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worldly barn Mar 26, 2021, 3:49 PM

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trying to get this hinge pin to work.

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i found this script code and i added it to the config file

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sensor:

platform: template
sensors:
main_door_hindge:
value_template: "{%if states.sensor.main_door_t_access_control_9_9.state == '23' %}closed{% elif states.sensor.main_door_t_access_control_9_9.state == '22' %}open{% endif %}"
friendly_name: 'Main Door Status'
entry_door_hindge:
value_template: "{%if states.sensor.entry_door_t_access_control_18_9.state == '23' %}closed{% elif states.sensor.entry_door_t_access_control_18_9.state == '22' %}open{% endif %}"
friendly_name: 'Garage Entry Door Status'

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but its giving me a error

winged knoll Mar 26, 2021, 3:49 PM

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#zwave-archived would know about Z-Wave

worldly barn Mar 26, 2021, 3:49 PM

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bad indentation of a mapping entry at line 16, column 14:
sensors:
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winged knoll Mar 26, 2021, 3:50 PM

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If that's in sensors.yaml though, remove sensors:

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winged knoll Mar 26, 2021, 3:50 PM

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And use code formatting (or a code share site) so we can see the indenting 😉

worldly barn Mar 26, 2021, 3:52 PM

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@winged knoll i posted in #zwave-archived but to answer your questions no its posted in configuration.yaml

eternal herald Mar 26, 2021, 8:40 PM

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Hi everyone
I dont know if this is the right place to ask but:
I want to start using smart lights at my home. I like different products and I can't just stick to one brand. I like the Philips hue Play bars, I like the LIFX Beam lights, I like the nanoleafs, I think the yeelight bulbs are affordable etc...

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But I want to control everything from 1 app. Lets say I want to "turn on my sunset vibe" I dont want to go in to 3 apps and activate it. Is there any other way?

winged knoll Mar 26, 2021, 8:40 PM

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That "app" is called Home Assistant

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Many people have a wide range of brands hooked up to their HA install

eternal herald Mar 26, 2021, 8:49 PM

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Hmm okey but does it allow for more advanced features or just to "turn all lamps to red" etc?

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I can imagine for example LIFX Beam has some special features for that light. Can I still control features like that with HA ?

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and how do I get HA to work, do I need a hub of some kind ? can I control HA from an app?

winged knoll Mar 26, 2021, 8:51 PM

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HA is the app, you don't control from some other app

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Start at https://www.home-assistant.io/ and read up about it 😉

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/lifx/ has various things it can do, whether they cover what you're talking about I don't know

eternal herald Mar 26, 2021, 8:57 PM

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@winged knoll Thank you Tinkerer. So it is safe to buy different brands?

winged knoll Mar 26, 2021, 8:58 PM

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Assuming you take your time and research it 😉

eternal herald Mar 26, 2021, 8:58 PM

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Yeah I should just read about it but all these brands and different solutions make me crazy xD

winged knoll Mar 26, 2021, 8:58 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations are all the things that HA natively supports

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There's also third party integrations (aka custom components)

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Obviously you need to check and see if the things you want it to do are things it can do

safe harbor Mar 26, 2021, 9:11 PM

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I'm getting this when plugging a USB into my Rpi4: WARNING (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Ignore device /sys/devices/platform/scb/fd500000.pcie/pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0/0000:01:00.0/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda / failes to initialize by udev. I'm trying to follow this guide: https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/operating-system/debugging/#ssh-access-to-the-host to enable ssh access to the host. Predictably, I'm unable to import the SSH key from the USB. Any suggestions? The USB has a GPT partition scheme and a NTFS partition named CONFIG.

eternal herald Mar 26, 2021, 9:11 PM

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@winged knoll thank you

winged knoll Mar 26, 2021, 9:11 PM

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safe harbor I'm getting this when plugging a USB into my Rpi4: `WARNING (MainThread) [superv...

Sounds like you want to ask in your install method channel...

hollow isle Mar 27, 2021, 9:43 AM

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is it rbpi4 8gb version suitable for HASS ?

fringe moon Mar 27, 2021, 9:55 AM

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It will work, with an SSD, but I will never recommend it

hollow isle Mar 27, 2021, 10:01 AM

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stick on 4Gb ? right ?

fringe moon Mar 27, 2021, 10:08 AM

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No, I would recommend any minicomputer or laptop from the last 10 years, except atoms, or an actual server

quasi vault Mar 27, 2021, 10:11 AM

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anyone know if this one works well - https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/47bd4ae9-088b-4404-a299-5bb5f69e0470. I've gotten back into training and looking to replace my 8 year old garmin with a smart/fitness watch hybrid. HA app is a must

deep wharf Mar 27, 2021, 2:13 PM

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Hi
Which is better: HA Blue or Pi4?

fringe moon Mar 27, 2021, 2:16 PM

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Neither

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JodieScronch

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Get a used minicomputer or laptop, with an SSD

deep wharf Mar 27, 2021, 2:18 PM

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I am currently running it in VirtualBox on an ubuntu server, but whenever the server goes down, I have to manually start virtualbox, which makes it annoying for people in the house when they can't control anything

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Is it possible to make the VM autostart on boot?

fringe moon Mar 27, 2021, 2:19 PM

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Yes, virtualbox is horrible

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If you want to learn something, switch to #449717345808547842 if you just want a locked down system without freedom move to #330990055533576204 both on a dedicated machine

deep wharf Mar 27, 2021, 2:31 PM

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I don't have a dedicated machine for it, is vBox still better than Blue and Pi4?

fringe moon Mar 27, 2021, 2:50 PM

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They are all equally horrible imo

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In their own way

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Any 10yo laptop or minicomputer like a nuc will be an upgrade

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Unless it runs atom

thin bridge Mar 27, 2021, 3:01 PM

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Hey all. Having a heck of a time getting single color”Flux_led” controllers to work. I have them in Magic Home working perfectly, but cannot get them working in HA properly. Maybe because there is no RBG channels? Just a dimmer level?

thin bridge Mar 27, 2021, 3:04 PM

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thin bridge Hey all. Having a heck of a time getting single color”Flux_led” controllers to w...

New to the community. If this should go elsewhere please direct me :). Thanks!

winged knoll Mar 27, 2021, 4:46 PM

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thin bridge New to the community. If this should go elsewhere please direct me :). Thanks!

That'd be a topic for #integrations-archived (as mentioned in the channel topic here)

worldly barn Mar 27, 2021, 7:58 PM

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how would i go about changing a light to a switch? i found a config file to change a switch to light but not that other way?

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winged knoll Mar 27, 2021, 7:59 PM

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You can't, but that's a topic for #integrations-archived

storm cliff Mar 27, 2021, 8:08 PM

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Hi guys. I just notice that ikea motion sensor works weird. It has like a 3 min delay. So doesnt matter if it is not seeing anything, the sensor keeps on until 3 min has passed then turns off if theres actually no one.

I read that is for battery purposes. Now my light stays on for 3 min... Any fix to this? Or any other motiom sensor that works better?

winged knoll Mar 27, 2021, 8:09 PM

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The Hue one is the Zigbee gold standard (for now anyway)

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The Xiaomi ones can be modified to report faster

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/aqara-motion-sensor-hack-for-5-sec/147959 for instance

storm cliff Mar 27, 2021, 8:29 PM

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Ill check it out. The 3 min shutdown of the ikea one its just stupid 😅

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thank you

pure basin Mar 27, 2021, 8:46 PM

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Forgive me if this is the wrong channel for my question. I have a Sonoff RF Bridge which I've used to replicate a couple of generic 433MHz remotes for remote mains sockets that would be a pain to replace with zigbee or whatever. After a bit of trial and error it works brilliantly with 2 of my 3 systems. The 3rd can't be seen at all. Nothing on the console for any button press. Apparently, it is 433MHz. Does anyone have any clues on things I might try to solve this? Link to the hardware: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OS4CDHM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

storm cliff Mar 27, 2021, 8:47 PM

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winged knoll <https://community.home-assistant.io/t/aqara-motion-sensor-hack-for-5-sec/147959...

oof thats tricky soldering the board

winged knoll Mar 27, 2021, 8:48 PM

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Or a pencil

storm cliff Mar 27, 2021, 8:54 PM

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is that a thing?

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Like you draw the line between the two points?

winged knoll Mar 27, 2021, 8:55 PM

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Yeah, google for the hack

storm cliff Mar 27, 2021, 8:55 PM

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lul

winged knoll Mar 27, 2021, 8:55 PM

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There's a stack of guides out there

drifting grove Mar 28, 2021, 5:37 AM

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you guys got any recommendations for a good motion sensor that'll work with HA without much problem? price doesn't matter too much ig but cheap is preferable (duh)

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 6:47 AM

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I've been searching for a few months for what appears to be the unicorn poop of thermostats. My needs: 240v line voltage thermostat (ideally supporting forced air, but not required), with the 'wants' of remote sensor support and no cloud connectivity required. I currently have wifi/bt/z-wave, and am happy to add zigbee if this magical thermostat exists. I've currently got 2 stelpro STZW402WB+ in the 2 offices, and was going to do the same for my bedroom when I discovered you can't push an averaged temperature to it.

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 6:49 AM

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I'm still never sure what is meant with a "thermostat" because we haven't had any fixed ones since the 80s, are you talking about a wall mounted hardwired thing?

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 6:50 AM

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fair point. In my case, basically yes. I essentially need something to toggle a 240v relay based on the average temperature in the room.

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 6:52 AM

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Aha, I haven't seen one of those in over 20 years for sure, does it use resistor wall or does it just switch power to different ports on the other device?

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I've seen zwave floor heat controllers here but that is probably the closest

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 6:53 AM

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it just breaks the Line feed to the baseboard heater

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Yeah, I have these right now: https://www.amazon.com/Stelpro-STZW402WB-Thermostat-Baseboards-Convectors/dp/B01BYL1OAS/ but they don't support reading the temperature from remote sensors.

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 6:55 AM

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Aha, so you would be better off with a "dumb" version of that thermostat, that could be integrated in HA and read the temperature from another sensor

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 6:55 AM

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My idea was to have 3-4 sensors spread through a room, then a device that reads them and averages them, then feeds the average temperature to the Thermostat overriding its local read temp.

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Right, I want a slightly dumber version that either lets me tell it how hot the room is, or lets me just manually control its on/off status for the load.

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 6:56 AM

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Interesting, we don't have those, but I'm guessing there must be someone else who has done that before in the US

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Something else would surprise me

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 6:57 AM

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Yeah, the big issue I keep hitting: Anything supporting remote sensor/control is either stupid proprietary wireless protocol or requires cloud connectivity.

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 6:58 AM

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Should be fairly possible to #diy-archived though

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If all it does is on and off really

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 6:58 AM

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yeah, but I want it to be something that stays in the place when we eventually sell it.

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 6:59 AM

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Just keep the original one in a box

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I've replaced 60 or so bulbs with smart bulbs, have the old dumb ones in a box still 🤣

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:00 AM

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Heh, I work at a smart lighting company, so I'm biased on that topic 😉

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 7:02 AM

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I work in enterprise IT, so I'm ~~biased~~ shitting on SBCs 🤣

low solstice Mar 28, 2021, 7:03 AM

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Looking for basically a cheaper version of the Bond Pro bridge....Ethernet connected RF bridge platform

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 7:04 AM

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Apparently if you have strange RF frequencies it is the best

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But RF

low solstice Mar 28, 2021, 7:06 AM

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I have two ceiling fans that are RF and I cba to swap anything else out

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They are both Harbor Breeze poop controllers that are mounted in the top of the housing on the 15 foot ceiling

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Trying to turn off 2.4ghz and that's my last device. Normal bond bridge

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I was actually going to add some Konnected boards but i just noticed they're 2.4ghz only as well so I'm evaluating my options

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 7:12 AM

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Pretty sure newer 8266 and esp32 support 802.11n

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All of mine do atleast

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:13 AM

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esp32 supports 802.11n, correct.

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but still only in 2.4ghz.

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 7:14 AM

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Really, I just saw it connect in n mode

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And assumed 5

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:14 AM

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n mode is just a vht coding in 2.4 or 5ghz, not a band specific rating

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err band specific specification.

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(like how 802.11g is just the OFDM coding used in 802.11a in 5ghz applied to 2.4ghz, instead of the dsss coding that 802.11b used)

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 7:15 AM

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Oh lawd,dsss, that brings back memories

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:16 AM

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((I'm a wifi/rf mega nerd))

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 7:16 AM

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I started rolling out WiFi in 2003 at my then employer

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55 primary and secondary schools getting wifi

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low solstice Mar 28, 2021, 7:17 AM

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So as a couple of RF nerds, is there any advantage to disabling 2.4ghz instead of using band steering

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:18 AM

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well, 2.4ghz gives you better range (it penetrates walls/etc better), but at the cost that because 2.4ghz is cheaper, more people use it so it's more crowded (and it's also a smaller band, so there are less discrete channels)

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 7:18 AM

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I live in a free standing house, so I have little to no interference from neighbors, so I just use band steering

low solstice Mar 28, 2021, 7:19 AM

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I have a free standing house plus a guest house, using in wall AC APs from Ubiquiti right now

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:19 AM

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I also do 2.4ghz + band steering

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 7:19 AM

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And I have a huge zigbee network too

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Without problems

low solstice Mar 28, 2021, 7:19 AM

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they support 4x4 mimo as well

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:20 AM

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yep, you don't really gain anything by giving up the 2.4ghz ssid

low solstice Mar 28, 2021, 7:20 AM

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I have seen a couple odd things happen with a couple of 5ghz wifi cameras, wasn't sure if disabling would help

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:20 AM

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you might benefit from running different ssids on 2.4ghz and 5ghz so you don't need band steering

low solstice Mar 28, 2021, 7:21 AM

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huh, well honestly couldn't tell you what entered my head that made me think i should get rid of it altogether

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but easiest is to just leave it up

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I've been meaning to create a separate iot network soon anyway

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:22 AM

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I did that as well. I have a iot ssid that doesn't get internet access because my stupid vizio tv wouldn't complete OOBE without connecting to wifi.

