If you, like me, have a wide range of battery-powered devices in your smart home setup, it can be challenging to keep track of the battery types for each device. However, I recently stumbled upon an excellent solution called Battery Notes, a smart custom component that simplifies this task. Battery…
Smart home
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Smart gingerbread houses
OK, maybe a gingerbread house can’t be very smart. But the goal has long been to be able to control the lights in the gingerbread houses with the help of Home Assistant. So now it was time to do something about it. This is a fairly simple job. All one…
Smart home
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Internet in the cottage
We have a good old-fashioned cottage in the mountains, without running water or electricity. There is hardly GSM coverage in the cottage. But for a long time, we have wanted the option of internet.We have tried different solutions, everything from an amplifier on the Wi-Fi signal from a farm on…
Zigbee
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Zigbee2MQTT -> ZHA
There are many opinions about which Zigbee solution is best for the Home Assistant. Some swear by Zigbee2MQTT and others want ZHA or Deconz solution. All three have their advantages and disadvantages.For a long time, I have used Zigbee2MQTT as a solution for the Zigbee network at home. It consists…
Integration
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DreameBot L10 Ultra
Just upgraded to a new vacuum cleaner robot with a mopping function – DreameBot L10 Ultra.Then of course you have to enter it into the Home Assistant so that you can use it a little smarter.Fortunately, this was a very easy job, as a very good plugin has been created…
Integration
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Home Assistant Tray Menu for Windows
Want to control some of your favorite Home Assistant sensors directly from the Windows system tray menu? No problem. There is a small little tool for just that as well The installation itself is super easy. All you need to do is download the tool from Pascal’s GIT hub site,…
Automation
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Remember your waste
It is not always as easy to remember which rubbish should be collected when. Often there is an emptying plan that you have to deal with. One week cardboard/paper is collected, while the next week residual waste may be collected. Fortunately, it is quite easy to keep this in order,…
Automation
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Fire alarm
If you have an intelligent fire alarm, then it goes without saying to create good automation for these in Home Assistant. Not only should the fire alarm beep loudly and clearly, but it can also trigger a number of things that will ensure you receive even better alerts.The challenge can…