You can find lots of written instructions in the Home Assistant forums. The problem I found was that when I went into the HA Settings I could not find many of the items the instructions mentioned. They had already been changed by updates to HA. That is why I mentioned looking at the newest posts and videos. I found that the Youtube videos seem to have the latest tips and instructions. While I love all the frequent advancements and updates being made in HA, it can be rather difficult for someone new to HA to jump in and get everything working.
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Hey @toggledbits I'm back to trying to optimize a couple of things based on dynamic group.
First of all, I think I found a typo in the doc:
primary_attribute: "binary_sensor.state"
primary_attribute_value: |
d = false;
each id in members: d = getEntity(id)?.attributes?.power_switch?.state or d,
d
I think the correct code snippet is d = false,
All that said, my use case for dynamic groups is to group 3 different climate devices, so I could easily command them at the same time. Commands are good, but sometimes I want to check if any of the devices are on, and that's easily done with a similar snippet as the one you have in the docs. But this is limited to the primary attribute, while I want to have any of the attributes in the group to be driven by a similar logic (while all are null in the group). ie, access hvac_control.mode and see if any of the unit is set to cool, or heat. Is that possible, without re-defining an expression in each of my rules? Thanks!
Edit: Solved in latest-26221.
Bare-metal latest-26193
I have this group:
"OKforLarm":
name: OK för Larm
select:
- include_controller: vera
- include_capability: door_sensor
filter_expression: entity.attributes.door_sensor.state
It contains the entities I expect but behaves a bit odd. When I open vera>device_10097 the entity attribute door_sensor.state changes to true but it won't show up as member in the group, when I also open vera>device_10095 they both shows as members and when I close vera>device_10095 it disappear from the group but when I close vera>device_10097 it lingers in the group until I restart Reactor.
Build 21228 has been released. Docker images available from DockerHub as usual, and bare-metal packages here.
Home Assistant up to version 2021.8.6 supported; the online version of the manual will now state the current supported versions;
Fix an error in OWMWeatherController that could cause it to stop updating;
Unify the approach to entity filtering on all hub interface classes (controllers); this works for device entities only; it may be extended to other entities later;
Improve error detail in messages for EzloController during auth phase;
Add isRuleSet() and isRuleEnabled() functions to expressions extensions;
Implement set action for lock and passage capabilities (makes them more easily scriptable in some cases);
Fix a place in the UI where 24-hour time was not being displayed.
Love openLuup - it just keeps working perfectly.
I started looking at trying to add a gen4 Shelly device to the Shelly plugin via L_ShellyBridge.lua. The plugin is a little uncooked (no rudeness intended), so a bit of a rabbit hole for me.
All of a sudden no console pages available in either Firefox or Chrome. AltUI works perfectly and all the log files indicate no errors. openLuup still running everything works as it should - just no console pages.
I possibly screwed something up but any recently changes files show no problems. The original/ backup of L_ShellyBridge.lua was reinstated but still no console.
Bit stumped on this one. Not sure how to debug. Any ideas?
Hey @toggledbits
One thing that bothers me while doing work on new systems/new features, is that I cannot copy&paste actions, and I cannot drag&drop between set and resets.
#1 is for when I want to copy an action between different rules opened in two separate browser windows, while #2 is when I just need to flip a bunch of actions in the reset, or move some logic back and forth.
Both will be appreciated, but I understand the technical challenges. Thanks!
I'm currently on version 26011. I understand that the aarch64 image is no longer supported. So, I therefore need to update to the ARM64 image. Can anyone possibly suggest how I update my docker compose.yaml file (see below). Ideally I'd like to keep my existing reactions etc. rather than start from scratch.
# Multi-System Reactor template docker-compose.yml (version 22160)
#
# Change the lines indicated by "DO"...
#
services:
reactor:
container_name: reactor
environment:
# DO change the TZ: line to set your local time zone.
# See valid TZ list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
TZ: GB
#
# DO NOT change this path. Your directory location is in "source" below.
REACTOR_DATA_PREFIX: /var/reactor
# DO change the image below to the one you are using (e.g. armv7l or aarch64 for RPi 4)
image: toggledbits/reactor:latest-aarch64
restart: "always"
expose:
- 8111
ports:
- 8111:8111
volumes:
# DO change the /home/username/reactor below to the directory you created for
# your local data; DO NOT change the /var/reactor part
- /home/pi/docker/reactor:/var/reactor
- /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
tmpfs: /tmp
It appears that Ezlo is going to new levels of paid subscription for cloud services supporting Vera hubs. I have to congratulate them. It will soon be 8 years since Ezlo acquired Vera, and despite their purported financial and "intellectual" capital, they have to date not produced a viable full replacement for Vera. Now they are going to charge extra for services for a platform that they stopped updating years ago.
