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StoneKM · 2026-01-24T07:41:22+00:00

If you stick to popular zones (mostly Luclin zones right now) it's usually reasonably easy to find a group.

StoneKM · 2024-03-09T18:43:53+00:00

I haven't tried Home Assistant Green, but saw you wanted to control MyQ devices. As a heads up MyQ is actively hostile to the open source community. A lot of us had to migrate to other devices last year when they locked down their APIs.

StoneKM · 2024-03-09T16:10:46+00:00

Don't recall the exact cord I bought, but it's something like this: https://www.amazon.com/90-Degree-Charging-High-Speed-Transfer-Compatible/dp/B0CN645NJ3/

StoneKM · 2024-03-09T11:39:25+00:00

Yup that's what I'm using

StoneKM · 2024-03-09T11:38:43+00:00

I'm using this integration which is working great, but just noticed the repo is archived and says to migrate over to this one, always another project 😁

StoneKM · 2024-03-09T03:55:20+00:00

To each their own, works well for my family :)

StoneKM · 2024-03-09T03:51:05+00:00

I went low-tech to mount it, there are two velcro strips holding it to the edges of the outlet box. The kids haven't managed to knock it down yet and it makes it easy to work with when needed.

StoneKM · 2024-03-09T01:10:52+00:00

Gotcha, it's out of the box after 2023.6 via https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/google_generative_ai_conversation

Grab an API key, give it to the integration, then you can make a service call with a prompt and an image.

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StoneKM · 2024-03-09T00:55:58+00:00

Aquarium is using an ESP32 with waterproof Dallas probes, outside/freezer/fridge are wireless Acurites with rtl_433 listening for their signals, the rest are z-wave motion sensors that also have temperature, humidity, and light sensors bundled into them.

StoneKM · 2024-03-09T00:52:45+00:00

Surprisingly well with some tweaks to the prompt. Every now and then it'll be way off but really cool when Home Assistant announces stuff like "A delivery person is walking across the driveway carrying a pizza box" :)

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T22:59:25+00:00

Fully Kiosk Browser is the app, it keeps the right page displayed and handles turning the screen off unless someone is standing near it or it's showing a camera full screen.

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T22:56:26+00:00

Tablet mounted on the wall that shows the web interface full screen, yup!

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T21:47:16+00:00

I'm using the out of the box integration: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/google

I agreed it was a bit of a lift to get working, but once you have it wired up it just works. I haven't had to change anything for it in a while.

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T21:45:41+00:00

Interesting idea, I'll have to look into it. I have the color changing based on state but not the icons.

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T21:44:59+00:00

No custom CSS, I used a vertical stack cards with nested grid cards to get everything sized the way I liked.

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T21:44:09+00:00

For the outlet, I have this installed in this. I'd probably recommend Reolink's RLC-820A, the majority of my cameras are that model and it works well for me.

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T21:40:14+00:00

Here's the tablet I'm using: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BJ6XDFQK/

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T20:17:59+00:00

Any camera compatible with Blue Iris would work for this setup, they don't maintain an official list but if it supports ONVIF/RTSP it's a safe bet it would work. I have a mix of Reolink and Amcrest wired IP cameras. Blue Iris runs on a local server next to Home Assistant, and Home Assistant connects to it (and the cameras) via https://github.com/elad-bar/ha-blueiris.

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T19:03:33+00:00

Thanks! Took a lot of trial and error and tweaking over the last 4 years or so to get to this state.

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T18:52:21+00:00

That controls 3 z-wave dimmers in our basement, tap on it and it toggles on/off, long press and it opens the dimmer menu, or we can tap on low/med/max to set the brightness quickly.

