Manual Alarm panel modification
I want to have a simple alarm panel with two options: armed and disarmed How can I change this? Home Assistant Manual Alarm Control Panel Instructions on how to integrate manual alarms into Home...
View ArticleDo I have too many devices reporting and causing slow downs?
This is a very novice question but is there a way to determine if my z-wave controller and/or host is being overworked by Z-Wave requests? I recently did a complete re-do of my Z-Wave network with a...
View ArticleExtract which device in group triggered automation
I have an automation based on a group of binary sensors. If any of the binary sensors go to “on” a notification is triggered, but I can’t seem to figure out how to use the trigger sensor name in the...
View ArticleWhere has reboot system gone?
I updated to 2022.7 after being on a much earlier version and some of the settings menus have changed. There used to be a page where you could restart the supervisor, restart HA, reboot the system...
View ArticleCondition on trigger.entity_id
Hello Everyone, I’m trying to turn on my printer if there is a printjob in queue, but i need to check two things. If the state of the value of the sensor that triggered the automation is not null and...
View ArticleNeed a bit of assistance with a Switch Template error (I think this is a bug...
Hello all, I am getting the below error in my logs and can’t track down the device in the GUI nor by searching my files using Visual Studio Code. I can’t find “switch.projector_power_2” anywhere in my...
View ArticleZigBee Noob Question
So, honestly I’m not sure if I need to ask this question but I’m worried that I’m going to regret not asking it later if I don’t… I have a sonoff usb ZigBee stick and I added it to my Home Assistant...
View ArticleDe-activate helper when other helper is active through buttons
Hello I have three buttons (home office, office and vacation). These decide when (or if) my morning routine should run. Each button toggles the state of three different helpers (one for each mode)...
View ArticleZigbee2mqtt says it is connecting but never does
I recently got the sonoff zigbee dongle and have gone through the steps to get it up and running however I’m stuck. I get the following message on the log: It says connecting but never does! Anyone...
View ArticleUsing variables with browser_mod to create pop_up media_player remotes
Hi all, I am relatively new home assistant and could use some help/advice on how to create pop up remotes for media players, using variables…if that is possible. Or if someone has a better approach i...
View ArticleCeiling fan with Tuya integration. Fan works but light is nowhere to be found
I am having trouble setting up a ceiling fan with light. After setting up the Tuya integration following the instructions from the integrations page, the device appears on my dashboard with 1 entity...
View ArticleAdding a trigger to a sensor
Hello. I am a newby trying to get started. I have understood that there should be an option to add triggers to a sensor so it would be possible to determine when a sensor runs. However, I am unable to...
View ArticleTemplates unsupported in Threshold platform for upper: and lower:?
These sensors fail config validation - “expected float” name: "Sun Azimuth SE" # unique_id: sun_azimuth_se lower: '{{ states( "input_number.azimuth_se_lower" ) | float(0) }}' upper: '{{ states(...
View ArticleCoordinator data
Summary. How do I trigger of a detail in the coordinator data. I don’t know where to start and very new to HA. I am very new to Home Assistants, as in 24h ago. Well I started a few years back but I...
View ArticleGeneric Thermostat - How to set up Switch
Hi Guys - Came across Generic Thermostat in Home Assistant and trying to set up. My requirement is simple. Set the target temperature to 78 with a hot_tolerance of 4 degrees. Set the ac_mode to ‘true’...
View ArticleCan someone help me a bit with my alarm script (siren not repeating for some...
Hello all, I’m hoping someone can give me some guidance on the script below. For some reason, the audio doesn’t seem to be repeating. This is being played on my “everywhere” chromecast group when my...
View ArticleHow to toggle entity attribute state on a dashboard
I’m newish to HA, though I know a little. I’m trying to automate my ducted heating system. One thing I’d like to do is be able to switch the mode of one of the dampers from ITC to Damper. This will...
View ArticleSmartthings - Config flow could not be loaded: undefined
I see people get this error all over the place. I’ve spent the past week trying ways to work past this with no success. Has anyone who got this error and got around it able to say what they did to...
View ArticleAutomation help system_log_event
hi guys, for some reason every now and then my HA takes a little longer to detect my lg tv Logger: homeassistant.components.media_player Source: helpers/entity_platform.py:724 Integration: Media...
View ArticleNew Map view not showing devices outside home
I’m struggling to find relevant docs relating to the new UI. There is a new Map menu item which shows a map with my home location. However, when I was away from home, I logged in using the app on my...
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