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zealous dune
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personally i wouldn't go below shelly

runic jacinth
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and im looking at the 16a ones not the 10a onesw

zealous dune
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ce certification is as meaningless as zigbee certification

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if its a cheap chinese device divide A by 2 to be safe

runic jacinth
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whe you have worked with these, what are some of the internals that you have seen?

zealous dune
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question too broad

runic jacinth
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lets say a sonoff mini vs a QS-WIFI-S05 or a athom

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switch module

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these look just like an athom and say 16a

zealous dune
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the difference is in the relay rating

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then you have the variable thickness of the mains traces as well as heating concerns depending on the hardware design

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if you'er controlling lights you should be fine

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if its something with a motor... ymmv 🔥

runic jacinth
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all lights

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but wanted to see if anyone knew if they had tasmota support dont want anything going out of the house

zealous dune
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they don't

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tuya = 1% chance they still use ESP chips

runic jacinth
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oh ok

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😦

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anything else i can do?

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what chips do they usually have?

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im gonna order 1 and take it apart i guess and confirm quality and what they come with

zealous dune
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other chips

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if you're planning on a large enough order go to alibaba and have them made to your spec

runic jacinth
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lol it was more of a budget thing i wanted to spend around $60 US so 10 of these tuyas vs 5 sonoff etc

zealous dune
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there's always the tuya integration, seems to be popular these days

runic jacinth
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any links to videos or posts?

zealous dune
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of the tuya integration?

runic jacinth
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yup

zealous dune
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i don't use it

runic jacinth
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the only stuff ive seen is with tuya going to clud

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cloud,

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wanted to make sure all traffic is internal

zealous dune
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localtuya

runic jacinth
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ok np i really appreciate you help!!

dreamy vale
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Hi!

I'm having issues binding two aqara wireless remote switches. I was able to bind one but due to an issue I have to rebind evetything after deleting a file.

Do you know how to reset the devices and bind it again? I have removed the battery for a few minutes and tried the bind process again (hold two buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds). No luck binding those. Any ideas about what can i do?

high lake
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Hi folks!

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I'm trying to run tuya-convert on an existing tasmota device.

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I'm not sure why, but the tasmota is not connecting to wifi.

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I can reset it with power cycling

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Each time it successfully broadcasts. It says it has 8.5.0 installed.

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I am wondering, can I upgrade the tasmota from the initial config screen?

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(Once I enter wifi credentials, it seems to connect to the WiFi according to my Unifi dashboard, but then it disappears and the config screen is never accessible)

zealous dune
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what exactly are you trying to achieve here?

fallen spoke
glossy prism
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There's both a dimmer and a switch, so it looks like you bought the dimmer

fallen spoke
inland acorn
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I just picked up a Sonoff S31 ZB smart plug and added it via ZHA. It's already serving as a repeater, and the response time is great. Is it worth selling my lot of TP-Link Kasa smart plugs (WiFi... plus Kasa keeps trying to disable local control with their software updates) and buying a bunch more of these?

fresh cargo
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Recommendations? looking for a temperature and humidity sensor. Can be zwave or zigbee compatible

inland acorn
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I have a bunch of Aqara temp/hum sensors and they're great.

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Ordered from AliExpress.

torn prism
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hi yall; trying to convert over from just smartthings/webcore over to home assist. Running into an issue with "LeakSmart Pro Automatic Water Shut-Off Valve" as I can't seem to send it a command to actually shut the value off, just observe whether it's off or on... struggling to find a working integration on the interwebs - can someone help/point in the right direction?

bold flax
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Would like to pick the collective brain here on home audio. My house has a bunch (15 pairs) of in-wall/in-ceiling speakers and each pair has an old control knob from the 1990s. Very similar to this: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sonance-60w-outdoor-volume-control-in-wall-rotary-each-gray/5683613.p?skuId=5683613

I know the right way to go would be rip it out and put in a nice zoned amp, but realistically, to the best of my research that gets super pricey quickly.

I'm guessing there's no simple way to automate those knobs to effectively achieve zones by cutting volume where I don't want it but I wanted to see if anyone had any ideas.

upper yoke
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what are some lights i can use inside of a drawer (battery powered) that turn on when the drawer opens?

fringe moon
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A single esp01 or 8266 with a single LED get you far

flint plaza
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Does anyone know any individually addressable light strips with IOT class >= local polling?

zealous dune
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anything with wled on it

flint plaza
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thanks!

fringe moon
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DIY DIY

hushed stream
torn cypress
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Hello. I have a wireless aqara double wall switch. and i cant get it to show up on home assistant. i long pressed, and multiple quick pressed. but it just doesnt show up. am i doing something wrong>

fringe moon
torn cypress
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Thanks, wasnt sure witch topic to post in

drifting grove
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Hello, can someone recommend a rgb bulb that works in Canada, preferably without a additional hub. I used to have yeelights in Europe but they dont support 120v.

ionic acorn
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Anyone using an Intel NUC for the HA install? If so which one are you using and did you install HAS OS or something else?

winged knoll
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Lots of folks have, everything from Celeron (64 bit) upwards has been mentioned, and folks have gone with HAOS or a Linux distro of their choice and Container

spare drum
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Not sure if anyone else saw the update, but the Honeywell T9 thermostat just gained homekit support, and it's works beautifully in HA now. Not only does the thermostat work, but all the individual room sensors work for temperature, humidity AND motion!

ancient aurora
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Hi everyone, not sure if this is the right place to ask so please guide me if not. I am in the market to upgrade to smart thermostats. Looking for HA compatibility as a key criteria. Also something simple to use, no fancy display required. I plan on handling all of the automation through HA. Are the Google Nest $99 versions any good? I read that Google is no longer allowing dev accounts???

wet depot
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So I tried restarting my Home Assistant app (as I was having trouble logging in) and now all I get is a Error 404: Not Found. Did the restart break my Home Assistant Blue?

gloomy spoke
valid oak
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Anyone able to point me in the right direction for something to control 12v dc led lights. Preferably with dimming capabilities. It is for my rv so the ability to still use the wall switch would be a huge plus. I see tons of 120v ac stuff but can't seem to find anything for 12v DC.

bold flax
bold flax
valid oak
# bold flax I think most LED controllers are 12v.

Yeah, I'm just not sure what all will work with HA and still allow the wall switch to operate as normal. There is a company that makes an rv specific module but 1. It is over $100 per module (only controls 1 light and 1 slide or jack per module) 2. Has no HA integration.

fallen spoke
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Shelly RGBW2.

bright jacinthBOT
gentle crescent
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oops, new here. Send code as a separate post it seems.

Anyone had issues with Thermostats showing the decimal place in the wrong spot. My new one is showing 2.1C instead of 21C

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I have this one also which shows the correct temp.

jade jolt
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anyone got any experience with TRVs and could they recommend one ?

dreamy vale
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Hi!

I'm having issues binding two aqara wireless remote switches. I was able to bind one but due to an issue I have to rebind evetything after deleting a file.

Do you know how to reset the devices and bind it again? I have removed the battery for a few minutes and tried the bind process again (hold two buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds). No luck binding those. Any ideas about what can i do?

fringe moon
gleaming ibex
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Hi all, I’m having a bit of trouble getting my head around an issue after installing version 2021.10.3. The slimme lezer logs (through ESPHome) is constantly sending exactly the same set of information. Also, I’ve noticed that te log is at debug, whereas the yaml claims info.

Especially the Energy Consumed Tariff 1/2 seem to be static, whereas the Power Consumed Phase 1′ looks to change slightly.

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(sorry if I'm "crossposting" via Marcels slimmelezer site)

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Would you guys have any tips on where to look?

winged knoll
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If the device is sending the information then it's not an HA side problem

gleaming ibex
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Oh yeah, the hint is to refer to the ESPhome discord channel 😉

little sphinx
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Does anybody know if it’s possible to split a sonos surround system with the snapshot? I want to only play audio through my beam and not the surround speakers as part of a script

drifting grove
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Anyone know if Heatit Z-Dim will work fine even if controller is offline?

valid oak
# fallen spoke Shelly RGBW2.

Nice stuff they have there. I might be able to use so me of this. This might actually fix one of my pet peeves with this RV, the main cabin light switch is in the control panel behind a door and is not accessible with the livingroom slide in. I wanted a way to cut the main lights on without having to open that door or slide the slide. Looks like I can use a shelly button with some other shelly products. Benefit of tying into HA is a plus!

spare drum
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Anyone have any idea of a way to attach a low power device (ZigBee, z-wave, Bluetooth) to my outdoor trashcan and monitor exactly how far away it is? Basically I want to set up an automation that if it's within 10 feet of my house on trash night, notify me to take it out. Is that even possible?

bright osprey
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Hi, I have Home Assistant running on on old Raspberry Pi. I want to move to my newly purchased Home Assistant Blue. I think I want to bring the integrations up one at a time (so that I don't replicate some of the mistakes I made in the initial setup) but want to be able to switch back and forth between both if possible. Eventually even have the old environment as a "test" machine. Can I run two instances of Home Assistant in the same house on two different CPUs?

smoky moth
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Hi guys, I'm using a phone as a HA panel. Do you know a way to unlock that phone using an external fingerprint sensor so I'm the only person who can acces it? Or that it's locked when my own phone is not connected to the wifi.

storm glen
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Hi everyone! There are so many conflicting opinions on best smart front door locks (and/or handles) that look sleek but are still reliable and functional. What do you all recommend?

Only prerequisite for me is that it has a stable HomeAssistant integration.

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I’m in the US btw

valid frigate
dull vapor
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Has anyone tried the drayton wiser devices? Looks like they've released a wet underfloor controller as well

flint plaza
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Is there a smart socket but with multiple plugs that integrates to hass.io?

fringe moon
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Yes I've seen a few that support tasmota

flint plaza
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could you link them or send a model number?

zealous dune
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which standard are you looking for?

flint plaza
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UK

zealous dune
flint plaza
zealous dune
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i'm still waiting for a smart kitchen sink

hollow lance
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Put a smart switch on your garbage disposal and solenoids on the feeder lines to your mixer tap

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🤷‍♂️

zealous dune
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we don't do garbage disposals...

hollow lance
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Neither do we anymore

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Too many kids lost fingers, I think

fringe moon
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I find them quite interesting when I go to the US

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Just press it for fun

flint plaza
zealous dune
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its weird tossing garbage down the sink, here it ends up in floods

hollow lance
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They were en vogue here in the 90’s

zealous dune
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its easy to make but that's not the issue... its easier to buy one

flint plaza
zealous dune
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that's indulgent

drifting grove
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@gentle fossil Just a followup! the kit maker sent me a new fan and it's quiet as it was before. So it was just a bad fan. It's a $6 kit fan, so.... probably just low quality...

flint plaza
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I came across a device that says tuya convert may not work on new firmware. Is there a way to know if i can flash this device before I buy it?

zealous dune
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only if it says serial flash or its already flashed

flint plaza
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thanks

tacit pilot
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Could someone give me the low down on motion sensors? Primarily looking to use them for controlling lights at first at least. I know one of the main problems there is that if you're too still you won't be detected. I've read up on things like room assistant but they seem too complicated for what I'm looking for. In any case, that's where I'm at. Does anyone have any recommendations for motion sensors along these lines?

