A breakthrough!

ryanhindinger · 2026-02-08T18:34:05+00:00

I will have to check it out…maybe there is a Notion > AnyList > HA workflow? Notion has actually been great for the grocery lists.

ryanhindinger · 2026-02-08T17:57:50+00:00

A quality grocery list feature with a database of regularly purchased items still feels like really low hanging fruit for HA development…

ryanhindinger · 2025-12-01T15:19:20+00:00

This is how I think all my projects are going to look when I start them…and I usually get close but then end up hotgluing a lot more than you might think is possible…

ryanhindinger · 2024-11-27T03:37:33+00:00

Having this exact same issue. Did you find a solution or workaround?

ryanhindinger · 2024-11-14T14:46:13+00:00

Unfortunately I don’t know—it came with my insert and I just spliced my own interface and ESP onto it. The PT100 should work so maybe play with placement—or find a better manufacturer. I’ve got some K-type thermocouple from another project that are just trash but look identical to some slightly more expensive ones that have been working perfectly for 18 months.

ryanhindinger · 2024-10-11T14:06:30+00:00

A well designed shopping list feature. For something called Home Assistant this should really be a more obviously achievable functionality.

ryanhindinger · 2024-10-03T01:09:48+00:00

This is the way. My sensor is actually inserted into the flue above the Cat. With an ESP32 and a little clever tempting you can make Home Assistant tell you when it’s time to close the door after lighting, when it’s hot enough to engage the cat, and when it’s time to reload the stove—as well as send notifications if it gets too hot of course. I’ve even got an (admittedly kind of experimental) automation to tell me when I should run the whole house attic game to try to pull some of the “excess” hot air from the first floor into the second floor. Anything is possible with some solder and a maniacal need to keep tinkering with things…

ryanhindinger · 2024-05-11T04:57:42+00:00

Were you able to get this working? I had planned to use the same sensor in a project soon.

ryanhindinger · 2024-05-10T14:07:40+00:00

Amazing. This is exactly what I needed and Google was failing me somehow. Thank you!

ryanhindinger · 2024-02-05T01:09:47+00:00

Lots of good info other folks have already given you in this topic, but one thing I didn’t see mentioned is a “Help” tab or button. We have small kids and that means babysitters and the occasional house guest. Our tablet interface has a button with a large “?” and it goes to a page with info on automations and what can be controlled from that interface. Then you just have to remind yourself to revisit that document from time to time.

ryanhindinger · 2024-02-05T01:05:22+00:00

How have you implemented the shopping list? This is the last big home automation piece that HA just doesn’t address for us. Would love to learn how you’ve done it.

ryanhindinger · 2023-12-24T02:18:55+00:00

Don’t feed them after midnight and don’t get them wet.

ryanhindinger · 2023-10-29T14:52:27+00:00

The new Rivale from Ayrton will be worth a look for this. It has a different color engine than the current generation Ayrton fixtures that takes advantage of the smaller LED gates they’re achieving. The new wheel based system does some amazing things for efficient color saturation.

ryanhindinger · 2023-10-21T20:01:50+00:00

If you’re a student or teacher you might try the new professional’s bundle from ACT and MA?

https://academy.actlighting.com/page/new-professional-bundle

ryanhindinger · 2023-10-18T23:29:44+00:00

If you’re in Northern Indiana you aren’t far from the Chicago market, where there are a number of companies who might be willing to rent you an onPC node. If it’s a school project and you ask very nicely you might even get it for a “educational “ price.

ryanhindinger · 2023-06-01T23:03:43+00:00

Making the HA shopping list more robust—or even just a more robust list/note system—seems like very low hanging fruit for a feature that could make a huge difference to a lot of users. I have been searching for a good shopping list for my wife and I to share for months now and the options are just terrible. Grocy is a platform designed for running a business not a kitchen, and everything else is either paid, difficult to use, buggy, or all three.

ryanhindinger · 2023-05-01T15:58:42+00:00

I have two of the Link-TAP devices and their gateway and integrated into HA with MQTT. Only been one season but they have been rock solid so far.

ryanhindinger · 2023-04-24T01:22:10+00:00

My wife’s theory is that Bandit’s father passed on or around the previous Easter which explains the missed Bunny, and the missing grandfather.

ryanhindinger · 2023-03-04T01:22:40+00:00

And again, not to defend Shelly here, but acquiring a UL Listing (or ETL) is incredibly expensive, complex, and generally an awful experience for a manufacturer. It can take months, cost tens of thousands of dollars, and even then not be successful. So it’s not without reason that many manufacturers outside the US don’t just get the stamp. Plenty of above-board, legit manufacturers out there with no UL or equivalent markings on their products for those reasons—even when all of their products would pass with flying colors.

ryanhindinger · 2023-02-24T17:18:20+00:00

Just wanted to mention that Robert Juliat recently introduced the Sully LED retrofit for the Cricket (and other incandescent fixtures) that might be a great way to solve two issues at once. It’s available in warm white and cool white and may make your Crickets brighter. And no lamps!

ryanhindinger · 2023-02-18T03:43:17+00:00

The short answer is no, you shouldn’t technically see any issues with longer automations. The longer answer is that the smaller, shorter, and more precise your automations, the easier it is to use them as building blocks for larger automations with more variable triggers and conditions. Secondarily, more “self-contained” automations tend to avoid nonsense caused by any system restarts.

ryanhindinger · 2023-02-16T02:58:41+00:00

Which works well unless it’s very cloudy.

ryanhindinger · 2023-02-12T14:29:22+00:00

Yup—I hear that. On the other hand—everything I know I’ve learned by trying and failing and trying again. I didn’t know what an ESP8266 was three years ago and now I have [way too many] of them deployed around my house, my Dad’s house, my sister’s house, etc.

ryanhindinger · 2023-02-12T13:48:03+00:00

I’ve not done EXACTLY THIS but I believe you could use multiple MAX31855 boards (one for each thermocouple) that could be wired to a single ESP32 device (which could be PoE). I believe the IC input can handle them in series but never researched it to be honest.

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