If you know anyone who hasn't yet fully moved on from Captain Ahab's White Whale Chase, please remind them that my Decouple project is still up on Github to decouple a Vera Plus/Secure/Edge from Vera/Ezlo's cloud services. Veras have been said to misbehave when they can't reach the mother ship.
I have also written my first new Vera plugin in... six years? more?... the AlertPushover project will send Vera hub alerts to Pushover, so you can still get messages generated by your Vera hub without paying for Ezlo's cloud service. It's crude but functional (i.e. better than nothing/worth every penny paid).
These two projects won't replace the functionality of their cloud service and app for those who need those things. But any that don't, this may help bridge the gap. Hopefully these stragglers who have waited so long and been disappointed so often will get the idea that it's time to move on.
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Home Assistant VoiceThis morning I noticed an update was available for Home Assistant Voice. I did the update and it broke the HAV. I had to re-enable it along with the Cloud Service to get it working again.
I got mine working by watching a lot of Youtube Videos. I would start by watching the newest videos you find. That is important. The one thing I noticed with Home Assistant in general, Updates come very often and instructions you find today may be different after an update. I also read lots in the Home Assistant Forum. Same goes there, read the latest posts first. What I did 6 months ago, if I could remember what I did, probably would not be the way to do it today. I keep planning on really learning the most I can about Home Assistant but life keeps getting in the way. So I continue to stumble my way through it.. -
Home Assistant VoiceI set one of these up a few months ago. I got it working pretty easily. It controls everything My Amazon Echo Alexa could do. My Logitech Harmony Hubs work better with the Home Assistant Voice. Alexa seems to have a problem here and there telling me the device is not responding. Then I give the same command to HAV and it works. I did activate Alexa in Home assistant and it works pretty well. As mentioned the lag with the HAV was pretty long. As a test I tried the Home Assistant cloud service. That cut down the lag a lot. Now it is only slightly slower than Alexa. I am going to try building a dedicated AI PC. That should cut the lag to zero and I can get rid of the cloud service. Once I get the HAV to react quickly and do everything as I would like I will move on to improving sound quality.
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Looking for Remote Switch boxes that can also be used with a wireless Decora Style Switch.Yes, I have a SmartThings Version 2 Hub. Do I need to use the Shelly Z wave relay switches or would the Shelly Wifi / Bluetooth switches also work with that Z wave Scene Controller wall switch I linked above?
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Looking for Remote Switch boxes that can also be used with a wireless Decora Style Switch.I will look into Shelly, Thank you.
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Looking for Remote Switch boxes that can also be used with a wireless Decora Style Switch.Hi All,
Kind of new to Home Automation. Started off Using Amazon Echo units and added a Samsung SmartThings hub. I have mostly been using plug in modules for turning lights on and off. I live in a very rural area where the internet goes out a lot. I eventually want to change to to a non internet Hub so things will work without needing an internet connection. But I will post with those questions at a later date.
So, the task at hand is this: I have flood lights at each corner of my house. They are currently controlled by switches at the front and back doors. I would like to add Security Cameras to each corner also. I can easily find small Wifi switches to put into the electrical box where the flood lights are located, then I can terminate the leads together behind the Decora switch to have constant power. Then I can use the constant power up at the lights electrical box to power the security cameras. I would also like to have a wireless switch to take the place of the Decora switch to be able to turn the lights off and on.
I cannot seem to find a product like this. It seems I can find the small wired in switch boxes that will also come with external smart wall switches, but the wall switches are an external box that does not fit in or cover the existing Wall switch electrical box. I can also find Wireless Decora switches that come with a remote wired in small switch box , but they all seem to be RF and do not integrate with a Smart Hub.
I am hoping someone here knows of a product that matches what I am looking for. Any help would be appreciated.Also any recommendations for Wireless Security cameras are welcome.
Thanks for any help.