I have some of the ATOM Echos that HA describes here. They work for voice recognition but the speaker in these tiny boxes is…tiny. It’s barely audible when standing right next to the box, and completely inaudible when standing 10 feet away or if there is noise in the room....
This sounds cool, but beyond my skill set. I might be able to re-qire the speaker wire to something else (possibly not if soldering is required), but I don’t even understand what a “shutdown pin” is or what it does.
I have a robot vaccum that sends an alert to HA when it’s done cleaning or when it encounters a problem. How can I intercept or re-route those notificiations? I want to post them to Matrix, which I do have an integration for....
I’ve had a problem for a year or more, so that’s through numerous Home Assistant updates: I have about 15 automations that I’ve disabled, but they always become enabled again within a few days. I haven’t been able to determine a trigger for the re-enabling....
One of my automations that was disabled but is now enabled has turned off triggered by service Automation: Turn off about a week ago in the Logbook. What does “turned off” mean for an automation?
Thanks for the explanation and example, @CondorWonder.
I used Studio Code Server to search all files for “Automation: Turn Off” and “automation.turn_off” and “automation” - there were 100s (1000s?) of results. I scanned through them and didn’t see anything that looks like it was enabling these automations. And that’s the only record in my logbook around these automations being disabled.
So now I’ve renamed some of my automations and re-disabled them. In a few days they’ll either become enabled or I’ll search my logs for errors including their previous names.
I’m trying to find a new projector for my home theater. I don’t need high end, but it should be at least 1080p (i.e., 4K isnt necessary). I mention that because of my budget: I’m looking for something around $500, but I might be able to go up to $1000. The other main requirement is that I’m able to turn it on/off via...
I’ve been researching NAS and am figuring out how one can play into my current home setup. There’s a lot I don’t know even after researching. Best I explain to clear things up....
I recently installed TrueNAS on a box with Proxmox, following these instructions. It allows the box to be your NAS and run anything else as a VM (so NextCloud, Grocy/KitchenOwl, etc., even your VPN).
I installed the Auto Backup HACS integration and I have a network storage configured in Home Assistant (FYI, I’m running HAOS). If I use HA’s Developer Tools and manually call the “Auto Backup: Backup Full” service, there is a “Location” field where I can select my network storage. The backup successfully completes...
Photostructure is a strong starter, but development is slow and it’s still missing important features like sharing. Also, it’s not ooen source.
Immich seems great but doesn’t (yet) support digikam tags ( and since my 100,000 assets are tagged/organized via digikam, I don’t want to move to immich yet and have to start over).
PhotoPrism seemed pretty good, though it also doesn’t (yet) support digikam tags. Also, their self-hosted version doesn’t have all the features of their paid versions.
Does anyone have any experience with self-cleaning cat litter boxes? I’m curious if any particular model of self-cleaning litter box is any good. We now have 4 cats and it would be nice to not have to clean litter boxes manually 1-2 times every day....
Does anyone have any experience with self-cleaning cat litter boxes? The ability to connect one to Home Assistant doesn’t really seem useful to me - maybe it would be nice for HA to alert you when the litter box needs to be changed. But I’m really just curious if any particular model of self-cleaning litter box is any good -...
I bought an old iPad2 for the purpose of viewing a Home Assistant dashboard via a web browser. My thinking was that the ability to browse the web was the sole requirement for a tablet for this purpose, but I was wrong: Home Assistant’s web pages apparently require a newer version of javascript than iOS 9.3.5 can handle, but...
2023 has been the Year of the Voice, and please stay tuned, as we will host a final 5th chapter live stream on our YouTube channel on 13 December 2023, at 12:00 PST / 21:00 CET! But that is not the end of the voice journey… Be sure to tune in!
I have a Dreametech L10s Ultra vacuum that HA recognizes via the Xiaomi Miot Auto integration. I’m trying to add a custom:xiaomi-vacuum-map-card to a dashboard, and the vacuum is recognized but the camera (which I guess is the map) isn’t working due to “Invalid calbiration”. But the calibration is whatever was...
