Home Assistant beginners
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Hope someone can help, having an issue with my Givenergy Integration, back story is my internet died on 5th October and only restored today, and I can get on the Givenergy Portal just fine but this integration doesn't want to work, i've tried disabling and enabling, reloading etc but no luck just comes back as failed and will retry. do I need to completely restart with the integration from scratch?
Edit - Ignore - figured out the IP address had changed once I re-read the givenergy set up.
Edit - Ignore - figured out the IP address had changed once I re-read the givenergy set up.
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Are you using static ip or dhcp?
Have you checked your router to see if the ip address of your server is the same as the HA app is expecting?
Have you checked your router to see if the ip address of your server is the same as the HA app is expecting?
Soldato
Still not started my home assistant re-journey yet, been to busy on house and solar projects.
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I've just paid for a Premium account for our Nibe heat pump, which allows me to control the heat pump remotely. I'm going to see how HA can change settings in the heat pump in response to other factors, e.g. ramp up the hot water tank temp when its predicted to be a sunny day and we'll generate lots of solar.
Seems to have sorted itself out. Didn't change anything. Very strange.
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Maybe just a glitch.
Have you got any firewall settings that could restrict access, e.g. Limited access from specific ip addresses?
Ohhhh I was wondering where Home Assistant would be discussed on here. I've ran out of ideas of things to do smart home wise... I've been running Home Assistant for several years and I have done everything I can think of, other than Solar, mainly because of the great up front cost involved.
Some of the things I've done:
- Every single light bulb in the house is a zigbee smart bulb (all Philips Hue, I've found their kit is the most reliable), other than three that are operated via ZigBee switches.
- Three PIR motion sensors that also record temperature - used to automate lights in bathrooms.
- Humidity/temp sensors connected via Zigbee2MQTT
- Two Nest Learning Thermostats (one for each heating zone) integrated using the Google Nest integration. Provides more temp/humdity sensors and obviously allows heating control from HA. I have created some custom sensors to track how long the boiler has been on each day.
- Dishwasher integrated via Bosch Home Connect integration
- pfSense (router) integration - monitors WAN IP, all my interfaces, VLANs, Wireguard VPN server, bandwidth utilisation etc.
- Proxmox integration (I now run HA as a VM on Proxmox, and a couple of other VMs/containers)
- Synology NAS integration - to monitor status of the NAS, HDDs etc.
- Plex integration
- Uptime Kuma to monitor all my devices, including networking equipment and services like MQTT and DNS. It uses Discord messages to notify me if anything goes down.
- Ring door bell integration
- Levoit air purifier integrated - I have a couple of automations set to control air quality
- ESP8266 device I made that uses CT clamp over main supply tail into my property to calculate current power usage. Useful for monitoring current power consumption and plotting graphs over time.
- NUT integration for my APC UPS that provides backup power to all my key devices (ONT, pfSense router, Home Assistant, Switch etc.). Also useful as it provides current voltage, battery level etc. I have automations on what to do on power loss/switching to battery like alerting my phone via the HA app.
- LG integration for OLED TV, I use emulated hue within HA to expose it to Alexa for voice control. I also use the HA Wake On Lan function to turn it on.
- Switchbot IR blaster to control Marantz audio amplifier
- Two IP POE cameras integrated using Reolink IP Camera integration
- A 'hacked' Ikea VINDRIKTNING Air quality sensor - I soldered an ESP8266 chip to it and run Tasmota on it as an extra air quality sensor downstairs.
- Ubiquiti integration connected to my Unifi controller for Unifi AP
- Home Assistant Google Drive Backup addon to backup HA at set intervals
- InfluxDB and Grafana for data recording and graphing
- RPC Shutdown addon to shutdown my PC in the event of power loss
- Mosquitto broker and Zigbee2MQTT (I have a Sonoff Zigbee gateway) Addons
- Speedtest integration to measure and record upload/download speeds and ping at 5am every day
- A few other automations, such as knowing when someone is in the shower to keep the bathroom light on (as PIR can't see them).
Yeah, that's pretty much most of it, although I've probably missed a few things. I do have an Aqara FP1 mm wave presence detector. It worked well but I recently took it down as I can't be bothered to run permanent USB power to it.
I do actually run Alexa alongside all of the above, but only for voice control of lights and the TV/Amp. All of my automations and day to day stuff is done in HA. Hoping to get rid of Alexa at some point but I don't think HA is quite there in terms of voice control just yet... but it is the year of voice, so fingers crossed.
