedside Lamp II? Because I updated it and now i can't enable LAN Control in Yeelight app, so I can't add it to HA :<

void olive
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hey guys what are good camera's to integrate with home assistant?

winged knoll
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#cameras-archived can tell you more, but do provide the information in the pinned message here πŸ˜‰

pastel slate
void olive
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Sounds great no Delay?

little schooner
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Hi guys! I need to buy some sensor to work with my Philips Hue. What devices do you recommend nowadays for a movement sensors, humidity/temperature sensors and Open/Close doors? With the philips Hue obviously....

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I had a look at the aqara, Trafi, Sonoff... but can not find one that works with the Hue and is good

strong path
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I try to put tasmota firmware in SONOFF RE5V1C. This PCB has ESP8285 onboard. Bought a CH340G USB to serial adapter, installed driver successfully. Downloaded latest Tasmotizer and started application. Pushed reset button on RE5V1C, power the PCB by 5VDC and released after 1 second, this should put the PCB in programming mode. Started Tasmotizer but after 0,5 minute get error: Failed to connect to ESP8266, Timed out waiting for packet header. I'm sure TX and RX between PCB and USB to Serial are inversed and USB to serial is put to 3V3. Any idea why I cannot succeed?

boreal apex
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Hi, I've been reading the documentation on https://www.home-assistant.io/faq/unique_id and I'm a bit confused.
If a device does not have a unique ID can I manually set one or not? The integration I'm using is pretty useless if I can't control it via the UI or an automation...

fringe moon
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@little schooner just move to something else than the HUE hub and your possibilities are limitless

cursive palm
cunning horizon
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Hi - does anybody have experience with the sonoff diy mode - especially the sonoff mini r2

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I put the device into diy mode connected it to a wlan network with the ssid "sonoffDiy" and the pw "20170618sn"

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I can ping it

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and I can do rest post requests

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but the diy tool cannot find it

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its currently flashing twice and then its pausing for a moment and then its flashing twice again

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any ideas?

mental patio
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somebody saw anywhere a gx53 to e27 converter?

thin pasture
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has anyone used a tile to track a device to see if it has left the home? I am looking to do this with my cat.

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I would like an alert if the cat leaves home... and this to be integrated into HA

hybrid parrot
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It's not 100% reliable (sometimes they read as away while home for a short period) but with some tweaking it could be better

ebon salmon
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Having some issues with getting my partner's phone to move away from home in HA.

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She's just gone for a walk yet her phone is still pinging as home, I've checked geolocation on the HA app and all permissions are set, but not sure why she's not "leaving" in HA

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It seems to be reporting battery accurately

desert urchin
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Hi all, I have a question. I have climate device in my home, it has wifi on the board but wifi works as end-point, that mean i need to be connected there. Is there any way to connect my rasp (with wifi onboard) to that device and make some rest call?

winged knoll
ebon salmon
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Ah

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My b

thin pasture
mental patio
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some recommendation for ceiling light ?

winged knoll
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Read the pinned messages

mental patio
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?

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πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

winged knoll
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There's one pinned message

mental patio
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sure

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very nice

winged knoll
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It has some things you should tell people

mental patio
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but what has to do with my q?

winged knoll
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You did read it?

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Looking for advice about a device to buy? ...

mental patio
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ceiling light....

winged knoll
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πŸ˜‚

mental patio
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no zigbee

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no zwave

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no dyi

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so...

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oh... i got it...light is not hardware device πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

winged knoll
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No, that wasn't it, but never mind

mental patio
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u know that i love you

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but maybe if u refer to troubleshoot already owned devices and purchasing in another channel...maybe can be better named

winged knoll
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And it still wasn't that

mental patio
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then whatelse?

undone haven
mental patio
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really?

undone haven
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trying to keep Tinkerer’s blood pressure down. It’s Friday 🀣

winged knoll
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Eh, I'm just walking away from this trainwreck...

undone haven
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Ok, let me see if I can help

undone haven
# mental patio then whatelse?

Yes, really. There is a set of question in the pinned messages that if you answer, it makes it easier for people to help you.

mental patio
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i want to buy a ceiling light...and wondered what lights are using folks around here

undone haven
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I use a standard 60 watt bulb. Does that help you?

hot sun
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I hope it's LED

undone haven
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🀫. I am trying to prove a point 🀣

mental patio
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very nice

winged knoll
mental patio
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and you use plugged or u let it on the table ?

topaz wadi
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Hello i want to ask if there is a solution for home assistant to know when i wake up in the morning and i am off bed

mental patio
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@topaz wadi pressure sensor

winged knoll
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I use my alarm going off, coupled with a door sensor

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I used to use my phone or tablet being unplugged

topaz wadi
winged knoll
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IMO load cells (pressure sensors) are the perfect solution, but take more work

topaz wadi
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I prefere to do it with a pressure sensor it feels professional πŸ˜†

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prefer*

mental patio
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not ready-to-work but in #diy-archived channel maybe u can find better reference

topaz wadi
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Thanks

mental patio
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well...plenty of ceiling today

cursive palm
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Hello, Best device to run whole home assistant system is......?

mental patio
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is what u know to manage

fringe moon
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@cursive palm whatever suits you, that has a proper storage system and that you regularly take backups of

cursive palm
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My raspberry pi is very slow

mental patio
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try virtualisation on a better hardware

fringe moon
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Raspberry pis are good, for elementary school coding projects

little schooner
fringe moon
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@little schooner no, one platform to run any zigbee device on

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Like zigbee2mqtt or zha

rain bear
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I plugged in my conbeeii, and have added 3 xiaomi sensors via the Phoscon APP in deCONZ. How do i view these sensors in my devices? It seems like the only place I see them are in the deconz App

winged knoll
rain bear
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Thanks I'll ask there, and also check

cedar herald
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Hey, im new to this flashing thing and a bit confused.
So ive bought a https://www.velleman.eu/products/view/?id=441224 but it only has 5v out ? but i can change between 3.3 and 5v on a switch, do i just use the 5v out pin ? Im flashing a sonoff zigbee bridge

hybrid parrot
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I use a standard bluetooth USB stick to track them

thin pasture
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Cool. That’s what I was thinking of doing. Just checking for the Mac and alerting me if they were not detected.

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Is that what u did?

bleak thorn
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Hi folks, I have a question about aliasing or renaming sensors. I have a CurrentCost power monitoring sensor, which I have been tracking via USB-Serial piped through xml2json into mosquitto_pub. Now I have constructed a custom sensor based on ESPHome, which will report at a different entity. So my question is now how do I link the historical values from the MQTT sensor to the new values coming in from the ESPHome-based sensor?

hybrid parrot
# thin pasture Is that what u did?

Yep, however I did not use any of the existing bt tracker integrations as I found them lacking at the time (may have improved since). I wrote my own instead, based on python-dbus

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Just realized I never published the code, I may do so soon

mental patio
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a simple ceiling light for 10-20 square meters ? i see yeelight, but in docs are some versions that i cannot find in shops. for kitchen and a small hall needed. dimming and ha integration is a must

fringe moon
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I use IKEA tradfri for most of my lights

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I have two yeelight I ordered from AliExpress, they are ok, but I don't need RGB

zealous dune
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new Lidl lights also do the job

mental patio
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no soldering or anything like that?

zealous dune
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zigbee lights

mental patio
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we had 3 months some silvercrest in lidl but only for a week

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ikea tradfri as simple bulbs

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for kitchen purposes need at least 1000 lumen

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@fringe moon what version u bought ?

fringe moon
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I have... Almost every bulb IKEA has sold in the tradfri series

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🀣

mental patio
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wanted whole thing..not just bulb...

