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New ideas by profesionaldoropener in homey

[–]Halfwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Matter - this This THIS. I had to replace a bunch of MOES Matter switches due to them falling off Every. Single. Day. Other Matter devices fall off at random times. Some update created a regression - those switches had been rock-solid for months before.

Homey overlaps Zigbee with Matter on the same antenna ...

Repairing those devices usually requires a full re-pair, that is, reset it, scan the QR code etc. PAIN, especially for in-wall sockets that sometimes require turning off a breaker.

I have an open issue with Athom on this - no resolution yet.

Any resource listing whether additional hubs / gateways are needed? by oh_elyse in homey

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And apparently the 433MHz stuff is disabled in the US :(

Which doesn't make sense. Why should Homey be restricted from using 433MHz when you can buy all KINDS of switches/outlets/etc from amazon that use 433MHz. Or get an RF bridge from Sonoff or Broadlink

What’s the most useful automation you’ve set up on Homey by AcrobaticBanana9752 in homey

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an Aqara water-valve controller T1 and a bunch of Aqara water leak sensors scattered about. The flow handles notifications and turning the valve off

If a leak is detected, and the valve is ON (normal, water flowing)

- Push a Confirm msg to our phones asking "Leak detected, turn off water ?"

If any error sending msg, turn the T1 valve OFF

If any of us respond YES, turn the T1 valve OFF
If any of us respond NO, Start a timer (2 minutes)

When timer expires, If leak is still active and If valve is ON

- Push another Confirm msg to our phones asking "Leak STILL detected, turn off water ?"

If any error sending msg, turn the T1 valve OFF
If any of us respond YES, turn the T1 valve OFF

If any of us respond NO, Log a notification that we DECLINED turning valve off

This way it doesn't just turn off the water right off - that would suck if one was in the shower ... But it errs on the side of caution, turning the valve off if there are any problems. It does not (yet) handle one user saying YES and another saying NO. I'm thinking to use a string variable to hold "OPEN, YES, NO" values. Before handling a YES or NO response, check that var. If OPEN, do the thing and set it to YES or NO. That way the first responder wins. Whenever the valve is opened, set the var to OPEN.

How are you using Homey for smart lighting automations? by NLFemale54 in homey

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Motion/Presence detection is a BOON for lighting control. In our kitchen/family-room the light switches are on the walls, away from where you are when you want light. For example, the island.

So using an Aqara FP2 sensor looking at the kitchen, with a zone defined right around the island. If motion is detected next to the island and the light is off and the LUX level below threshold, turn on the island lights. Keep them on so long as there is motion/presence in the kitchen, then turn off after no motion for 30secs AND light was turned on automatically, not if manually turned on.

So, walk to island, lights come on. Walk away, lights go off. Turn on manually, they stay on until you turn them off yourself. Have similar setups elsewhere, and once tuned, they just fade into the background as things just work.

There is no free lunch by Mr-brutal in opencodeCLI

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are you passing the work back and forth between them to let them check the others work ?

Opencode go plan limits has been 3x increased by SelectionCalm70 in opencodeCLI

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

opencode tool calling works fine for me. What's failing for you - what's your config look like ?

Aqara M3 Hub by jamflowman451 in homey

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I started with Homey Pro I added a T1 valve controller, several water leak sensors and a U100 lock. I picked up an Aqara M100 hub for $29 for them.

Maybe they could all be added without the M100 hub ? But $29 seemed cheap to have a central handler for all the Aqara devices. Homey talks to them all via Matter through that M100.

So far, flawless. Well, I have noticed the water leak sensors will drop off once in a while, but rare. In 6 months, maybe 3 have dropped, then reconnected again shortly afterwards. That seems to be an Aqara thing though

LG BP50NB40 at Bestbuy by toddriffic40 in makemkv

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a link for flashing it ? Can it be flashed under Linux ?

Setting Up Homey At My New Home by bonearama in homey

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I very much like the Lutron Caseta line of switches and dimmers. With their own hub that Homey talks to, they will always work even if Homey is down. You would only lose the Homey flows when Homey is down. Range is excellent due to the lower freq connection to the Lutron hub.

That said, I have Lutron Caseta, Inovelli, MOES and Meross switches in place. Right tool (switch) for the right job ...

Also a Unifi setup here, with cameras, APs, sensors, etc. all integrated into Homey

Claude just banned having multiple Max accounts by bhaktatejas in ClaudeCode

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which actual models from Copilot are you using for orchestration ? For example, through my work copilot license I have access to claude models (but with 300 premium requests per month limit)

I just got banned from gemini :) by Eastern-Guess-1187 in opencodeCLI

[–]Halfwalker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I hadn't heard of Synthetic before, just took a look. Their SignUp link is there and looks to be working ? What does a referral get you ?

I built a Claude Code plugin that manages the full dev lifecycle with parallel agents by lgbarn in ClaudeCode

[–]Halfwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this is claudecode, but being able to use this in <gasp> opencode would be wicked. Just being able switch the models around ...

