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- Can this ancient thermostat be replaced (relatively easily) with a smart one?
- Humidity monitoring at ~15 points - emonTH V2 costs about 48 USD each, cheaper alternatives?
- Can Smartthings Scenes Unlock Doors? (New Ver)
- How to trigger light based on motion+time of day?
- First steps in automation
- Read another app's screen and post data online?
- Outdoor camera/light other than Ring?
- Best affordable smart cameras that are compatible with the Smart Life app
- Zigbee products by Climax
- Hue / Alexa skill issues
- Best Outdoor use smart lock?
- Presence Detection using Room-Assistant, Home Assistant and Raspberry Pi (Video Tutorial)
- Looking for 12V Smart wifi Bulb for outdoors
- Help with adding neutral wire
- Automating RGB Strips, Fairy Lights and main lights questions
- Recommendation for automating porch light?
- Rebuild LED lamp with three step dimmer to On/Off
- How to notify on 12v circuit close - holding tank / septic alarm
- I have like 20 Vera hubs if anyone is interested in purchasing any.
- Amazon Fire stick with Google Mini?
- Help reseting my geekbes smart plug.
- [shameless self promotion - update] Thing • Connect new pricing
| Can this ancient thermostat be replaced (relatively easily) with a smart one? Posted: 11 Mar 2020 04:24 PM PDT
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| Humidity monitoring at ~15 points - emonTH V2 costs about 48 USD each, cheaper alternatives? Posted: 11 Mar 2020 08:26 PM PDT The emonTH V2 is a sensor node that uses 2xAA batteries to transmit a measurement, every minute, for ~5 years, via 433MHz, to a mains-supplied, internet-connected, RaspberryPi base station. But it costs 37.56 GBP = 48 USD each. Does any one know cheaper alternatives? [link] [comments] | ||
| Can Smartthings Scenes Unlock Doors? (New Ver) Posted: 11 Mar 2020 08:24 PM PDT
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| How to trigger light based on motion+time of day? Posted: 11 Mar 2020 10:28 PM PDT | ||
| Posted: 11 Mar 2020 09:52 PM PDT Hey all I'm moving to a new house next month, built in 2019. My plan is to start automating things step by step. I don't have any experience with home automation but after reading the wiki, I somehow understood what all the z-wave/zigbee standards are for. My main focus here is having full control of everything, without any smart device connecting to the outside or a 3rd party so I'm very interested in HomeAssistant, even tho I never used it before. Is HASS in this case considered a "hub", similar to a z-wave hub for instance? I'm having some confusion in choosing a standard (e.g. z-wave) or just buying wifi/802.11 devices that are controlled by HASS. What is recommended in this case? should I go with a standard? if so, which one? Is there a need for going with a standard rather than sticking with HASS and wifi IOT devices? Apologies for being a noob so I appreciate any feedback. Edit: I forgot to mention that my first step is automating lighting. So I need to look for light switches and motion sensors. [link] [comments] | ||
| Read another app's screen and post data online? Posted: 12 Mar 2020 01:28 AM PDT I have a Bluetooth thermometer that posts its readings into its Android app. However, I'd like to read those numbers for temperature and humidity remotely from afar. The idea was to dedicate my old Android smartphone to just running the Bluetooth app for the thermometer, and then have some other Android app to read and repost the temp data. Ideally, I'd like them posted to my website via a webhook. Question: is there an Android app capable of reading data from another app and posting it (at some intervals) to a webhook of my choosing? [link] [comments] | ||
| Outdoor camera/light other than Ring? Posted: 11 Mar 2020 07:29 AM PDT We have a security light over our garage that is on its last legs and If I'm going to replace it I'd like to add a camera while I'm up there. The Ring floodlight works for me, but I'm iffy on the way they run their company and I don't want to pay a monthly fee. But I'm seeing few alternatives that tick all the boxes.
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| Best affordable smart cameras that are compatible with the Smart Life app Posted: 11 Mar 2020 11:34 PM PDT I'm having a hard time finding smart cameras that specifically say that they are compatible with the smart life app. I'd like it to be one that's able to pan around and zoom (zoom isn't super important). We have one of the YIoT cameras and it's okay, but it's not compatible with the smart life app. 😩 Thanks in advance! Also will take advice about a better app that will work with smart plugs, smart dome cameras and iOS/Android. (I'm thinking maybe Google Home is the best option... but open to other ideas!) [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 11 Mar 2020 07:22 AM PDT Has anyone used the Zigbee sensors and accessories by climax.com.tw? Any recommendations on reliability/dependability? Used in HomeAssistant/OpenHab/Hubitat/SmartThings/etc? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 11 Mar 2020 10:39 PM PDT Xpost from /hue... Let me try to lay out what I have going...