Also, while this integration recognizes the mopping capability of the vacuum (it shows the status of the mop heads in terms of dry or moist), it doesn’t seem to offer the ability to control the mopping functionality (I can’t see a way to change the mop settings like I can with the vacuum’s fan speed). Interesting.
I want to flash my vac with Valetudo - my goal is to run-only, no cloud. But I read through Valetudo’s instructions and it’s too scary for me. I don’t think I have the skills to solder a board together and I barely understand all the steps. I can follow instructions, but there’s one point where they say something like “do these few steps within 180 seconds or you may brick your vacuum” - that’s too much risk for a ~$1000 vacuum. I didn’t upgrade the firmware on my vac, so maybe someday the process will be slightly easier and I’ll take the risk.
How to intercept Assistant voice responses?
I have some of the ATOM Echos that HA describes here. They work for voice recognition but the speaker in these tiny boxes is…tiny. It’s barely audible when standing right next to the box, and completely inaudible when standing 10 feet away or if there is noise in the room....
How to intercept HA noifications?
I have a robot vaccum that sends an alert to HA when it’s done cleaning or when it encounters a problem. How can I intercept or re-route those notificiations? I want to post them to Matrix, which I do have an integration for....
Disabled automations continually become enabled
I’ve had a problem for a year or more, so that’s through numerous Home Assistant updates: I have about 15 automations that I’ve disabled, but they always become enabled again within a few days. I haven’t been able to determine a trigger for the re-enabling....
Projector suggestions
I’m trying to find a new projector for my home theater. I don’t need high end, but it should be at least 1080p (i.e., 4K isnt necessary). I mention that because of my budget: I’m looking for something around $500, but I might be able to go up to $1000. The other main requirement is that I’m able to turn it on/off via...
Suggestions for NAS (or other hardware) solution to home setup
I’ve been researching NAS and am figuring out how one can play into my current home setup. There’s a lot I don’t know even after researching. Best I explain to clear things up....
Seeking assistance with Auto Backup HACS integration
I installed the Auto Backup HACS integration and I have a network storage configured in Home Assistant (FYI, I’m running HAOS). If I use HA’s Developer Tools and manually call the “Auto Backup: Backup Full” service, there is a “Location” field where I can select my network storage. The backup successfully completes...
Google Photos Alternative
What are you using as a Google photos alternative? Currently I’m using Nextcloud but I’m thinking of switching to a more dedicated solution....
Are any self-cleaning cat litter boxes any good, or worth the money?
Does anyone have any experience with self-cleaning cat litter boxes? I’m curious if any particular model of self-cleaning litter box is any good. We now have 4 cats and it would be nice to not have to clean litter boxes manually 1-2 times every day....
self-cleaning litter box?
Does anyone have any experience with self-cleaning cat litter boxes? The ability to connect one to Home Assistant doesn’t really seem useful to me - maybe it would be nice for HA to alert you when the litter box needs to be changed. But I’m really just curious if any particular model of self-cleaning litter box is any good -...
Is it possible to flash a new OS onto an old iPad 2?
I bought an old iPad2 for the purpose of viewing a Home Assistant dashboard via a web browser. My thinking was that the ability to browse the web was the sole requirement for a tablet for this purpose, but I was wrong: Home Assistant’s web pages apparently require a newer version of javascript than iOS 9.3.5 can handle, but...
Home Assistant 2023.12: Welcome home! (www.home-assistant.io)
Navigating around in your shell (blog.meain.io)
How to configure Dreametech vacuum in Home Asisstant? (lemmy.d.thewooskeys.com)
I have a Dreametech L10s Ultra vacuum that HA recognizes via the Xiaomi Miot Auto integration. I’m trying to add a custom:xiaomi-vacuum-map-card to a dashboard, and the vacuum is recognized but the camera (which I guess is the map) isn’t working due to “Invalid calbiration”. But the calibration is whatever was...