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also has my wyze cameras on it

low solstice Mar 28, 2021, 7:22 AM

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ditched wyze altogether at this point

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:22 AM

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because I don't trust them with internet access, even with custom firmware on them

low solstice Mar 28, 2021, 7:22 AM

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almost entirely Ubiquiti except for the doorbell, which I'm strongly considering swapping

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 7:22 AM

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Cloud

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Local yes

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:23 AM

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exactly.

low solstice Mar 28, 2021, 7:23 AM

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all but three houses on my street have a Ring doorbell and it makes me sad

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thanks for the advice gents

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now i just have to sort out if I'm willing to put faith of my security system in 2.4ghz

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or if I'm willing to run Ethernet through some walls..... huge huge pain

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 8:50 AM

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Wireless and security... Eh

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Wireless and monitoring, sure

strong coral Mar 28, 2021, 9:11 AM

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Hi. I've got 15 tradfri GU10s landing today.. What would be the best way to connect them? Either connect with conbee 2 using zigbee2mqtt or connect to hue hub

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 9:12 AM

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Conbee and z2m is probably the worst idea

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You should get a hold of a proper ti stick and use zigbee2mqtt for everything

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Don't use multiple meshes

strong coral Mar 28, 2021, 9:14 AM

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What's wrong with conbee 2? What would you recommend

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 9:23 AM

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Cc1352, cc2562, zzh, tube

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#zigbee-archived has more

strong coral Mar 28, 2021, 9:25 AM

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Is conbee 2 not very good then?

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 9:38 AM

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Not for zigbee2mqtt

strong coral Mar 28, 2021, 9:40 AM

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I've been using the 2 together for a little while now and not had any issues

hard zealot Mar 28, 2021, 12:40 PM

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Hello everyone! Im in the process of renovating my apartment and i want to install new Light switches, etc.... I'm trying to figure out which is the best (budget) option for me. I've some some smart touch switches from Aliexpress that used eWeLink so i managed to connect it with Google Home. Any suggestions would be nice. I'm aiming for $10-15 per light switch or something like that

languid girder Mar 28, 2021, 3:28 PM

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For something like the sonoff RF bridge, do I NEED to flash another firmware like tasamoto?

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Or can is work with HA as is

languid girder Mar 28, 2021, 3:30 PM

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fringe moon Not for zigbee2mqtt

literally 0 issues with the conbee and zigbee2mqtt

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 3:30 PM

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You say so, but multiple users have reported problems the last few weeks

languid girder Mar 28, 2021, 3:32 PM

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🤷‍♂️ just my experience, its more stable that deconz

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 3:35 PM

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🤷‍♂️

jovial wasp Mar 28, 2021, 4:43 PM

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how to make diy smart wifi switch which support google assistant and alexa??

pure basin Mar 28, 2021, 5:35 PM

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languid girder For something like the sonoff RF bridge, do I NEED to flash another firmware lik...

You need to flash it, otherwise it's just set to work with Sonoff's app. Tasmota provides HA with the RF data (and controls for the bridge) in MQTT. Fortunately, the RF Bridge board is easy to connect to a serial board to flash, unlike the Sonoff Zigbee board, which is a pain in the rear end to connect.

languid girder Mar 28, 2021, 5:54 PM

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pure basin You need to flash it, otherwise it's just set to work with Sonoff's app. Tasmota...

Ah fair enough. But I guess I can use the Sonoff app and firmware to see if it can detect my devices? Otherwise its going back, and i dont want to flash it if i cant use it xD

sly owl Mar 28, 2021, 5:54 PM

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Does it matter if one connects Conbee II or a Z-wave device to a USB 2 or a USB 3 port?

winged knoll Mar 28, 2021, 5:57 PM

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No

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Well, mostly no - for Z-Wave you should be fine, for Zigbee... maybe not

sly owl Mar 28, 2021, 5:58 PM

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But then you mean USB 2 may be better for Zigbee, right?

winged knoll Mar 28, 2021, 5:58 PM

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Yes

sly owl Mar 28, 2021, 6:02 PM

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Anyone found a way to disable the blue led on a ZME-UZB1 via config? I'm afraid putting electrical tape on it will reduce the reception.

languid girder Mar 28, 2021, 6:06 PM

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same question for the conbee 2 xD, its like a disco

pure basin Mar 28, 2021, 6:19 PM

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languid girder Ah fair enough. But I guess I can use the Sonoff app and firmware to see if it c...

I guess so. I flashed mine right away. I'm only using it as a replicator for some generic remotes I had which has been excellent, so I had no sensors to detect or whatever.

languid girder Mar 28, 2021, 6:30 PM

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What is it with devices being 2.4ghz only. So annoying

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Can't even pair with this bridge ATM

swift sluice Mar 28, 2021, 7:08 PM

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2.4ghz transcievers are cheaper to build/buy

languid girder Mar 28, 2021, 7:12 PM

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God this sonoff app is utter shite

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Sorted out 2.4ghz, finds the device but then fails to get device info

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And after all that, it doesn't work :(

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Wouldnt have thought a fan remote would be a rolling RF code

sonic nymph Mar 28, 2021, 7:19 PM

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Hi
I'm looking for an alarm siren that I can turn off and on (f.e. with a 433mhz gateway an on and off command, but zigbee or wlan is also possible)
Does anyone have a hint for a specific hardware typ?

steel temple Mar 28, 2021, 7:30 PM

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Hello, can anyone tell me how to check that my USB Bluetooth adapter is recognised and working with Home Assistant OS on a Raspberry Pi 3B+? PS: I'm a noob with HA. Thanks in advance

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 7:30 PM

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@steel temple #330990055533576204

steel temple Mar 28, 2021, 7:31 PM

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fringe moon <@136634034016092160> <#330990055533576204>

Ok, I will check. Thank you

drifting grove Mar 28, 2021, 7:56 PM

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on the tp-link kasa HA page it says
This integration supports devices that are controllable with the KASA app. The following devices are known to work with this component.
does this mean that any of their products will work but some just haven't been tested? or is there a chance that the unlisted ones won't work

fringe moon Mar 28, 2021, 8:05 PM

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Yes

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Is the correct answer

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Known to work should be a good hint

drifting grove Mar 28, 2021, 8:10 PM

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I suppose you're right, and dammit ignore my question anyway, the one I was looking at is listed there 🤦‍♂️ I misread it

icy rapids Mar 28, 2021, 10:59 PM

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good evening,

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Is there already hardware UPS integrated somewhere ?

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i bought a Raspberry UPS Hat

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i want to install it.

gentle fossil Mar 28, 2021, 11:00 PM

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and by install it... you mean to integrate it in HA?

icy rapids Mar 28, 2021, 11:00 PM

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Yes

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the USV is supposed to shutdown the PI and Hass after battery decreases a certain level

gentle fossil Mar 28, 2021, 11:01 PM

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#integrations-archived then, with info about your specific ups

icy rapids Mar 28, 2021, 11:02 PM

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mmm yes wait

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let me grab the right one

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https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B082KJJMP2

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Manufacturer is "Innovateking"

gentle fossil Mar 28, 2021, 11:04 PM

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that is.. just a simple ups... i may be wrong but this is just plug n play, no information to extract for HA specifically

icy rapids Mar 28, 2021, 11:05 PM

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i had the impression something needs to be installed on the pi so he listens to the UPS

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as killing the power to the pi leaves it unimpressed

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i mean, somewhere i need to be able to setup battery and alert levels

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My question was aimed if hassio has UPSses integrated somewhere already

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by form of an integration or other config

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or if i need to install the UPS to the pi myselve.

gentle fossil Mar 28, 2021, 11:08 PM

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this is not really HA related i believe

icy rapids Mar 28, 2021, 11:09 PM

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not directly, no

tacit schooner Mar 28, 2021, 11:41 PM

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Anyone running a wall mounted amazon fire tablet for HA? Curious about the concerns with it being plugged in all the time - any experiences with leaving it plugged in all the time and battery failure?

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I'm really surprised there's no way to just have it hold a charge at something like 70%... can't seem to find anything like that for iOS devices either.

coral rivet Mar 29, 2021, 12:00 AM

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There is a product called "Chargie" which can control the battery charge level but other than that i'm not aware of anything fancy solutions. You could just put the charger behind smart plug and provide telemetry from that same tablet to HA and let it cut power at the threshold

quasi vault Mar 29, 2021, 7:49 AM

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they will last for years like this, don't worry about the battery, think of it as a built in UPS

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i have the google nexus 5 phone running ip webcam for 3 years with always on charger

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so a 7 year old device

languid girder Mar 29, 2021, 10:02 AM

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Bizzare. My Sonoff RF Bridge would learn but failed to send the commands, figured was a rolling code, but tried a BroadLink RM4 this morning and works flawlessly with everything

fringe moon Mar 29, 2021, 10:21 AM

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I never got the sonoff RF bridge to work in Norway

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Broadlink is flawless for everything I throw at it

drifting grove Mar 29, 2021, 10:38 AM

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I'm looking for nice bedroom ceiling light I can connect to Home Assistant.
It would be cool if it had brightness and color temperature regulation.
I prefer zigbee or wifi communication.

fringe moon Mar 29, 2021, 10:43 AM

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A whole fixture?

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Or a light?

drifting grove Mar 29, 2021, 10:44 AM

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I mean flat light

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something like that: https://i.imgur.com/AQ7B4YY.png

winged knoll Mar 29, 2021, 10:48 AM

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/T2011.html

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Or any of their Floalt panels

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/T1828.html too

drifting grove Mar 29, 2021, 10:51 AM

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Thank you

fringe moon Mar 29, 2021, 10:52 AM

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I have a Philips like the last one in my bathroom

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It's quite good

drifting grove Mar 29, 2021, 10:54 AM

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Can you recommend something from Yeelight / Xiaomi?

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It seems these ikea lamps are not available in my country

zealous dune Mar 29, 2021, 10:55 AM

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https://templates.blakadder.com/lvl_300.html or any yeelight

drifting grove Mar 29, 2021, 10:58 AM

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Is YLXD09YL compatible with Home Assistant?

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Has anyone already tried to connect it?

coral rivet Mar 29, 2021, 11:34 AM

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looks like brainless lamp to me?

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"Note: It is not smart light, can't connect with phone app." based on random google results

zealous dune Mar 29, 2021, 11:41 AM

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its a classic ceiling light with a built in motion sensor

fringe moon Mar 29, 2021, 11:43 AM

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"smart"

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wtfRead

quasi vault Mar 29, 2021, 12:07 PM

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whats the point of tuya converting it then

clever yew Mar 29, 2021, 4:42 PM

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Anyone know about shelly 2 dimmers?

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I see under the same name some images where it has 5 screw terminals and others where it has 7.

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Is this new/old versions? Which is which?

strong coral Mar 29, 2021, 5:50 PM

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I've over 20 hue bulbs... If I change the name in the hue app that shows up in home assistant... But the entity name remains generic.. Can I change the entity name

winged knoll Mar 29, 2021, 6:02 PM

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If supported by that #integrations-archived it'll be the same way as anything else that supports it - https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/customizing-devices/

strong coral Mar 29, 2021, 6:03 PM

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Ha simple had that... Cheers

bronze fjord Mar 29, 2021, 6:49 PM

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Hello. I am thinking of buying either an echo show or a google nest hub (i.e., some voice assistant with a screen). I have been using google mini for a while but would not mind switching to Amazon. For short, I want to use this in my kitchen to have control over home assistant. Which would you recommend ?

winged knoll Mar 29, 2021, 6:50 PM

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Google

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It's natively a media player, unlike Amazon. You can cast the UI to it (for a few minutes before it times out) too

bronze fjord Mar 29, 2021, 6:51 PM

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thanks

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how does that work when I want to cast the UI ?

bright jacinthBOT Mar 29, 2021, 6:52 PM

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

bronze fjord Mar 29, 2021, 6:52 PM

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do I e.g. get a chance to click on e.g., an app icon that will trigger the UI to show up ?

winged knoll Mar 29, 2021, 6:52 PM

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It's covered in the docs there, but it's all handled from the HA side

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of course, you can also expose everything to Google and use Google's own UI

bronze fjord Mar 29, 2021, 6:53 PM

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and so this would not be possible on Alexa then ?

winged knoll Mar 29, 2021, 6:53 PM

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Not as far as I know. Even as a media player you need a third party integration that behaves ... "interestingly"

bronze fjord Mar 29, 2021, 6:53 PM

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ok thanks

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another question then, if I have a way to detct when someone rings my doorbeel, can I then trigger something to show a pic/video from my front door camera right away on the google nest hub device ?

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I know this would work with the expensive google compatible door bell but my setup is more like I detect the doorbell with rtl_433 and then use a cheap chinese camera to get a picture or vid

winged knoll Mar 29, 2021, 6:58 PM

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Yes

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/camera#service-play_stream

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As long as you have a compatible stream source (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/stream) then it works just fine

bronze fjord Mar 29, 2021, 6:59 PM

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excellent thanks

coral rivet Mar 29, 2021, 8:04 PM

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clever yew Is this new/old versions? Which is which?

Yeah there's the old dimmer (1) and the new/current one (2), former with 5 connectors and latter with 7, also don't confuse with "shelly 1" which is half round while the "shelly dimmer 1" has some 45deg angles

shy spade Mar 29, 2021, 10:27 PM

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Just wondering, does anyone know if the new sonoff dual r3 supports dimming lights?

scenic plaza Mar 29, 2021, 10:28 PM

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I’m in need for a new washer and dryer, I’d like them to integrate well with HA. What brand would be best to go with Hoover/candy/Samsung in terms of getting it to work

clever yew Mar 30, 2021, 6:18 AM

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coral rivet Yeah there's the old dimmer (1) and the new/current one (2), former with 5 conne...

