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+ +

Today I’ll show you how I used Home Assistant, a NodeMCU (ESP8266), and a couple of accelerometers to automate our laundry room. This is a rewrite of an old post where I did the same thing using a Moteino & Raspberry Pi. This version only requires a NodeMCU.

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We have an older washer and dryer which doesn’t have any form of notification when cycles complete. Home Assistant was the obvious solution, I just needed to create sensors for the washer and dryer. I tried using sound sensors but found them unreliable. I ended up using an accelerometer attached to the back of each appliance. I also added magnetic reed switches on the doors of the washer and dryer to detect whether they’re open or closed. I connected the accelerometers and reed switches to an NodeMCU which will relay the data to my MQTT broker.

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+ + Block diagram of schematic +

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After taking some sample data from the accelerometers while each appliance was in operation, I decided to plot the data to help determine the proper thresholds of when the devices were running or off. I had to do this in order to get precise ranges so the dryer sensor wouldn’t get tripped by the washer or vice versa. In the plot below you can see the acceleration in each direction for the accelerometer connected to the dryer. It’s easy to see when the dryer is in operation here. I used the same technique for the washer’s accelerometer.

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+ + Graph showing the accelerometer data +

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Next it was just a matter of integrating everything with Home Assistant. I was able to use the MQTT component to read the washer and dryer states from the Moteino and display it in Home Assistant.

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+ + Status of the dryer and washer in Home Assistant +

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Next I wrote scripts that are run whenever the washer or dryer completes a load. This is triggered by the automation component. When the laundry is complete I have the lights in the house turn red and notify me via Join. Once the door is opened and laundry emptied another script runs that sets the lights back to normal. So far it has been very helpful and very reliable.

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+ + + + Top left: reed switch. Bottom left: moteino. Right: Accelerometer. +

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Materials used:

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Sketch for the NodeMCU is available here.

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Home Assistant Configuration:

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+ 
mqtt:
+  broker: 192.168.1.100
+  port: 1883
+  keepalive: 60
+  qos: 0
+
+sensor:
+  - platform: mqtt
+    name: "Dryer Status"
+    state_topic: "sensor/dryer"
+    unit_of_measurement: ""
+
+  - platform: mqtt
+    name: "Washer Status"
+    state_topic: "sensor/washer"
+    unit_of_measurement: ""
+
+automation:
+  - alias: Washer complete
+    trigger:
+      platform: state
+      entity_id: sensor.washer_status
+      from: 'Running'
+      to: 'Complete'
+    action:
+      service: script.turn_on
+      entity_id: script.washer_complete
+
+  - alias: Washer emptied
+    trigger:
+      platform: state
+      entity_id: sensor.washer_status
+      from: 'Complete'
+      to: 'Empty'
+    action:
+      service: scene.turn_on
+      entity_id: scene.normal
+
+script:
+  washer_complete:
+    alias: Washer Complete
+    sequence:
+      - alias: Join Notification
+        service: notify.join
+        data:
+          message: "The washing machine has finished its cycle, please empty it!"
+      - alias: Living Room Lights Blue
+        service: scene.turn_on
+        data:
+          entity_id: scene.blue
+
+
+
+ +

Resources used:

+ + + +]]> + + <![CDATA[0.25: Custom frontend panels, Jupyter notebooks, DirecTV.]]> @@ -1391,145 +1508,6 @@ target_dir /tmp -]]> - - - - <![CDATA[iBeacons: Making presence detection work better (part I)]]> - - 2016-04-30T06:50:09+00:00 - https://home-assistant.io/blog/2016/04/30/ibeacons-part-1-making-presence-detection-work-better - This post is by Home Assistant contributor Greg Dowling.

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In 2013 Apple introduced iBeacons: a class of Bluetooth low energy (LE) devices that broadcast their identifier to nearby devices, including most smartphones. At first glance it’s hard to imagine why they might be useful. In this two part blog I’ll try and explain why they are useful and how you can use them with Home Assistant.

