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Tag: SmartHome

How To Integrate Devices In Home Assistant Using Ping

Home Assistant offers a binary sensor integration that allows a ping to be sent to any device on your network. This provides us with a really great way to monitor…

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Published February 28, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant, Smart Home Ideas, Smart Lighting

Home Assistant Script Tutorial For Dummies

If you are new to Home Assistant one of the first questions you may be asking is how can I make a series of sequential events occur in the event…

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Published February 25, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant

Home Assistant Automation Tutorial For Dummies

If you a new to Home Assistant it can be quite difficult to overcome the initial learning curve, however once you get to grips with the basics it is really…

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Published February 24, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant

The Ultimate Home Assistant DIY Thermostat Guide For Single Or Multiple Zone Heating

Why spends hundreds on a smart thermostat when Home Assistant has the power to control all of the necessary hardware and it’s absolutely free?! I agree that the Google Nest…

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Published February 23, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant, Linux, Mac, Sensors, Smart Home Ideas, Tasmota, Windows

How To Flash Sonoff Tasmota With An Arduino Uno And ESPTool

So you need to flash Tasmota on to your device but your dog ate your FTDI adapter? There are many different ways that we can flash Tasmota to our device,…

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Published February 22, 2020
Categorized as Arduino, ESP8266, Linux, Mac, Tasmota, Windows

How To Make A Dumb Switch Smart in Home Assistant

What if I told you that you can control not only all of your smart lights but all of your smart devices with your existing dumb light switch without needing…

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Published February 20, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant, Linux, Mac, Smart Home Ideas, Smart Lighting

How To Automatically Dim The Lights Using Home Assistant When Watching A Movie

It’s finally the weekend and you are ready for the big night in. Pizza, popcorn and a great movie are a superb way to relax, particularly when it is cold…

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Published February 19, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant, Linux, Mac, Smart Home Ideas, Windows

Easy Home Assistant WiFi Temperature Sensor

One of the easiest ways to make a temperature sensor for Home Assistant is to connect either a DHT11 or DHT22 temperature and humidity sensor to a Wemos D1 Mini.…

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Published February 16, 2020
Categorized as ESP8266, Home Assistant, Linux, Mac, Sensors, Tasmota, Windows

Can You Make Dumb Lamps Smart? (This Method Will SURPRISE You!)

Most websites will just tell you to put a smart bulb in an existing fixture… but what if there is another way? What if your favorite lamp doesn’t take a…

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Published February 15, 2020
Categorized as LEDs, Smart Home Ideas

Making Dumb Lights Smart (and NOT By The Way You Think…)

Most websites will just tell you to put a smart bulb in an existing fixture… but what if there is another way? What if your favorite lamp doesn’t take a…

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Published February 12, 2020
Categorized as LEDs, Smart Home Ideas

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