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    Home Automation [AMA] Aqara just launched the new Zigbee 3.0 US Wall Switches on Amazon! (specials for redditors here)

    April 28, 2020

    Home Automation [AMA] Aqara just launched the new Zigbee 3.0 US Wall Switches on Amazon! (specials for redditors here)

    [AMA] Aqara just launched the new Zigbee 3.0 US Wall Switches on Amazon! (specials for redditors here)

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 08:50 AM PDT

    Before, Aqara was criticized for launching of international versions of its products too slowly. The company knows about it and works on it. As a result, in 2020 Aqara has prepared a bunch of product launches for American and European markets, and the first of them will be today's American launch of the new Zigbee 3.0 Wall Switches along with the already known Cube Controller!

    So. today the following products were launched on Amazon:

    1) Aqara Wall Switch, which supports the recent Zigbee 3.0 protocol, is compliant with North American switch standards and will have 4 versions:

    • No Neutral, Single Rocker
    • No Neutral, Double Rocker
    • With Neutral, Single Rocker
    • With Neutral, Double Rocker

    2) Aqara Cube Controller, a unique compact device capable of controlling any of supported smart home devices using 6 actions.

    Moreover, to support Reddit community members, we prepared special promo codes. Hurry up, coupons will expire after several days. To use it, just use the following code when checking out to get the discount of 20%: AQAREDDT.

    Please upvote to make more people see the post and the code!

    To address the concerns of r/homeautomation members: Aqara Zigbee 3.0 products use pretty standard Zigbee profiles, which means you finally can connect them to third-party hubs such as Amazon Echo Plus without any hassle (better use the single rocker version)! And of course, AMA for those who wants to connect to Aqara Headquarters directly.

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    Can I make my motion sensors not turn on the light if the room is already bright enough?

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 05:01 PM PDT

    So I'm planning things out, and I'm curious if there is a generally accepted best practice with this.

    Here's the situation: you walk into the room and the motion sensor sees you and then the light is turned on. However, what if it is in the middle of the day and the room is already bright enough so I don't want the lights to turn on?

    Is there a way to automate this?

    I've thought of two approaches:

    1. Install ambient light sensors in the room, and then set up the programming so if the light level is greater than some value, don't turn on the light.
    2. Hook in to some weather program and if it is between certain times of day and it's not cloudy, then don't turn the light on.

    Are there other approaches? Is this something people are able to do successfully?

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    WHAT ?!?! Smartlife no longer working with IFTTT ???

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 08:44 AM PDT

    Motion triggered, wifi (ip), low profile camera?

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 09:38 PM PDT

    This is an odd request, but hear me out

    I own an apartment in a co-op managed building. As such, I'm not allowed to really add ornaments or decorations to the outside of my unit, with the exception being those with a religious purpose. So, you can see where this is going.

    I'm looking for a low profile, fully battery powered ip camera, that I can 3D print a case for that looks like a cross, with a one way visor on the front. Video quality doesn't have to be amazing, and I only need it to be able to expose a video stream over wifi - my server can take care of saving it whatnot.

    Does any such product exist?

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    Kitchen remodel, Z wave or zigbee?

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 05:47 PM PDT

    We are redoing our kitchen. It will consisit of several led wafer lights, some under cabinet lighting and a ton of duplex outlets. I do not have a google home or alex, nor do I want one. I do however need a hb

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    I currently have some wifi deck lights and some chepo wifi plug in outlet switches,

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    I want all of my switches to be smart switches and i do not want wifi. I want a centralized app to control everything. I plan on putting some led smart dimmers, some led under cabinet lighting, and some duplex outlets with USB ports.

    ​

    Should I go Z wave of zigbee?

    What hub?

    What app?

    Thanks Reddit Community!

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    Whats a good busy LED indicator to put outside a room (zigbee/zwave/mqtt) ?

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 05:03 PM PDT

    I have used luxafor's but they're proprietary with a microusb cable / app. Was looking for a simple, nice looking LED light to put outside a door I could control via Home Assistant via MQTT/zigbee or zwave.