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The reason I started using iBeacons was to improve presence detection (and I think that’s the case with most people) so that’s what I’ll discuss in part 1. In part 2 I’ll talk about using iBeacons to track devices that can’t track themselves.

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Using beacons to improve OwnTracks location data

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When you use OwnTracks in standard major move mode (which is kind to your phone battery) it sometimes fails to update when you’d like it to. In my case I found that it would often send a location update as I was on my way home, but then not update when I got home. The result would be that Home Assistant would think I was 500M away from home, and take quite a while to notice I was home. It would also mean that the automation that should turn on my lights when I got home didn’t work very well! There were a few times when my phone location updated at 2am and turned the lights on for me. Fortunately my wife is very patient!

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Luckily, OwnTracks supports iBeacons so I could use them to make presence detection more reliable. When OwnTracks sees a beacon it recognises, it will send an update. This means that if you put a beacon at your front door - OwnTracks will see it within a few seconds of you arriving home - and send an update saying it has seen this iBeacon.

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Getting Started

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To do this you first need to set up MQTT and OwnTracks in Home assistant - and make sure that HA can track your phone.

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You then have to (A) tell Home Assistant where the beacon is located and (B) tell OwnTracks to recognise the beacon.

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A. Tell Home Assistant where your beacon is located

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You tell HomeAssistant about fixed locations by creating a Zone with the longitude and latitude of your beacon. You should also give the zone a name which you will also use when you set up OwnTracks. An an example this zone specifies the location of my drive way.

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Example configuration.yaml entry

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-zone:
-    - name: 'Drive'
-      latitude: XXX
-      longitude: YYY
-      radius: 100
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The radius isn’t used by the beacon code, but it is used by the GPS location sensing code. I’ll come back to this a little later. For now just use 50 or 100.

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Once you’ve created the zone - you need to restart HA. The next step is:-

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B. Tell OwnTracks to track your beacon

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  1. Go to the OwnTracks app on your phone
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  2. Touch the Regions menu at the bottom of the screen
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  3. Touch the + symbol at the top right of the screen
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  4. Give the beacon a name e.g. -drive ’(start the name with a - see below for the reason)
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  5. Turn Share to On
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  6. Skip the Circular Region section
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  7. Enter the UUID of your beacon - this may be written on your beacon - or you can copy it from the management app that came with your iBeacon device. It’s a long number – so it’s easier to copy if you can!
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  8. Enter the Minor and Major numbers for your iBeacon - or leave them at 0 which will match all beacons with that UUID
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Once you’ve added the iBeacon - you should be able to see it on the OwnTracks region screen. If your phone can see the packets from that beacon, OwnTracks will turn the relevant Region red.

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When OwnTracks sees the beacon (and turns the region red), it also sends an MQTT packet to HA to say that you have entered that region.

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The result of the configuration above would be to set the location of device.phone to Drive , (and the GPS location to XXX,YYY) when your phone sees the beacon.

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So with the steps above you should be able to improve the reliability of tracking your phone - and send timely updates to HA. I did this for my home - and the lights now turn on before I reach the house on foot. If I arrive by car they turn on within a few seconds of arriving, before I can get to the front door.

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I’m also pleased to say I no longer get an arrive home event at 2am that turns the lights on. I hope I’ve convinced you that iBeacons are worth trying!

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Mixing Beacons and GPS locations

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You will probably use beacons to make entry into your existing GPS zones more reliable. By default either a beacon or a GPS location can cause you to enter a zone - and HA has some logic that should make them two work well together (it ignores GPS updates when you’re in an iBeacon Zone).

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However you can also use beacons for situations where GPS doesn’t work well.

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This might be because the zones are too close together - or even on top of each other!
-For example, my wife works next door - and I couldn’t detect whether she’s at home or in the office via GPS because the accuracy wasn’t high enough. However I can do this by using two beacons.

