Home Assistant / Home Automation
by Jamie · Published 21st December 2022 · Last modified 2nd December 2023
The National Grid has devised an extensive toolkit to avoid electricity blackouts in the UK during this winter. As part of this, they’ve created a scheme called the Demand Flexibility Service, or DFS for...
Home Assistant / Home Automation / Ubiquiti
by Jamie · Published 2nd November 2021 · Last modified 22nd November 2022
Some of the newer access points from Ubiquiti feature an RGB status LED, normally used to indicate whether the access point is functioning correctly. Out of the box, Ubiquiti allow you to set a...
I’ve got to the stage where my Gen 1 LightWaveRF light switches just don’t cut it any more. Not having any feedback from the light switch itself has meant that creating automations around them...
Home Assistant / Home Automation
by Jamie · Published 8th January 2021 · Last modified 2nd November 2021
UPDATE: As of February 2021, Home Assistant now provides an official OVA file on their site, available from the alternative installation options page. This makes the installation process in ESXi trivial: Click the “Create...
My new house currently has no doorbell and, whilst I could just buy a normal dumb wireless doorbell or install a wired doorbell, the temptation of making my own flexible system is too great....
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Home Assistant / Home Automation
Adding National Grid’s DFS Dates to Home Assistant
21st December 2022
Home Assistant / Home Automation
Adding National Grid’s DFS Dates to Home Assistant
21st December 2022
