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Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by orthecreedence » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 4:42 PM UTC

emeidi wrote: post #98

orthecreedence wrote: post #94

I have a question for the home automation crowd. Are there any wifi switches (wall-wart style that don't need to be embedded in the wall) with an open spec or open source that I don't need a custom app with a weird protocol to talk to? I'd really like to wire up some automated switches but after days of research, found that just about every wifi-enabled switch requires some bullshit android app that requires phoning…

MyStrom has a simple web interface which I talk to with a bash script — but they come with Swiss plugs only AFAIK

Yes, this is exactly what I'm looking for...a wifi switch with a documented REST API. I am in the US, but maybe I can get an adapter ;).

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by SEJeff » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 4:43 PM UTC

bbarn wrote: post #105

This might be what I'm looking for, but the components page is broken. I need small, affordable temp+humidity sensors that multiple people can monitor via a web page or app. I did something similar years ago with a solution from a company called "One wire" and a lightweight PC interface, but it's pretty dated now and new components are tough to find. Any suggestions?

I believe you want the esp8266 or esp32 microcontrollers with esphomelib:

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2018/06/05/esphomelib/

You can get esp8266 devices as cheap as about $1.30 on Ali express or you can get the super tricked out ones (mainly just for prototyping) from adafruit for about $9.99. They call theirs the Huzzah and it comes with stuff that you don’t have to solder on to most esps anyways. But a small cheap wireless sensor (3.3V) that can attach to any small sensor makes for some interesting automations.

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by icebraining » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 4:44 PM UTC

alias_neo wrote: post #93

I've been using Home Assistant for a couple of years now. I won't go too much into what I use it for, there's a bunch of info about that, and the guys on the Discord have entire public repos full of all their cool automations (on Github). What I would share is that in the couple of years I've been running it, I've been through a dozen Sandisk and Samsung MicroSDs on my Pis _even though_ I was running my time-series d…

Were you logging to the card? I'm using a flash drive rather than an SD card, but I've mounted /var/log and /var/run on a tmpfs, then re-mounted / as readonly, and it's been running like this for years.

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by SEJeff » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 4:47 PM UTC

Klathmon wrote: post #80

sprobertson wrote: post #73

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What's your setup for the front door camera? That's something I'd like to add to my house, I know there are a packaged solutions but I want to build it.

So I bought a ring a while back, I fucking hate the thing. It's unreliable, it's closed off, and has an awful API. But until I get around to replacing it, I also have normal IP cameras out front. So i combined the API from Ring with the IP cameras that let you access the video stream to take a snapshot on motion or a doorbell ring, and use HTML5 notifications to send it to all my devices.

Get a doorbird. More expensive with the same feature set as the ring but a few big benefits. Their REST api is documented and they support callback webhooks. So you can have your doorbird make a webhook http post with a blob of json telling home assistant it detected motion or someone pressed the doorbell. I’m planning on using this to have a “doorbell” automation play on our Sonos speakers, which home assistant also supports very well.

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by oulipo » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 4:53 PM UTC

gypsysoul wrote: post #43

balloob wrote: post #38

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See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17827484

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Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by SEJeff » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 4:55 PM UTC

tssva wrote: post #77

I last took a crack at setting up a home automation system about 10 months ago. At the time I found Home Assistant to be the easiest open source solution to setup and configure. Unfortunately this was a very low bar. Although the basic documentation regarding installation and configuration of the core Home Assistant was ok the documentation for the individual components used to integrate and automate were either extr…

Try Hass.io which bundles the install and update process quite nicely. Also the components have had a lot of work.

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by rz2k » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 5:04 PM UTC

alias_neo wrote: post #93

I've been using Home Assistant for a couple of years now. I won't go too much into what I use it for, there's a bunch of info about that, and the guys on the Discord have entire public repos full of all their cool automations (on Github). What I would share is that in the couple of years I've been running it, I've been through a dozen Sandisk and Samsung MicroSDs on my Pis _even though_ I was running my time-series d…

Does Home Assistant let you make all IOT devices safer? For example, I imagine the business plan for products like Hue involves selling information to data brokers, but after glancing at the Hue section[1], I couldn't quickly tell whether you are still publishing information about your home environment.

[1] https://www.home-assistant.io/components/hue/

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by cheeko1234 » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 5:08 PM UTC

orthecreedence wrote: post #106

cheeko1234 wrote: post #103

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This doesn't answer your question but I've been reliably using 433Mhz rf outlets[0] with homebridge and now with homeassistant with millisecond response times using Siri or browser at almost 100% success rate for years. I'm using twelve of them, and adding another is just adding one line to my config file. [0] https://www.amazon.com/Etekcity-Household-Appliances-Unlimit...

Thanks! I actually have these already, I didn't even think they could be automated though. What do you use as the transmitter (I'm assuming you don't have a robot arm pressing the button on the remote ;))?

A decade ago, I soldered a relay directly on the remote to achieve this. It looked terrible with wires hanging out, but it still worked reliably.

Now I just use cheap rf emitters from amazon (you may have to solder an antenna to increase range). As soon as I got an AppleTV, all my switches became available outside my LAN, thanks to Apple Home without having to worry about security.

https://www.amazon.com/Gowoops-433Mhz-Transmitter-Receiver-A...

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by sjimmie » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 5:13 PM UTC

cmsimike wrote: post #46

Djvacto wrote: post #5

I have a raspberry pi where I installed Home Assistant a few months ago when I moved into my new home. I did a little bit of messing with it, but stopped while waiting to have more devices that could communicate with it. What are some of the more useful things people have found they are able to accomplish with this, and what was the best way to go about them? Ideas I currently am toying with: presence sensors to turn…

My current favorite ones: - My GF is a bit forgetful and sometimes leaves her purse behind when leaving somewhere. I had an automation setup with an ibeacon in her purse and owntracks on her phone to detect when the purse is far away from her, and send me and her a notification - i built a bed occupancy sensor so hass knows if we're in bed or not, and disables automations that would otherwise be annoying (mainly the…

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Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by dovemint » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 5:15 PM UTC

borisian wrote: post #86

cmsimike wrote: post #46

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My current favorite ones: - My GF is a bit forgetful and sometimes leaves her purse behind when leaving somewhere. I had an automation setup with an ibeacon in her purse and owntracks on her phone to detect when the purse is far away from her, and send me and her a notification - i built a bed occupancy sensor so hass knows if we're in bed or not, and disables automations that would otherwise be annoying (mainly the…

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