Anyone got any ideas of more things I can do or cool integrations/addons I may not be aware of?
Some of the things I've done:
- Every single light bulb in the house is a zigbee smart bulb (all Philips Hue, I've found their kit is the most reliable), other than three that are operated via ZigBee switches.
- Three PIR motion sensors that also record temperature - used to automate lights in bathrooms.
- Humidity/temp sensors connected via Zigbee2MQTT
- Two Nest Learning Thermostats (one for each heating zone) integrated using the Google Nest integration. Provides more temp/humdity sensors and obviously allows heating control from HA. I have created some custom sensors to track how long the boiler has been on each day.
- Dishwasher integrated via Bosch Home Connect integration
- pfSense (router) integration - monitors WAN IP, all my interfaces, VLANs, Wireguard VPN server, bandwidth utilisation etc.
- Proxmox integration (I now run HA as a VM on Proxmox, and a couple of other VMs/containers)
- Synology NAS integration - to monitor status of the NAS, HDDs etc.
- Plex integration
- Uptime Kuma to monitor all my devices, including networking equipment and services like MQTT and DNS. It uses Discord messages to notify me if anything goes down.
- Ring door bell integration
- Levoit air purifier integrated - I have a couple of automations set to control air quality
- ESP8266 device I made that uses CT clamp over main supply tail into my property to calculate current power usage. Useful for monitoring current power consumption and plotting graphs over time.
- NUT integration for my APC UPS that provides backup power to all my key devices (ONT, pfSense router, Home Assistant, Switch etc.). Also useful as it provides current voltage, battery level etc. I have automations on what to do on power loss/switching to battery like alerting my phone via the HA app.
- LG integration for OLED TV, I use emulated hue within HA to expose it to Alexa for voice control. I also use the HA Wake On Lan function to turn it on.
- Switchbot IR blaster to control Marantz audio amplifier
- Two IP POE cameras integrated using Reolink IP Camera integration
- A 'hacked' Ikea VINDRIKTNING Air quality sensor - I soldered an ESP8266 chip to it and run Tasmota on it as an extra air quality sensor downstairs.
- Ubiquiti integration connected to my Unifi controller for Unifi AP
- Home Assistant Google Drive Backup addon to backup HA at set intervals
- InfluxDB and Grafana for data recording and graphing
- RPC Shutdown addon to shutdown my PC in the event of power loss
- Mosquitto broker and Zigbee2MQTT (I have a Sonoff Zigbee gateway) Addons
- Speedtest integration to measure and record upload/download speeds and ping at 5am every day
- A few other automations, such as knowing when someone is in the shower to keep the bathroom light on (as PIR can't see them).
Yeah, that's pretty much most of it, although I've probably missed a few things. I do have an Aqara FP1 mm wave presence detector. It worked well but I recently took it down as I can't be bothered to run permanent USB power to it.
I do actually run Alexa alongside all of the above, but only for voice control of lights and the TV/Amp. All of my automations and day to day stuff is done in HA. Hoping to get rid of Alexa at some point but I don't think HA is quite there in terms of voice control just yet... but it is the year of voice, so fingers crossed.
Anyone got any ideas of more things I can do or cool integrations/addons I may not be aware of?
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Yeah I’ve gone for Aqara temp/humidity sensors that report over zigbee using MQTT. Should be easy enough within HA to take the hue sensor values and create another with an offset to “calibrate” it. I don’t think the nest thermostat values are great either and seem to over report - I guess any temp sensor attached a device generating its own heat isn’t a great idea.
Oh don't get me started....Anyone got any ideas of more things I can do or cool integrations/addons I may not be aware of?
Couple of projects from this year:
Smart ornaments in your home - mine shows solar usage, generation, battery levels and more, but could naturally show anything:
Breathing life into ornaments: the smart LED dragon – Hands on Katie
This post will guide you through how I made a smart connected, LED glass dragon that you can use to convey any information around your home with infinite possibilities. Picture this: a dragon, not just your typical, fire-breathing reptile, but a work of art that is truly one-of-a-kind, a...
handsonkatie.com
Also could make smart art, touchpads etc to trigger HA automations - eg music on paintings in my case:
RFID Smart Paintings – Hands on Katie
Two challenges: 1) I wanted to produce some custom art to suit my dining room 2) I could never be bothered to dig out my phone and create a playlist whenever we had guests or were having a meal. Two birds, one stone....!
handsonkatie.com
Outdoor weather forecasting?
It's endless fun!
