Home Automation - Smartkit

[Steamy Tom]

For HomeKit specifically? Or just in HA?

If it’s in HomeKit please do provide the details.

sorry just HA

 

[Steamy Tom]

for interest sakes what mine looks like



note gate is open here, below is closed (locked)




lock:
- platform: template
name: Gate
value_template: "{{ is_state('cover.gate', 'closed') }}"
optimistic: false
lock:
service: cover.close_cover
data:
entity_id: cover.gate
unlock:
service: cover.open_cover
data:
entity_id: cover.gate

 

[SauRoNZA]

Would be nice to get built in icons for the garage doors and not need the status next to it.

Mine goes yellow when open which is half way there I guess.

 

[Tinuva]

Can someone tell me, what am I looking at here.

Button in the right turns lights on and off, but want to use the Shelly dimmer here.

What is this, leading edge (blue) thing?

 

[SukkaFoo]

Can someone tell me, what am I looking at here.

Button in the right turns lights on and off, but want to use the Shelly dimmer here.

What is this, leading edge (blue) thing?

So I pulled mine like that out. But my cousin who fixed my mess reckoned it might have been needed in order to use the dimmer button

 

[Tinuva]

So I pulled mine like that out. But my cousin who fixed my mess reckoned it might have been needed in order to use the dimmer button

Oh hold on, did that allow you to dim the lights before you added the Shelly?

 

[Tinuva]

Yup....this dims the lights. Had no idea I could already use to dim lights...LOL.

I suspect on the default button mode for the Shelly dimmer I don't need it, and with this button type I should be able to dim lights via both home assistant and the physical button.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Yeah looks like a dimmer unit to me.

But that switch would then be kind of spring loaded and not just on/off.

 

[Tinuva]

Yeah looks like a dimmer unit to me.

But that switch would then be kind of spring loaded and not just on/off.

Yeah it is. I think it will also work better with the shelly dimmer than the regular on/off type switches. Because you can both turn on/off with it and if you hold it in you can change the dimming. It makes sense on a dimmer I think.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Yeah it is. I think it will also work better with the shelly dimmer than the regular on/off type switches. Because you can both turn on/off with it and if you hold it in you can change the dimming. It makes sense on a dimmer I think.

Yeah would be weird without a sort of “analog” switch like that.

Just not sure how the Shelly would interpret it but I’m sure there are already actions in place for that.

 

[Tinuva]

Yeah would be weird without a sort of “analog” switch like that.

Just not sure how the Shelly would interpret it but I’m sure there are already actions in place for that.

I think the default 1 button mode expects that. It is how it reacted sort off when I tested flicking on the regular on off switches.

Anyways, will know once done installing.

Need to cut some new wires to install it.

 

[Tinuva]

ok so good and bad news.

Good news. While initially the single switch couldn't change the dim brightness, after updating to latest firmware it can. Without using the blue leading edge device.

Bad news. After update it fails to connect to wifi, BUT even my phone struggles from that room. So that should be sorted when the additional Ubnt AP arrives on Monday (according to TAL).

 

[SauRoNZA]

You’ve just reminded me I must still go fiddle in the roof to install my Ubiquiti.

I’m just hoping I succeed in throwing the network cable from one manhole cover to very near the other one as I really don’t want to crawl in between.

 

[Tinuva]

You’ve just reminded me I must still go fiddle in the roof to install my Ubiquiti.

I’m just hoping I succeed in throwing the network cable from one manhole cover to very near the other one as I really don’t want to crawl in between.

Ah man not looking forward to that myself either

 

[SauRoNZA]

Ah man not looking forward to that myself either

I’m going to attempt to tape it to a ball and simply sling it.

Failing that I have one of those metal wire feeders that should work but it also means taking that up there with me and fiddling with it while balance precariously. Not fun.

 

[InusB]

Would be nice to get built in icons for the garage doors and not need the status next to it.

Mine goes yellow when open which is half way there I guess.

I did custom pic entities, grey door status changed to show what it looks like opened

Code for grey garage door
entity: binary_sensor.grey_door_sensor
show_name: false
show_state: false
state_image:
'off': /local/pics/Grey_Close.png
'on': /local/pics/Grey_Open.png
type: picture-entity

 

[SauRoNZA]

I did custom pic entities, grey door status changed to show what it looks like opened
View attachment 841459
Code for grey garage door
entity: binary_sensor.grey_door_sensor
show_name: false
show_state: false
state_image:
'off': /local/pics/Grey_Close.png
'on': /local/pics/Grey_Open.png
type: picture-entity

Thanks I see there are actually variations in the mdi collection for open and closed so it’s odd they don’t use them by default.

Can likely just use the above with those icons.

Where does that code snippet live? In the Lovelace group?

 

[xrapidx]

Thanks I see there are actually variations in the mdi collection for open and closed so it’s odd they don’t use them by default.

Can likely just use the above with those icons.

Where does that code snippet live? In the Lovelace group?

My garage cover and door cover display open and close icons automatically

 

[R4m80]

Would be nice to get built in icons for the garage doors and not need the status next to it.

Mine goes yellow when open which is half way there I guess.

Which weather service do you use and what is your yaml. I'm using OpenWeather and it gives me the current temp for the next 5 days. Not the high for the day and the next 5 days. So if I look at the temp at 8 in the evening, it tells me what the temp will be at 8 pm for the next 5 days.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Which weather service do you use and what is your yaml. I'm using OpenWeather and it gives me the current temp for the next 5 days. Not the high for the day and the next 5 days. So if I look at the temp at 8 in the evening, it tells me what the temp will be at 8 pm for the next 5 days.

I do believe that’s the built in one but let me go check quick.

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Can't find any Yaml, seems to be puretly a built-in Lovelace entity.