Home Automation - Smartkit

[simonbee]

Either way, you replace the switch with a smart dimmable switch.
I mostly like the Shelly Dimmer. It will work the same as the switch that you hold down to change the lights dim level. You need that switch, coupled with the Shelly Dimmer. The one you turn will have to be replaced. You will also need a neutral at your light switch in the wall.

thank you. the lack of a neural might makes things a bit more complicated / expensive.

for someone who is not that technical, like myself, it might be easier to replace the bulbs with smart ones

 

[SAguy]

thank you. the lack of a neural might makes things a bit more complicated / expensive.

for someone who is not that technical, like myself, it might be easier to replace the bulbs with smart ones

Yeah, only thing about smart bulbs is that the light switch still switches them off - so you can't really operate the light switches normally.

 

[calypso]

What’s the benefit of that?

Seems like a waster of resources to achieve the same thing?

They have the supervisor as a Docker now anyway.

Because at the time ti definitely seemed the direction that HA was moving in. I was struggling to get Seven Segment Display working and if moving to supervised no extra steps are needed.
I don't think supervisor was available as a docker container yet or it was not recommended. I'll relook at it.

 

[simonbee]

Yeah, only thing about smart bulbs is that the light switch still switches them off - so you can't really operate the light switches normally.

good point. thanks for the info

 

[Tinuva]

Because at the time ti definitely seemed the direction that HA was moving in. I was struggling to get Seven Segment Display working and if moving to supervised no extra steps are needed.
I don't think supervisor was available as a docker container yet or it was not recommended. I'll relook at it.

How much memory are you dedicating to the VM?

For docker I need to give it little, well it takes very little:

docker stats | egrep -i "home|influx|hassio|traefik|container"
CONTAINER ID        NAME                     CPU %               MEM USAGE / LIMIT     MEM %               NET I/O             BLOCK I/O           PIDS
56ba74ce18c0        homeassistant            0.74%               240.3MiB / 1.851GiB   12.68%              0B / 0B             728MB / 3.88GB      36
4fefdb830243        traefik                  2.79%               21.11MiB / 1.851GiB   1.11%               726GB / 731GB       246MB / 16.4kB      19
204a2cb2fe0c        hassio_supervisor        0.11%               48.24MiB / 1.851GiB   2.55%               1.65GB / 5.72MB     800MB / 19MB        21
0c7c706d55e0        hassio_multicast         0.04%               1.59MiB / 1.851GiB    0.08%               0B / 0B             2.51MB / 4.1kB      4
1dae8390e765        hassio_dns               0.07%               11.79MiB / 1.851GiB   0.62%               1.52GB / 48.2MB     207MB / 0B          14
5fe575bd2bee        hassio_cli               0.00%               1.508MiB / 1.851GiB   0.08%               3.4GB / 113kB       270MB / 0B          5
290d9379d010        hassio_audio             0.01%               7.562MiB / 1.851GiB   0.40%               3.4GB / 0B          151MB / 16.5MB      6
702bd8985d5f        influxdb                 1.14%               132.5MiB / 1.851GiB   6.99%               1.18GB / 212MB      1.52GB / 14.1GB     13

 

[calypso]

How much memory are you dedicating to the VM?

For docker I need to give it little, well it takes very little:

docker stats | egrep -i "home|influx|hassio|traefik|container"
CONTAINER ID        NAME                     CPU %               MEM USAGE / LIMIT     MEM %               NET I/O             BLOCK I/O           PIDS
56ba74ce18c0        homeassistant            0.74%               240.3MiB / 1.851GiB   12.68%              0B / 0B             728MB / 3.88GB      36
4fefdb830243        traefik                  2.79%               21.11MiB / 1.851GiB   1.11%               726GB / 731GB       246MB / 16.4kB      19
204a2cb2fe0c        hassio_supervisor        0.11%               48.24MiB / 1.851GiB   2.55%               1.65GB / 5.72MB     800MB / 19MB        21
0c7c706d55e0        hassio_multicast         0.04%               1.59MiB / 1.851GiB    0.08%               0B / 0B             2.51MB / 4.1kB      4
1dae8390e765        hassio_dns               0.07%               11.79MiB / 1.851GiB   0.62%               1.52GB / 48.2MB     207MB / 0B          14
5fe575bd2bee        hassio_cli               0.00%               1.508MiB / 1.851GiB   0.08%               3.4GB / 113kB       270MB / 0B          5
290d9379d010        hassio_audio             0.01%               7.562MiB / 1.851GiB   0.40%               3.4GB / 0B          151MB / 16.5MB      6
702bd8985d5f        influxdb                 1.14%               132.5MiB / 1.851GiB   6.99%               1.18GB / 212MB      1.52GB / 14.1GB     13

