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  • Customize Your Home with Advanced Automation with Jason Shearer

    Customize Your Home with Advanced Automation with Jason Shearer
    Jul 19 2024
    In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne have an engaging conversation with Jason Shearer, a long-time listener and an engineering leader in the technology industry.Jason shares his fascinating journey from experimenting with home automation in his first condo to integrating advanced technologies into his current home. His expertise spans various domains, including lighting, irrigation, security, and energy management.Jason's story is filled with intriguing projects, such as transitioning from SmartThings to Home Assistant, automating a sit-stand desk, and creating elaborate holiday light displays using individually addressable LEDs.He delves into the importance of understanding energy consumption, leveraging predictive maintenance, and the integration of various protocols for a seamless smart home experience. Jason's innovative approaches and practical solutions provide valuable insights for both novice and experienced home automation enthusiasts.Key Takeaways:Predictive Maintenance: Using energy consumption data to identify anomalies and predict potential failures in home appliances.Touchless Automation: Implementing presence-based automation with millimeter wave sensors for a more intuitive and convenient smart home experience.Holiday Lighting Automation: Combining physical and software skills to create impressive holiday light displays, controlled via Home Assistant and MQTT.Voice Assistant Integration: The importance of local, cloud-independent voice assistants for enhanced privacy and reliability in smart home control.Sensor Utilization: Maximizing the use of various sensors, such as air quality, CO2 levels, and water leak detectors, for a healthier and safer living environment.Chapters00:16 Introduction00:47 Guest Introduction01:24 Consumer vs. Commercial Automation03:03 Jason's Home Automation Journey05:59 Lighting Automation and Christmas Decorations09:58 Physical Setup and Cable Management12:50 Weather Automation15:20 LED Longevity and Replacement17:36 Sequence Programming for Lights22:06 Lighting Effects and Home Assistant Integration28:01 Future Plans for Lighting Automation31:56 ESP Home Projects35:26 Leak Detection and Mitigation49:55 Energy Monitoring57:39 Daily Use of Automation01:12:16 Closing RemarksTo learn more about Jason and his home automation projects, connect with him through the Home Assistant community.For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes athttps://hasspodcast.io/ha160/Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorsHome Assistant Cloud by Nabu CasaEasily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.HostsPhil HawthorneWebsiteSmart Home ProductsTwitter: @philhawthorneBuy Phil a CoffeeRohan KaramandiWebsiteSmart Home ProductsTwitter: @rohank9Buy Rohan a CoffeeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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    1 h y 13 m
  • Taking control of Blueprints, Voice gets smarter in 2024.7

    Taking control of Blueprints, Voice gets smarter in 2024.7
    Jul 3 2024

    2024.7, Year of the voice chapter 7, and an amazing ESPHome update are just some of the goodies released Rohan and Phil break down.


    Chapters

    00:44 ESPHome Update Entities

    05:16 Year of the voice chapter 7

    18:49 2204.7

    20:11 Home Assistant Roadmap

    29:05 20247 Continued


    For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at

    https://hasspodcast.io/ha159

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    This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

    Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

    Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.


    Hosts

    Phil Hawthorne

    Website

    Smart Home Products

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    Rohan Karamandi

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    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @rohank9

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    1 h y 2 m
  • Florian’s 100+ device ZigBee Network

    Florian’s 100+ device ZigBee Network
    Jun 20 2024

    Florian from The Netherlands joins Rohan and Phil to break down his smart home journey, and some of the decisions made when designing his families smart home.


    Chapters

    00:56 Getting started with Home Assistant

    12:23 Design Considerations for a smart home

    17:00 Protocols in the smart home

    19:17 100 Devices on Zigbee

    27:40 Home Assistant Hardware

    29:27 Favourite Automations

    34:03 Outdoor Irrigation

    40:24 Other Life Automations

    44:51 Room Presence

    48:47 Future plans for automations

    50:51 Automating Solar Consumption Output

    58:40 Dashboards and UI

    01:00:06 Zigbee Smoke Detectors


    For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at

    https://hasspodcast.io/ha158

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    This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

    Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

    Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.


    Hosts

    Phil Hawthorne

    Website

    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @philhawthorne

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    Rohan Karamandi

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    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @rohank9

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    1 h y 1 m
  • Letting AI take control of our home with 2024.6

    Letting AI take control of our home with 2024.6
    Jun 4 2024

    From digital photo frames, irrigation and (almost) his children, Daniel has automated a lot with Home Assistant and ESPHome


    Chapters

    01:04 LLM AI Support for Home Assistant

    09:52 Assust Room Awareness

    10:58 Section Layout Control

    13:28 Blueprint Collapsible Sections

    14:23 Grouping Actions

    17:04 Matter Matters

    18:24 Disabling Expired Login Tokens in 20246

    21:16 Tag Entities

    23:14 Teslemetry

    26:56 New Integrations

    33:25 Azure Data Explorer

    37:42 Backward-incompatible Changes

    48:05 A subscription price for Alexa


    For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at

    https://hasspodcast.io/ha157

    Watch this episode on YouTube

    Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon


    This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

    Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

    Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.