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To make this type of presence detection work you need to turn GPS off for a zone in Home Assistant by making them passive. This is important because otherwise HA will try to decide between two close together zones without enough data. This doesn’t work well.

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A passive zone can only be entered via an iBeacon, so a GPS location update will always pick the other zone.

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I set up my Home zone to be a standard region, and my office zone to be passive, so the home zone can be entered in the normal way via either GPS or a Beacon.

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Example configuration.yaml entry

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- 
-zone:
-    - name: 'Office'
-      latitude: XXX
-      longitude: YYY
-      radius: 3
-      passive: true
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- -

You could use this technique to try to detect which room someone is in. This might allow you to notice whether someone is in the living room or the bedroom - even though one is above the other (although beacon packets do pass through walls and floors).

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To get this to work you’ll probably need to experiment with the beacon signal strength to try to match the beacon reception area to the location you want to track. Let me know if you get this to work (it doesn’t make sense in my open plan house)

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Conclusion

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Presence tracking sounds easy - and it’s an important part of Home Automation. Trying it shows how difficult it is to get presence detection right. I’ve found that iBeacons have improved the reliability and timeliness of knowing where I am, and I hope I encouraged you to try them too.

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Tips

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You can find out more about configuring the OwnTracks application and beacons here

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There is information about configuring Homeassistant to use beacons here

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Connections and disconnecting

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Owntracks treats a region name with a leading - as a hint that it shouldn’t disconnect after a single missed packet. This improves the ability to keep a connection to a beacon.

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However, even when using this feature I’ve noticed that you can still lose connections (although it seems to vary by beacon manufacturer and type - I’ll talk more about this in part 2). This means that it’s best to take into account that you may see false enter/leave events in HA. You may be able to improve this by changing how often the beacons send packets - and by increasing the signal strength (both will drain your beacon batteries more quickly). You can usually change these parameters in the app supplied by the iBeacon maker. You can also find some high power beacons (which have worked well for me).

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In automations you can use a for: to avoid triggering during a brief disconnect, or use a script with a delay. Stay tuned for part 2 for an example of this.

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Using Multiple beacons for the same Zone

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iBeacons have a UUID (usually set to the same value for beacons from the same manufacturer), as well as a minor and major number. If you set two beacons to have exactly same details then OwnTracks will think multiple beacons are at the same location.

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This means you can have more than one beacon around your home - and a connection to any of them will count as home to OwnTracks and HA. This reduces disconnections.

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You can achieve the same effect by using the same the same UUID but different major / minor numbers - and tell OwnTracks not to worry about the minor / major numbers for a particular region by setting them to 0).

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Make sure to also check out part II where I talk about how to use iBeacons to track any object.

