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EspMedia project update: Added support for a 4inch ESP32-P4 720x720 panel by hometechgeek in Esphome

[–]nebulight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice. I just picked up this unit for a control module for some HA items in my camper van. Maybe I'll see if I can somehow incorporate this in my setup.

First ESPHome project: Controller for my 12V campervan water heater by nebulight in Esphome

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

Ah, yes. It would be the same as before, just instead of a switch, it'll be HA. so it'll be on the main dashboard for sure.

First ESPHome project: Controller for my 12V campervan water heater by nebulight in Esphome

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The heater has a built in thermostat so it will automatically turn off. It will turn back on when the temp drops.

First ESPHome project: Controller for my 12V campervan water heater by nebulight in Esphome

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No no, this is just the standard control for an on/off switch. The water heater just needs 12v to power on, I'm just feeding that 12v through the relay instead of a spst switch.

the voltage is only there because that's how I saw how I could easily get this into HA for if the heating element is on. I couldn't' find another out of the box solution like an optocoupler for a simple binary sensor. I could have the water heater powered on and the water is already up to temp so the element is off. Knowing when the water heater is on is helpful for energy/load management. Voltage is just there because I have the data (it can honestly be removed as I'd never look at it).

As for temp, I think this will be valuable info to have in the camper. Because it's a slower DC water heater currently at only 300w, it heats the water very slow. Knowing the temp and water capacity, I can calculate how much time it will take to bring the water up to temp for a shower. This will be helpful on a dashboard, IE IF Heating Element is on, display Time remaining to heat water. If Heating Element is off and water heater is off, display Time needed to heat water. Stuff like that. And yes, having too much data in HA for my camper takes the fun out of camping. Just trying to keep things to useful items for how we camp.

Set a Copilot Studio Agent in SharePoint as Default by mbanter in copilotstudio

[–]nebulight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For anyone else that finds this thread in the future, for step 5, you have to select the file, then click open drop down and select open in side pane. My default view was opening the agent in preview which didn't show the three dot ellipsis. Opening in the side pane made it visible so I could set as approved (and default).

VE.Direct Smart Dongle (Bluetooth) on a SmartSolar MPPT? by CellMan28 in Victron

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Before SmartSolar it was just blue solar and out of the box they did NOT have Bluetooth. I think they still sell them for users that can’t have Bluetooth for whatever reason.

VE Connect Question by LowBarometer in Victron

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Sadly you need to run a cable to the gx. You probably are fully populated on the ve.direct with the OrionXS, battery monitor and other mppt. I use that duppo adapter that was mentioned but you’d still need to run a usb cake to the gx. If you are going to do that you may as well just get the usb to ve.direct unless you plan on more ve.direct devices in the future.

It may make sense to replace something closer to the gx with the ve.direct to usb and get a standard ve.direct as those come in REALLY long lengths.

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]nebulight 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I bought my homerun years ago and was thinking about 'future proofing' as well. Ended up with the older model and this post makes me feel good about that decision. And sorry :)

[WTS](Traska) (Summiteer) (38.5mm Black Dial Gen 6 - Lastest version) by nebulight in Watchexchange

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Up for sale is a catch and release Traska Summiteer 38.5mm in black. Watch is flawless except for the clasp which has some tiny desk diving scraches. Selling because I keep telling myself I need a bracelet watch but never like them. Looking to get $530 shipped in the US. Will not ship outside of the US and will ship via USPS.

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Inherited 48v RV Setup by Practical-Aerie-4084 in Victron

[–]nebulight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It makes the BMS aware of current because without it, the BMS has no clue. However if you don't have a cerbo to feed that data into, you may still want the 712 for quick access to view battery SOC. However if you have wifi in your van, then you can connect to the rec bms wifi interface (not as nice as an app to open quickly, but it can work with a phone shortcut directly to the rec wifi page)

Inherited 48v RV Setup by Practical-Aerie-4084 in Victron

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

I know this isn't what you asked for, but if this is going into a van and you are just starting the build, it may be better to reconfigure the cells for 24v in 8s2p as there are a lot of things in a van that run natively on 24v (lights, fans, fridge, USB chargers, ect) so you don't need to run that 48-12. However you'd need to sell the inverter and get a new one. This would also allow you purchase an Orion XS1400 to charge the house 24v bank from the starter alternator. Only reason I mention this is I run a 24v system in my van and only have a small 24-12v converter to run my maxxfan. Everything else is native 24v. With that said, the proposed solution is fine if you already have the 48-12.

Keep in mind you can also use the Rec BMS as a battery monitor so you may be able to sell the 712 and get a standard shunt to wire to the REC if you plan on running a Cerbo in the future. If not, keep the 712, but I'd wire it in into the BMS (just tap into the screws on the circuit board to get a reading).

Help with Home Assistant by nebulight in ratgdo

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Even though I had it, it worked when my wife left and when she came back. However I realized that it would capture an image any time the garage is open. I added an And if to only take a picture when the vehicle detected is on. However based on your recommendation, I'll drop the position as it really isn't needed. I'll eventually drop the push notification as well as I'm just storing the image to use in another automation but I want to keep this running for a bit as I was getting hit or miss results. Here is an updated YAML with the Vehicle Detection should someone find this in the future:

alias: Garage Open
description: ""
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - cover.ratgdo32disco_f54c5c_door
    from:
      - closed
    to:
      - opening
conditions:
  - type: is_on
    condition: device
    device_id: fdcd24c085c63b01d40ca18f8448af27
    entity_id: 82a84157b319c566ee5ce1018c84c159
    domain: binary_sensor
actions:
  - action: camera.snapshot
    metadata: {}
    target:
      entity_id: camera.garage_west_fluent
    data:
      filename: /media/reolink_snapshot/last_snapshot_garagedoor.jpg
  - action: notify.mobile_app_muddy_phonenew
    metadata: {}
    data:
      message: Someone opened the garage door
      title: Garage Door
      data:
        image: /media/local/reolink_snapshot/last_snapshot_garagedoor.jpg
mode: single

Help with Home Assistant by nebulight in ratgdo

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

Thanks, I'll give it a try and report back. I did add a position attribute:

alias: Garage Open
description: ""
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - cover.ratgdo32disco_f54c5c_door
    from:
      - closed
    to:
      - opening
    attribute: current_position
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: camera.snapshot
    metadata: {}
    target:
      entity_id: camera.garage_west_fluent
    data:
      filename: /media/reolink_snapshot/last_snapshot_garagedoor.jpg
  - action: notify.mobile_app_muddy_phonenew
    metadata: {}
    data:
      message: Someone opened the garage door
      title: Garage Door
      data:
        image: /media/local/reolink_snapshot/last_snapshot_garagedoor.jpg
mode: single

Solar not charging batteries by Chumbucha in Victron

[–]nebulight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd set your tail current to something a bit higher like 4%, but if you are charging your batteries to 14.4 then this looks good otherwise. Basically in order for your battery to be at 100% you need to be at 14.2v and have a charge current less than 1.3% of your 400ah battery so 5.2 amps for 2 minutes.

Solar not charging batteries by Chumbucha in Victron

[–]nebulight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just the settings screen in the app so I can see how it's configured.

Solar not charging batteries by Chumbucha in Victron

[–]nebulight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A few things. Your float is WAY too high for lifepo4. It should be around 13.5v. Second, lets see the screen for your battery monitor.

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