Thanks, looks nice, will buy a couple and try them out. 🙂

gloomy plume Mar 30, 2021, 8:32 AM

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has anyone found a smoke/fire detector (zigbee, preferable) that got additional sensors like temp or lux?

coral rivet Mar 30, 2021, 8:41 AM

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funny enough there's no temp sensor in smoke detectors, it costs like 0,001 $ per sensor and knowledge of heat would be quite valuable. But nope, i've just installed bunch of new detectors and they have none of those (one brand still not installed but doubt)

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however i'd also like to keep those devices as minimum to smart as possible..

zealous dune Mar 30, 2021, 8:42 AM

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that is indeed funny because i just got a gas detector with a built in heat/temp alarm

coral rivet Mar 30, 2021, 8:43 AM

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not by a chance co detector? i need one still to replace the old one

velvet pivot Mar 30, 2021, 8:48 AM

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How timely. I was just coming here to see about 'smart' smoke detectors.

zealous dune Mar 30, 2021, 8:48 AM

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no, lpg and methane detector

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https://templates.blakadder.com/digoo_DG-ZXGS21.html

velvet pivot Mar 30, 2021, 8:49 AM

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Hey @zealous dune I was just on your site. Fantastic work. A bit overwhelming for a newbie like me, but appreciated nonetheless!

gloomy plume Mar 30, 2021, 8:49 AM

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i found one thats called "frient" (https://frient.dk/products/intelligent-smoke-alarm/) that has a temp sensor and a "optical" sensor for the smoke, but due to the "genius" product name its very hard to find anything about it and its quite expensive :<

velvet pivot Mar 30, 2021, 8:54 AM

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@gloomy plume Are you in the US or Europe? Seems I found the US version of that frient smoke alarm: https://www.develcoproducts.com/products/sensors-and-alarms/smoke-alarm/

gloomy plume Mar 30, 2021, 8:57 AM

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europe (germany to be exact)

coral rivet Mar 30, 2021, 9:08 AM

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quickly googling there really aren't too many options. I also tried earlier to look for a device which you could pre-mute before the alert but found none

zealous dune Mar 30, 2021, 9:09 AM

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@gloomy plume look for Develco, that's the main company of frient

gloomy plume Mar 30, 2021, 9:09 AM

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thanks! 🙂

zealous dune Mar 30, 2021, 9:11 AM

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https://www.domadoo.fr/fr/peripheriques/5409-frient-detecteur-de-fumee-intelligent-zigbee-30-5713594002330.html

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i have their heat alarm

coral rivet Mar 30, 2021, 9:12 AM

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wth, our local price 59 EUR..

gloomy plume Mar 30, 2021, 9:14 AM

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zealous dune https://www.domadoo.fr/fr/peripheriques/5409-frient-detecteur-de-fumee-intellige...

any fail-alarms and can you read the sensors? :3

zealous dune Mar 30, 2021, 9:14 AM

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mine is only the heat alarm and that one reads fine

coral rivet Mar 30, 2021, 9:15 AM

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hmm, might need to consider that instead for the kitchen and living room (with a fireplace)

zealous dune Mar 30, 2021, 9:16 AM

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i use mine in the kitchen, i tend to smoke it up a lot 😄

fringe moon Mar 30, 2021, 9:18 AM

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Don't go to dinner parties at @zealous dune house

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[X]

zealous dune Mar 30, 2021, 9:18 AM

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if you don't like chinese

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gotta get the wok smoking hot for that nice char

fringe moon Mar 30, 2021, 9:19 AM

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Atleast wear gear with fire protection

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I wanna taste this lady's cooking

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gloomy plume Mar 30, 2021, 9:21 AM

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zealous dune i use mine in the kitchen, i tend to smoke it up a lot 😄

just add automation: smoke alarm triggers -> turn of smoke alarm

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problem fixed. :>

zealous dune Mar 30, 2021, 9:21 AM

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real smoke alarms don't work like that

gloomy plume Mar 30, 2021, 9:26 AM

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i know, real smoke alarms go off and drive you crazy when one tells "power low" and the rest in the network help spreading then news

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i set up some fireangels at work and at home and those tend to have a really bad battery runtime 😦

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so i thought, instead of buying a lot of sensors for temp maybe there would be a good replacement for those fireangels 😄

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the automation joke was the homeassist version of "im just tearing that thing down"

velvet pivot Mar 30, 2021, 9:32 AM

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I'm a dummy and thought my Aqara camera would act as a Zigbee hub for all Zigbee products. Alas, I can only attach other Aqara devices to that Aqara hub. I've been seeing reference to the various dongles and connectors for HA. What device should I use for Z-Wave and Zigbee connectivity ?

coral rivet Mar 30, 2021, 9:32 AM

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see #zigbee-archived pinned messages

strong path Mar 30, 2021, 11:37 AM

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Hi, I have a Tasmota module. I'd like to use it to control shutters (Up-switch, Down-swith and 2 relays to control the motor). I tried already many templates but in Home Assistant, it always pops-up as a module with switches, not as a shutter.

winged knoll Mar 30, 2021, 11:38 AM

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https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Home-Assistant/#supported-entities - looks like you need to define it as a shutter

zealous dune Mar 30, 2021, 11:38 AM

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https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Blinds-and-Shutters/, when set correctly its autodiscovered in HA

inner cape Mar 30, 2021, 12:03 PM

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Is anyone able to help me with this? Log Entries when I try and flash either ESPHome or Tasmota on this D1 Mini https://imgur.com/pA7jB5z

fringe moon Mar 30, 2021, 12:07 PM

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Does it ever flash? How are you connecting to it? To what device?

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Oh d1 mini

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I hold reset button while I plug it into usb, then release when plugged in, and flash anything on it

winged knoll Mar 30, 2021, 12:19 PM

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#diy-archived would be the place to ask, though the ESPHome or Tasmota Discord servers may be better able to help

bright jacinthBOT Mar 30, 2021, 12:19 PM

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ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32, with a native integration for Home Assistant.

You can find their documentation here, and get help with ESPHome itself here in the #diy-archived channel (#integrations-archived for the integration). They also have their own Discord server too.

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Ready to use custom firmware for ESP8266 devices (including Sonoff)

Docs:
https://tasmota.github.io/docs/

Discord:
https://discord.gg/Ks2Kzd4

inner cape Mar 30, 2021, 12:25 PM

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Thanks I'll try there

safe galleon Mar 30, 2021, 4:42 PM

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fringe moon

That’s kind of like my wok set up. About 125,000 BTU burner

safe galleon Mar 30, 2021, 4:43 PM

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velvet pivot I'm a dummy and thought my Aqara camera would act as a Zigbee hub for all Zigbee...

I like the Sonoff bridge flashed to Tasmota as it’s standalone

wintry storm Mar 30, 2021, 5:59 PM

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hey everyone, would love to get your collective insights on wall panel/tablets with a front door bell (and intercom) set up.
I've only been able to find ipad PoE adapters that can power AND provide network when the tablet is 'docked'
also iPORT do a cool wireless charging wall unit for easy removable (to use the tablet as a baby monitor)
However i'm concerned android is easier (less governed by the apple gestapo policies)
Has anyone figured out a good way of 'doorbell to tablet' or 'tablet to tablet' video/audio calls?

strong path Mar 30, 2021, 6:36 PM

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I'd like to change the power on behaviour of my Philips Hue bulbs. Based on https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/7146060PH.html I should send an MQTT command with the payload "hue_power_on_behavior": "on" or "off" or "recover". What is the easiest way to do this?

winged knoll Mar 30, 2021, 6:38 PM

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If you're using Zigbee2MQTT, see the #zigbee-archived channel

velvet pivot Mar 31, 2021, 12:42 PM

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Snagged a Zig-ah-zig-ah adapter. Looking forward to getting that in a few weeks.

tall socket Mar 31, 2021, 1:41 PM

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I have a problem, one solution is tasmota but I can't depend on wifi.

Can tasmota be used wired? Either esp32 or esp8266

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Or be hardwired any other way to the rpi?🤔

fringe moon Mar 31, 2021, 1:44 PM

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You can hardwire Arduino atleast

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But, why is WiFi not an option?

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I run it in my greenhouse, if the WiFi goes out of range for a few minutes it just reconnects when it is available again

tall socket Mar 31, 2021, 1:51 PM

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fringe moon But, why is WiFi not an option?

I have been using analoge sensors through USB-arduino.

But I'm switching to i2c sensors, and I have no clue how to integrate them but I know they're supported in tasmota.

I could probably use wifi, but that would require a Hotspot only for the ESP to connect to the PI, and it's another failure point.

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I'm trying not to add more risk of sensor loss than absolutely necessary 👍

fringe moon Mar 31, 2021, 1:52 PM

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I've never had an esphome or tasmota device not come back to wifi

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I have some 10 or so

tall socket Mar 31, 2021, 1:53 PM

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I'm more concerned with the ap failing. 👍

fringe moon Mar 31, 2021, 1:53 PM

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I haven't had an ap fail in 20 years, but ok

coral rivet Mar 31, 2021, 1:54 PM

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I just had one AP go silent so it does happen...

tall socket Mar 31, 2021, 1:54 PM

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I've had a few 🙈 two different ones have failed me in 1 year

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One belkin and one netgear I believe

fringe moon Mar 31, 2021, 1:55 PM

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Eh, I've had....16 APs the last 20 years

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3com, hp, hpe, Cisco, Linksys

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But I don't think hardwired ethernet is possible with tasmota, but it is with regular Arduino code

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 2:01 PM

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I've had a variety of Asus APs over the years, none have failed

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The mesh units don't like being told to stick to a channel though 😄

coral rivet Mar 31, 2021, 2:01 PM

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This might be of interest to you @tall socket https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota/issues/8503

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Got interested on the topic because that would solve few problems for me as well for being able to PoE

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(yes i could do splitters but there's more to the use cases i had in mind)

tall socket Mar 31, 2021, 2:03 PM

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@coral rivet thanks, will have to read it in a few minutes, need to charge my phone 🙈

coral rivet Mar 31, 2021, 2:04 PM

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basically this board: https://www.olimex.com/Products/IoT/ESP32/ESP32-POE/open-source-hardware

tall socket Mar 31, 2021, 2:04 PM

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It's not that I'm leaving the subject, just have to leave my phone 😜 I'll be back with you 👌

coral rivet Mar 31, 2021, 2:18 PM

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tall socket It's not that I'm leaving the subject, just have to leave my phone 😜 I'll be ba...

You'll most likely get better helped out on Tasmota's Discord server: https://discord.gg/X9pjAr7r

short aspen Mar 31, 2021, 3:11 PM

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So I was setting up a warning system for my network to warn me if critical hardware stopped working. I was going to a Hue light bulb to indicate status, green or red. But it turns out my Hue bulbs are generation 1 ones, and cannot show green in any recognisable way. It just goes white with a little hint of green.
So - What light bulb should I buy, best buck for the money? Zigbee or WiFi is fine, just as long as they work with Home Assistant.

gloomy plume Mar 31, 2021, 5:41 PM

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do you need "normal" light too or just HULK GREEN, SUPERMAN RED?

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like 2800k-6500k is normal light for me ;D

short aspen Mar 31, 2021, 6:35 PM

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Nah, normal ones work just fine. You could also read my questions "What bulbs should I buy instead of the stupidly over priced Hue bulbs".

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 6:35 PM

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https://i.imgur.com/NHVRFmy.png
anyone seen something like this?
earlier it was throwing this complaint in my logs, too

2021-03-31 09:17:32 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.zha] The 'usb_path' option is deprecated, please remove it from your configuration

so I went ahead and commended that line out

zha:
  # usb_path: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Texas_Instruments_TI_CC2531_USB_CDC___0X00124B0018E27326-if00
  database_path: /config/zigbee.db

but even with that line disabled, and Debug Logs enabled, it does seem to find the right USB
https://i.imgur.com/UDOsTWv.png

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I looked on the Supervisor > System > Supervisor Log page
This cycle seems to repeat around once a minute
https://i.imgur.com/Gh8h6XS.png

21-03-31 17:04:34 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting HardwareAction.REMOVE serial hardware /dev/ttyACM0 - /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Texas_Instruments_TI_CC2531_USB_CDC___0X00124B0018E27326-if00
21-03-31 17:04:34 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting HardwareAction.REMOVE usb hardware /dev/bus/usb/003/125
21-03-31 17:04:37 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting HardwareAction.ADD usb hardware /dev/bus/usb/003/126
21-03-31 17:04:37 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting HardwareAction.ADD serial hardware /dev/ttyACM0 - /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Texas_Instruments_TI_CC2531_USB_CDC___0X00124B0018E27326-if00
21-03-31 17:05:36 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting HardwareAction.REMOVE serial hardware /dev/ttyACM0 - /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Texas_Instruments_TI_CC2531_USB_CDC___0X00124B0018E27326-if00
21-03-31 17:05:36 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting HardwareAction.REMOVE usb hardware /dev/bus/usb/003/126
21-03-31 17:05:38 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting HardwareAction.ADD usb hardware /dev/bus/usb/003/127
21-03-31 17:05:38 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting HardwareAction.ADD serial hardware /dev/ttyACM0 - /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Texas_Instruments_TI_CC2531_USB_CDC___0X00124B0018E27326-if00

bright jacinthBOT Mar 31, 2021, 6:38 PM

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@mighty magnet posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/KHrsJ4xByw/

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@mighty magnet Rule #6: Spam will not be tolerated, including but not limited to: self-promotion, flooding, text walls (longer than 15 lines) and unapproved bots.

Please take the time now to review all of the rules and references in #rules.

For sharing code or logs use https://paste.ubuntu.com/.

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 6:38 PM

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You're managing both flooding and posting codewalls ... please stop @mighty magnet

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If you need to post that much, the forum is a better place

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 6:39 PM

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sorry - just trying to bring relevant information to a channel that seems more relevant

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 6:39 PM

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Well, you didn't read the topic 😉

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However, it looks like you have a host problem - related to your install method

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If that's a Pi I'd bet on a problem with power

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 6:40 PM

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it's a Desktop computer - running HAOS for Intel NUC

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as I was directed that was roughly the generic x86/64 version

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 6:41 PM

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#330990055533576204 may be a place that can help you troubleshoot why the device is connecting and disconnecting

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It's possibly a faulty stick, it's possibly something else - just use a code share site for your masses of log/text

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Or, try the forum

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 6:41 PM

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well - the same stick was working fine for months and only just started this in the past couple days, when I don't believe I made any changes

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 6:42 PM

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Re-flash the firmware and hope?

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Try another USB port

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 6:43 PM

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so - real quick, what is the issue with what I was posting again?

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 6:43 PM

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#rules - rule #6 about both codewalls and flooding

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#hardware-archived message

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If my entire screen is taken up with one person's posts, given I have a large screen and small text, that's "a bit much"

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Also, no posting codewalls 😄

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 6:45 PM

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I made a concerted effort to put the relatively few lines of Logs in code blocks to make them easier to move past

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I didn't post more than 11 lines of logs/codeblocks at once?

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 6:46 PM

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#hardware-archived message

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19 lines

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And no, splitting things up across multiple posts doesn't mean you get to post more

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If you're posting a few dozen lines of text then that's better taken to the forum

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 6:47 PM

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ohh so it counts the entire content of the message, even the empty lines

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 6:48 PM

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Yes... because nobody cares whether that's one line or code or 16 - it's the total you post that matters

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 6:48 PM

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might want to make that significantly clearer

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 6:48 PM

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text walls (longer than 15 lines)

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🤔

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 6:49 PM

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from #rules https://i.imgur.com/m1Xs3RA.png

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 6:50 PM

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Yeah, I can't fix that

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It's been flagged before, but ... shrug

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Server admins apparently have better things to do than update those 😄

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 6:58 PM

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In other discords for IT Administration I easily get up past 15 lines of text without even having codeblocks or preformatted text -
plus - do you not find it infuriating trying to remember which link goes to what Code block to reference? just one of the messages I posted above would be below, and this is with me switching some of it from multiline blocks that take minimum "3 lines" to "inline code" that can do just one line

https://i.imgur.com/NHVRFmy.png
anyone seen something like this?
earlier it was throwing this complaint in my logs, too
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/KHrsJ4xByw/
so I went ahead and commended that line out
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/KHrsJ4xByw/
but even with that line disabled, and Debug Logs enabled, it does seem to find the right USB
https://i.imgur.com/UDOsTWv.png
[2:36 PM] Psychodata: I looked on the Supervisor > System > Supervisor Log page
This cycle seems to repeat around once a minute
https://i.imgur.com/Gh8h6XS.png

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 7:00 PM

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winged knoll If you're posting a few dozen lines of text then that's better taken to the foru...

maybe - I usually find that Forums definitely take SIGNIFICANTLY longer time to get anything done, particularly when you are looking at troubleshooting, which is why I tend to lean toward Discord where I can work much more interactively with people on an issue

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just replying in-context - since I cannot locate a feedback, meta, server-discussion or server-suggestions type channel

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 7:07 PM

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And... you can reply without sending notification pings 😉

bright jacinthBOT Mar 31, 2021, 7:07 PM

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When using Discord's new Reply feature it defaults to pinging the person you reply to, which can get frustrating for the target. Click @ ON to @ OFF to stop this - on the right side of the compose bar.

