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thanks for the mqttexplorer suggestion, I've never thought about a similar tool :D
Hi, I have a request. It would great if you could do a video on how to set the set of a LIFX light without turning it on, using Home Assistant. Set State looks to be available but cannot figure out how to get it to work. Thanks
I have struggled to integrate matter over thread Nanoleaf light strips into HA.
If they're Thread only, they can be tricky. From my research, you need to add them to Apple Home, then "remove" them from your Apple Home, and they should be discoverable as a HomeKit Controller integration. I've not tested this at all, so your mileage may vary.
@@HiveMindAutomation I will have to try this.
Great vid. My knowledge of boarder routers in HA is not great. I recently switched from ZHA to zigbee2mqtt on my HA yellow. Only way I could make this work is by uninstalling the multi- protocol firmware so i lose thread / matter support (this is not documented anywhere!). I don’t know is newer HA updates have changed this. But I would like to have Matter and z2mqtt working together on my HA yellow!
Not sure how it works with Z2MQTT, on my Yellow, I just use ZHA. The difference in ZHA is to select a linux socket instead of the /dev/usb device for the ZHA interface. it MIGHT be the same in Z2MQTT, but I've not used it.
great video on VM install for unraid. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
This is an awesome channel mate. Love your content.
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks
What is the updated image to downdoad from github? Now thats its 12.1 I see a similar named file: haos_ova-12.1.rc1.qcow2.xz
Lifx is the worst, CONSTANTLY "gone dark"....you'll get used to that phrase.
Sorry to say I don't agree with you and I don't think your experience is universal. I've NEVER had a problem and I've been using LIFX gear for ~ 7 years.
I got mine on a sale last year, which is about 12 months after you did this video. I paid AU$999 new, I think I was very lucky. Sadly though, to take advantage of the 120Hz refresh rate, I will have to update my MBP M1 Max. Other than that, I am finding this size to be the new standard for productivity.
As far as I can tell, the 120Hz is only available through DisplayPort Connections. I'm still really happy with this monitor and 100% agree with you about Productivity. I don't even think having 2x 27" 16:9 Monitors would be as good
Might not be a good look to run a continuous animation in a significant area of the screen just jumps all over the place when you edit your talking head. Quite jarring.
Yes I've had similar comments. I'm trying a few different things to resolve this issue.
This is really really good. Thanks!! I think you could also recommend some cameras (common ones like Reolink CX410) and show to to step up and also access from mobile. It would be the best Surveillance set up in youtube. Thanks again.
My current setup is mostly Ubiquiti. I might do some more Camera Comparisons in future. For this project, so long as you can get an RTSP Stream, you should be good.
@@HiveMindAutomation yeah, that's the main problem. I've contract with ADT and the camera Im using is " ADC-V724 1080p Outdoor Wi-Fi Camera" but they basically block the access.. even the panel " Qolsys IQ Panel 2- Telus" doesnt work if you dont have a contract. Thanks
HI. So I set up one of my plugs to turn off when I leave, and turn on when I come back, and it's working fine. What I can't make work, is to do the same for the other phone in my household, to turn off the second plug. In other words, when I leave it shuts down my room, when the other person leaves it turns off the other room. It just doesn't work for the second phone.
Without knowing anything about your setup, I'm not able to offer much advice here. If you're just using the Tuya Smart App itself, I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to suggest anything. If you're integrating into Home Assistant, it suggests that the Person entity presence detection isn't working properly
@@HiveMindAutomation Thanks
Thanks great … can i use this also with the rasp pi zero2 w with the cam v3
Honestly I don't know. It's likely that it will struggle a bit to run multiple streams due to resource limitations. I've never used a PiZero W though, so I honestly can't be certain.
Thanks for this. I run a 60 device strong ZHA (only) network via a Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus. It's been a flawless radio with great range, long antenna and extended using a USB cable away from the rack. Some of my more important devices don;t do MQTT so I need to stay with ZHA> I am still uncertain how to add thread/matter. Is it best to migrate to a combined stick like the NabuC one you have used here? I still don't even know whether migration upgrades are needed (into the future)...simply due to a Sonoff stick like the one I have becoming end-of lifed or unsupported with ongoing firmware etc ? So do I wait for the release of a new combined Sonoff ZHA/Thread stick? (If so, which one)? Or do I leave what I've got and simply just add a second matter stick? There is never any manual on this zigbee stuff.. just trial and error. Nobody lays out any "best practice". You learn what works trial and error as you go. I'd appreciate your comments on which is the best path to take to upgrade to the ability to add thread devices in the future. Thanks
I think if you’ve got the USB Porta available just get a separate Thread USB stick. There should be a listing of compatible thread radios on the Home assistant site
Thank you for the help and step by step tutorial, i finally can do a proper use for my old raspberry pi 3, a tip if you are having troubles with video streams / codecs from different vendors, try to use always h264 instead of h265, also video source resolution should be minor that the monitor total resolution, so in that case you can use 2nd stream source from cameras if you have a high resolution survelliance video camera
Good tip! Glad to give old Pi's New life!
