Tag: Home Assistant

Add-ons are added to the Home Assistant core system to expand functions not found in the basic Home Assistant system. The 7 add-ons introduced today are all add-ons that I have used myself and think are very useful. It is highly recommended that you install them first as soon as you start Home Assistant. This will definitely help you get twice the result with half the effort! Google Drive Backup: HA hangs? Just Rollback! ...

Just like computers and mobile phones, Home Assistant also needs to be backed up. Whether it is upgrading or replacing a device or recovering from a system crash, it is very convenient. Although there are backup options during system updates and add-on updates, through Google Drive Backup automatic backup allows you to more easily retrieve system backups at a certain time in the past, and you can restore them at any time. It is highly recommended to set this add-on as early as possible during the initial startup of the Home Assistant system! Step...

Everyone should be familiar with controlling smart homes through voice. Even on mobile phones, we often use Hey Siri or OK Google... to call voice assistants. Continuation of the previous article: A truly "brainful" smart home! Home Assistant customized AI voice assistant ChatGPT, Gemini makes your smart home come alive - Home Assistant step-by-step tutorial EP 9 Iron Man, have you seen it? The conversation between Tony and Jarvis must be...

Have you seen Iron Man? The conversation between Tony and Jarvis must be the dream of many people (at least it is mine🤣). Today I will show you how to use ChatGPT and Google Gemini to customize the HA voice assistant, turning the original mentally retarded assistant into a real " "Smart Assistant!"

If you do not have a professional background in water and electricity, and want to handle smart homes by yourself, the first and easiest place to get stuck is how to make a smart switch. Today I will use my own experience to share with you how to use the zero fire switch setting in Home Assistant. It doesn’t matter if you don’t use Home Assistant as a smart home hub system to determine the multi-cut synchronization method. The previously installed parts are basically the same. Only the dual-cut synchronization part can be set in the respective systems.

The official title is "Dipping our toes in the world of AI using LLMs" which means "Dipping our toes in the world of AI using LLMs", which is completely in line with current current affairs issues! But this is nothing new. Home Assistant has been gradually developing in AI and voice assistants in the past year. From the beginning, it could connect to Siri and Google, and then it launched its own Assist in 2023.5 a year ago, and in 2024.4 supports local LLMs. It seems that 2024.6 has strengthened the integration of more LLM (Large Language Model, large language model). Let us take a look!

Whether you want to get into a smart home or want to improve the smart home system at home, today’s article covers everything from how to start building a smart home to how to improve your existing smart home, all shared with you without any secret! Let’s get started! 2 Important Principles for Building a Smart Home When many people think about smart homes, they quickly start to worry about which system to choose, how to handle network connections, which devices to buy, and what scenarios and automation to implement. Based on my use of smart homes, The family has 2 years of experience. Before making all preparations, clearly understand the 2 principles, which will help the whole...

The most sophisticated and dreamy thing about a smart home is "automation". Only situation settings and voice control cannot be called a real "smart home" 🤣. Please read this article for details: Today I will go back to the basics to help you understand. How to "automatically turn lights on and off" in Home Assistant, I also recommend several Matter, Zigbee human body sensors and human presence sensors that I use myself. If you are familiar with "the three major elements of automation: Trigger, Condition, and Action"...

Without further ado, let’s go straight to the picture! Today I will teach you how to create a floor plan dashboard in Home Assistant, allowing your smart home to control "what you see is what you get", and also allow other family members who are not familiar with Home Assistant to enjoy the ultimate lazy life of a smart home. Concept Description The concept of floor plan is actually very simple stacking of layers. The bottom picture shows the light-off state, the top picture shows the light-on state, and then the control buttons are placed on the top layer. now...

When it comes to smart home, it is inevitable to mention Homekit, the smart home ecosystem developed by Apple. However, although Homekit is powerful, its shortcomings are also obvious. If you want to use Homekit as the core of your smart home but feel that the device is too expensive, or your favorite device is If you happen to not support Homekit, then HomeKit Bridge is your antidote! let's go! What is "HomeKit Bridge"? HomeKit Br...