So...recently moved and all the equipment was redeployed, some new equipment. Setup with the intention of being able to control all lighting via Alexa. At some point in the process I needed to disable the Hue skill from Alexa app. End result is Caseta controlled lights work via Alexa, Hue doesn't. However, they all work through HomeKit.... when I try to reenable the skill in Alexa I get an API error saying "we are unable to link hue at this time". This error occurs after entering in Hue credentials on the pass through site. Thought maybe the API was down for a day or something but it's been weeks. Any ideas?? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 11 Mar 2020 09:48 AM PDT I am wishing to add a smart lock to a gate I'm putting in outside. I'm an Apple user and use Home for all my other needs. I live in a city with a lot of rain. any thoughts from here as to which is a great or not lock for such a use? I've been looking at the Yale Azzure Lock SL. thoughts appreciated . [link] [comments] | ||
| Presence Detection using Room-Assistant, Home Assistant and Raspberry Pi (Video Tutorial) Posted: 11 Mar 2020 12:26 PM PDT Today we are going to the next level of smart home presence detection by start tracking the room occupancy with great accuracy. For that I will use the bluetooth of a phone and a smart watch, Raspberry Pi and Room-Assistant. Presence Detection using Room-Assistant, Home Assistant and Raspberry Pi (Video Tutorial) I will quickly show you two methods of how to Install Room Assistant using Home Assistant ADD-ON store and Docker Then I will show you how to configure room assistant and home assistant. And at the end we will create an automation that will start the lights when you got home. Apart from your phone or your smart watch you will need one or more Raspberry Pi version 3, 4 or Zero W. If you prefer to read check the full article here - https://peyanski.com/presence-detection-using-room-assistant-home-assistant-and-raspberry-pi/ I really hope that you find this information useful and you now know how to accurately track who is home using home assistant, raspberry pi and room assistant Thank you for watching/reading, stay safe and see you next time. [link] [comments] | ||
| Looking for 12V Smart wifi Bulb for outdoors Posted: 11 Mar 2020 06:02 PM PDT I have 12v run to my outdoor house light sockets, and I'd like to find a wifi-enabled 12V bulb, preferably color. I see strips lights aplenty, but have not been able to find actual 12V light bulbs. I'd appreciate any suggestions. TIA [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 11 Mar 2020 08:51 AM PDT Hi, I'm trying to install this light switch to automate my outdoor lights and I'm missing a neutral wire. It's a dual gang box that has a neutral for the other switch. But that switch is on a different breaker. Is there any word around here or am I stuck with having a neutral wire run to this box? [link] [comments] | ||
| Automating RGB Strips, Fairy Lights and main lights questions Posted: 11 Mar 2020 01:59 PM PDT Tldr; newbie wanting to automate some lights with homekit - questions about rgb led Strips and gu10 lamps Hi there, I hope this is the right sub for this and I apologise in advance for probably some pretty basic questions but I'm just getting into this and slightly overwhelmed with all the information out there. I have two main questions and a small side one: If I buy a 10m rgb led strip is there any way I can plug it into an outlet or a plug that would enable it to be controlled through homekit/not with the remote those get delivered with, or do I have to invest in rgb Strips that already have that function (or would it even be cheaper because of cost of modification?) And do y'all have any specific recommendations for homekit friendly rgb Strips (available in Europe/Germany)? The second question is if there's any other gu10 bulbs out there except for the Phillips hue ones that work well (or is it better to just bite the bullet on the price and go fully Hue) Sadly the Ikea ones only come in white and I'd like colours if at all possible... Tiny side question: automating fairy lights in a canopy (mains powered), is that a reasonable idea or am.i better off just going with an old fashioned preprogrammed timer-plug? Thank you for any help! [link] [comments] | ||
| Recommendation for automating porch light? Posted: 11 Mar 2020 01:50 PM PDT Hello, I'd like to automate my porch light both for security and to reduce electricity usage. I have zero electrical experience. In my old house, my ex installed an automated switch that we could program from the app to to turn on and off at set times, but you have to redo it in summer and winter and when the time changes. Something that was light-sensitive may be better? I don't currently have any automation. Just bought the house and am shopping for home security and hoping to smartify things over time. I have an iPhone and Alexa devices. Porch light is currently a recessed light with maybe a halogen bulb? What other info is needed? [link] [comments] | ||
| Rebuild LED lamp with three step dimmer to On/Off Posted: 11 Mar 2020 01:09 PM PDT
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| How to notify on 12v circuit close - holding tank / septic alarm Posted: 11 Mar 2020 12:27 PM PDT
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| I have like 20 Vera hubs if anyone is interested in purchasing any. Posted: 11 Mar 2020 05:32 PM PDT Brand new. I work for a company that deals with home automation and we have extra hubs my boss wants me to sell. Let me know if anyone is interested, I'm also putting them on Amazon later today. [link] [comments] | ||
| Amazon Fire stick with Google Mini? Posted: 11 Mar 2020 07:33 AM PDT I have an Amazon Firestick on my Samsung Smart TV, but I use Google Minis thought my house. I would like to use commands on my Google Minis to control the TV, is this possible? I only need the basic On/Off command really. Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||
| Help reseting my geekbes smart plug. Posted: 11 Mar 2020 04:31 AM PDT Help in reseting my geekbes smart plug. Can't set it up 😠[link] [comments] | ||
| [shameless self promotion - update] Thing • Connect new pricing Posted: 11 Mar 2020 11:15 AM PDT Hi everybody! Thanks a lot for all your input and amazing feedback - we've taken it all to heart and have adjusted our offering accordingly. Some users didn't have the use of all the features so we have decided to move them into a premium tier. As such, we are happy to announce that we're lowering the price to $5.99 per month! And don't forget to take advantage of our 50% discount for 6 months too. I will reach out to those who are on the old subscription plan and make sure you'll be transferred to the new plan immediately. For those who are unaware of what I'm talking about, you can take a look here or at https://thing.se. I short, we've launched a privacy first home automation desktop app for Windows and Mac called Thing • Connect that lets you mix and match devices from several manufacturers however you like. As always please feel free to reach out if you have any questions! Oh and our offer of super free trial accounts - no CC required - is still available. PM for details. Thanks a lot! [link] [comments] |
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