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but i will search there

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hope i can mate with ha

timid ore
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someone of you already integrated a blood pressure monitor into HA?
Withings seems to be a vialable option but meh.. that service seems to be a typical "the cloud strikes back" product

frozen stag
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hello guys, I have zigbee lights and I'm looking for a way to program my switches to turn on/off without cutting power to them

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right now there are 2 options that work perfectly for my scenario that I know of a. shelly switches b. lifx wifi switches

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any advice?

winged knoll
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You need:

  1. Zigbee switches
  2. Switches that don't cut the power to the bulb
  3. Zigbee switches (and lights) that support _Binding) or to use automations in HA
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Mostly instead of switches you'll want remotes that are just buttons

frozen stag
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remotes/buttons would work great if I had the option of covering my existing light switches or just wiring them to be on all the time

winged knoll
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Then you need (1) and (2)

frozen stag
gentle fossil
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supply the switches with power, leave the power to the lights untouched.

frozen stag
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I was trying to figure out how to make the switch turn the light on or off without touching the power

winged knoll
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You have to ensure they don't power the light πŸ˜‰

frozen stag
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@gentle fossil I'd love to do that but I have to legally have my lights connected to a switch that goes on or off, so I can't wire them to be on all the time and put a switch on top

winged knoll
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Well, the only option to have smart bulbs + switches is to have the bulb always powered, and don't use the switch

gentle fossil
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wait what? theres legality in play?

winged knoll
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Pretty sure that's been said a lot already

gentle fossil
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yep, no way around that

frozen stag
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yeah unfortunately Australia 'code' is the worst in the world

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@winged knoll it's what I am trying to avoid, since I'd like to retain use of the switches physically when needed

winged knoll
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Sucks to be you πŸ˜‰

gentle fossil
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fuse box = switch. done πŸ˜„

frozen stag
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I guess I will go with these

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they do what I want

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I just wanted zigbee + a cheaper option

winged knoll
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Some smart switches have the option of not toggling the power when the switch itself is used

frozen stag
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I have so many light switches and $180 is costly

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yeah like the lifx I linked

winged knoll
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You just have to research, I know that many Z-Wave ones offer it, but I don't know about Zigbee

frozen stag
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I hope the lifx will integrate with HA well

winged knoll
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You can find out by searching the integrations list πŸ˜‰

frozen stag
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I saw some z-wave options, there's only 2 legal I found and it's even more costly than the lifx option

gentle fossil
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this whole convo makes no sense to me πŸ˜„

frozen stag
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yeah I will just look into that, I know the lifx bulbs can be integrated but the switches only appear to exist in Australia at this point?

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😒

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I wish I lived in a less backwards country, Australia sucks for technology

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can you believe we aren't legally allowed to touch anything electrical except changing bulbs

winged knoll
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Eh, some rules, not not allowing folks to wire lights directly to the supply, make a lot of sense

frozen stag
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well in Australia the only legal thing is changing a light bulb, you can't even replace a light switch plate (that pops off and snaps back on) legally

karmic cargo
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I'm a complete newb, and I'm just starting to investigate the world of "smart". Looking at this PDF https://zmonkey.org/blog/files/Home Assistant 2018 v1.0.pdf linked from the HA Help page, it looks like HA will work with just about any hardware out there. Is it recommended to pick a tech and stick with it (for example pick zigbee products and nothing else), or can one easily & freely mix and match brands/techs without concern because HA ties them all together?

winged knoll
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You can however mostly mix and match to suit

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I have a mix of Zigbee and Z-Wave, along with various other things

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Practically speaking, pick one of Zigbee or Z-Wave so you only have to build one mesh, not two, with all the cost and faff that comes with that

karmic cargo
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That does make sense. What caused you to pick the "other", presuming you'd started with one?

karmic cargo
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We have multi-bulb fixtures (ceiling fans) in almost all our rooms. It makes sense to me to start with a smart switch that I can use to turn lights on/dim/off for all the (dimmable) LEDs in the fan. Would that be the most logical way of starting? I'd like to consider, at some point, changing to color change bulbs, so I can go with a warmer 2700k light before dawn/after dusk, but a nice cold 5000k daylight during the day. Would it still make sense to start with switches for that scenario?

winged knoll
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IMO smart switch > smart bulb

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I started with Z-Wave, since Z-Wave devices can control each other. So my Z-Wave remote could directly control a Z-Wave socket, no HA required. Then I added some awesome door sensors that vanish into the uPVC frame (https://sensative.com/sensors/strips-zwave/guard/).

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Z-Wave is expensive though, so when it came time to 20+ windows, and various other sensors, I decided it was more cost effective to go with Zigbee - with sensors costing in the Β£10 and below range, not the Β£35 and above range πŸ˜„

frozen stag
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It depends on your use case though, if you need individually controlled lights (e.g. you want to dim the light on top of the TV but keep the others bright sometimes) then smart bulbs are necessary (or it would require rewiring the bulbs).

winged knoll
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There is a Tasmota Discord πŸ˜‰

frozen stag
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ohh alrighty thanks

summer scarab
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So I just got a HS210 kit for 3 way smart switches, and It looks like it wants me to log in to use these. Is this going to be a problem?

karmic cargo
karmic cargo
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Possibly dumb question. What kind of range could one expect out of a zigbee hub? Is it reasonable to assume that if the hub is located close to the WiFi router, I'll get the same kind of reception from it?

cerulean river
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hi friends - a

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a bit of a noob w/ HA, anyone have inovelli fan and light switches on HA w/ JS ?

karmic cargo
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That seems like a really good price for a fair number of lumens and dimable and changeable color temp.

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Amazon questions and reviews seem to indicate that it'll work with zigbee. Going to take the plunge on some bulbs for the kitchen where they can still be controlled by the light switch for additional WAF.

topaz wadi
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Quick question i am going to buy the sonoff zigbee products. Do i have to buy also the Sonoff Bridge or can i connect them directly to the Echo dot and use it as the bridge? Also am i goinf to be able to control them in Home Assistant?

karmic cargo
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I've just enabled the netgear device_tracker, and all is good - I figured out which devices were our family cell phones and have everyone successfully configured with their own phone.

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Unfortunately, on the History listing, it shows all the devices, including a bunch of laptop & desktop machines that I don't want to use for location tracking and they clutter up the view:

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(and now I can't paste a picture here...?)

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Anyway, I tried adding a devices: line to my configuration.yaml file in the device_tracker: section for the netgear device. I can get it to accept one phone via MAC address, but I haven't been able to figure out how to get it to accept multiple MACs.

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I've tried: devices: MAC1 MAC2 MAC3 and devices: MAC1,MAC2,MAC3 and even multiple devices: MACx lines, but it only accepts the last one when I try that. What is the appropriate delimiter to put in there to get it to only include multiple devices?

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Ah! Figured it out! by chance I was looking at a different instruction page that showed a list - each MAC address on its own line preceded by - (space dash space)

thin pasture
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ugh... I think I made a mistake. Has anyone used Ecosmart Smart bulbs with Conbee2?