I have negative too - the lights are damn bright. If you need a blacked out room at night this will annoy you. Edit - thanks for the video!
Good point. I've had issues with some other devices and bright LEDs. A small strip of Electrical tape solves the issue quickly.
@@HiveMindAutomation Excellent workaround - my undoing is my current networking prowess - currently everything is under construction so I have to keep removing tape on and off the device to confirm if its a hardware issue or a software issue with my ACL/VLAN rules - again, everyone else who's not an idiot like me will easily overcome this with tape! Thanks again and take care.
Does it connect back to the wifi network automatically once the power goes and comes ?
Yes. it will automatically re-join Wi-Fi
I made a video for people with adhd. Proceeds to make an hour long video😂
I mean, I have ADHD AND Autism, so info-dumping is Standard operating procedure here.
Awesome! Thank you for the explanation!
Glad it was helpful!
About those fingernails.......
I've been better at keeping them trimmed.
I dident learn anything from this ok you no what you are doing but you did not run it past us rubbish sorry just rubbish
Thanks for watching. If there's something specific you're wanting to learn maybe let me know what it is though, rather than just complaining you learnt nothing.
Just separate the internet of the devices with the one you commonly use
Doesn't solve the latency problem though
This plug is not good at all. After being plugged in for a while, it gets very hot, too hot to be considered safe. I have never had a plug that gets this hot after being plugged in. I don’t dare to use it any longer than this. I don’t trust it at all and feel unsafe.
All my Grid Connect devices have failed.
This plug is not good at all. After being plugged in for a while, it gets very hot, too hot to be considered safe. I have never had a plug that gets this hot after being plugged in. I don’t dare to use it any longer than this. I don’t trust it at all and feel unsafe.
All my Grid Connect devices have failed.
i am thinking of buying them . but i have a question ... do they work with 2.4 ghz wifi too? i only want to connect them to my iphone
They are Matter over Thread, so they won't run on 2.4GHz Wifi. You need a Thread Border Router that would connect to your 2.4GHz WiFi, and act as a bridge. That said, I believe the iPhone 15 has a Thread radio built in, but I'm not sure if it'll interface directly. If you're looking for smart lightbulbs that explicitly work on 2.4 GHz Wifi, I HIGHLY recommend the LIFX branded lights, but they're a bit pricier, but haven't yet adopted the Matter standard. For a less pricey option, Wiz operate on 2.4GHz and there's now Matter over Wi-Fi bulbs available.
lone wolf from Australia presenting home assistant videos thank you
Pretty much the whole reason I got started, there was nobody else in Australia doing Home Assistant stuff for Aussie Audiences.
thanks
Hope it helped
@@HiveMindAutomation yes it helped. 👍
Very interested in content like yours, and subscribed! Having said that, the scrolling text in the background is too distracting for me to actually watch the video - have to simply listen to it. 😅 Any chance you could remove that in future videos?
Maybe just a simple animated GIF?
hi sir any idea can it add to homekit ? via HA
Yes, you can pass it through to Homekit from Home Assistant. There wasn't any tricks to making it work either, it's just a standard Climate domain entity.
I had a feeling you were going to use the RGB to flash blue and red like a police light on motion.
I'd originally planned to just turn the lights on.... but now that you mention it......
Patrick
I really Got Alot Of Help, And Information, From Your Video. MORE Than I Recieved From Other People, Filming Their Video's. Thank You For Doing This For Me, And Other's, Who May Need To Learn, By The Visual Tools That They Have At Hand. Thank You! Rick C.
Glad I could help
Why not just install landscape lighting? Because the low voltage transformers (they are powered through) have dusk/dawn photocell sensor and timer functions to make their operation effortless. Plus you get the added benefit of adding to your homes curb appeal and your cameras won’t have to readjust all their optical sensors and value settings to try and capture a clear and balanced image each time there is a motion sensor event. Also...... people are less likely to mess with properties that have landscape lighting that might put them at risk of being spotted in the act, or identified afterwards.
Good Plan, I might check that out.
how did you get to that config file tho?
and how all those people in the commands knew where to find it xD
with SmartIR, the commands have been gathered by contributors to the Repo
The configuration.yaml file is part of every Home Assistant Setup. I have the "Studio Code" Add On installed in Home Asssistant which exposes those files in a VSCode interface right in the browser.
All that command line for just a copy and paste of a folder? Why?
Why not? I work in IT in my Day Job and can do plenty of stuff quicker in CLI than I can using a mouse. And - in my opinion - using the Command Line keeps me "sharp" But Mostly because the copy/paste of the folder is happening on a remote server, not my local computer. Doing a copy/paste of a folder on a remote server over SMB is extremely inefficient.because it copies the folder down to the computer you're working from, then copies it back up to the remote server. Over Wi-fi that would've taken ages to essentially transfer 24GB
FYI, these powerboards only last a year or 2 and will then start making a electical hissing noise, then the outputs will start failing to turn on and off.. A shame because it was faultless until this happened.
