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keen basalt
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I have read a TON on this and am still a little fuzzy, would appreciate any feedback.

I have the older Aeotec S2 USB stick (Not the Gen 5, super old, its not actually S2 compliant, S2 just means version 2 of their original stick) that I have been using in HA on the old Zwave integration for years. Never had a single problem to be honest. I have about 40 devices setup. I recently upgraded HA and realized the integration was deprecated. Since I run in a docker container, I setup Zwave2mqtt in a container and got just about everything moved over. Its working well, but I’m looking at upgrading my S2 stick to a newer 700 series stick. I understand the issues with the 7 series sticks, but if I'm going to move I might as well get the latest.

Its my understanding that I cannot just port the config from the old stick to the new, so it sounds like I would need to completely rebuild my network. It looks like the new 700 stick from Aeotec doesn’t have the push button on it, so I can’t walk around my house and include all the wall switches, etc. I have.

Any thoughts on the best path forward? I would REALLY love to not have to rebuild my entire network, but I don’t think thats possible. Is there any reason to look at the Zooz variant, or any others over the Aeotec? Appreciate your feedback.

peak pebble
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Any good and cheap IR blaster? I want to control Air Conditioner and have 4 at home

undone haven
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@keen basalt , you are prob better off asking in #zwave-archived , ever since I have been doing z-wave, it was strongly discouraged against adding with the button. You want to add with your stick and device in its actual location.

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@peak pebble , I have the broadlink RM4 Pro and it seems to work well.

acoustic ingot
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Hello guys. How can i open telnet on xiaomi gateway ? i triend many options always get message that my gateway model isnt supported

latent valve
jaunty zenith
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anyone can recommend a good zigbee EU power plug with measurement? TS011F is obviously out.

honest veldt
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What thermostat can you suggest? 😅 👍

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For zigbee!

plain wharf
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Anyone have a nice power outlet with measurements for EU to recommend? Zigbee or Z-Wave

onyx pier
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Anybody has recommendation for zigbee smart door lock, wall switches and sockets (EU plug)?

tepid heart
drifting osprey
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Im going to buy a couple of shelly 1pm to measure power usage through our new home. I’m wondering if i should go the 1pm or the 1pm plus. I don’t need https or an esp32, more hooks or anything like that to measure power usage on my fridge. But I’m wondering: is the Bluetooth going to save my ass if a Shelly fails which is hard to reach? Software failure that is ofc

kindred pivot
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Can anyone recommend a CO2 meter, so I know when to ventilate my room?

swift harbor
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hello, idk if im in the right place for this but i would like to see if there is a way to get the new Adafruit ESP32-S3 Feather with STEMMA QT / Qwiic board into the esphome interface.

zealous wyvern
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I’m looking for a very thin wifi/zigbee led-strip (rgb) that i can mount on the bottom of my dishwasher door to show if the washer i in use or done or ready. Any recommendations? Local would be preferable but i’m ok with a cloud based one too

polar crest
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any reccomendation of cameras to use for motioneye?

peak pebble
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Hey! I got a kwikset all set on HA. How would i happen to create an automation or an action depending on the code entered? Any idea?

winged knoll
undone haven
faint raven
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What bluetooth version do you actually need for a thing to be able to receive LE broadcasts?
I tried a Bluetooth 5.1 dongle from Amazon, but apparently it's so new, support from it hasn't even been committed in the kernel, so it can't see any devices, and nothing can see it, either.

winged knoll
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Are you using Home Assistant OS?

faint raven
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Yeah. It was failing on an aarch64 VM running in KVM on a Pi 4, with the USB dongle forwarded to it.

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But then I tried the same dongle on a non-pi machine with a recent kernel, and the same silent failure applied. It's like it doesn't even try loading the firmware for the dongle.

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I only got Bluetooth LE to work when I backed up the config and applied it to a Pi 3 Home Assistant OS image, but the Pi 3 seems to go unreliable quite a lot (corrupted homeassistant database).

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So either I need to get a Bluetooth adapter that actually works, or I need to put an esp32 somewhere just to act as a bluetooth receiver.

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It would be nice to have an actual long-range Bluetooth adapter directly on the Home Assistant OS.

fallow cape
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Can anyone recommend a brand of heat pump system that integrates decently with HA without having to muck around with an ESP or the like too much? My understanding is that they generally run thermostats at each head unit, so you don't use standalone thermostats

fringe moon
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Most modern ones do I guess

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I use Samsung

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Mitsubishi is popular too

fallow cape
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do have decent integrations available, or use conventional thermostats that can be integrated?

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ah I see melcloud, couldn't dig this stuff up when I was looking a few years back

cursive gulch
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Hey guys, I have recently been having a problem with using sonoff devices, I have been using them for almost a year now and lately they show that they are on but don't actually switch on, I use it for an irrigation system so this is causing alot of problems. If anyone has had problems like this or if there is a specific channel for these types of questions please let me know. Thank yoy in advance

drifting grove
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Hello, i have a home assistant blue at home. How can i add bluetooth functionality to it? Does it work by just plugging a Bluetooth dongle in it ?

pastel trout
thick oriole
soft notch
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super happy i have 80+ insteon devices in my home right now

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what a time to be alive

drifting grove
drifting grove
# thick oriole What do you want to do?

I got a led strip that works with Bluetooth. There is a custom integration for it called happy lightening, which needs HA to have Bluetooth. I do use Bluetooth already with esphome on a esp32 but dont know if that could act as a Bluetooth receiver for HA, instead of a dongle

zenith crane
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Could someone help me change the date/time on my raspberry pi with hassos?

gloomy spoke
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please don't crosspost

zenith crane
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sorry dude

keen lion
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For the Aqara sensors, on the Zigbee network if I need to "extend" the network to get a device to reach further away I can just use like an Aqara plug in outlet in the middle of the sensor and Conbee II USB? Will it also work for other non Aqara devices?

grand turret
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I have several remote-controlled fan/light combos, each wired to a single paddle switch that controls power to the entire unit. Ideally I'd like to replace each dumb switch with one that can be "programmed" to control light on/off and fan on/off/speed. It also needs to provide constant power so that light and fan can still be controlled from the remote or HA. (live in US, budget is "nice to have, because I'm lazy", don't care about protocol, only need features I specified)

winged knoll
fierce locust
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Hey gang, is there a smart deadbolt that can beat Augusts price?

pliant forum
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Kwikset Converts are quite cheap

pliant forum
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If you want to add a second wall switch you can buy 2 Zooz paddle remotes and link automations to home assistant then bond to turn the fan motor/fan light on

grand turret
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I only want one switch per fan/light. I can already control the light and fan via HA...what purpose does the Bond serve? I might also be very confused 😦

pliant forum
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Or you could hardwire the fan, and use a Zooz keypad

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Looking on Amazon, I don't see any nice looking RF wall controllers..

ionic moss
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Does anyone else out here in the ether have Sylvania Smart+ WiFi plugs? Research online has turned up no support with HA for them so I'm thinking about buying some Sonoff plugs instead. On that off chance any of you have managed to make these Sylvania plugs work, feel free to message me

grand turret
pliant forum
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Make the main paddle the light and the four buttons below fan on/off and speeds

grand turret
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I think that's perfect. Now I just need to set up zwave. Thanks!

twin terrace
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any good wifi or zigbee scene buttons for HA?

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prefer to mount in wall, doesnt need to have a relay.

thick oriole
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Hue wall switch module

twin terrace
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oh, wild

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just cap off the wires and whatever switch you want, neat

thick oriole
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Yes, and they work really well

prime verge
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Hi, is someone doing BLE tracking with his iPhone? I have got an ESP32 and set it up to track my iPhone. I also installed the room-assistant companion app and used its uuid to be able to track my iPhone but it's not working.

unborn igloo
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hey guys has anyone of you a inosmart door (lock) gotten to work with ha?

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or has an idea how i could even start to get it to work with ha?

teal wolf
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Where can we get aqara door sensor in bulk for best rate? I am from US

teal wolf
winged knoll
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AliExpress

pliant forum
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$43 for 10

teal wolf
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Thanks

fringe quest
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Hi Everyone - wondered if there's any zigbee2mqtt experts in the room today?

gloomy spoke
fringe quest
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Ah ok - was unaware of that room Cheers.

toxic meadow
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Hi everyone. I want a suggestion of the way for controlling lights in a house where neutral is missing in most switch holes. I want to be able to control the lights from different switches/panels, not only the ones which wires go through the switch.
I imagine this is a task for home assistant to act as a central hub for communication. And a switch has to act both - independently and as input and output for the HA.

winged knoll
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There's various Zigbee and Z-Wave two wire options for that, depending on where in the world you are. Likely WiFi ones too

toxic meadow
toxic meadow
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winged knoll
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There's probably a bunch of Tasmota stuff that would fit, maybe some of the Sonoff devices shrug

toxic meadow
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Do you know any with integrated presence / motion sensors?

fringe quest
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I use Shelly Dimmers with their bypass module for no neutral situations.

toxic meadow
winged knoll
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Dimmable bulbs will be fine, if you get the right kind of dimmer and bulb

twin terrace
dusk mirage
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Can someone help me to wire an zbmini into my.existing wall switch iam to dump / confused

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My current manual switch got brown and blue wire. (And I got a green one in the dry wall which is not connected) now I am confused how to wire the zbmini

winged knoll
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You're going to need to tell people where in the world you are, so that you don't get people giving you advise that's wrong for your country's wiring

dusk mirage
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Germany

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Sry about this

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I searched the web but in the videos ppl have a "lap situation" where they install it on a shelf. Which is reasonable.

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The black one goes into L port of the manual switch @winged knoll

winged knoll
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I know nothing about your wiring standards

dusk mirage
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Okay but thanks for your help

desert frost
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So a friend of mine gave me a ZZH zigbee usb stick. I am running HA on a raspberry PI 3. Can someone point me in the direction on how to set it up?

winged knoll
dusk mirage
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@desert frost I like to add that a pi3 might be to slow for ha as far as I read

desert frost
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For HA with zigbee? or HA in general?

karmic olive
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Is there a way to enable/authenticate HA on DeCONZ via VNC?
For some reason I can't access WebApp when it's running inside docker container

gloomy crane
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I'm really torn on what thermometer to get. idk if I should go with the cheaper Xiaomi "$4" (basically $5-$6 now) sensors or maybe some Govee $10 sensors?

shell coral
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Need some advise!
Been using Rpi 3 B+ with hass OS. It runs gr8 for my purposes. 40% RAM is usually free (400 out of 1gb).

Will the performance and RAM suffer a lot if i install Raspain & then docker and hass? Pi runs cool with a custom passive heatsink. RAM is my concern
Why? bcoz I need to run few other python scripts/containers etc via raspain route

violet belfry
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Anybody recommend a good / price Smart Energy Monitoring Plug UK that works in HA?

drifting grove
gloomy crane
drifting grove
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Replaced the first one last week after this time the others are still around 60% battery level

drifting grove
gloomy crane
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Thank you!

drifting grove
rugged oasis
vocal crest
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Any devices people here use for “home-critical” stuff like leaks, etc..? Already got the sensors but I found the alert delivery to iPhone not sufficient. Looking for something especially when I’m away from home…

winged knoll
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TTS is always an option, using any media player - assuming the home is occupied

heady estuary
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Anyone here using HA with Dynalite?

wary plume
gloomy crane
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I don’t have a link for the Xiaomi but the model is lywsd03mmc

gentle gate
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What is the correct way to work with a zigbee remote control, especially for dimming?

gloomy spoke
wary plume
gentle gate
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It's really more of a general question, because it seems to me there is no way to "link" 2 devices unless I missed something

fringe moon
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You mean binding?

