#39c3
#lockpicking #Homeassistant
Can you recommend an electronic lock cylinder that I can,
- toggle with a raspberry nearby
- toggle with perhaps nfc tokens, maybe even dynamic ones?
I want to integrate it into existing revokable access control.
Should not be dependent on vendor servers.
#39c3
#lockpicking #Homeassistant
Can you recommend an electronic lock cylinder that I can,
- toggle with a raspberry nearby
- toggle with perhaps nfc tokens, maybe even dynamic ones?
I want to integrate it into existing revokable access control.
Should not be dependent on vendor servers.
I've used VLC for years on my laptop to play music. Now that #MusicAssistant that runs in my #HomeAssistant smart home supports synchronized multi-device and multi-room audio (via its #Sendspin protocol), I'm trying out Music Assistant as my main audio player. A nice advantage is I don't have to have my laptop on to play music, radio, podcasts, etc.; I have a Music Assistant server that is running on a headless smart home machine, and various clients with speakers throughout the house.
We aren't vocal about the meetups hosted by the @openhomefoundation but we're changing that! Our new Event Manager, Flor, is hard at work coordinating more frequent meetups. 😌 We have 4 events scheduled through March! 🙌🏻
Las Vegas - Jan 6 | Brussels - Jan 31 | Utrecht - Feb 3 | London - Feb 25
Save your spot today, and subscribe to the Luma calendar to be notified when new events are created 👇🏼
#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://luma.com/homeassistant
We aren't vocal about the meetups hosted by the @openhomefoundation but we're changing that! Our new Event Manager, Flor, is hard at work coordinating more frequent meetups. 😌 We have 4 events scheduled through March! 🙌🏻
Las Vegas - Jan 6 | Brussels - Jan 31 | Utrecht - Feb 3 | London - Feb 25
Save your spot today, and subscribe to the Luma calendar to be notified when new events are created 👇🏼
#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://luma.com/homeassistant
I've used VLC for years on my laptop to play music. Now that #MusicAssistant that runs in my #HomeAssistant smart home supports synchronized multi-device and multi-room audio (via its #Sendspin protocol), I'm trying out Music Assistant as my main audio player. A nice advantage is I don't have to have my laptop on to play music, radio, podcasts, etc.; I have a Music Assistant server that is running on a headless smart home machine, and various clients with speakers throughout the house.
Like any normal #homeautomation enthusiast I just happened to have an ESP32 and a 4 amp 5V power supply laying around. So I bought a couple more strands of WS2811 lights, flashed #WLED on it,and poof! second holiday tree is lit.
Here’s a hot tip from a pro like me to any of you amateurs out there. These ESP32s perform much better when you plug the +5V wire into the 5V pin and the ground into the GND pin. If you put the ground wire on one of the communication pins, they don’t work as well. 😛 Don’t get discouraged. One day you’ll be as smart as me.
Now to add it to #homeassistant …
Like any normal #homeautomation enthusiast I just happened to have an ESP32 and a 4 amp 5V power supply laying around. So I bought a couple more strands of WS2811 lights, flashed #WLED on it,and poof! second holiday tree is lit.
Here’s a hot tip from a pro like me to any of you amateurs out there. These ESP32s perform much better when you plug the +5V wire into the 5V pin and the ground into the GND pin. If you put the ground wire on one of the communication pins, they don’t work as well. 😛 Don’t get discouraged. One day you’ll be as smart as me.
Now to add it to #homeassistant …
Our friends on the Music Assistant team have released their latest hit: Music Assistant 2.7! 💃🏻
They've jazzed up the UI & UX with a chart-topping lineup of new features & providers, and introduce a new streaming protocol they're spinning up! 💿 Catch up on all that's new 👇🏼
#HomeAssistant #MusicAssistant #ReleaseNotes
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12/17/music-assistant-2-7/
Our friends on the Music Assistant team have released their latest hit: Music Assistant 2.7! 💃🏻
They've jazzed up the UI & UX with a chart-topping lineup of new features & providers, and introduce a new streaming protocol they're spinning up! 💿 Catch up on all that's new 👇🏼
#HomeAssistant #MusicAssistant #ReleaseNotes
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12/17/music-assistant-2-7/
Unfortunately the two that I'm interested in for new functionality - the BILRESA scroll wheel and the ALPSTUGA CO2 sensor - were not in my local Berlin IKEA. Honestly I was amazed that they had *any* of the new Matter devices, as they only just got the 2nd gen Zigbee devices in a few months ago (typisch Berlin).
Will report back as and when.
They're much better looking devices than the Zigbee devices they're replacing - they no longer look "nerdy" for lack of a better description. They're all round corners and more thoughtful design. They all use AAA rechargeable batteries, which immediately makes them better than anything cursed with coin cells.
The weight of the 2-3 batteries only increases the feeling of quality, as do the much more subtle magnet attachments.
Got to play with the new IKEA Matter devices. All very easy to get set up in Home Assistant. The only glitch is the BILRESA dual button. The three modes per button are exposed as events, but HA doesn't yet support triggers via entities. But that's coming at some point soon as the old system gets replaced.
The Works with Home Assistant program has had quite the year – the biggest since we launched it in 2022! 🥳
Miranda looks back on an eventful 12 months & introduces something we're excited to share: a searchable list of certified devices. 👏🏻 Read the full recap 👇🏼
#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12/09/wwha-2025-recap/
I'm about to start a multi year home renovation and in the past would have thought, let's use my knowledge and love of tech to enhance this period home while preserving its character.
Now that #privacy is something I have to fight to retain and smart / #IoT devices are being used to attack everyone's privacy and autonomy, the idea of #HomeAssistant etc turns me off.
Change my mind!
Giving your kid access to #HomeAssistant on their phone means sometimes going into a room and discovering the lights are set to strange color combinations.
The Works with Home Assistant program has had quite the year – the biggest since we launched it in 2022! 🥳
Miranda looks back on an eventful 12 months & introduces something we're excited to share: a searchable list of certified devices. 👏🏻 Read the full recap 👇🏼
#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12/09/wwha-2025-recap/
@james
Thanks, that's all very helpful.
I'm more paranoid than most about things having an "I'll work fine until out of warranty and then insist on connection" design.
But my paranoia about corporate abuse has been justified so far. If anything I underestimated the willingness of corporations to abuse their customers so long as it increases profits.
@dlakelan
Are there #HomeAutomation things that would best be considered and implemented during a home renovation rather than later?
@ocdtrekkie
I like the idea of home automation where it might simplify or enhance my activities etc. But I'm wondering how folk choose smart / #IoT devices that can't fuck you over, as almost every commercial offering is determined to do. So I have zero smart devices other than my phone and laptop.
Any comments #HomeAssistant fans?
@teleclimber
I'm about to start a multi year home renovation and in the past would have thought, let's use my knowledge and love of tech to enhance this period home while preserving its character.
Now that #privacy is something I have to fight to retain and smart / #IoT devices are being used to attack everyone's privacy and autonomy, the idea of #HomeAssistant etc turns me off.
Change my mind!
