Love the speaker system but not seeing a way to connect to HA, but hoping I missed something.

I'm in the market for a ducted heat pump system. The ones with the best efficiency are inverter driven, which requires a special manufacturer specific thermostat to control (these are often called communicating thermostats). Has anyone had a good experience with Home Assistant controlling their communicating thermostat?

Hi all, I've 2 sets of Aqara H1 wired (no neutral) wall switches at the side of my kitchen island. At times, guest will lean against the island which will often accidentally long press the switch, thus reseting and affects all the automation I had set up.

Is there any way I can disable the accidental long press of these switches, so I don’t have to worry every time my guest are near kitchen island?

For example:

• I have set the target temperature on my thermostat

• I want to send a notification when the thermostat has reached its target temperature

• So; if <target_temp> == <current_temp> then send notification

I would like to run automations like this, regardless of the exact target temperature, so I need some sort of variables or a way to compare multiple sensor values.

Is this possible?

With the new tariffs on China and the elimination of the $800 de minimise treatment, looks like I'll be paying at least another $100 when the package hits the US for delivery.

I have a new SLZB-06-P7. I need to run it remotely and on POE.

I got it to boot and acquire a DHCP address from my router. I then logged into the GUI and configured the IP address and my Zigbee2mQTT not only found it but I was able to find my TUYA temperature/humidity sensor and create a card on my dashboard. I left it running for a couple of days and it was rock solid.

As I needed to move it to its remote location I unplugged it overnight. When I plugged it back in it had lost not only the POE connection but it lost all of the setups I had put in.

Now, I can't get it to reset to factory so I can get a new ( or old) DHCP address so I can log into it again and set it up.

Having it not store the ip address and configs when unplugged is a real issue for me as the remote location is not on UPS.

Thoughts?

I'm trying to find something to use as a location sensor for my dog, ideally something I can put on her collar. All I need to be able to do is say if she's home or not home - it doesn't matter where she is in the house. (I just want to have my vacuum robots not turn on if she's home since they freak her out.) Any suggestions?

Hi, I'm using my Samsung phone (currently an S25, previously an S22) as a BLE transmitter for presence detection, but I'm having issues with it stopping transmission whenever the phone is idle. As a workaround, I've been keeping the beacon monitor on, but this significantly drains the battery.

I’m certain this is due to the phone's battery-saving features, but despite disabling everything I can find that might interfere, the app still stops transmitting unless the monitor is running.

Does anyone know a way to keep the BLE transmitter active without needing the beacon monitor?

Is there a way to manually trigger an automation such that its Trigger is evaluated as an IF?

A lot of my Automations have Conditions like "if not in Away mode". When I return home, I'd like those automations to kick off, but only if their trigger conditions are still true.

For example, this runs a booster fan in my office to help it get to 70F, but only if not in Away Mode or during an energy event. When I come home and Away Mode deactivates, I'd like to just kick this off and have the vent turn on IF temperature is below 70.

alias: Vent the office if it's cold

description: not bothering with "too hot". That does not happen.

triggers:

- trigger: numeric_state

entity_id:

- sensor.deskpro_temperature

below: 70

conditions:

- condition: state

entity_id: input_boolean.flex_event_now

state: "off"

- condition: state

entity_id: input_boolean.away_mode

state: "off"

actions:

- type: turn_on

device_id: ff95818789787e44d0f81b9c5c917ef2

entity_id: 87e9c566dd324aca11f40deec9b43eed

domain: switch

mode: single

...is there a way to do that, or do I just need to duplicate all the automations that are like this?

I'd like to get an indoor air quality sensor that works with HA.

Mainly I'm interested in CO2 and Radon levels, but anything else is considered a bonus.

Requirements: it should work directly with HA via ZigBee (ZHA) or BT, with no additional hub required.

While searching, I've found the Airthings Wave Plus, but I'm not sure what the HA experience is with it and if there aren't more affordable options around that I just couldn't find.

Thank you!

Hey guys,

I live in Switzerland. We use a Type J power socket, which makes it quite hard to find a suitable smart home power plug. I want to make sure it has solid Home Assistant integration and was searching for one that is Zigbee. I wasn't able to find one and I'm not sure if there are even Zigbee power plugs for Switzerland, which is why I'm here. Do you guys know of any Zigbee smart plugs for Switzerland with power metering and a power switch?

