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    • Lovelace initial setup

      PerH

      I've just started to look at HASS UI, and have seen enough to see that it has an infinite number of ways to show enitites and devices in all forms and shapes.. But for starters i'd like to have something familiar, so how do i go about getting a sidebar for rooms like in openluup?

      I know i can put them in the actual left sidebar, but i'd prefer to keep that for configuration pages..

      on each room page i'd like to sort the lights, the heaters, the sensors together, and i saw somewhere that HASS will do that for you if you play your cards (pun) right.. can't find it again now..

      Any pointers to a beginner?

      Home Assistant
    • HA-Vera Energy Usage Deprecated since 2022.4.0

      Matohl

      Relates to Vera integration in Home Assistant
      Just for you to be aware.
      If you are using plugs (or whatever) in Vera to measure energy for your appliances this is deprecated in 2022.4.0 since the HA integration to Vera is not updated and maintained anymore.

      2022.3.8:
      Skärmavbild 2022-04-14 kl. 19.54.47.png

      2022.4.3:
      Skärmavbild 2022-04-14 kl. 20.48.06.png

      Time to move away from Vera for z-wave ...

      Link to HA thread:

      Apr 8 Update 2022.4.0/ Remove energy usage/ VERA Update 2022.4.0/ Remove energy usage/ VERA

      Yes, it can truly be a hard time to keep up with all the changes and sadly that no one maintains Vera no more. The REST sensor can make it live a bit longer at least for now… sensor: - platform: rest name: "ender_kwh" resource: http://IP_OF_VERA:3480...

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    • Considering changing to HA - but what installation method?

      PerH

      Domoticz (used for zigbee integration) have been bothering me so much that i've been looking at HomeAssistant to replace it. Now that Z-way is moving in with an integration, its even more tempting..

      But i don't like the idea of having it as an OS that I can't use for other things, and running the HASS Core in a docker seems to be somewhat reduced in terms of addons?

      I realize that HASSOS is using docker for integrations or addons, but can I still use docker compose to set up my own dockers (i.e z-way, influx, grafana) there as well?

      I guess i'm getting old, change is difficult! 😉

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    • Hosting web interface inside HA?

      PerH

      I've integrated Reactor and Z-Way Expert panel in my HA UI, but as it is iFrame, it will not work if I log in from the outside.

      It would be great to access these in case my wife finds an automation flaw while I'm elsewhere, which seems to be the rule of thumb..

      If I understand this right, all the dockers(reactor, z-way) host their own web server on the port, so it should be possible to get this throuh the HA "tunnel"(VPN or whatever its called)?

      I noticed that my Octoprint camera is integrated differently, and can be seen on external connection as well even if i only give it a local address in setup?

      Home Assistant
    • HA Bridge oddity

      CatmanV2

      (Not sure it's the right HA bridge but....)

      I have a selection of HA bridge devices to enable Alexa integration. They all work perfectly except one that has just (48 hours) started saying that it's un responsive with Alexa. If I go to the HA bridge and test on / test off it works absolutely perfectly.

      I've deleted and renamed from the Alexa App but no change. Simply says 'Device Un-responsive'

      Any thoughts?

      TIA

      C

      Home Assistant
    • Odd behavior in HA

      R

      Hello,
      I am currently running Home Assistant and Vera at the same time. I have installed a couple of ZEN32 5 button controllers but having issues getting the additional buttons to control my Vera devices. Am using the ZEN32 (Z-wave JS) blueprint which works well for devices on HASS. In developer tools I can use the Light:Toggle service and toggle my kitchen light through Vera. If I create the same action through the ZEN blueprint it doesn't work.

      Anyone have any thoughts?

      Roger

      Home Assistant
    • TTS gone in HA/MSR?

      F

      Hi!
      Since a couple of days, I'm not able to use the TTS in MSR (HA). I haven't done anything else but updated HA. Don't know if that's the source of the problem. Have this happened to anyone else, or is it just me?
      When I searched in the HA community, there seems to be a croud of people having this issue - but they often refers to Alexa, so they may not have my problems.

