In this guide, I’m going to show you how to create a simple automation that will turn off your 3D printer once a print job has completed. Not only is this super handy for energy/power consumption, but it’s also a safety feature – especially if you tend to print things overnight or when you are…
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to add your Sonoff S31 Lite smart plug to Home Assistant. This plug uses the Zigbee protocol, so by default it can be picked up by Home Assistant. I was able to pair mine using the Zigbee Home Automation (ZHA) integration from my Nortek zigbee/z-wave dongle….
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to configure your WLED controller and LED light strip into Home Assistant. This will allow you create some really cool automations, schedule presets, toggle on or off, change the colors, and much more from – directly from Home Assistant instead of the WLED web interface. Prerequisites…
In this guide, I’ll show you how to add a smart scale to Home Assistant to using an ESP32 board flashed with ESPHOME. The Xiaomi Mi Scale 2 was surprisingly one of the few “smart” scales I found that work well with Home Assistant (except for Withings scale, but those are much more expensive). If…
In this guide, I’ll show you how to configure & integrate the Bond Bridge integration into Home Assistant. Once integrated, you can control your ceiling fan lights, turn the fan on and off, and set the fan speeds. You can then display your fan as dashboard card in Lovelace, create automations to turn them on…
In this guide, I’ll show you how to turn your regular ceiling fan into a wifi-controlled “smart” ceiling fan. To do this, you’ll need to purchase a ceiling fan remote control kit and a Bond Bridge. The ceiling fan remote kit gets wired into your ceiling fan. It comes with an RF remote control, so…
In this guide, I’ll show you everything you need to do to create a Vacuum Control Card in Home Assistant to view or control your robot vacuum and mop. For reference, I am using a Roborock S7 so if you use a different model, some of the options may not work for you (such as…
In this guide, I’ll show you how to convert text-to-speech using Home Assistant. We all know that you can send a custom message using a Home Assistant automation. But, did you know that you can actually download the audio files after the TTS is broadcasted? This simple, free method will show you how to do…
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to create an automation that will sequentially (asynchronously) vacuum rooms in Home Assistant. If you’ve been following along with my Roborock S7 Series, then you’ll know I created individual scripts that correspond to each room of my house. script.vacuum_office script.vacuum_kitchen script.vacuum_living_room etc Roborock S7 Vacuum in…
Trigger ID’s are a relatively new feature to Home Assistant Automations. Trigger ID’s can be used to cut down on the total number of automations you have. However, some of you may not have heard of them or fully understand how powerful they are. So, what ARE trigger ID’s exactly? Let me give you an…