The PSA add-on (discussed in detail on roenning.net) is useful for managing your DS3 and other compatible vehicles. However, one recurring issue with the add-on is its occasional unreliability. Users may experience instances where the add-on stops working, making critical vehicle data unavailable in Home Assistant. To address this, I’ve…
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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…
Integration
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Plugin Anniversaries
We had a need to have a simple overview of birthdays for family and friends. The goal of entering this in Home Assistant is to be able to create automation around birthdays. For example. get a notice when a birthday is approaching, or adjust lights in the home when it…
Automation
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Random quote
How about starting the day with a random quote, or getting encouragement after a workout?With the help of the automation in Home Assistant, this is possible to implement.In this example, we have used Node-Red to create the automation itself, but it can also be done by using the automation in…
Automation
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Automation for entering and leaving Zones
Sometimes it would be nice to get a notification when someone enters or leaves a Zone. An example could be that a person leaves home, or a person enters school. In Home Assistant this could be done by just creating automation based on entering/leaving Zone. But what if you have…
Automation
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Remember to charge your car
What is no more annoying than discovering that you had forgotten to plug in the charger for the car before going to bed. Or maybe even more annoying, to come up with it right after you go to bed.But do not despair – Home Assistant may be able to help…
Automation
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Tomorrow’s weather forecast
Isn’t it nice to be able to get tomorrow’s weather forecast on your mobile every night? This is very simple automation, which takes you 2 minutes to set up in Home Assistant. To find out what tomorrow’s weather forecast will be, we will use the yr.no integration. This is standard…