#Smart button recommendations

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halcyon moat
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I currently have two NFC tags by my front door:

  • One to toggle the garage door
  • One to trigger the vacuum to clean the house

I do have the vacuum set up to automatically clean when the house detects that myself and my dog have left, but it's more reliable to start it manually (it starts a few minutes earlier, and the area detection is spotty)

I'd like to replace the NFC tags with something else to reduce the friction of tapping my phone against them.

I'm currently looking at the 'Philips hue tap dial switch (rotary)': https://www.amazon.com.au/Philips-929003500201-Switch-Customisable-Accessories/dp/B0B2PSDNV1/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1

This has 4 buttons + a rotary dial, which is excessive for the exact functionality I need, but would also be useful to allow for quick manual control over the brightness at the doorway, which I have been using voice controls for up to now.

  1. Is this a good product? It has good reviews, but it's quite expensive (~$92)
  2. Can I use this within home assistant to trigger automations? I can do so with the 'Philips hue dimmer switch/remote'.
  3. Are there solid cheap standalone button options as an alternative? (~$15 per button? It doesn't feel like they should cost that much more than that)
Philips Hue Tap 929003500201 Dial Switch Rotary Switch Black Custom...

The Hue Tap Rotary Switch is the perfect accessory to set your individual light scenes in a snap. For this purpose, light scenes can be stored on the four buttons. In addition, simply turning the switch allows you to dim and brighten your room.

harsh anvil
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It works for what it's worth even tho hue devices com at a premium you may not need to pay. It talks ZigBee so you can either use it through the hue integration with a hue hub or with any other gateway through zha/z2m. There also is a single button one from hue for around 20€, but realistically any ZigBee capable remote button will do.

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Id have a look at thirdreality, Aquara or Ikea for good enough alternatives

halcyon moat
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Thank you, I'll have a look at those too. I've got a philips hub & Aqara hub e1 thingy already, but no general zigbee hub. I haven't looked into whether I can use the Aqara hub for non-Aqara zigbee devices yet.

harsh anvil
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It's somewhat advisable to not use a hub at all and go directly with a zha or z2m solution

halcyon moat
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to replace both the philips hue hub & aqara hub? why is that? besides minimising the amount of hardware

harsh anvil
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Mostly because they tend to be neither capable of running large meshs and also because they do tend to not support third party hardware

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So instead of buying a hub of each brand you buy one general coordinator and have none of those downsides - besides a potential lack for specialized features which aren't that accessible over standard ways

cold hearth
harsh anvil
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Depends on what you have available online. The SLZB-06M should be fine, the zbt-1 is good and the ZB-Dongle E. Just make sure to pick the model with the same chipsets as the zbt-1

fast cove
halcyon moat
fast cove
halcyon moat
fast cove
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SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus,Zigbee Gateway TI CC2652P + CP2102N Zigbee USB Stick,Zigbee Hub

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Be cautious with the different dongles

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Previously I had another Sonoff Zigbee singt which didn’t have the CP2102N, was less reliable