Home Assistant Presence Simulation

I used this last week! I was out of town and a friend texted me letting me know the lights in my house were on. I got such a sense of joy in knowing that it was working as intended.

Re: Home Assistant Presence Simulation

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Post by dharbin » Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 6:52 PM UTC

Can it automate a cutout of Michael Jordan attached to a model train set?

Re: Home Assistant Presence Simulation

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Post by bloopernova » Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 6:56 PM UTC

Slightly related, please forgive the offtopicness: has anyone implemented a DIY UWB location base + beacon/tag?

I ask because my neurodivergent wife loses things, and often Tile either doesn't work or isn't load enough. I read that UWB promises 10cm² or 10cm³ accuracy, which would be ideal for finding lost stuff.

I've seen a couple of commercial offerings, but they didn't have pricing.

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Post by drdaeman » Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 6:56 PM UTC

starxidas wrote: post #3

enobrev wrote: post #2

Simulated presence in our home: Motion-triggered lights and a cat

Sure, but cats sleep around 35 hours a day.

Fortunately, presence simulation is only needed at dusk/night - when cats have their zoomies.

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Post by __sy__ » Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 7:16 PM UTC

bloopernova wrote: post #6

Slightly related, please forgive the offtopicness: has anyone implemented a DIY UWB location base + beacon/tag? I ask because my neurodivergent wife loses things, and often Tile either doesn't work or isn't load enough. I read that UWB promises 10cm² or 10cm³ accuracy, which would be ideal for finding lost stuff. I've seen a couple of commercial offerings, but they didn't have pricing.

I don't know if it will count as DIY, but take a look at LEGIC and their devkit for this. We (seam) work with them and I recall seeing a couple of startups doing demo's of their UWB solution at their LEGIC Connect conference.

Re: Home Assistant Presence Simulation

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Post by jeroenhd » Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 7:20 PM UTC

dharbin wrote: post #5

Can it automate a cutout of Michael Jordan attached to a model train set?

You jest, but with an ESP32 flashed with ESPHome and a few dollars of electronics to regulate the power, I think controlling model trains would actually be quite doable. Your biggest challenge is probably dealing with network/scripting latency for events that need to happen in quick succession, like when dealing with switches.

Or, if you consider Lego DUPLO trains to be model trains, there's this: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/lego-duplo-train-contr...

Edit: there's also this https://github.com/aaron9589/esphome-for-model-railroading for the more serious model railroad enthusiast, though I'm not 100% sure if that actually controls the trains themselves (or just the switches and lights)

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Post by moandcompany » Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 7:35 PM UTC

dharbin wrote: post #5

Can it automate a cutout of Michael Jordan attached to a model train set?

It could also automate ordering pizza delivery and the tipping process to "Keep the change, ya filthy animal"