#Just trying to follow up real quick if
tropic python
Why not go with something local - like the Xiaomi Aqara Zigbee sensors?
WiFi devices usually have terrible battery life, and cloud based is terrible
upbeat pond
Aquara was something I saw referenced for another project, but then I also saw that I'd need multiple new bridges to get it to work, which might negate the plan
tropic python
Well, no
You need one #zigbee-archived coordinator, and set up a mesh
I've got about a hundred Zigbee devices, from over a dozen manufacturers, all on one mesh
upbeat pond
Okay, so I'm familiar with zigbee as a protocol that a lot of what i have uses, and i use a hue bridge for the link at home. I haven't messed with the native hardware before, so I'd need to do some research.
But would I be able to have HACS control two meshes in two different locations at once? Since part of the stuff that I'm trying to do is control devices at my sisters programatically (sunrise/sunset based, temp/humidy controls) that's why I was looking at a cloud capable solution to help the info get from her house to mine
Or would I actually be looking at two different hacs installs?
tropic python
HACS ... you keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means 😉
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upbeat pond
oh, duh
tropic python
HA != HACS
upbeat pond
yeah
tropic python
HA can control lots of things, all unrelated
upbeat pond
i'm still learning the proper terms, sorry
tropic python
No worries
You can even set up one local HA install in her house, and one in yours, and have the two communicate
That'd be better than making her house rely on yours
upbeat pond
i was thinking something similar to that as an alternative, even if they didn't communicate with each other. it's not like I can't put the UI on the internet and http into it from home
but then I need hardware at her house that I was trying to see if I could avoid. But that's mostly a one time cost anyway
tropic python
The downside of making her house rely on yours is that if either lose internet her house goes dumb
upbeat pond
true, i don't think that would have been a huge concern, since we both have pretty good uptime and we're only a couple miles away
I told her I'm just researching at this point
tropic python
Also means you can mess about with your HA and not have her calling you to find out why her house doesn't work 😛
Personally (and others will echo this), go local where you can - avoid anything with a cloud dependancy unless you've no other reasonable choice
upbeat pond
yeah, right now it's just automation for a few grow lights that Meross doesn't have in their app. Gods their routines app sucks
tropic python
That removes the risks of a company going under, closing their API, or doing something else dumb - like many have done
upbeat pond
oh, yeah, I definitely get that
See also: Get Cync! It's the best for no neutral dimmers!
Also Cync: our API isn't Zigbee compatable even if we say it is and the wifi is shoddy even though the home's wifi antenna is 6 feet away
tropic python
Oh yeah, people here will tell you all about Osram (their Zigbee 1.2 stuff breaks meshes), Tuya (maybe it works, maybe it won't), Sonoff (many of their devices are actively terrible Zigbee routers), and so on
The list of known good manufacturers is shorter than the list of those that have a clue
upbeat pond
i want to rip that thing out of the wall, but it's the only thing i know that works at all, and at all is better than not at all
if i could i'd rerun the wiring to add a neutral. damn old rentals
tropic python
The good news is that now you're here people can help you find better alternatives
upbeat pond
yeah
upbeat pond
Oh, so I ended up ordering a Skyconnect for the sister's house, realized that that have a minipc that was gifted and never used, and I have some zigbee outlets and temp/humidity sensors i'm going to buy when they go on sale in a couple of days
tight marten
Anyone else seeing CYNC error messages in their logs? This error originated from a custom integration.
Logger: custom_components.cync_lights.cync_hub
Source: custom_components/cync_lights/cync_hub.py:106
integration: Cync Lights (documentation)
First occurred: June 7, 2024 at 5:27:33 PM (3370 occurrences)
Last logged: 11:07:41 AM
RuntimeError: Detected that custom integration 'cync_lights' calls async_write_ha_state from a thread other than the event loop, which may cause Home Assistant to crash or data to corrupt. For more information, see https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/asyncio_thread_safety/#async_write_ha_state at custom_components/cync_lights/cync_hub.py, line 638: self._update_callback(). Please report it to the author of the 'cync_lights' custom integration.
