Aldi are selling these Status smart plugs. Anyone know if they’re #tasmota compatible? #homeassistant #homeautomation
Aldi are selling these Status smart plugs. Anyone know if they’re #tasmota compatible? #homeassistant #homeautomation
OK, so I got some preliminary results. I used this video heatmap tool.
My video was pretty crappy. The camera wasn't well placed. But it's kinda neat for a first attempt.
There's a couple hot areas at the top left and bottom right. The top left is a spillway in the pool that has water constantly moving. And I think the bottom right is just grass/bushes blowing in the wind.
I took the video and compressed it down quite a bit, so it's an hour's worth of motion in 20 seconds. Pretty neat.
It did confirm my suspicions that the robot gets stuck in the corners a lot and doesn't do a lot of longitudinal runs. This is only the first hour out of 3, though, so it's possible it did more later.
#video #swimmingpool #homeautomation
Ok. Here's a 10-second sample of what I got. 3 things went wrong.
Still, I have enough video to experiment with. I also need to see whether the wide-angle lens is necessary, or whether I can get it with linear focus instead.
I'm curious how much it gets stuck in the corners. Unlike a lot of pools, there isn't a straight line in my pool. It's a curvy, asymmetric shape. Some of the curvature is obviously the fishbowl effect from the lens. But there really aren't any straight lines.
The #homeautomation protocol is named #Thread, perhaps that is a typo as #Threat is more apt and accurate. If you roll your own device you might very well experience the full force of their blood thirsty lawyers.
What the actual F.
In 2025.7, we made improvements to the Areas dashboard.
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Second round, this time the #HomeAssistant on my #RaspberryPi4 - I still had a 32-bit install and it was time to migrate. Support ends this year and #ESPHome already couldn't be updated any more.
It was relatively easy - create a #backup on old system, boot a new install and select #restore on the setup page.
It took a while to restore everything, and I got impatient, but after around 30 minutes it was finished and everything like before.
#RaspberryPi #HomeAutomation
Das einzige negative für mich ist das man es systembedingt nur per Tuta-App oder Browser-Webseite nutzen kann.
#imap und #smtp gehen nicht. Die br@uche ich aber für die #HomeAutomation und #PV Geräte.
iOS Companion App version 2025.6 is now available!
This release includes:
The option to open the "more-info" dialog from Control Center
Ability to reorder servers in app settings
A fixed missing unit of measurement in CarPlay sensor states
...and more! Update or download today
#HomeAssistant #Release #HomeAutomation
https://apps.apple.com/app/home-assistant/id1099568401
Android Companion App version 2025.6.6 is now available!
This release includes:
Invitation flow - send a link from app to your server
Faster loading from redirect links
Using the app as a launcher
...along with bug fixing! Download the latest version today
#HomeAssistant #Release #HomeAutomation
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.homeassistant.companion.android
I am still impressed with that proper AI can do. I was hitting my head against the wall trying to format data (printf-like stuff) in esphome lambda's, like the display components supports. And after spending a minute to properly prompt an AI, it understood #homeassistant, #esphome yaml syntax, and the C-context lambda's are in. It found the function i needed, and surrounded it with a setup and return. Even in niche situations it is now an invaluable tool. #domotica #homeautomation #ai
Controlling my smart home with a D20! Text-to-speech generated on a local GPU plays on a smart speaker in the room. Decorative lighting turns on or off depending on the roll. @homeassistant #smarthome #homeassistant #homeautomation #tabletop #gamewithpixels
This is the best #HomeAssistant component I've seen in a long time. Genuinely amazing. Found on r/homeassistant.
https://github.com/tikel1/HA-isometric-animated-picture-card
Self-Host Weekly (4 July 2025)
#Tailscale updates, software launches, a spotlight on #ZenNotes, #community content, and more in this week's self-hosted #newsletter recap!
We're kicking off July with another addition to the WWHA program - Nuki!
They bring three different smart lock types to the program certified for use with our Matter integration. Read on for more about Nuki's origin story and the devices certified
#SmartHome #HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/07/03/nuki-joins-works-with-home-assistant/
It’s janky but it works! Need to de-jank it somewhat now but I’m pretty happy with this so far! I think I will need to find a better reservoir!
#m5stack #homeassistant #esphome #plants #homeautomation #diy #maker @esphome
Gelegentlich spielt bei #HomeAssistant ja ein #Sensor einen Streich und es wird ein unrealistischer Wert (#Ausreißer) erfasst. Bei den #Energie #Entitäten ist die Korrektur im #Datenrecorder kein Problem. Allerdings habe ich bei einer #Ikea #Inspelning #Steckdose einige kurze Ausreißer in der Leistung. siehe Screenhot. Das versaut das gesamte #Diagramm für min, max und ⌀. Da man durch die extremen Ausreißer eigentlich nichts mehr erkennen kann.
Gibt es eine Möglichkeit, diese falschen #Leistungswerte zu korrigieren?
#Homeautomation #Hausautomatisierung #Statistik
Bitte #Boost für mehr Reichweite.
New Hands-On Tech: @mikahsargent shows how to control an IR tower fan right from your Apple Watch in episode 222. Got a gadget question? hot@twit.tv. Tune in: https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech/episodes/222
Club TWiT: https://twit.tv/clubtwit #HomeAutomation #AppleWatch
June was an especially energizing month - we came together in person for the first Open Home Foundation Summit in Dublin.
This month's newsletter covers highlights from the summit, stats from Community Day, new voice features, Apple following our lead, and more! Read on
#Newsletter #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant
https://newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/getting-out-of-the-home/