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That is definitely a ZigBee thing

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But not all devices support it

teal wolf
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I am planning to order Aqara door sensor. i see two models mccgq14lm and mccgq11lm. which one i should buy and which one is latest. Unable to get information from google or aqara site. Aqara US is selling 11lm model

winged knoll
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14 is the newer one, the E1 model

thick surge
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Hi guys

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Is there anything that can detect whether a car is present in a small radius or not?

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I want it for HA able to know if I’m home or not

surreal marlin
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You can use an esp powered by your car and when its connected to your wifi you can use this to trigger an automation

thick surge
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Sound like a good idea. Thanks!

sand marsh
winged knoll
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Zigbee 1.2 vs 3.0

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You want Zigbee 3.0 where possible. The old 1.2 stuff has a bunch of known quirks that the new stuff doesn't suffer from

sand marsh
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Got it, thanks! Well fingers crossed anyway

winged knoll
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The 1.2 stuff works fine, it's just not as good

sand marsh
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Is it mostly a range thing, or things that are likely to frustrate

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Maybe I will just see how I go

winged knoll
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Amongst other things, the 1.2 stuff will pair via the first router it hears, and won't ever change route

sand marsh
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Oh OK, well, hopefully it will be worth the cheaper price in the end 😓

grizzled elbow
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Can someone explain me why the fan of my intel nuc with home assistant supervised is doing so much noise? It started after some upgrade last year.

winged knoll
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There's nothing in Supervised that would manage the fan

gloomy spoke
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Listen closer, it's probably whispering Switch to another install method...

grizzled elbow
winged knoll
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Have you investigated that?

shell coral
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How can i switch off power of RPI USB-Hub & LAN IC on HAOS ? Trying to save some power. (Preferably a way which can be enabled on requirement)

shell coral
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I tried the following in ssh and it says unknown user tee
https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/disable-features-raspberry-pi/
To shut off power for USB ports and Ethernet type the following into the Raspberry Pi Terminal and press enter.
echo '1-1' | su tee /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/unbind

I tried this and get "permission Denied" error :/
echo '1-1' | su root /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/unbind

unique cargo
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HAOS is running in a container

shell coral
unique cargo
shell coral
unique cargo
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I would run armbian, instead of rasp... (I run armbian on a odroid N2+).. armbian is very stripped down and it now supports the PI.

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I run docker with home assistant and a bunch of services (10 or so services) and its fine..

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51% memory used currently

shell coral
unique cargo
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4Gb

shell coral
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oops.. so 2gb. 1gb rpi3+ will suffer i guess. Anyway any guide you would recommend for hass installation as container and armbian? i can try checking

unique cargo
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just install it as any other docker container

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mount the volumes

shell coral
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ok. I never used non supervised hass. guess will have to search instlaation things

unique cargo
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Its more or less the same

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No store tho

shell coral
unique cargo
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Well no, you jjust set the services up manually

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What do you use from the store?

shell coral
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i see. I use nodered and some other things

unique cargo
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Just requires some configuration

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Everything on the store exists outside of it

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I personally prefer docker + containers, but it does require more tinkering

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Also don't use "docker run", look into docker-compose

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You can generate docker compose files that are reusable in the future, if you change boards you can redeploy your entire stack of services in a few minutes

fallow cape
fringe moon
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That ties your phone to your car

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So if you and your wife swaps cars one day

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A small esp attached to the ignition is easy, and can be done in 3 minutes

rugged oasis
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or maybe some sort of ble tag?

languid rapids
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What's the cheapest upgrade path from a pi 3? Starting to run out of RAM, only 1GB 😬

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Anything smaller than a fullsize pc

winged knoll
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Any 64 bit capable second hand system from the last decade

languid rapids
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ok I have a lot of options then ty

winged knoll
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it needs UEFI if you want to run HAOS

rugged oasis
wind crag
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I have a few logitech harmony hubs, recently one of the particularly has been "storing" commands instead of running them. e.g. HA sends the remote command to turn on the TV but it doesn't do it. Then when I try to manually turn on the TV it turns it on and off a few times More specifically runs the activity several times. Has anyone experienced that behavior?

sick obsidian
rugged oasis
sick obsidian
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@rugged oasis yes, but sometimes it is just convenient to buy them off the shelf and not having to put too much effort into it. If you are really into pc building, you probably don't even consider buying these things anyway

rugged oasis
sick obsidian
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Fully agree, I meant buying them used or refurbished 'off the shelf', compare to sourcing components and assembling a computer yourself.

rugged oasis
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ah i see what you mean... yeah i suppose

frozen tundra
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Hey, currently i'm using a MP3 burgler alarm sound file that plays on all my google home assistants when trigger. But now i would really like to actually add a smart sirene to my setup. How can i easily achieve this without spending loads of cash

native moat
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Or if it's just overkill

thick oriole
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What you want to achieve is the question

digital oracle
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What do y'all use for z wave plugs?

shell coral
winged knoll
winged knoll
digital oracle
ionic moss
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How can you tell if you have a Sonoff S31 vs the S31 Lite?

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Can someone confirm that the prong side of the plug says S31 or S31 Lite?

inner sinew
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Anyone able to recommend a light switch that works with HA? Am using zigbee devices, UK based and no neutral wire.

whole vault
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Have you looked at Selly???

inner sinew
whole vault
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It all depends on your use case. The load that is going to be put on the relay (shelly), the actual switch configuration etc. You’ll find he Shelly catalogue on their website. They have wiring diagrams and important differences between all of the relays (switches) in there. At the end of the day, if you don’t mind the look of some smart switches, and you have a neutral wire in your wall switch sockets, then get a smart switch. Shelly is a game changer if you don’t have a neutral. Also, I don’t think that wiring a shelly is much harder than wiring a conventional smart switch. I’m no professional. Others in this Discord will have way more knowledge than me.

median phoenix
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is there a way to integrate with a Must solar Inverter

sullen plume
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somone here using synology 416play?

shell coral
unique cargo
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I backup all my docker container data volumes.

languid rapids
digital oracle
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So what z wave plugs are y'all using in the US

brazen heron
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Is there any way to clear programmed events in the Insteon Hub?

flat zenith
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Hi, I bought this wonderful ceiling lamp that comes with a remote. It says it’s a 2.4G RF remote. I can try to find out more but my question is: is there even some chance I can get it controlled?

winged knoll
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There's probably a chance, but not a good one

flat zenith
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Ok, I’ll take it since it’s in my main living room and the last thing I cannot control. What can I do?

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Or: there are three receivers in the ceiling box, they control 3 led stripes. Any chance I can replace them completely?

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The three rings are dimable white led rings that can chance white temperature

winged knoll
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Depends on how it's all wired, and your abilities, but you can almost certainly fit one/three LED controllers for those strips

flat zenith
ionic moss
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Can you go to AC power after you tasmotize or do you need to finish the configuration afterward on DC?

weak basalt
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Hoooh. Without theory: wall switches with neutral vs no neutral.
By today i thought its matter of how old is your house, but now i begin to think its difference between markets. So which one do i need for EU? (without any additional transistors and wirings) I believe no neutral as they are more expensive, make sense for Europe 🤣

jovial pulsar
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The switch needs a loop to work. I.e. somewhere the current comes from, and somewhere it goes. If you have neutral that's not problem. In via live, out via neutral.
If you don't have neutral the current needs to find some other way, and that other way is through the bulb. Usually that's a very very small current which won't make the bulb glow, but it may still be enough for some low energy bulbs to flicker or smart bulbs to take damage. That's why smart switches without neutral are only compatible with dimmable bulbs.

weak basalt
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Make sense, can understand that. We need to power switch itself. Its a new built house, i checked wires and everywhere its 3 of them. So that should be Neutral one of them? I will not ask any further, will do that tommorow with electrician responsible 🙂

ionic moss
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has anyone flashed a sonoff s31 with an arduino b4?

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tasmotizer wont flash

rustic elk
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Anyone have a suggestion for a decent ZigBee (or zwave) hose valve, that won't break the bank? I ideally need four or five of them, and they'll need to be battery powered....

distant mural
teal wolf
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Do we have any module to use Honeywell 947-75T door sensor

green pine
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I haven't gone ZigBee or Zwave at all yet, will need to for osme upcoming things I want to buy, which path am I best to go down? Products avaliable, range, reliability with HA etc. I'm using HA on a Pi 4 if that makes a difference.

rustic elk
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Thanks @distant mural

teal wolf
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my home is equipped with www.trinitywiringsolutions.com security system and it contains honeywell sensors. Did anyone tried reusing these sensors with home assistant

pliant forum
inner pine
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Does anyone have experience with RFXCOM and pairing BREL remotes/transmitters?

drifting grove
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Does anyone have a suggestion for a motion detector module, that can be put outside in daylight and works? I wired a infrared opbstacle avoidence one that doesnt work in sunlight.

winged knoll
dire lagoon
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Is there any hardware (or other solution) for creating a barrier that gets broken that triggers a sensor? My use case is automating some lighting when somebody goes up or down the stairs. But I can't just put a motion detector because it will get triggered when people walk by up or down the stairs. Are there any really short field motion detectors (that are small) or some kind of "laser barrier" type sensor that can be used? Thanks in advance!

winged knoll
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Beam sensors too

dire lagoon
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Thanks for sharing those! Beam sensor would be sweet. I'll need a real tiny one so my wife doesn't get mad and toss it out 😆

winged knoll
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#diy-archived is probably the best channel if you're up for building your own

dire lagoon
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I'll check that channel out. Thanks for the quick feedback.

cunning phoenix
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Hello. i was thinking of geting a Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus for a wall mounted tablet.
Now i wonder is it posible to install a good custom rom on this? without all the extra bload most tablets come with? just a stock OS without all the preinstalled things

winged knoll
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Google for root YOUR DEVICE HERE

cunning phoenix
winged knoll
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So replace root with Custom ROM?

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There's likely whole Discords (and certainly forums) dedicated to Android ROMs

cunning phoenix
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Any gotcha for home assistant? or any rom shut work just fine?

winged knoll
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For the UI I know there's a certain minimum Android version, #frontend-archived may know what that is

cunning phoenix
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alright thank you

fiery wadi
drifting grove
# fiery wadi Aqara FP1 if you can find one

Thanks for the heads up, i hadnt heard of that one yet. For my purpose i need something smaller though as i want a motion detector that triggers on birds. Ir doesnt work outside, im not sure about ultrasonic and i dont know if there is a laser sensor or something.

winged knoll
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Camera and Frigate?

fiery wadi
winged knoll
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Super new, and really hard to get outside of China

fiery wadi
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probably not quick enough for birds

fiery wadi
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China

drifting grove
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I tried a camera and frigate before, but im running my HA on HA Blue. I think it eats to much of the cpu

fiery wadi
winged knoll
drifting grove
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How does setting up a Coral work? Is it just plug and play?

indigo bramble
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is the 2652c significantly worse than the 2652p for z2m?

winged knoll
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If the software supports it just follow the instructions for that software

winged knoll
indigo bramble
winged knoll
indigo bramble
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but sure

bright jacinthBOT
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The topic of this channel is:

@indigo bramble 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 #installation-archived. If your install isn't responding then see your install method channel above.