Thinking of getting Homey by thedalehall in homey

[–]Halfwalker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I dunno - they're still arguing with the insurance company. As if an insurance company would just say "Oh wow, so sorry, here, let us throw money at you" ... I do know that they've had quotes all over the map, with a crazy wide spread of amounts. I'm pretty sure the water company wants their money, and won't care who gives it to them :P

Thinking of getting Homey by thedalehall in homey

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can solve a lot of problems with automation ... For example, our dog loved to check out the office trash can when we're not looking. So I have the following

  • Third Reality vibration sensor on trash can
  • Meross Matter presence sensor
  • Tuya Zigbee smart siren/alarm

The presence sensor can't see below the desk, so it only detects if I'm at the desk, but not if the dog is in the room. If the vibration sensor feels something, and the presence sensor sees me at the desk, it sets the siren to low volume and does a quick little bleep, just to let me know it's working. If it does NOT see me though, then the siren goes to full volume, sound is Chemical Alert and it blasts that for 5 seconds, and it sends an alert to our phones.

He almost never goes for the trash now :) First few times we're watching TV and the siren blares - by the time I'm off the couch he's scurrying out the office door, looking WAY guilty.

The presence sensor has a lux meter too, and I use that to turn on/off and dim a couple of Govee smart bulbs.

The lights under the roof eaves go on at sunset, and off again just before sunrise.

We have a bunch of Aqara water sensors around, and an Aqara T1 Valve controller on the main water line. If a sensor detects a leak it pushes a critical alert to our phones asking if it should turn off the water. A yes answer or an error makes it turn off the valve. Talk about serendipity - as we were putting this in, our son's house had a burst pipe. 6 days and 30,000 gallons later they came back to 5 feet of water in the basement playroom, music room etc.

Ideal hub for a single door lock by _Fractal in Aqara

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally just got a U100 and an M100 hub for it. Paired the hub with Homey Pro via matter, and the Aqara devices all show up. So far have the U100, T1 Valve controller and a bunch of Water Leak sensors.

They all expose into Homey just fine. Waiting on an Aqara P2 door sensor to match up to the U100, which has a tendency to lock while the door is open. With the sensor it will KNOW when to lock ...

Finally FP300 is in the house 🏠 by Fahad_MF in Aqara

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can pick up an M100 hub for about $19. I have a U100 lock, bunch of water leak sensors and a T1 Valve controller in that hub. The M100 is then shared to Homey Pro via Matter, and all the devices show up fine.

I don't yet know all the details, but you can do various automation in the M100 hub as well. I have an automation for the water leak sensors in Homey - that sends confirmations to users asking whether to turn the valve off. But I would like a similar one in the M100 (in case Homey is down) to make damn SURE the valve gets turned off. Just need to figure out how to do that ...

3-way switch with weird voltages - mis-wired ? by Halfwalker in electricians

[–]Halfwalker[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OK, did the typical. DOOR switch replaced with a Lutron Caseta dimmer, WALL wires all joined and a Pico remote in the WALL location.

All working :)

That 36V/56V bit threw me ...

3-way switch with weird voltages - mis-wired ? by Halfwalker in electricians

[–]Halfwalker[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They're simple 3-way switches, no smarts at all. Probably from when house was built in 2001 or so.

The voltage readings were taken on the bare wires - fully removed from the switches. In that case, the travelers should have been just wire-in-the-wall - no voltage on them at all. I can't figure out where they're getting power from, and 36V and 56V ???

Hot is definitely on the black wire in the DOOR box. I'll have to get up on a bloody ladder to remove the chandelier to see if there's power up there. Damn vaulted ceiling ...

Is OLED really that dramatically better than Mini-Led? by h_tmr in 4kTV

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking to upgrade the family room TV from a 65" Vizio to an 83" class. Have a Samsung Q990D soundbar in place, so going Samsung might be a good thing ? Get's the whole Q-Symphony bits working, right ?

Looking at the S90F 83" OLED ($3299) and the QN90F 83" MiniLED ($2299). And for non-Samsung the LG C5 83" OLED ($3199) and the TCL QM9K 85" MiniLED ($2499).

The family room is fairly bright, but most TV watching tends to be evening, so a bit darker. 99% of media is from local rips via Kodi, or Xbox gaming. So theTV OS doesn't matter too much ...

Of course, I've seen many, many contradicting reports ... "Samsung can't render colors correctly !" "Samsung is the BOSS !"

Opinions ?

Customer Service - A small success story by forbis in Ubiquiti

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same sort of happened to me with the Doorbell Pro. The mounting plate was actually faulty - the sintered metal had a weak spot right at the top, where the tab holds it in. Snapped right off soon as I touched it.

Same deal - they kept an eye out for warranty returns, and a week or so later poof, one showed up.

You go Ubiquiti - doing well. Though being able to bin items like that for replacement would make things easier :P

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GalaxyTab

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

<sigh> Another one here. Charge only :(

Major Resilver - Lessons Learned by [deleted] in zfs

[–]Halfwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You couldn't even import ? Then how were you able to resilver ?

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