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

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

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Post by hondadriver »

hondadriver wrote: post #130
orthecreedence wrote: post #108

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I'm looking for something like this: https://www.amazon.com/RockBirds-Required-Function-Control-A... Except, doesn't require a custom android/ios app. I do want wireless protocol, but once the switch is networked, I want to be able to control it without some middle-man app that is phoning home outside of my network.

There are many options. For the wireless part my suggestion is to use zwave or zigbee devices as both protocols are open and widely used. You can use a raspberry pi with a controller and Home Assistant (or equivalent) or an Athom homey which is not fully open but freely programmable. Option: https://xiaomi-mi.com/sockets-and-sensors/xiaomi-mi-smart-so... And Ikea will release zigbee wall plugs this year, their gatewa…

No need to wait for Ikea (expect for probably lower price)

Innr smart plugs

https://www.athom.com/en/store/product/innr-sp120-smart-plug...

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

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Post by hondadriver »

mediocrejoker wrote: post #153
hondadriver wrote: post #126

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Fully second this, we also have Forest. They have proven to be the most reliable Home Automation part in our home. Prices start at about EUR 500, but increase with curtain length (excluding the curtains). Seems like at lot, but having to recalibrate / repair a cheaper system every now and then will be more expensive in the end when your time is valuable.

Is this the kind of thing that requires a professional installation? Any sort of guides or kits available?

You can do it yourself, but if you buy from your local window decoration shop, they will probably install it cheap or even free of charge.

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

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Post by frontier87 »

gallokot wrote: post #33
syntaxing wrote: post #11

Is there an on-device voice assistant for home assistant? I looked at snips.ai but debating if this fits my use case. I just need something to turn on/off my lights (and adjust color) and maybe play music through my TV.

Snips is very good imo, especially if you need only these features

I've been interested for a long time in an AI assistant but bringing one of big tech's spying devices into my home has always been a total non starter. So for me personally, Snips is an extremely promising project. The team is very responsive in their Telegram as well (https://t.me/snipsair).

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

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Post by SEJeff »

Lightbody wrote: post #182
SEJeff wrote: post #114

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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…

This is great to know. I’m doing a big home remodel and ran CAT6 to my doorbell and have an unopened DoorBird just waiting to be installed in a few months. I love this idea!

Yup. I've got an outstanding person TODO item to see if anything in the HASS side of things needs enhancement, since I'm a python dev and have the Doorbird http api docs.

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

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Post by AdamJacobMuller »

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…

> temperatures and light levels in each room

I'm curious what kind of sensors you're using and what kind of battery life you get out of them. Every z-wave sensor I tried had abysmal battery life at any kind of reasonable update rates.

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

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Post by kingosticks »

eddyg wrote: post #2

Last discussion was ~10 months ago[0], but lots of progress has been made since then, including the new Lovelace UI[1] and HassIO[2] for the Raspberry Pi, based on the new HassOS[3] (a very small and efficient OS to run Docker like a hypervisor). [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15521743 [1] https://www.home-assistant.io/lovelace [2] https://www.home-assistant.io/hassio/ [3] https://github.com/home-assistant/…

Could someone explain or point me to where I can find the reasons behind the move from ResinOS to HassOS? I've been thinking of moving my pi project to use ResinOS but I'd rather use (and contribute to) OSS.

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

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Post by rovr138 »

hathawsh wrote: post #156
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…

By contrast, I've been running Octoprint (a 3D print server) full time for over 2 years on a RPi with a 64 GB SD card and I've seen no issues with the SD card or RPi. I've been capturing camera snapshots every 15 seconds. I've only used half of the capacity of the SD card. It's possible that my use of an extra large SD card has allowed the card to write to previously-unused memory cells rather than erase and overwrit…

There might be some wear leveling logic. When writing, it would use an area that’s written to less.

SSDs have something like this. Not sure if SD cards or if it could be done on the Linux side.

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

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Post by rovr138 »

ce4 wrote: post #150
rz2k wrote: post #117

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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/

Probably not, if they use wifi these devices can phone home or even worse - act as an insecure bridge into your network [0] or accept commands from the cloud that anyone can inject. [0]: https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/43486.html

If you’re able to talk to them via LAN they might not require internet. If so, you can block their outgoing connections.

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Post by gh02t »

rovr138 wrote: post #198
ce4 wrote: post #150

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Probably not, if they use wifi these devices can phone home or even worse - act as an insecure bridge into your network [0] or accept commands from the cloud that anyone can inject. [0]: https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/43486.html

If you’re able to talk to them via LAN they might not require internet. If so, you can block their outgoing connections.

Hue has a local API, you can firewall them if you want and HA will still be able to talk to them over the LAN. You can also get a Zigbee dongle and control the bulbs directly if you want, Hue bulbs are Zigbee compliant.

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

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Post by cmsimike »

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…

i made an account because i noticed you mentioned snips. I own a 3d printer and just began toying with it, setting tts is bloody genius. is it hard to pick it up?

Sorry - TTS or snips?

Snips is straight forward as mostly it is integrated into my home assistant, but with a lot of custom voice commands to pull specific data

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