Dec 17, 2025 · 16 min read · I LOVE smart home devices. Pretty much the exact moment I moved out of my parents’ house to attend university, I equipped my place with a bunch of smart devices to hook into my existing Home Assistant instance. My bedroom alone has multiple smart Zig...
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Jan 8, 2025 · 3 min read · How to Get Monitoring Stats from an Aqara Smart Plug EU Version to Home Assistant via a Sonoff Zigbee Coordinator If you’ve been struggling to get monitoring stats like power usage and voltage from your Aqara smart plug (EU version) visible in Home A...
Join discussionJan 6, 2024 · 2 min read · In the previous article in the series, I briefly went over what I wanted to set up: a Z-Wave and Zigbee to Home Assistant bridge. That was two years ago. As often happens, I just dove in and didn't take many notes along the way. However, I can say wi...
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Dec 11, 2023 · 2 min read · Zigbee2MQTT is an excellent open-source project that allows you to create a Zigbee gateway and integrate various devices into your smart home ecosystem. While many devices are supported out of the box, there may be instances where a specific device i...
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Dec 10, 2023 · 6 min read · I got the Emporia Vue Utility Connect with the intent of using jrouvier's port to ESPHome, but it turns out my model doesn't communicate the same way as the version jrouvier had. Specifically, upon flashing ESPHome onto the Vue I was greeted with thi...
Join discussionMay 11, 2023 · 4 min read · This article delves into the world of Zigbee Security Keys and how they are managed. With the increasing importance of IoT devices, it is crucial to understand the significance of managing security keys in Zigbee networks. The article outlines the st...
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Dec 31, 2022 · 5 min read · In this blog post, I will show how you can use a ZigBee in a completely different and unusual way.You can control devices using a different protocol (ex covers using ZWave) but also, and I find it much more important, to use the different buttons on ...
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Jul 25, 2022 · 3 min read · Sometimes it seems like home automation protocols are isolated islands, preventing devices from being truly useful. Sure, you can find integrations for the big services, but what about the obscure devices? I'm a fan of interoperability and local cont...
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