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Nice. I've been lightly messing with the original version, The addition to set joins is a good one.

On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 9:30?AM Georges K <georgesak@...> wrote:

Long overdue but I finally got the chance to upload my improvements to the original?module here:?

It's running very stable in my home, very happy with it.

Also I forgot to add one more benefit: Google hub?integration?(voice commands) is very easy with Home Assistant.

On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 7:03?PM jbasen <jay.m.basen@...> wrote:

Thanks Georges!

On 8/27/2023 1:22 PM, Georges K wrote:

You basically have 2 options to get the HAOS image onto your machine's boot drive:

1) you can do it on the machine itself, by booting from another drive and imaging from there (this is where booting a live linux distro from a USB drive comes into play)

2) you can plug the boot drive into another device (can be running any OS, including Windows) and image it there using something like Rufus or Etcher. This?requires physically removing the boot drive and using a USB adapter.

I did #2 by using a SATA to USB adapter (ex: ) and writing the image on a 2.5" SSD drive. I then installed that drive in an old NUC I had and made sure to boot from it (need to also disable Secure Boot in your BIOS).

If you just want to test out HA, you can also write the image to a USB stick and boot from it. But I don't suggest this outside of testing as flash drives have limited write cycles).

As for Matter, not yet, haven't had the need for it. I much prefer having?the IOT devices talk to HA directly when possible (avoids another point of failure with hubs).

On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 3:35?PM jbasen <jay.m.basen@...> wrote:

Thanks Georges.

That all makes sense except for one thing.? You said "Basically you need to get the HAOS image onto your disk, either by removing it and using a USB adapter (which is what I did)".? Not sure what you mean by "removing it".

This will probably turn into a project for later this fall when the weather starts turning.

BTW - Have you played around with any Matter support in HA?? I know it is in beta but you should be able to, for example, take your SwitchBot devices, link them to a SwitchBot Hub2, and then connect them to HA using Matter (Hub2 exposes some SwitchBot devices as Matter devices).? This is another path to eliminating the cloud with SwitchBot and Aqara devices that now support Matter.

Thanks again

Jay

On 8/26/2023 12:30 PM, Georges K wrote:

I hear you about the lack of installer, it does make it more difficult. Basically you need to get the HAOS image onto your disk, either by removing it and using a USB adapter (which is what I did), or booting a live linux (from a USB stick) and imaging it that way. But once you're past that, configuring/using HA is fairly easy.

For your other questions:

1) Just the builtin bluetooth device (I'm using an old NUC I had around). The BLE integration was added fairly recently (last year?) and has been rock solid so far. I did encounter this bug () so I downgraded back to V9 and since then, I ignored all updates (even though it seemed fixed now). Bluetooth has limited range since it's not meshed, but you can extend it (). Although I haven't had any bluetooth range issues so far, as my NUC is placed pretty central in my house.

2) No experience with ZWave, only Zigbee, so no idea :)

3) That was my initial use case, and was going great. Then I got fed up waiting for the Crestron App to be supported on my Pixel 7 so I figured I'd start doing the opposite as well. The HA web interface is very smooth and easy to set up (and can be put behind a reverse proxy, so no VPN needed). I have pretty much everything in there now except my TV controls. The module I linked emulates an ESIC, so you get bi-directional comms. Also, you can run multiple copies of it, take a look at this where I document how to do it:?

For BLE, I have switchbot meters, switchbot curtains, some other generic BLE meters (off Amazon, were cheaper than switchbot), Inkbird temp sensors (pool & IBT-4XS BBQ). They all work flawlessly. For Zigbee, I have success with?THIRDREALITY motion sensors and smart plugs ().

Hope that helps.

On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 12:16?PM jbasen <jay.m.basen@...> wrote:

Thanks Georges!

I may give that a try but the complexity, to the non-Linux person, of the installation process reinforces my point.? If this was for an average consumer there would be an installer script that did all the work for you and got you up and running with a minimal chance of any errors occurring.?

I do have a few questions.

1) What are you using for Bluetooth connectivity so you can link, for example, a SwitchBot device to the HA environment without going through the cloud API?

2) Any recommendations for a Z-Wave radio for HA?

2) For me, the goal would be to create a gateway that would allow off-the-shelf IoT devices to be integrated with a Crestron system.? You seem to be going the other direction - exposing Crestron devices in the HA environment.? Does the GitHub driver you included a link to allow for devices connected to HA to be used in a SimplWindows program?

Thanks again

Jay

On 8/26/2023 7:22 AM, Georges K wrote:

Hey Jay,

It looks complicated at first, but it's actually fairly simple if you follow those suggestions :) Also, linux knowledge is helpful if/when things go wrong, but not required most of the time.

* Ignore ARM and go for Intel. Something like this is more than enough and draws similar power:?

* Install Home Assistant OS (Ignore everything about Supervisor, containers etc...). Your machine will be dedicated to HA that way and less prone to issues:?

* I added a zigbee dongle:?

This hopefully should get you up and running.

As for the driver, I'm making some minor tweaks to the one I posted but it works well as is. I also have all my lights (from D3) exported to HA and it's really awesome to have them easily accessible in the HA app. Much better than Crestron's IMO (and way less effort).

Happy to answer more questions on this thread!

On Sat, Aug 26, 2023, 08:46 <zac.sparrow@...> wrote:

Thanks Georges K. Sounds like a good winter project.?