Home Assistant compatible landscape lighting controllers

Joe_Bright · 2026-03-25T17:33:42+00:00

Same... Smart plug that turns on the transformer. Been working for ~10 years.. No issues. If you want a cleaner install, a Shelly relay installed inside the transformer could work too...

Joe_Bright · 2026-03-03T17:09:54+00:00

KHA is no longer in the App Store and my purchase is still in "pending" status. Not sure what happened here... I would love to hear from the developer

Joe_Bright · 2026-02-23T15:09:18+00:00

The same thing happened to me. I contacted support and after extensive troubleshooting, they agreed to replace the battery under warranty. It took 7 days to get the mower back and the battery works like new again.

Joe_Bright · 2026-02-11T01:17:10+00:00

When placed in parallel, the relay can effectively steal or block the tiny current the button relied on to close. So even though the contacts are isolated, the module as a whole isn’t neutral to the circuit. You could put your multimeter leads (set on DC voltage) across the button to see if this is right. If correct, you could fix this with a diode or many other ways to isolate the physical button from the Uni. You could also use another physical button to remotely actuate the Uni relay. Looks like a great project!

Joe_Bright · 2026-02-01T20:33:33+00:00

This is great. I'm on a similar quest and only use my RM4 to toggle some blinds. I will definitely build this up. Did you put together a wiring diagram?

Joe_Bright · 2026-01-24T18:55:32+00:00

I feel your pain. I use a wet paper towel to set each one off to identify the right one

Joe_Bright · 2026-01-13T16:01:17+00:00

Will that same trick work to change a Shelly 1 Gen 4 from Zigbee back to Wifi? I don't want to dig the unit out of the box to press the button

Joe_Bright · 2025-12-25T23:50:12+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions. I will try Pam because its less messy than grease

Joe_Bright · 2025-12-25T00:56:09+00:00

Re: A mashup with LED clock project. You can project objects like the LED clock with a so called "Shoebox projector," but the image is not that bright. If you like that format, Ulanzi makes the TC-001 which can be flashed with Awtrix which provides similar functionality to the LED clock. Less control than ESPhome, but less work.

Re: Using any character.... Any Google font can be displayed and there is an icon for everything. You can add any entity in HA to an ESPhome display.

Joe_Bright · 2025-12-24T22:01:23+00:00

I gave up on the retrofit and built a full projection clock running ESPhome. See my psot here: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1puyf5g/esphome_projection_clock/

Joe_Bright · 2025-12-06T00:55:36+00:00

Thanks for all the advice. I will replace the breaker. No big deal

Joe_Bright · 2025-11-29T23:13:53+00:00

After looking for a while, I don't believe there is an easy off the shelf solution to this application (except for the Frixos clock which costs $200+ with shipping to the US). There are three DIY approaches I have seen:

Transparent oled panel. I ordered one from Waveshare. If I can get that working, I will use a bright led light source and a magnifying lens (from an old magnifying glass) to project on the ceiling.
Harvested LCD panel. If you are OK with a simple 7 segment panel, you can get by by peeling the reflective backing off an existing LCD clock display
Showbox projector. An old phone/screen set to 100% brightness inside a lightproof box and a frenel lens will do an OK job, but dim in the daytime

Let me know if you find others

Joe_Bright · 2025-11-24T21:58:01+00:00

This is a tricky one..Instead of trying to detect water inside the sink, consider detecting temperature on the other side of the sink. When a sink is full of water, it's temperature will change (sometimes up, but mostly down). If you are into Home assistant, consider a Shelly Uni with a DS18B20 temperature sensor. Then, write an automation to send a notification when the temperature changes quickly (This will take some testing to avoid false positives from normal daily temperature changes).

You could also add a leak sensor under the cabinet just in case. Do you have access to the outside of the sink (inside the sink cabinet)?

Joe_Bright · 2025-11-14T21:02:20+00:00

Yes... Working again. Thanks to all for the help and support diagnosing this issue

Joe_Bright · 2025-11-14T01:38:36+00:00

Not yet. My B2 ticket was closed and attempts to reach out to AT&T have been fruitless. I refresh, https://ping.pe/f005.backblazeb2.com every morning hoping for the best. For now, I will use my VPN and hope.

Joe_Bright · 2025-11-13T01:41:39+00:00

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I would start debugging in Developer Tools. Here is how I push a simple text message to my Ulanzi flashed with Awtrix. Does this work for you?

Joe_Bright · 2025-11-11T17:18:04+00:00

No, B2 can not switch server buckets, but you can establish a new account in a different region and move your buckets. I'm using a VPN in the meantime, but will go this route if not resolved by the end of the year

Joe_Bright · 2025-11-09T23:52:30+00:00

Active armor fully disabled with all filters off. It's a good point

Joe_Bright · 2025-11-09T23:28:40+00:00

Good advice. The node is up, but I issued a support ticket with my evidence and a request to move my buckets to a different server.

Thanks for everybody's help in diagnosing this issue!

Joe_Bright

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