Beware of #SONOFF Products in #HomeAutomation. If you have a choice, don't buy them! The #eWeLink App refuses to populate the WiFi Network to pair new devices if you do not deactivate 'Private WiFi Address' (MAC randomisation), 'Limit IP Address Tracking' & activate 'Location Services' and give access to 'Precise Location' on iPhone. #HomeAssistant . They even published a blog article about it, recommending to deactivate these vital protections, instead of fixing the App. #ChinaCloud#SpyWare 🤦
one good thing though - the #SONOFF RF-to-WiFi Bridge (R2 433) does work with other 3rd party Sensors and I now managed to integrate my Alarm System into #HomeAssistant , without having to buy a new one.
Can anyone help? I’m looking for something that electrically behaves like a regular #usb wall wart - 120Vac (I’m in the US) input, and 5V USB-A female output.
But, rather than it plugging into a receptacle, I want screw terminals for the AC input, similar to a bunch of the #sonoff devices - Basic, Mini, etc.
I have a bunch of places where I have AC wires available but need to power an ESP device. Wiring in a receptacle just for a single wall wart seems excessive.
@bodsch Schön das der Wechsel auf den #SONOFF Stick scheinbar den gleiche "wow" effekt hatte wie bei mir. Aber welches "mitgelieferte" Dashboard meinst du hier?
I’ve bought some #Ikea #Vallhorn motion sensors for 8€ a piece.
Pairing to the #Zigbee network in Home Assistant and #Zigbee2MQTT was somehow difficult, which is not usual for Zigbee devices (at least according to my limited experiences with them). Nevertheless, I succeeded in pairing them.
Unsuccessful attempts
Firstly I tried to pair the sensor with ‘Permit All’ for several times. Pairing failed. I noticed the sensor wanted to connect to my #Aqara smart plug (SP-EUC01), not to the #Sonoff Zigbee stick (the coordinator). Somehow Aqara didn’t like it and rejected the initial Zigbee ‘interview’.
Overall, the design of the sensor looks nice and smooth. On the backside, it has 3 buttons:
Link – for pairing
Timer (1 – 5) – probably to notify connected lights when to turn off (after 1 or 5 minutes). Not sure if this function works or even makes sense in Home Assistant.
Light mode – to notify connected lights when to turn on/off (always, only at night). Again, this function is probably useful if you have an Ikea gateway and lights and not in the Home Assistant
Ikea Vallhorn with holderThe package also includes a holder and a piece of double-sided tape. The manual doesn’t include much information.
Automations
Why I bought this motion sensor at all? The initial idea was to turn on the Home Assistant dashboard (FireHD tablet) when someone approaches the fridge with the tablet attached.
The automation is simple:
If a motion is detected, then send a notification (‘command_screen_on’) to the tablet (running the #HomeAssistant companion app):
Motion sensor log in Home AssistantIt detects motion and turns on the tablet, but the tablet screen turns off after a minute. I’ve noticed the sensor doesn’t send triggers every time it detects motion, only at the beginning of the motion and after the state is cleared (no motion detected). The states are:
Detected -> Cleared -> Detected -> Cleared … and so on
The effect: if someone is dancing in front of the sensor for several minutes, it will trigger only one time. Meanwhile, the associated automation will not be triggered again.
I could prolong the screen on time, but that is not the best solution. I have to think about how to solve this issue. Maybe other types of motion sensors behave the way I want?
Ideas for other 2 motion sensors
Ok, this was the first motion sensor I put in use.
The second sensor I’ve put in my workshop to detect motion. I’d like to build a simple home alarm system. A few days ago I thought I heard someone opening doors and walking in my workshop. When I checked, nobody was there, but the unpleasant feeling stayed. So the purpose of the second sensor is to prove if I’m hallucinating and hearing voices or not 🙂
For the 3rd one, I don’t have an idea yet where to put it.
Finally, I got around to setting up our new #solar with #homeassistant. The new HomeAssistant Energy dashboard provides a far better display of the metrics and surprisingly also a higher refresh rate, being in perfect sync with the inverter's onboard display, where the inverter's app has a 3 minute delay.
I also set up other fun mwtrics to measure our consumption as well as automation for the extractor fan above the inverter to help keep the enclosed space cool.
The automated switching and monitoring was achieved with #Sonoff sensors and switches.
In today's fun 3D printing adventure and problem solving. We recently installed solar panels and wanted to cool the inverter, which is in a closet sort of thing. We installed an extractor fan controlled by #SonOff sensors and switches for temperature control.
While mounting the pipe for the fan, the provided mounts didn't work well. So I decided to design and 3D printing 4. The desugn phase was mere minutes, and the entire print took 28 minutes. I'm installing the brackets now.
It's really fun that I can design and print something this fast!
Hmpf. Grmpf... 😠
Weder die #Tradfri Shortcut Buttons, noch die Tradfri 5-Button Fernbedienung lösen in #homeassistant (#zha & #sonoff USB Stick) irgendetwas aus. Ich probierte mehrere Blaupausen. Nix. Keine Reaktion. 😞
Ich liebäugele gerade mit ner #ZigBee Schnittstelle für #homeassistant
Wie ist denn das? Wenn ich mir jetzt zum Beispiel so einen Sonoff-Stick als Gateway besorge, kann ich dann die Geräte verschiedener Hersteller darüber integrieren? Oder muss ich dann pro Hersteller ein Gateway besorgen? Das wäre ja dann wieder eher Quatsch...
Ugh. I tried to replace my #Sonoff#Zigbee dongle for a #SkyConnect one, but botched the process so I broke the Zigbee network and had to rebuild. Luckily I had a backup, so I did not have to re-pair any of my devices, but I lost all the names and locations (funny enough the automations were not affected).
Kids, today's lesson is: backup your configs before making changes. 😄
Gestern die ersten #Sonoff SNZB-02 in Betrieb genommen. Das sind Temperatur und Luftfeuchtigkeitssensoren für ZigBee.
Machen auf jeden Fall einen guten Eindruck. Sind deutlich günstiger als die Aqara und es lässt sich sogar der Meldeintervall in #zigbee2mqtt einstellen.
Installed home assistant on my arch nuc, installed a sonoff zigbee USB gateway, bought 4 zigbee lights (to replace the existing smart lights in my home) and got a zigbee motion sensor.
Integrated the lights (via home assistant) with homekit and google assistant, integrated all smart speakers, and wrote a very quick automation to turn on my living room light when the motion sensor next to my front door is activated.
Mir juckt es in den Fingern meinen #Zigbee#Sonoff Stick einzurichten. Aber durch die Umstellung von Kabel auf DSL wird sich hier das Netzwerk in Kürze ändern. Ich hab keine Lust danach alles fixen zu müssen, also muss ich bis zum 9. warten, bis der neue Anschluss da ist.
Und ja, der Alte läuft morgen aus. Bis dahin ein Übergang über 5G 🙃