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    December 07, 2019

    Home Automation DIY Christmas tree star (NodeMCU, WS8212, FastLed)

    DIY Christmas tree star (NodeMCU, WS8212, FastLed)

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 12:56 PM PST

    Bought a home with ?Lutron Shades... but how to control them?

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 08:29 AM PST

    Arduino Based Parking Assistant V2

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 04:02 PM PST

    Sonoff mini in a U.K. light fitting

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 09:52 AM PST

    Sengled app stopped working and showing this error message, tried to reset the hub for my 2 light bulbs but nothing works.

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 01:04 PM PST

    Are Phillips Hue the most reliable for Non-techy people?

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 04:45 AM PST

    So I work in IT but not that interested in being a hobbyist and going the pie way to add complex stuff, also need to install something in a relative home and don't want to be fixing stuff.

    I purchased the Xiaomi hub and some sensors, but I keep getting packet loss on the Chinese server, not sure what the issue is, the hub is sitting next to the router so must be a faulty hub or Chinese server? - Anyone I give up giving this a second chance.

    I have the UK hub already which I am going to trial this week.

    If i have the same issue I think I will have to bite the bullet and pay over tops for Phillips hue, my requirements are 2 Light bulbs, 2 motion sensors and a hub, Xiaomi this costs £40-50, Phillips hue £120, so fairly big but Hue seems more reliable as it works without an internet connection unlike Xiaomi?

    Yes I am going to miss out on some functions, many of which don't particularly matter IE, another product I want to be smart does not have to be connectable by my motion sensors, IE my smart plugs that are not phillps connect to google home, the same as Hue.

    Main thing I will miss is Xiaomi button, I had this setup to one press toggle lights, double press sends me a notification, then IFTTT grabbed it and triggers and turn on my smart plug, I liked this, any way to integrate with a different product?

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    No-Neutral Switch Options

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 11:40 AM PST

    I've got a switch at my front door that controls all my outside lights -- door, pole, and flood. I'd really like to be able to control this with both my voice and remotely, and don't have any need to be able to dim these lights.

    It looks like the Inovelli Dimmer Red Series Gen 2 would do the trick if I leave it at full power, but I'd prefer to have an on/off switch over a dimmer. The Gen 2 switch, however, requires a neutral.

    Is there an obvious solution I'm missing, or is the dimmer my only option right now?

    Also -- using Google Home, would prefer z-wave or wifi over Lutron's hub.

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    Automation harnesses

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 08:08 AM PST

    I started seriously looking at home automation harnesses 6 months ago. I went through hoobs & hassio first. Then I won't into lower level home assistant as pure python homebridge as stand alone. Then I went into tasmota esphome building my own devices. The limitations when you try to scale are always blockers. Latest fun is hassio trying to add many rtsp cameras with motion eye and not being able to just add an additional disk for storage. All of them seem to be ok for beginners but when you truly start to try to do an entire house they become fragile and have many limitations. Am I missing something obvious here? Why are there no simple scalable harnesses?

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    My bedroom plugs turn on too when I say “Alexa turn on he bedroom lights”

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 05:25 AM PST

    My plugs (fans) are specified as plugs. And my lights are grouped as lights. If I say turn on the bedroom lights, everything turns on. I've tried to fix this. Please help. https://i.imgur.com/YOrXEmG.jpg

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    Smart light switch recommendation

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 05:41 PM PST

    Looking for 2 different light switches would love some recommendations. I don't have anything now.

    Light switch 1 Would need a wireless switch to operate lights we are going to have a pc of furniture blocking switch. Would really like it to still look like a normal switch.

    Light switch 2 Wanting to have our outside lights come on at night and shut off in the morning but would like to still have the option of a light switch.

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    Issue with pairing CentraLite ZigBee 3385001-ZHA White Dimmer Switch - HELP!

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 03:45 PM PST

    Issue with pairing CentraLite ZigBee 3385001-ZHA White Dimmer Switch - HELP!

    Trying to pair it with Xfinity Touchscreen.

    Recently had a new touchscreen replaced (from black to white one 300) it was originally working but having troubles repair/resync it with touchscreen.

    Zero documentation can be found on Centralite website for my switch. Their tech support is also useless.

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    CentraLite ZigBee 3385001-ZHA

    Xfinity talks about resetting it to factory default but nothing about pairing.

    I remember from previous time pairing it you would - press on/off 6 times and hold making the switch blinking. Problem is blinking only goes for 5 seconds and dies out while the touchscreen is not able to see the lights.

    Here is the video on me trying to initiate the pairing but it stops after 5 seconds:

    https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPjOxE4qN1pTJTf14CxNSRfoW5lr-FHdfGSU83UfPBL9dThRLIgml012TTSSUkAXw?key=enJ3N3dKemowNzVhN25PZi1iMnJlRkY4SEJiNEpB

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    About cleaning Roborock S6?