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I cant get Conbee2 using ZHA to find the Ecosmart

fringe moon
winged knoll
topaz wadi
thin pasture
thin pasture
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Okay... I have to take back my Ecosmart lights because I could not connect them with my Conbee 2. What direction should I go? thinking Sengled (Zigbee) or Wiz. Thoughts? I dont use the Conbee 2 for anything else at this point.

fringe moon
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ZigBee 4 lyfe, but with Zigbee2mqtt and a proper ti coordinator

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I have two WiFi bulbs, the rest of the 60+ are zigbee

karmic cargo
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I have a ConBee 2 stick on order. What things should I consider when deciding between deCONZ, ZHA & Zigbee2MQTT when choosing which integration to install?

broken root
winged knoll
karmic cargo
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ah, my bad. I'll wonder off.

cursive palm
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Hello, when i plug or unplug some devices (ex zigbee hub) from raspberry pi i must shut down HA?

winged knoll
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Depends entirely on what that is, and whether HA uses it

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Generally speak, it'd be a good idea πŸ˜‰

raw gorge
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quick question regarding QuinLed Digi-Quad. When you power on your boards, does the "ON" LED on Mini32 lit up?

proud trench
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Hi, I got a Logisty alarm, it got this terminal https://ibb.co/Xs8HyY2 firsts works when it is ON/OFF and second one when alarm trigger, how can I itegrate it to my HA? I was thinking to an esp01 or nodemcu with tasmota or esphome. What do you think?

rich crane
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Anyone have suggestions on affordable door/window sensors and motion sensors? I have a hzusb, but only zigbee devices currently. I've been looking into some 433hz sensors, but have no experience with them and would need a receiver. I would like to buy maybe a dozen or so of each.

fringe moon
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Xiaomi aqara @rich crane

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And have a proper zigbee mesh with plenty of routers

rich crane
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I have 2 routers so far and the signal seems to be pretty stable. Is aliexpress the best place for them?

fringe moon
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I do Ali for everything

modest lodge
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does the latest home assistant work with garage door openers

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I have a gocontrol one. I see it paired in the zwave controller and I can control it there

delicate merlin
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Best sensor recommendations?

modest lodge
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but I don't get any cover entities in the home assistant device list

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err, entity list

delicate merlin
modest lodge
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it's not automatically added

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but let me see if I can add it manually

delicate merlin
delicate merlin
modest lodge
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there are no cover. entities at all

delicate merlin
modest lodge
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no

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b

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it's not in zibgee at all because I'm using zwave js

delicate merlin
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Hmm, ok did you whoops my bad I misread

modest lodge
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but that's the equivalent naviagation.

delicate merlin
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Is it under devices?

modest lodge
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yes

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that screenshot might be helpful

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I have three garage door devices

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they have plenty of sensors

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but no cover entities

delicate merlin
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Why are there three?? Are they each different garage doors?

modest lodge
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yeah

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three controllers

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that part is correct.

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here is all the entities for one of them

delicate merlin
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What does it look like when you open the entity from the device page

modest lodge
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Which entity?

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they are all sensors of one kind or another

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no cover entity

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which I think is the entity I'm expecting for the actual door control

delicate merlin
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Can I see the one labeled safe?

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I’m assuming that the open/close control

modest lodge
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it's a sensor to detect if the battery cover has been opened.

delicate merlin
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Oh ok, which one is supposed to control the door?

modest lodge
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there isn't one

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but there is in the zwave control panel

rich crane
modest lodge
delicate merlin
modest lodge
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"Target Barrier State" can be used to control the door

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but only in the z-wave js control panel

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fwiw, garage door control is only 19 days old in z-wave js

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/maybe the home assistant integration doesn't support them yet

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?

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ah indeed. 17 days ago some constants were added

delicate merlin
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Ahh ok so there is no entity under the device page specifically for controlling the door? Only for the other parts of the sensor

modest lodge
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but nothing uses that

modest lodge
delicate merlin
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Oh I see, so I would so your probably right then

modest lodge
delicate merlin
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Yeah I just figured that out, you’re teaching me stuff right now haha. I think that this one might be over my head, sorry man.

half kite
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Hi all, I'm trying to install the Insteon integration on a raspberry pi server. This is my first USB device and I'm not sure where to find the USB Path for the PowerLink modem. Does anyone have experience with Insteon that can tell me how to find my path? I'm guessing it will be something like /dev/whatever

modest lodge
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ah

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barrier support added in the beta channel

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2021.02.12

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woo

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that did it

worthy dirge
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I have a question about the workday binary sensor. πŸ™‚

mighty thorn
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i'm looking to buy a Humidistat that will work with HA, any suggestions?

fierce badge
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Idk if that’s the right room for this
But what’s the best way to do room-based presence detection

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?

winged knoll
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Best is to track activity, not people's phones

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So, motion sensors, states of media players, maybe even load cells under chairs

cerulean river
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I never thought of load cells.....I was thinking about if I had a guest staying at the house ... not do anything w/ their lights

winged knoll
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For that, just have a guest mode toggle

cerulean river
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I was thinking that originally or doing both

winged knoll
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I have a toggle, but also automations that can control it based on the presence, or absence, of specific device trackers

queen reef
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Anyone have advice on some outdoor flood lights that are either HA compatible or can be flashed with Tasmota or WLED?

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Sorry looking for RGB. Can be bulbs or whole devices.

karmic cargo
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OK, I'm a bit excited and a bit confused. I just received my ConBee II. It says to follow the instructions at https://phoscon.de/en/conbee2/install for installation. Is that all necessary (Setting USB access rights, etc) or do I plug it in and install (deCONZ, ZHA or Z2M) and they do all the work?

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Or do I install the integration first then plug in the stick & let it detect?

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And do I need to do anything special to have the USB stick detected by HA in a docker container?

distant echo
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*addon

karmic cargo
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I'm running in a docker on a linux machine

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Sorry, added that while you were typing

distant echo
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Ok Iβ€˜m not very familiar with docker, in Home Assistant OS everything works out of the box.

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I guess you need to install it via docker and configure the integration after that.
The integration does not distinguish how or where deCONZ is running

queen reef
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You may need to mount the USB device in the docker container

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if HA does not see it automatically

distant echo
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Are you sure? I thought mounting is for file systems only

karmic cargo
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@queen reef likely it's just a matter of plug it in and HA sees it? Then install the integration.

distant echo
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No, the deCONZ integration is for the rest api of the software deCONZ. There is no integration for the ConBee stick

queen reef
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Does Docker normally have access to usb drives mounted in the host?

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in my limited experience you have to allow that

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or somehow allow the docker access to that device

distant echo
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The ConBee stick has no filesystem and can not be mounted

karmic cargo
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If the drive is mounted to the server, and the mapping is created in the docker compose, then yet, the docker will have access. However, I'm not sure about a device

queen reef
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yeah being a device is the tricky part there

distant echo
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You can see in the instructions how to map the /dev/ device to the docker container. For questions how to install deCONZ I would recommend the deCONZ discord

mental patio
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philips hue or yeelight for ceiling light in kitchen ?

bitter sun
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hi

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can anyone here recommend a good smart door lock? every damn review i read on amazon has questionable negatives

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is it just idiotfest situation or is there truly no reliable one out there?

fringe moon
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I would recommend none

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But that is only as someone who has worked with security for a decade

mental patio
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why security? neighbours are wellcomed :))

bitter sun
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hmmm why u dont recommend?

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the amazon reviews are legit and they all have some kinda flaw?

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all i want is something reliable dont care about fancy fingerprint features or crap

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just something reliable that connects to HA

mental patio
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u read something 100% with positive reviews ever??

bitter sun
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LOL good point

fringe moon
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I don't trust my perimiter with fickle technology

bitter sun
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well i trust the HA community πŸ™‚

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hmmmmm why not design ur own lock then?

mental patio
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sure...leave us your pin

fringe moon
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I use double deadbolt and a regular lock

bitter sun
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very sexy πŸ˜›

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what about smart lock with cameras and backup systems?

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u clearly like HA in some capacity ha!

fringe moon
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I have two rules

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No smart locks

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No indoor cameras

worthy dirge
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Smart locks are fine as long as you have a non standard manual override and that electronic/code is diy.
non standard manual override and trained by a select few if the electronics fail.