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 7:08 PM

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I made a point to turn it off

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 7:08 PM

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Still, your stick is disconnecting and reconnecting, so you have some form of hardware/firmware issue

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 7:09 PM

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or - possibly it is a hardware issue with the CC2531 or something similar

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 7:09 PM

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you have some form of hardware/firmware issue

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That's what I said shrug

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Could be the stick, could be the PC

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 7:10 PM

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oh - sorry - should I continue trying to troubleshoot here now?

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I was working on moving over to a forum post

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 7:11 PM

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Given the sheer volume of information, forum post is a better place, but ... you have tried another USB port?

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You have tried flashing fresh firmware on the stick?

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 7:12 PM

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different USB Port yes, both USB 3.0 and 2.0 since I read some people saw interference from 3.0

dire parrot Mar 31, 2021, 7:25 PM

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Hi all! Does anyone have the new ITEAD ZigBee 3.0 USB dongle working on their RPi install? Integration seems to install fine but cannot locate any devices despite factory resets on the bulbs and my Abode hub picking them up just fine. I dont seem to get any errors in ZHA when I try and find devices. Any ideas team?

winged knoll Mar 31, 2021, 7:33 PM

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I'd start in your install method channel, who can help you see if the stick is found, then move to #zigbee-archived after it's found

dire parrot Mar 31, 2021, 7:35 PM

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@winged knoll Will do, ty!

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 7:39 PM

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the device is found, and shows up on Supervisor > System > Host > hardware fine

and shows up in Terminal for the HA Core as /dev/ttyACM0 and /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Texas_Instruments_TI_CC2531_USB_CDC___0X00124B0018E27326-if00
https://i.imgur.com/xe48vzv.png

languid girder Mar 31, 2021, 9:28 PM

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What nucs are you guys running? Anything faster than my rpi4? It's starting to get a little slow when booting

mighty magnet Mar 31, 2021, 9:31 PM

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I'm just running on a old desktop PC recycled from work

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give it an SSD and it's nice and happy

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this is the Intel NUC on a Dell Optiplex Micro w/ a 4GB Ram stick and 40GB SSD drive https://i.imgur.com/L79FPAJ.png https://i.imgur.com/UP9F1hb.png

~22% disk space used (7.7/36GB)
~12% Ram Usage by the Core VM
~2% Ram Usage by Supervisor

pallid lotus Apr 1, 2021, 4:57 AM

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Is there a recommended disk size to start with? I'm a bit slim on disk space for VMs on my home server but haven't checked out HA before to really know what kind of disk space it eats up for typical use.

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 6:11 AM

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For what install? #449717345808547842 uses <1g, #330990055533576204 probably will need 20g+ and #551864459891703809 will be smallest, not counting the base os of container and core

winged knoll Apr 1, 2021, 6:24 AM

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The advice is a minimum of a 32 GB "drive", to account for the OS, config, software, additional software, log file, database file...

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You can get away with less for (limited) testing

midnight ibex Apr 1, 2021, 8:33 AM

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hey guys! 🙂
I need a door sensor, can you recommend me one? Is there something proven in HA community?
It can be zigbee or wifi, and would be nice to be battery powered.

winged knoll Apr 1, 2021, 8:34 AM

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/MCCGQ11LM.html

violet belfry Apr 1, 2021, 8:47 AM

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HI Guys I have a new sensor that has been 100% accurate on state until yesterday it is a door sensor and is reporting opposite state. So to trouble shoot i have removed it and re added the item on adding it reports correctly then 5 min later it goes to opposite state. Is there any more trouble shooting i can do i have tried open closing the door to try to resync

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Aqara Door Sensor

winged knoll Apr 1, 2021, 9:02 AM

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Which integration?

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 9:03 AM

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I've never had that happen on Zigbee2mqtt for sure wtf

violet belfry Apr 1, 2021, 9:10 AM

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OK this sounds very weird after removing and adding it 5 times i have noticed when i add it the sensor reports accurate state. But when i rename the entity to my system nomenclature it flips state is this possible i have no other entity with that name

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Sonoff Bridge with Tasmota all my other are fine

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I know your going to say leave it but i am OCD plus i need to know why changing name of entity would do thi s

winged knoll Apr 1, 2021, 9:13 AM

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#hardware-archived message

violet belfry Apr 1, 2021, 9:27 AM

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Zigbee Home Automation

winged knoll Apr 1, 2021, 9:27 AM

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Then you'd want to be asking about that in the #zigbee-archived channel

violet belfry Apr 1, 2021, 9:32 AM

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Yes i thought sensor would come under hardware

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sorry

bright jacinthBOT Apr 1, 2021, 9:33 AM

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The topic of this channel is:

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

Problems with the Blue? See #330990055533576204. If your install isn't responding then see your install method channel above.

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

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

winged knoll Apr 1, 2021, 9:33 AM

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You should read the channel topics

burnt mist Apr 1, 2021, 12:05 PM

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Hey, got a sudden issue and I'm not really sure which channel to put in as not too sure where the problem lies, but basely my Sonoff switch has suddenly stopped working (by which I mean the actions that should happen when I press it don't)

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it still appears in the Deconz web ui without error messages

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It still appears when I vnc into Deconz (initially there was no green line connecting it to the controller but after I hit it's reset switch that appeared)

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It is still listed as an entity in HA and it is still reporting it's battery level on my dashboard (81%)

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however I have tried listening for events in the dev tab and nothing fires when I press it

winged knoll Apr 1, 2021, 12:10 PM

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deCONZ would be a #zigbee-archived topic

burnt mist Apr 1, 2021, 12:11 PM

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thing is I don't know if there problem is in Deconz, is it with the device itself or with HA's connection 🤷‍♂️ but I'll try and post there

midnight ibex Apr 1, 2021, 1:22 PM

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Hey there,
I have one more question. I need a relay far from the flat. (in the basement.)
Is there something like this? Maybe it's need to be rf cause zigbee or wifi range is not enough.
My idea is:

have remote control relay from ali.
then hook up the remote control buttons to a shelly in my apartment.
I feel that this is kind of jerryrigged so maybe you can recommend me something better.

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 1:23 PM

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How far

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How many walls

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I would immediately say LoRA though

midnight ibex Apr 1, 2021, 1:26 PM

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I am the 4th floor, One floor is 5 meter tall.

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A lora device is kind of exensive no?

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 1:28 PM

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Well, if it is 5 floors of concrete and metal

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Lora is probably your only choice

midnight ibex Apr 1, 2021, 1:48 PM

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fringe moon Well, if it is 5 floors of concrete and metal

I see.
And can I use a webservice, or I have to have a lora receiver hooked on my ha raspberry

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 1:49 PM

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You can get two LoRA boards for $25

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And use lora2mqtt via Arduino code

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I played with it a while back

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Think I actually found out openmqttgateway worked too

midnight ibex Apr 1, 2021, 1:56 PM

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fringe moon You can get two LoRA boards for $25

so yes, I need an additional lora receiver upstairs? ::)

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maybe sigfox would be a better idea.

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 1:57 PM

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You need a reciever and a sender yes

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Connected to 5v

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And one of them to wifi

midnight ibex Apr 1, 2021, 1:58 PM

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I see, thanks.

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 1:59 PM

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My initial testing yielded 400m range with the reciever indoors

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And the sender inside my car

midnight ibex Apr 1, 2021, 2:00 PM

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What was the usecase?

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 2:01 PM

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Just playing around

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But want to monitor the chicken coop in my daughter's kindergarten

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2km roughly

coral rivet Apr 1, 2021, 4:12 PM

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and she doesn't have internet there? 😮

gloomy plume Apr 1, 2021, 4:13 PM

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zealous dune mine is only the heat alarm and that one reads fine

i got my test-frient today 🙂 reads the temperature and it seems like i can read smoke and alarm too; but i can't activate the alarm from my dashboard. can you?

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would be really dope if someone would open my door and the fire alarm goes bonkers 😄

coral rivet Apr 1, 2021, 4:14 PM

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i mean, that's kind of for the good cause but yeah might be they don't want to share secrets with externals or take unknown stuff to their network..

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 4:16 PM

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@coral rivet sure they do, but I want to monitor it via LoRA 🤣

coral rivet Apr 1, 2021, 4:17 PM

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Heh, i also understand that aspect 🙂

zealous dune Apr 1, 2021, 5:17 PM

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gloomy plume i got my test-frient today 🙂 reads the temperature and it seems like i can read...

no... its a battery powered sensor, you cant really control it since its asleep most of the time

gloomy plume Apr 1, 2021, 5:18 PM

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hmm but how do they send alarm to each other when fire is happening?

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hmmhmh

zealous dune Apr 1, 2021, 5:18 PM

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they wake up

gloomy plume Apr 1, 2021, 5:19 PM

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but only the one that is next to the fire, or am i wrong? and this one sends "fire fire fire" to all his frients (eheheh)

zealous dune Apr 1, 2021, 5:20 PM

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where did you get that idea?

gloomy plume Apr 1, 2021, 5:21 PM

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what idea? they communicate over zigbee

zealous dune Apr 1, 2021, 5:23 PM

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who or what exactly is "they"?

gloomy plume Apr 1, 2021, 5:24 PM

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uhh more than 1 frient fire alarms :/

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am i misstaken?

zealous dune Apr 1, 2021, 5:25 PM

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that is why i asked where did you get that idea?

gloomy plume Apr 1, 2021, 5:26 PM

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oh fuck me. glad i did buy only one

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btw thanks for the help blakadder sempai

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❤️

gleaming tree Apr 1, 2021, 7:39 PM

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Options for smart switch with no neutral. Don't want to add a hub

coral rivet Apr 1, 2021, 8:01 PM

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Shelly 1L for example, no need for hub or neutral https://shelly.cloud/knowledge-base/devices/shelly-1l/

gleaming tree Apr 1, 2021, 8:09 PM

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Perfect thank you. Got one ordered

short furnace Apr 1, 2021, 8:27 PM

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Whats the best doorbell with camera for ha? Not the most expensive one ofc:)

bright jacinthBOT Apr 1, 2021, 9:18 PM

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

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

short furnace Apr 1, 2021, 9:21 PM

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Easy install in ha, camera ofc, working live camera, snapshots of ppl clicking bell button

gentle fossil Apr 1, 2021, 9:26 PM

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arlo, eufy, ring should all be compatible with HA to a certain degree

short furnace Apr 1, 2021, 9:41 PM

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What do u think about ring 2?

languid girder Apr 1, 2021, 9:41 PM

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Anyone using mi flora devices find the battery life is abysmal?

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Down to 72% after 3 days..

short furnace Apr 1, 2021, 9:42 PM

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Inside or outside?

languid girder Apr 1, 2021, 9:46 PM

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In

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 9:48 PM

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@languid girder integrated how? And how close is the reciever?

languid girder Apr 1, 2021, 9:48 PM

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Via BTle using the mi flora integration. Right under my Pi just the floor below

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 9:49 PM

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Aha, I've only seen users integrating it via esphome or tasmota

languid girder Apr 1, 2021, 9:49 PM

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Not sure how that'd be different? They're still a BT device?

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 9:50 PM

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Yes, but range /proximity, polling intervals might be different

languid girder Apr 1, 2021, 9:50 PM

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Might change the polling interval actually

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Not a bad idea

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Think it defaults to every 20m

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oh, you cant change the poll

gentle fossil Apr 1, 2021, 10:03 PM

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battery levels fluctuate with temperature

quiet urchin Apr 1, 2021, 10:11 PM

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What zwave/zigbee dongle do people recommend these days? I see the HUSBZB-1 is pretty widely recommended but sounds like it can be finicky to load drivers, and I'm having no trouble breaking things enough without adding more hardware into the mix 😅

fringe moon Apr 1, 2021, 10:13 PM

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Aeotec zwave + cc2652

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And zwave2mqttjs and zigbee2mqtt respectively

gentle fossil Apr 1, 2021, 10:15 PM

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*zwavejs2mqtt

quiet urchin Apr 2, 2021, 12:11 AM

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Awesome, thanks!

small mural Apr 2, 2021, 12:12 AM

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Question regarding Tuya smart plugs.

I don’t have them flashed or anything but when I disconnect my internet from my router. They still work locally.

I thought you had to flash these to work locally? Is this not the case? Or does it only work for a couple hours before needing to reconnect to the cloud?

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 9:39 AM

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if i want to use 4-5 pin of esp module can i use esp 12e/f instead of nodemcu??

zealous dune Apr 2, 2021, 9:39 AM

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esp12 is the module, nodemcu is the board

fringe moon Apr 2, 2021, 9:40 AM

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Sure, but why not use a d1 mini?

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 9:41 AM

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fringe moon Sure, but why not use a d1 mini?

instead of d1 mini can i use esp12e

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esp 12 e is cheaper than d1

zealous dune Apr 2, 2021, 9:42 AM

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you still need to power it

fringe moon Apr 2, 2021, 9:42 AM

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If your limit is $1 you have bigger issues down the line

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 9:42 AM

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fringe moon If your limit is $1 you have bigger issues down the line

hahha

zealous dune Apr 2, 2021, 9:42 AM

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esp12 is not a plug and go

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 9:42 AM

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fringe moon If your limit is $1 you have bigger issues down the line

i want many board not a single one

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 9:42 AM

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zealous dune esp12 is not a plug and go

usb ttl will work for my solution

zealous dune Apr 2, 2021, 9:43 AM

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once you pull up and down all the required pins

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 9:44 AM

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i will make adapter for esp 12 then it will solve the problem

zealous dune Apr 2, 2021, 9:45 AM

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sometimes the hard way is the way

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how many pins do you need to have?