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I've also always been curious about the issue of being still causing the motion detector to not identify you. Couldn't you just turn up the motion detection sensitivity? Or is it more of a hardware limitation where they don't have that fine grained sensitivity?

winged knoll
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Well, motion sensors detect motion

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You can buy some really sensitive ones, but they cover small areas

tacit pilot
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I mean unless I'm sleeping I'm moving something

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I'm blinking, moving my fingers to type, etc

winged knoll
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Blinking is too small a motion

tacit pilot
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Yes well that's what I'm saying, that would be a hardware limitation, no?

winged knoll
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Even moving your fingers may not be enough, unless you have a very carefully positioned high sensitivity sensor

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detects small head movements at a distance of 0.5 m, but does not detect to blinking eyes or body movement when breathing calmly

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0.5m

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That's not much coverage

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You're going to be better off building logic to determine if you're still in the room

tacit pilot
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Yes I know, but I think motion sensors can be a big chunk of that

winged knoll
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Sure, but they don't have to detect your fingers

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I saw motion in the room, and not outside the room, so the human is in the room until I detect motion outside the room

tacit pilot
tacit pilot
winged knoll
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There's a load of other data points you can use, but it's mostly about not thinking how do I make the motion sensor detect tiny motion and thinking about solving the problem

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Maybe you want to use Hass workstation service to allow HA to see the laptop is unlocked, for instance

tacit pilot
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No no I know, that was more of a side question about how sensitivity works. It seems like you kinda answered it to the general rule that the larger the area the less sensitivity it can have

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Yeah exactly, I didn't mean to imply I wasn't going to try to work around the shortcomings. I just wanted to get more of an idea on how motion sensors work

winged knoll
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There's also going to be issues with power usage (and so battery life) - the more sensitive you need it to be, the more power that needs, and the shorter the battery life

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There are some good articles out there on how they work

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It breaks down the details, which is rather handy

tacit pilot
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I have rooms with a single dimension no greater than 17ft (~5m) and probably an overall average of 10-12ft (3.5m)

winged knoll
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So, break out the logic... can you tell whether somebody is entering or exiting the room, and go from there

tacit pilot
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Also what's the name for like linear sensors? Like something you could put in a doorway that would detect if someone passed by it?

ancient aurora
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Hey Tinkerer, wondering if you had any experience or suggestions for a thermostat that works with HA?

winged knoll
winged knoll
ancient aurora
scenic junco
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Hey folks. Anyone know of any digital photo frames that could remotely grab photos from my local web server (as opposed to a device that requires the use of Google Photos, or some random company cloud).

I don't want to use a tablet, but I'm not opposed to something like a Nest Hub or Echo Show if they offer some way to serve photos from a personal server.

If it matters, this would be for someone in their 70s who isn't terrible with tech, but definitely doesn't want to hassle around with it

spare drum
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Anyone have any idea of a way to attach a low power device (ZigBee, z-wave, Bluetooth) to my outdoor trashcan and monitor exactly how far away it is? Basically I want to set up an automation that if it's within 10 feet of my house on trash night, notify me to take it out. Is that even possible?

next sparrow
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whos got the best zwave door sensor for $20 or less that doesnt ship 12 weeks from china?

wanton marsh
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Anyone have any good recommendations on whole-home energy monitoring that is cloudless and integrates with HA? I'd like to put something in by breaker box that can measure per-circuit.

vital epoch
drowsy kite
# tacit pilot Could someone give me the low down on motion sensors? Primarily looking to use t...

I tried a few different models, but these have been reliable for me for over a year with pretty decent battery life: https://www.banggood.com/5pcs-SONOFF-SNZB-03-ZB-Motion-Sensor-Handy-Smart-Device-Detect-Motion-Trigger-Alarm-Work-with-SONOFF-ZBBridge-Via-eWeLink-APP-p-1741815.html?akmClientCountry=America&

Pair with a wireless bridge and it was pretty straightforward: https://www.banggood.com/SONOFF-ZBBridge-Smart-Bridge-Zigbee3_0-APP-Wireless-Remote-Controller-Smart-Home-Bridge-Works-With-Alexa-Google-Home-p-1674754.html?cur_warehouse=CN&rmmds=search

Also I had rolled my own PIR and Microwave motion sensors on a Pi & ESP8266, and have tried out Room Assistant with short-lived success, but these have been more reliable for me.

drowsy kite
tacit pilot
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Thanks @drowsy kite ! Will check them out

upbeat belfry
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Hi, any recommends for Wifi switch with NO neutral wire?

paper fern
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Are any of you using home assistant to turn on/off your gas logs? I have been looking for a battery operated transmitter / receiver remote set that works with the rmpro and have came up short. All info appreciated. Thanks.

valid frigate
upbeat belfry
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It's for a friend who's not using HA... He doesn't want to get another Hub just for that..

vast haven
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Is this the place to ask about wiring for a house?
Hi, we are wiring our house from zero, want to make it future proof, so compatible with smart home hardware to be added in a few years.
What are the basics of wiring for light switches, lights, outlets, etc? How do smart lights/relays/etc work? Is there a good starter guide to help with wiring if we now want it to work with simple lightswitch->light method but later would add smart stuff?

winged knoll
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The details change around the world, but run neutral to everything

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After that it comes down to what you want, being able to decouple lights from switches might be useful, if you want smart bulbs

vast haven
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A smart bulb needs to be powered all the time right? How would it work if I still would like to use the old switches? Are there also stuff I put behind switches that send a signal to HA which controls the light, or can the AC power still be used somehow to control the light?

winged knoll
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Yes, and it wouldn't work

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You can put a module behind switches to make the switches smart. Some support decoupling the lights, some don't

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IMO smart dimmers are better than smart lights, but YMMV

vast haven
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Smart dimmer means I only put new hardware to the switch?

bright jacinthBOT
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@vast haven Please use imgur or other image sharing web sites, and share the link here.

Image posting is blocked in most channels to discourage people from sharing text as images.

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zealous jasper
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Hello everyone, fast question , I would like to upgrade my xiaomi aquaria connected using HomeKit with a new one.
I know that to connect it to home assistant can be tricky. Which version is the best supported or which one can be easily hacked to get more compatibility? I was looking at this : Xiaomi Aqara Hub Gateway M1S. Any suggestions?
I’m already using conbee 2 with deconz but I would like to still use xiaomi home app as well for few sensors

empty sentinel
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Hello Everyone, I am looking for heating thermostats to control the individual radiators.
Does anyone here have a recommendation for me? Preferably I would be able to integrate it directly (Zigbee) without having to have another hub.
(Im from Germany)

zealous dune
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you're looking for a Radiator Valve?

empty sentinel
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Hey, thanks. I have an Conbee2 Adapter dir zigbee.
Does I get all information drin the device and can configure it🤔

vast haven
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Traditional wiring and 3 possible smart versions I see.

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I guess the best would be to leave the traditional wires between switches and bulbs, then later make the switches smart as you say, or both if I want more functionality like colors and brightness

winged knoll
paper fern
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Are any of you using home assistant to turn on/off your gas logs? I have been looking for a battery operated transmitter / receiver remote set that works with the rmpro and have came up short. All info appreciated. Thanks.

fringe moon
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Relying on wireless to turn off gas

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😶‍🌫️

paper fern
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I currently have a transmitter / receiver switch that came with the fireplace. It does not work with boradlink pro. I am looking to replicate with something in 433 or ir space.

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My current device is on 350Mhz

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I bought on that sait it ran in 315Mhz space but I could not record the code with broadlink.

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on = one

undone ermine
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Can anybody recommend a CCT dimmer controller that would work with home assistant nicely?
I read that shelly rgb2 developers are working on that feature 2 years ago but could not find any updates.

winged knoll
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I've been happy with my Gledopto controller

undone ermine
umbral sequoia
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When you buy something like a DHT22 or other sensors, does it matter if you buy the cheapest one you can get on Ali Express vs. one 10x more expensive on a EU/US site? Are there differences in terms of quality and if so, how do you pick a good price/quality point?

surreal marlin
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if i want to buy an esp32 chip, should i prefer the wrover or the wroom?

covert bloom
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any thoughts on 3g shutdown? been looking to grab a USB modem sim card for backup notifications and concerned about the pending 3g shutdown in US

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suppose 4g huawei is only ~$10 more than 3g

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couple month lead time on a lot of the modems though 😦

zealous dune
surreal marlin
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I don't even know what I can use it for

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so far i have only worked with finished boards

zealous dune
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if you don't know you don't need a wrover board but either is fine

surreal marlin
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can you give me a few examples of what the PSRAM can be used for

zealous dune
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its just more memory

covert bloom
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gonna give the Huawei E3372h-320 a try, will report how it goes once it arrives...soon™️

viscid minnow
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Has anyone got experience with the MoesHouse HY368 Zigbee Thermostats draining really fast. (Like 1-5 Days?) And maybe a possible solution?

winged knoll
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I use it with Zigbee2MQTT

spare drum
drowsy kite
# spare drum so are you saying just strap any ol motion or door sensor to the can, stick it b...

That's what I would do. It doesn't look like these are exposed as attributes, but you can read them from the file system and set it up as a sensor. --> https://community.home-assistant.io/t/how-to-detected-when-zigbee-entity-is-offline-or-timeouted/274806

Otherwise, one Add'l option is using a cheap ESP8266 w/ ESPhome and a solar charge circuit, connect it to Wifi and have it emit the RSSI on an interval to determine the same thing without having to worry about something needing to trigger the Zigbee sensor....

iron hound
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hey all, just got a fibaro z-wave flood sensor, but it's not detecting any triggers for it when I try to add it to an automation, any ideas?

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ok never mind, had to restart HA...like always 😛

spare drum
chilly dust
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Any recommendations on a zigbee based smoke detector?

tepid heart
drowsy kite
# spare drum any chance you'd have some documentation on the second option? it seems more pur...

This guy is great for all things ESP, and has a video specifically on this topic - though be warned it'll take some work to do - but if you haven't rolled your own diy sensors already, it will pull you down the rabbit hole of projects 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37kGva3NW8w&ab_channel=AndreasSpiess
Personally I would use this board + an 18650 (you can find cheaper elsewhere) + a 5V solar panel connected to the 5V rail which should feed the charge circuit for the battery. https://www.amazon.com/Makerfocus-Motherboard-Integrated-ESP8266-Compatible/dp/B075H8X7H2/ref=sr_1_18?keywords=wemos+battery+shield&qid=1636691587&sr=8-18
As for the firmware, you should be able to pull in a basic config from ESPhome which will include RSSI (Signal), and add a DeepSleep Component. Hope this sets you in the right direction, but feel free to DM me if you think I could be of any more help

lean bison
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hello, do you know if it is possible to use the somfy rts usb key compatible with the enki box under home assistant? the key being inexpensive, it would be interesting to integrate it, this allows you to switch from the Somfy cloud

distant mural
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Hey guys, gals, and other peeps: Who can share some good advice/experiences on robotic overlords?

