I just got an Aqara FP2 presence sensor, and here is how I added this sensor to Home Assistant. Note – this sensor is using WiFi. The first thing you need to do is download the Aqara Home app on your phone (if you don’t already have it…).You need this…
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Open ChatGPT and Home Assistant
There has been a lot of talk about ChatGPT and areas of use for the solution. It is known that this solution does not have updated entirely datasets, but there is still a lot of fun that you can use the system for.One of the things I’ve seen some people…
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Getting Started with the TPLink Deco Home Assistant Plugin
Disclaimer: for fun, this article is written by ChatGPT with the query: “Could you create an article on how to use the plugin on https://github.com/amosyuen/ha-tplink-deco” All I have done is format the text with headings. Introduction Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that allows you to control and…
Automation
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Fuel prices
Update – this does not work anymore. The owner of “Drivstoffappen” has changed the API, so this won’t work any longer. It is possible to see the fuel prices in Norway in Home Assistant! This solution is based on an API from the “Drivstoffappen”. This is an application into which…
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Virtual Power Sensors
Unfortunately, it is the case that there are many devices that do not report their power consumption in the Home Assistant. It can be light bulbs, LED strips, or other devices.Since these do not emit electricity consumption, it is difficult to know what uses electricity most. Is it the light…
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Samsung dryer
I just installed a new Samsung DV6000T dryer with SmartThings capabilities. Since the integration to SmartThins is already done in our Home Assistant setup (see the post about the Samsung washer), the installation of this dryer was pretty straightforward. After I had added the dryer to SmartThings (following the instruction…
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Plant Database
If you are the owner of a plant monitoring device, eg a Xiaomi Mi Flora BLE device, there is a couple of nice integrations for you to get a little bit better control of your plants. The solution for this is basically 4 integrations or front-end cards combined to get…
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Tibber prices and consumption
If you, like me, have Tibber as your electricity supplier, you can see today’s (and tomorrow’s) prices and your electricity consumption in a great graph smartly.This is made possible with the help of a small integration from Daniel that you load via HACS.Note – this assumes that you have Tibber…