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

Please use https://www.codepile.net/ or https://paste.debian.net/ to share code or logs

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winged knoll
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Even mentions it in the channel topic... if you'd bothered to read

drifting grove
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I'll look further into coral, thanks for the tip Tinkerer

stiff wyvern
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I'm a little confused about switches, hoping someone can help me out with some opinions:
I need to add some switches into my home to be integrated into HA, most have neutrals. I have a nice little zigbee network with the conbee stick, works great. I also have localtuya running, but have lost a couple of switches that I can't get added back into the tuya app.

I have lost the thread of tuya/tuyaconvert/ota conversions, etc. Is this still a thing? Are there still switches that can be converted?? Every zigbee switch I see is approx 45$ which seems excessive. So, I'm looking for a few single pole switches and a few dimmers that I can integrate without cloud into HA. What are the options at this point? Should I just buy Tuya switches, add them to the app, then add them to tuyalocal?? I'm not really 100% clear if the tuya app/devices still dials home once they have been moved to local, but that's a separate question I guess 😄

desert frost
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Anyone familiar with Stepper Motors and A4988 drivers?

winged knoll
dusk mirage
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Btw is someone firm with German electronic (house install) IAM not quite sure if I doing my installation right

stiff wyvern
dusk mirage
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Well solution 1 would be to make deeper holes.
Solution 2 could be to use Phillips hue wall device + hue/tradfri bulb.

Solution 2 is on my test. The hue devices are way thinner (about half of a Shelly)

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But you are forced to buy smart bulbs @stiff wyvern

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winged knoll
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Not Tuya

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If you want 100% local then Zigbee or Z-Wave are the best choices

stiff wyvern
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and the days of flashing anything are over at this point?

winged knoll
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Tuya moved away from easily flashable stuff ages ago

stiff wyvern
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roger that.....super annoying. these switches are so $$$ comparitvely speaking

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stiff wyvern
dusk mirage
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They look nice. Well but I already settled with my zbmini. Btw first connection Test went very nice

solid grotto
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Doorbell cameras any recommendations?
Requirements that i think of:

  • no subscription
  • “local” network storage (no cloud)
  • face recognition

All tips are welcome and I’m missing something

dusk mirage
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I am still not Sattled with my ha server hardware. As electricity is pretty high here (0.34€ kWh) I worry about consumption

A) raspi 4 8GB +SSD
B) of shelf desktop hardware (i5 gen6 or similar)
C) nuc
D) <your suggestions here>

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I am really worried.that anything beyond a raspi will drain a bunch of power

quaint jay
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Rpi4 uses about 3.8 to 4w while idle. NUCs vary. From what I have seen online some are on the order of 5.x W while others use up to 10 W. Even at 10Ws idle, that would be a cost less than 3 EUR. I guess the real question is how much more than idle would your home assistant instance draw.

It will vary heavily on what all you are running on it. A fairly basic setup that does not involve fancy camera person detection or anything is likely to not be much above idle.

Of course even totally maxing out the pi’s cpu would leave you using only 6W.

An alternative is the odroid n2+. It has lower power consumption when idle than the pi4! But it has a faster processor, and has a max power draw of under 10W fully loaded.

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@dusk mirage

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mighty shore
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Hi, I don't know if it's the good place, but as I'm looking for a new Robotic vacuum cleaner, do you know if the Romba Combo is compatible with HA ?

dusk mirage
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An idle power consumption seems fine to me, I worry the power consumption on load

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What are things that will raise the consumption above idle for a longer period

@quaint jay

winged knoll
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Anything that's CPU intensive really. Mostly that's going to be things outside of HA

kindred pivot
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Can anyone recommend a CO2 meter, so I know when to open a window?

dusk mirage
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@winged knoll well I currently planning to use the server just for ha.

quaint jay
# dusk mirage What are things that will raise the consumption above idle for a longer period ...

Yeah, if running home assistant os, the main things that would likely cause meaningful cpu usage are anything that needs to decode or re-encode video, or run machine learning models. An excellent example would be the fargate add-on, which decodes video and runs a machine learning model on the results.

The other common cause of heavy cpu usage is if you have a bunch of devices that are very talkative, pushing multiple updates per second. This is not especially common, but a few people do have setups like that.

Lastly if you connect any non-solid state drives, or high power usage usb devices, they will increase the power demand of the device. The more common usb devices for home assistant, like zigbee or zwave sticks are not really a concern. USB powered heaters, things with motors, AI acellerator modules, or the like would be a concern.

Hope this helps

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But even normal cameras used with home assistant may end up decoding video if configured to use ffmpeg rather that the stream component (used when setting the picture cards to “live”).

teal wolf
dusk mirage
# quaint jay Yeah, if running home assistant os, the main things that would likely cause mean...

This helps a lot. In the end I would never even consider running heaters motors or AI by home assistant. At least, than Ian totally aware that this will burn power. The server will sit in the basement.

My current plan would be to use relonik camera, stream them to cloud FTP 24/7 (+ script to purge old files.

AND being noticed on my phone by their person detection

AND watch the stream on a Google nest or phone or so when ever I want "to check things"

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As far as I know detection,alarm and live on phone is build into the reolink cameras

quaint jay
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As long as you are using the camera's on-device person detection, then yeah, load on home assistant should be pretty low.

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what hardware might suite my case : old desktop stuff I have around
raspi4 8gb (+SSD)

quaint jay
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I personally run on the pi4 + ssd, and it works quite well for me. And we already established its power range, which is reasonable. Using old desktop components though it is really hard to be sure what power usage they have. Things can be all over the place. Some older CPUs are really bad power hogs, for example, while others are pretty good.

So if keeping power utilization reasonable is one of your goals, I'd err on the side of a packaged system like the pi or odroid, (or at the very least use a smart plug to monitor consumption for a while, and be prepared to switch if the consumption is too high.)

But I think we concluded even a NUC is probably fine, albeit also probably overkill, and some models do have higher idle power consumption.

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Thanks. Well isnt a nuc about 3 times the price of an Raspi + some.have an higher idle? What's the benefits of the nuc

quaint jay
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Not much benefit unless you need its beefier capabilities, and few people do, unless they are running other services on the box at the same time.

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The only downside of the pi4 is that recently it has often been hard to find places that have it in stock. You know that global chip shortage thing.

dusk mirage
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Jeah noticed the shortage but currently could get one raspi for a reasonable price (I was on a "preorder" list)

quaint jay
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sure, then might as well do that.

dusk mirage
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I like to know are their things ppl like to run on their ha server I might not be aware of?

quaint jay
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a fair number of people like to use it to run any other server software they might want. Especially if they don't have any other servers around on which to run things. This can vary from things like a plex media server, to running some databases, or hosting their minecraft servers, or whatever.

If there was ever server software you might have wanted to run, but did not want to run on your main pc, there is probably somebody who runs it alongside home-assistant.

The most common things though are things that complement the home assistant, like an mqtt server, the service portion of the Z-wave integration, local camera NVR software or similar.

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the most common stuff has add-ons to run inside home-assistant os.

dusk mirage
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Oh well, I want to run ZigBee2mqtt maybe as well..I though Matt server might be low power.

quaint jay
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yeah, ZigBee2mqtt and the mqtt server are not likely to be much of a concern in terms of power draw, and have easy to install addons to use them

dusk mirage
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Thanks
Not sure about NVR though. What's the benefit compared.to just use the oncamera and bump the streams to FTP. I will only need them if ever something will happen like a theft

quaint jay
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If people don't have an FTP sever available to use, or whatever. local nvrs do have the downside of possibly getting stolen in a theft, which does defeat the point.

dusk mirage
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Yes that would be my same considering

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Therefore FTP on the cloud

quaint jay
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off site is best for cameras, but a lot of people don't want to pay for cloud hosting, and not every manufacturer offers any free hosting.

dusk mirage
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Well FTP is not thaaaaatt expensive

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At least energy is expensive here

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Well that sounds like the raspberry will be perfect for me

dusk mirage
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Btw what are the suggestions for an SSD and according adapter ?

quaint jay
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@dusk mirage It is important to use a good power supply when using an SSD. Ideally one that can supply 3A. This is all about peak current while writing to the drive, with some lesser power supplies causing voltage drops. I personally use the one that came with my CannaKit RPI4 bundle (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TYQRXTK) and it works great, it is also the one officially recommended by the developers in the home assistant installation instructions.

My suggestion for SSD and adapter (since they are what I use, and I know it works, and some adapters and SSD don't play well with RPI4) is https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XLAZODE for the adapter, and https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TDW86SQ for the SSD. But there are other combinations that work. There might even be cheaper combination, but I can't comfortably recommend a combination I have not personally tried. Perhaps some other people will chime in with what worked for them?

One last consideration, you might need to briefly make use of a microsd card to update the bootloader on the RPI4 before usb boot will work. You can use a small like even a few hundred megabytes is fine for this (bigger ones are also fine). Just make sure it has nothing on it you want to keep. Follow the "Using the Raspberry Pi Imager (Recommended)" part of the instructions on this site: https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-bootloader/ .

Hope this helps!

cunning phoenix
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Hello what would you guys recommend for a HA dashboard the amazon fire hd8 plus or the galaxy tab a7 lite ?

analog oar
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I have a heat-valve from silvercrest which didn't get the "local_temprature" anymore, afer I've some time ago updated HA.
Can anybody help with that?

pulsar finch
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I want to buy security camers for my house.
I don't want any monthly fees, so i was looking at reolink.
I will most likely not need more then 2 or 3 cameras outside the house, but having the option to add more cameras (indoor or outdoor) to the system would be great.
If it makes a difference, i live around germany.
Could you give your opinion on whether or not reolink is a good idea in your eyes or what other options you would recommend?

winged knoll
vague tartan
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I seem to have quite high CPU load on the Home Assistant OS and not the HA instance. Seem like resolved get hit alot as well as the systemd-journald - any ideas why the NUC idle on about 30% CPU? (no cameras running on this NUC FYI)

winged knoll
pulsar finch
spring marsh
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Hi any ideas why I can't just take my mSD card from my 3B+ and stick it into my RPi4? It will not boot, or at least I can't connect via HTTP anymore. Can'T find it in my routers wireless networks. Wired the same problem. For other example I took my mSD card from the even older 3B from my 3d printer and put it into the 4. Works fine.

winged knoll
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What OS is on the 3B+?

spring marsh
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HAOS

winged knoll
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#installation-archived can probably answer that then, but I suspect the answer is that the OS you're using for the printer has a general support that the HAOS image doesn't have

spring marsh
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Yeah could be. Had Hope for a fast test 😉

pliant forum
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PoE, WiFi, Battery?

pulsar finch
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pulsar finch
dusk mirage
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Is there anyone who can help me with German house wiring ? I want to smartifi my switches with zbmini and Ian not sure if I connect them correctly

surreal marlin
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what kind of question do you have

dusk mirage
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I currently got manual switches installed and tryed to install the zbmini probably something is not correct ;)

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I don't have the permission to send a picture therefore I like to send them via pm to you @surreal marlin

surreal marlin
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ok

novel sphinx
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Looking at getting curtains, heard good about Xiaomi Aqara Smart Curtain motors, has there been anything else that competes with this? (curtains, not blinds as I have cats)

safe vector
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I got a reed switch on a nodemcu for monitoring my gas consumption (supposedly that should work with the gas meter I have here) but it looks like the reed switch is overly sensitive and triggers if a fly flies by so something... anything I can do to counter that (apart from exchanging the reed)?

winged knoll
gusty ocean
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Any tips for a good zigbee energy meter plug? I live in europe and use z2m.