I'm in dire need of a robovac and am hoping to score a good deal this month. I've been looking through dozens of models for hours and reading up on HA integrations/workarounds but I can't really decide on a brand/type because of information overload and contradicting reviews.

For me it's an absolute must to be able to use it completely offline, app controllable and HA integration. I do see there's some custom firmware for some of the Xiaomi's, but also a way to use some without cloud and without flashing.

On the other hand there's also... many others haha.

Technical requirements: Must have a charge station and be able to return on its own. At least 2hrs runtime before recharge, virtual zone management and the laser guided navigation - aka the smartypants ones. Mopping is nice but optional.

Feature wise i'm leaning towards an Abir X8, but can't find anything with that one in relation to HA/integrations. So many are Xiaomi based, this one looks similar to me...

Depending on features I'm willing to spend EUR 300~500, rather less than more.

Who has been through this and came out the other end relatively unscathed? 😉

undone haven
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The roborocks has everything you are looking for (not sure on the navigation) but cloud based. It seems to be the go to vacuum around here. Pretty sure you can flash it but I kept the standard firmware on mine.

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The S4 uses LiDAR so presumably every model after does also.

distant mural
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Yeah I've seen a lot on the roborocks indeed.

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They're a tad more expensive, but that's no biggie if they last for some years.

undone haven
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I’ve had mine for going on 2 years now I think. No issues. I have room automations setup. The only issue is sometimes it is to smart and sees closets when the door is closed (under the small gap at the bottom). and maps out the area. These things are few and far between and the app actually saves backup maps so you can always revert if you pay attention.

distant mural
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Oh, I'd imagine you could 'lock' the mapping feature

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like, you're done, no need to keep adding to it

undone haven
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I haven’t found a way but I guess I should look into that. Really not a big deal. The S4 struggles with high shag rugs like the ones in bathrooms but no problem with area rugs say like in the family room over wood floors

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The map allows you to make virtual walls and no-go zones so I just block out problem areas.

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And rooms that are highly problematic, I setup actionable notifications so it doesn’t clean the room unless I manually tell it too.

distant mural
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Yeah, that'd work.

undone haven
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I think the s5 was a better option overall but I didn’t need mopping so I didn’t get it. Wish I would have because I think the ability to do rugs was better. I haven’t looked at their models in quite some time though.

distant mural
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Yeah I'm comparing for a bit right now

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their own 'help me choose' guide steers me towards either an S5 or S6 MaxV depending on whether i choose medium or high budget.

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S5 Max is about tree fiddy, S6 MaxV 490.

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And then the million dollar question is: Will they go on a better sale in two weeks!?

undone haven
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Pretty sure I got mine during a Black Friday sale. I wonder if with all the supply chain issues, Black Friday will even happen?

distant mural
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In the USA, dubious. IIRC there's still a lot of merchandise trapped on container barges waiting to be unloaded, but my info might be outdated.

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here in the EU I'm not seeing any availability issues so far.

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The s7 looks a tad bit expensive but you have definitely peaked my interest. My robot vacuum is one of my favorite toys in the automation spectrum. I was blown away on how accurately it mapped our home and how much crap it picks up. Bonus points for going under 95% of the furniture in our house where the regular push vacuum never goes.

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Love telling the wife when she gets and exclaims, what did you do today, well baby, I vacuumed the entire house.

distant mural
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Yeah, I'm spending a lot of time vacuuming and I've got a lot of space on the ground floor without high obstacles.

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It should be perfect as long as I open all the doors. ^^

unique rose
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Does anyone have any device recommendations for controlling a fan that has dimmable up & down lights as well as 3 speed control?

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gentle fossil
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note that the s6maxv cannot be flashed (it can, but you need to take apart the whole thing)

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you only get the clean map with cloud

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and extracting the token is a pain

distant mural
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Ah yes, I was already leaning towards the S5 Max

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I think that seals the deal.

gentle fossil
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you can also only use the mi home app to use the token

distant mural
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I'm not against taking things apart, but I've already got so many projects waiting to be finished. :3

gentle fossil
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and mi home app has no support for the camera

distant mural
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And from what I can see, the cleaning performance shouldn't differ that much.

gentle fossil
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only the roborock app supports the camera and the token of the roborock app is of no use

distant mural
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Ah

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Locked down

gentle fossil
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yup, switches to tuya protocol when in use with the roborock app, and is closed then

distant mural
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Ah.

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I haven't looked into the new Tuya protocol specs, not sure if LocalTuya is still a thing either.

gentle fossil
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it's not possible with the s6maxv at least, will never be unless mi decides otherwise

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S5 Max it is! ^^

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Thanks guys.

past canyon
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anyone knows of a device that takes 4 switch inputs I can wire to wall switches to integrate into HA that uses ethernet? The only one I have found so far is the new Shelly Pro 4 PM which is a bit overkill considering I won't actually be using any of the relays

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I would also be fine with 4 separate devices

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as long as they have ethernet

obtuse valve
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Since you said wall switches - the inputs are either 0V~ or 230V~? Or are the cables looped (from the spot you'd install the thing -> switch -> back to the install spot) so you can run low voltage?

past canyon
obtuse valve
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So you could in theory wire it like this?

Sensor device with ethernet ------ Wall Switch
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past canyon
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yes

obtuse valve
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I've had good success using an ESP32 for that, running a few meters of wire to the doorbell and back (Total maybe 8m), running on 3.3V, since there's no load, the voltage can still be detected

past canyon
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I did think about using an esp32 but I was looking for something a bit more rugged if you know what I mean, I'd be worried about the dupont cables getting unplugged

obtuse valve
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As long as you don't move it around too much, should be fine. Mine is dangling around and no unplugs yet. The connectors are good enough, you just need a Female-Male Jumper Cable. Connect to F Side to the pin and the M side to your wall switches. I'd recommend using WAGO clips for this, they hold on super tightly, even a shitty jumper cable won't slip out

past canyon
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unfortunately this is for a mobile setup so it would move a lot

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I could solder to the esp pins but idk, it still sounds sketchy to work on as well

obtuse valve
past canyon
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that looks good, thank you

obtuse valve
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I've found the ESP32 to be a lot more reliable for this stuff, so you might want to use this (I use it with ESPHome)

past canyon
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yeah I'm pretty sure the shelly pro 4pm is esp32 based

obtuse valve
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It's a lot more stable when you start using the 3V3 or 5V pins, at least for me. You can probably buy sth. like this for the ESP32 as well, haven't looked too much

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For the config in ESPHome, I'm using inverted INPUT_PULLUP binary_sensors, don't know if that's the best way to do things though

past canyon
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appreciate all the help!

stark sun
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Anyone know if aqara door sensors are good at $7.50 a piece? Looking for the cheapest reliable door sensor for doors and windows

past canyon
stark sun
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Do you know if it’s worth picking 10 up for 7.50ish each? Or is this their normal price

glossy prism
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You in the US @stark sun ?

stark sun
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Yeah

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stark sun
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Are these any good?

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Never heard them before

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Price looks quite nice

glossy prism
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I have a bunch of them. They work fine. They aren't as fast to respond to open/close as some other sensors (like the linkind ones), but they're not slow by any means

stark sun
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Are the large?

late dawn
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edited the YAML but dont know how to do the sudo apt install am i missing something?

glossy prism
potent patio
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I'm not sure if this counts. Does anyone have experience with Home Assistant installed on TrueNAS?

drifting grove
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Where on earth are you finding them for 7.50 and please send me the link.

obtuse valve
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Ugh now I kinda regret paying 40€ for each window sensor 😩

stark sun
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After lots of tries, I can’t send the link somehow. It links to another product

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Just on Aliexpress, 10 for 75.81

pallid thistle
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Any recommendations for quick and simple mqtt wifi thermometers?

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Or something that has an integration, doesn't have to be mqtt i guess, but does need to be wifi. I dont have any zigby hardware

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glossy prism
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@spare drum yep, I use them with Tasmota...but what's your question

spare drum
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I guess I didn't really have a question, just looking to see if people had success work them. At $7 a pop it's a great price for an energy monitoring plug

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smoky perch
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Has anyone had problems getting a Yeelight bulb to connect? I had it connected, but had to reset the bulb, and I had to re-connect it to HA. Now I can’t get it to connect with auto-discover or by manually entering the IP

potent patio
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I take it no one has tried Home Assistant installed on TrueNAS instead of raspberry pi?

proven girder
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For a basic HA setup is a raspberry pi 4 2gb good enough or would splashing out to a 4gb be better

civic kraken
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HA should use somewhere around half a gig of ram for a "basic setup"

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hi, I've spent couple of hours googling now and I think I am more lost than I was before started so thought I'll ask it here. I am trying to purchase some hardware to start my home automation project. I don't have a budget. but I would like to buy things that are needed, rather than order many things just to realize later they don't work together. I have a NUC that I could use for hass and I want to build my own sensors with microcontrollers. Atm I am stuck trying to draw a diagram how my hw layout would look. I expect NUC being HASS, and then can't decide whether echo or smartthing or sonoff bridge. also anything else that's needed? not sure what are the best practices at the end of 2021 since most advices I find is from 2018-2019. I'm located in the Netherlands btw

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proven girder
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I guess for voice control depends on what infrastructure you already have, like if you have iphones then a homepod might be more useful, etc (since HA can integrate into Homekit). Unsure how easily zigbee is to make your own sensors for, I just have played around with the ESP32s and they’re incredibly simple to set up for your own sensors

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finite grail
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Wonder if anyone else has this problem, After updating to the 2021.11.x of HA, every random amount of hours (always less than 24) i just cant reach HA anymore. I have to power cycle the Pi to get it reachable again. I can ping the IP address no problems. Running a Pi 3b+ with a 64 GB A2 microsd card with Plenty of space , left (only used 9.7gb) Got 2021.11.3 with HA Os 6.6. got a Gigabit LAN hard wired, so its not WiFi based.
Any ideas as to what the problem might be?

winged knoll
languid fulcrum
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if you were to do a mass deployment of connected power outlets - is there a specific manufacturer you would deploy?

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I asked here yesterday, I hope it’s the correct place. Any advice on simple thermometers that work on WiFi, either via Mqtt or an integration? I current have some (4x) sonoff th switches, but they are bulky and not very present to look at. I want to put a few more thermometers around the house so I can track the temperatures in specific rooms.

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# sonic frost hi, I've spent couple of hours googling now and I think I am more lost than I wa...