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 9:46 AM

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1-2 pins

zealous dune Apr 2, 2021, 9:46 AM

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might i suggest https://templates.blakadder.com/ESP-M3

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 9:47 AM

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i want to make many different projects

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 9:48 AM

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zealous dune might i suggest https://templates.blakadder.com/ESP-M3

esp m3 cost here 2.5 dollar and esp 12e cost is 1.5 dollar

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then which one i use?

zealous dune Apr 2, 2021, 9:49 AM

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the one where you don't need to make an adapter to save a 1$ 😉

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 9:50 AM

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hy iam facing a problem in my nodemcu

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it wont start automatically i have to hard reset it manually then it work unless it didint connect to wifi and when i preset reset switch 3-4 times then it connect to wifi

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why this is happening

coral rivet Apr 2, 2021, 10:16 AM

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faulty board, faulty code,... ?

fringe moon Apr 2, 2021, 10:17 AM

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Why not both?

coral rivet Apr 2, 2021, 10:18 AM

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share the code and somebody might be able to help, otherwise its just impossible to pinpoint the issue

thick hawk Apr 2, 2021, 12:35 PM

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Did you ever figure out a solution to your problem of Merkury bulbs showing up as switches? I'm having the same problem whether I use the Tuya integration or the LocalTuya integration.

ocean acorn Apr 2, 2021, 1:21 PM

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thick hawk Did you ever figure out a solution to your problem of Merkury bulbs showing up a...

It's an incompatible issue. You could try tuya-convert.

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As long as you didn't update them with tuya.

thick hawk Apr 2, 2021, 1:22 PM

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@ocean acorn thanks -- is there an easy way to tell whether I've go the ESP or Realtek chipset... oh, snap. I did firmware upgrade some of them.

ocean acorn Apr 2, 2021, 1:23 PM

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SOL then unless there was an update to tuya convert last I checked.

thick hawk Apr 2, 2021, 1:24 PM

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shoot :/

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thanks for saving me some time -- i'll look more into tuya-convert

short furnace Apr 2, 2021, 1:45 PM

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Ring doorbell 2 is worth any money? I want to connect it to my homeassistant

meager shoal Apr 2, 2021, 1:53 PM

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So since my wyze motion sensors have started dieing, I need to replace them. Anyone recommend a specific motion sensor, maybe with a built in light sensor to use? Preferably wifi, but doesn't have to be, I just don't want to spend hundreds to move to new motion detection devices

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 3:31 PM

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coral rivet share the code and somebody might be able to help, otherwise its just impossible...

code is absolutely fine maybe the board is faulty and i dont know how to repair

coral rivet Apr 2, 2021, 3:32 PM

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throw it away

winged knoll Apr 2, 2021, 3:32 PM

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You'll find more people that know ESPs over in #diy-archived though

jovial wasp Apr 2, 2021, 4:36 PM

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coral rivet throw it away

never

pallid lotus Apr 2, 2021, 7:45 PM

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Is there a typical expectation of disk space HA would need? I figure that can vary a bit depending on device count but not sure what range to expect for getting started.

winged knoll Apr 2, 2021, 7:45 PM

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32 GB is the base minimum

pallid lotus Apr 2, 2021, 7:45 PM

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Is that number based on say a rpi setup or VM setup where it's the size of disk with OS and everything else with it?

winged knoll Apr 2, 2021, 7:46 PM

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Well, it's based partially around SD card sizes, and covers the OS and everything else

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16 GB is far too small, 32 GB is generally enough for typical small to moderate installs

pallid lotus Apr 2, 2021, 7:47 PM

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Got it. Thanks. Not sure if I have a 32 GB card for this pi. I could also go the VM route and just have the option to expand if it ever comes to it.

winged knoll Apr 2, 2021, 7:48 PM

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Well, VM > Pi

pallid lotus Apr 2, 2021, 7:48 PM

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I'm not sure if this Pi will even fire up properly so that might be the inevitable anyway

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Thanks for the insight.

bright jacinthBOT Apr 2, 2021, 7:58 PM

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Looking for advice about a device to buy? Remember to provide guidance on:

Which country you're in
What your budget is
What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)

gentle fossil Apr 2, 2021, 8:23 PM

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homeassistant is my thermostat,
gets temperatures from hue and other sensors and triggers heating valves with a relay board.

smoky moth Apr 2, 2021, 9:13 PM

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Heey guys, is there anyone farmiliar with an UDOO Bolt V8? Can it run HA server aswell as some TV apps like YouTube or Netflix?

Also, can it run 4K60 on both DP/USB-C ports or is there one port limited to 30fps?

tepid ridge Apr 2, 2021, 10:40 PM

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I have the WAPIRZ-1 and like you it was working fine until I update to 0.1.15. The motion sensor stopped working. Are you experiencing the same issue. I rolled back to 0.1.14 and it is working fine.

pallid lotus Apr 3, 2021, 4:34 AM

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Is there a means to filter integrations to local only? New user with a fresh VM install but no devices... looking to start with some humidity sensors and would prefer local/no cloud but outside of clicking on each one I wasn't sure if there was a way to refine the landscape of the search a bit.

tepid heart Apr 3, 2021, 11:06 AM

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No there is no way to limit the search like that.

teal wolf Apr 3, 2021, 4:18 PM

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I am looking for a weather station, compatible with home assistant. please suggest

gloomy spoke Apr 3, 2021, 4:38 PM

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I like this one (have the predecessor): https://weatherflow.com/tempest-weather-system/

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https://github.com/briis/smartweather

pallid lotus Apr 3, 2021, 4:58 PM

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Are there any zwave/zigbee hubs that aren’t usb based? Thinking like server >> ip/network >> hub >> where the hub can speak zwave/zigbee protocol to zwave/zigbee devices as opposed to server >> usb >> zwave/zigbee devices? Or did I basically describe google home/hubitat/etc? Now that I write that out I feel like that’s what I just did.

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 5:00 PM

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For Zigbee, yes

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https://www.tubeszb.com/product/cc2652_coordinator/1 for instance

pallid lotus Apr 3, 2021, 5:13 PM

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Hm. Is there anything you know of that supports zwave as well? Be cool if there was.

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 5:13 PM

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I don't, but #zwave-archived might - of course, your country matters for Z-Wave, so be sure to tell them

pallid lotus Apr 3, 2021, 5:15 PM

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Is zigbee US only or a more universal frequency?

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 5:16 PM

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Zigbee is (mostly) universal - 2.4 GHz like WiFi and Bluetooth

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(which is why you have to be careful with your choice of Zigbee channel)

tropic dune Apr 3, 2021, 6:25 PM

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Anyone has an RCBO or MCB on homeAssistant? Can't seem to find a zigbee device. Most are Wifi. Not sure I can tasmotise it.

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:05 PM

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Question regarding #outdoor #rgb # lighting
I am building a limestone seating wall around my curved patio that will be approx. 30ft long. I would light o add lighting under the lips of the seating wall cap. I am working with with the stone mason to plan the running of wires and where to put j-boxes for connections and controllers. I need to source the lighting equipment that will work with HA.
I am looking for suggestions of HA controllable systems.

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:06 PM

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Well, do you want the whole thing to be a single colour, or are you looking for something that you can do lighting effects with?

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:06 PM

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RGB

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:06 PM

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Right, but one colour at a time or fancy things?

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:07 PM

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winged knoll Right, but _one colour at a time_ or _fancy things_?

fancy

fringe moon Apr 3, 2021, 7:07 PM

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Individually addressable then

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:07 PM

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WLED

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https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED and https://discord.gg/KuqP7NE for their Discord

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24V LEDs are likely what you're after, to get a decent run between inject points

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:08 PM

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What do you think the max length would be per run?

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:08 PM

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As long as you want, you just need to inject power

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It is a factor of the voltage, and the number of LEDs

fringe moon Apr 3, 2021, 7:09 PM

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I actually haven't seen 24v ws281x before

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:09 PM

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30 LED/m will use less power per meter than 144 LED/m

fringe moon Apr 3, 2021, 7:09 PM

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I should order some

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:09 PM

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What about these being outdoor?

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:10 PM

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You just need weatherproof strips

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:10 PM

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OK

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Would I need a controller for each power injection point?

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:10 PM

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Nope

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One controller, and you just add power as required

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:11 PM

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Cool

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What kind of WLED strips and cotrollers should I be looking for?

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:12 PM

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Have a look at the links above

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:13 PM

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OK thanks

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One other thing.. the wall will be around 30 ft from where I plan on connection to 120v to a DC transformer. I was thinking of running higher dc voltage that can be stepped down

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(Low voltage outdoor is new to me) I am thinking along the lines of network POE logic

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:18 PM

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Well, you want to run as high a voltage as you can, as far as you can, to reduce losses

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:20 PM

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Are there stepdown devices to where I will need to connect to the WLED strips?

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:21 PM

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Well, you'll need a 3.3V (from memory) supply for the controller, and either 24V (ideally) or 12V for the LEDs

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There's no shortage of things for that

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:23 PM

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I am not electronics expert, especially since this stuff will be in an outdoor setting, Definitely looking for an off the shelf solution. Can you point me to a source?

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:23 PM

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https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED/wiki/Learning-the-ropes has a stack of good guides

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For off the shelf addressable... no idea

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:24 PM

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Thaks that link will keep me busy

fringe moon Apr 3, 2021, 7:26 PM

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You could do clear plastic tubes to make anything water proof

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:38 PM

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I like the idea of clear tubes,especially if they can be bent to match the curve of my call

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any sources?

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 7:42 PM

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Where in the world are you?

fringe moon Apr 3, 2021, 7:43 PM

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I'd suggest your local store that sells clear tubes

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EYEBROWS

arctic osprey Apr 3, 2021, 7:47 PM

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👀

summer matrix Apr 3, 2021, 8:37 PM

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is there any clever way to turn a dumb RFID reader (acts like a USB keyboard) into a tag reader for HA? still waiting for an arduino reader kit, but USB would be easier in some spots.

fringe moon Apr 3, 2021, 8:41 PM

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#tags-archived might know, the gimmicks of NFC tags got boring around 2015 for me 🤣

summer matrix Apr 3, 2021, 8:41 PM

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derp, didn't even spot that channel.

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i'm thinking embed a tag reader under the siding of my garage and use a RFID ring (or implant) to open it

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could also use a yubikey with NFC

fringe moon Apr 3, 2021, 8:48 PM

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Interesting use case actually, but exposed NFC readers outside, heck any outdoor lock exposed is a no-no for me atleast

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I have two rules, no indoor cameras, no smart locks

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Just like my digital presence it should be at least 2fa to enter

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(best regards a heavy yubikey born again security lover)

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🤣

winged knoll Apr 3, 2021, 8:50 PM

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https://www.netatmo.com/en-gb/security/doorlock is one that looks interesting - "keys" with additional smart features

summer matrix Apr 3, 2021, 8:50 PM

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it'd be hidden, so the average person wouldn't know to look for vulnerabilities 🙂

pallid lotus Apr 3, 2021, 11:19 PM

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man I've clearly been out of the VMware game for too long... compared to what familiarity I have with HyperV anyway. Stood up ESXi 6.7 on a spare rig and dropped the HA OVA on top. That part worked fine but some VMware specifics and my lack of familiarity with it have me questioning if I should just bare metal HA, particularly since any other VMs I'd run wouldn't be on here but on my HyperV rig instead.

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not sure what I get out of VMware with a single HA VM on it and nothing else as opposed to just bare metal and have it run that way

smoky moth Apr 4, 2021, 12:02 AM

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Heey guys, does anyone know/can find an article why there are no 4096x2160 screens with a size below 13.3 inch?

summer matrix Apr 4, 2021, 12:12 AM

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probably because the pixels get impossibly small and that resolution isn't very popular?

drifting grove Apr 4, 2021, 6:52 AM

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Is there a way to delegate commands to another device in the network? For instance, I have a bluetooth lamp that I can control from HA but the Pi that it runs on is not near enough. I would like to delegate those control commands to another Pi that I have hanging right next to that lamp instead...

smoky moth Apr 4, 2021, 7:17 AM

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summer matrix probably because the pixels get impossibly small and that resolution isn't very ...

So how does that translate to pixels per square inch? Cause (I don't believe so) if there are 4096x2160 pixels per square inch, it should be possible to make like, a 7 inch 4K tablet. Right?

tepid sable Apr 4, 2021, 7:29 AM

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Home assistant server on Android phone.
Good idea or no?
I came across one post showing that it could be done.
Has anyone tried it?

fringe moon Apr 4, 2021, 7:47 AM

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@pallid lotus running an ESXi host host for the ha VM... Seems excessive, just run Debian and #449717345808547842

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@tepid sable horrible idea

pallid lotus Apr 4, 2021, 7:47 AM

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@fringe moon thanks. I already got the nuc image running on bare metal though. It seems pretty okay so far.

fringe moon Apr 4, 2021, 7:48 AM

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pallid lotus Apr 4, 2021, 7:48 AM

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pretty happy with it thus far 🙂

tepid sable Apr 4, 2021, 7:52 AM

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fringe moon <@515237619127418900> horrible idea

What would you suggest?
I saw a youtube video suggesting that a raspberry pi might be underpowered...
and that a laptop with a virtual machine would be ideal.
But a laptop seems exessive to me and I don't want to be stuck with an underpowered device if I use a raspberry pi.

fringe moon Apr 4, 2021, 7:53 AM

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Laptop or minicomputer from the last 10 years not running an atom CPU

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With Debian and docker

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Or if you already have a NAS supporting docker, that will also work fine

tepid sable Apr 4, 2021, 7:55 AM

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But is that much horse power needed just to drive a few toggles?
I want it to be fast (I heard the pi can be slow)
But since I would be buying a new device I would want it to be cost effective as well.

fringe moon Apr 4, 2021, 7:56 AM

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A raspberry pi 4 with an SSD would be the minimum, but I would never recommend it, and at that price you can get a lot more

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Older NUC is popular

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Lots of small computers on AliExpress

tepid sable Apr 4, 2021, 7:57 AM

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You wouldn't recommend it because its slow?

fringe moon Apr 4, 2021, 7:57 AM

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Yes, and unscalable

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Some users say "only ha" but then they run #330990055533576204 and run 25 seperate pieces of software before they know it

tepid sable Apr 4, 2021, 7:59 AM

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Unscalable in what sense?
Is there a limit to the number of devices you can add because of the processing power.
I didn't really understand your last comment...
Are you talking about HA plugins?

fringe moon Apr 4, 2021, 8:00 AM

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Add-ons yes

tepid sable Apr 4, 2021, 8:00 AM

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I intend to purchase a separate device which I want to wall mount and have it running all the time

fringe moon Apr 4, 2021, 8:00 AM

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Unscalable = you can't add memory / change CPU / add additional IO with ease

tepid sable Apr 4, 2021, 8:00 AM

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so wont be running anything else other than ha on it

tepid sable Apr 4, 2021, 8:01 AM

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fringe moon Unscalable = you can't add memory / change CPU / add additional IO with ease

I see

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Thanks

fringe moon Apr 4, 2021, 8:01 AM

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I currently run HA on a 4core/12GB mini itx boxi

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It's being moved to a 24core /128G host soon

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But I also run 10-15 other docker containers on each of those hosts

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Plus more

tepid sable Apr 4, 2021, 8:04 AM

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What do you run on so many docker containers?
Stuff other than home assistant?

fringe moon Apr 4, 2021, 8:23 AM

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Yes

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But a lot related to HA too

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https://github.com/atxbyea/docker-compose

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@tepid sable

abstract salmon Apr 4, 2021, 9:11 AM

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Cool.. 🙂

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Saved as inspiration for things to add to my kubernetes cluster running HA 🙂

sullen thunder Apr 4, 2021, 9:53 AM

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Any suggestions of a thermostat that works with HA under 100$?

fringe moon Apr 4, 2021, 9:57 AM

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Depending on what you need it to do, it can probably be #diy-archived for $5

sullen thunder Apr 4, 2021, 10:11 AM

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Only the basic things like turn on/off the heat and adjust the temperature, but i also want to have a screen in order for my girlfriend to control it manually

fringe moon Apr 4, 2021, 10:16 AM

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Then that all depends on how the device operates

summer matrix Apr 4, 2021, 11:46 AM

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put a little oled screen and two buttons on it. then completely ignore what gets shown on the screen and keep the temperature the way you want it.

idle kelp Apr 4, 2021, 1:19 PM

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Hello my google home tells me the temperature of my mqtt sensor but also that the sensor is offline

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What i need to set to get in online

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Mqtt availability?