    Considered putting up a hue bulb even but thats huge / not very slick.A small flat LED panel w RBG with long lasting battery or some kind of USB power would be perfect.

    Anyone come up with any ideas for something similar?

    edit: i see luxafor has a $90 bluetooh rgb light now.. Was thinking something cheaper/open must exist.

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    Building a “Now Playing” screen on speaker

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 08:14 PM PDT

    Brainstorming...

    We have Sonos speakers throughout the house and while listening to music, I often think, "Wow this is a cool song. What is it?"

    Any ideas on a project that I could build to mount a screen onto a speaker (in my specific case, a Sonos Move) that displays the currently playing song?

    I have Home Assistant home that I can tap into to grab the currently playing song via API.

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    Whole house audio 14 speakers 4 channel

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 12:38 PM PDT

    Hello everyone,

    New here and I am assisting a friend in a whole house audio set up. Their setup should be straight forward but I could be wrong. The entire house is already wired for speakers and they will have 14 speakers rated at 80\150 watt max each (8ohm). Two channels upstairs, two down stairs. Part we are stuck at is receiver and amplifier. They only want two sources of audio, music from phone/tablet (casting) and TV with the options of disabled and enabled certain zones. Is there any recommendations you may have?

    Thanks in advanced and also let me know if this is the wrong sub. Budget is around $700 for amp/receiver.

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    Smart lock with manual disable?

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 12:08 PM PDT

    Are there any smart locks that have a manual disable feature? Example, when my wife is home alone, we'd like the ability to manually lock it from the inside and disable any ability to use a code or smart feature to unlock.

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    Detect if the Chromecast audio is playing music

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 03:59 AM PDT

    Hi I'm not sure if I'm right in this Subreddit but I have a question about my Chromecast audio. I want to detect if it is playing music and then switch on an outlet. I hope this is the right Subreddit for this kind of question.

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    Alarm System for Landlord

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 01:53 PM PDT

    Hi Everyone,

    I will soon be renting out a home. Coming from working for water companies where we install extensive alarm systems in their buildings for the water treatment process, plus general building alarms, I was wondering if there is a simple system I can install to monitor for things like: fire, flood, low water pressure and low building temperature. I have looked at the cost of RACO's alarm dialers, which is what I have seen being used in the water industry, but the cost is larger for what I am looking to do just starting out.

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    Google Home Hub/Assistant Turn on Lutron Caseta Fan?

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 05:25 PM PDT

    I have a Google Home Hub Max, Nest and a bunch of Lutron Caseta switches (and the hub) in my house. I've been trying to find a way that when the outside temperature exceeds 80F, the Lutron Caseta fan switches get switched on. Anyone have any ideas how I might pull that off?

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    Installing a TP-Link Smart Dimmer with no Ground Wire

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 04:59 PM PDT

    I live in a new construction, and want to replace my legrand lightswitch with the TP-link smart dimmer. I see the neutral wire bunch but no ground wire. I spoke to a friend in construction, and he said the box itself is probably grounded, especially if it's a brand new unit. If that's the case, what do I do with the ground wire coming out of the TP Link dimmer? He mentioned either capping it or screwing it with the plate to ground it to the box.

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    Mqtt Google integration. Tuya convertor

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 01:06 PM PDT

    With smart life / tuya dropping ifttt, I am more interested in flashing custom firmware and using mqtt.

    My only issue is, how hard is it to integrate them into Google home/assistant as my wife is not tech savvy.

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    Carro Smart Fan Integration - App questions

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 03:42 PM PDT

    I was one of the folks that forked over a good bit of cash for the Carro Smart Fan Kickstarter several months ago and finally got around to installing it over the weekend. So far so good, as the fan is super-strong, quiet (nearly silent) and can move a lot of air with minimal effort. The issue comes from the app (pairing) and installation instructions.

    Once the app is installed you are presented with a typical wifi pairing screen (if you've ever paired a Wemo or other wi-fi controlled device, then you know the procedure). There seems to be an issue with connecting from your device to the fan, but I cannot find a consistant answer to the problem.