If there isn't a Zigbee plug for Switzerland, I found this as a possible alternative: https://www.athom.tech/blank-1/switzerland-plug-for-esphome and would be interested if anyone has any experience with these plugs.

TLDR; Looking for a Type J (Swiss) Zigbee Smart Power Plug with power metering and a power switch

I'm looking to deploy a remote HA system on each of the three floors of my house, as well as two portable remote HA systems that can be carried around. Does anyone have a suggestion or two about little self-contained systems that can be used as HA devices?

I'd love the device to a around 3,4 or 5 by 3 inches or so and support color display and wifi.

I just got a somfy zigbee blind, which I managed to pair to my supplied remote. However, if I set the motor into pairing mode, im unable to pair it with my home assistant zigbee gateway. It simply times out.

Oddly, I can, by pressing and holding the program button on the remote it self, pair the remote to home assistant. But I cant pair the motor itself.

Have anybody managed to pair the motor?

I have various lamps, and a dehumifidier, all on smart switches and controlled by HA in various ways. I hadn't really thought much about it until I started to try to do the same for a desk fan. I have one or two basic USB desk fans, and a full size one, and none of them actually turn 'on' with power.

They all have a separate button to press to actually turn them on. I know I could switchbot them, but they're actually kinda fiddly to attach the switchbot to so the 'finger' actually does anything, and they have different 'modes' it cycles through when pressed, so that'd be a whole thing.

But in general, when buying a normal 'dumb' device, is there any specification on them that will identify whether they will turn 'on' when powered on, or whether they'll need another button press?

Even just finding a real basic USB light that is nothing but a light, with no modes or toggles, has been difficult.

Is there a way to connect multiple HA instances at multiple location?
im running 3 instances of HA - mine (a HA die hard haha) , my parents (at their place) and my grandparents (at their place)
these two instances are mostly for me to help them from time to time - they don't really use it for except for basic & simple tasks (turning on the boiler etc...)

is there a way to connect all 3 instances so on my instance i will be able to see their dashboards in a SECURE manner?
today at all 3 places i have wireguard vpn, and when i want to connect i need to change my connection.

is there a simpler way?

With update version 2024.6.5-13 the local API is working again.

They have stated an reaction on GitHub that it should be working again. I can confirm it is working again. I did check the Tahoma app, and there was an update available. Did the update and re-added the integration again with the local API, and everything is working again!

Thanks Somfy for the update!

Really newbie question. I have a coral TPU working with Frigate now. I was just wondering if there is any thought of using it for the AI used by the Home Assistant voice?

Hello everyone so I got a Stoftmoln Ceiling Light paired with an Aqara Motion Sensor through an automation which turns the light on and after 5 min of inactiviti off. Problem is that only for the first time of the day the light won‘t turn on but the state is On in HA after turning the Light off an on manually it works flawlessly for the rest of the day until the next morning. Does anyone have an idea? Thanks in advance!

There's lots of info for moving from RPi to PC, or Docker to PC... what if you just want to move from one PC (leftover tower) to another (Lenovo M93p)? If the install is on an external drive, do I just move the drive to the new PC and boot? After creating a backup, of course.

I found a way to send a text message to my Pixel 7Pro, which is great. What I would love to do is send a text message to any cellphone number I put in the automation. Is this at all possible? If so, what do I need to do?

So alot of people obviously use a tablet for wall mounted dashboards , but is anyone using a tablet with a dock ? Say like a pixel tablet or the one in the picture?

Hello.

I’ve recently paid for Nabu Casa cloud so I can access my home assistant away from home - and to support the work being done for the platform.

It sounds silly but I’m not sure how I’m meant to set this up to work properly and whether my family members also need to do so on their own phones. I’m after some straightforward easy to understand guidance please on what I need to do.

Secondly, I’ve been tinkering with a new dashboard and I’ve seen some videos where a red badge appears if, say, motion is detected in a room - kind of like the crudely drawn red dot in attached image). Can anyone tell me how I achieve this?

I’ve also not been able to find a definitive guide for making icons change (doors, windows for example) when state changes on an entity. Can anybody simply explain provide guidance on this?

Thanks.

Finally making the switch. Iv been so frustrated with the proxmox integration. Iv made the plunge and bought a pi5 - hoping to have significant performance upgrades and better hardware integration. Will let you guys know how it goes.