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I don't have a topic on my pthon serial to mqtt script

quick mountain Apr 4, 2021, 2:31 PM

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can I disable the cloud on lifx and trust that's not phoning home and still use it with home assistant?

winged knoll Apr 4, 2021, 2:32 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/lifx/ is

IoT class: Local Polling

quick mountain Apr 4, 2021, 2:34 PM

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but can I make sure that it won't phone home

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without firewall rules

winged knoll Apr 4, 2021, 2:34 PM

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You'd need firewall rules, or something like AdGuard/PiHole to block the DNS

quick mountain Apr 4, 2021, 2:34 PM

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yeah

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I personally have unifi but im making a recommendation

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and hue is $$$ pricey

winged knoll Apr 4, 2021, 2:35 PM

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But general Zigbee isn't 😄

bright jacinthBOT Apr 4, 2021, 2:36 PM

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The topic of this channel is:

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

Problems with the Blue? See #330990055533576204. If your install isn't responding then see your install method channel above.

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

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

winged knoll Apr 4, 2021, 2:37 PM

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As mentioned in the channel topic, you wanted to be over in #330990055533576204

willow wing Apr 4, 2021, 2:37 PM

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Okay thx. Will do

last elbow Apr 4, 2021, 5:14 PM

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Hi, I recently changed from the legacy Z Wave to Z Wave JS using the Z-Wave JS to MQTT add-on. I have two Leviton Decora switches. One is just a switch and the other is a dimmer. When I include one it adds in, but when I add the other they both go into a dead state. I then exclude and add include in the other order where the first gets included and second causes both to go into a dead state. I tried including both over the network and via with my AEON Zstick manually. Same results.

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Anyone seen something like this and how to get around it?

winged knoll Apr 4, 2021, 5:16 PM

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You'd want to head over to the #zwave-archived channel and ask there

last elbow Apr 4, 2021, 5:25 PM

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Ah, thanks

topaz lynx Apr 4, 2021, 5:35 PM

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Hi everyone! I'm migrating from Xiaomi Home to HA, everything migrated really smooth, except door bell. I feel myself disoriented, since it turns out Aqara Hub is not HA friendly, so there is no device to play sound and blink with light when button on door bell is pressed. Any recommendations with such hardware?

I'm new to HA, so please excuse if question is naive.

sharp imp Apr 4, 2021, 6:40 PM

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Has anyone ever been able to get an eve Aqua integrated? Preferably without the eve extend? Use mostly HomeKit integration anyway but would like to keep my automations within HA

gentle fossil Apr 4, 2021, 9:38 PM

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sharp imp Has anyone ever been able to get an eve Aqua integrated? Preferably without the ...

If you have a apple tv in reach you can leave out the extend. eve aqua is BT. have the extend though and it works nicely in HA

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this might also work, not tried
https://github.com/aanon4/HomeKit

sharp imp Apr 4, 2021, 9:42 PM

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gentle fossil If you have a apple tv in reach you can leave out the extend. eve aqua is BT. ha...

Ok is there a guide to this? Or once I connect it to HomeKit HA will pick it up automatically?

gentle fossil Apr 4, 2021, 9:45 PM

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you use a homekit controller #integrations-archived

lapis flame Apr 4, 2021, 9:46 PM

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smoky moth So how does that translate to pixels per square inch? Cause (I don't believe so)...

https://tweakers.net/smartphones/vergelijken/#filter:q1YqSExPDc6sSlWyMjXQUSooykxO9c3MU7ICcooLUpPdMnNKUouKlayqlczNTEBUWWKOklW0kpGFqbFSbG1tLQA is the only option I can remember.

sharp imp Apr 4, 2021, 9:52 PM

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gentle fossil you use a homekit controller <#672220541343760384>

Oh, I thought that integration didnt support bluetooth devices

gentle fossil Apr 4, 2021, 9:56 PM

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atv or eve extend atcs as wifi/lan - bt gateway

sharp imp Apr 4, 2021, 9:59 PM

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Ah that makes sense, thanks

smoky moth Apr 4, 2021, 11:02 PM

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@lapis flame maybe an idea to only use the screen modules if there are parts for it on Aliexpress or something. And maybe put 2 screens against eachtother. Not sure.

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I was also thinking about a mini 4K touchscreen projector (like a mini sized smartboard). Do one of you have any ideas on what the best option is?

smoky moth Apr 5, 2021, 12:23 AM

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or is it possible to buy a Sony Xperia Z5 screen module and somehow get rid of the bezzles.

frosty umbra Apr 5, 2021, 1:09 AM

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@quick mountain I doubt you could be sure it’s not phoning home without firewall rules. This is a general IOT problem.

median willow Apr 5, 2021, 10:04 AM

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hi new here and not sure how this works , but having issues finding my usb devices ie #/dev/ttyS0 #/dev/ttyACM0 ,zigbee or zwave , looked into host and logs ,unplugging shows nothing and acm0 isnt there ?

winged knoll Apr 5, 2021, 10:09 AM

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See your install method channel - they can help you there @median willow
If you don't know, see devtools -> Info -> Installation Method

sonic nymph Apr 5, 2021, 10:41 AM

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Hi
I'm looking for an alarm siren that I can turn off and on (f.e. with a 433mhz gateway an on and off command, but zigbee or wlan is also possible)
Does anyone have a hint for a specific hardware typ?

bright jacinthBOT Apr 5, 2021, 10:42 AM

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Looking for advice about a device to buy? Remember to provide guidance on:

Which country you're in
What your budget is
What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)

cosmic stump Apr 5, 2021, 3:11 PM

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I've got a dedicated i7 laptop running Supervised on Ubuntu. Using OZW beta I've suddenly had nothing but issues with MQTT (after being stable for months). Since I am on an unsupported install, I figured it time to do it right. Is HassOS my best option for a dedicated host device like a laptop?

winged knoll Apr 5, 2021, 3:11 PM

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HAOS in a VM, or Debian + Container (and no supervisor)

cosmic stump Apr 5, 2021, 3:12 PM

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Ah in a VM. Can't bare metal it?

winged knoll Apr 5, 2021, 3:13 PM

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Not HAOS, no

cosmic stump Apr 5, 2021, 3:13 PM

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Okay thank you.

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I've not had issues with supervsied for years. Maybe I'll just try and troubleshoot zwave instead

winged knoll Apr 5, 2021, 3:22 PM

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Well, you may want to simply move to Z-WaveJS

cosmic stump Apr 5, 2021, 5:49 PM

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I had read about issues with locks. Maybe I did not read enough about it.

gleaming tree Apr 5, 2021, 6:05 PM

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I have a light switch that only has two wires coming from the light. Can I use the Shelly 1L.

cosmic stump Apr 5, 2021, 6:26 PM

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Their website says no netral required. As long as those two wires are hot and ground, I'd say yes.

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*neutral

low patio Apr 5, 2021, 7:33 PM

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So, I want to make a water level sensor with esp32, what is the way to go?

winged knoll Apr 5, 2021, 7:34 PM

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#diy-archived can help there

low patio Apr 5, 2021, 7:35 PM

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Thanks again 🙂

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You should become a road sign!

low solstice Apr 6, 2021, 1:04 AM

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Anyone have a favorite sprinkler controller?

gloomy spoke Apr 6, 2021, 1:18 AM

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I like my Rachio

heavy lake Apr 6, 2021, 6:28 AM

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€ 17,62 45％ Off | Zemismart Zigbee EU Curtain Switch SmartThing Hub Control For Electric Blind Motorized Roller Shade
https://a.aliexpress.com/_vqxO1r. Does anyone know this one works whit zigbee2mqtt?

winged knoll Apr 6, 2021, 6:28 AM

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Did you check https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.html?

heavy lake Apr 6, 2021, 6:28 AM

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Yes , but only one zemismart unit there

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But it’s based on Tuya

winged knoll Apr 6, 2021, 6:29 AM

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Really? I see many Zemismart things on the supported list

heavy lake Apr 6, 2021, 6:30 AM

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O yes, I mean 1 cover switch 😅

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But that one have another number

winged knoll Apr 6, 2021, 6:30 AM

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One of the Aliexpress images has a product number

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That product number is on the Z2M list

heavy lake Apr 6, 2021, 6:30 AM

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O really 🤭

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Sorry!!

winged knoll Apr 6, 2021, 6:31 AM

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The image is different, but that's not uncommon

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It's worth a try

heavy lake Apr 6, 2021, 6:32 AM

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If I search that number I only find a 2 gang switch

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I think the picture of Ali is not the real back of the switch

winged knoll Apr 6, 2021, 6:33 AM

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Well, there's also one there that has an front image that matches

heavy lake Apr 6, 2021, 6:33 AM

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I know

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I think I give it a try for 17 euro

winged knoll Apr 6, 2021, 6:36 AM

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I've found that anything that's a re-label of Tuya is a nightmare to track down with confidence, since it often is in a new case, or has new product IDs, or both

heavy lake Apr 6, 2021, 6:37 AM

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Thank you !!

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https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/ZM-CSW032-D.html the seller says it is this one

winged knoll Apr 6, 2021, 6:39 AM

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Yeah, that picture matches nicely 🤞

midnight ibex Apr 6, 2021, 8:44 AM

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hey there,
Next topic what I I am digging into.
I am looking for a smart wall plug. (so not a socket, but the thing what goes between them) It can be zigbee or wifi
What I can find is that on the expensive side there is shelly with cloud stuff, (Which as a HA user don't really need or want cause better to keep these stuff local) and the other side there is ikea tradfi for like half a price.
What kind of additonal bennefits can a shelly plug has? I know like energy monitoring could be one thing but thats all?

heady hedge Apr 6, 2021, 3:38 PM

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@midnight ibex More flexibility with local intelligence with Shelly, and they can do MQTT. Can't think of anything in particular that a Shelly can do that you can't do with HA. Maybe if you flash one with ESPHome????

The useful thing about ZigBee sockets is that they act as repeaters.

What is your use case?

weary tangle Apr 6, 2021, 4:30 PM

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About to flash a zzh cc2652R is there any way to verify that its rom bootloader mode after i did the BSL button procedure?

winged knoll Apr 6, 2021, 4:32 PM

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#zigbee-archived would be the place to ask, but if you can flash, it's in the right mode

weary tangle Apr 6, 2021, 4:33 PM

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great thanks

modern widget Apr 6, 2021, 5:02 PM

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I have a Aqara smart EU plug and an Ikea gateway. On a raspberry I'm running home assistant. I managed to pair the plug to my Ikea gateway but it shows up as a lamp in HA. Is it possible to get the power consumption data from it somehow with my setup?

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Would appreciate any help. I got two of these for 5USD would be a shame if I couldn't use them.

fringe moon Apr 6, 2021, 5:05 PM

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#zigbee-archived will know

midnight ibex Apr 6, 2021, 5:23 PM

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heady hedge <@!465430730353410060> More flexibility with local intelligence with Shelly, and...

Dont really have one, just toying around.
Maybe a turn on plants growing lights, measure powerconsuption on some devices, popup when the washing machine is finished. Integrate lights to homekit. These are the few things what came in to my mind.

coral rivet Apr 6, 2021, 5:37 PM

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Shelly is just about all wifi devices so might want to take that into account. The factory firmware is pretty great and gets updates often, built-in mqtt client. Most of them are supposed to be stuck inside the wall, their smart socket is pretty pricy but i suppose those certifications and stuff make it higher. Also the power measuring is much better than with some random china plugs (like one i have claims we have 212 V while its 230 V for real)

gentle fjord Apr 6, 2021, 5:54 PM

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I have become obsessed with actuators.

Does anyone have any fun projects using 12v linear actuators? Or similar motors

gentle fossil Apr 6, 2021, 5:55 PM

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make a garage including garage door for your robot vacuum

coral rivet Apr 6, 2021, 6:11 PM

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Need to hunt down few actuators for crafting door/window automation to chicken coops, that ain't no fun project per se

midnight ibex Apr 6, 2021, 8:44 PM

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coral rivet Shelly is just about all wifi devices so might want to take that into account. T...

I gonna get one and share you my experiences.

coral rivet Apr 6, 2021, 9:08 PM

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midnight ibex I gonna get one and share you my experiences.

Please do, these questions keep popping up almost daily and nobody has experience on all devices

sour nexus Apr 6, 2021, 10:05 PM

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The DHT22 sensor is rather a pain on a RPI4 with HA in a container. There is an error on the device update from a Runtime Error:Unknown Platform. Can anyone help? Am I in the right place? Thanks

torn spoke Apr 7, 2021, 1:01 AM

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Question. I have 8 wall/ceiling mounted speakers in my home. Are there any home stereos that are smart such that you can control their inputs like radio, aux, whatever and select speaker channels on and off? I'm not coming up with much searching around but my Google-fu is pretty weak.