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Ohhhh I was wondering where Home Assistant would be discussed on here. I've ran out of ideas of things to do smart home wise... I've been running Home Assistant for several years and I have done everything I can think of, other than Solar, mainly because of the great up front cost involved.
Some of the things I've done:
- Every single light bulb in the house is a zigbee smart bulb (all Philips Hue, I've found their kit is the most reliable), other than three that are operated via ZigBee switches.
- Three PIR motion sensors that also record temperature - used to automate lights in bathrooms.
- Humidity/temp sensors connected via Zigbee2MQTT
- Two Nest Learning Thermostats (one for each heating zone) integrated using the Google Nest integration. Provides more temp/humdity sensors and obviously allows heating control from HA. I have created some custom sensors to track how long the boiler has been on each day.
- Dishwasher integrated via Bosch Home Connect integration
- pfSense (router) integration - monitors WAN IP, all my interfaces, VLANs, Wireguard VPN server, bandwidth utilisation etc.
- Proxmox integration (I now run HA as a VM on Proxmox, and a couple of other VMs/containers)
- Synology NAS integration - to monitor status of the NAS, HDDs etc.
- Plex integration
- Uptime Kuma to monitor all my devices, including networking equipment and services like MQTT and DNS. It uses Discord messages to notify me if anything goes down.
- Ring door bell integration
- Levoit air purifier integrated - I have a couple of automations set to control air quality
- ESP8266 device I made that uses CT clamp over main supply tail into my property to calculate current power usage. Useful for monitoring current power consumption and plotting graphs over time.
- NUT integration for my APC UPS that provides backup power to all my key devices (ONT, pfSense router, Home Assistant, Switch etc.). Also useful as it provides current voltage, battery level etc. I have automations on what to do on power loss/switching to battery like alerting my phone via the HA app.
- LG integration for OLED TV, I use emulated hue within HA to expose it to Alexa for voice control. I also use the HA Wake On Lan function to turn it on.
- Switchbot IR blaster to control Marantz audio amplifier
- Two IP POE cameras integrated using Reolink IP Camera integration
- A 'hacked' Ikea VINDRIKTNING Air quality sensor - I soldered an ESP8266 chip to it and run Tasmota on it as an extra air quality sensor downstairs.
- Ubiquiti integration connected to my Unifi controller for Unifi AP
- Home Assistant Google Drive Backup addon to backup HA at set intervals
- InfluxDB and Grafana for data recording and graphing
- RPC Shutdown addon to shutdown my PC in the event of power loss
- Mosquitto broker and Zigbee2MQTT (I have a Sonoff Zigbee gateway) Addons
- Speedtest integration to measure and record upload/download speeds and ping at 5am every day
- A few other automations, such as knowing when someone is in the shower to keep the bathroom light on (as PIR can't see them).
Yeah, that's pretty much most of it, although I've probably missed a few things. I do have an Aqara FP1 mm wave presence detector. It worked well but I recently took it down as I can't be bothered to run permanent USB power to it.
I do actually run Alexa alongside all of the above, but only for voice control of lights and the TV/Amp. All of my automations and day to day stuff is done in HA. Hoping to get rid of Alexa at some point but I don't think HA is quite there in terms of voice control just yet... but it is the year of voice, so fingers crossed.
Anyone got any ideas of more things I can do or cool integrations/addons I may not be aware of?
- security, either one of the smart integrated kits, or even make your own
- fingerprint entry on gate/garage/shed
- blinds and/or curtains
- fridge/freezer
-- door alerts
-- temperature drop alerts
-- power monitoring
Do you have a garden?
- auto irrigation
- weather monitoring
- pond automation
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Soldato
@katie279 Just found this thread. Looks like i have a lot of reading to do!
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Impressive list. It gives me some ideas
Can anyone help me totally wipe and reinstall PSA Car Controller? The thing hasn't worked for months --- I raised an issue but the dev closed it because I didn't propose steps to recreate it. Lots of people said they had a similar issue but they were also left a bit stuck.
It basically doesn't login, so my only next step is try and fully wipe every trace and reinstall.
Edit: 2nd Q - is this just a manage my expectations thing, but the video stream is slow and choppy as hell - Reolink hard wired cameras. Is this to be expected? If I use the desktop app for the Reolink doorbell it is flawless.
It basically doesn't login, so my only next step is try and fully wipe every trace and reinstall.
Edit: 2nd Q - is this just a manage my expectations thing, but the video stream is slow and choppy as hell - Reolink hard wired cameras. Is this to be expected? If I use the desktop app for the Reolink doorbell it is flawless.
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