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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gusty ocean
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I have experience with the Blitzowlf BW-SHP13 but the measurements seem a bit off (like 10-20% too high)

sour sage
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Hi friends, i want to start using a ssd connected to a pi4b. Can i use any USB to Sata cable or do you have a recommended one for better results?

gusty ocean
winged knoll
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I think there's a thread on the forum that has some tested models

sour sage
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@gusty ocean any benefits using this? Seems like its just using the usb3 port

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I don't care for the looks

gusty ocean
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It's just more integrated and (mechanically) stable. Otherwise you should be able to get similar result with a 10 euros cable.

sour sage
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Cool, thanks! Will probably print a wall mount of the ssd anyways

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StarTech. com USB 3.1 to 2.5"

This one seems to be recommended

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20 euro on amazon

gusty ocean
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Fine choice 👍

sour sage
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A bit tempted to go for the case though, but with shipping its closw to 60 which is nearing the costs of the actual pi :p

fading stump
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Has anyone ever had to find a way to filter out erronous temperature values coming from sensors like the Aeotec multisensor 6. I have a few of them and each day perhaps 1 or 2 will say the temperature is like 2000degrees. I have tried to configure the device to have a temperature threshold but it doesn't seem to be for this purpose. I was thinking of having an automatic trigger when a new temperature report comes in and set another helper value, only if the temperature is within some normal range. Or is there a better approach?

winged knoll
fading stump
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Oh wow I will search for those thank you.

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Do you know off hand what that integration might be called.

winged knoll
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filter?

fading stump
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Hmm no doesn't seem to show. I'll search.

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Oh found it. Thank you

winged knoll
tawdry scroll
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any suggestions for an rgb Light strip?
I use ZHA for zigbee, but if the strip has zwave thats ok.
I do not need a dedicated white Led

winged knoll
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Gledopto do some nice RGB (and more) LED controllers that you can hook up any strip of your choice to

tawdry scroll
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ok

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thx

stiff prawn
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Hey HA folks -- does anyone know of an IP based RGBW controller (i.e. hardwired ethernet vs wifi)?

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stiff prawn
timber rain
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i'd love to add several of these plugs and have HA show me some nice graphs and metrics on each plugs power usage

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or are there perhaps other solutions you can recommend me for this purpose?

wary nimbus
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Not sure if this is the correct area to ask the question but has anyone experimented with moisture sensors for detecting leaking pipes. I'm not looking for a sensor thats specific to home assistant, actually I need a sensor that works out the box without home assistant because its for my parents house while they are away and there is no home assistant hub in the house.

stiff prawn
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Trying to figure out hardware here. Youtube videos are not very clear. So far, it sounds like I need at least two devices to access HA. One to run it on (like a Raspberry Pi), and another to access that one through a browser (for a wall mounted touch panel). I have yet to see a setup that the HAOS is installed on, AND runs the touch interface from the same unit.

gloomy spoke
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HA is a server and you interact with the interface through a browser. You cannot do both using HA OS, and it's a better practice to separate the two functions

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That's what I figured. I come from using OctoPi so everything on the same device is normal there. But two devices is fine with me. If I change something on one tablet, will it auto update to the correct state other connected touch screens?

gloomy spoke
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Each browser instance has its own connection to the server and will update in real time

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But each browser instance operates independently. You're just working with a website

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Gotcha. I'll get the hang of it eventually. This is my first dive into the ecosystem. Moving into my new house Wednesday, so I'm getting this new system set up as much as I can before then.

wary nimbus
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@stiff prawn So in my case I'm looking for something that sends notifications to the phone because the house will not be lived in for many months at a time. The only concern I have is that it looks like its exclusively made for mac products. is that true or is there an android app that this would work with?

stiff prawn
wary nimbus
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Cool, thanks for the response @stiff prawn 🙂

proven girder
manic coral
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what sensors are you guys using?

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I played around with a sonoff motion sensor for two days now and it seems it is already not working

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keeps stuck in detect mode, seems this is a known issue....

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I also have a Tuya, and that works fine, currently just playing around and testing hardware for my new house which I get in a few month, hence I tried two different sensors, any other recommendations?

tidal blaze
# stiff prawn Hey HA folks -- does anyone know of an IP based RGBW controller (i.e. hardwired ...

I would recommend a Wemos D1 mini [esp8266 wifi] (2 bucks from china) with a cheap 80 cent driver, you can build 20 of these for the price of a single raspberry pi (especially in the chip shortage when they are impossible to get) If you want example code I have one for LED control with L293D driver and one for the HTTP interface (only need to combine the two). If you are interested in more details ping me.

tepid scroll
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also I have a few Aqara devices too

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Anyone else notice that Aeotec devices are crazy priced on Amazon? Aeotec zwave smart plugs are $70... eff that noise

manic coral
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I'm thinking about Aqara, they just released a new model.

pseudo flicker
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a zigbee / z-wave rotary dimmer that doesn't actually dim the lights but rather is just a remote control?

pseudo flicker
winged knoll
manic coral
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Also the distance of recognition seems quite short.

pseudo flicker
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Let me double check the one I have

pseudo flicker
pseudo flicker
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They have all worked really well!

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(even after I dropped one a couple times)

manic coral
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Cool thanks

pseudo flicker
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Whoops -- never mind

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Apparently I can't read

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Thank you!

pseudo flicker
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Whoop, my apologies for the followup. I have looked through every device I can find and I can't seem to locate what I'm looking for. Is it possible that there is not a rotary knob that can control brightness without being the actual dimmer itself?

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Maybe this is something I'll need to create with ESPHome?

winged knoll
pseudo flicker
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Jeepers -- honestly I'm not sure what's happening with me today. I searched by "remote" and "rotary" and "control"

winged knoll
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There's loads more there

pseudo flicker
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What are you searching on?

winged knoll
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Amongst other thing I used dimmer as a search term

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I also used the Exposes search for brightness and rotate

pseudo flicker
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Woah, that's awesome

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Thank you for the guidance.

winged knoll
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No worries, there's a load more there too

pseudo flicker
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These things are surprisingly hard to actually find in stock in the US anywhere

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I'll run through the list and see what's available!

winged knoll
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I know a bunch are UK/Europe, but you hadn't said where in the world you are

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Tradfri should be available in your local Ikea

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Everything else should be on AliExpress

pseudo flicker
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Yes! I think Aliexpress is the way to go and I found a newer (different) version of one of the best looking ones on that list. Supply chain stuff has absolutely decimated our IKEA here.

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It's insane. It took almost a year for me to get the little puck lights that I recessed into the cabinets I made

pliant forum
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you just want a remote control?

pseudo flicker
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Yes, one that (if possible) has a rotary dial to control dimming

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I did find one on Aliexpress

pliant forum
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I don't know of any that have rotary dials, but I know Zooz has a paddle remote control

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there's also the hue switch thingy

pseudo flicker
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Yeah, that's what I seem to find! I found one rotary so took a chance on it. it'll be here in a month!

open sphinx
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i mistakenly bought a wifi light switch that only works with it's proprietary app (c by GE). i was able to integrate it with alexa, so its at least somewhat smart, however I would like to integrate it with home assistant and homekit thru the HAOS bridge if possible. does anyone have experience with this?

winged knoll
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Amazon don't expose things connected to it, it's a one way game

open sphinx
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and if so, would i then be able to control that automation through homekit?

winged knoll
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I don't use HomeKit, but I'd guess so

abstract bay
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Hi, is Shelly Duo GU10 RGBW compatible (or can be integrated) with Home assistant?

boreal silo
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I am looking at a chinese multi sensor air quality device, it says it supports "wifi/tuya". What are the odds I can make it work with home assistant ? Is there a chance it can stop working in the future, because of tuya changes ? Is there a hardware wiki somewhere that I can look for recommended devices compatible with home assistant, by category ?

maiden hare
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@boreal silo Can you link to the device? As to whether something is supported, looking at a relevant integration is often a good starting point. https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/tuya/ Things that require cloud connectivity are more vulnerable to ceasing to function.

boreal silo
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I was actually trying to source some electronic products to get my new ecommerce business going, and saw that device in the vendor's offering, amongst other stuff I wanted

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I just discovered home assistant exists yesterday, googling for surveillance camera stuff

boreal silo
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Well, hope someone replies eventually, looking for a nice multi sensor air quality device (co, co2, pm2.5, tvoc)

winged knoll
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Tuya ... odds are poor

boreal silo
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Ok then, I didn't like the idea of supporting a hardware manufacturer that uses (just) closed standards for their sensor integration anyway

boreal silo
boreal silo
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Wireless output: Lora, Nb, 4G, WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee (choose one when ordering)

buoyant pawn
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Okay, so I plugged a 12V power supply directly into my RPi (don't ask)
Now only the red light is on. The Broadcom chip is cold, 5V rail on the GPIO is ok, but 3.3V is dead
Normally I would just buy another one, but since vaguely gestures at rpilocator.com*....
Is there any way to check if any fuse is blown?

winged knoll
buoyant pawn
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yep. looks like i'd have to replace the MXL7704

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thanks for the link

cursive lodge
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what do you all use as a screen for hass's dashboard? i want to wall mount a touch screen for it. I was thinking of connecting a touch screen to a rpi for it as a dashboard. Any recommendations?

pliant forum
cursive lodge
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@pliant forum I guess. I was thinking about something that can take ethernet since I'm planning on displaying live cctv streams so ethernet will be faster

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that's why I thought about a rpi

pliant forum
cursive lodge
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@pliant forum yeah, but my problem is finding a good screen 🙂

pliant forum
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hmm

pliant forum
cursive lodge
dense ivy
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Hey all, I’m sure this has been asked a lot but I’m looking for a good door/window sensor that doesn’t cost too much, what are the best recommendations nowadays?

cursive lodge
pliant forum
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10/$43

dense ivy
pliant forum
dense ivy
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Thanks I’ll take a look at both of these

pliant forum
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let me find the listing link

charred jungle
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Hey folks. I’ve got the Home Assistant Blue with a small speaker plugged into the 3.5 mm jack. I noticed tonight that I was no longer getting sound out of it. I’ve done all the troubleshooting I can think of but I’m starting to think the audio jack has gone bad.

