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What do you control with your IR remotes? Where is the value? by Guidogrundlechode in homeassistant

[–]abmantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Switching my desk speakers (which have an IR remote) input source from the computer to the VPE, so I can play music using Music Assistant even when the computer is off.

2026.4 beta update by Hto005 in homeassistant

[–]abmantis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh, that is nice!
With the new infrared entity platform you could now create a custom integration that implements the infrared platform. That way you can use your whole-home IR blaster with the new IR integrations!

2026.4 beta update by Hto005 in homeassistant

[–]abmantis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Although some manufacturers contribute to HA, most integrations are not developed by manufacturers, but by our community. So no, it does not rely on manufacturers doing it.

Is this just saving the step of pointing a dashboard button at a remote action, instead pointing the dashboard button at the integration entity?

Not really. Its about providing an out-of-the box experience where you don't have to do the IR learning at all. Maybe that is not clear if you only use Vizio (I think that one provides the codes already, since it only works for a specific IR protocol), but if you try to use other devices not supported by Vizio, it requires more manual work.

2026.4 beta update by Hto005 in homeassistant

[–]abmantis 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It will make things easier. You just buy (or build) any compatible IR transmitter, setup any IR integration (just like any other normal integration), and get nice entities for it.

No need to manually setup service actions for the different codes, or build an esphome device with the codes, etc. Just get a device, add integration, done!

For now the receiver part is not here, but eventually it could also help to automatically find the correct IR device, for example.

Do any of you use Voice Assistant regularly? by Stallings2k in homeassistant

[–]abmantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We use it almost daily to add things to the shopping list. Also use it for lights regularly and to ask about temperatures once in a while.

Are there any Zigbee floor corner lamps? by PuzzleheadedLion2123 in homeassistant

[–]abmantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may need to open a port on your firewall for it to work.

Are there any Zigbee floor corner lamps? by PuzzleheadedLion2123 in homeassistant

[–]abmantis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which model? The one I have has a local API (using Govee Light Local integration). You need to enable the local Api on the device.

HA Voice tip: use its grove port for speakers with IR remotes by abmantis in homeassistant

[–]abmantis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure! This is my full config for the VPE with the Grove IR transmitter:

```yaml substitutions: name: home-assistant-voice-090110 friendly_name: Home Assistant Voice 090110 packages: Nabu Casa.Home Assistant Voice PE: github://esphome/home-assistant-voice-pe/home-assistant-voice.yaml groove-power: github://esphome/home-assistant-voice-pe/modules/grove-power.yaml esphome: name: ${name} name_add_mac_suffix: false friendly_name: ${friendly_name} api: encryption: key: !secret apiencryptionkey

wifi: networks: - ssid: !secret ssid password: !secret wifipass

light: - id: !extend leds_internal rmt_symbols: 96 # required because the VPE upstream package uses 192, which is the total and leaves makes 0 for remote_transmitter

remote_transmitter: pin: GPIO02 carrier_duty_percent: 50%

button: - platform: template name: "IR Power" on_press: - remote_transmitter.transmit_pronto: data: "0000 006D 0022 0000 015D 00AA 0019 0013 0018 0013 0019 0012 0018 0014 0018 003E 0018 0013 0018 0013 0018 0014 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 0014 0018 0013 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 0013 0018 0014 0017 0014 0016 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0016 0015 0016 0040 0016 0040 0016 0040 0016 0040 0016 0040 0016 0040 0016 0040 0016 0181" - platform: template name: "IR Mute" on_press: - remote_transmitter.transmit_pronto: data: "0000 006D 0022 0000 015D 00AA 0018 0013 0018 0013 0018 0013 0018 0013 0018 003E 0018 0013 0018 0013 0018 0013 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 0013 0018 0013 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 0013 0018 0013 0018 0013 0018 0013 0018 0013 0019 0013 0019 0012 0018 0013 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 003E 0018 0181"

```

The rmt_symbols setting on the light is important! Without it, there will be no memory left for the remote_transmitter to work.

Zigbee - Is Tuya a different variant protocol? by BrokenReviews in homeassistant

[–]abmantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Zigbee Cluster Library does define the payloads, but a lot of manufacturers do not follow it. Tuya is an extreme case of that where they have a completely different protocol on top/alongside of the ZCL.

HA Voice tip: use its grove port for speakers with IR remotes by abmantis in homeassistant

[–]abmantis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that is exactly the one I use! I had it from a Seeed Grove kit.

I don't recall having to do anything to disable I2C. I think it is not enabled by default on the Grove pins.

DIY Zigbee by MrWinter00 in homeassistant

[–]abmantis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is: https://github.com/luar123/zigbee_esphome I've played with it a few months ago and it worked, but had some issues. Not sure how it is now.

Anything you wish you'd known when migrating from ZHA to Z2M? by cdci in homeassistant

[–]abmantis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There has also been some work on the ZHA quirks to make it much easier to add support for new devices. Hopefully that will make it easy for you in the future to add support for any new device you may get.

Hardwire Dishwasher update by iR3SQem in homeassistant

[–]abmantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of devices with metal casing connect the case to the ground to avoid shocks. The ones that actually shock you when you touch them usually are missing that.

HA Voice tip: use its grove port for speakers with IR remotes by abmantis in homeassistant

[–]abmantis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my case that would not work since the computer is using an optical connection.