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Mark Lewis' Blog

Blog featuring cars, karting, motorsport and technology including Microsoft Active Directory

Category: Smart Home

Written by MarkLewis2021-04-292021-07-15

Lidl Zigbee bulb stopped automating

Automation of a light bulb stopped working within Home Assistant. Community helped diagnose the issue. Found a workaround calling the service directly.

Written by MarkLewis2021-03-132021-03-17

Switch from Conbee II to Sonoff hub

Switched out the Conbee II Zigbee hub for a Sonoff Zigbee bridge running Tasmota firmware. Gave some thought to network design. Attempted to resolve SNZB-04 issues as well.

Written by MarkLewis2021-03-082021-03-08

Xiaomi Honeywell Smoke Sensor

Unbox Xiaomi Honeywell Smoke Sensor. Added to Home Assistant and then added some basic automations. Fun, will get some more of these hopefully.

Written by MarkLewis2021-02-252021-03-08

Home Assistant Bluetooth Speaker

Video unboxing the Xiaomi Motion sensor and adding it to HA, along with pairing and using a Bluetooth speaker!

Written by MarkLewis2021-02-202021-02-20

Sonoff SNZB-04 Unboxing Video

Had a go at creating a video, unboxing and adding a Sonoff SNZB-04 to Home Assistant.

Written by MarkLewis2021-01-292021-01-29

IoT and Home Automation

Dipping toe in to the world of a smart home. Bit muddled but it’s been written as I’ve experimented.

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