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Re: Xiaomi Home Integration for Home Assistant

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Post by biotinker »

ahaucnx wrote: post #94
jillyboel wrote: post #83

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Everything can fit in group 3, but manufacturers want to steal your data so they try to pretend otherwise.

Not all manufacturers. At AirGradient, all our air quality monitors can completely run local. Our official firmware is on GitHub and people could even flash their own (adjusted) version. We believe this is how IoT devices should be and are very vocal about it. So I think there are a few manufacturers that think different.

And this is exactly why I like to buy AirGradient hardware. Your CO2 sensors are some of the best I've found for the price point, and I love your outdoor monitor as well.

That said; I have started moving towards using SEN5x for a lot of my air monitoring. I've noticed the SHT3x temp sensors pretty consistently flake out after 2-3 years, and the footprint of your current DIY kit is rather larger.

Would you consider an updated version with the SEN6x once it comes out, with perhaps an ESP32c3, rather than the 8266?

Re: Xiaomi Home Integration for Home Assistant

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Post by azinman2 »

efitz wrote: post #59
azinman2 wrote: post #38

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Why don’t you want myQ anywhere near your network? Last I saw, 3rd party security analysis has actually been shockingly good. That said they’re rent seeking to use their products, eg $100/yr or thereabouts for Tesla integration.

> Why don’t you want myQ anywhere near your network? Precisely because they're rent-seeking. I have a wifi-enabled garage door opener that I paid a lot of money for. Why should I have to pay MyQ every month to effectively just let something other than their app or their proprietary switch open the door?

“Near my network” suggested it was a security issue. Are there other companies running a cloud-based api for garage doors that don’t charge? It does cost money to keep the servers going.

I personally just took a cheap remote, attached its button to an esp32 with a relay, put on mqtt, and interfaced it with homebridge. Now it shows up in the home app. Works well! iCloud via Apple TV connects it to the internet securely.

Re: Xiaomi Home Integration for Home Assistant

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Post by wkat4242 »

WaitWaitWha wrote: post #14

In my opinion this is not Xiaomi into Home Assistant (HA). To me, an integration would mean that I need nothing from Xiaomi, all activities are within HA. from the Github page[0]: > Xiaomi Home Integration and the affiliated cloud interface is provided by Xiaomi officially. You need to use your Xiaomi account to login to get your device list. Xiaomi Home Integration implements OAuth 2.0 login process, which does not…

That is nice because the xiaomi stuff is all over the place in HA. Some devices (the air cleaner for example) have built in support but many of them need custom not really supported addons from HACS. Like the WiFi fans, weighing scales, rice cooker etc

Re: Xiaomi Home Integration for Home Assistant

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Post by wlesieutre »

dietr1ch wrote: post #61
diggan wrote: post #40

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I think (some correct me) you can group most devices into the following categories: 1. Device requires internet for setup, and for usage 2. Device requires internet for setup, but after that don't need it anymore 3. Device can be fully setup without internet, and used without internet Personally I aim to be fully within 3 as much as I can, but some devices are really hard to find at a good price point that falls into…

I'm not buying any device that's not 3, everything else turns into a brick as soon as there's some larger change. I have some older Google Speakers, and while they seemed to be 2, after being powered off for long enough they can't be set up again, not even with internet access since their firmware was also outdated and the app isn't able to set them up again.

That’s why I’m sticking to Zigbee as much as possible. The only place where there’s an internet connection is at the Home Assistant computer which has a Zigbee USB stick.

Re: Xiaomi Home Integration for Home Assistant

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Post by aidenn0 »

dingnuts wrote: post #36
michaelmior wrote: post #19

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In case anyone using a myQ opener comes across this, I feel the need to mention ratgdo which many have found to be a great inexpensive upgrade. https://ratcloud.llc/

It's inexpensive if you discount the cost of your education learning how to wire in something like that. There's an order of magnitude difference in project size between setting up the old MyQ integration with home assistant and learning how to use.. whatever that thing is. Sometimes I think clever and educated people forget what it's like to be less intelligent or educated. I want a solution I can download :(

May I suggest OpenGarage? https://opengarage.io/

Re: Xiaomi Home Integration for Home Assistant

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Post by flmontpetit »

WaitWaitWha wrote: post #89

If you are thinking of deploying Home Assistant (HA), let me give you a few tips that I should have known when started. HA environment is vast. There are myriads of options, features, and functions. There are some gotchas that can be costly down the road. All of the following are "for now, as you start out": Do not gyrate over which version of HA to run. Run the HAOS loaded on RasPi, or a dedicated machine. You can m…

You probably meant the same by "dedicated machine" but HAOS runs great in a VM too. I run mine on Proxmox and it's been rock solid.

Re: Xiaomi Home Integration for Home Assistant

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Post by KAMSPioneer »

_flux wrote: post #69
MostlyStable wrote: post #24

I mean....I guess this is better than not having it, but I'm not personally interested in cloud-only smart integrations. Cloud option? Fantastic! Cloud-only? No thank you.

I don't believe it's completely cloud only, "local control" https://github.com/XiaoMi/ha_xiaomi_home#:~:text=Home%20Inte... sounds quite a bit like non-cloud control? Could still be behind cloud authentication, though.

Read a little further down:

> Xiaomi central hub gateway is only available in mainland China. In other regions, it is not available.

Nonstarter for many, myself included.

ETA: Yes it does say "partial" local control can be done without the gateway software, but is not recommended and does not work unless you are on the same local network. Better than nothing, but still a nonstarter.

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Post by jaktet »

parineum wrote: post #62
diggan wrote: post #40

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I think (some correct me) you can group most devices into the following categories: 1. Device requires internet for setup, and for usage 2. Device requires internet for setup, but after that don't need it anymore 3. Device can be fully setup without internet, and used without internet Personally I aim to be fully within 3 as much as I can, but some devices are really hard to find at a good price point that falls into…

I'm curious about what you're issue was finding cameras as, to me, that's the easiest thing to find cloud free since they have a long history of being used in closed networks as POE, onvif cameras long before smart homes were really a thing.

I can’t speak for OP but usually the issue with #3 for me is that the other criteria it needs to meet is that it works with whatever other integration I want. I remember when I looked the TP-Links were a good option but you just needed internet to set it up. Afterwards it just went on a vlan without internet. The camera needs to support Scrypted/Frigate for my use case but depending on needs for PTZ, Wi-Fi, resolution, night vision, etc, I may or may not be able to find one at a reasonable price that doesn’t require internet access for setup. TP Link makes good cameras at a good price but they require internet access to setup, so any camera that falls into #3 will get compared to a TP Link in #2

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Post by jabroni_salad »

ortusdux wrote: post #87
reaperducer wrote: post #78

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There's a reason Feit is so cheap.

People have had success flashing custom firmware in the past, so hardware wise they are compatible.

Feit are the only LED bulbs that I have had straight up die on me inside of a year.
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