As said before, I'd also avoid using any bridges if possible. If you want to use Zigbee, get a reccomended USB stick (should be the ConBee II or later).
As for other devices, well, personally I only buy stuff that works without any type of cloud, in fact the whole IoT subnet is firewalled, so nothing can access the internet except Home Assistant. Might be a bit overkill, however keep in mind that with local control comes local power, so there's no way a cleaning lady unplugs the server in china and now your lights stop working. There's templates.blakadder.com which is a great resource, keep in mind you might need a tiny bit of soldering for some devices on there.
Other than that, as said before, ESPHome.io and Tasmota are superb, since you can DIY a lot of stuff and take control over nice shiny IoT products if you can flash them.
Also, there's https://valetudo.cloud/ which integrates nicely with Home Assistant without sending your floofplan to 24 different servers and only working if they respond.
If you need inspiration, take a scroll through https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/ to uncover what's available. Speaking of covers - you can automate those too. All in all, take a look at the categories on the left on that site 🙂

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slender silo
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I changed my smart bulb tradfri. Now its broken with a crack its also a lot hotter then my yeelight is this something that you guys also have?

obtuse valve
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A fire extinguisher

sonic frost
obtuse valve
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Those bulbs have a white plastic bulb, right? So a crack shouldn't be too bad
Or is it one of the glass ones?

obtuse valve
# sonic frost very insightful, thanks a lot! the reason I wanted zigbee is I wanted to build/...

Well that of course depends, you could scroll through the sensor integrations if you already know what you're looking for
I was so pissed about changing batteries, I went with EnOcean, most devices following the standard are energy harvesting, e.g. a remote uses the energy from you pressing the button to send the wireless signal
Same for temperature / humid. sensors, they have a small solar panel that charges a capacitor and they can run without direct sunlight
Or window sensors, the energy of the sensor depressing is enough to send the signal
Only downside: They are really expensive.

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Be aware that the EnOcean integration in Home Assistant is fairly simplistic, there's no secure mode, not teach-ins. Works for all the stuff I've got though (buttons / remotes, window sensors)

sonic frost
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not sure if I would have enough light to charge indoor sensor, the reason I need that is cause I installed TaDo sensors on my radiators and I'd like to create some automations that control TaDo based on temp data. some rooms don't even have windows. also then I'd like to use that data with prometheus/grafana

obtuse valve
sonic frost
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yeah saw tado, it's cloud based. I thought I could use HA with my sensors and just tell tado change temp values based on some logic that I wrote myself. so for that I would need those low power temp sensors plugged to HA

winged knoll
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The Hive thermostat however is Zigbee based, so you can connect it directly (instead of their cloud service)

obtuse valve
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sonic frost
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whew, ok I have a lot to read on now. I think I also need to install HA first and start adding things to get better understanding how things work there 😅 thanks guys for comments, real useful

obtuse valve
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Well, nowadays the onboarding process should present you all the devices it found on the network, so that's a good point to start as well 😄

winged knoll
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It's not like software needs to keep getting updates for it to work...

obtuse valve
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Back when Home Assistant introduced a version number for custom integrations a lot of them broke, same now with the icon change, most of the frontend stuff needs updates just to keep working. If they change how AppDaemon interacts with Home Assistant, this might be a bit problematic as well
Don't get me wrong - I like that there's so much development going on there, however as the automations get more advanced I find that most of what I want can be done with HA or NodeRed

jovial pulsar
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Remember where you are, Tinkerer. Half of the reason to update Home Assistant is because google force pushed something to your toaster which made it stop working with the old version... It's a reasonable assumption around here.

winged knoll
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I suppose I'm more of the if somebody recommended it I'll give it a try - rather than assuming they don't know what they're talking about

jovial pulsar
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Then we have a different view there too. For the record: Never just try anything I suggest without researching it first.

winged knoll
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Trust but verify

obtuse valve
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On a different note - is there something I can do to increase the performance of sonos speakers? snapshotting, grouping etc. takes about 6-8sec before my doorbell sound gets played

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I currently have 2 wired in the LAN, the rest using SonosNet or however they call their wifi protocol - is "pure" wifi to all of them maybe faster?

crimson tree
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Hey guys. Do u have recommendations for Wifi Plugs with power measuring feature?

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obtuse valve
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Gosund SP112 work great for me, they don't measure really low loads <10W or <5W but they have 2 USB outputs which can be switched as well

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I think they're a clone of the Blitzwolf SHP5

crimson tree
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Do I have to flash them?

obtuse valve
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Arrgghh stupid Discord
I flashed mine, yes, tuya-convert worked on them back then, maybe they've changed to the new FW though

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Where do you live? You could get stuff from cloudfree.shop (US) or mylocalbytes (UK), their plugs seem to work pretty well too

crimson tree
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EU (Austria)

obtuse valve
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Ah ja servus
Well, nevermind the 112 changed to a different chip 😦

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If you don't mind spending a bit more, I'd get the Shelly Plug S

crimson tree
obtuse valve
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Good find! Search through the reviews, Tasmota seems to work there, even tuya-convert 🙂

crimson tree
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I think I will order them

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Thanks @obtuse valve

obtuse valve
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Not for that 🙂 Good luck with them 😄 Let's hope they won't do a switcheroo on you and use another chip

pallid thistle
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I dont mind how I power the thermometer, whether usb or battery.

neon hemlock
obtuse valve
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obtuse valve
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Damn, that's a bummer. I regret buying those things more and more.. Good job with your project though! 🙂

neon hemlock
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you'd still use the built-in sonos integration for everything else besides TTS/alerts

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which is all still local

obtuse valve
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Yeah, true that, I just don't like punching holes in my firewall

neon hemlock
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you shouldn't need to if they're working fine today and you use any external music sources

obtuse valve
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Yeah, they have no internet access though 😄 So that'd be tricky

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Again - thanks for your recommendation tough. I might fiddle around with WiFi again, or just move to a different solution, snapcast would be nice, even though I'd need to set up new speakers for that.

neon hemlock
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i'm guessing your restrictive network may be causing slowness. i have mine in an isolated vlan and it took a bit of work to make them discover/work properly

obtuse valve
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Hm, it's been working fine for a few weeks/months now, just a second of delay after each step adds up

neon hemlock
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check your logs for warnings on the sonos integration. it'll tell you if it can't make the (push-based) subscription callbacks

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and are you on the latest HA release?

obtuse valve
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A few versions ago I had similar issues, now the log has no sonos entries and it's working fine

neon hemlock
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it only writes it out once

obtuse valve
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I've restarted a few hours ago, but there are no entries
The communication between the HA host and the speakers is working fine firewall-wise

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I guess snapshot-pause-join-wait for join-setvol-play from http source just takes time, and more than I'd like

neon hemlock
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unfortunately the cloud API would be a much cleaner experience... but it's cloud-dependent

obtuse valve
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True, until it isn't because they screw up their server config or decide my speakers need to be recycled or I need to pay or they accidentally get bricked..
Just not for me and my paranoia, I guess the IKEA offering was too good to be true
In the long term I'll need to look for an alternative

neon hemlock
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yeah, i'd argue that's pretty paranoid

obtuse valve
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I don't think they'll remote anyones speakers, but they have done a good amount of bait n' switch in the past, so.. yeah. Don't like that their servers have more control over a product that I bought than I do

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I guess a "solution" might be to send a 24/7 stream to the speakers where notification sounds can be mixed in

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Ugh, that'd still leave snapshots and grouping though

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Is there a better way to check if they've finished grouping? Currently I'm using a wait for the sonos_group attribute to reach a certain length

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Maybe Sonos2MQTT might be faster with the "notify" command since that's an all-in-one package

neon hemlock
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that's probably the best method right now. i think there might be a faster way to update groups from event callbacks but haven't had time to explore yet

open ginkgo
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Hi guys

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I have a problem

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I am using 2 light bulbs

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And my gf keeps lurning the switch off

fringe moon
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Tell her to stop

open ginkgo
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So i tried installing a smart switch on

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The foollowing way

gloomy elbow
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The smart switch will still kill the power

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Which doesn't help, it's almost always smart switch or smart bulbs, not both

open ginkgo
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I am not using the switches

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I am only powering the switch

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And the switch neutral goes to the lights

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Which doesnt work

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Tried putting a 2uF bypass condenser

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But now my lights are flickering

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Any ideeas on what i can try?

glossy prism
winged knoll
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  1. Remove the smart bulbs
  2. Use only the smart switches
glossy prism
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  1. get a switch that supports decoupling the button from the relay, or if it's a WiFi switch, flash it with custom firmware (if possible) like tasmota which allows for decoupling
open ginkgo
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Hmmm

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Thx for the ideea

glossy prism
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Tasmota lets you very easily link a smart switch and smart bulb if they're both flashed with Tasmota. The switch essentially just acts as a remote for the bulb

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It's also so fast you'd think it's hardwired

late dawn
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Managed to get AM2302 working but it's not polling new Values any idea?

worldly maple
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Hey

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worldly maple
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What could be my issue, when I'm constantly getting MAC_NO_ACK callback results from my Danfoss Ally?

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Whether it be setting a new target temperature or sending external sensor temperature to it

winged knoll
flint totem
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Has there been a recommended recently-proven-to-be-working outdoor plug solution people have been sharing? All the changes around Tuya are making my head spin as to what will work and what won't.

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Should add: US plug type.

heady swift
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Anybody have a recommendation for a thermometer that uses wifi with an out of the box integration? Trying to do tech support remotely so avoiding a ZigBee/Zwave dongle or flashing hardware is preferred. Best we've found so far looks like a Shelly H&T but at $44ish for a unit and power supply it's not the most scalable option I've ever seen.

gloomy elbow
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Do you just want a thermometer? I've found the Netatmo stuff is very plug and play, it's pricy for sure, but it's standalone and easy to set up.

drifting grove
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<hi guys

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is there any smart usb zigbee switch? the equivalent to the sonoff usb but zigbee. ZHA compatible please. thanks in advanced

obsidian topaz
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Anyone know of a good pool alarm that can integrate (OOB or with little work) with Home Assistant?

bold flax
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I wonder if s31 can operate lower than the official 0 degrees C

dreamy vale
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Good day everyone! I have a tuya smart socket and it's starting to do weird things while displaying power consumption data.

I want to buy a better one and if possible to integrate it with HA. Any recommendations?

I'm located in Spain, don't mind wifi or zigbee, budget around 20-30€. The only feature that I want is power meter. This is for tracking a pc power consumption.

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yeah the problem is that except those tuya ones, i could not find any with PM. Hence, this was the best contraption. Just to be clear, I am taking about this kind of extension, https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32908961161.html you cut the wires in middle and attach to Sonoff POW R2

dreamy vale
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Yes, I understood what you ment 👍

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I think i might do that, but it will destroy the cable management 😋

noble crag
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I just got these for a ceiling fan. Was difficult to find an E12 60W equivalent RGBW bulb. When I installed they did a bit of flickering and sometimes 1 would be slow to change color with the group. Just in Smart Life app so far. Haven't integrated into HA yet. Could they be because they were on a dumb Dimmer switch even though it was at max brightness? I just wanted to test them out befor I replace the dumb dimmer with a smart dimming switch and rewire everything. It's my only fixture in the house that uses e12 so didn't have another place to test.

