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    Home Automation New place has valet trash, and we’ve already been fined twice... so naturally....

    July 19, 2020

    Home Automation New place has valet trash, and we’ve already been fined twice... so naturally....

    New place has valet trash, and we’ve already been fined twice... so naturally....

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 08:34 PM PDT

    State of Nello.io support. Whenever it’s going to stop working for sure, it’s replacement will be something that is vendor independent and least HomeKit capable. Really disappointed in the company (SCALK) that bought them up. Avoid their products! Is anyone else experiencing this?

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 02:15 PM PDT

    Need a device that can detect a (my) door being opened, and send a notification to my Desktop PC as I use it.

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 04:58 PM PDT

    hi there, i'm planning a big room redecoration and plan to move my desktop setup around a corner behind the door, which i will be entirely out of sight of, covered by a hanging rail curtain. the people i live with are very prone to knocking and then entering anyway and it scares the everloving shit out of me when they tap me on the back and i had no idea they were there.

    does such a device exist that i can hook up to the door, have it connect to my desktop PC via bluetooth and just send me a "door has been opened" notification? apologies if this is the wrong subreddit to ask but it genuinely seemed the most appropriate

    submitted by /u/luminizee
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    My DIY Smart Blinds Project - Works with Alexa Voice Commands and IR Remote

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 04:15 PM PDT

    I made a automatically closing screen door. Great for keeping the flies out when my nephew leaves the door open.

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 09:01 PM PDT

    ActionTiles Water Leak sensor setup & demonstrate, I'm loving ActionTiles Dashboard look.

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 05:19 AM PDT

    Automating the small details : turning off my computer monitors when I go to bed

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 09:28 AM PDT

    I'm quite happy with my current home automation setup, but one thing that felt incomplete was when triggering my "I'm going to bed" routine (trough GH) my nightstand lamp turns on and all other lights turn off. But my computer monitors stayed on (until the screen saver kicks in), and since I usually go from the PC to bed, this means the kitchen stays illuminated for a while.

    Turns out it was much easier to automate than I thought ! I created a virtual switch in SmartThings, created a Node Red flow to react to it going "off" and post to MQTT. On the PC there's a python script that monitors that topic and calls Nircmd to turn off the monitors and locks the PC.

    It's a small detail, but it feels really neat !

    submitted by /u/Alex_Sherby
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    ATX computer power supply for whole house motorized shades?

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 10:29 PM PDT

    Looking at the specs for the ~$1k 20-motor Somfy DC power supply. Found the same brand (Mean Well) DC power supply (without Somfy's proprietary automation and power distribution of course) for 1/10 the price online and figured I'd go with that instead. But then I realized I have an old ATX computer power supply I'm not using that puts out 21 amps on the 12v rail, which is the same amp rating as the Somfy, albeit half the power due to 12v instead of 24v. I'd have to switch to 12v motors instead of 24v, but that's no big deal.

    I can't think of any reason I can't hook a physical switch up to the motherboard connector to turn the power supply on/off manually, and then distribute the 12V rail out through the house using 16/2 wire, and properly fused DC distribution blocks ($28 on Amazon)? It's a UL listed DC power supply so I don't think there'd be any insurance concerns. In my automation setup, I would ensure that too many motors would never be turned on at once. Maybe a limit to 5 2-amp motors max, never putting the power supply above 50% usage.

    I'm going to be using the Qubino Zwave DC shutter units to automate all shades (~33 mA @ 12v). Maybe I'll even automate the power on/off of the ATX power supply with a Zwave dry contact relay (Remotec) and a physical dumb switch tied to it as well!

    Any thoughts on how this could be a bad idea?

    Edit: Additional thought, you can wire two ATX power supplies (which I have) in series to get 24V, which I might consider since some of the 16/2 runs are long enough to be near limits at 12V and 2A.

    submitted by /u/caggodn
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    RaspCon 2 vs C2531

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 11:43 PM PDT

    I've been planning out my smart home for a little while and want to make my own zigbee hub. I'm planning on using IKEA bulbs and Aqara sensors. I've found the Deconz and zigbee2mqtt libraries and related hardware as the two most likely platforms.