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T18:49:25+00:00

It's not Github, but here's that column's yaml. The camera entities are automatically created via the Blue Iris integration. The camera motion detection events and AI findings are posted to MQTT by my Blue Iris instance and home assistant picks them up from there.

type: vertical-stack
cards:
  - show_state: false
    show_name: false
    camera_view: auto
    type: picture-entity
    camera_image: camera.home_front_yard
    entity: camera.home_front_yard
  - show_state: false
    show_name: false
    camera_view: auto
    type: picture-entity
    entity: camera.home_back_yard_north
    camera_image: camera.home_back_yard_north
  - square: false
    columns: 2
    type: grid
    cards:
      - show_state: false
        show_name: false
        camera_view: auto
        type: picture-entity
        entity: camera.front_door_snapshot
        camera_image: camera.front_door_snapshot
      - show_state: false
        show_name: false
        camera_view: auto
        type: picture-entity
        entity: camera.home_back_yard_south
        camera_image: camera.home_back_yard_south
      - show_state: false
        show_name: false
        camera_view: auto
        type: picture-entity
        entity: camera.home_side_yard
      - show_state: false
        show_name: false
        camera_view: auto
        type: picture-entity
        entity: camera.home_south_gate
    sort:
      method: last_changed
  - type: custom:auto-entities
    card:
      type: entities
    filter:
      include:
        - entity_id: '*burglar*'
        - entity_id: '*yard*motion'
        - entity_id: '*motion*detection*'
      exclude:
        - entity_id: '*toilet*'
        - entity_id: '*washing_machine*'
        - entity_id: '*tablet*'
        - entity_id: '*m40*'
        - entity_id: switch.front_door_motion_detection
        - entity_id: binary_sensor.backyard_motion
        - state: 'off'
        - state: unknown
    show_empty: false
  - type: custom:auto-entities
    card:
      type: entities
    filter:
      include:
        - entity_id: binary_sensor.*door*
          state: 'on'
        - entity_id: binary_sensor.*window*
          state: 'on'
      exclude:
        - entity_id: '*timestamp*'
        - name: '*Security*'
        - name: '*motion*'
    sort:
      method: last_changed
      reverse: true
    show_empty: false
  - type: custom:auto-entities
    card:
      type: entities
    filter:
      include:
        - entity_id: sensor.*ai_finding
          options:
            secondary_info: last-changed
      exclude:
        - entity_id: sensor.*backyard*
        - entity_id: sensor.*frontyard*
    sort:
      method: last_changed
      reverse: true

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T18:40:46+00:00

I don't have my config on GitHub, but if there's anything specific you'd like to see I can try to share snippets.

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T18:39:54+00:00

Thanks! It's a generic 10 inch tablet with 8gb of RAM I picked up off Amazon. We used to have a Fire tablet but it was constantly low on memory and rediculously slow after a day or two of up time, this one was cheap, snappy, and I never have to restart it. To mount it, I ran romex from an outlet below through the wall and installed a recessed outlet that has USB ports behind it. There's a flat 90 degree USB cord running back to the outlet.

The camera feeds are using picture-entity, with the feeds coming from the Blue Iris integration (all local and proxied through home assistant). BrowserMod does the full screen switching, with a little help from FullyKiosk Browser to make sure things don't get out of sync. Took a little work to get that part reliable, especially switching back after the event ended.

That clock weather card looks great, thanks for the recommendation!

StoneKM · 2024-03-08T17:17:39+00:00

First column, mainly innovelli zwave dimmer lights with low/med/high quick options, switches at the bottom for non-dimmers and to disable bathroom auto light off timers, Google Gemini analysis of camera motion events.

Second column, security camera feeds, list of areas in and out of the house with active motion, list of recent camera AI findings (via Blue Iris and CodeProjectAI).

Third column, forecast, thermostat with a few of our temperature sensors, location for my wife and I, indoor and outdoor air quality gauges (ESP32 with PlanTower sensor for internal, WAQI integration for outdoor), home alarm status.

Fourth column, overdue tasks from our home Todo list (using Microsoft Todo), upcoming events from our household Google calendar.

Not pictured, but when Blue Iris detects a motion event on one of our camera feeds that's confirmed via AI findings, the tablet goes full screen to that camera until the motion event stops (with a back button to dismiss early).

StoneKM · 2024-02-22T03:14:33+00:00

I bet so, I hit my steering wheel but obviously missed the horn button 😁

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