Smart Light Bulbs with White Light 2700k-6000k - 6W LED Candalabra Bulb E12 Base - 60W Equivalent - WiFi Multicolor Light Bulb - B11 RGB Color Changing Bulb, Works with Google Assistant, 3 Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YC9TG4L/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_19YBD2FVPD8CWR0KXVQB?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

obtuse valve
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An old dimmer usually causes a voltage drop which LED bulbs can't really handle, so yeah, that's possible
Just a few hours ago I ripped an old dimmer out of a circuit because of its age it failed and caused a power outage in half my home

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Anyway, bypassing the dimmer might be a testing option if you think you have a bit of electrical experience

noble crag
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It was a new dimmer bought and installed in 2017

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Yeah next step is to open the switch up and test again. Just thought I'd ask.

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I've rewired most of my house but now smarting all the lighting.

obtuse valve
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Then it's probably doing PWM, which LED bulbs can handle, but since smart bulbs have the smart circuitry in front of that that can cause power issues (restarts) which might be visible as a flicker

noble crag
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OK appreciate the feedback. Just wanted to check to make sure my next test was the right direction. Not "that definitely shouldn't happen"

obtuse valve
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Get a WAGO clip or an alligator wire (if there are no kids running around) and short the L and L1 terminal (I'm not too familiar with US wiring), so that you bypass the dimmer

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Or ask a friend if you can use their light fixture 😄

noble crag
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Haha who has friends that you see in person these days?

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Yeah I'll just wire nut the line and the load together

obtuse valve
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Oh right, you guys have wire nuts

noble crag
obtuse valve
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We have WAGO-KLEMMEN and SCHUTZKONTAKTSTECKER which the VERBAND DEUTSCHER ELEKTRIKER certified

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Good ol' german engineering

winged knoll
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Yeah, Wago here too... wire nuts would cause the safety standards folks a heart attack

zealous dune
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wago is the truth

winged knoll
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(or, for the really old installs, screw based versions of the Wago)

obtuse valve
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First time I saw wirenuts I immediately knew it was an American invention
You just know when you see them and of course they come in a huge plastic jar with like 5000 in there

zealous dune
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so you can replace them often

flint totem
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Are any Sonoff options good to use outdoors?

zealous dune
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for a while 🤣

flint totem
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Ha.

zealous dune
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there are boxes for some of the models

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because sonoff options is a wide gamut

flint totem
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So buy new ones every holiday season and hope they make it to January.

zealous dune
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depends on which option you're referring to

flint totem
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Just looking for an outdoor US-type plug that is known to be working as of recently.

zealous dune
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wyze outdoor plug

flint totem
obtuse valve
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Flashing issues?

flint totem
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Yeah.

obtuse valve
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Can't establish a connection to the chip?

flint totem
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Correct.

obtuse valve
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Did you solder the needed connectors onto the chip?

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Or pressing the wires on / using a jig?

flint totem
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Pressed on.

flint totem
zealous dune
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in my circles... flashing

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if they use a cloud API i don' talk to them anymore

flint totem
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Using Digiblur's method?

zealous dune
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i don't know what that is

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a standard ESP flashing method is sufficient

flint totem
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Got it. Thank you.

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If you happen to have a 3D printer or someone who has one, you can print a jig (or maybe get one off ebay) if you plan on flashing more
Otherwise, soldering is the best option, when you're pressing the wires on you basically need a 2nd person, even though you can start with 3v3, GND and GPIO0 pulled to GND, remove GPIO0 and then add TX/RX (remember to swap)
However I've had limited success with that

zealous dune
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pressing wires with a non-jig has a high failure rate

late dawn
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Managed to get AM2302 working but it's not polling new Values any idea?

frigid violet
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Does anyone have any recommendations for path lights (for indoor stairs) that integrates well with HA?

slim holly
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fallen coral
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Finally I recieved sonoff zigbee cordinator after 2 months from ordering

heady swift
gloomy elbow
slender silo
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is the neutral version prefered for xiaomi aqara single switch module t1?

gloomy elbow
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If you have a neutral wire, definitely. I don't have a neutral wire, so it was not 😉

torn minnow
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Anyone else have Aeotec zw005 sensors? Trying to configure mine and running into some issues for triggering lights.

tiny belfry
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Hello. Maybe someone knows about a PCIe card (PCIe to E-key) that supports (Google Coral M.2 Accelerator with Dual Edge TPU) and where to buy? Preferably in the EU. Thanks

echo gate
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Hey, I currently have a philips hue bridge and some lamps and switches. I want to expand my home assistant with even more bulbs, sensors etc but I do not want to limit myself to only philips hue.

So, my question: If I want to buy Aqara door sensor, what do I need to buy in addition to this?
Bonus question: I don't really understand the difference between Conbee ii, Zigbee2mqtt, deConz, ZHA etc.... Can anyone explain it like I am five?

gentle fossil
obtuse valve
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I've connected a smart plug for my PC and one for my laptop, both including a lot of transformers (charger, standing desk, LED PSU,..) and now the second one has a stuck relay as well as the first one, even though the max load of 16A isn't reached (shouldn't even be 8A), however I'm assuming the rush-in of the inductive load has welded the relay - is there any solution to this? Not like fixing the broken ones, but are there relays/plugs that can handle this?

fringe moon
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That sounds..... Scary

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If your hypothesis is true

zealous dune
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chinese rating / 2 = actual max rating

jovial pulsar
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If it's a relay based "old" smart plug the rating may very well be for purely resistive loads.

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A solid state one may work better.

gentle fossil
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i never got solid state relays to work, they always let power drip through in some weird fashion for me

obtuse valve
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Even then, this should only draw like 200W but seems like they can't handle the peak when switching

slender silo
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Sorry if this is asked before, but is the xiaomi yeelight smart dual control supported or is only the aqara version supported with home assistant

zealous dune
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both are with different integrations/custom components

burnt glen
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morning. I have a moses 3-way dimmer that I would like to change the type to a light. It seems to have registered or imported as a switch and I cant access the dimming properties...

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i imported it with tuya

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i have other dimmer switches that imported as lights and they work great

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what can i do to change the type?

hushed scaffold
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I am looking for a smart plug with pwm. It needs to be able to handle 13A, does someone know of such a device?

gloomy elbow
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Pulse Width Modulation?

obtuse valve
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They probably meant Power Monitoring even though PWM is sth. different

gloomy elbow
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I have two models of TP Link that work for this, and both seem to be working with Home Assistant. KP115 and HS110

hushed scaffold
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I need to be able to set the appliance (which is a heating element) to 10% with pulse width modulation

gloomy elbow
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That sounds like specialised hardware to me, I'm not sure you'll readily find something on the consumer market

finite grail
obtuse valve
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Well, undervoltage can cause issues like that, so I'd make sure to get a good PSU

finite grail
obtuse valve
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Does it have a USB-A output? If so, change the cable

finite grail
obtuse valve
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If you don't have something to measure power with - plug the cable into a phone and see if it complains about slow charging - also check the estimated charge time, the one with the shortest time should be a good cable. However, I've also paid a lot for certain cables and they're still bad, so it all comes down to testing

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Or get a PSU from the Raspberry Pi foundation, that completely eliminates all of the problem, not too expensive either

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Same for the power supply, should be capable of deliverying 2A+, even more for the RPi 4

finite grail
obtuse valve
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Yeah, possible

gloomy spoke
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cell phone chargers are usually a poor choice of power supply

fringe moon
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This is why I prefer systems with proper power supplies

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🥳

finite grail
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I did think about setting it on my PC that is my media center, but i dont know how to do that as i have it already set up on the pi

fringe moon
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HA can be moved to any other system

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And any other installation method

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Just copy the config folder

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Including hidden folders

finite grail
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And all my setting and setups will work?

fringe moon
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Yes

obtuse valve
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Addons might need a reinstall - don't know if you can move a downloaded backup across architectures

fringe moon
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Moving HA from one system to another is literally 2 minutes with #449717345808547842 for example

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With #330990055533576204 the timeframe I have no idea about since I don't want to touch that with a five foot pole

finite grail
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Do I need to run it in a VM or can HA run on a stand alone setup?

fringe moon
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Depends on your installation method

obtuse valve
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Seems like you can move snapshots/backups across architectures

obtuse valve
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I'm running the OS on a NUC atm

finite grail
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So lets put it this way, I have a PC that is in my lounge, it has windows 10 on it ant i has Plex server and netflix app with some other software, so it is essensually just my Media machine. I was thinking of setting the HA on on that, as it it is on 23.58 hours of the day with a 2 min reboot at 3am

obtuse valve
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Well, if it's windows, first of all, I feel sorry, secondly I wouldn't try to get docker running there and use a VM with Home Assistant OS

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Or a slim VM with docker in there, depends on what you want

finite grail
obtuse valve
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No, I'm just surprised you're using Win10 as a server 😄

finite grail
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Well not so much as using windows 10 as a server, It was more for the kids to use it for netflix and a bit of homework in the lounge, then it got more HHD and became the machine to hold Plex

obtuse valve
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Personally, I'd set it up as an Ubuntu Server or Proxmox (potentially with ZFS for your HDDs, but you'd need to learn managing that first) and run Windows as a VM, then Home Assistant in docker or as a VM too

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Then again, if you're familiar with Windows and are not interested in that, you'd just get frustrated 😄 So the VM install on Windows would be the way to go.
Create a Backup on the Pi including everything, download it, power down the Pi, install HA via the Guide on the Windows Machine and restore the Backup

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Of course, any integration or addon that requires the Raspberry Pi (e.g. stuff that uses the GPIO pins) will not work

dusk bronze
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hi anyone knows if i can reduce delay on snzb-03(sonoff movement sensor, already integrated with ZHA) from movement detected to cleared? either in program or via parts or clear state myself

finite grail
obtuse valve
finite grail
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Agreed 🙂

fringe moon
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Moving it to a VM on a windows machine will be fine

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But why on earth do you reboot every night?

finite grail
# fringe moon Moving it to a VM on a windows machine will be fine

I reboot my media machine every night at 3am, it is just something i set up a long time ago, to keep the system from slowing down, or incase Microsoft do update then it will apply at 3am instead of half way thought the day or night when someone is watching plex on another device in the house.