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Redundancy is key. πŸ™‚

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indoor cameras are a naturally trickier subject. IF they're to be installed, should never be in bedrooms bathrooms or general living spaces, should only ever face exits.
Again, camera and code built / written by you (as you can never be sure about vendor units).
indoor cams are otherwise a no.

nimble inlet
rustic elk
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Anyone have any tips on integrating the wiz bulbs with HA?

worthy dirge
rustic elk
worthy dirge
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I did a quick search on the tasmota database if flashing them is something youre up for. the db is here. https://templates.blakadder.com
Only 2 results, one was from Great Value and one from WiZ. but neither are recessed. Chances are it's a Tuya bulb. I have "Globe LED" from costco, they're tuya.

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If anyone has experience with either of these, please chime in, I'm curious as I haven't had an opportunity running them. πŸ™‚

rustic elk
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Interesting. Not entirely sure how comfy I am flashing them, I'm sure there isn't a usb port inside the bulb right? Gotta do some sort of serial push?

worthy dirge
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if they're flashable, theyre is yes, either serial (pins), but also ota.

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but rgb*

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πŸ™‚

rustic elk
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Yup! Exactly like those

worthy dirge
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this is the page. the notes state its' serial flashable, but with caveats that are less than desirable.

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if you wanted to use the tuya integration, it's possible and you won't have to flash nor run a gateway and block their internet, but imo, home assistant is also an effort to keep your devices out of someone else's cloud.

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πŸ™‚

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I'm looking at the gateways because I was nieve and bought a bunch of updated devices, I can't flash them and illicit total control over them.

rustic elk
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Argh...

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I have most everything out of the cloud myself. ST for a few zigbee devices until I buy a stick...

worthy dirge
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If you dont' want to flash them, and I get it, you could try one of the gateways. πŸ™‚

rustic elk
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I'll look into it, appreciate the help! Curious if there's another way to do it. I just realized they don't work quite right on my zwave dimmer switches either

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Need to swap that out with an on/off switch

worthy dirge
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Your welcome. πŸ™‚ hope that and the switches work out for you. πŸ™‚

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I'm looking to create workday binary sensors, 1 for each day of the week. πŸ™‚
I'm completely lost on this though.
Anyone have an idea? πŸ™‚

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Or is this the wrong channel for this?

rustic elk
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I'm not sure what you mean by workday binary sensors... =S

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I DID find a workaround fwiw. there's a wizconnected integration with smartthings. You can create a light group, and then a couple of automations to flick the light switch on or off

worthy dirge
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πŸ™‚

unborn wedge
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Anyone have a recommended supplier for WS2815 LED strips? Tons of vendors on AliExpress so it's a bit challenging to find just one. @ me if responding please ❀️

midnight arch
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@worthy dirge That sensor doesn't work as 1 for each day of the week, it's a single sensor, and it's either on or off if the current day is a workday or not, it's aware enough to know about hollidays, weekends, and custom days it should be off

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the configurations are right there on the page you linked

worthy dirge
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but I have no idea how. maybe I'm not looking in the right place.

midnight arch
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Yeah, that's not the right place πŸ˜› the workday sensor will not work reliably for that

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a simple way of doing that would be a template

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{{ now().weekday() == 6 }} <-- this will check for a sunday

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put it as a template based trigger in an automation and it will only run on sunday

worthy dirge
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Thank you. I also found this when I was looking over the conditions doc again.
"condition:

  • condition: time
    weekday:
    • sun"

Would this work too?

worthy dirge
midnight arch
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Yes, that would work too

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alias: Is it sunday?
description: Is it sunday?
mode: single
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: '09:00:00'
condition:
  - condition: template
    value_template: '{{ now().weekday() == 6 }}'
action:
  - type: turn_on
    device_id: 93b57cd8e8954f489ee4be713cfd603f
    entity_id: light.hallways_light
    domain: light

Here's an automation using a template for sunday
it'll turn on the hallway lights on at 9 am only on sundays

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you can also replace the condition with the time one you found, in that case this :

description: Is it sunday?
mode: single
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: '09:00:00'
condition:
  - condition: time
    weekday:
      - sun
action:
  - type: turn_on
    device_id: 93b57cd8e8954f489ee4be713cfd603f
    entity_id: light.hallways_light
    domain: light
worthy dirge
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Awesome! thank you. πŸ™‚

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That helps me a lot πŸ™‚

west violet
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any recommendations on good local motion sensors?

solar stirrup
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At one point I was a huge advocate for Wyze Sense because of the cheap price, but that quickly went downhill. I now use mostly Zigbee for local motion sensors. I have a mixture of Aqara/Xiaomi, IKEA Tradfri, and Philips Hue motions sensors.

dim pasture
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mindblown Guys, I bought a switchbot and didn't want to get another hub for it (mostly because I'm dumb), but I can now control my switchbot with an api call on my home network

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and I already have the button in my dashboard

solar stirrup
dim pasture
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that implies that my server has a bluetooth dongle installed

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and also that its close enough to where the switchbot is going to be deployed

solar stirrup
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You're absolutely correct, it does.

dim pasture
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thats part of why I bought the switchbot

solar stirrup
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How'd you go about integrating it?

dim pasture
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so a raspi running flask to connect to the switichbot and then just the rest_command in my config.yaml

solar stirrup
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Nice, glad to see you found a way to get it working in your installation. Which model of Raspberry Pi are you running the flask server on?

dim pasture
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just a 3

west violet
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also any recommendations on door sensors? Ideally ones like the SmartThings Multipurpose sensors that give additional useful information πŸ˜…

dim pasture
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obviously the first improvement I should make is to accept the mac address of the switchbot I want to control in the API server, and then send that in my configuration.yaml in home-assistant, but for now I only have one switchbot

solar stirrup
dim pasture
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mqtt would probably be more elegant lol

north moat
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Guys is any way to add virtual devices (like Switch, Light) in HA to controll modules using http requests?

winged knoll
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The channel topics are worth a read too πŸ˜‰

whole jackal
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Hi. I have added a apple TV and given it a static ip but home assistant keeps discovering the same apple TV. Anyone familiar to the problem?

winged knoll
whole jackal
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Oh, sorry 😊

jaunty yew
pallid thistle
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Does anyone have any recommendations for weather stations that integrate with MQTT? I'll be using it at work, but want to tie it into some automations.

slow python
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I'm not sure if this belongs in devices or not, but I have a 'person' (my child) and he has no phone, so no 'device' to track if he is 'home' or 'away'. I am a single parent, and have my son 50-50. I want to run sunrise automations in his room to get him out of bed on days when he is in the house. I have a calendar integration that can check if he is in the home using a custody calendar, but the 'person' entity doesn't accept a service call to update the 'home' or 'away' status that I can tell. It seems to need a device tracker. Can I create a custom device tracker that I can use to update his home and away status?

winged knoll
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You could even use an MQTT device tracker, and associate that with the person

inner wasp
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Hi, I have 4 wardrobes linked together with one led string running through all. I would like to activate the led string when any wardrobe door was opened using pir detectors. Is it possbile to like all 4 detectors to one Node mcu to activate the string. Or could the be a better way?

slow python
winged knoll
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Kids are people? πŸ€”
πŸ˜›

slow python
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I mean... haha

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he certainly seems to think so

winged knoll
slow python
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oh nice. Pretty much perfect

karmic cargo
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I'm going to guess that this is the right place for this one... I just discovered that my home-assistant.log is filling up with this: 2021-03-02 13:25:08 WARNING (SyncWorker_3) [pynetgear] Unexpected entry: [''] (for various SyncWorker_x).

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What does that mean and pointers on how to fix it?

