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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Big_Hovercraft_7494 on 2025-02-27 19:59:28+00:00.

Well, I got my first Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition this week. I finally had a chance to set it up this morning. I have to admit, I'm very impressed with this thing.

I've spent some of my morning setting up new automations using sentences...you know, things I do all the time in the app...every single one has worked flawlessly.

This just might finally let me get rid of my Google Home Assistant spying devices!

Thanks Nabu! You've all done amazing work on the Home Assistant eco system.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/missyquarry on 2025-02-27 18:00:56+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/n0c1_ on 2025-02-27 17:37:14+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Ambitious-Charge-432 on 2025-02-27 12:45:28+00:00.

They seem to be the most popular sensor discussed on HA forums (not just this sub), maybe in par with leak detectors. I might be missing imagination, but I still don't see a practical usage that makes them worth the hype. I understand that you can turn on lights where people are, but I don't really have a use for that (maybe my house is not big enough), anything else of interest?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/iSteve-O_2 on 2025-02-27 06:13:53+00:00.

I know Homebridge is an unpopular thing to use around here, but I know some people still use it.

If you, like me, find yourself annoyed at the state of other Homebridge add-ons, and would like one that is updated, I have forked one of the most popular & updated it because the old one was becoming incompatible with plugins on restart because of the base node.js version.

Please don’t reply saying how useless this is, because those of us who use it know why we need to use it.

Hopefully some of you find it useful. Me and several others have been using it for a couple months now.

There are easy instructions for switching to this add-on without losing accessory pairing from any other instance in the readme.

It uses the latest official Homebridge-docker image.

The repo is:

I will try to keep it as updated as possible, so also consider that before switching.

Thanks!

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/mo9722 on 2025-02-26 20:42:42+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/1_Pawn on 2025-02-26 20:08:30+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/HTTP_404_NotFound on 2025-02-26 13:29:46+00:00.

Final Result:

This is the follow-up to my preview post from yesterday.

Everything has been documented, pictures, esphome firmware, thought processes, next-steps, and future plans.

Documentation:

Suppose the next post you will see.... if me automating an array of KVM switches for setting scenes in my office.

(There are many KVMs instead of one because 25+25+100 < 400+).

For a few other ideas-

The KVM I used, you REALLY don't have to open it up and modify it, You can instead attach an ESP to the remote port, and specify the inputs.

If- you have a rack of servers, you can get this 16 port HDMI KVM, which has both serial, and IR control and control it directly from a ESP, or IR probe, without needing any modifications.

Tons of possibilities.

My weekend project will be making a tiny enclosure with an ESP, and a few 3.5mm jacks to control my CKL-KVMs in the office. No hardware modifications needed.

I have seen very few automated KVMs, so.... I think we need to start making this happen more.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Technical_Raisin_246 on 2025-02-26 19:44:48+00:00.

First off, thank you so much for all the support on my original post. I’m still a bit stunned by how quickly everything happened, the first 50 Sensy-One mmWave Sensors sold out in just 3 hours! I can’t tell you how grateful I am for your enthusiasm! I also wanted to let you know the entire first batch has shipped out past Monday, after a marathon of soldering, firmware uploads, and testing. It was a busy few days, but hearing how excited everyone is makes it more than worth it!

The good news? I’ve just launched a second batch of 50 sensors, which will start shipping on Monday. As of right now, there are only 17 left. If you missed out first batch or couldn’t decide, this is your shot to grab one before they’re gone again.

sensy's getting ready!

If you’d like to learn more about the Sensy-One S1, feel free to visit our website for additional details or head over to GitHub to dive into the technical side or share ideas.

Once again, thank you so much for the amazing support. I can’t wait to hear your feedback and see how you’re putting the Sensy-One's to use!

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/jmccrohan on 2025-02-26 18:26:06+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/dackel03 on 2025-02-26 14:25:14+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Equal-Individual56 on 2025-02-26 15:39:38+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/topdng on 2025-02-26 06:26:09+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/mellowbalmyleafy on 2025-02-25 18:51:32+00:00.

I've been using Home Assistant for several years now. While most challenges were fairly easy to solve, some small details took me forever to get right.

A few weeks ago, I installed the Mealie Addon, which helps manage cooking recipes. It also includes a shopping list feature, and I needed a way to sync this list with the to-do list from the Bring! integration—so that all items appear in both lists.

What seemed like a simple task turned out to be surprisingly complicated. After a lot of trial and error, I finally got it working and decided to share the automation here:

Bidirectional Shopping List Sync Automation

So, what automation caused you the most frustration?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/melancholytron on 2025-02-25 16:26:23+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/HTTP_404_NotFound on 2025-02-25 14:37:41+00:00.

I wanted to see if I could take a cheap, no-name, chinese KVM switch and integrate it with home assistant using ESPHome.

The immediate use-case, is using it behind a JetKVM, to allow me to access all of the servers in my rack using a single IP KVM.

The reasoning:

1. JetKVM / PiKVM = $$$
2. Cheap HDMI / DP Switch = Cheap.

Given, this project was quite successful, the next step will be to integrate the KVMs in my office with Home Assistant. That- will work much better as my Office KVM has built in EDID emulation.

The lack of EDID emulation is why there is a delay when switching between computers. No EDID = Basically unplugging a monitor, and plugging into a different PC. EDID Emulation = MUCH smoother when switching inputs.

But- having my office KVM automated will be nice. Automatially switch to "Work" PC, Automatically switch to "Gaming/Personal" PC. etc. I can think of quite a few scene examples.

The actual process of hacking the KVM unit was pretty easy. Follow the traces, do a bit of ugly soldering, add a ESP.

A youtube short showing some of this process:

Anyways- Full write-up coming, complete with pictures, videos, esphome configurations, issues encountered, etc...

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/BackHerniation on 2025-02-25 11:43:17+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/DongleJungle on 2025-02-25 07:47:34+00:00.

TL;DR: Installation was easy and I'm very happy with the product!

www.donglejungle.com/posts/2025-02-12-elevated-sensors-bed-occupancy

I'm starting to write blog posts about my 7+ years experience with Home Assistant and the 100 or so devices I have integrated so far.

I'm very happy to answer questions you have about the sensors or their installation, but also open to feedback about the post.

Edit: TLDR on top, spelling

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Previous_Figure2921 on 2025-02-24 21:13:31+00:00.

Let me know what you think of this board soon to launch on Crowd Supply.

Comes preloaded with ESPHome code, will show up in your Home Assistant with no coding needed.

Will run up to 8 years (using MQTT, hourly updates) on lithium AA batteries.

Final product will have mikroBUS™ headers.

Please comment and please subscribe for updates.

#opensourcehardware #crowdsupply #sensorboard

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/markwdw on 2025-02-24 19:42:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/umognog on 2025-02-24 12:04:27+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Inge_Jones on 2025-02-24 09:06:51+00:00.

This morning I checked my HA system to see a notification that a new device had been discovered - a bluetooth Oral-B toothbrush. It offered to install the integration and for fun I said yes. It's installed this toothbrush and I can see how long it was last used for. I suppose it has to belong to a neighbor, but how did HA pick up on it when I did not have Bluetooth installed either as a dongle or an integration?

Edited to add: I have HomeAssistant Green, with the old SkyConnect dongle. No wifi connected to the Green.

Edited again: Now solved. The bluetooth is connecting via the Everything Presence Lite, which I installed yesterday. Useful little device and very responsive.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/sms066 on 2025-02-24 06:03:56+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Full_screen on 2025-02-24 01:54:41+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/ElementZoom on 2025-02-23 22:37:17+00:00.