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I have a Oracle VM on my main PC, any suggestions as to what VM i should be using if im going to transfer off the Pi. On page linked above there are 4 potions

obtuse valve
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probably hyper-v if I had to guess

coarse fiber
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Hey everyone! The nest hub 2º generation is on sale for a good price where I live, and I always wanted a tablet with the home assistant dashboard for controlling my smart home. Now, is it any good? Does the lovelace cast work well and does everything render well without any hiccups on the browser? Or would I be better off with a <100€ tablet?

random scarab
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Hey folks, what would you power a deimos D1 mini pro with? size isn't too much an issue, just polling my zoom and activating an led if I am on a call. (Edit: Battery option is what I am looking for)

obtuse valve
random scarab
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Well it will be across the room, wall mounted probably.

obtuse valve
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Would probably even work with a cheap charger + extension cord in that case

random scarab
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Wife doesn't want cords all over the place. I don't mind recharging it once a week or so

obtuse valve
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So you want a battery-based solution, didn't read that 😄

random scarab
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Oy. Yeah I thought i put it in there

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updated, thanks!

fringe moon
random scarab
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I have a couple micro usb breakout ports

random scarab
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if it ain't broke....

random scarab
gloomy spoke
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That’s a lot of keywords

random scarab
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yeah

fringe moon
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That is a Windows install key

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Or two

random scarab
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couldn't get it to be a link for some reason

gloomy spoke
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You can delete everything after the last /

random scarab
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done

obtuse valve
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Guess it'll do the trick, but I'm more of an EnOcean guy and try to get rid of all batteries, so someone else might be able to share their experiences 😄 Looks okay though

random scarab
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Yeah, no convenient sockets where its going

late dawn
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Someone using AM2303 on GPIO?

sturdy swallow
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Been eyeing an HP ProDesk 400 G5 DM, Core i3-9100T, 4GB, 128GB M.2 to replace my 2014 mini PC (10 euro from work) with. That isn't too overkill if I want to run Plex, Sonarr, Studio Code Server, Frigate, Double Take (with it's related detectors), etc on the machine as well? Right? Need a quick sanity check 😛

Someone is offering one for 200 euro second hand and I'm so tempted. 😅

fringe moon
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That sounds expensive

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I paid $100 for a dual Xeon system with 48gb memory three years ago

random scarab
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I'm running a core duo with 8gb of ram and docker

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lol

fringe moon
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C2D lol

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Haven't seen one of those in 10 years

random scarab
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yeah its at least that old

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little shuttle case

gloomy spoke
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I used one for a media center back in the day

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Probably 10 years ago 🙂

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It was old then

random scarab
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yeeeep

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I was trying it on a mac mini but the hoops for docker desktop were just too much

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I have a couple spares so I might put linux on it

fringe moon
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I have three docker hosts currently, plus a VMware tanzu cluster, and a k8s playpen that I spin up with ansible nested

random scarab
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#homelab

fringe moon
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🙅‍♀️

sturdy swallow
#

I see, thank you

tropic drum
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I'm planning to start my first journey into home automation and I have a question about which of the following hardware that I own I should use for Home Assistant. I have a Raspberry pi 4 with 4gb that's only running Pi-hole at the moment. but I also have an old Intel Nuc with an 2core 2 thread 2.1 ghz Intel Celeron N2830 thats going unused right now. The Celeron could be considered ancient at this point but I don't have a good idea how it stacks up to the much more modern hardware of the Pi 4. Anybody have any a good idea which route I should go ?

obtuse valve
tropic drum
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Yeah with a newer NUC it would be an obvious choice, But this was already old in 2014 when it was released i think. It's only a 7.5w CPU. That doesn't really inspire confidence.

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No harm in just trying both I guess.

obtuse valve
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Again, the Pi is really limited by the SD card, so that adds many seconds every time you restart Home Assistant. Even if it's an old CPU it's probably still faster.

tropic drum
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That does make sense, cheers.

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Would your choice change if you ad an SSD to the Pi 4 ? think that's an option, would the difference still be enough to go for the NUC.

obtuse valve
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You'd then be relying on USB to safely write and read data, usually works, but the NUC has an integrated SATA port, right? That's just so much better IMO

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I'd say test them both if you have the time, plug in a USB SSD and see how fast Home Assistant restarts without any config changes

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If the RPi4 wins or is close enough and the USB disk works fine, then maybe use that if you have a good power supply. Also the RPi gives you GPIO pins, if that's something you need, but ESPHome / Tasmota have come a long way, so I don't know if that's too big of a factor

tropic drum
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I have no prior experience at all with home automation, just getting my feet wet. It's only going to be some lights, motion sensors and a door sensor or 2.

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Yeah, NUC would do fine for me for now I reckon.

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Cheers for the input!

obtuse valve
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Also - there are like no power issues with a NUC, which is really nice in my experience 😄

civic kraken
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NUC all the way (or an old laptop) if you can get it for a similar price

obtuse valve
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True, UPS included there 😄

civic kraken
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that too if you live in a 3rd world country 😛

tulip sun
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Hi where i can find help with hassos and hdd

zealous dune
upper yoke
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any way to get HAS (lovelace/frontend) on a facebook portal via mods/hacks/reflashing or any other means? i have chance to get one new in box for $50.

waxen sky
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I have a CC2530 device, which I want to act as a router. Should I chose Koenkk or ptvo firmware?

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I have tried flashing it with Koenkk firmware, but it does not seem to be working at all, cannot make it join my network

elfin turtle
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Hi I’m about to buy a new router, transitioning out of a ASUS ac-3200 which I liked but has problems with 20+ devices on the 2.4 band.

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Is there any particular brand of pointers I should be looking at so that I get something that can handle 30+ devices on 2.4mh band?

tepid heart
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You should look at a distributed access point system like a couple of Ubiquiti AP lites.

humble dock
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I have a problem if someone wants to take a crack at it... I have quite a few esp cams going. One is connected to the external antenna and is usually up about 95% of the time. The others are using the internal antennas and they keep going on and offline. I was thinking the signal was the problem so I put a wifi extender right next to them. Now the signals are all through the roof but they still keep going offline every 20-30 min and then coming back like 10 min later.

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I set static ip's for all of them too... the only thing I can think of that might be causing an issue is I have the resolution at 1024x768. Do you guys think maybe I am pushing them too hard and possibly causing them to overheat or something? It's only the esp cams though I have a bunch of other esps running various things and none of them ever go offline.

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I have tried reloading the intergrations and reflashing the firmware more then a few times too.

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Like I said they go on and offline so it's not like they are just dead 24/7 I just want to know why they keep clipping out like they do it's driving me crazy

kindred pivot
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What smart thermostats are recommended (zigbee/z-wave)? I was looking at Aeotec Radiator Thermostat, but have no experience with any.

gloomy elbow
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Are you looking for a controller per radiator or something for the wall for the home?

last oracle
#

Hello can i use my raspberry as HUE Bridge? there is someway to use it?

winged knoll
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Depends on what you have installed on the Raspberry already

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And what you mean by Hue Bridge I suppose

lime ocean
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Hi, is it possible to disable the audio component (that uses pulseaudio) from HA?
I'm not using any audio at all originating from my Pi, hence I'd like to disable it as it consumes unnecessary CPU...

fringe moon
lime ocean
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I'm actually running supervised on docker

fringe moon
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then you should be a linux and docker expert so you should already know the answer 😛

lime ocean
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I know m way around, but far of being an expert... 😆

I know PulseAudio is installed by default on Raspbian , but HA is the only client of it

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and currently it is running at 14% CPU almost continuously....

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and for that I have no clue on how to fix that

winged knoll
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Well, if you're running Raspbian then you're not running a supported #330944238910963714 install

lime ocean
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it works like a charm.... except for PulseAudio... the fact that it is containerized, abstracts the actual underlying OS... so Raspbian or Linux should be transparent

fringe moon
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Still not supported

winged knoll
lime ocean
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so if I run the supervised on linux I would get some insights on possible cause ?

fringe moon
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if you want any assistance it is mandatory to run a supported config

winged knoll
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#330944238910963714 can help you with that install method, but you will be told to run it on Debian

lime ocean
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for what reason exactly? I think it's great to have the flexibility to add addons and have some additional flexibility an upgrade assistance of the supervisor

fringe moon
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addons are just containers with unicorn poop that makes them magically seem to update

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docker compose can do the same with minimal effort

winged knoll
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That install method is only supported on Debian because of compatibility issues with other OSs

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If you were to actually read the ADR you'd see it's purely HAOS with the OS replaced by Debian. Any software you install on the host makes you out of support

obtuse valve
winged knoll
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s/might/will/

woven abyss
#

Hey guys, does anyone have any experience with poe modules on the raspberry pi 4? Im talking about the standalone poe modules like the Ag9700 and not the poe hats you can buy.

I have been trying to get one working for about 2 days but the poe protection keeps tripping on the poe switch

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If someone could point me to a schematic on how to connect these modules that would be great, i have tried following the datasheet but for some reason it isnt working that way

calm ember
#

Hello all, anyone in the UK found any decent smart plugs with monitoring that can be updated with the Tuya firmware? i bought a couple of these from amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knightsbridge-1GAKW-Smart-Plug-White/dp/B088RJ2FT1/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=smart+plug+monitoring&qid=1637164143&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExTEpDS1hZMUVQUk9CJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDI5NzE5MzhQM1BZUFU3VzlGMSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDc4Nzc4MjZDWDBMT1pOWk5PNyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=) , sadly latest firmware and cannot be updated using the tuya update method. Even sacrificed one to see if i could update the TYWE2S chips (no luck) using a bodge job soldering effort.

candid panther
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Hello does anyone know if its possible to use the functionality of the Waveshare "Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS HAT For Raspberry Pi, Stable 5V Power Output" with I2C?

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I was thinking about getting this but was unsure if its usable

winged knoll
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Use it with ... Home Assistant OS?

kindred pivot
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I will automate it, so I need no local controls

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And if I do I would want them in HA

candid panther
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oh sorry i forgot to turn the reply thing off

winged knoll
candid panther
#

Thank you

manic meadow
winged knoll
manic meadow
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no way to install driver? that sucks

winged knoll
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Installing a Windows driver won't help you 🤣

manic meadow
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I know that much

winged knoll
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I don't know about #330990055533576204 but dongles titled CSR seem to work by default with most distros

manic meadow
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there must be linux driver, but I have no idea what bt chip is in that thing and no idea on how to find out

winged knoll
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I have a CSR 4.0 dongle currently, plugged it in and it worked

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Of course, that's Debian, not HAOS...

manic meadow
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well shame this dongle has nice antenna ;-;

trail lion
inland acorn
#

Any ideas for how I might go about selling a lot of TP-Link Kasa smart plugs? Was thinking eBay, but then I thought to ask if hardware is ever sold here as well...

twilit panther
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Hi, I'm trying to pair my new sonoff zbmini to zigbee2mqtt, but I won't get any message in the log file. I tried the steps from the documentation(https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/faq/), but no succes. does anyone have an idea on what could be wrong here?

fringe moon
twilit panther
#

thanks I'll head over to that part

trail lion
versed tendon
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Hi trying to fix ambient lights n capture card shows hdcp2.2 but when I on Google chrome only show black screen. Lights all working. Is the capture card the problem? When I off hyperion the screen come back on

west atlas
#

Anybody know why I can only see some of my ring devices in HA? I can see them all in the ring app and in Alexa, but I only see some of them in HA.

tacit pilot
mint lantern
#

Hi all- I haven’t bought hardware in a while but need some more smart plugs for holiday lights. Does anyone know of a regularly updated list of hardware that can be flashed with Tasmota using OTA flashing?

glossy prism
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there really isn't one--the number of devices that can actually be tuya-converted is incredibly slim these days

candid widget
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how do i install home assistant on Intel Nuc, i just recent get one and before i was using rasperry

tepid heart
# candid widget how do i install home assistant on Intel Nuc, i just recent get one and before i...