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it started almost 24 hours ago, has repeated roughly every 12 seconds and was interrupted only by this:

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2021-03-01 16:12:25 WARNING (SyncWorker_5) [zeroconf] Error sending through socket 11 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/zeroconf/__init__.py", line 2952, in send bytes_sent = s.sendto(packet, 0, (real_addr, port)) OSError: [Errno 126] No error information

winged knoll
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Did you read the channel topic @karmic cargo πŸ˜‰

karmic cargo
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sorry. 😦

silk glen
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so i enabled bluetooth device tracking. now i have a ton of device.tracker.ble_# devices. i dont see them in the core.entity_registry file, and cannot delete them from devices in the UI

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i also have a ton of devices from netgear component.

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is there a way to purge all of those out?

fallow hamlet
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I am building DIY BLE temperature/humidity sensors, is there a generic BLE GATT-based sensor for environment services?

pallid thistle
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does anyone know if i can tie this into HomeAssistant?

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TIA.

short oak
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Hi, been trying to figure out the best RGB light bulb for local network home assistant stuff, I've played around with meross and tuya bulbs and am planning to work on getting the tuya-convert and the meross to MQTT stuff, is there any other types of bulbs that could be recommended, is there any way hass os could be used as a zigbee hub for example?

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I'm pretty new to this stuff and I've only just noticed there was a discord server

fringe moon
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But zigbee2mqtt yes

short oak
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oh there's zigbee2mqtt, oooo

raw shoal
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not sure where this question belongs, I have a sonoff sv with a distance measuring sensor for the garage door (when the distance is x it's closed, when it's y it's open, when it's increasing it's closing when it's decreasing it's opening) what's the best way to go about representing this in ha?

gloomy spoke
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Sounds like a template cover

raw shoal
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thanks

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so the value seems to drift around a little, 760 <> 2800 would be fairly safely closed and opened but may be as low as 740 or high as 2860, what math functions do templates have to restrict that range? ($pos-760)/(2800-760)*100 would be the math but that could result in > 100% or less than 0%

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or does HA not care and just treats > 100 as 100?

hybrid parrot
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You have to constrain it between 0 and 100 (both included) or HA will throw an error. Have a look at the min and max template filters

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You could do something like this:
{% set value = 150 %} {{ [([0, value] | max), 100] | min }}

tulip shard
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Looking for recommendations for a good DIY Home Security setup that works with Home Assistant. Looking to do some door and window sensors but want them to be reliable. Just looking for recommendations and direction to start researching.

winged knoll
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Konnected comes up a lot

tulip shard
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I thought that one was used to take existing home security system and integrate

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I wish when I had built the home I would have had alarm wires run to each window and door but that did not happen

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So starting from scratch

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I am testing out the Sonoff ZIgbee Bridge (flashed with Tasmoto) and waiting on some connected devices to help with the mesh, but not happy that devices keep coming up as unavailable

rose turret
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Having trouble finding an easy way to automate my gas fireplace...none of the info online seems to pertain to my type of fireplace...has anyone set this type of thing up and could give me some insight?

tulip shard
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I am sure I just need to be patient and see if the mesh helps reduce the unavailable thing from happening

winged knoll
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That Zbridge isn't that great, there's been many complaints about it in #zigbee-archived

heavy oracle
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Hi, i'm looking at various ESP8266 boards for the first time. My question is, is there any small power source (battery) modules or attachments that can be fitted? Or must these boards be connected over USB to get power?

drifting grove
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Hey, I'm trying to use the bluetooth_le_tracker but in the history of the discovered devices everything says "away", even tough they were discovered and still present... Anyone able to help me with this? / Familiar problem?

drifting grove
storm lantern
heavy oracle
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@storm lantern sorry sound unintelligent here, but would that shield would be a conduit between a LiPo battery and the D1 board, but also provide the ability to plug in the USB to a computer at the same time?

storm lantern
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Dunno about same time. That would depend on the actual boards designs.

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Gotta read the manuals. πŸ™‚

heavy oracle
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i just watched a video. I get it now. lol

heavy oracle
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I see the WeMos looks like one of the smallest and cheapest ESP8266 boards. This looks ideal (i think): https://www.amazon.co.uk/AZDelivery-D1-Mini-Development-Compatible/dp/B01N9RXGHY/ref=dp_prsubs_1?pd_rd_i=B01N9RXGHY&psc=1

However given the fact I've just researched powering it by LiPo battery via a "shield" is the recommendation. I noticed the recommended LiPo battery is a 3.7V 2000mAh battery.

The WeMos D1 board linked above says "3.3V 500mA Compatible" in the title. Does anyone know if using a 3.7V 2000mAh battery will cause any problems?

nova marsh
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anybody have recommendations for a good zwave/zigbee siren? πŸ™‚

shy river
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Can anyone suggest an accurate and preferably an inexpensive air quality (pm2.5) monitor that works with HA?

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or maybe something that can be plugged to the pi

mild goblet
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I'm having trouble getting (2) Merkury Innovations MI-BW210-999W bulbs to show up in my Tuya integration. They are the newer bulbs that do not use the ESP chip and cannot be flashed to Tasmota. Both bulbs work as expected from my phone with the Tuya app but don't show up as entities or devices in HA. Thanks in advance.

drifting grove
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Hi i'm looking for a good zigbee remote that has multiple channels and works with zigbee2mqtt. Does anyone have a good suggestion that works for you?

winged knoll
drifting grove
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i'll try there!

copper spindle
winged knoll
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Speed, not endurance

copper spindle
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thanks @winged knoll

winged knoll
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Industrial if you can, otherwise ones designed for Dashcams or security cameras are likely a good choice. I'm happy with my WD Purple SD cards (so far)

fringe moon
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I'm quite happy too

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since it still lives

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πŸ˜„

copper spindle
heavy oracle
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Are there any channels focused on ESP8266 devices or similar? I'm looking a recommended place to purchase a small batch of 5 boards or so for the best price. Any recommendations?

winged knoll
heavy oracle
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Thanks @winged knoll

cold jay
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What sort of resource usage does hassio take? I can either run it alongside my Jellyfin setup on an rpi4 2gb or I can run it on an rpi b+ v1.2, I don't want to slow the Jellyfin setup down.

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You can run it on a Pi3 and above

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The amount of resources it takes... that depends on what you do with it

cold jay
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Just controlling a wled strip and two smart bulbs via my google assistant

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Is the plan

winged knoll
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Then, for that, your Pi4 should be fine - but you can't run Home Assistant OS and Jellyfin on the same Pi

cold jay
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Yeah that's the plan

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I've got Docker all setup nicely already

winged knoll
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My experience is that "pure" HA runs on a Pi3 at less than 25% load with a moderately complex setup. A simple one will vanish into the noise

cold jay
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Alright thanks

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night flare
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Im new to Home Assistant! What is a good Raspberry Pi you can get to use this? I do have some different kinds of products, around 15 lights and camera

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what could be the best option?

fringe moon
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mostly any laptop from the last 10 years or a minicomputer will be an upgrade @night flare

winged knoll
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The base minimum is a Pi3, but not a Pi is better, and if you must run on a Pi, not an SD card will save pain πŸ˜‰

drifting grove
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Hi, if this is not the right channel please point me to the correct one. After the 2012.03 update, i can not get my fans to turn off. When is use β€œfan.turn_off” or β€œfan.set_percentage = 0” the fan just ramps up to 100%

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You should read channel topics πŸ˜‰

drifting grove
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thanks

uneven relic
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Hi. I am looking for some kind smart item that can tell me if my home alarm is on when I enter the garage

edgy fog
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You could just put a light or a lamp in the garage that you turn on and off in your arm/disarm script/automation.

