Lincolnshire Based MSP
All my home assistant related blog posts
A physical Spotify player: NFC disks, an OLED, and Home Assistant I wanted music my household could hold. Streaming is convenient to the point of being forgettable — you tap a name in a list and sound happens. So I built a slot reader: 3.5″ 3D-printed disks, each with an NFC tag inside and a … Read more
In this post, I will cover off how to set up a simple alarm clock using Home Assistant and Alexa. For this, you will need the following: a reliable internet connection, a Home Assistant server, an Alexa-enabled device, and some basic knowledge of YAML scripting. First, we will walk through installing and configuring Home Assistant … Read more
In my house, I have two motion sensors, one at the bottom of the stairs, and one at the top. These sensors are motion only, and don’t report on LUX levels.
I wanted an automation that depending on the time of the day would turn them on to a preset brightness level, wait until there was no motion then turn them off.
One of the issues with using the motion detection trigger of the ring doorbell to turn on a light is that, well, it gets stuck in a loop: Motion Detected – Turn on Light – Turn off light – Turning off light triggers motion. This cycle can quickly become problematic, especially if it keeps triggering … Read more