I’m just wondering…. How likely is that? Is that something that actually happens on these?

drowsy barn
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Anyone have any experience with outdoor garden sensors (ie. soil temp/moisture) for HA?

sudden verge
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Hello all. Yesterday I update HA 2 of my light bulbs are not responding I get only the sensor in the discovery. I have them whit tasmota they are a pair of lumiman LM530. They were working before. If I go in to there IP address I can turn it on and off whit no problem. Any help be appreciated. Thanks

steep zephyr
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All right, I'm pissed off at wyze for a number of reasons, but their bulbs refusing to connect to my network all of a sudden is the last straw. Any suggestions for a Smart bulb in the US to replace these wyzebulbs?

sudden verge
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Need input easiest wall switch for HA?

tall rain
tall rain
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You didn't mention if you needed to replace WYZE full RGB or if white spectrum will suffice

sudden verge
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Thanks

scenic sage
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Hi I'm trying to install HA on Ubuntu but when I go to run the program I get an error message

WARNING (MainThread) [home assistant.bootstrap] waiting on integrations to complete setup: default_config

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but I'm at a loss

proven girder
heavy prism
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Hi. I bought sonoff zigbee 3.0 usb dongle plus and connect IT to home assistant. After that I saw mamy tutorials how to flash this device. Must I flash it for correctly work? Why people flashing this device? Original firmware is bad?

winged knoll
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Updating the firmware is a Good Idea though, partly because you'll need to do it in the future, and partly because it almost certainly comes with an old one

fallen cloud
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I assume this is the right channel to ask this, what is some good hardware to run HA on, anything I should watch out for? Location is Europe (more specifically BE/NL)

winged knoll
modern fox
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Hi guys. I bought RTC DS3231 for raspberry pi 4 to control it with the local time, but I couldn't do it in the h.a. OS.
The problem occurs when the electricity goes out and the internet router takes longer than the start of HA. Is it possible to implement in the h.a. OS ? Thanks

fallen cloud
winged knoll
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Better is a tradeoff you make between things like cost and power vs features/capability

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That AMD chip looks to be pretty underwhelming though

fallen cloud
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It has to be low power since power isn't cheap here now, but I don't think there's anything cheap around here that's better as in cheap and more power but not much more power usage, I guess.

winged knoll
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An old laptop is a good option, they're usually pretty low power - particularly with the screen off

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I use a 9 year old i5 laptop that doesn't really draw more than 10W at peak

fallen cloud
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I have a core2duo but couldn't get it on there

civic kraken
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c2d is probably too old to be worth it. The i-series intels should all be fine at least second gen and newer

upbeat lion
ionic moss
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Looking for a smart dimmer switch for my undercabinet light.

  • Which country you're in: USA
  • What your budget is: < $50
  • What protocols you prefer: Zigbee or WiFi (tasmota)
  • Any features you want: dimming
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Thought the Sonoff ZBMini was the best option until i figured out that it didnt have dimming

south granite
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I have a latte panda alpha with HAOS installed and was thinking of getting a 4G card for a fallback internet connection. Is that something that’s currently possible with home assistant os? Or do I need to move to a containerized setup?

Never mind, my spouse informed me that he doesn’t think it’s worth an extra data line

umbral crane
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if people reply to you, it will also notify 🙂

ashen apex
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They're pretty bad if you care about sound quality. Very flat sound.

ashen apex
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That's because Logitech has lots of money to pay for ad rankings and sponsored reviews.

proven girder
ashen apex
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Yeah. I have the G560s because they were on clearance so they only cost me about $80AUD. IMO it's much more important to have good headphones, so that's where I spent a lot.

tiny kiln
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Any suggestions on first time HA build? Pi is crazy expensive right now. Is there any specific nuc you guys would suggest?

winged knoll
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  • 64 bit, UEFI capable
  • At least 2 GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores
  • CPUbenchmark of 2K or higher
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A second hand laptop from the last decade may well meet those

tiny kiln
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@winged knoll awesome, those are solid things to look out for! Thank you!

neat grove
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I've successfully used an Aqara temprature/humidity sensor through zigbee.
Now I'm looking at this motion detector: https://www.amazon.com/Aqara-RTCGQ11LM-Motion-Sensor-White/dp/B07D1CRRVF/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3F7HYH306XGU7&keywords=motion+detector+home+assistant&qid=1651844847&sprefix=motion+detector+home+assistant%2Caps%2C65&sr=8-4

Some people in the reviews say it works great with home assistant, while others say it doesn't work.
I suspect user error, but now I'm wondering... are there any zigbee devices that don't play nice with HA?
I feel like zigbee is basically a simplified and better standardized MQTT, so there shouldn't be much that can go wrong.
Am I wrong?

silent acorn
neat grove
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Sounds good.
I'll keep reviews in mind then.

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I've had a good time with Aqara in the past and I can see lots of other people in this channel have too, so I think I'm in for a good time.

silent acorn
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I've heard good things too, so I'd guess you're safe. Just haven't tried it myself do I can't say for sure.

outer delta
#

Hey guys, anyone here using an odroid n2+?

upbeat lion
winged knoll
tawdry scroll
#

why ad?

unreal oak
#

anyone ever had a smartbulb diminish in max brightness to half?

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as a hardware failure I mean... (it preserves this even after reset)

serene dune
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Hi

Anyone tried connecting solid state relay (40 DD) from solar charge controller to a battery bank?

cobalt cedar
#

I'm looking for a smart outlet that also monitors power usage. I've gotten the little dongles that go inline and do this, but I can't seem to find an IN WALL solution. Anyone got any recommendations?

unreal oak
half cosmos
#

I have been looking for a while now for relatively cheaper smart blinds. I want to hook them into home assistant and automations.

Is anyone familiar with the Ikea ones? I do like having them on the same tech so zwave preferably but not required.

pliant forum
unreal oak
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I wanna do a custom build for blinds, using regular ones with the beads on a string to pull on, and a motor from a broken blender or something at the end of the string, along with a smart plug to action the motor

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but the ikea ones should be good, It looks like a solid implementation

fallen jay
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Hi, is a Raspberry Pi 4 with 4 RAM enough to run Home Assistant AND ZoneMinder with three WiFi cams on it?

winged knoll
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The RAM is going to be fine, the CPU however... not if you want to do motion detection

fallen jay
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Yes, I want to have motion detection and record only on motion.

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So should I use two RPIs? One for HA and the other one for ZoneMinder?

winged knoll
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You should buy something with a half decent CPU - motion detection is CPU intensive

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If your cameras do a secondary low resolution stream you can reduce the CPU requirements, and a Pi4 may just about cope

fallen jay
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Yes, the cameras have two streams. And I already have motion detection for 3 cams with RPI 4 using only the software "motion". It's working okay. But want to have HA and replace "motion" with ZoneMinder. My Budget is low.
But thank you very much. I have the option to borough a second RPI and test.

winged knoll
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I'd suggest you look at Frigate too, it does object detection which is far more useful than dumb motion detection

fallen jay
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Ok. Nice. But this wouldn't changed the hardware situation, I guess? I'll need a second RPI for it?

winged knoll
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It won't, and you'd need a Coral stick, but you'll get much more out of it than switching to ZoneMinder IMO

fallen jay
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Thank you very much. I'll have a look at this.

unreal oak
# fallen jay Thank you very much. I'll have a look at this.

do you happen to have an old pc lying around gathering dust? i have a setup of 4 old webcams doing motion detection via DOODS wired up to it and it's running HA on a VM. I can watch movies on it at the same time without a hitch. If your budget is limited, it don't get much cheaper than free. Just thought I should mention this

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what Tinkerer said is much better - Frigate - but it's also eats more resources

fallen jay
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No, I don't have an old PC. I use my cams inside the house so I actually don't need object recognition I guess. I will try to buy a second hand Dell T30 or T40 in a few months. In the meantime I will try to build the setup with two RPIs. ^^ Thank you.

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PS: I have a lot problems with VMs even on my high end maschine. HA always stucks in a VM.

unreal oak
proven girder
unreal oak
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oh no, that thing is actually for the experience of building it

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I know for a fact that the money spent on a well made solution would be cheaper than the time and effort as well as materials to build a custom setup that would also be janky in the end

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but the experience of building it would make it all worthwhile because I learn a lot from experiments like this. And every time I'd open the curtains I'd feel a sense of pride, so there's also that selfish aspect to it

peak talon
unreal oak
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but that's also vm basically. on x86 it's much better to just install from scratch

peak talon
#

As per my experience - Proxmox is much better when comparing to the hypervisors like VirtualBox ,VMWare.

frigid sorrel
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Need some recommendations for cheap but reliable ZigBee temperature and humidity sensors. Anyone got some to share?

Or am I better off building some with an ESP32? (I don't have any as of right now)

proven girder
frigid sorrel
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👍

fallen jay
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Sorry for annoying again, but I found a very cheap second hand desktop PC with a Pentium E6600 @ 3.06 GHz (Dual Core). Is this enough for Home Assistant? This PC only has 2 GB RAM, I would buy more RAM.

winged knoll
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It'll perform better than a Pi3

fallen jay
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and in comparison to a Pi4?

winged knoll
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I'm gonna guess it's still better than one of those, though maybe not night and day

fallen jay
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I want to run it 24/7.

winged knoll
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A Pi4 has a Passmark (CPU benchmark) somewhere in the region of 800 to 900, and will consume around 6W

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The E6600 has a Passmark around 1100, and the whole PC likely draws 5x to 10x as much power

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(possibly even more)

fallen jay
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so the passmark is much better, but power comsuption is really critical. It's hard to decide. Because a RPI4 is a compromise, too. ^^

winged knoll
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I'd go looking for something newer that's also second hand

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Laptops are likely to be a better balance of power and performance - particularly ones with a broken screen

fallen jay
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Great idea. ^^ Thanks.

fluid hedge
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I got a haswell itx machine (4xxx series intel cpu) which draws around 25 watts running proxmox and home assistant and some other stuff in virtual machines, some older stuff may be cheap but probably not in the long run. if the energy bill is an issue consider that HA may not be the most critical investment right now :)

fallen jay
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Yes, I think the best option is to buy something which is officially designed for 24/7 like T30, T40, Intel Nuc or a custom server. But I have to save more money. RPI4 is a compromise. If I have a more powerful server, I can use it for backups of my PC, too. ^^
Thanks for advice.

floral geyser
fluid hedge
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Would something like this be easy to integrate in home assistant? https://github.com/Heckie75/voltcraft-sem-6000
I have one of these smart plugs but it's not zigbee, just want to read the wattage and perhaps see something like if my washing machine is running or not.

winged knoll
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Bluetooth ablobthinking You'd need an integration for it, and for it to be in range of the HA host

fluid hedge
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So the script on github will be no help with this i suppose?

winged knoll
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Nothing at that link is for HA itself, so ... no

fluid hedge
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Okay, thanks :)

rough girder
#

Hi, so I’m looking into building my first home assistant.
As of reading in the forums, a Raspberry Pi4 4Gb should be enough.
Sadly, now I can’t find a Raspberry Pi to order, so I investigated alternatives.
I found the “ODROID N2+ 4GB Odroid N2+, 6x 2,4/2,0 GHz, 4 GB RAM” which is used in the home assistant blue. Can I use this as an equivalent to a Raspberry 4 4G or how does it compare? Is it better/worse than a Raspi?

winged knoll
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It's better

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But then, so would be just about any 64 bit capable second hand PC from the last decade

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64 bit, UEFI support, 2+ cores, 2GB+ RAM, 2K+ passmark

rough girder
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I thought about this but they use a lot more power and I’m looking for silent operation

winged knoll
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An old laptop doesn't use a lot of power, and is pretty silent

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I have a 9 year old i5 laptop, peaks at about 10W (compared to 6W for the Pi4 or ODroid) and makes no sound unless it's loaded

rough girder
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Okay, thank you very much, I’ll try to test my old laptop for power consumption. I’m not sure if it will stay silent but we’ll see.

hard tinsel
#

Are there any washing machines / dishwashers that integrate with HA local yet? I'd like to automatically start the cycle when I have excess solar power

warm stratus
#

I have the Amplifi HD, which does fairly well managing ~100 devices, but I plan to expand. Even with 2 extenders I have some weak spots in my home. I tried the TP Link Deco XE5300 3 pack & signals were great but the management software not so great. I need a recommendation for a mesh router with better software. I'm in the US, budget <$500 USD. Thanks.

supple heath
#

Hey guys, does anyone here has experience with the xiaomi Gateway: DGNWG05LM / ZHWG11LM? I've flashed openwrt on it and I dont know what to do with it now, I'm regreting it 🥲