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I have one on my patio that I can see from the driveway. I turn it off when I leave and on when I come back.

uneven relic
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Ok. That would work but will need to be low wattage. I was thinking of a wallsocket with an integrated Led that could be changed in the same way

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I saw that once but it needed mosquito to program and I don’t understand how that works

rain sentinel
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Could put a night light on a smart plug that is compatible with HA

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LED bulb in a night light would be 1W or less

uneven relic
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Ok that’s probably the best way. If someone should know off a wall plug with an integrated programmable led that would be the best

lunar pier
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Anyone seen a multi switch zigbee sensor device, say 8-12 switches, which I could use for non HA folk to control HA devices, or has anyone cobbled such a thing together?

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Something with a bunch of gpio pins, that configures as a zigbee device would be a starting place πŸ™‚

ashen spire
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On a different topic, do PIR devices work well with motion detectors to determine presence in a room? Or do they have the same issue when you sit still?

cerulean raptor
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I quit the HA life right as lovelace was becoming a thing. getting back into it now I have free time to take care of it. I can not find any documentation on the roku remote stuff. well i can but the main HA page says it automatically shows up and mine does not. I can power on and go to netflix through source but I do not have arrow keys or anything. google has forums of people making their own "cards" but the docs makes it seem like that's not necessary anymore. please tell me if something is broken or if i need to follow a tutorial on making these cards?

drifting grove
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Hi all πŸ™‚ I have a multisensor 6 from aeotec and the update interval is 1h... How can I change it to anything smaller?

gentle fossil
plush hill
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Looking for devices (motion detectors, siren, locks) that integrate well with HA and is local poll. Hit me!

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I don’t mind which integration is used

gentle fossil
plush hill
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Precise how?

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From what I can tell on the internetz zwave locks are not working that well.

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ID lock 150 would have been a god fit, but im finding users complaining

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im open to all sorts of advice, my goal is to have doors and ground floor windows monitored. If breached when the house is in an away state, i would like to active a siren and send notifications.

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skip the sirens, i can use my smoke detectors

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  • Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)
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plush hill
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EU, budget mid to high end products, any integration that is local poll, battery powered sensors and locks, POE cameras with 4k and person detection.

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No user account or cloud activation should be required for full functionality

young cairn
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is it safe to change original_name and/or entity_id in core.entity_registry? I'd like to do a bulk rename, but doing so manually via the UI is very tedious

young cairn
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^ update. I've yolo'ed it and all seems good πŸ˜„

dim ferry
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Anyone have experience with Shelly or other "in the wall dimmers/switches" can could point me to somewhere I could read how these work if you say ... have 2 switches in different parts of the room that control the same light?

winged knoll
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They work like any other multi-way switch, only you have no way of knowing what the state of the light is

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The correct approach is to wire one module between the switches and the light

dim ferry
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having a look

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what do you mean no way of knowing the state?

coral rivet
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Umm Shelly does report its state

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Its an excellent device, one of the best i've encountered

winged knoll
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Sure, but if you have two wired to the same light, in a multi-way setup... which one tells the truth?

dim ferry
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i meant 2 power switches that control one light socket

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eg. in a hallway

winged knoll
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Two switches -> one Shelly

dim ferry
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ye.. just wasnt sure where you'd place the switch.. i guess one of the light switches is a slave to the other?

winged knoll
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See the link I posted πŸ˜›

dim ferry
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havent done much digging around in walls.. yeah

winged knoll
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You just put the Shelly between the existing wiring and the light

dim ferry
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seems like there are a bunch of options on how to install.. all seem to have the same(?) result?

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Is there any practical difference between the Toggle Switches and toggle switches aletrnate way?

winged knoll
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Doesn't look like it, other than being able to know which switch was operated

dim ferry
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doubt my scenarios would be that advanced

winged knoll
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I mean, if you can you lose nothing by doing it, and maybe gain later. Just depends on whether it's worth the effort

dim ferry
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yeah, shelly seems interesting.. as i understand the regular one can work with regular switches.. if you want dimming you either have to replace your current switches to momentary ones or convert the ones you have with by adding a spring or such

frozen umbra
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Honeywell fan control switch -- ZwaveJS -- Device shows up like any other switch/dimmer with the correct entity info, but the fan wont turn on or change speed. switch works as expected at the wall switch. what can i look at to fix?

dreamy wharf
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Does anyone have any suggestions for inexpensive smartbulb-friendly light switches?

coral rivet
dreamy wharf
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@coral rivet "China"? I like the sound of that ;D

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πŸ€‘

coral rivet
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Everything's China.. Is that the type you are looking for or?

dreamy wharf
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well china = cheap usually lol

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i love my cheap chinese sensors

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6 for $1 i get them sometimes lol

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42cent PIR sensors lol

coral rivet
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At least those two brands are somewhat known to produce plenty of pretty ok devices

dreamy wharf
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that sonoff can control smartbulbs directly?

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mine are zigbee

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I was jsut looking through these and wondering if it would work

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my situation is: i have dimmable smart bulbs with color temperature settings but turning off the switch at the poll always f***s them up

coral rivet
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ah, maybe better ask then here #zigbee-archived - those i pasted were for wifi (assumed you'd like to command via HA), at least Aqara has such switches

dreamy wharf
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okay thanks man

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i mean the remote doesn't necessarily havre to be zigbee.. i could probably get HA to interpret any commands

# 
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for example

fallen shore
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anybody have a smart padlock they would recommend? I've tried to search the forums, but mostly ive found threads about https errors πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

lone fiber
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hey, so I've noticed this 'Blue' thing on the h-a.io website... which says it doesn't come with external dongles for zigbee/z-wave... so is there a recommendation of which ones to get somewhere on the website?

fringe moon
agile olive
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Hi! I have "dumb" wall light switches and I want to automate this. The cases inside the wall don't have enough space for me to just buy some relays so I'm thinking about changing the switch completely. But I want to have some tactile switches and not the one's with just touch controls. I found these (an example) - https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/4000750868524.html?srcSns=sns_Gmail&spreadType=socialShare&bizType=ProductDetail&social_params=20089640169&aff_fcid=15cdc0fabb5d4444920aa8f65acc8e91-1615055536500-02489-_mPC19AT&tt=MG&aff_fsk=_mPC19AT&aff_platform=default&sk=_mPC19AT&aff_trace_key=15cdc0fabb5d4444920aa8f65acc8e91-1615055536500-02489-_mPC19AT&shareId=20089640169&businessType=ProductDetail&platform=AE&terminal_id=51420a3347404f52bf8757312bae6a25 - and this has the exact measurements of my current one's so it's something like this that I need. THE QUESTION IS: I need them to be compatible with Home Assistant. Does anyone knows of some brand/model/something that has this feel and is compatible with HA? Thank you!!!

winged knoll
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Well, it says Tuya, so it might work with the Tuya integration, or be flashable with Tasmota

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Personally if you wanted a compatible light switch I'd suggest looking at Zigbee

agile olive
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thanks @winged knoll I was not sure what brand those were. I see that HA has a good support for Tuya so I think I wouldn't have any issues with the that one. About Zigbee, they have these kind of switches? I can't find them

winged knoll
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It works, when you have working Internet and their cloud service is up

agile olive
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hmm so I must use their app anyway, even if only for the first installation/use

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but you're talking about "their cloud service". they say on that page that you don't need a hub but it's still dependent on the cloud, it's not 100% local in any way

winged knoll
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What's the IoT class πŸ˜‰

agile olive
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thanks @winged knoll I will take a look at your suggestions and maybe I will buy one of the Tuya's switches and make some tests

agile olive
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i have another question. anyone have an idea of the power consumption of a switch or wall power socket with wifi? I mean, only the wifi power consumption?