Two options. (1) take the drive out of the NUC and install it in an external enclosure, connct that to a PC and flash the HA image to it. Then install it back in the NUC. Or... (2) Use a Linux live installation USB drive to boot up the NUC and burn the image to the NUC's drive without removing it. Both methods are explained in tha installation documents. https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/generic-x86-64

candid widget
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so in summary of the guide i guess i have to: Install HA Operating System -> Install HA Container -> Install Home Assistant Core

tepid heart
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WAt? No.

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The image has HA OS and the core all ready to go.

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Install the image. Done. Boot it up.

lost canopy
#

Anyone have any suggestions on controllable HDMI switches? A matrix seems way overkill for my use case; I'm just trying to hook up a number of different old consoles to a single switch that can lead into my capture card; goal is to be able to use the stream deck plugin to be able to swap what console is being streamed at a button press.

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honestly an IR setup seems like the most likely choice but I don't want to get some super overkill setup.

hollow lance
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you've got the wrong hobby then

drowsy socket
#

Does anyone else have any TP-Link HS100 plug switches?
The last weeks I’ve had an issue where a plug constantly goes unavailable for a second before reconnecting. This causes the power to toggle off and back on as home assistant sets the state to where it should be.

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I’ve seen the posts about how they struggle with certain issues so I’ve tried a few things like positioning it next to the Wi-Fi access point and disabling any form of auto channel switching for testing. I’ve also assigned it a static DHCP reservation and hard-coded the IP in HA and disabled auto discovery.

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During phases of unavailability the device just blinks green amber and I can see it hosting a Wi-Fi network as if it is not configured anymore.

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A factory reset by holding the button for 10s has also been done.

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Is my device defective or am I missing something? 🤔

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A hardware defect might suck. It’s a few months over warranty.

obtuse valve
lunar oracle
#

anyone has a recommendation for a device to control the audio levels of my speakers?

I would like to place 2 speakers inside my gardenhouse, and 2 in my garden.
anyone knows how i can set all speakers on the same audio driver and use home assistant to control the audiolvls of each speaker? (or turn some off)

fringe moon
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Anything is possible with any zigbee \ zwave controller

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you can tell it to do what you want to via automations

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heck, you could probably make something fun with a xiaomi cube

winged knoll
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That's a good starting point for you, then as ATX said, you can use anything you can connect to HA to control them

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I use buttons, cubes, and more

fringe moon
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wonder if I could use neural networks to train a smart speaker to react to different fart frequencies I produce 🤔

lunar oracle
#

the problem isn't controlling the volume levels of the speakers, but do you have some recommendations of hardware i could buy for this?

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i mean the module that controls the speaker and can connect to HA, not the button to control the module

fringe moon
#

buy... smart speakers ?

lunar oracle
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its ment to place them outdoors, so are there any (cheap that can resist rain, snow or stormy weather?)

fringe moon
#

so, you need a smart amp connected to disposable or weatherproofed speakers then

lunar oracle
#

yes

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something i could connect the speaker wires too and use that to control the volume lvls

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like a dimmer for a light, but for audio

fringe moon
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no, that is not how it works

lunar oracle
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😦

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that explains why i can't find any good results...

fringe moon
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you would need a multi channel smart amp

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with individually controllable outputs

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you can't "dim" a speaker wire

lunar oracle
#

doesn't seem like i'll find any off these for under $100

fringe moon
#

sounds right

torpid crow
#

Hi, I'm trying to move from a CC2531 dongle to a sonoff USB plus, wrote the old adaptors ieee to the sonoff, stopped z2m, swapped dongles, changed port: and started z2m again, I can control all existing devices but I can't add new devices. any ideas? don't see anything in /config/zigbee2mqtt/log when I enable joining and put a device in paring mode. any help greatly appreciated!

fringe moon
lunar oracle
# fringe moon sounds right

my wife will never let me spend so much money for a way to control our volume..

how weatherresistant would a google nest mini be?

fringe moon
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depends on the weather and the placement

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so roughtly 5436.43

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I would never place smart speakers here outdoors in winter where we have -35c

obtuse valve
#

Depending on how many you want, you could just get standard garden / outdoor speakers and connect them to a Raspberry Pi with a HAT (Hifiberry comes to mind)
The Raspberry Pi could then run Snapcast

lunar oracle
#

we may have -10°C, would that harm the device?

fringe moon
drifting grove
#

Any familiar with c by google switches?

obtuse valve
#

My Hifiberry and speakers survived that last winter (while being powered)

lunar oracle
#

if it is a google home device, it will not stay powered on

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i wouldn't want anyone who enters my garden to just ask google to open my garage door

fringe moon
#

that is why you have voice match

obtuse valve
#

Well you asked for speakers not a voice assistant 😛

lunar oracle
#

voice match isn't always perfect... so this would make me sleep better if it isn't powered on

lunar oracle
drifting grove
#

Is there a Google compatible device to open your garage door that I can operate through the Home app and disable voice?

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Minis are 24$ right now

lunar oracle
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i already have something in place that outlets outdoor disconnect every night, or as soon as both me and my wife leave the house, so that is not a problem

lost canopy
#

@obtuse valve saw that before, thanks for the suggestion. This'd be my first time flashing something with Tasmota, so good opportunity to learn.

fringe moon
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lots of smart speakers without mics though @lunar oracle I love my symfonisk

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I don't need more than 4% volume in my office

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it would cover my whole garden with sound if I had it at 100%

lunar oracle
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i'll look into it

obtuse valve
# lost canopy <@793525233021616128> saw that before, thanks for the suggestion. This'd be my ...

I bought this for that: https://templates.blakadder.com/nedis_WIFIRC10CBK.html it's based on the YTF thingy, I'd try getting my hands on one of those
The advantage: Flashing is easy (you still need a USB-TTL adapter), sacrifice a micro-usb cable (cut it in half, get alligator clips on every wire), open up the device. Then just wire (from the TTL adapter): 5V to the red USB wire, GND to the black, and green/white to TX/RX, connect that to the device. Now just pull GPIO to GND (the pad is exposed on the front) and voila, you can flash without soldering

fringe moon
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I usually just tape dupont pins to the device pads kek

obtuse valve
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That sounds harder than it actually is
Cut the USB cable, connect the leads to the USB-TTL adapter. They've connected the TX/RX to the USB data lines is what I'm trying to say, so flashing is a breeze 😄

obtuse valve
fringe moon
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Thank you

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I'm proud of myself

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I have a degree in electronics after all

obtuse valve
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Yeah, Electroboom does too, I hope your lab explodes less often though

fringe moon
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Very seldom

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reminds me, I was supposed to fix my neighbours Yamaha DX7II power supply

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and her active subwoofer

lost canopy
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Micro USB? Shit, I was about to throw out a bunch of e waste of old cables anyways

obtuse valve
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They come with one as well, you need one with a rather flat plug

fringe moon
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I keep all my broken ones and reuse them in ESP projects

lost canopy
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Now I don't have to buy one to sacrifice

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Never done this before either but hey, first time for everything

fringe moon
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That's the spirit

obtuse valve
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Well the front of the device has solder pads for all GPIO you need, however this was a bit easier 😄

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"I've never done this before"
Also them: solders wires on 20 super small pads

fringe moon
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You should have seen me splicing fiber optical cables

obtuse valve
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why is this stupid RF receiver not working arrrg

fringe moon
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RF 🤢

obtuse valve
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Yea

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I'm using it to create a network of Tasmota devices all communicating with MQTT over 433MHz

jk my stupid projector screen has a remote I wanna automate

lost canopy
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Not like I got anything else to ponder

fringe moon
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it has no serial port ? if so you could probably control it via wifi instead

lost canopy
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Around 5am sometime blew up nearby and half my neighborhood has no power

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I work remotely

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OH WELL

gloomy elbow
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Does anyone have a recommendation of a sensor for fridge/freezer temperature monitoring? I'd prefer something battery powered.

fringe moon
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Power outages are so rare here, I can remember all three that have been the last 14 years 😆

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only one of them was longer than 30 minutes

obtuse valve
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The projector does, I'm using IR for that atm, which works well enough, however the projection screen with its motor doesn't, or even if it has, I don't want to run another wire over there

fringe moon
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@gloomy elbow I'm implementing ESP32 + DS temp sensors for my fridge room (4 freezers and one fridge)

gloomy elbow
lost canopy
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@fringe moon aw shucks, and here I was about to ask for recommendations on generators with good integration into HA 😂

fringe moon
obtuse valve
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Superflat wires instead of batteries are an option too since batteries don't really like -18°C 😄 But I guess you can have an automation to remind you to change them

thorn coral
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speaking of generators, does anyone here know about CT clamps enough to diagnose a weird reading?

thorn coral
thorn coral
gloomy elbow
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I don't really have space in that area for smart plugs, and I'm mostly curious about the data rather than actually expecting a problem.

obtuse valve
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Yes, I didn't fry my RC receiver, now why won't you dump rc_switch messages

obtuse valve
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Finally
Now should I go through the pain of setting up a serial connection to my projector to control it or just use IR..

weak belfry
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I have an industrial E-Stop button, can anyone think of a way I could implement this as an on/off button with zigbee or zwave?

lost canopy
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POWER RESTORED! Now I can go back to plotting to overly complicate my house.

winged knoll
last oracle
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Guys I have a raspberry pi4, and I need longer cable for power supply, any tips?

winged knoll
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Buy a good one?

white badge
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Can i add globe electric doorbell to homeassistant ? Right now using it with smartlife app but i want to add more functionality to it like take a picture and get it off cloud

winged knoll
drowsy socket
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A lot of cheaper LED lamps and lights come with a remote which claims to control the device via a 2.4Ghz ISM band. Is there any hardware device I could use to control those instead of the remote controls?

winged knoll
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Maybe... depends entirely on what protocols they support

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Some for instance are actually Zigbee

drowsy socket
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The label doesn't say and neither does the specs page. How would I find that out?

winged knoll
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Lots of Google time?

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Ripping one end apart to see what the chips are, and then Googling

drowsy socket
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I'll have a deeper look into that then. Thanks for the pointer.

smoky moth
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hi guys, I recently bought an Amcrest AD410. I connected a transformer to it and can now use it with the app. Is there a wiring diagram on how I should wire the chime kit to a chime that isn't directly connected to the AD410?

noble walrus
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Does anyone know of a relatively simple way of motorizing my roller blinds? (type that has the ball chain) i was considering buying an ESP board and a stepper driver, 3d printing an enclosure and going that route

lament zealot
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Anyone help me out, can't connect my ipad to home assistant anymore, keep getting can't connect error code NSURLErrorDomain-1001 have no clue why this has started to happen

obtuse valve
last oracle
limber ridge
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is there a device that can open my normal garage door opener like my remote does but incorporate it into a smart network

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like smart garage door remote heh

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having trouble finding it without replacing the whole garage door opener

winged knoll
# last oracle Which

Well, anything that's good for 100W PD will be overkill, but only slightly more expensive than others. Those have to be certified...

fringe moon
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Myq is a shitshow @limber ridge

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Random esphome or tasmota device wired into the opener is great

winged knoll
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There's also Z-Wave garage door opener interfaces. I'm sure there's going to be Zigbee ones

limber ridge
fringe moon
limber ridge
winged knoll
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Me... nope, but then your options will depend on where in the world you life, and I suspect we live on different continents

smoky moth
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Hi guys, I bought an Amcrest AD410. the wiring schematic says that I should wire the chime kit that is included to the doorbell which also connects to a mechanical chime. Is it possible to connect the chime kit to a chime and the doorbell itself separately to another transformer?

late stag
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dang, the esphome update just borked my ezo sensors. they're all reading 0 now..

glass blade
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Hello,
i have multiple BLE sensors from xiaomi and I switch from an old rasperry pi to docker on an NAS.