#

I thought I was going to be able to use it to send TTS texts from my current HA but now I cant even integrate it, I have access to it, but thats about it

pliant forum
#

If you're in the US and have coax jacks you can utilize MoCA and hardwire access points

civic vapor
#

Anyone know if a Zwave S2 device would repeat/relay non S2 signal ?

gloomy spoke
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as far as I know, any wall-powered ZWave device repeats signals from any ZWave device regardless of what they are or whether or not the have security

civic vapor
#

ty !

tidal bridge
#

hi, i am a bit overwhelmed with choice of integrations and looking for some help. i have intel nuc 6cayc and 7pjyh that could run home-assistant but is there some way to get open and really low power 2.4ghz wireless devices and not bother with zigbee2mqtt or anything else? movement/light/temperature sensors for now 🙂

hard tinsel
tidal bridge
hard tinsel
tidal bridge
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with wireless - all that nuc's already come with it or i could enable it on my access point

hard tinsel
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If you're saying 2.4ghz but actually meaning WiFi, WiFi is power hungry by nature, and not really suited to small low bandwidth battery devices

tidal bridge
#

roborock s7 i have already use 2.4ghz wifi to access network and then to get controlled. i hoped it could be the same for other devices

hard tinsel
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Yea, there are WiFi sensors, but like I say, they are just objectively worse. Roborock has a much bigger battery. When compared with zigbee stuff like the Aqara door sensors running on a coin cell battery for 2 years - that's just not possible with WiFi, maybe with the upcoming low power WiFi specs and thread in the future, but that's a way off yet. If you want low power and battery, it's pretty much a choice between Zigbee and Zwave imo.

zealous dune
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try leaving your roborock off the dock station for a few days 😉

tidal bridge
zealous dune
#

same goes for wifi battery powered sensors

hard tinsel
tidal bridge
#

@hard tinsel i am interested in indoor sensors (maybe some temperature sensors for keeping outside but that's it). so i guess zigbee it is ;/

#

is there some premium variant of zigbee2mqtt dongle? or maybe mpci-e variant of it or something

hard tinsel
#

There's no such thing as a zigbee2mqtt dongle, you want a zigbee dongle. Zigbee2mqtt is a piece of software which receives zigbee messages and retransmits them to mqtt.

#

I have a zzh! CC2652R - afaik it's one of the nicer (if not the nicest) one

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I believe it's mainly the chipset that matters (eg CC2652R) and cheaper ones have a worse chipset, I've seen people reporting dropouts and general issues with the cheaper ones. Don't know a huge amount about it, maybe someone with more experience can chime in. I bought the CC2652R just to be safe.

tidal bridge
hard tinsel
tidal bridge
hard tinsel
#

You might be better asking about the chipset stuff in #zigbee-archived - since I have no idea

fervent ocean
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but just in case someone here would know... why could it be that the plug turns off just after switching it on?

#

could it be those readings of 280+V?

hard tinsel
# fervent ocean but just in case someone here would know... why could it be that the plug turns ...

I had exactly this issue with my cheap Aliexpress zigbee smart plugs. They'd work fine for a few days, then randomly turn themselves off, once they'd turned themselves off, if you tried turning them on again they'd just turn themselves off. Had to physically unplug them, then plug them in to get them to turn on again. The problem went away after a kernel upgrade (there was a problem with certain kernel versions and certain zigbee sticks).

fervent ocean
hard tinsel
fervent ocean
hard tinsel
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No idea, I don't use HAOS. I'd do what the bug report says and run uname -r to check.

fervent ocean
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sure, I will, I was saying it because they mention to be fixed in 6.4

hard tinsel
#

"will be fixed" and "actually fixed" may be different things 😉

fervent ocean
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5.10.108, so I shouldn't be affected by that 😦

hard tinsel
#

that's me with no ideas then 🤷

fervent ocean
#

thanks anyway! 🙂

hard tinsel
# fervent ocean thanks anyway! 🙂

One idea that might be interesting, I assume your smart plug also has a physical button. Try stopping home assistant and see if it still does it. In my case, they still did it (on for like 3 seconds, then off). But at that point means you can rule out home assistant as a fault, and officially blame the hardware.

fervent ocean
#

yes, that's exactly what happened to me too... and after the first time on for a couple of seconds, the physical button doesn't work until unplugged and plugged again

#

it's been almost a month since I bought it in aliexpress so I hope the seller still wants to listen to me

hard tinsel
fervent ocean
#

yes

hard tinsel
# fervent ocean yes

Be interested in being kept in the loop. Since like I say I've had problems with this. I did get a new one recently and it has randomly turned off twice, but was fine to turn back on again. Have a feeling I might be entering round 2 with this problem 🙂

#

Mine show up in Z2M as TS011F_plug_3 and TS011F_plug_1

fervent ocean
#

this one shows as plug_3

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but I read in z2m docs that the only thing is that it doesn't report so they're polling the device, isn't it?

hard tinsel
#

Yep, mine say they are polling too

fervent ocean
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I actually find funny that it reads 283V as I have many other things plugged and nothing fried so far 😆

hard tinsel
#

sounds pretty dead, mine are reporting 246V, 246V, 247V, 244V, 230V, and 234V.

#

Although odd that there's such a range for a set of smart plugs all in the same house, not sure if that's how things are supposed to work.

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I have another set of 5 of them in the post...so we'll soon find out if the issue comes back for round 2 😂 I imagine they'll all be the newer TS011F_plug_3

fervent ocean
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there's a user in that post saying that they bought it from elivco and got a replacement, I hope I will get one too, because the seller asked me for a video but I don't have a tuya hub, so very likely they'll say that's why it doesn't work 😒

hard tinsel
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just send them a video of you physically pressing the button on the side with no hub visible, solutions.

fervent ocean
#

you're really right XD

hard tinsel
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although if it's anything like my experience with aliexpress returns in the past, they'll ask you to ship it back to them, and shipping it back will cost more than the cost of the device

fervent ocean
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that's what I expected too... I think it was around 12€ for me

hard tinsel
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Had that for a PD battery I bought which specifically said it could charge dell XPS, but didn't work on my dell XPS, while my other PD battery worked fine \o/

fervent ocean
#

I guess I won't spend much more time trying to discover any workaround

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I saw somewhere of people soldering another model so it at least reports power consumption, which is mainly what I want it for

hard tinsel
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I doubt there is, I tried all sorts, I had an automation that turns them back on again when they get turned off. It just sat there flipping itself on and then off again for 6 hours.

fervent ocean
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but I have 0 skills on that and feels dangerous

hard tinsel
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If you have that handy, I'd like that, pretty much all of my devices I am only using it for power monitoring.

fervent ocean
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gimme a sec

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this is another model though

hard tinsel
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is it? the title still says TS011F o.O

fervent ocean
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well, it looks different... maybe because it's the EU version?

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but it's the same pic shown in Z2M for this model

hard tinsel
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that's what I'm thinking, probably same device, same electronics, same firmware, just UK/EU version

fervent ocean
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ping me if you manage to do it, maybe I'll buy a soldering kit... I'm thinking to learn to tweak the aqara movement sensors, but one thing is to solder little pins and another one is to play with electricity from the mains

hard tinsel
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yea, I'm not much of an electrician myself, but thankfully I do know one, so I could do it and then have him check my work

fervent ocean
#

That's not a bad idea... Unfortunately I don't know any

hard tinsel
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where abouts in the UK are you? 🙂

fervent ocean
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Dublin, Ireland 😂

hard tinsel
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Ah, nowhere near me then (Derby) or I'd offer to be useful 😂

fervent ocean
#

I think it'd be cheaper to buy a new plug, but thanks for the offer lol

hard tinsel
proven girder
fervent ocean
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I can try and check with a polimeter later, but I guess I would've gotten something broken at this point (I'm living in this house for 9 months now)

proven girder
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Yeah if you’ve gotten all others reporting correct then you should be fine

hard tinsel
#

Don't suppose you know why mine isn't reporting voltage in HA? Voltage is shown in Diagnostic section but is unavailable, the voltage shows up in Z2M

fervent ocean
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not correct, all of them report over 280V, only saw one time dropping to 210V but quickly back to 280

hard tinsel
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I'd laugh if your house is actually 280V 😂

fervent ocean
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umm I wouldn't if I have to pay to rewire the whole house!! 🙈

#

it's from the 50s so who knows....

cold iron
#

Any suggestions on an Outdoor Plug that supports Dimming ? I have string Vintage String Lights (Non-LED) that I would like control over, including Dimming. Zwave-Zigbee-WiFi the protocol doesn't matter.

proven girder
warm stratus
maiden hare
fervent ocean
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I was just checking the new aqara motion sensor and then realised how bad the older model is as I'll have to wait for way more than 60s if I want to have continue occupancy signals so I decided to check on the hardware hack as it's gonna be the only way I can really use them (I just got 4 of them)

#

it says it's not that much reliable, but how that does really work?

tidal bridge
sudden verge
#

Question. If a device a light in this case the on/off switch stop working in HA after an upgrade the device was working fine it is tasmotize since first use. I can turn it on and off thru it's IP address. But in HA if I deleted and rediscovered it I only get the sensor entitie. Any help be appreciated. Thank you

tidal bridge
boreal silo
#

Ok so I realized I have "generic" wired motion sensors that switch voltage on detection (1.2v to 4.8v or something), and thus I can use any other alarm board to replace the old paradox I have, which does not have IP module support nor support for oss "ParadoxAlarmInterface" for the serial interface to be used to smartify it.

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the IP module itself for paradoxi s $100, and they are generally expensive for a shitty lan/wifi to serial module. Konnected is also expensive and not feasable to ship from US to EU. I found a chinese one that looks okay, but no info if compatible with HA: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001425057515.html

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Any ideas for a cheap and easy way to integrate existing wired sensors with HA ?

winged knoll
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Konnected is basically a prepackaged bunch of ESP units

boreal silo
#

Yeah if it was a tad cheaper and available close by..

winged knoll
#

Yeah, but ... it's just ESPs - you can buy those almost anywhere

boreal silo
#

it's not just esps, it's a pcb that can interface and read voltage from the existing sensors

proven girder
boreal silo
#

indeed. I googled for a bit trying to find some diy schematics for such a thing, but failed

proven girder
#

If it’s low voltage then any sort of esp could read on its pins

#

Can get a testing/ dev esp board to test it out

runic stag
#

hey guys

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hey guys ....i installed home assistant on a rpi3 within docker. now i want to add a sonoff zigbee stick ... i need to figure out how to forward the ttyUSB0 device to the conainer if i get it right...but all i tried doesnt work
anyone an idea
?

winged knoll
#

Though, you pass the /dev/serial/by-id/ device in

bright jacinthBOT
runic stag
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i kinda ended up there after a day

bright jacinthBOT
winged knoll
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Can I recommend a compose file, to make life easier

runic stag
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yeehaw hell yeah

edgy fog
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You have a typo: /dev/ vs /dec/

runic stag
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how ? where ? what?

winged knoll
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Create some folder to hold all your Docker volumes, and stuff, maybe /docker - put the compose file in there

#

Then you can back up /docker and get everything

runic stag
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thanks same error with typo fixed.... i try tinkerer's idea ...thanks to both for the help anyhooo

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drives me nuts...i build a case added rpi, monster battery, awus wifi and added 4 esp cams ...now it would be dope to add sensor through the zigbee stick :((((

winged knoll
#

Odds are you're still messing up the command line then

#

Each time you have to specify all the arguments

runic stag
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argh

winged knoll
#

Like all computers, it does what you ask, nothing more

runic stag
#

ok if i got it right the compose file should be something like:

#

version: '3'
services:
homeassistant:
container_name: homeassistant
image: "ghcr.io/home-assistant/home-assistant:stable"
volumes:
- /PATH_TO_YOUR_CONFIG:/config
- /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
restart: unless-stopped
privileged: true
network_mode: host

#

and then add the devices

#

devices:
# your usb device forwarding to the docker image
- /dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyUSB0

#

is there any way around the compose part....wahts that error for:

#

ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.updater] Error requesting Home Assistant update data: Cannot connect to host updater.home-assistant.io:443 ssl:default [Try again]
^C[cont-finish.d] executing container finish scripts...

winged knoll
# 
      - /PATH_TO_YOUR_CONFIG:/config
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

hope you changed that

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Cannot connect to host updater.home-assistant.io:443 sounds like DNS

runic stag
#

lol yeah

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thanks will try the compose file then

weak basalt
gloomy elbow
#

Check the docs for your integration to be sure (e.g. if you are using Zigbee2MQTT, their devices overview will tell you if it works with them), but usually Zigbee works with Zigbee, it's more if the integration/addon software can interpret for the device.

winged knoll
weak basalt
limpid eagle
#

hello everyone I'm looking to build a audio multiroom system i find sonos one it's so expansive , if there is an other solution like diy or no expansive system you can share with me gays , i find a software max2play in rpi we can connect it with amplifier

winged knoll
limpid eagle
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yeah thanks like that i will read and do some reseach to so what will gi

#

i find also volumio and arylic i don't know how it's work

torn beacon
#

hi, Can someone suggest me a smoke/fire sensor that will work with HA?

bright jacinthBOT
#

@torn beacon 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)
Command '~what' was invoked by: calmelb
gritty marlin
#

Hey all! Looking to start expanding my zigbee devices have temp and door/window sensors everywhere. The next would be slowly replacing wall switches for lights. I would love for them to fit in the existing base plates. Per the Hass bot:

  • US
  • budget is open
    -Zigbee
    -On/Off and dimming all controlled through ZHA

For my mesh I currently have Ikea and Aqara plugs scattered around the house so would be great if they can mesh with those plus my existing aqara door and humidity sensors.

drifting grove
#

Is this a good raspberry pi channel? I am trying to make a hardware shutdown button using gpio-shutdown and pins

#

The question is that this seems to be only setup for one-shot momentary press buttons to toggle on and off. I'd like to use an on/off button instead of momentary press. Can this be done with a single GPIO? 26, in my case.

#

The active_low and pullup are confusing me as well.

#

I've put this in my config.txt: dtoverlay=gpio-shutdown,gpio_pin=26,active_low=1,gpio_pull=up,debounce=2000

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Trying to mimic what I see for gpio 3 (the default)

scenic aurora
#

Hi, do you know a good digicode outdoor ?

native solar
#

I have a situation where I have a HA OS VM in a VM on my Rackmounted server and thus don't have Bluetooth on it. Is there a way for me to relay bluetooth from say a small raspberry pi running HA to the master Node?

proven girder
tidal bridge
pliant forum
native solar
#

usbip thats an interesting Idea but does that work with onboard bluetooth?

#

I have only ever used it with usb

vocal lava
#

How much ram would you recommend for a system that's running cameras with facial recog, on top of the rest of the smart home?

winged knoll
vocal lava
tidal bridge
#

any recommendation for relatively compact light sensor? ble/zigbee is fine

winged knoll
tidal bridge
winged knoll
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Yes, I have a few of them

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(hence the suggestion)

tidal bridge
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grrrreat. thank you 🙂 gonna place an order for that sensors

#

another recommendation please 🙂 i need a compact ceiling led light with '2 prongs', is there anything smart available?

#

gonna find example photo since i can not upload here

bright jacinthBOT
#

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. Sharing text as images assumes that everybody sees the world as you do, which isn't the case. Some people are colour blind, or have visual impairment that means they can't make sense of an image of text.

Command '~images' was invoked by: Tinkerer
winged knoll
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Your country is going to matter here

tidal bridge
tidal bridge
bright jacinthBOT
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@tidal bridge When using Discord's Reply feature it defaults to pinging the person you reply to, which can get frustrating for the target. Use Shift + click on the Reply option, or click @ ON to @ OFF to stop this - on the right side of the compose bar.

You have to change this every time (thank the Discord devs for that).

Command '~reply' was invoked by: Tinkerer
winged knoll
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GX53 seems to be the magic search term

tidal bridge
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would be so much easier if phillips had smart versions of their gx53 light

tidal bridge
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is it a bad idea to get external zigbee gateway?

winged knoll
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One that's wired however, that's ok

tidal bridge
winged knoll
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I'd get one you can use with ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT though, not one that ties you to some manufacturer

tidal bridge
winged knoll
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Eh, that's ... better than leaving it, but not as good as ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT

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It's much more limited, and with a smaller user base, than either of those

tidal bridge
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can i flash tasmota and use it with zha/zigbee2mqtt ?

winged knoll
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AFAIK no

tidal bridge
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a bit of DIY question - is there some higher end devices like ch341a ? with type-c if possible. ch341a is golden. i don't even remember how many of them i have had and had 0 problems with them

winged knoll
solid grotto
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I’m looking into a smart wall socket, plug or build in switch to have for a outlet outside. But many of the stuff have operating temperature 0-x °C. But I live in Sweden and in the winter the temperature is normally around -15 - -5 C and can some times a few days to down to -25. Will the device stop work/ getting destroyed? Was looking into a Sonoff S55 wall outlet. But I can also go with a normal on but put like a Shelly 1PM. But both have operating temp from 0°C. Any experience about smart devices in the cold?

proven girder
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Anyone have recommendations for RGB LED strips that are diffused (so if viewed on the side you can’t see the individual LEDs themselves (based in aus, happy to order from overseas, budget depends on what exists)

tepid heart
proven girder
tepid heart
peak obsidian
tidal bridge
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Hmm… is there some way to get custom firmware (open) on zigbee sensors ? I see projects that implement firmware for zigbee chips but nothing device specific (as drop in replacement?)

rugged knot
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does anyone know if HA can run on a Khadas VIM 4 https://www.khadas.com/product-page/vim4 ? I am tired of running out of memory (python3 process) on a rpi 3b+ and would like to just jump to something that has more power and memory. I can get a 8gb memory version.

quaint verge
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Hi all
Brother in law looking at something like this for his blinds. My blinds are not compatible so I have never tried any.
https://www.ajaxonline.co.uk/product/smart-blind-motor/
Can anyone recommend a good solution like this one. He has no hubs at the moment and doesn't use anything other than Alexa so wi-fi to Alexa ideal but if he has to have hub to get better solution he don't mind. And advise please. Thanks

stone mauve
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Hi,

I am using a sonoff RF bridge to catch signals from my door sensors that are connected to my alarm system.
But for some reason the Sonoff bridge sends "on" and then 4 seconds later sends "off" to my home assistant.

The sensor has Open/closed & low battery states when looking in the alarm system UI.
Anyone can help me with this?

supple raft
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Hi guys

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So my sonoff dongle arrived, was about time I upgraded from the CC2531

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so new dongle means repairing all in ZHA and updating my automations, I suppose?

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any shortcut?

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import export of some sort?

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and should i bite the bulliet and go immediately for zigbee2mqtt?

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any advice or experiencess are appreciated

tidal bridge
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is there docs i could read about securing passive ble sensors like LYWSD03MMC? i flashed with https://github.com/pvvx/ATC_MiThermometer and it has HA-BLE mode and offers 'encrypted bacon'. is there a pki in place? or i just set a pin and it uses that to 'encrypt' bacon?

tidal bridge
# rugged knot does anyone know if HA can run on a Khadas VIM 4 https://www.khadas.com/product-...

ofcourse it can run on khadas vim4. i have been thinking about getting one for myself but it won't be an official image. you will need to use their ubuntu/debian image and go from there. i am using intel nuc (repurposed from other project) with j5005 cpu + 32gb ram and it barely use any cpu and memory. damex@potato:/srv$ free -m total used free shared buff/cache available Mem: 31696 643 30423 24 629 30646 Swap: 0 0 0 this is when it runs with homeassistant + quasselcore + postgresql for both of them

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my issue with khadas vim4 is soldered emmc/wireless/ble, lack of case to fit main board + extension board and that it has only 100mbit poe port with extension board

tidal bridge
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omg i have had enough of that roborock s7 integration with HA. is there some open (and compatible) robot available? not valetudo that is just roots devices get rids of cloud integration

fluid notch
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Hi guys. I have a question about the compatibility of a device.
I am planning to use Paulmann RGBW coins with ZigBee. Will HomeAssistant be able to control those?
(Please @ me)

keen lion
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Any recommendations for zigbee tilt blind automation kits? Haven't found anything too good

supple raft
drifting grove
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Need some small Display with Touch or Buttons. Which will work good? Size by 12cm x 12cm for example

keen lion
supple raft
cursive lodge
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anybody tried the new aqara p1 motion sensor? i'm not able to put it in pairing mode by holding its button, any ideas?

winged knoll
minor stag
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well, I did it. got everything set up on RPI3 and then somehow completely botched the system. only backup i had was a partial. now planning a completely fresh setup with ssd or usb drive. Do you all know if a USB 3.0 thumb will work well enough to use instead of an SSD? or should I avoid. reason is that i have both, and am trying to decide.

winged knoll
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That'd be terrible

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Thumb drives are slower than SD cards, and often have a lower write life

minor stag
minor stag
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would RPI4 require a fan or even a heatsink to be stable with HA and SSD?

winged knoll
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No more than for any other use of them

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If there's not enough airflow you'll want a fan and/or heatsink

minor stag
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@winged knollhave you been successfull running an ssd directly from the board usb? with a 3amp PS? or did it require powered hub?

winged knoll
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The answer is ... I haven't even tried

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Other people have had mixed results running from the Pi - running with a powered hub is smarter

minor stag
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@winged knollanother question, do you know if it will work with GPT instead of MBR?

bright jacinthBOT
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@minor stag Discord isn't like IRC, you don't have to tag people on every response. Keep in mind that every time you tag somebody, they get a notification ping. That can very quickly become annoying and people may block you.

When using Discord's new Reply feature it defaults to pinging the person you reply to, click @ ON to @ OFF to stop this - on the right side of the compose bar.

You have to change this every time (thank the Discord devs for that).

Command '~irc' was invoked by: Tinkerer
winged knoll
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"It"? Are you asking about Home Assistant OS?

minor stag
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yes

winged knoll
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HAOS uses UEFI for booting and will apply its own partitions

minor stag
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thanks for the help.

sand stone
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I'm looking for some cheaper alternatives plant probes to HHCCJCY01HHCC (MiFlora) ;P Do you know of any? The MiFloras here are ~20USD, and with a few plants it gets quite expensive 😦

still fable
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Okay, so... I have a HomeKit-compatible Ecobee SmartThermostat ("With Voice Control" model) that has been driving me and my family nuts with it either making things too hot or too cold. Not sure if the algorithms are causing it, or the thing not excluding sensors that it should, or what, but it's been a problem the whole time I've had it. I've tried adjusting settings and all kinds of things, with little to no luck. (I also would prefer something only local and not web-based, but that's a secondary concern.)
I went to replace it with a Honeywell T6 Z-Wave model, but that doesn't have control for things like humidifiers, dehumidifiers, etc (as far as I can tell).
What options do you guys recommend for resolving this situation? A new (local-control-only) thermostat? Smart plugs and/or some kind of controller or relay for humidifier control? I don't want to keep spinning my wheels and spending money on things if there's an "easy" solution to this. I use Z-Wave a lot for smart switches and bulbs, so adding to that might be nice, but I'm also know there's a node/device limit.

gritty marlin
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So trying to make noise alerts work on my Sonos is driving me nuts. It semi works but can't go back to playing music in scenarios like if I'm playing Spotify with my phone and having a Sonos speaker as output...