    I use HomeKit with homebridge currently so that is what I would like to integrate these zigbee devices into. What are the pros and cons of each of these choices? They both seem relatively the same in function so asking for more of personal experience using either of these.

    submitted by /u/ErkelByte
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    Nest Hello without existing doorbell

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 12:03 PM PDT

    I've got a Nest Hello but my front door doesn't have an existing doorbell. I do have a handful of Echo dots scattered about the house. Is it possible to have the Nest trigger a Routine that announces someone is at the door from all Echo devices?

    submitted by /u/ddaug4uf
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    HomeSeer 3 -> upgrade to HS4 or switch?

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 11:17 PM PDT

    After like 6 or 7 years on HS3 we've decided it's time to gut and redo all our HA kit. Some of our Z-Wave sensors are no longer installed, some aren't working, and generally I don't feel like I've done much on it over the past 2 years as HS3 is really a pain to set up and work with.

    This leads me to a few questions that I'd love everyone's thoughts on:

    1. Is switching from HS3 to HS4 worthwhile?
    2. Should we dump HS off a cliff and look going Crestron? I know I'll lose "administrative" abilities, but the right installer can give me a higher level of access if I plead with them.
    3. Can HS4 and/or Crestron figure out who has entered a room based on a combination of PIR and their phone switching to a particular access point (or using Beacons or something else triggered by BLE on phones)?
    4. Are there any good alternatives to Hue's very consumer-level bulbs / LED strips?
    5. Are there any hard-wired sensors that present a good alternative to the Aeotec MultiSensor 6 Z-Wave sensors we currently run?

    Your input would be greatly appreciated.

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    Fibaro Home Center 3

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 10:58 PM PDT

    I am considering adding this to my house for automation. Does anyone have an opinions on the product?

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    Grouping SwitchBots together - is it possible?

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 06:05 PM PDT

    I'm working on a project using SwitchBots to open and close plantation shutters, but I'd like to have the shutters all start opening at the same time. Is there a way to group them together in webcore or otherwise?

    submitted by /u/Otisliveson
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    How to trigger off full message State Attributes

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 05:53 PM PDT

    How-to: Using NFC Tags to trigger device or home automations

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 06:41 AM PDT

    Futureproof doorbell

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 01:06 PM PDT

    Looking fro advice on how to future-proof my doorbell wiring. I currently have where the current wires run into the basement exposed but plan to finish the basement in the near future. Not quite ready to install a video doorbell but want to someday in the more distant future. Should I runt some cat 6 and low voltage to my central hub for now? Something else? Ultimately I like to have a doorbell that does't require wifi, batteries, and doesn't have data storage in the exterior part of the doorbell (as I believe some of the current door bells do).

    Here are a couple pics of the exterior part

    https://imgur.com/a/6uIuiVV

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    Energy Monitoring

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 09:44 AM PDT

    Hey Everyone!

    Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. I'm new to this page but had a question that was hoping the community could help me solve. I've got a dehumidifier in my basement. I'm trying to find a way that when it fills up and stops running to be alerted so I can empty the water from the bucket. I haven't found anything yet that can do that. Is there anything you all know of?

    Thanks I'm advance everyone!

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    Need help with docker

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 05:05 AM PDT

    Hi there So I the other day I came across this github repo LINK HERE, and tried to set it up but I get this error:

    ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: command: /usr/local/bin/python /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip install --ignore-installed --no-user --prefix /tmp/pip-build-env-9o6ad2nw/overlay --no-warn-script-location --no-binary :none: --only-binary :none: -i https://pypi.org/simple -- 'setuptools >= 40.8.0' wheel 'Cython >= 3.0a5' 'cffi >= 1.12.3 ; platformpython_implementation == '"'"'CPython'"'"'' 'greenlet >= 0.4.16 ; platform_python_implementation == '"'"'CPython'"'"'' cwd: None Complete output (109 lines): Collecting setuptools>=40.8.0 Downloading setuptools-49.2.0-py3-none-any.whl (789 kB) Collecting wheel Downloading wheel-0.34.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl (26 kB) Collecting Cython>=3.0a5 Downloading Cython-3.0a5-py2.py3-none-any.whl (1.0 MB) Collecting cffi>=1.12.3 Downloading cffi-1.14.0.tar.gz (463 kB) Collecting greenlet>=0.4.16 Downloading greenlet-0.4.16.tar.gz (60 kB) Collecting pycparser Downloading pycparser-2.20-py2.py3-none-any.whl (112 kB) Building wheels for collected packages: cffi, greenlet Building wheel for cffi (setup.py): started Building wheel for cffi (setup.py): finished with status 'error' ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: command: /usr/local/bin/python -u -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'/tmp/pip-install-9_mcfbp1/cffi/setup.py'"'"'; __file='"'"'/tmp/pip-install-9_mcfbp1/cffi/setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(file);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' bdist_wheel -d /tmp/pip-wheel-kbwh8jy8 cwd: /tmp/pip-install-9_mcfbp1/cffi/ Complete output (36 lines): running bdist_wheel running build running build_py creating build creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6 creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/commontypes.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/pkgconfig.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/recompiler.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/lock.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/init.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/cparser.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/api.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/vengine_cpy.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/backend_ctypes.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/verifier.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/cffi_opcode.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/error.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/ffiplatform.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/model.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/vengine_gen.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/setuptools_ext.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/_cffi_include.h -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/parse_c_type.h -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/_embedding.h -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/_cffi_errors.h -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi running build_ext building '_cffi_backend' extension creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.6 creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.6/c gcc -Wno-unused-result -Wsign-compare -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -DTHREAD_STACK_SIZE=0x100000 -fPIC -DUSETHREAD -DHAVE_SYNC_SYNCHRONIZE -I/usr/include/ffi -I/usr/include/libffi -I/usr/local/include/python3.6m -c c/_cffi_backend.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.6/c/_cffi_backend.o c/_cffi_backend.c:15:10: fatal error: ffi.h: No such file or directory 15 | #include <ffi.h> | ~~~~~~ compilation terminated. error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1 ---------------------------------------- ERROR: Failed building wheel for cffi Running setup.py clean for cffi Building wheel for greenlet (setup.py): started Building wheel for greenlet (setup.py): finished with status 'done' Created wheel for greenlet: filename=greenlet-0.4.16-cp36-cp36m-linux_x86_64.whl size=18070 sha256=cc45ce821b6b6401799f8b20a36f573188708177399829a0ad399cd33511e845 Stored in directory: /root/.cache/pip/wheels/7f/3a/c8/c1972109e5f45e7c151afa67d3c5a07e0a0dd592345ac12c73 Successfully built greenlet Failed to build cffi Installing collected packages: setuptools, wheel, Cython, pycparser, cffi, greenlet Running setup.py install for cffi: started Running setup.py install for cffi: finished with status 'error' ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: command: /usr/local/bin/python -u -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'/tmp/pip-install-9_mcfbp1/cffi/setup.py'"'"'; __file='"'"'/tmp/pip-install-9_mcfbp1/cffi/setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(file);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record /tmp/pip-record-kr24lkic/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --prefix /tmp/pip-build-env-9o6ad2nw/overlay --compile --install-headers /tmp/pip-build-env-9o6ad2nw/overlay/include/python3.6m/cffi cwd: /tmp/pip-install-9_mcfbp1/cffi/ Complete output (36 lines): running install running build running build_py creating build creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6 creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/commontypes.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/pkgconfig.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/recompiler.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/lock.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/init.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/cparser.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/api.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/vengine_cpy.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/backend_ctypes.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/verifier.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/cffi_opcode.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/error.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/ffiplatform.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/model.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/vengine_gen.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/setuptools_ext.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/_cffi_include.h -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/parse_c_type.h -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/_embedding.h -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi copying cffi/_cffi_errors.h -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/cffi running build_ext building '_cffi_backend' extension creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.6 creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.6/c gcc -Wno-unused-result -Wsign-compare -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -DTHREAD_STACK_SIZE=0x100000 -fPIC -DUSETHREAD -DHAVE_SYNC_SYNCHRONIZE -I/usr/include/ffi -I/usr/include/libffi -I/usr/local/include/python3.6m -c c/_cffi_backend.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.6/c/_cffi_backend.o c/_cffi_backend.c:15:10: fatal error: ffi.h: No such file or directory 15 | #include <ffi.h> | ~~~~~~ compilation terminated. error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1 ---------------------------------------- ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: /usr/local/bin/python -u -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'/tmp/pip-install-9_mcfbp1/cffi/setup.py'"'"'; __file='"'"'/tmp/pip-install-9_mcfbp1/cffi/setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(file);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file_, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record /tmp/pip-record-kr24lkic/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --prefix /tmp/pip-build-env-9o6ad2nw/overlay --compile --install-headers /tmp/pip-build-env-9o6ad2nw/overlay/include/python3.6m/cffi Check the logs for full command output.

    ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: /usr/local/bin/python /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip install --ignore-installed --no-user --prefix /tmp/pip-build-env-9o6ad2nw/overlay --no-warn-script-location --no-binary :none: --only-binary :none: -i https://pypi.org/simple -- 'setuptools >= 40.8.0' wheel 'Cython >= 3.0a5' 'cffi >= 1.12.3 ; platform_python_implementation == '"'"'CPython'"'"'' 'greenlet >= 0.4.16 ; platform_python_implementation == '"'"'CPython'"'"'' Check the logs for full command output. The command '/bin/sh -c pip install -e /install/hub' returned a non-zero code: 1 make: *** [Makefile:2: build] Error 1

    And I had no idea how to fix it please can some one help me 🙂

    Thanks -levi

    submitted by /u/LeviTheDavis
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    So if like to create my own sense type sensor to know which appliances are on or off. Please help

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 02:09 PM PDT

    Sense uses some kind of algorithm but I plan to make it more simple. I have one sensor that measures my whole house power. I will than, let's say measure how much electricity my fridge uses when it turns on and create an automation that says if the power rises by approximately this number it should register that my fridge is on. If this works I will than continue with other appliances. Anyone have any idea what the exact formula I would use for "approximately" I'm using home assistant and node red.

    submitted by /u/daveisit
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    Whole house fan automation

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 01:47 PM PDT

    My family is planning on buying a whole house fan - I'm wondering if there is a way to get it working with IFTTT.

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    I've read of using "smart relays," but from what I've read it disables any remote included with the fan, which is not an option in my house.

    Is there a solution that doesn't disable the remote and also allows IFTTT integration?

    Or maybe even Google Assistant?

    submitted by /u/iPlayG
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    is there an activity log in the Insteon Hub?

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 01:30 PM PDT

    Hi all. Trying to troubleshoot a garage door that is opening on its own. I am leaning towards the problem being the door opener itself , based on some other issues, but I want to cover all of my bases. Is there any log or history that I can look at? ....... I was thinking along the lines of my August Door lock , which tells me when the door is opened and by who.

    submitted by /u/poopin1000
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    Infrared Fan how would you control?

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 04:38 AM PDT

    So I have a ceiling fan that is controlled by an infrared remote and live in the UK.

    My goal would be to have the fan come on when the inside or outside temperature reaches a certain level. I would love to close my eyelet curtains/Roman blinds.

    I've got a PC running as a server and am happy to buy into a platform but it must work reliably and have an app, etc..

    submitted by /u/stevecrox0914
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    Myq garage door only works in the evenings

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 07:08 AM PDT

    I have the Myq garage door opener wall switch. It seems the door won't open in the mornings and I have to manually open it. But it works in the evenings. I got a free replacement door opener from Chamberlain since the last one had a known issue. Anyone have any ideas to get it working all the time? Do I need to replace my garage door opener?

    submitted by /u/nottherickestrick
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    The Obstacle Avoidance of our 360 S9, with LiDAR&Ultrasonic Dual-eye Navigation.

    Posted: 19 Jul 2020 07:39 PM PDT
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