To be able to control kettles, ice cubes, coffee makers, etc., it is easiest to install a small smart plug between the unit and the socket.When you do this, you get the opportunity to create automation that turns on / off the devices, and you get the opportunity to measure…
Category: Smart home
Integration
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BACKUP !!!
A backup is a second copy of the data in order to protect themselves against these disappear by natural disasters or human error. A backup should be stored somewhere other than the original data. If you run Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi with a microSD card, then it is…
Automation
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Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning, very very frightening… Summer in Norway means lightning and thunder. And as most people know, there is some equipment in the home that is not too fond of lightning. But how can a smart house then help you take precautions when it starts lightning?With the help of…
Automation
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Who unlocked the door?
When the smart home has a smart door lock, there are many useful (and useless) automations you can set up. It can be good to know when the children come home, or just generally know who unlocked the door.With ID Lock 150 this is possible. Requirements The lock must be…
Automation
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Automate car functions
Automating the car may sound drastic, but the point is to be able to take advantage of the car’s capabilities into your smart home.Most new cars have an app that you can set e.g. when to drive and thus the car will be hot at the right time. But what…
Smart home
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iOS calendar integration
If you do have and iOS product and uses the calendar there, you might like to integrate this calendar into Home Assistant. This is not a complex task at all. Firs of all, you need to create a new application password. This is not you normal user account password. Sign…
Automation
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Humidity in the bathroom
Why should we turn on / off the hot fan manually when you can get a smart home to do this automatically? In order to automate ventilation in one room based on the humidity, you need two things. a sensor for measuring humidity the ability to turn a fan on…
IP
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WiZ smart light
We have two decorative figures at home that we would “upgrade” with some colors. Until now we only had a smart plug to turn them on / off, but we wanted something more. We found some light bulbs from WiZ that could do this at a reasonable price.WiZ has smart…