Activating Lights At Sunset Using Home AssistantThe power of home automation is that automation can (and should) be dynamic. As the seasons change, so should how our homes are lit. This…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Using DDD Communication to simplify your Shelly Smart HomeFrom firmware 1.5, Shelly has added functionality that allows devices to communicate with another one without a server, hub or cloud…Sep 27, 20201Sep 27, 20201
Using Home Assistant to Turn Off all Smart Lights in your HomeOne of the big advantages of smart lights is the ability to control each one individually, in groups or all at once. When I leave the…Sep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020
Using Home Assistant TTS to Announce Your ArrivalThe best thing about having smart speakers plumbed into your Home Automation ecosystem, is the ability to send messages depending on a…Sep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020
Setting Up MQTT and Mosquitto in Home AssistantMQTT is a useful protocol for smart home technology, being designed for the Internet of Things. It a lightweight messaging transport layer…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
Using TTS to get Home Assistant to Tell You What To WearHome Assistant allows for Text-To-Speech (TTS) functionality, which is ultra powerful and can provide essential alerts (e.g. weather…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
Setting-up a White Shelly RGBW2 using MQTT in Home AssistantI believe that LED Lightstrips are the best way to enhance the lighting in a room. With LEDs there are a myriad of options, from 5v…Sep 5, 2020Sep 5, 2020
Creating an Air Quality Sensor using an SDS011 and ESPHomeAfter measuring temperature and humidity, the next step in measuring and tracking the air in your home might be air quality. Air quality…Aug 31, 20201Aug 31, 20201
Use Home Assistant to Help Plan Your WardrobeWhen I think about the future, it always features a Smart Home AI personality telling me it’s too hot to wear jeans aside — saving me from…Aug 22, 2020Aug 22, 2020
Setting up Power and Energy Monitoring with a Shelly EM and Home AssistantIn this guide I’ll demonstrate how to use the very useful Shelly EM as a power and energy monitoring input into your Smart Home. The…Aug 21, 20201Aug 21, 20201