Can't say I've had an issue with the Brilliant Smart one, but It sits in a box and only really comes out for the Train & Hobby Show.
there is a way to install HASS on a container, did I miss something?
You CAN install Home Assistant as a Docker Container, however it's not a great experience. I might visit this topic at some point in the future if there's interest.
installing the full OS in a VM is the preferred way to run HA - even better than bare metal because it's easier to make snapshots - which are supported in the UI in Unraid 7
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Thanks for the sub! Glad you like the videos.
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Great tutorial. Which version of raspbian should I download for raspberry pi 3?
For the DisplayCameras project you NEED Raspbian Buster. Anything newer won't work because of issues with the streaming.
i had this working since years. Few months ago i found it not working anymore. Everything is as your guide, besides the ir remote name in HA is remote.ir_salotto (i dont have the _remote in the name, because the integration didn't add it) in the smartir definition i tried both remote.ir_salotto and remote.ir_salotto_remote but when calling the send command from developer tools, it always give me unknown error, and in the log i see, in order: - Referenced entities remote.ir_salotto_remote are missing or not currently available - Failed to call remote.send_command: Command not found: 'on' - websocket_api script: Error executing script. Unexpected error for call_service at pos 1: Command not found: 'on'
so Command not found 'on' pretty much just means there's no such command as "on" in the remote definition. when you're using remote.send_command you need to send the base64 encoded command. i.e. for a Fujitsu Aircon like in my video, to turn on the heater to 22ºC with the fan set to "High", I'd need to send: "JgAEAWQyDAwMDAwlDAwMJQwMDAwMDAwlDCUMDAwMDAwMJQwlDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMJQwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDCUMDAwMDAwMDAwlDCUMJQwlDCUMJQwlDCUMDAwMDCUMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDCUMJQwMDAwMJQwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwlDAwMDAwlDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwlDAwMDAwMDCUMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDCUMDAwMDAwMJQwMDCUMJQwMDAwMDAwADGgNBQ" If you've setup SmartIR, it exposes your target device as a climate or fan or media_player entity depending on the device you setup with it. So then to turn on the AirCon, you call the service with - in my case: service: climate.turn_on target: entity_id: climate.bedroom_ac data: {}
Hey, do these Arlec puck lights come with the option of screw mounting or only tape? I can't find the manual online and Arlec wouldn't answer my question. Hoping to mount them in my bar in my shed and loath anything mounted with tape, never seems to last IMO.
it's only tape. I've been trying to set aside time to work on my own project that includes screw mounts in a 3D Printed enclosure, but time is elusive.
Lots of people don't wear a watch nowadays (e.g., none in my extended family), the keys are left by the door, and the phone is wherever whenever, and in my home we have 2 phones between the 4 of us, since kids don't have their own phones, but they occasionally use our phones for games or videos or music. Anything tracking BT is just not going to work. I'm shocked if it would work for the majority of households. That said, when we're looking for some phone it'd be useful to know in which room it is, but there are other, simpler solutions to that.
It's certainly not a suitable solution for everyone, but It's still a cool project to play with.
Marcus
Oh dear... I know you tried to blur your wifi password, but then you scrolled and the blur didn't go with it....
Thanks for the heads up. I think I've sorted that now using the clunky KZread Video Editor.
Done this year's back .. not reliable unfortunately .. because the BLE may detect you in the wrong room depending on the house layout no mater what you do .. I since moved to something more precise however it's not for everyone ..
Interesting. What's the tool you're using now? It can be hard using wireless technology to track devicecs because of overlapping base stations.
@@HiveMindAutomation frigate and double take
Any preference for the standard Meross smart plugs or the Meross Homekit ones? Some reviews said IOS updates stop the Homekit ones from working. Would also have to install Homekit Device integration for the Homekit ones.
Meross LAN should work regardless of them being Homekit or standalone. I've not tried the smart plugs through Meross LAN yet though.
Hi. On my side it stopped working with home assistant. How is it for you?
It stopped working but uninstalling and re-installing the custom component brought it back. it's quite frustrating when it happens, but at lease i was able to sort it out.
@@HiveMindAutomation yes Finally I had to do it this way two times to get it working.
Thanks for the detailed informative tutorial. I have followed the instructions, but my apple watch only state is not_home. What am I doing wrong?
There's some more detailed documentation on the espresense.com website for troubleshooting and enrolling devices properly.
Hey 👋
Do modern cell phones spoof your MAC ID? would this still work?
This is why you use the ID not the MAC Address.
Great video mate, very in-depth. That said, I can’t get this working. I have spent hours troubleshooting this but not really getting anywhere. I feel that I am missing something. Do you have any sample configs that you could share? Also, when you restart HA in your video after editing your configuration, your sensors just magically show which rooms your devices are in… where did you mention the part about making that part work? Is there an integration that is required? Cheers.
You need to have MQTT setup in your Home Assistant
@@HiveMindAutomation I already have MQTT setup and running in my HA. Is there anything else that I need to get it to work?