YAML in automations and scripts
I see many people struggle with the formatting for automations (and scripts) because the official docs are structured in a manner that assumes you’re going t...
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Cameras, motion detection, and (interesting) object detection (part two)
Well, it didn’t take long for me to tweak my setup, so before we get to the template, and other things, I’ll explain what I’ve changed.
Moving from Wink to Home Assistant?
I suspect a number of people are looking at leaving Wink right now, in light of the recent announcement. Some of you will be looking at Home Assistant and wo...
Cameras, motion detection, and (interesting) object detection (part one)
For some time now I’ve had a camera (a 4K HikVision turret camera) at the front of the house, watching our garden, path, and parking area. I started with the...
Presence detection, one last time?
Well, it’s been a while, but I think that, finally, I’ve stopped changing things. It’s been a while since I needed to account for another edge case, so here ...