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I have 24 light switches at home and maybe everything connected to wifi with the lights off will have a signigicant power consumption

winged knoll
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There'll be some consumption, but it'll vary from device to device. ISTR you can reasonably expect a fraction of a watt

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WiFi generally draws more power than Zigbee by the look of things

agile olive
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it's still a lot of money just for standby. for my 24 switches, it's between 20 and 62 usd

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one year

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my bad. 20usd it's for zigbee

coral rivet
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Just count the time you've wasted on smarting your home and that number is nothing πŸ˜„

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That was good reading btw

winged knoll
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Smart only saves money if you have teenagers, or others that leave lights on all the time

agile olive
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you're right πŸ˜„

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there must be some advantages. in my case it was just for commodity...

coral rivet
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My kid gets console shut down but for some reason the tv stays on showing random nice images.. Could save few bucks adjusting the settings

agile olive
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hehe

coral rivet
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the remote is next to console controller, no idea why that happens but it happens a lot

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bleak grove
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I am comsidering a Soma Tilt. It comes with a solar panel. Neat solution. Just wondering if it will work in clouded north western Europe. Anyone with any experience with these kind of solar based solutions?

hazy tree
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what is the home assistent device thats a actual device?

winged knoll
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Do you mean the HA Blue?

median tapir
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Anyone having issues with Kasa lights dropping connections?

spring roost
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I have some annoying "hang over" devices where I have been forced to redo everything and yet the old device will not go away. Is the only way to get rid of this kind of thing to hack the HomeAssistant database? Feels a bit over the top but there is just no delete button, even though I have been able to delete all of the entities in these things...

arctic fern
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Hi all,

It might be a dumb question, but im struggling to see which actions a devices have in Home Assistant. I just got my Roborock vacuum added, and i can see all the values, but not sure how i see which actions it have.

The reason i ask is to add the available actions to my Tileboard

Hope someone can point me in the right direction

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winged knoll
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You also picked the wrong channel - you should read the channel topics πŸ˜‰

trim matrix
sharp nexus
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hey, has the home assistant that supports more than 3 fan speeds been released yet>

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nevermind!

gentle quartz
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HI all. I have decided to take my first plunge to try and get a video cam working on my home assistant. Are there better know cams, and are the any integrations or add-ons needed to make them work?
Thanks for any ideas.

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But, being new to all this, I am not sure where to start with this.

light scaffold
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Hello Guys hope this is the right channel for hardware related questions. I am looking to add split AC to a few rooms in the house so that we dont have to run the whole house ac. Any recommendations/suggestions of systems that play nicely and have integrations with HASS.

hearty jungle
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Anyone have much experience with the Aeon Labs Minimotes?

winged knoll
midnight ibex
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Hey there! πŸ™‚
I want to integrate my ikea pax lighting to my home assistant, and maybe add some extra functionality to the buttons.
I have TRΓ…DFRI psu, and 2 TRΓ…DFRI button, one simple, and one with 5 buttons.
my ha running on a raspberry. So I will need some kind of usb zigbee dongle. Can you recommend me a reliable one? πŸ™‚
Thank you!

gentle fossil
fringe moon
midnight ibex
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the antenna is strong enough?

winged knoll
midnight ibex
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okay, thanks

drifting grove
frail sail
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Can xiaomi camera added to Home assistant? i've just bought a camera ( model : mijia 1080p) and couldn't find a way to add it to Onvif or to HA 😩

winged knoll
frail sail
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thank

tidal pollen
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hi...my tasmota is returning a state (open/closed). but it's also returning some state attributes...hoe can I use those attributes in an overview widget?

coral rivet
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@tidal pollen that would be question for #frontend-archived - i believe your options are to use attributes lovelace card or create a sensor from attribute. Also entity-card can show single attribute

tidal pollen
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@coral rivet ok thanks...what about the frequency that the tasmota device status (position) is updated?

coral rivet
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dunno, i've seen values 30 and 60 seconds for some integrations, my esps send messages over mqtt whenever they feel like or as per configured

tidal pollen
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ok thanks again....have to check how to configure that in my esps

low solstice
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Tried removing and re-adding the Nest integration a few times now, still can't get devices/entities to reappear, have two thermostats and a doorbell cam

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Did attempt rebooting the devices after removing, then readding them to no avail

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Was working previously, stopped working after an update to home assistant

dim ferry
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Getting a bit sick of my IKEA bulbs running through deCONZ as I can't get them back to proper white. Also their lowest dimmed setting is pretty darn bright.. love my hues, but they are so damn pricey. any recommendations for well priced bulbs that dim well?

fringe moon
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TrΓ₯dfri is good enough for me, except in the bedroom

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There I have hue

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10% dimmer to be frank

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Also no issues with proper white with zigbee2mqtt

dim ferry
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its the e27 color bulbs

fringe moon
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I only use CT bulbs

dim ferry
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that you can't get back to pure white since IKEA did some non standard crap

fringe moon
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Or, I have one RGB bulb

dim ferry
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you should notice that it gets a lot brighter near certain RGB colors

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or.. x,y since thats what it accepts behind the scenes

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IKEA made it so the white, warm white etc x,y value colors light the W bulb as well

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but you actually can't get it exactly to the right point via deCON>, only via TrΓ₯dfri gateway

fringe moon
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I have no major issues with brightness to be fair, adaptive lighting dims them for me throughout the day

dim ferry
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anyways... for me.. the lowest TrΓ₯dfri is just way to bright to use as a nightlight at night so I'm looking to swap them

fringe moon
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Yup, for nightlight without a diffuser

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For sure

dim ferry
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the Hue GU10 that I have is brilliant.. can set it to a really dim warm orange

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but feels very expensive just for that one purpose

fringe moon
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I only have one bulb that activates at night, inside the bathroom, a 600lm trΓ₯dfri, inside a fabric mesh lamp shade

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Nothing else in my house is on after we go to bed

dim ferry
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haha.. yep.. was testing the hall light, GF got up, instantly went to turn the light off

sudden fog
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Guys I read a lot and I did not find answer. I am looking for cheap (less money than for h801) flashable (tasmota, esphome) alternative led analog controller. I mean since Magic home has new boufallo chip instead esp I need sth new. Or mby did u order recently magic home with esp on aliexpress? For now h801 looks like best option.

dim ferry
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I went with the M5Stack ATOM Lite if 6 gpio headers are enough for you

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has a plastic casing as well which was convenient for me

neon hemlock
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anyone have better sources than direct to buy Shelly switches in the US?

fringe moon
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I have... 5 or so switches I do that with for zigbee

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Never had issues

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fringe moon
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And I thought we were already there

grand shell
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sorrysorry!! πŸ˜„

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whoops

winged knoll
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Nobody reads the topics πŸ˜‰

grand shell
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my bad, still waking up I guess...

dim ferry
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Anyone have any of the Ledvance(formerly Osram) bulbs that can vouch for how low they dim? price point is attractive

patent zodiac
winged knoll
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There's lists of known working Zigbee hardware pinned in #zigbee-archived @patent zodiac

errant nexus
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Hi everyone!.. can anyone help me? today i got my zigbee sonoff mini.. but im confused still cant get it to work. ( got 2 wires out the wall ) --> sealing light. but where do i need to plug those in.

cedar bay
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Is this the best channel to get help with Tasmota devices? I have an ESP32 dev board flashed with Tasmota and trying to understand how to configure it with various GPIO pins, how to map certain pins to switches, and make them appear in Home Assistant. Basically trying to understand Tasmota's naming of things. I've been all over https://tasmota.github.io/docs/ but don't seem to understand it. A dummy's guide would be great. haha

winged knoll
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Have you tried the Tasmota Discord?