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 03:05 PM PST

    So it seems to be really tedious maintaining a roborock especially as someone who really, really hates the dust and little dirt and stuff. So when cleaning your roborock, do you have to empty the dust bin after every use? And do you have to wipe up all the grime and dirt around the machine when it gets dirt stuck on it? And the rollers are getting dusty too, but I usually only just remove the tangled hair on it. Do you guys wash the dust bin after emptying it every use too?

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    Making my dumb kitchen light smart

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 07:11 AM PST

    Hi!

    So I've been searching for a while for a way to make my kitchen light smart. Because the thing is, it's just a neon tube on the ceiling so there's no way I'd find a smart neon tube. So I was thinking of replacing the light switch by a smart switch.

    But there are a few problems:

    • I need it to work with both Alexa and HomeKit. So HomeKit only stuff won't work, but I might be able to add Alexa only devices to my Homebridge server.
    • I already have a Hue bridge and a Harmony Hub. So if it could work with either, that would be great.
    • I have looked into the Aqara switch (which are Zigbee so might work with the Hue bridge?) but it seems like even the mural switches are made to control already smart bulbs? Not to make a dumb light smart?
    • EDIT: It needs to be available in Europe

    And other question, does the Aqara hub makes Zigbee devices work with homekit?

    Thanks for your help!

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    How is the Honeywell Wi-Fi Smart Color Silver Thermostat with Wi-Fi Compatibility with Google home hub?

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 02:04 PM PST

    I'm trying to see if I should get this. I'd like it to be able to communicate with the Google home hub since that's what I went for. Also how does it connect to the thermostat of the house? I'm pretty new to this but I'm interested. Thank you!

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    Non-IP video doorbells

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 01:58 PM PST

    Hey guys - new to HA here, getting my hubitat in the next few weeks. My local police are partnering with Ring to be able to (upon request from home owner) access video footage from Ring to help solve crimes. This is super sketchy to me and a potential slippery slope. I want a video capable doorbell but I want something that doesn't run on the cloud and doesn't require wifi.

    Is anyone aware of any video capable doorbells that connect over zwave or some other non-ip based protocol? Are HA protocols capable of transmitting that type of data?

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    Sonoff RF bridge - delays

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 01:24 PM PST

    Does anyone have experience with the (Tasmota flashed) RF bridge? I've set up a neat little routine using node red to trigger lights around the house using motion sensors, but they seem to respond with huge delays. Looking at the MQT topic, it would seem that there's a delay (times vary) between 1 and 3 seconds between the triggering of the motion sensor (I see it lighting up with an LED) and the RF bridge actually publishing something via MQTT...

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    Google assistant question

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 01:18 PM PST

    To anyone that has both a Google Home/Nest Hub and a Google Pixel phone, how do those work together/against each other? My wife and I both have Pixels and we love them, so we were wanting Home/Nest Hubs to use once we get smart devices in out house. If I ask my phone to call/text someone but I'm near one of the speakers, does that cause problems?

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    Has anyone in the UK bought a Z-Wave Fibaro Walli Switch?

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 09:22 AM PST

    TasmoBackup - backup all your Tasmota devices in one interface.

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 12:06 PM PST

    Ring Alarm, Philips Hue and SmartThings

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 11:07 AM PST

    Hi, sorry for the dumb question. I did some research and hard to get an exact answer on this.

    Can I have Ring Contact Sensors trigger Philips Hue lights, or lights controlled by SmartThings? For example, if I buy a smart switch that controls my porch light (I bought Inovelli), can I have the lights automatically turn on whenever I open my front door, since I have a Ring Contact Sensor on my front door?

    Similarly, can I have a Philips Hue smart bulb at my back door turn on when I open the back door, also armed with a Ring Contact Sensor?

    And would this all be done via SmartThings?

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    Minoston And Inovelli Z-Wave Switches Any Good?

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 11:00 AM PST

    I would love to get GE switches, but I simply can not afford them right now. If I didn't have to buy the remote switches I could justify the extra cost, but right now I am looking at these two companies. They seem to get good reviews. The only bad reviews I see are connection issues further away form the hub. I have some repeaters that I am not using, so I am not too worried about that.

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    Home Security replace options

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 10:21 AM PST

    My home came with this security panel, which hasn't been used in the last 15 years. I'd love to put some kind of display in place of it. What are my options? Could these wires power a device?

    I have things like Google Home in multiple locations, Nest Camera, Hue Lights, etc. I'd love to be able to see the outside Nest camera on this display.

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    Need Zwave switch

    Posted: 06 Dec 2019 07:58 AM PST

    We have two lamps on opposite ends of a rooms. I want to put zwave bulbs in both lamps, connect them to my Smartthings Hub, and control them with a wall mounted switch. I've used aeotec switch in a different room but haven't been happy with it. Does anyone have any other suggestions for zwave wall mounted switches that don't require an in wall power.

    Thanks for any help!

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