I guess the title says it all. Is there a Skill that can be used to add to Alexa that will 1) recognize speech and 2) pass/pipe the text onto HA assist.

I guess that combined with "Alexa Media Player" via HACS for audio output could create a makeshift Home Assistant Voice.

I guess I would like test out HA voice with the devices I have at the moment. Thank you.

Hi,

Can any owners of the above tell me if these "detect" the status of the connected manual switch?

i.e. if a manual switch (ordinary light wall switch) is switched on/off, the Pro 4PM will show the switch as on/off, in the API/App.

I ask because a similar product, the Sonoff 4CHPROR2, cannot detect (update app) whether a manual switch has been turned on or off, however, the Sonoff MINIR4M can, but it's a single channel (output).

Thank you in advance.

I got my HA Green a few weeks ago and have been enjoying getting my smart devices integrated and setting up some simple automations for things. I started exploring how to integrate my Xcel Energy Smart Meter and I have successfully got it connected and importing data to HA, but I wanted to create some adjustments for Xcel's Time of Use pricing that changes between summer and winter. I found a great post in the HA Community that detailed how they got it all set up:

Post in HA About Setting Up Xcel ToU Pricing

I was able to follow along with it perfectly until the Node-Red workflow. I have installed Node-Red but I can't figure out exactly what he did to set up that flow. Would anyone here be able/willing to look at that flow and give me some idea of how to re-create it? I have replied to the comment on the HA community as well but it's a 2 year old comment and I'm not sure if the person will respond.

Greetings fellow tinkerers,

Few weeks ago I posted on reddit, that I found a solution to the IKEA Vallhorn motion sensor reacting very slow sometimes: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1hy7yay/found_a_solution_to_ikea_vallhorm_motion_sensors/

Someone suggested, that I should ask, if my new insights (see link above, if you are interested) could be added to the device information page on zigbee2mqtt.io (https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/E2134.html)

I created a pull request on github and got in touch with Koenkk, the founder of Zigbee2MQTT. I had a little chat with him and now the problem will be fixed once and for all out of the box. You just have to install the newest update of Zigbee2MQTT (Version 2.1.0-1) and add a new IKEA Vallhorn sensor! (Zigbee2MQTT will now overwrite the default "Min rep interval" reporting value with 0 automatically)

If you want to fix existing sensors, just follow my directions in the post above or use the "Reconfigure" button in Zigbee2MQTT (this will reset all configuration to default for this device!)

https://preview.redd.it/eagjpu3i4yge1.png?width=1578&format=png&auto=webp&s=98654006b34b7022d75902b4a9ba859afd25e485

Note, that these motion sensors are passive / sleeping devices. If you want to use the reconfigure button, you should wait until the sensor shows no occupancy (clear). Then click the button and activate / wake up the sensor right after that by walking in front of it. Otherwise Zigbee2MQTT won't be able to apply any configuration.

I am very happy, that IKEA Vallhorn will work properly from now on, which makes them even more useful!

Hi everybody,

so I'd like to use the data I have available via the Renault integration to create nice statistical graphs which show the actual energy consumption of our car.
Ideally even on a selectable time scale, so I can see the difference between winter and summer and so on.

I have these sensors available:

• The distance driven so far in total (so this number always goes up), let's call it d
• The current charge of the battery in percent, let's call it p

So if I'd do this manually, I'd calculate \delta d and \delta p (e.g. for some preselected timespan) and if \delta d is not zero, then calculate \delta p \over \delta d and then draw a nice graph with the resulting data.

However I have no idea how to do this with HA helpers or similar already existing things. I tried to use derivation helpers, but I don't really understand how they can be configured and the results are really weird. Additionally they only work with new data, no calculations on historical data are done.

Does anyone have any hints how to do this? Or is there a custom integration that does this?

My current hope is that somehow this is possible with template helpers. Otherwise I'm going to write either a custom integration or an addon with an UI to do this.

Hello Reddit!

Has anyone used ESPresense to send presence data to AWS IoT? I’m trying to get the name of a user’s device through ESPresense, but when I check the raw MQTT data, I only see the device ID—not the device name.

Why doesn’t it simply pick up and send the advertised name, like "Jake’s iPhone," over MQTT? Is there a way to enable this, or does it require additional setup?