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There, and the #diy-archived channel here, would be the places to get help

cedar bay
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πŸ˜‰ Didn't know there was one. lol

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cedar bay
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thx HassBot haha

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But somebody should probably update that to include ESP32*

winged knoll
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Or maybe just ESP* shrug

wary moon
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Has the latest updates to Dyson and HA broken the configuration for anyone else?

winged knoll
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Please read the channel topic πŸ˜‰

wary moon
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Whoops, sorry

languid token
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Anyone got any suggestions for cheap flashable smart wifi plugs on amazon? Needing pick up some more I can put esphome on

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bold lantern
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Anyone know what type of onboard battery is suitable for the Odroid N2+?

ashen spire
sage lynx
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hey guys

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iif i add a device to mqtt

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shouldn't I see it listed in devices?

fringe moon
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If you have autodiscovery sure @sage lynx

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And the device is aware of that

mental patio
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is there any chance to find electric curtain for kitchen around 200 euro ? besides ikea who doesn't have a colourful choice i cannot find anything

sweet plover
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Hey guys,

newcomer here, wish to automate my home. Before I start purchasing, I wish to find out which brands are best integrated?

I wish to start with switches, bulbs, motion detectors and etc. All the basic. I understand that some Local Tuya do not support power monitoring if the devices have no access to internet, I would like to avoid that.
I see lots of brads and integrations, but I would like to stick with one and good brand rather than buy 1238123 brands.

What I am looking for is:

  1. Local support (all devices will be with turned off cloud/internet)
  2. If plugs and switches, there must be power monitoring
  3. Both ZigBee and Wifi devices are welcome!

Thanks in advance!

winged knoll
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See the pinned messages πŸ˜‰

pallid thistle
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Can anyone recommend a local weather monitoring solution that will tie into HA?
I need to monitor the wind speed at work as part of my role, Ideally i was looking for something with MQTT or a cloud solution as it will be on a remote network.
Location: GB
Budget: Around Β£250 ish GBP

winged knoll
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You too should answer the questions in the pinned messages πŸ˜‰

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winged knoll
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Much easier for people to help now πŸ˜‰

pallid thistle
coral rivet
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Looks nice but probably nobody can tell how that integrates with HA. Other than that the device should fill your remote-needs

drifting grove
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can anyone hel-p me with setup

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because i cant find ip adress for the pie

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and it wont load the homelocal

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drifting grove
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ok got it

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native spire
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Sorry, I'll try again;
I wish to create a universal media player to be able to switch on 14 actual media players with a single command.
The configuration.yaml is here: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/DpYk2fywyG/
When I use Developer Tools --> Services to call media_player.turn_on with my universal player as target entity, the result is that only one of the 14 media players in the list is actually turned on; the one next to last in the list?!? Why? What am I doing wrong this time? Please help....

winged knoll
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Well, the first things is ... you didn't read the topic of this channel πŸ˜‰

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The second thing is, that's not how you specify multiple entities

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native spire
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It's so good to have you around Tinkerer 😊
I tried that first (with the hyphen), but I got an invalid configuration message, so I removed it, and it became valid.
But I'll give it another try.
Oh, and I chose this topic (Devices) because I figured the universal media player is a "virtual" device ?

foggy wasp
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Which device type are climate entities part of?

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@foggy wasp @native spire 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.

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foggy wasp
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I'm trying to force a discovered device into a type

winged knoll
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I appreciate that on mobile the topic is hard to spot, but on the desktop apps it's at the top of the window

foggy wasp
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That's what the docs recommend when ZHA fails to pick one.

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

foggy wasp
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Okdokie - sorry!

native spire
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native spire
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Aha, ok

broken dune
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Is it possible to add a wifi light to HA? I'm trying to do so in configuration.yaml but not sure best way. They are from SImply Conserve and pretty generic.

Alternatively ... they're added already in google home app, not sure if there's a way to make them seen from there

winged knoll
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Fro the second, no, there's not

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For the first, only if there's an #integrations-archived that supports it - and the odds aren't in your favour πŸ˜‰

broken dune
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hah...dang well thanks for reply!

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gonna try this to see what it does

winged knoll
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Nothing useful for getting your lights into HA

broken dune
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oof i think thats opposite direction

winged knoll
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There's no way to get devices from a voice assistant into HA (or any other platform)

unique merlin
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Where to buy Roborock?

gloomy spoke
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Amazon?

unique merlin
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Sorry. For Canadians. Usually I would buy from Amazon then go across the border and get it. Borders closed though. Amazon Canada is charging insane rates

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Any HA-compatible robot vacuums sold through AliExpress?

fringe moon
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Yes, roborock

mental patio
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and s5max is best

frail urchin
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Did anybody ever encounter Temperature / Humidity sensors (BLE) that already broadcast temp and hum without pairing?..thanks

fringe moon
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Why @frail urchin ?

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Are you worried about it broadcasting before pairing, or are you interested in not pairing?

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The question is, vague

frail urchin
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sorry for being vague. indeed, I am actually interested in "not pairing" and still read out the data.

winged knoll
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For that kind of thing you'd be "better" with RF433 broadcast junk

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However...

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The XY problem is asking about your attempted solution rather than your actual problem.

This leads to enormous amounts of wasted time and energy, both on the part of people asking for help, and on the part of those providing help.

The problem occurs when people get stuck on what they believe is the solution and are unable to step back and explain the issue in full.

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fringe moon
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the xiaomi ble sensors I have I don't "pair" with

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I read their data via esphome after uploading a third party firmware

frail urchin
fringe moon
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no, I have the square ones

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These ones

frail urchin
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Thanks, that is actually the blog-post I followed to get "around the Bind key" to use them with ESPhome.
OR, is "adding the MAC of the device to ESPhome not actually pairing"....?

fringe moon
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well, it isn't two way, so I would not call it pairing

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rather listening

frail urchin
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ok, thanks..

mental patio
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curtain/blinds to integrate with ha (beside ikea) and affordable (200 euro) ?

quick mountain
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go on youtube

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there's tons of diy solutions

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and zemismart

mental patio
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at least u point one if you talk...just throw youtube in here doesn't help me

drifting grove
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Can someone help me find the right door sensor?

* Which country you're in
I'm in Poland

* What your budget is
Around $5 for each sensor

* What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
I prefer Wifi

* Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)
Nope

winged knoll
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€5... you'll be lucky

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Even the cheap Zigbee ones are about twice that

drifting grove
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Okay, let's say $10 for each sensor

winged knoll
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Then you can get the Aqara ones, Zigbee though, not WiFi

drifting grove
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But I don't have a Zigbee stick

winged knoll
drifting grove
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Will CC2531 work with RPi4 and Hassio?

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The CC2531 and CC2530 sticks are cheap for a reason. They're fine for testing, but do yourself a favour and buy something better.

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winged knoll
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"Work"... for some value of work

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You'll also need mains powered devices to extend the mesh - see the pinned messages in #zigbee-archived

drifting grove
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okay, thanks

feral river
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Hey All i'm a noob struggling with date & time sensor that keeps resetting to Mar3 ... can anyone help? or direct me to the proper channel?

winged knoll
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Though, you need to check the actual date and time first

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{{ now() }}
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feral river
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yeah, new to discord too - wasn't sure if this was considered an integration or something, theres no 'sensor' channel

winged knoll
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If you find it in the Integrations pages, it's an integration πŸ˜‰

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99% of HA is actually an integration, and some have a dedicated channel beyond that one

feral river
winged knoll
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That just reports the time HA thinks it is

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If the stock one of those (not a template one) produces the wrong date/time then the host has the wrong date/time

feral river
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that's so confusing b/c the logbook shows it accurately - as does the HA logs, and the terminal

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but the logbook then shows it being changed by time_date_iso

winged knoll
feral river
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<shrug> guess i'll post over in integrations too... dont' wanna be spammy but this is super weird..

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So that's it, eh tinkerer? lol... no soup for me?

winged knoll
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I'm waiting for somebody who can help you to arrive πŸ˜‰

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Until then, I've got tea to drink