    Hosts

    Phil Hawthorne

    Website

    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @philhawthorne

    Buy Phil a Coffee


    Rohan Karamandi

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    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @rohank9

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    1 h y 1 m
  • Exploring Daniel’s Home Assistant powered smart home

    Exploring Daniel’s Home Assistant powered smart home
    May 21 2024

    From digital photo frames, irrigation and (almost) his children, Daniel has automated a lot with Home Assistant and ESPHome


    Chapters

    01:03 Getting started with Home Automation

    02:51 Building a smart home

    09:36 Partner Acceptance Rules for a Smart House

    12:15 Smart Home Module Life Cycles

    16:27 ESPHome

    22:08 Water and Energy Monitoring

    30:45 Irrigation

    45:56 Reolink Cameras

    54:01 Favourite Automations

    58:02 Netgear Meural

    01:13:03 Driving Automations

    01:19:44 Home Assistant Hardware


    For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at

    https://hasspodcast.io/ha156

    Watch this episode on YouTube

    Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon


    This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

    Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

    Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.


    Hosts

    Phil Hawthorne

    Website

    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @philhawthorne

    Buy Phil a Coffee


    Rohan Karamandi

    Website

    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @rohank9

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    1 h y 23 m
  • Talking the Open Home Foundation and 2024.5 with Frenck

    Talking the Open Home Foundation and 2024.5 with Frenck
    May 1 2024

    The State of the Open Home live stream had some big announcements for Home Assistant and its future. Frenck fills in for Rohan to go behind the scenes and break down the announcements, and the latest Home Assistant release


    Chapters

    01:10 State of the Open Home

    03:47 New Owner of Home Assistant

    05:40 Home Assistant Foundation

    10:56 How many homes use Home Assistant

    13:35 Home Assistant Hardware Updates

    17:18 Cloud New Features

    18:04 Home Assistant Longterm New Features

    22:53 2024.5 New Features

    50:20 20245 New Integrations

    54:45 Backwards Incompatible Changes


    For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at

    https://hasspodcast.io/ha154

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    Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon


    This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

    Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

    Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.


    Hosts

    Phil Hawthorne

    Website

    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @philhawthorne

    Buy Phil a Coffee


    Franck Nijhof

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    Twitter: @frenck



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    1 h y 2 m
  • Automating all the things with Kurt

    Automating all the things with Kurt
    Apr 16 2024

    Kurt from Belgium loves everything to do with technology. So there’s little surprise as Kurt shares with us all the ways he is using Home Assistant to make his life smarter


    Chapters

    02:05 Getting started with Home Automation

    10:10 Smart Locks

    14:35 Solving the smart home for non tech people

    15:53 Driving Automations

    20:40 AI for the smart home

    24:13 Favourite Automations

    28:36 Sleep Detection

    31:35 Phil's Zwave Network Offline

    37:47 Robot Vacuums

    42:33 Presence Detection

    45:13 Powering Automations

    48:29 Car Log Book Automation

    50:07 Putting Home Assistant in Schools

    53:28 Family feature requests

    55:41 Driving Home Assistant

    01:01:28 Failsafes for Home Automation


    For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at

    https://hasspodcast.io/ha154

    Watch this episode on YouTube

    Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon


    This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

    Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

    Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.


    Hosts

    Phil Hawthorne

    Website

    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @philhawthorne

    Buy Phil a Coffee


    Rohan Karamandi

    Website

    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @rohank9

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    1 h y 8 m
  • Categorising and Labelling everything with 2024.4

    Categorising and Labelling everything with 2024.4
    Apr 3 2024

    2024.4 lands with a much requested feature - an ability to organise our automations, scripts and devices. Rohan and Phil break down the 2024.4 release and the Voice Assistant community content winners


    Chapters

    00:00 Intro

    00:47 State of the Open Home

    02:06 Voice Assistant Community Awards

    10:03 2024.4

    29:52 Maps and Webpage Dashboards

    32:15 Section Layout

    33:51 Related Items

    34:41 Repairs and Spook

    37:18 Matter Controllers

    39:21 Opening Doors

    43:24 New Integrations

    45:21 Breaking Changes

    47:21 Shoutouts


    For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at

    https://hasspodcast.io/ha153

    Watch this episode on YouTube

    Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon


    This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

    Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

    Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.


    Hosts

    Phil Hawthorne

    Website

    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @philhawthorne

    Buy Phil a Coffee


    Rohan Karamandi

    Website

    Smart Home Products

    Twitter: @rohank9

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    48 m