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Maybe I should do this with a few sonos devices...

gloomy sequoia Apr 7, 2021, 1:42 AM

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anybody have one of these? https://www.amazon.com/Delicacy-Projector-Bluetooth-Rotating-Decoration/dp/B07WVPNTKF

heady hedge Apr 7, 2021, 6:23 AM

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@torn spoke Marantz/ Denon integrate very well with HA. The Marantz NR 1200 is almost unique in its capabilities and can drive two zones with its own amps and also output to a separate power amp. Marantz/ Denon also have HEOS which is a multi-room solution.

torn spoke Apr 7, 2021, 6:36 AM

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heady hedge <@!180743427472752640> Marantz/ Denon integrate very well with HA. The Marantz N...

Thank you!!

fringe moon Apr 7, 2021, 6:39 AM

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Denon was huge in the 90s, together with NAD, but haven't seen either in years

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heady hedge Apr 7, 2021, 6:47 AM

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@fringe moon Have a look at the NAD website: https://nadelectronics.com/ ... A lot of very cool stuff

fringe moon Apr 7, 2021, 6:52 AM

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Indeed, stuff has happened 😄

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Most of the people I knew who were NAD people moved on to ElectroCompaniet and then Abrahamsen

languid girder Apr 7, 2021, 6:58 AM

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Anyone running on a pi4 and m2? I'm assuming any m2 drive will do since the pi is going to bottleneck it?

heady hedge Apr 7, 2021, 7:13 AM

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@languid girder Very good guide here: https://jamesachambers.com/raspberry-pi-4-usb-boot-config-guide-for-ssd-flash-drives/

dawn arrow Apr 7, 2021, 11:25 AM

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Hi

dull trail Apr 7, 2021, 11:55 AM

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How do you go about enabling experimental mode for bluetoothctl in hassOS?

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https://bluez-cheat-sheet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

fringe moon Apr 7, 2021, 11:56 AM

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Sounds like a question for #330990055533576204

scenic plaza Apr 7, 2021, 12:13 PM

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Im wanting a smoke detector in the UK and im not sure what to go with, i have 3 options:
Z-Wave Fibaro Smoke Sensor
Z-Wave Plus Heiman Smart Smoke Sensor 2
HEIMAN Zigbee Fire Alarm

Does anyone have experience with any of them ?

fringe moon Apr 7, 2021, 12:13 PM

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I have a Xiaomi Honeywell one

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haven't had much time to play with it yet

scenic plaza Apr 7, 2021, 12:15 PM

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ill take a look at it, thanks !

bright jacinthBOT Apr 7, 2021, 2:10 PM

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@plush flicker posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/sDnRDThXKB/

plush flicker Apr 7, 2021, 2:12 PM

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I finally have my HA Blue and had a chance to start it. However it never gets past " Preparing Home Assistant". After about 30 minutes I unplugged it and reconnected the power. I can as before see it in the router and get to it with “http://homeassistant.local:8123”.

Anyone have any idea on what I should do now? Is there a way to login to it by the command line without ssh?

Please help if you can as I would really like to use it.

I clicked on the blue circle in the “Preparing Home Assistant” window and found this:

21-04-07 02:33:03 INFO (SyncWorker_4) [supervisor.docker.interface]  Updating image homeassistant/odroid-n2-homeassistant:landingpage to  homeassistant/odroid-n2-homeassistant:2021.3.4 
21-04-07 02:33:03 INFO (SyncWorker_4) [supervisor.docker.interface]  Downloading docker image  homeassistant/odroid-n2-homeassistant  with tag 2021.3.4. 
21-04-07 02:33:18 ERROR (SyncWorker_4) [supervisor.docker.interface]  Can't install homeassistant/odroid-n2-homeassistant: 2021.3.4 -> 500 Server Error  for http+docker://localhost/v1.40/images/create? tag=2021.3.4&fromImage=homeassistant%2Fodroid-n2-homeassistant: Internal Server Error  ("Get "https://registry-1.docker.io/v2/":  context deadline exceeded  (Client.Timeout exceeded while awaiting headers)"). 
21-04-07 02:33:18 WARNING (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.core]  Error on Home Assistant installation.  Retry in 30sec

This is repeating over and over. Thank you for any assistance someone might have

Dennis

bright jacinthBOT Apr 7, 2021, 2:13 PM

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@plush flicker Rule #6: Please do not post codewalls (text longer than 15 lines) - use sites such as https://paste.ubuntu.com/ (just not Pastebin).

Please take the time now to review all of the rules and references in #rules.

winged knoll Apr 7, 2021, 2:14 PM

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However, as mentioned in the channel topic, you wanted to ask that over in #330990055533576204 - just remember to use a code share site for the log

plush flicker Apr 7, 2021, 2:14 PM

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HI, sorry new to posting. Thank you for the help.

winged knoll Apr 7, 2021, 2:14 PM

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Take the time to read #rules please 😉

plush flicker Apr 7, 2021, 2:33 PM

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I apologize for not doing the post correctly. I think I did it right over in homeassistant_os. Thanks for you help.

wraith atlas Apr 7, 2021, 3:16 PM

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any suggestion to have a water leak sensor to use with home assistant? I saw xiaomi but I guess I have to find a way to get zigbee on my computer, and other suggestions?

bright jacinthBOT Apr 7, 2021, 3:18 PM

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Looking for advice about a device to buy? Remember to provide guidance on:

Which country you're in
What your budget is
What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)

winged knoll Apr 7, 2021, 3:18 PM

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Zigbee isn't hard, though you do have to ensure you build the mesh

wraith atlas Apr 7, 2021, 3:19 PM

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I'm not against zigbee even if I never used it, so I would have to learn it, but I'm curious if there any better solution

winged knoll Apr 7, 2021, 3:21 PM

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Well, if you answer those four questions, maybe somebody can help 😉

wraith atlas Apr 7, 2021, 3:23 PM

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France, budget: no real constraints I just want simple, protocol: no real constraints I just want simple, features: I want to detect the water on the floor and I don't know if I mentioned it but I wish to simple solution

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simple would be on battery that can last few years, it would be great

winged knoll Apr 7, 2021, 3:31 PM

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That's pretty much ticked the Zigbee box...

heady hedge Apr 7, 2021, 3:39 PM

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wraith atlas any suggestion to have a water leak sensor to use with home assistant? I saw xia...

There is also a Shelly WiFi device. I've not used it but you can Google around. In general Shelly devices are well supported, easy to integrate and flexible.
https://shelly.cloud/products/shelly-flood-smart-home-automation-sensor/

wraith atlas Apr 7, 2021, 3:43 PM

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thanks

coral rivet Apr 7, 2021, 4:29 PM

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wraith atlas any suggestion to have a water leak sensor to use with home assistant? I saw xia...

I have this, tested to work, was pretty much plug'n'play as most Zigbee devices, just pair. Many alternative options but can't test them all (nor need that much 🙂 ): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002200022376.html

coral rivet Apr 7, 2021, 4:31 PM

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scenic plaza Im wanting a smoke detector in the UK and im not sure what to go with, i have 3 ...

I have these Heimans (zigbee): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000136474999.html - tested to work (with smoke of course, alert was receveived by HA), was easy to pair, dunno what else to say, looks more "modern" than those usual round plastic boxes

wraith atlas Apr 7, 2021, 5:06 PM

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@coral rivet how long last the battery (for the water sensor)? what did you buy to get the zigbee messages in home assistant? zigbee to usb dongle? did you have to install some software on top of that?

meager shoal Apr 7, 2021, 5:25 PM

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Does anyone know of a rf device/integration? I have a hampton bay fan with a built-in remote, it's the only way to control the fan, and I would love to be able to control this via HomeAssistant, any ideas?

wraith atlas Apr 7, 2021, 5:27 PM

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I would go with a ESP32, and use MQTT on the ESP32 to control it with home assistant

meager shoal Apr 7, 2021, 5:28 PM

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How does that hook in to control the fan/light?

wraith atlas Apr 7, 2021, 5:29 PM

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either you can use a relay to control the power, or if there is a remote control, you can try to plug the ESP32 to remote control.

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I've done that with a shutter. I wired my arduino to the remote control, directly to the buttons. And my arduino sends the 3.3V (or the GND, I don't remember) like the button would do.

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either you can use a relay to control the power, or if there is a remote control, you can try to plug the ESP32 to remote control.

meager shoal Apr 7, 2021, 5:32 PM

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Oh, wasn't look to actually be soldering things...lol

wraith atlas Apr 7, 2021, 5:32 PM

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or if there is a remote control with IR, then you can record the IR signal and play it again with an arduino

meager shoal Apr 7, 2021, 5:32 PM

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I think it's rf, but I will have to double check

wraith atlas Apr 7, 2021, 5:34 PM

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my shutter remote control is with some random RF, so I did it without trying to understand the RF signal, but I did some soldering, and I blocked a remote control for that

meager shoal Apr 7, 2021, 6:24 PM

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Yeah it's rf... Hmmm. Maybe I just need to replace the fan and buy a smart fan :)

coral rivet Apr 7, 2021, 7:01 PM

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wraith atlas <@!796758350686584852> how long last the battery (for the water sensor)? what d...

No idea yet, its pretty fresh device. Now that you mention it, i should probably make some remarks when devices have been put online... Purchase link was one i used, for zigbee i use zzh usb stick and zigbee2mqtt is the add-on

paper swan Apr 7, 2021, 7:12 PM

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Anyone have a recommendation for a smart lock for a door?

bright jacinthBOT Apr 7, 2021, 7:17 PM

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Looking for advice about a device to buy? Remember to provide guidance on:

Which country you're in
What your budget is
What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)

stiff prawn Apr 8, 2021, 12:49 AM

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For anyone that has an ecobee thermostat, can you configure it to run the fan for x time on demand? I.e. let's say I wanted to run just the fan for 12 hours

gloomy spoke Apr 8, 2021, 12:51 AM

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unfortunately not. fan_min_on_time is the only control you have

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you can game it and set it to 0 or 60, though, and kinda regain manual control

stiff prawn Apr 8, 2021, 12:53 AM

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dang, usually I set it to like 8 hours each night when I head to bed. Currently have a nest thermostat and it works easily, but really considering moving to ecobee due to how locked down nest is trying to make their api

gloomy spoke Apr 8, 2021, 12:54 AM

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like I said, if you set fan_min_on_time to 0 or 60, you can basically do what you want

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it's just a hack

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you can do it locally on the thermostate, so I'll grant that it's annoying that you can do it remotely

stiff prawn Apr 8, 2021, 12:54 AM

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yeah, so basically integrate into HA, then write an automation that sets the value in a loop for x duration?

gloomy spoke Apr 8, 2021, 12:55 AM

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you don't need to do that

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just use ecobee.set_fan_min_on_time to set it to 60 if you want the fan on all the time

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no looping

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it's per hour, and it tries to spread out on the "on time", but if you tell it "60", it means "all the time

stiff prawn Apr 8, 2021, 12:56 AM

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I don't want to manually turn it off though. Want it to turn off once I'm up. So the 8 hour window is usually pretty awesome. Set it and forget it 😛

gloomy spoke Apr 8, 2021, 12:56 AM

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then set it to 0 then

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this is a very simple automation

stiff prawn Apr 8, 2021, 12:57 AM

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Yeah, so basically I have to write another automation, either via motion or something else that sets it to 0 when I'm up

gloomy spoke Apr 8, 2021, 12:58 AM

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whatever indicates that, yes

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"min" is more useful when you want it on all the time, though. it doesn't help as much when you want to limit the amount of time the fan is on because it may decide to run it more often than you'd like. It's not a "max"

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anyway, that's the amount of control you have with Ecobee

stiff prawn Apr 8, 2021, 1:00 AM

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have you tried nest as well? If so, do you like the nest (regardless of API limits) or the ecobee "better"? I know it's kinda a loaded question

gloomy spoke Apr 8, 2021, 1:01 AM

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I used Nest for a while and find Ecobee to much, much better

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The whole Nest "learning" thing never worked for me

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Ecobee with remote sensors is fantastic

stiff prawn Apr 8, 2021, 1:04 AM

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appreciate the info! I'm really torn, because I really like the dial on my nest (I use it surprisingly a lot) and like how small it is, but ecobee from a technical standpoint seems to be superior

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I wish they made an ecobee 4 light. Don't really need the intercom or alexa stuff. I'd go with the 3 but it doesn't support HRVs 😦

gloomy spoke Apr 8, 2021, 1:22 AM

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yeah, I have the 3 and have no interest in upgrading

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if you do go Ecobee, keep in mind that their servers suck and often lose connectivity. You can use HomeKit (with no other Apple stuff) to control them locally, but you lose the ecobee-specific functionality in the integration. you can do some stuff, but not all

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I have my 2 thermostats added in both ways, so I get sensor reports and program control through Homekit, but fan_min_on_time through the native integration

tranquil nest Apr 8, 2021, 2:28 AM

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Sorta a weird question - if a chest freezer's motor burns out, does the power draw drop to near-zero? I figure if a fuse blows, it would go to zero too. Want to wire up a "freezer broke" alarm

surreal lance Apr 8, 2021, 2:43 AM

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Has anyone here managed to configure smart lights with a rebound switch so if the power goes on and off on the light it toggles its status?

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I. E. Enable people to use a rebound light switch to turn lights on and off without actually cutting power?

slate cipher Apr 8, 2021, 2:46 AM

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surreal lance I. E. Enable people to use a rebound light switch to turn lights on and off with...

I believe you'd need a hard wired smart switch with a neutral wire...

surreal lance Apr 8, 2021, 2:57 AM

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What kind though

tepid heart Apr 8, 2021, 3:12 AM

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Look for a device that can be used in detached mode, like the Shelly 1

surreal lance Apr 8, 2021, 3:41 AM

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Sorry I'm just a bit confused though, are you saying the Shelly will be able to identify the switch toggle then send the appropriate command?

tepid heart Apr 8, 2021, 3:45 AM

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It will leave the light powered (smart light, I assume?) and send a message to HA to enable you to automate the light.

surreal lance Apr 8, 2021, 3:45 AM

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Ah I see, is the shelly 1 legal in Australia?

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Funnily enough I am just reading an article you commented on talking about the shelly devices but I'm not to the end of it yet lol

tepid heart Apr 8, 2021, 3:48 AM

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Yes indeed. If you buy it from smart-guys. They have had it approved.

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http://smartguys.com.au

surreal lance Apr 8, 2021, 3:49 AM

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Yeah I saw a link to them but the website appears down

tepid heart Apr 8, 2021, 3:50 AM

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Hopefully only temporarily. 🙏

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We need more importers like that.

surreal lance Apr 8, 2021, 3:52 AM

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Oikotec also sell them

cold inlet Apr 8, 2021, 5:58 AM

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Does anybody knows which USB Bluetooth Adapters are supported by HA Blue? Is there a page where is this documented?

