Today’s video is part 2 of our look at retrieving data from an API and displaying it in Home Assistant. We look at how to pull information from the YouTube API and display the latest video from any YouTube channel. We show you how to install a custom Lovelace card that lets you use Home…
Here is the sensors.yaml entries I mentioned in the video. Just replace the YouTube ID and the YouTube API and you are good to go.
So if you have recently moved from the original z-wave implementation in Home Assistant to Z-wave JS, or are setting up a fresh instances, you will need the Z-wave security key. This key is required to communicate with your Z-Wave secure devices (like locks) and without it, you will have to re-enroll your secure devices….
UPDATE: If you forgot to grab your Z-wave network key before removing the Z-wave 1.4 integration. Then you can see this post here on how to retrieve the key from a backup. https://tshouse.link/zwavekey If you want to see the community guide for this install, please go here: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/switching-from-zwave-1-4-to-zwave-js/276718/2 In today’s video, we are looking at…
Here is the code mentioned in the video for the last step: Today’s video is a part 2 to last week’s review video on the Roborock S5 MAX. This method should work for ALL Roborock vacuums (possibly even the Xaiomi ones). Please leave feedback if this worked for your model of vacuum. We look at…
https://youtu.be/616Rxpg-bBE In today’s video, we deal with an issue that just recently bit me. I made the mistake of signing into my Nest account with my Google account (I totally missed the login with Nest button). Once I logged in, it broke my Nest integration with Home Assistant. Thank goodness that USA-Reddragon made a custom…
RIGHT NOW THE VALVE IS ONLY $64.95 until Labor Day 2020: https://tshouse.link/tshdome In today’s video, I will be unboxing, installing, and configuring the Dome Z-Wave Water Shut-off Valve. I consider this one of the most critical but boring pieces of your home automation environment. It is something that you install and hope to never need….
https://youtu.be/QNiEH77bKO0 Code for Node-Red This little block of code is used in Node-Red as a part of Home Assistant. It works by sending a timestamp every minute which is compared to input datetime we created earlier. If those two match, then it fires the command to turn on the light to green. Code for YAML…
In today’s episode, I will show you how to pair various Xiaomi Aqara sensors with your Samsung SmartThings hub. Note: sorry for the audio, I have been sitting on this video for a while (life got super busy). I have been making videos for work and had no time to make videos for this channel….
This is a great video by the YouTube channel The Hookup. In this video he explains how to set up VLANs and firewall rules for a Ubiquity Unifi set up. I have a similar set up in my house and this has been on my back burner for a while. His video has inspired me…