Triggers in Automations Question
Hi. I just wanted to ask if anyone knows what I am doing wrong. I am trying to setup an automation trigger that fires when there is a “ding” event from my ring doorbell. The automation is as follows;...
View ArticleWhy does the sensor template display different statuses in the history and...
Why this sensor template in the history displayed the beginning of the movement, but in the event log is not, in the log are two entries in a row to turn off that is the cessation of movement, how...
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MQTT device discovery (config) - Can't find my device
I have a lot of devices that I built over the years with lots of ESP32 code. I want to move the reporting of the data from these devices to Home Assistant using MQTT. To get started, I created some...
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Fun Fact for the Day! - A Cautionary Tale for the use of Gen AI
I thought I’d have a ‘Fun Fact for the Day!’ automation that gives Google’s Gen AI this instruction once a day and then directs it to be transmitted through the speaker in the living room: “Pick an...
View ArticleExample Room Aware Automation with Voice PE(s)
In my quest to replace Alexa, I needed to figure out room aware TV control for Home Assistant. I set this up a long time ago with Alexa, and it mostly worked. In Alexa world, its slow, and not always...
View ArticlePing Integration
I’m using the Ping integration in Home Assistant to track the presence of an iOS device. However, I’ve noticed that as soon as the device is locked (screen off), it disconnects from the network, and...
View ArticlePresence Detection Issues with FRITZ!Box Mesh and Home Assistant
I have a FRITZ!Box router as my main router and two additional FRITZ!Box devices set up as access points in a Mesh system. Currently, I have only integrated the main router into Home Assistant for...
View ArticleVacation script
I’m wondering how you can use HA for holidays. It is logical that when you leave, certain devices will remain unavailable. But when you come back, those devices should work normally again. My boiler...
View ArticleZigbee2MQTT - TRÅDFRI motion sensors not triggering events
Hi, after an HA initiated upgrade on my Zigbee2MQTT addon my TRÅDFRI motion sensors stopped triggering automated events. I can see the devices in Zigbee2MQTT, their battery levels etc, manually...
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Grabbing individual items off a dict
Not sure i;'f i’m going about this the right way, but I’m making a card using paper buttons row to display all the favorite items on my Sonos using the sensor.sonos_favorites what I’m trying to do is...
View ArticleBlueprint Light Color
Hi, Learning as I go, but can’t figure this one out: Why does any form of setting of colour of the lights result in a blueprint error: Something about can’t parse token at line … Have tried,...
View ArticleHelp with Amcrest POE camera integration
I have two cameras that I’ve been using for years with synology surveillance station. I thought I would add to HA after adding my reolink cameras easily. I added the code to the yaml file and...
View ArticleBest practices for a template based trigger?
Hi all, I want to create an automation that turns on a ceiling fan when a thermostat is reporting a lower temperature than a second thermostat. My initial thought is to use a trigger like this:...
View ArticleCan't find helpers when I'm setting up an automation
I still get lost when I’m trying to setup a trigger in new automation’s using the UI. In the situation at the moment I created a helper. So now I’m trying to add it to automation as the trigger. I’ve...
View ArticlePairing Aqara D1 Double Switch (wxkg07lm) with Sonoff USB Zigbee (CC2531) on...
Hi I have 3 Aqara D1 Double Switches (wxkg07lm) and I bought a Sonoff USB Zigbee (CC2531) to connect the switch to Home Assistant. However, when I try to add a new zha device on the Sonoff nothing...
View ArticleVoice PE Triggered Incorrectly A lot
Curious if anyone else is seeing their voice PE being woken up a lot. It almost always responds to actual requests to it, but is very frequently responding to random things. Using Mycroft as the wake...
View ArticleHow can I set the option of a select entity using voice assistant sentence...
I hope I am posting this in the correct place. I have setup a baby buddy integration with my home assistant and have made a nice usable dashboard. Problem is when you are changing diapers or feeding...
View ArticleQuerying HVAC Mode on Nest in automation
Hi, I have automations that set the temp at certain times of the day. I want to query the HVAC mode and set it to one temp depending on mode. I want something to the effect: IF HVAC-MODE = heat then...
View ArticleRestoring history database after patch tuesday
This tuesday, a forced update on my windows host caused my HAOS VM to abort and restart. I just noticed today that all the history since tuesday is gone. I have made dozens if not hundreds of...
View ArticleZigbee devices not updating after 2025.02.3
Hello all, I am using the default ZHA integration, and after the 2025.02.3 update, none of my zigbee devices are working. Zwave seems to work ok. Anyone else have this problem? The states show as of...
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