      I took a snapshot of a MSR instance, where it shows that the TTS is missing. I use to have 4 different TTS engines to choose from - now I have none. Am I alone in this?

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    • https not allowed in reactor?

      F

      Hi!
      I have had big troubles connecting HA to MSR. Finally I found out that MSR will work as long as my HA-installation is http, and not https.
      Is it possible to bypass that limitation even with https?

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    • Home Assistant Fork

      rafale77

      Opening a thread to discuss updates to my home assistant fork.

      GitHub - rafale77/core: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first GitHub - rafale77/core: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first

      :house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first - GitHub - rafale77/core: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first

      I am trying to keep it on par with the official one but have made quite a few tweaks focused on video handling and processing. Home Assistant being developed on python is a great base for integration of machine learning and deep learning models into smarthomes because it is one of the most common languages used in the field.

      As of today, I updated the readme file and the version to match the latest official release.

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    • Interfacing Alexa with Reactor via Routines and Dimmer VS

      LibraSun

      Most of my spoken commands to Alexa go something like this:

      "Alexa, time for bed"

      at which point she executes a pre-planned Routine (triggered by that spoken phrase). The routine may turn On a virtual switch (named, say, "VS: Time for Bed" on my Vera Plus, but known to the Alexa Smart Home skill as "Time for Bed" just to keep my sanity).

      The VS is a child device of Switchboard plug-in (by @toggledbits ) and acts as a binary (On/Off) light switch. Typically, I'll instruct Reactor to turn the switch back off -- or, more commonly, have it set to turn itself back off after NN seconds in the Switchboard UI. In other words, it's just a brief Trigger for a Reactor routine or Vera scene.

      Now, here's my question: In order to avoid creating dozens of virtual switches -- one for each Routine / Scene -- has anyone tried using a DIMMER instead?

      Seems to me that a dimming device, since it can be set to 100 different "brightness levels", could trigger 100 different responses in Reactor. But I'm hesitant to try this arrangement until I know others have had success, and that the faux "dimming" process won't inadvertently trigger intermediate values (e.g. "ramping") along the way.

      Eager to hear if this alternative workflow makes sense and is practical, insofar as "Binary" and "Dimmer" seem to be the only switch types that Vera allows Alexa to "see" on Discovery.

      Thanks! - Libra

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    • EspHome acquired by Nabu Casa

      therealdb
      Paulus Schoutsen  /  Mar 17, 2021 Nabu Casa has acquired ESPHome Nabu Casa has acquired ESPHome

      Nabu Casa has acquired ESPHome to ensure that the project can continue to flourish as a free and open source project.

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    • Latest HA release

      rafale77

      They are moving fast...

      Franck Nijhof  /  Mar 2, 2021 2021.3: My Oh My 2021.3: My Oh My

      Introducing My Home Assistant, a new UI for service calls, 100% Fans, Z-Wave JS updates and Supervisor updates.

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    • PerH
      PerH last edited by

      I've just started to look at HASS UI, and have seen enough to see that it has an infinite number of ways to show enitites and devices in all forms and shapes.. But for starters i'd like to have something familiar, so how do i go about getting a sidebar for rooms like in openluup?

      I know i can put them in the actual left sidebar, but i'd prefer to keep that for configuration pages..

      on each room page i'd like to sort the lights, the heaters, the sensors together, and i saw somewhere that HASS will do that for you if you play your cards (pun) right.. can't find it again now..

      Any pointers to a beginner?

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        sender last edited by sender

        中醫天地 - Just another WordPress site

        The left menu can be filled with dashboards (lovelace dashboards). I would ot do it this way but if you prefer... I have 1 dashboard with tabs (pages).

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        • PerH
          PerH last edited by

          Yes, but when i have tabs on a dashboard the tabs are situated at the top. I want them vertical to the left.. Merely because this is what i'm used to, and it allows for longer names without having to scroll off screen..

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            gwp1 last edited by gwp1

            I know what you're trying to achieve and not sure the left menu can be edited that way. However... couldn't you create a main dashboard that has a column of links to the other dashboards? Not sure - but worth investigating.