    Some reviews say, press the yellow light button, others say the white (this includes the instruction manual), either way, no love. So I'm wondering how others got it connected and running. I'm so close, yet so far away.

    ​

    thanks in advance for any help.

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    Looking for a way to grab a PNG of a weather radar map?

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 03:21 PM PDT

    Hi, Does anyone know of a service that will let me grab a png of a local weather radar map?

    Thank you

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    Best easy to install smart light switches?

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 03:17 PM PDT

    We have a couple of rooms where we can't really put smart bulbs into the fixtures. I would like to install smart switches, but we also plan on moving in a year or two and don't think that is worth the time or money. Are there any smart switches that can be easily installed over a toggle switch and work with Google assistant or IFTT? I was looking at Switchmate, but the reviews seem terrible and I really need something that works or my partner will veto it.

    Added info: We currently use IFTT, Google Assistant, and Hue lights/bridge.

    Thanks in advance!

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    Smoke/CO Alarm Automation for Exhaust/HVAC and Lighting

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 08:44 AM PDT

    Quick Question. Would it be good practice, in a home, for all bathroom exhaust fans, HVAC and Lighting to turn on or off during a Smoke/CO Detection Alarm. Would it be separate automation for Smoke vs CO.?

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    Electrical Safety Question

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 02:08 PM PDT

    Hey guys, just a quick question in regards to safety as I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to this stuff. I have down lights in my house which connect to plug bases. These just seem like normal powerpoints in the wall so my idea was to buy smart plugs for the lights instead of buying smart lights. I tried this last night and it worked and actually made the light brighter which I don't know if that's a good thing. So I'm wondering if this is a safe practice, and if it is, can I run all the lights in a given section off of one smart plug with a power board and extension cables. I can't find anything online saying they output less power then a regular power point in the wall.

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    Google Home in NodeRED - NORA ed.

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 10:12 AM PDT

    Hi all

    If you used gBridge you will feel right at home with NORA. I decided to take a dive despite an obvious flaw: the risk of it ending just like gbridge.

    It's very easy and quick to add Google Assistant /Google Home integration to NodeRED thanks to NORA. In case you not aware, NORA creates virtual devices that you can link to your NodeRED connected gadgets and control via Google Home app and voice commands. Since the docs are lacking, I wrote more about Nora in NodeRED:

    https://notenoughtech.com/home-automation/nora-google-assistant-in-nodered/

    Nora devices:

    • thermostat
    • Smart lights
    • Smart speaker (music)
    • Smart switch
    • Smart outlet/socket/plug
    • garage door
    • Smart lock
    • scene
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    Smartlife turning off IFTTT integration

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Using wifi extenders to help with devices far from the router?

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 06:00 AM PDT

    I have a TP-Link hard-wired "smart" outlet that I use to control some outdoor string lights. It is quite far away from my router, and as such, drops off the network with some regularity.

    Can I use a wifi extender to stabilize the connection to the network?

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    Sharing my home automation adventure so far.

    Posted: 27 Apr 2020 02:02 AM PDT

    I've been slowly ramping up my home automation over the past year or 2, thought I'd share my adventure. I'll answer any specifics if anyone has them, otherwise I'll try keep everything concise.

    My interest in home automation has always been practical. The whole "LOL I can make my lights green!" impress-your-friends factor doesn't do much for me, mainly because I don't have friends. So without further ado…

    Platform

    I run basically everything through Node-RED and love it. I originally started off with Home Assistant but had no end of bugs and troubles.

    Here's a current photo of my dashboard.

    Security

    I have three $30-$50USD security cameras managed through Blue Iris ($70 for the full version).

    I send HTTP requests from Node-RED to command Blue Iris to enable/disable motion detection and control PTZ.