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diff --git a/blog/2015/01/04/hey-pushbullet-nice-talking-to-you/index.html b/blog/2015/01/04/hey-pushbullet-nice-talking-to-you/index.html index a5a20943bb..ce6cf4eafe 100644 --- a/blog/2015/01/04/hey-pushbullet-nice-talking-to-you/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/01/04/hey-pushbullet-nice-talking-to-you/index.html @@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ api_key=ABCDEFGHJKLMNOPQRSTUVXYZ diff --git a/blog/2015/01/11/bootstrapping-your-setup-with-discovery/index.html b/blog/2015/01/11/bootstrapping-your-setup-with-discovery/index.html index 1ec02f0855..21d415b96e 100644 --- a/blog/2015/01/11/bootstrapping-your-setup-with-discovery/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/01/11/bootstrapping-your-setup-with-discovery/index.html @@ -193,6 +193,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/01/13/nest-in-da-house/index.html b/blog/2015/01/13/nest-in-da-house/index.html index 73b857e9b3..c0dbe72747 100644 --- a/blog/2015/01/13/nest-in-da-house/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/01/13/nest-in-da-house/index.html @@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ password=YOUR_PASSWORD diff --git a/blog/2015/01/24/release-notes/index.html b/blog/2015/01/24/release-notes/index.html index 59dba80eac..f532afa272 100644 --- a/blog/2015/01/24/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/01/24/release-notes/index.html @@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ Home Assistant now supports --open-ui and --demo-mode diff --git a/blog/2015/02/08/looking-at-the-past/index.html b/blog/2015/02/08/looking-at-the-past/index.html index 5366f294c1..8b68d00f05 100644 --- a/blog/2015/02/08/looking-at-the-past/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/02/08/looking-at-the-past/index.html @@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ Events are saved in a local database. Google Graphs is used to draw the graph. D diff --git a/blog/2015/02/24/streaming-updates/index.html b/blog/2015/02/24/streaming-updates/index.html index 591f8d42b6..5ffcad5405 100644 --- a/blog/2015/02/24/streaming-updates/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/02/24/streaming-updates/index.html @@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/03/01/home-assistant-migrating-to-yaml/index.html b/blog/2015/03/01/home-assistant-migrating-to-yaml/index.html index 4f6e328dc9..863f73ee4f 100644 --- a/blog/2015/03/01/home-assistant-migrating-to-yaml/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/03/01/home-assistant-migrating-to-yaml/index.html @@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/03/08/new-logo/index.html b/blog/2015/03/08/new-logo/index.html index 5fb7fc5f8a..86546ccc1f 100644 --- a/blog/2015/03/08/new-logo/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/03/08/new-logo/index.html @@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ The old logo, the new detailed logo and the new simple logo. diff --git a/blog/2015/03/11/release-notes/index.html b/blog/2015/03/11/release-notes/index.html index 78e91f2294..abcf7fe612 100644 --- a/blog/2015/03/11/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/03/11/release-notes/index.html @@ -225,6 +225,12 @@ An initial version of voice control for Home Assistant has landed. The current i diff --git a/blog/2015/03/22/release-notes/index.html b/blog/2015/03/22/release-notes/index.html index 5365d86356..05a5a89dcf 100644 --- a/blog/2015/03/22/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/03/22/release-notes/index.html @@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ I (Paulus) have contributed a scene component. A user can create scenes that cap diff --git a/blog/2015/04/25/release-notes/index.html b/blog/2015/04/25/release-notes/index.html index 550e5e6177..a4db2a6499 100644 --- a/blog/2015/04/25/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/04/25/release-notes/index.html @@ -273,6 +273,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/05/09/utc-time-zone-awareness/index.html b/blog/2015/05/09/utc-time-zone-awareness/index.html index b04efcf28a..70ff919cc2 100644 --- a/blog/2015/05/09/utc-time-zone-awareness/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/05/09/utc-time-zone-awareness/index.html @@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/05/14/release-notes/index.html b/blog/2015/05/14/release-notes/index.html index 77ee5e413a..44d3ad53a1 100644 --- a/blog/2015/05/14/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/05/14/release-notes/index.html @@ -300,6 +300,12 @@ Before diving