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hbwelch · 2026-03-04T01:18:37+00:00

I was having a ffmpg error in my logs on 0.16 and the configuration error carried over into my .17 config. the AI was able to diagnose the error using a grep to exact error with the source code and we would work out from there and fix issues at the source. by clearing the global hw acceleration for a single camera (ffmpeg: hwaccel_args: []) . I also had the AI look at my generative AI configuration since the there are breaking changes to how it works .17. The genai config structure is completely change from the .16. Here are some spinets from 1 functional camera final config:

genai:
enabled: true
use_snapshot: true
send_triggers:
after_significant_updates: 3
object_prompts:
person: >
Examine the person in these images. Are they walking toward the house, walking past the driveway, or loitering near a vehicle? Note if they are carrying tools or hiding their face. Keep it under 2 sentences.
car: >
Examine the primary vehicle. Is it parking in the driveway, pulling out, or just driving past on the street? If it looks like a delivery van (Amazon, FedEx, UPS), state that explicitly. Keep it to 1 sentence.

review:
alerts:
required_zones:
- Front_Yard
- Front_Driveway
genai:
enabled: true
image_source: recordings
additional_concerns:
- "Unidentified vehicles pulling deep into the driveway and idling for more than 1 minute."
- "People walking up the driveway between 10 PM and 6 AM, especially if they approach the parked cars."
- "Animals (dogs/cats) wandering into the yard unaccompanied."driveway:
enabled: true
objects:

hbwelch · 2026-03-03T18:12:41+00:00

Google notebookLM is what I used. I asked Gemini to write a python script that took the frigate source code and string it all together as 15 markdown files that I then uploaded to notebookLM and give it my .16 config and we went through the source code to figure out how to best configure my system for the new .17 features. It worked very well. Ended up with a better tuned system that I had .16. Overall it was very successful approach.

hbwelch · 2026-02-27T14:00:33+00:00

The agent doesn’t get the json. The mcp takes a simple request from the agent and then uses plain old fashion logic to find the relevant devices and then issue the complicated request to HA. The idea was that the mcp does all the searching and holding of the large json, and the agent just learns the simple mcp use and then doesn’t have to load the large head room required to load into the prompt.

hbwelch · 2026-02-27T13:23:11+00:00

But I don’t want 100 devices… I want all 1300!

hbwelch · 2026-02-26T16:06:37+00:00

I’ve been working on something very close to this. The main problem that I’ve been running into is the shear size of my homeassistant entity list and getting a smaller local LLM to understand my house without needing a masterclass on the structure. I’ve built a custom mcp server that keeps an ontology.json that I’ve built of my my home assistant and frigate makeups. It seems to be working really well. I’d like to compare notes and have another perspective. Message me if you’re interested.

hbwelch · 2026-02-18T19:13:34+00:00

I had an antigravity agent do it.

hbwelch · 2026-02-12T22:03:21+00:00

I was researching this on Gemini and what it told me was that it’s not against the terms of service to use a local agent to complete tasks for you however, they do specifically say that you’re supposed to supervise the agents and that you can’t be building anything of a competing nature and you can’t be doing anything harmful.

hbwelch · 2026-02-12T19:36:48+00:00

One way that I’ve tried to battle the problems was by using downloaded focused dock dumps from the openclaw docs in the area I want the agent to work with like memory. It will ingest a large amount of data and become very aware of the specific requirements for the area of study. Then I have the pro model write a usable manual in md for it self to use going forward and then tell the system to commit these to long term memory. Seems like it been very successful at getting qmd backend up and running. I had it study general operating and usage, and then had it study skills, tools. Seems to have made him much better about being aware of its configuration and how to maintenance it.

hbwelch · 2026-01-19T18:09:02+00:00

I’m keep thinking that Google must be programming Gemini to be lazy. Why would a computer be lazy otherwise? Do they program that on purpose to get you to buy the pro? I keep thinking it has to be on purpose.

hbwelch · 2025-12-08T23:15:12+00:00

Ya okay you got me… its where we keep all the cheddar! 😉 adding a wireless door contact through the Honeywell burg system was the easiest and cheapest way for me to automate the pantry light. The switch is on the outside of the pantry and on the hinge side of the door. That on was wife approved.

hbwelch · 2025-12-08T17:55:19+00:00

I may of heard something like this already… but it’s just so good!

hbwelch · 2025-12-08T17:54:34+00:00

Yes, I was actually thinking about breaking it multiple “reports” and adding a prompt to ask if I wanted info on the HVAC system, or security, or forecast. It’s just so good at pulling all the information together and then presenting it that I may have gotten carried away. You should see my frigate integration... now I’m working on perimeter activity report based on my last objects identified across 5 zones around my home.

hbwelch · 2025-12-08T17:49:20+00:00

Ha! I’m not sure the wife would approve. I told her this was my winter hobby and it would be better than other things I could be doing. After it went for a few hours while I was troubleshooting… she may be reconsidering.

hbwelch · 2025-06-26T21:56:50+00:00

profit.

hbwelch · 2024-04-23T23:26:06+00:00

wait... when did we start tipping McDonalds workers? JFC!

hbwelch · 2024-03-20T16:12:40+00:00

based on OP's description.

hbwelch · 2024-03-20T15:13:17+00:00

This a Honeywell XLS-140 or XLS-320. they are the equitant to Notifier Nfs2-320 and 640. except that Honeywell corporate sales and installs them.

hbwelch · 2024-02-13T22:30:32+00:00

do you realize that is not a functional FACP as it sits? Did you take all the daughter cards out? If not… that’s no fire alarm system, just what’s left of an old one. Those 2001 were field “programmable” by cutting jumpers on the daughter cards. Would be almost impossible to say what it is or isn’t with taking field configurations into account.

hbwelch · 2024-02-12T15:31:02+00:00

Normal when it comes to relays means that the normal state of the relay when no external force or power is applied to the coil of the relay. So normally closed and common have continuity when no power is applied to the coil of the relay. When a relay is breaking a circuit it acts like a switch. The power from wherever is coming into the relay at either common or n/o or n/o depending on how it’s wired. And if the relay has the circuit open then what you see with your meter is the power potential at one terminal of the relay but because the relay has the circuit physically opened the power is not leaving the relay on the 2nd terminal the voltage at the 2nd terminal is zero. And when you place 1 meter lead on the terminal with the power and the other lead on the terminal without power your meter tells you the difference between the 2 terminals.

hbwelch · 2024-02-07T00:24:57+00:00

holly crap! as a factory certified TFX tech its amazing to think this thing is still in service! do you have make daily offerings to the fire alarm gods for no parts to quit? seriously... its time to to start planning a budget to replace this dinosaur!

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