    When my cameras detect motion, the following happens (image of the flow for those interested):

    1. Blue Iris saves a still image to C:\BlueIris\Alerts. I use a "Watch" node to listen for additions to this folder.
    2. A "File in" node grabs the image and sends it to Google's Vision API (free for 1000 requests per month).
    3. The API fires back with a list of objects it has recognised, along with confidence ratings.
    4. If the list of recognised objects includes "Person" or "Van" (for the courier), I send an alert to my Phone using PushOver (link to the node).
    5. If not, a reset camera command is sent to Blue Iris via HTTP request.

    I've experimented with Google's Video Recognition, but I've found the response time too long to be practically useful.

    On my dashboard I have 10 second apart screenshots from each of my cameras. I do this by setting Blue Iris to capture images every 10 seconds, and have Node-RED grab and display them as they appear. Nothing complex.

    Network

    My home network is controlled by Ubiquiti's Unifi controller software. I use this flow to make it talk to Node-RED and give me various stats.

    Commands

    I have a centralised relay flow for issuing commands to my system.

    The inputs include:

    • Typed into the Node-RED dashboard (which I always have open on a second monitor).
    • Spoken to my computer. I use a keyboard shortcut to run a script which uses FFMPEG to record audio for 5 seconds. This is then passed to Google's Speech to Text API, which passes the text result to my relay.
    • Using Siri Shortcuts I can speak a command to my phone and send the result to my relay via HTTP request. I also use Siri Shortcuts for simple toggles, such as this one for my heater.

    The relay listens for specific keywords to figure out which flow is needed. For example, if the payload includes "garage door", the message is passed to my garage door flow. That flow will then look for the words "open" and "closed" to figure out what to do (it also check's the status of the garage door). If the word "is" is found, it will simply report back the status.

    Here's a few examples:

    • "Turn the coffee machine on"

    • "Open the garage door"

    • "Is the heater on?"

    • "Turn the hallway light to 100%"

    For specifically controlling my PC:

    • "Open Reddit"

    • "Search YouTube for cat videos"

    • "Bring up the news"

    All the commands are quite flexible, for example I could say "Turn on the coffee machine", "Turn coffee on", or just "coffee on".

    I have also written in support for constitutive commands, such as "close the garage door and turn my coffee machine on"

    System

    I use psMQTT to feed CPU and Disk usage stats to my dashboard.

    I use nircmd to make buttons that select between my computers speakers and my headphones, and also have a button to simply lock my computer.

    Device control

    One word. TASMOTA. All devices in the list below are flashed with Tasmota using TuyaConvert, and are controlled locally via MQTT.

    Location map

    I use OwnTracks to publish mine and my wife's locations to Node-RED, which are then fed to the map UI on my dashboard. An ETA home is generated by passing the co-ordinates to the Google Maps API. Here's a picture of the flow I use.

    Forecast

    I use the DarkSky API to get weather forecast information. On my dashboard I show descriptions of the next 4 days, as well as temperature, cloud coverage, and chance of rain graphs (toggled between via buttons).

    Media

    I use Sonarr to download TV shows and pass them to my Plex Media Server. Whenever Sonarr does this I have it notify me by sending an HTTP request to Node-RED, which then sends the message "Downloading a new episode of [TV Show]" to my phone using Pushover.

    Protocols

    Here's a few little fun and useful automations I use:

    • The command "Indiana Jones" disables motion detection for 2 minutes, opens my garage door, then closes it after 40 seconds. I use this all the time since our garage door is the best entrance/exit to our home.

    • The command "Leaving Home" disables motion detection for 3 minutes, opens my garage door, informs me of the next event on my calendar, and tells me the days weather.

    • The command "Arriving Home" does basically the same with a few tweaks.

    • The command "Status report" reads out the status of all my devices.

    What's next?

    • We're planning to move into a new home in the next year, in which I plan to have smart lighting throughout. I have my eyes on the Gosund dimmer switches, which look like they can be flashed with Tasmota (A MUST).

    • Robot vacuum cleaner! Currently have my eyes on the Roborock S5 Max, which looks like it'll talk quite nicely to my Node-RED setup.

    • Automatic blind/curtain drivers. Every one I've seen so far looks way overpriced to me, so I'll probably end up trying to build one. Wish me luck!

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