I'm playing with the idea of building a network of speakers just for alerts. Looking at both the nest mini and echo mini and placing a few around the house. Any other suggestions or preference between the two?

proven girder
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Otherwise I prefer the nest just since it seems to work slightly better with HA

gritty marlin
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@proven girder this is awesome I'll have to give it a try! I'm fairly new to this can I run this through node red? Have you tried this yourself?

If no workies I'm guessing 5 nest minis are in my future.

proven girder
gritty marlin
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ok ok ill be the lab rat 🙂 thanks for the tip towards for this!!

gritty marlin
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@proven girder that worked well, almost too well and is the perfect solution for what i was looking for.. Thank you sooo much!

proven girder
cedar herald
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Hey 🙂 does anybody know if Conbee 2 is compatible with zigbee 3 ? im looking at Sonoff Zigbee Sensor | Zigbee 3.0

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Google gives me very varied answers

zealous dune
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compatibility with former doesn't include the latter

winged knoll
zealous dune
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which sonoff sensor?

winged knoll
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And, of course, the stick is only part of the picture - the software you use with it matters more

cedar herald
winged knoll
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That works with Zigbee2MQTT, and most likely with ZHA, it may even work with deCONZ

zealous dune
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works with all solutions

winged knoll
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Well, as well as any Sonoff hardware works 😛

zealous dune
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besides the fact it doesn't work well as a motion sensor 😛

winged knoll
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But it's cheap, so at least it's got ... oh, hang on, there's plenty of other cheap stuff that doesn't suck shrug

cedar herald
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haha

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is there any other zigbee sensor i should look at then ?

zealous dune
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aqara

winged knoll
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Their newer (hard to get) P1/T1/E1 range are pretty good

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Even the older stuff isn't bad, just fussy about routers (see the pinned messages in #zigbee-archived)

cedar herald
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okay neat 🙂 ill take a look

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thank you

dusky karma
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What kind of hardware are people using for house/room speakers and microphone? I'd like to have voice commands everywhere and per room channel for music.

little skiff
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i use a echo dot in every room. with a group of custom commands

blissful dirge
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I use google home mini's, they work okay as speaker groups

dusky vapor
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Combo of echo dots and sonos speakers here

dusky vapor
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What are people using to get export readings from your electricity meter? Unfortunately my smart meter doesn't seem to send export data (only current / total import) so the data looks like I use all the solar I generate (I don't). Do I need to resort to a clamp?

pearl ruin
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Anyone know how to see the battery level on the ESP MUSE LUXE Bluetooth speaker? I believe the blue led on the back blinking indicates charging but not sure if there is a way to monitor what level the battery is at. Thanks.

lime acorn
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Anyone got a good recommendation on a reliable smart switch with a motion sensor connected. I've got a ton of Tuya based switches in the house but I'm not married to that system. Use case is for the garage. I'd like a motion sensor for when anyone is in there but would also like it to be smart controlled by the garage door sensor.

pliant forum
lime acorn
sterile sandal
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Is it safe to power an ESP32 via 5v jumper without ground? My ESP32 doesn't connect to wifi when 5v and GND are connected. However, it does connect when I remove GND. Is this safe?

gentle gate
sterile sandal
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So the ESP is connected via 3 jumpers to a motor driver: PWM, DIR, GND. That motor driver board has a 12v input for the motor, I wonder if maybe it's using that as a ground?

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It works using the microUSB, but on the jumpers it only connects to wifi when there isn't a ground. It will power up regardless if I add the GND jumper or not. So since it's powering up, I'm assuming the GND is being routed through the motor driver board.

gentle gate
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And you connect it directly? I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure you need something in between to step down the voltage

tacit pilot
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Not sure if this is too general of a question to ask, but are most air conditioner unit remotes infrared remotes? I'm looking to automate controlling my air conditioner but don't know what kind of hardware to get. I have a FFRA0622U10 (Frigidaire)

proven girder
sterile sandal
dusky vapor
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👋 I have a herschel infrared heater and thermostat (thermostat is connected to wifi which in turn connects to the heater on the 433Mhz network). I'm trying to work out if it's possible to tap in to the thermostat to read the temperature and operate any connected heaters. It must be, as I can do it from the app. Just not sure where to start!

winged knoll
proven girder
winged knoll
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ISTR yes, though I've never done that... I used mine for listening to broadcast radio .. "music" you understand

proven girder
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Can you integrate broadcast radio into HA through one, could try to get local air traffic radio 😄

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But yeah might try, have some heaters that use rf to a hub that connects to wifi (that theres a HACS integration for), so if I can cut the middle man that would be great

dusky vapor
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Interesting tcp port open on the thermostat (6668, and not IRC... 😄 )... mmm

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Just pulled the thermostat part of it apart and there's a WBR3 in there... Tuya! huh.

zealous dune
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a mac address lookup would've also told you that

dusky vapor
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Good point.

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I like to do things the hard way.

zealous dune
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i'm no stranger to that 😄

grand marlin
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I was thinking, is there a bluetooth tracker or something out there wich you can use to finde, your keys or purse and things? possibly with the possibility of sending an audiosignial and the integration in HA? Is there such a thing? Has anyone a tip? I was thinking something like tile or maby even diy? Any experience with those devices would be nice

winged knoll
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Tile has an integration

proven girder
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There’s the tile (as tinkerer said) or if you don’t care about integration then chipolo also has trackers

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If you use apple you also have apples AirTag

grand marlin
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Yeah. I was just wondering if there is a better solution etc. I made the big mistake of buying a ring camera once because i thought it would be good so I thought I better ask befor buying

winged knoll
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The "find" type devices all tend to rely on mobile phones for the services, there's nothing that's 100% local AFAIK

proven girder
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I wonder if you could try to detect it using an esp for local in room finding?

grand marlin
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Well I have not tryied one of those so I am just trying to figure out if its worth it and working good

winged knoll
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Yeah, a BLE tracker and something like ESPresence or Room Assistant would work

proven girder
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What’s your use case of it

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If you can tell us what you’re wanting to get out of the tracker then we can help

grand marlin
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Well mainly keys purse etc. The basic things you tend to not finde when you are in a hurry. Would be nice to check if they are in the house and if so ping them so they send a audio que

proven girder
grand marlin
proven girder
grand marlin
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Have you used one of those? I am realy fishing for opinions on the different products :S

proven girder
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I’ve used both, personally prefer chipolo as there’s nothing locked behind a subscription unlike tile. But ultimately it’s up to you

grand marlin
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Ah ok thats good to know. So tile is subsription based? that must have sliped through my research, ok tile is out then. And where you happy with chipolo? Anything to be aware of?

proven girder
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Nah tile has some things subscription based. Not all

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Ultimately it is all personal preference

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Some people swear with tile

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Others with whatever else

grand marlin
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Well basicly I want to know where my (lets say) keys are and if I still cant finde them I would love to let the tracker play a sound. Is there one from wich you would say it fits the discription? 😄

grand marlin
winged knoll
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It works as any other BLE beacon

grand marlin
# winged knoll It works as any other BLE beacon

OH RIGHT! stupid me. Yeah perfect. I was thinking of automations like send message "you left XY" when leaving the house while the device is still at home... But yeah you are totaly right I can simply track that with a few esps with espresence i guess. yeah nice thanks

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I mean it would be AWSOME if you could make the tracker itself ring when you leave the house without it but I guess thats dreaming

winged knoll
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Somebody just has to build an integration for that - how easy that is depends on whether Chipolo have a published API for that

grand marlin
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Well for exactly those kinde of questions I come here now before buying 😄

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The only thing I cant seem to finde is if the chipolo can only be paired with one smartphone. For car keys it would be nice to use it on two devices

dusky vapor
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I do wish companies would just say 'Tuya IoT Platform' instead of rebranded 'Herschel iQ controller'. That was so easy once I know what it was... reeee

proven girder
velvet lance
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speaking of tuya platform. Some listings mention "tuya hub required" in big bold and I do remember reading a blog post or two that some devices need rgistration on tuya platform to get local keys.

does this apply to absolutly all tuya zigbee devices?

proven girder
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I think you’re being confused with Tuya wifi based devices, and Tuya zigbee. Zigbee should work fine no without a Tuya hub (they just say Tuya hub to ensure compatibility)

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I’ve had no issues myself for example

winged knoll
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If they're Zigbee, then no, you can use one of the #zigbee-archived integrations and a lot of luck

boreal silo
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where can i get some info about dependencies that have to be satisfied for home assistant basic package, on arch linux ? I installed it and it complains about zero conf and default_config failing

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Installed avahi, enabled avahi-daemon service, but still fail with zeroconf

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i installed a very minimal arch on a tiny pc

proven girder
boreal silo
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atom based PC, it needs to be bare bone.

proven girder
boreal silo
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2GB mem, i want to run other things on it as well, a router

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k

timber rain
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Hey all, with summer coming close, I'll be needing a standing fan, I've seen a fan from Nedis, but I haven't found any integrations for HA for the Nedis brand at all.
So are there any fans that you guys can recommend?

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Or is it simply a case of getting a smart plug and popping in a manually controlled fan

drifting grove
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I am looking for a good CO detector, 12V/battery powered, WIFI... any suggestions? At home I have FirstAlerts, but they are ZWave. I need CO detectors for the RV/van, and no ZWave in the RV. Thanks!

dusky vapor
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What's hardware do people use for room occupancy detection? I want to control my IR heating but only if a) the thermostat is reading < x, b) I am actually sat at the desk... my worry about motion detection is mainly that I am sitting still at the desk most of the time, but perhaps that's unfounded...

winged knoll
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Until mmwave sensors become affordable, the answer is lots of data sources and logic

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Motion sensors, door sensors, sensors to tell you if the computer is on/in use, etc etc etc

dusky vapor
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ah that's a good idea... screen is on / laptop is unlocked...

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Was thinking of a separate sensor and ignoring what was right in front of me... hah

tacit pilot
drifting grove
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Hello, i asked this question a while back but i havnt really found an awnser. Is it possible to add Bluetooth functionality to a home assistant blue directly, not via esphome.?

fervent ocean
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hi everyone, I got an Aqara motion sensor and did the hardware hack to reduce the sleep time, but I did it with a pencil as I'm waiting to receive the conductive glue. What I notice is that sometimes it detects me and others doesn't even when walking in front of the sensor... could that be because of the graphite messing with the chip? I bought it because everyone speaks very good of them, but this way isn't usable at all

tacit pilot
obsidian halo
winged knoll
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That's purely for presence detection - home/away

obsidian halo
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Yes, I haven't been able to get that working, and I don't know if it's due to the bluetooth adapter not working or something else

winged knoll
bright jacinthBOT
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As an alternative to HA built-in bluetooth tracking, the monitor script uses separate devices, usually Pi Zeroes, to track bluetooth devices.
It uses MQTT topics to relay device status messages to HA. See this forum thread for more.

There is also an add-on available for it.

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winged knoll
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The built in Bluetooth tracker has always been fickle

obsidian halo
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Thanks for the recommendation, I'll look into that