What BLE bluetooth dongle can I get in order to integrate temperature and humidity data into home assistant ?

Thank you from France !

winged knoll
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Depends in part on how you run Home Assistant - which install method do you use?

glass blade
drifting grove
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heyho, quick question. should i use ssd or hd as an external storage for an media server?

winged knoll
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Depends on your use cases. For most people an HDD is likely fast enough, and cheaper.

obtuse valve
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Well, since there is only one way to make a media server, it has to be a HDD

winged knoll
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🤔

obtuse valve
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Most likely HDD. If you need the speed e.g. for unpacking stuff with sabnzbd (linux isos) you might need a SSD

winged knoll
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If you can afford it then SSD is the way to go - but that's going to be not cheap

drifting grove
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well i have a 1tb external hd

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and a portable 500gb ssd

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i do not need them for anything else so i am free to decide

winged knoll
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Does your media fit on the SSD?

drifting grove
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yes

winged knoll
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If so, use it. Faster and quieter

drifting grove
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ok cool

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so i use the hd just as backup i guess

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thanks for your help!!!

drifting grove
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Hi everyone, I was thinking of starting to measure the consumption of my heat pump. I live in Sweden so we use 3 phases. Are there any good options out there for me with either zigbee or Wi-Fi?

obtuse valve
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Shelly 3EM?

drifting grove
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I’ll check it out, thx!

plush hatch
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So i have tasmota flashed on my light switches. I am on version 8.1 core 2_6_1 my question is i know how to upgrade the version to the latest using OVA URL but how do i upgrade the core version since the program version above my current will not support my current core.

glossy prism
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You don't need to; the OTA should handle it. Follow the tasmota upgrade flow

plush hatch
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ok cool i was not sure the program version would also upgrade the core. Thanks

solar jackal
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argon rpi case fan high pitched noise?

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makes the noise and then stops

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just put new thermal pads

astral flower
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I would like to buy a power bank to act a as UPC for my raspberryPi with HA OS it. Any recommendation on the specs? To keep the power on for several minutes (15) till the power is restored

fringe moon
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That seems horrible

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Buy an actual upshat

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Or a ups

hollow lance
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Ups hats are great

fringe moon
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Or upgrade to a system that doesn't commit seppuku if the power fluxes for 3 milliseconds is also an option

gloomy spoke
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at least it dies an honorable death

fringe moon
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ない

astral flower
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Well the UPS are rather more expensive than a powerbank, which will to the job i need

glossy prism
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You could power your networking equipment with a proper UPS though

sweet nexus
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I'm struggling to find a Raspberry Pi in stock, are there any alternative mini PCs or am I best off buying a kit that includes one?

fringe moon
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Any laptop or minicomputer from the last decade

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Will still be an upgrade from a pi

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Unless it is an atom

winged knoll
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Basically, you're looking for anything that's:

  • 64 bit
  • 2 GB or more of RAM
  • 32 GB or more of storage
  • Wired networking
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A ~5 year old laptop with a broken display is ideal

fringe moon
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And has a non useless storage subsystem

sweet nexus
fringe moon
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I would just use esp+ds18b20 sensors, powered by wall outlets

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Not sure if I'd trust battery operated for that use case

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Definitely not sonoff Catblushie

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Also, only battery powered ZigBee without routers.... Eeeeeh

sweet nexus
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Battery powered I believe is preferred so I don't have to route a wire inside a freezer, and it'll still work in the event of the power loss

hollow lance
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You’re not at all concerned about the cold of the freezer affecting the battery?

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Batteries tend not to like the cold

sweet nexus
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I guess I am, but I'm not sure the best solution, I'm also concerned about signal going through the metal box of the freezer

hollow lance
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Yeah

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But I can understand you not wanting to drill a hole in your freezer

obtuse valve
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Superflat cable for a sensor wire, then an ESP8266/32 with ESPHome would be another option

hollow lance
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And run the cable in through the door gap?

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Well, just close the door on the cable, I mean.

glossy prism
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I use some 433 MHz temp sensors that take AA batteries. Lithium batteries are good down to -40F (-40C)

tepid heart
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Just to be clear, only lithium primary cells (non rechargeable) have the low temperature rating.

glossy prism
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Yep! Good clarification.

toxic dirge
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i just wana find another bunch of flashable rgbw controllers damn it

vapid crystal
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This is a long shot but figured I’d try here. I’ve got two Linkind motion sensors that are zigbee. They work great during the day using the motion light blueprint to turn the lights on and then off after 15 minutes of inactivity. The problem is they stop working around 5:00 PM almost exactly. It is very odd. I rebuilt the entire HA system and updated to latest stable. I have no idea why these devices would operate fine all day and the both get stuck in the “detected” state until the next morning.

tepid heart
sweet cloud
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Are there any recommendations for cheap rgb bulbs with bug-free integration? I'm sick of the tuya bugs

fringe moon
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ZigBee > WiFi

sweet cloud
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any advantages of zigbee over wifi with local control?

fringe moon
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ZigBee is fully local

gentle fossil
fringe moon
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You will change!

vapid crystal
drifting grove
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hi all, if make my own hardware how to i can integrate in home assistant ??? for example if have a pcb board with 4 relays, DHT11, DS18B20, and some others how to can make it to run in home assistant WITHOUT NORE RED ????

glossy prism
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Not sure what node red has to do with this, but what firmware is running on the hardware?

drifting grove
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i can make my on fiirmware for PIC micro or RPI PICO 2040

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can i found some help for info protocols that need to send receive to home assistance to work my hardware fine???

glossy prism
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Well, MQTT is one option if that firmware supports it

drifting grove
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can i send <> receive clear byte arrays to system

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???

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with some protocol like a some pattern logic that system can read and execute

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???

velvet sphinx
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Hi all. I'm running HomeAssistant in a kubernetes cluster on raspberry and I would like to use the SwitchBot integrations. When I try to add the integration it can't scan for bluetooth devices. How can I extend the blueetoth visibility from host to the container? Thanks

drifting grove
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Hi everyone, I just bought my first energy measurement device yesterday (Deltaco SH-P01E). When measuring one of my devices I get a steady current of 0,8 A and a voltage of 231 V but the power sensor gives me 122 W. Something seems a bit off since 0,8*231=185W. Am I thinking wrong somewhere here?

winged knoll
gentle fossil
drifting grove
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how made it ???

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give some clue

winged knoll
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If you need help then the #diy-archived channel is a better place, though if you've never done this before you have a lot of learning ahead

drifting grove
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🙂 i am good programmer like a say for PIC micro and RPI PICO 2040 but need some protocol for make my system to integrate in homeassist

winged knoll
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MQTT

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That's the "universal" protocol for home automation (and more)

drifting grove
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i have not way to integrate mqtt direcly in bear metal device like pic micro or rpi or i have not yet info if already can 🙂

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what about jason ???

gentle fossil
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jason statham?

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you can send mqtt messages simply with curl

drifting grove
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in pi micro develop LOW level have not curl

winged knoll
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The RPi however can run Linux, MQTT is trivial there

drifting grove
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did you see schematic diagram bellow 🙂

winged knoll
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No, but then ... the #diy-archived channel is where you can get more help

drifting grove
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you want me to leave here

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????

winged knoll
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Yes

drifting grove
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ok

winged knoll
drifting grove
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the section is hardware

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dude

winged knoll
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And that section is for things like ESPs and micro-controllers

drifting grove
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and i have a hardware question

winged knoll
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"dude"

bright jacinthBOT
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The topic of this channel is:

There's a channel for #yellow-archived if you have questions about it.

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 (or if you're asking about Tasmota or ESPHome).

If you have problems with the Blue see #330990055533576204. If your install isn't responding then see your install method channel above.

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drifting grove
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huhu, can anyone suggest power plugs which are supported by HA out of the box? Wifi would be cool

bright jacinthBOT
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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)
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winged knoll
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You forgot to mention where in the world you are... that's "slightly" important

drifting grove
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yes i got that message 😉

winged knoll
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Be warned, WiFi mostly means cloud, which means if their cloud service, or your Internet connection, goes out, you can't control them

drifting grove
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huhu, can anyone suggest power plugs for EU which are supported by HA out of the box? Wifi would be cool. I have also Bosch and Hue bridges which can be used. There is no special budget. I just wanted to see what is possible. Hint: i want to use them also when no internet connection is available

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😉

gentle fossil
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I only have one wifi plug, a meross outdoor one

winged knoll
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Zigbee FTW

gentle fossil
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works fine for me with the homekit controller

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but yeah, you want zigbee

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or zwave even

winged knoll
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Z-Wave better
Zigbee cheaper

drifting grove
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i dont not understand tech-stack right now. Philips Hue ist ZigBee and Bosch also right? could i add there any ZigBee device?

winged knoll
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Well, you can add whatever those bridges support

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Which is why most of us recommend not using bridges

drifting grove
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ok.. Zigbee USB dongle to my HA right? 😉

winged knoll
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Yup

bright jacinthBOT
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Buy something CC2652 based. This list is a good one, both Tube and Electrolama have been proven to have excellent customer service. The current generation of EZSP sticks (see here for some) are also a good choice for ZHA.

Anything CC2530 or CC2531 based should be avoided - they're old, slow, and only suitable for a dozen or so devices. The Sonoff ZBbridge isn't advised since it uses WiFi (built in interference), and the HUSBZB-1 uses an older chipset so should be avoided.

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drifting grove
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ok but it seems that the Bosch bridge supports all zigbee devices

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fingerscrossed 😉

winged knoll
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Salus do some nice plugs that do power monitoring

drifting grove
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monitoring is not the main goal.. first of all a just wanted to measure humidty and start/stop a device which is conncted to a power plug

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so on/off is enough

foggy gulch
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I have some ledvance smart+ zigbee plugs which integrate fine with my hue bridge for on/off

main cypress
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Quick Question : Any UK peeps out here and any recommendation for plugs (Wifi or Zigbee), power monitoring would be nice. And if possible without cloud intergration (or reflashable with tasmota or esphome)
Moving quite soon and currently only have EU plugs :D. Want to change them to UK plugs.

winged knoll
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Salus SP600 is Zigbee and does power monitoring - quite a nice form factor too

zealous dune
winged knoll
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I like my plugs to have a local power control on them... won't buy anything that doesn't

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If those had a button, they'd be damn nice

main cypress
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Lol ... soldering ?

zealous dune
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where?

winged knoll
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Sure, I'll go hack the hardware and make it unsafe and ugly

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Great idea