[HLUG] Tuesday today meeting - Home Assistant ?

[George Miles dicegeorge@hotmail.com]

It was well worth going to Hereford HLUG Tuesday,

If I understood Ceri properly,
to control his house lights
he doesnt have any relays,
but smart bulbs everywhere,
all left turned on at the switch.

Mobile phone Home Assistant turns them on and off as needed,
(but if you turn a wall switch off and then on the light will come on 
again if the computer had turned it off.)

However I think I may buy a couple of the relays to put in old light 
switches or in the ceiling to test them out...
smart bulbs are five times the price of dumb ones!

I might get involved helping with their documentation at
https://github.com/home-assistant

George

On 27/02/2024 17:58, Ceri Williams wrote:
> Hi George,
> I use it for quite a bit. I'm not sure if I will make it this evening, 
> depending upon when my daughter's GCSE option evening finishes, but if I 
> don't then you can alway email any questions.
> Cheers,
> Ceri o/
> 
> On Tuesday 27 February 2024, George Miles dicegeorge--- via 
> Herefordshire <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk 
> <mailto:herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>> wrote:
> 
>     I hope to be there today tuesday at 7.30,
>     anybody using HOme Assistant,
>     i'm just starting on it to control my smart home devices
> 
>     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVaup-vrOSU
>     <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVaup-vrOSU>
> 
> 
> 
>     George
> 
> 
>     On 26/02/2024 22:41, Julian Robbins via Herefordshire wrote:
> 
>         Hello everyone
> 
>         For our second meeting of the year, this will be at 7.30pm
>         tomorrow at the
>         Courtyard in Hereford. We meet in the expanded Cafe Bar on the
>         ground floor.
> 
>         Apologies for the late notice, I haven't been well this weekend,
>         so wasn't
>         up to sending this email till now.
> 
>         As our meetings will be on Tuesday evenings for the next few
>         months, I hope
>         we might see a few members who told me they couldn't always make
>         Wednesday
>         nights because of other commitments. Do please come along and
>         say hello.
> 
>         Please bring any Linux/Open Source goodies or kit you have, or
>         kit you
>         would like help with.
> 
>         I'm hoping to come along but not sure as yet, see how I feel
>         tomorrow
>         evening ..
> 
>         If you have been on our list but haven't attended a meeting yet,
>         or you've
>         been unable to attend for a while, we'd be very pleased to see
>         you, just
>         turn up, or reply here saying hello beforehand if you'd like.
> 
> 
> 
>         *Meeting Topics*
>         *  -
>         *General linux chat, and stuff*
>         *  -
>         *Think about topics for our next events, group talks and
>         activities this
>         year. I'm keen to do more with the LUG if we can this year*
> 
>         The Courtyard has free fast wifi and serves lovely coffees, and
>         there is
>         level access to all public areas of the building. You can find
>         directions
>         to The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford, HR4 9JR here
> 
>         http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?cid=8198539616210862916&q=courtyard& <http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?cid=8198539616210862916&q=courtyard&>.
> 
>         The Courtyard has pay and display parking adjacent and free
>         parking and
>         paid for EV charging a short walk away.
> 
>         Hope that many of you can make it tomorrow night.
> 
> 
> 
>         Thanks
> 
>         Julian
> 
> 
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