Posted inIntegration
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…
Posted inIntegration Smart home
Tuya
Finally, I had time to test the Tuya integration in Home Assistant. I had a Nedis Led-list SmartLife lying in the basement that I wanted to test against Home Assistant…
Posted inAutomation
Outdoor light
In order not to use unnecessary power, all lights outdoors are controlled by LUX. That is, how much light there is. When it gets dark enough, we turn on the…
Posted inAutomation
Light in the bathroom
It is a narrow matter to automate the light in the bathroom, with the help of e.g. a motion sensor. Enter the bathroom and the light will be turned on.…
Posted inAutomation
Different actions based on time of day
Sometimes it might be smart to have different outcomes by automation, based on time of day. For example, it might be smart to control the brightness of one light that…
Posted inAutomation
Toggle light based on motion
Why do something manually, which can happen automatically?When entering the kitchen, for example, we want the light to turn on automatically, and as long as we are in the kitchen,…
Posted inIP Smart home
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…