ZS06 Zigbee IR transmitter
Hi, I’ve just installed my Tuya ZS06 IR transmitter. I’m using Zigbee2MQTT, and it’s working fine. I can learn codes and then send those. But now I want to do something more advanced: the remote...
View ArticleCan't get MQTT sensor to work
Hi, I’m trying to create a MQTT sensor but I can’t get it to work, value is shown as unknown. Here is my sensor (configuration.yaml): mqtt: sensor: - name: "S1000 total capacity" state_topic:...
View ArticleHow to add double click automation Leviton Decora ZW15S z wave 800 Series...
I’m new to Home Assistant and learning how to do automation but have not learned much YAML configuration. I installed Leviton ZW15S z wave switches with dimmers and paired them easily. I have set some...
View ArticleHelp with directory for pictures
I am struggling more than I should be I am sure. I have a reolink camera. It’s in the media folder. It works perfectly. However I have no idea what directory/path I am supposed to put in the...
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Event won't trigger automation
I recently got a Shelly Dimmer 2. Today I installed it and tried to automate the light. My problem now is that the event of the input buttons won’t trigger my automation based on event type. If I...
View ArticleCan't add Sonoff ZB to Zigbee2MQTT: "Interview failed because can not get...
I’ve just installed the Zigbee2MQTT add-on, using a SLZB-06 as the coordinator. The first device that I want to add is a Sonoff Zigbee Bridge (flashed with Tasmota), acting as zigbee router. I...
View ArticleBluetooth doesn't see anything
My HA os on my raspberry pi 5 doesn’t see any bluetooth devices in pairing mode. I’ve tried the built-in bluetooth adapter, a usb adapter, and an ESPHome device. HA says that they’re working just...
View ArticleStop motion automation if I manually press the light switch
Hi all, struggling to find a solution & I’m new to automation in HA. My motion lights work great, however, if I then turn the light on manually which is set to 100% (auto is 5%), the lights go off...
View ArticleHelp with MQTT Light Configuration Using JSON Payloads
Hi everyone, I’m trying to configure an MQTT light in Home Assistant, but I’m running into issues with the state and command payloads. The light uses JSON payloads for both controlling the light and...
View ArticleWhat's wrong with this automation?
I’m tearing my hair out over a stupid simple task - add a notif if tomorrow’s forecast is below 2 celsius. Studio Code finds no issues with this. In the logs there are 6 undecipherable “required key...
View Article"Login attempt or request with invalid authentication" from Android client
I keep getting these warnings in my log, from my Android phone. Both the companion app and HA are at the latest revision levels. 2025-01-18 11:50:21.269 WARNING (MainThread)...
View ArticleHue outdoor lights and actions (changing brightness levels)
Hi all. Relative beginner to home assistant. I’ve linked my Hue bridge to HA no problems, and have an outdoor hue light. I am trying to set up a simple automation whereby I can trigger the light to...
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Time between action and actual return of entity state
Hi, I’ve installed an integration for my car (BMW Connected Drive). Via the integration, I can start the pre-conditioning of the car so it’s nice and warm when I step in. Just like in the BMW mobile...
View ArticleSlightly more complex scene automation with presence sensor in living room
Hi all, Is my first post and had been playing around with HA for a few weeks. I came from a VBA background so I know a bit of programming, so I had tried the whole day figuring out how to do the...
View ArticleZigbee Energy Meter - Power Cut Off
Hi Guys, Hope this is posted in the correct place, I am looking at using Zigbee hardware to complete the following task. I want to switch off a domestic water pump after a certain amount of energy is...
View ArticleProblems with First Daikin A/C Automation
Hello, I am trying to create my first automation to turn on my Daikin A/C when the room temperature drops below 19°C and turn it off when it reaches 23°C, as long as I am at home and the time is not...
View ArticleUbiquiti Gateway Ultra - Not getting option to enable bandwidth sensors
I have a new Ubiquiti cloud gateway, have added it to HA and logged in with a dedicated admin account I created. I am seeing all the network devices. I want to monitor total bandwidth, however when I...
View ArticleEcowitt HTTP proxu update 1.1.1 not installing
I suspect its something to do with the docker reference as I dont run docker? Can’t install ghcr.io/chrisromp/addon-ecowitt-proxy/ecowitt-proxy/aarch64:1.1.1: 500 Server Error for...
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Help editing a weather card
Could anyone provide guidance on how to edit the clock weather card accordingly? I am also open to other cards that I could style in this manner. Im using a tablet as a dashboard and want to separate...
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How to configure HA on a VM to be able to discover/reach to devices on...
Hi all, There have been some discussions on this topic both on this forum and other places, and my impression was that some people were able to achieve this goal, whereas others couldn’t. My HA in a...
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Unanswered card_mod question from closed 2025.1 release Blog
Continuing the discussion from 2025.1: Backing Up into 2025!: 2025.1: Backing Up into 2025! I have to say that in all the last (about) seven years this is the first time I’ve been ‘afraid’ to upgrade....
View ArticleSelecting the right media player for voice assistant automation?
Is it possible to automatically select the media player based on the voice assistant speaker that is triggering the automation? This is what I tried to do but does not work: alias: Help me relax with...
View ArticleIntroduce device-id (technical name) next to the device's name (display name)
Entities can be identified via their entity-id. I consider this a technical name (as opposed to the display/friendly name). The technical name should never change since a change would break...
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Calculate time left percentage of timer
I am trying to calculate the percentage of a timers time left. I have run into the problem, that my template sensor, just won’t update. - name: "Timer Completion Percentage" unit_of_measurement: "%"...
View ArticleHow to write a single automation for a motion-triggered light with time-out...
I currently have the following two automations to turn on and off the light with a motion sensor (more specifically two motion sensors grouped in binary_sensor.group_flur_sensor_occupancy). They are...
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