            EDIT: stumbled across this and this.

            Hubitat C-7 2.3.4.130
            Home Assistant 2023.2.1 running ZST10-700 fw 7.17.2
            MSR on RPi4 bare metal Model B 2GBs
            MSR latest-23028-ddc3fb14
            MQTTController-23010
            ZWave Controller-22323

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            • therealdb
              therealdb @PerH last edited by therealdb

              @perh dashboards can be added to the menu and you can customize which one is shown for a given user in settings.

              I prefer separate dashboards instead of tabs, because it’s easier to embed them in a tablet kiosk.

              --
              On a mission to automate everything.

              My MS Reactor contrib
              My Luup Plug-ins

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                gwp1 @therealdb last edited by gwp1

                @therealdb @PerH I can confirm the resource I linked to works.

                Hubitat C-7 2.3.4.130
                Home Assistant 2023.2.1 running ZST10-700 fw 7.17.2
                MSR on RPi4 bare metal Model B 2GBs
                MSR latest-23028-ddc3fb14
                MQTTController-23010
                ZWave Controller-22323

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                • PerH
                  PerH last edited by

                  the sidebar thing might be a solution, just don't quite know how to make the content change on the same tab?
                  I know I can add dashboards to the left sidebar, but i'd prefer to have that to choose other things (MSR/Z-way iFrames, configuration, different dashboards for phones/tabs/desktop, etc)

                  If I could duplicate the openLuup "devices" tab on one HASS Dashboard page - with the room sidebar on the left/right, and entities in the main area, i'd be happy!

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                  • PerH
                    PerH last edited by

                    ..and this had the answer i was looking for: https://github.com/DBuit/sidebar-card 🙂

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                      sender last edited by sender

                      Strictly what you are asking for is not possible. Yes, you can have horizontal and/vertical stack card, sidebar cards, etc. But you will end up with 1 dashboard and 1 tab. And in that tab you will have to use lovelace element and custom elements (like you found). Be carefull! If the custom element is not maintained (there are a lot not!) a next update of homeassistant it may not work anymore rendering you with an emtpy or scrumbled dahsboard (had that a few times)...

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                        gwp1 @sender last edited by

                        @PerH Looked at this a lot yesterday, finding several customizations (some still being supported, others not) but I think @therealdb's idea of unique dashboards for each and then just ordering them in the sidebar by using existing functionality may be a better approach?

                        Hubitat C-7 2.3.4.130
                        Home Assistant 2023.2.1 running ZST10-700 fw 7.17.2
                        MSR on RPi4 bare metal Model B 2GBs
                        MSR latest-23028-ddc3fb14
                        MQTTController-23010
                        ZWave Controller-22323

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                        • PerH
                          PerH last edited by

                          Yes, it seems like I have to.. I tried the mentioned sidebar, but can't use it as I can't scroll it.. Kind of surprised that this simple thing isn't possible?

                          I wish I could at least group them in the sidebar in some way..

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                          • therealdb
                            therealdb last edited by

                            While powerful, I still think home assistant dashboards are basic. That’s why I have my own container within my own web server, where I just embed them (via a custom front end plugin that’s called kiosk or something similar, that’s just hiding the header and sidebar). Ymmv.

                            --
                            On a mission to automate everything.

                            My MS Reactor contrib
                            My Luup Plug-ins

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                              gwp1 @PerH last edited by

                              @perh That's curious to me, both my mobile and desktop scroll the left menu bar with all my newly created dashboards.

                              Hubitat C-7 2.3.4.130
                              Home Assistant 2023.2.1 running ZST10-700 fw 7.17.2
                              MSR on RPi4 bare metal Model B 2GBs
                              MSR latest-23028-ddc3fb14
                              MQTTController-23010
                              ZWave Controller-22323

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                              • PerH
                                PerH last edited by

                                Yes, the regular sidebar with dashboards is scrollable, i ment the custom sidebar i tried for a in-dashboard sidebar..

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