2gig, 2 cores

 

[Tinuva]

2gig, 2 cores

and memory?

 

[calypso]

and memory?

2 gig RAM

 

[alqassam]

I have 2 door window sensors and 1 pir 433mhz chuango brand. Want R100 each

 

[skefda]

Anyone out there done anything with monitoring their JoJo tanks water level? Looking for something ESP8266 based like Sonoff etc. with a recommended sensor to track the tank levels.

TIA

 

[MattRoy]

Anyone out there done anything with monitoring their JoJo tanks water level? Looking for something ESP8266 based like Sonoff etc. with a recommended sensor to track the tank levels.

TIA

While I have yet to install it, I am planning on using an ultrasonic distance sensor along with an ESP8266 based board.

 

[skefda]

While I have yet to install it, I am planning on using an ultrasonic distance sensor along with an ESP8266 based board.

So I believe there are some challenges with this around the minimum distance the ultrasonic sensor can work with - something like 25cm? This is a problem for me as I would need to mount the sensor above the roof of the tank to achieve this.

Let me know how your setup goes!

 

[xrapidx]

I've also got to get round to doing my tank before summer.

Also thinking of using a "leak detector" instead - just so I know when its full - to stop pumping.

 

[skefda]

I've also got to get round to doing my tank before summer.

Also thinking of using a "leak detector" instead - just so I know when its full - to stop pumping.

I spose that's one way of doing it. I've read that some guys have used submersible sensors that measure the pressure from applied by the water in the tank but my concern is silt build up messing with the sensor. :-/

 

[MattRoy]

So I believe there are some challenges with this around the minimum distance the ultrasonic sensor can work with - something like 25cm? This is a problem for me as I would need to mount the sensor above the roof of the tank to achieve this.

Let me know how your setup goes!

Yea the accuracy is a potential issue, but I am happy with the accuracy. I am more interested in knowing how close it is to being empty as opposed to full.

 

[Saba'a]

Interesting article about video doorbells compatible with google assistant

Best doorbells that support Google Assistant 2023

Here's a list of some great deals on smart doorbells.

www.androidcentral.com

 

[SAguy]

Interesting article about video doorbells compatible with google assistant

Best doorbells that support Google Assistant 2023

Here's a list of some great deals on smart doorbells.

www.androidcentral.com

Pity the Nest isn't officially supported in SA - expensive to import in the hope it will work.

 

[Saba'a]

Pity the Nest isn't officially supported in SA - expensive to import in the hope it will work.

Nest should work. But yep too expensive for function required.

Its others like the remo s bell thats bull. It only takes google voice commands with no streaming. Although it streams on Alexa devices.

 

[SAguy]

Nest should work. But yep too expensive for function required.

Its others like the remo s bell thats bull. It only takes google voice commands with no streaming. Although it streams on Alexa devices.

I was thinking to just use a IP cam at the front gate with a button that sends a push notification over home assistant.

It may just be quicker to notify me than these fancy expensive doorbells, and I'll have local storage of the footage.

 

[alqassam]

I was thinking to just use a IP cam at the front gate with a button that sends a push notification over home assistant.

It may just be quicker to notify me than these fancy expensive doorbells, and I'll have local storage of the footage.

Voice is an issue unless the cam does 2 way audio