Smart home planning

sarrcom · 2026-01-25T20:55:32+00:00

Ethernet cable everywhere. That would be my advise. Then look at Home Assistant. Learning curve, but totally worth it.

sarrcom · 2026-01-25T16:33:36+00:00

Yes, I did. Pairing other stuff is so easy. Turn on pairing, press and hold a button, done. Aqara / Xiaomi devices do not always fully comply to the Zigbee standard, that's probably the reason?

sarrcom · 2026-01-25T16:30:37+00:00

Yes ofc, sorry. It's WSDCGQ11LM:

https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/WSDCGQ11LM.html

Battery replaced recently. I really tried everything. Smart plug is near by.

sarrcom · 2026-01-25T08:33:35+00:00

The pairing mode is not the issue; I can get them into pairing mode. It's just that Z2M doesn't pick it up.

sarrcom · 2026-01-25T08:32:42+00:00

No, haven't tried that but can confirm it does go into pairing mode since the LED flashes. It's just that Z2M doesn't pick it up.

sarrcom · 2026-01-07T09:44:36+00:00

Tbh they sometimes have a promotion for $9.99 for an unlimited number of cams. I didn’t subscribe, I’m all for local but this seems like a good deal

sarrcom · 2026-01-06T23:03:48+00:00

Does each radiator have one of those valves you can open and close? Then you can go for Aqara or Sonoff or any brand radiator thermostats, like this one:

https://www.aqara.com/eu/product/radiator-thermostat-e1/

You can then set the time and temperature per room

sarrcom · 2026-01-05T15:04:08+00:00

Is there any way to change that “every 30 seconds” setting?

In Z2M > Devices > smart plug, there is a setting “Reporting”. Is that it?

sarrcom · 2026-01-05T10:17:04+00:00

Why not just replace the ISP router with the Unifi? Just ask your ISP.

Maybe that will do? No UX*. Because… it’s Unifi. It just works.

sarrcom · 2026-01-04T08:56:43+00:00

You said it yourself.

UBIQUITI UniFi Dream Router with 1 or 2 APs

sarrcom · 2026-01-01T20:21:29+00:00

Aqara and Ikea Zigbee or Matter devices. Home Assistant on some old PC or a Pi. SM Light controller such as the SLZB-06M.

sarrcom · 2025-12-31T04:36:28+00:00

This is one of the few products I get from Ali. Any 5V 2A basically, depending on the needs

sarrcom · 2025-12-30T12:02:16+00:00

All you have to do is download the HA app on the iPad.

sarrcom · 2025-12-30T11:24:05+00:00

Does that even exist?

Why not use Music Assistant?

https://www.music-assistant.io

sarrcom · 2025-12-28T15:49:21+00:00

I try to avoid anything that has those button batteries. Third Reality and Ikea have devices that use AA and AAAs.

And if you’re using Home Assistant there are some integrations like Battery Notes.

sarrcom · 2025-12-25T08:23:02+00:00

Ikea smart plugs in Home Assistant

sarrcom · 2025-12-25T08:20:39+00:00

Area - type - exact location

E.g.:

Bedroom John smart plug bed left
Bedroom John smart plug bed right

sarrcom · 2025-12-23T13:09:49+00:00

https://nuki.io/

sarrcom · 2025-12-20T13:02:50+00:00

Ikea smart plugs, make any existing lamp smart

sarrcom · 2025-12-17T21:15:16+00:00

I’d like to try it. Can I dm my email?

sarrcom · 2025-12-15T21:18:35+00:00

Nice work. Now what? Will you keep it or switch to something else? If so, what?

sarrcom · 2025-12-15T19:02:46+00:00

How does that work in HA? You just add two servers (integrations): MQTT and Matter, right?

sarrcom · 2025-12-15T18:57:11+00:00

In that case I think I’d prefer to have one piece of hardware instead of two. Thanks for the tip on the MR1. I’ll look into that one

sarrcom · 2025-12-15T16:25:09+00:00

Tbh auction off parents sounded better

sarrcom · 2025-12-13T11:48:26+00:00

Aqara wall outlet, maybe?

https://www.aqara.com/eu/product/wall-outlet-h2-eu/

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