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 6:25 AM

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cold inlet Does anybody knows which USB Bluetooth Adapters are supported by HA Blue? Is the...

#330990055533576204 would be able to help there

cold inlet Apr 8, 2021, 6:42 AM

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@winged knoll thx

tepid heart Apr 8, 2021, 6:57 AM

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winged knoll <#330990055533576204> would be able to help there

Oops. I just sent him back here. Deleted.

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 7:01 AM

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Well, HAOS is special, so it will support different hardware devices than, say, Debian

drifting grove Apr 8, 2021, 9:51 AM

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~~How to enter pairing mode in Danfoss Ally? I thought that it should be pushing button for 3s to get the M on the display but I can't get it detected so I'm not sure if this is the way...~~ It looks like my new zzh dongle doesn't work properly...

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 11:05 AM

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See #zigbee-archived - but there's known issues with VMWare

twin prairie Apr 8, 2021, 4:11 PM

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Hi guys, I just bought a LAUNCHXL-CC1352P-2, in the specifications of the page indicates that it supports Bluetooth Low Energy and Zigbee protocols.
In Zigbee and Zigbee2mqtt goes perfect, but my doubt comes in if I have understood well if you have Bluetooth because I'm trying through HACS configure a thermometer Xiaomi Mijia Bluetooth 2 and do not know how to do it or if you can because I do not know how to configure it.
Do you know if it is possible with this coordinator is it possible to configure it to receive bluetooth signal?

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Thankss

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 4:11 PM

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No, you can't

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You'd need some form of Bluetooth adaptor, like a USB one

twin prairie Apr 8, 2021, 4:12 PM

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So what does the bluetooth protocol refer to?

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 4:13 PM

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It's capable of it, but the firmware decides what it does - and you've got Zigbee firmware on it

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Just like I'm technically capable of speaking German, but my language firmware is only for English 😛

twin prairie Apr 8, 2021, 4:14 PM

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so it would be for the developers to release a specific one to support the 2 protocols together?

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 4:15 PM

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If it's even capable of that

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I'd expect that the radio does one protocol at a time

twin prairie Apr 8, 2021, 4:16 PM

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What "radio" mean

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 4:16 PM

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The bit that creates the Bluetooth, or Zigbee, or ... other signal

twin prairie Apr 8, 2021, 4:17 PM

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ok ok

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Some advance to usb bluetooth?

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 4:17 PM

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Sure, there's a few million of those out there

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Your options will largely depend on your install method

twin prairie Apr 8, 2021, 4:19 PM

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I'm currently running a dedicated version of hassio on the raspberry pi 1b, but my intention is to move to 4 with Docker when I get used to HA.

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bluetooth usb may be incompatible

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 4:21 PM

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Well, Home Assistant OS may have limited support, don't know. For everything else the CSR 4.0 USB dongle should work fine

twin prairie Apr 8, 2021, 4:23 PM

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thank you very much for the advice, the pity is that surely that the board to be more modern has not been made firmware to support the 2 protocols, maybe in the future ....

twin prairie Apr 8, 2021, 4:38 PM

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winged knoll Well, Home Assistant OS may have limited support, don't know. For everything els...

Sorry last question...Do you think an esp32 would be better than a usb bluetooth or does the usb have more signal power?

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 4:38 PM

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That's like asking whether you're better to buy a Honda or a Toyota... there's a lot more to the choice than just that

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The ESP would be better if the device is beyond range of the HA host

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A Bluetooth dongle is probably simpler

twin prairie Apr 8, 2021, 4:39 PM

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For compatibility on different OS and change of firmware.

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 4:39 PM

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The ESP may give you other options

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The Bluetooth dongle may be easier to get working

twin prairie Apr 8, 2021, 4:40 PM

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winged knoll The Bluetooth dongle may be easier to get working

That's true, the truth is that I get very complicated at times.

bright jacinthBOT Apr 8, 2021, 4:40 PM

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@twin prairie When using Discord's new Reply feature it defaults to pinging the person you reply to, which can get frustrating for the target. Click @ ON to @ OFF to stop this - on the right side of the compose bar.

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 4:40 PM

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Both will likely work, depending on many other variables

twin prairie Apr 8, 2021, 4:40 PM

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Thanks again!!!👍 👍 💯

mystic crest Apr 8, 2021, 6:23 PM

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Somehow i recently got this error message, it's popping up everytime i restart my HA. It came from nowhere, i haven't done anything since this came up. Can someone help me solve what's causing this? I get it's somehow related to the theme

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https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/hvWtjxmg3j/

bright jacinthBOT Apr 8, 2021, 6:42 PM

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

mystic crest Apr 8, 2021, 6:49 PM

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bright jacinth

"Command completed successfully"

winged knoll Apr 8, 2021, 6:49 PM

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Well, then you need to dig deeper, but it's not a hardware problem

mystic crest Apr 8, 2021, 6:50 PM

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alright, sorry

twin girder Apr 8, 2021, 7:20 PM

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evening dude's question i have a Beninca Control unit that is going to control 2 motors to open and close a gate
is it easy to hook it up to the wifi with like some tasmota relay thingie ?
im from holland
i know there is a tasmota ap so a tasmota device is prefered
and feutures close open and if possible have left gate motor 1 partial open so 1 person can enter
i have the scematic/manual for the device
https://manuals.easygates.co.uk/beninca-sa03-head-manual/

drifting grove Apr 8, 2021, 8:20 PM

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I want to make my dumb washingmachine smart. I would like to receive notifications when the washingmachine is done for example. Don't feel comfortable with the sonoff2, so I would like to use a power plug instead (EU) which one do you guys recommend

bright jacinthBOT Apr 8, 2021, 8:20 PM

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Looking for advice about a device to buy? Remember to provide guidance on:

Which country you're in
What your budget is
What protocols you prefer (eg Zigbee, WiFi, Z-Wave)
Any features you want (such as power monitoring, dimming, etc)

exotic cave Apr 8, 2021, 9:36 PM

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Hi all, I'm looking into some door sensors for Home Assistant. I've seen a few suggestions for Wyze (dated 2019) and Aqara (dated 2020) are these still recommended or are there other cheap kits with good integration?

fringe moon Apr 8, 2021, 9:41 PM

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Long live zigbee aqara

exotic cave Apr 8, 2021, 9:43 PM

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Got it 👍

wary zenith Apr 9, 2021, 1:29 AM

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I've bought these led strips https://www.amazon.de/dp/B088TZ3B6L/ but I can't figure out how to set light scenes or effects like colorloop (are there others?). If I select colorloop the strip stays at its color and can't be changed anymore only after turning off and on again. Any Ideas? It's connected via deconz conbee2

haughty bough Apr 9, 2021, 1:46 AM

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Curious, trying to update the firmware on my inovelli lzw-31sn's, how long should I expect this to take?

atomic hearth Apr 9, 2021, 7:24 AM

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Morning! Any tips on UK smart plugs with power monitoring that can be flashed with esphome?

fringe moon Apr 9, 2021, 7:25 AM

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a ton of tuya plugs for sure

atomic hearth Apr 9, 2021, 7:27 AM

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I heard on the podcast that Tuya has stopped them from being flashable.. is that right?

fringe moon Apr 9, 2021, 7:27 AM

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OTA yes

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and if they run tuyas own chips

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but they are usually drop in replacable with esps

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but I have yet to recieve a tuya device with a new chip

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I just crack them open and flash them via serial

atomic hearth Apr 9, 2021, 7:41 AM

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Thanks!

fringe moon Apr 9, 2021, 7:44 AM

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I ordered some tuya plugs two three months back

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they were still flashable via tuya-convert OTA though

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so if they are old stock, they will be easy

steady void Apr 9, 2021, 10:20 AM

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Wohoo! Got the Home Assistant Blue today. It's beautiful!

fallow cape Apr 9, 2021, 10:57 AM

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Should I just rip off the bandaid and just order a damn zzh? Tired of fighting with this stupid conbee 2

winged knoll Apr 9, 2021, 10:58 AM

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Yes

fallow cape Apr 9, 2021, 10:59 AM

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I just wish that it was stocked somewhere in north america, oh well

winged knoll Apr 9, 2021, 11:05 AM

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Oh, you're there, then you want Tube's

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https://www.tubeszb.com/product/cc2652_coordinator/1 or https://www.tubeszb.com/product/usb_coord/11

fallow cape Apr 9, 2021, 11:07 AM

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Already pulled the trigger 😄

fringe moon Apr 9, 2021, 11:16 AM

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NM3_Triggered

midnight ibex Apr 9, 2021, 12:13 PM

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Hey there,
I need a hardware recommandtion:

It needs to controll a light
It needs to be capable to commonicate with HA. Mqtt is also fine. It can be wifi or zigbee.
It will be controlled with a switch
It will be controlled from HA some cases
And the tricky part: It needs to be controlled from something like this:
https://hu.rs-online.com/web/p/fotoelektromos-erzekelok/1254541/
This is an optogate, which is high when something is between them.
Needs some dc output for powering this sensor. (This conrete example is up to 24V but it can be 5V also)

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I was thinking about a shelly, But I am not sure if 2.5 does have galvanic separation on the switches.

indigo bramble Apr 9, 2021, 7:34 PM

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hi im running hassio now on a vm on my old laptop, do you guys recommend getting a container runtime? is that more power efficient?

gentle fossil Apr 9, 2021, 7:37 PM

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if you don't have addons, why not go #449717345808547842 ?
and if you have - you can replace them with their respective original docker containers

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above all:

bright jacinthBOT Apr 9, 2021, 7:37 PM

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Hass.io was the old name for the appliance like install option, that uses Docker. It was renamed in January 2020 and is now called Home Assistant OS (see #330990055533576204).

indigo bramble Apr 9, 2021, 7:38 PM

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gentle fossil if you don't have addons, why not go <#449717345808547842> ? and if you have - y...

the downsides just being that its harder to manage and update etc?

winged knoll Apr 9, 2021, 7:38 PM

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Define harder...

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Update is two commands

indigo bramble Apr 9, 2021, 7:39 PM

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takes more effort than pressing 2 buttons, and for my 4 addons

winged knoll Apr 9, 2021, 7:39 PM

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docker-compose pull
docker-compose up -d

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That'll update all containers

indigo bramble Apr 9, 2021, 7:39 PM

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fair haha

winged knoll Apr 9, 2021, 7:39 PM

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Even better, you can update just one

indigo bramble Apr 9, 2021, 7:39 PM

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oooo

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oki

winged knoll Apr 9, 2021, 7:39 PM

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And if it breaks, you can roll back

gloomy spoke Apr 9, 2021, 7:39 PM

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Or...click

indigo bramble Apr 9, 2021, 7:40 PM

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ill look into it haha, vm makes it annoying to manage from my desktop so that would be ideal, just access it through smb

gentle fossil Apr 9, 2021, 7:40 PM

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if by smb you mean ssh...

indigo bramble Apr 9, 2021, 7:41 PM

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no smb haha so i can easily write the yamls

gentle fossil Apr 9, 2021, 7:41 PM

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none of that is hardware though 😄

indigo bramble Apr 9, 2021, 7:42 PM

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yeah i know, but i suck at networking haha

fringe moon Apr 9, 2021, 7:43 PM

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You'll want sshfs

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And vscode

indigo bramble Apr 9, 2021, 7:44 PM

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yeah vscode is the goal

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ill look into sshfs thanks!

fringe moon Apr 9, 2021, 7:44 PM

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Then use sshfs in vscode

indigo bramble Apr 9, 2021, 7:45 PM

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btw whats the best way to migrate an existing home assistant setup to one other

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just backups?

gloomy spoke Apr 9, 2021, 7:47 PM

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If you’re moving from a supervised install to something else, just copy the config dir. but this all belongs in the appropriate install method channel

indigo bramble Apr 9, 2021, 7:47 PM

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oki

fringe moon Apr 9, 2021, 7:48 PM

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The whole folder

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Including hidden files and folders

gentle fossil Apr 9, 2021, 10:13 PM

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this is no #hardware-archived question, again

wooden crest Apr 10, 2021, 12:45 AM

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New here. Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but here goes:

Iv been searching for ESPhome flashable (using serial) RGBW (preferably dual channel W) bulbs for a few days now and just cant seem to find any that arent:

Pricy
Available
Impossible to take apart

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anyone know of any resonably priced, flashable ones?

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Sadly all the great bulbs are cloud based.

snow mantle Apr 10, 2021, 4:08 AM

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anyone have any experienve with automated block out blinds?

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I'm trying to figure out if something like what I want even exists

dusk summit Apr 10, 2021, 7:06 AM

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Is this the right place to ask about a zwave keypad I'm trying to get working?

gentle fossil Apr 10, 2021, 7:08 AM

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#zwave-archived @dusk summit

heady hedge Apr 10, 2021, 7:09 AM

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For anyone that is locked out of their Yeelight - Have a look at the great work going on here: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/hacking-yeelight-fw-enabling-lan-control/284406/141

heady hedge Apr 10, 2021, 7:16 AM

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wooden crest New here. Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but here goes: Iv been se...

Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVqQUzki9lA

heady hedge Apr 10, 2021, 7:19 AM

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wooden crest New here. Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but here goes: Iv been se...

and this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5GYh470m5k&t=0s

snow mantle Apr 10, 2021, 11:14 AM

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blinds which you can control from the left and right just don't seem like a things that ecists

wooden crest Apr 10, 2021, 12:24 PM

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@heady hedge first video i watched, useless to me

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lights mentioned arent available & barely any other decent ones either.

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iv searched far & wide.

steady void Apr 10, 2021, 2:52 PM

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I've got a few Aqara magnet sensors that drains the CR1632 battery pretty fast. Couldn't you solder wires for tripple A instead?

fringe moon Apr 10, 2021, 2:55 PM

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Door sensors?

steady void Apr 10, 2021, 2:55 PM

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Exactly.

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I have one in my door to see if my lock is physically locked or not. And it's probably not the best for range etc. But if i could just add tripple A batteries to it it's cheaper to recharge them than to replace the CR1632 all the time.

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The CR1632 is 3V so it should work.

fringe moon Apr 10, 2021, 2:58 PM

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I've had 6 of those in operation for over 2 years

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Replaced one battery

steady void Apr 10, 2021, 2:59 PM

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Yeah i have 4-5 as well and it's the one in the door i have to change all the time

fringe moon Apr 10, 2021, 2:59 PM

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All of mine are on doors wtf

steady void Apr 10, 2021, 2:59 PM

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Yeah mine is in the door frame.

fringe moon Apr 10, 2021, 2:59 PM

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That are opened 8-25 times a day each

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If you batteries are draining faster than 2 years you have a problem somewhere

steady void Apr 10, 2021, 3:00 PM

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I know...