into the newly supported devices and services, I want to highlight diff --git a/blog/2015/06/10/release-notes/index.html b/blog/2015/06/10/release-notes/index.html index 6ef02c9557..4c785c18b0 100644 --- a/blog/2015/06/10/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/06/10/release-notes/index.html @@ -353,6 +353,12 @@ This switch platform allows you to control your motion detection setting on your diff --git a/blog/2015/07/11/ip-cameras-arduino-kodi-efergy-support/index.html b/blog/2015/07/11/ip-cameras-arduino-kodi-efergy-support/index.html index 29b50ae3a3..c3717c3af9 100644 --- a/blog/2015/07/11/ip-cameras-arduino-kodi-efergy-support/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/07/11/ip-cameras-arduino-kodi-efergy-support/index.html @@ -305,6 +305,12 @@ Fabian has added support for Forecast.io to g diff --git a/blog/2015/08/09/mqtt-raspberry-pi-squeezebox-asuswrt-support/index.html b/blog/2015/08/09/mqtt-raspberry-pi-squeezebox-asuswrt-support/index.html index 9516335dcb..da856ffbaa 100644 --- a/blog/2015/08/09/mqtt-raspberry-pi-squeezebox-asuswrt-support/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/08/09/mqtt-raspberry-pi-squeezebox-asuswrt-support/index.html @@ -294,6 +294,12 @@ Support for Temper temperature sensors has been contributed by +
  • + Laundry Sensors with NodeMCU and Home Assistant +
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  • 0.25: Custom frontend panels, Jupyter notebooks, DirecTV.
    • @@ -317,12 +323,6 @@ Support for Temper temperature sensors has been contributed by - 0.24: SQLAlchemy, KNX, Join by Joaoapps, and SimpliSafe. - - - diff --git a/blog/2015/08/17/verisure-and-modern-tp-link-router-support/index.html b/blog/2015/08/17/verisure-and-modern-tp-link-router-support/index.html index cdecdd6fde..bc7f981421 100644 --- a/blog/2015/08/17/verisure-and-modern-tp-link-router-support/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/08/17/verisure-and-modern-tp-link-router-support/index.html @@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/08/26/laundry-automation-with-moteino-mqtt-and-home-assistant/index.html b/blog/2015/08/26/laundry-automation-with-moteino-mqtt-and-home-assistant/index.html index 3d28ef446e..b4b7669804 100644 --- a/blog/2015/08/26/laundry-automation-with-moteino-mqtt-and-home-assistant/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/08/26/laundry-automation-with-moteino-mqtt-and-home-assistant/index.html @@ -317,6 +317,12 @@ The automation and script syntax here is using a deprecated and no longer suppor diff --git a/blog/2015/08/31/version-7-revamped-ui-and-improved-distribution/index.html b/blog/2015/08/31/version-7-revamped-ui-and-improved-distribution/index.html index 9f92900105..66a528671a 100644 --- a/blog/2015/08/31/version-7-revamped-ui-and-improved-distribution/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/08/31/version-7-revamped-ui-and-improved-distribution/index.html @@ -291,6 +291,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/09/11/different-ways-to-use-mqtt-with-home-assistant/index.html b/blog/2015/09/11/different-ways-to-use-mqtt-with-home-assistant/index.html index 32ae3b7c83..9bb13b6e25 100644 --- a/blog/2015/09/11/different-ways-to-use-mqtt-with-home-assistant/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/09/11/different-ways-to-use-mqtt-with-home-assistant/index.html @@ -494,6 +494,12 @@ PubSubClient client(ethClient); diff --git a/blog/2015/09/13/home-assistant-meets-ifttt/index.html b/blog/2015/09/13/home-assistant-meets-ifttt/index.html index cf5e972563..1f7908caf6 100644 --- a/blog/2015/09/13/home-assistant-meets-ifttt/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/09/13/home-assistant-meets-ifttt/index.html @@ -353,6 +353,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/09/18/monitoring-with-glances-and-home-assistant/index.html b/blog/2015/09/18/monitoring-with-glances-and-home-assistant/index.html index 6d26cc2cf1..ce32f2a10f 100644 --- a/blog/2015/09/18/monitoring-with-glances-and-home-assistant/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/09/18/monitoring-with-glances-and-home-assistant/index.html @@ -254,6 +254,12 @@ Glances web server started on http://0.0.0.0:61208/ diff --git a/blog/2015/09/19/alarm-sonos-and-itunes-support/index.html b/blog/2015/09/19/alarm-sonos-and-itunes-support/index.html index c84259a837..dfa5a951b1 100644 --- a/blog/2015/09/19/alarm-sonos-and-itunes-support/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/09/19/alarm-sonos-and-itunes-support/index.html @@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ Automation has gotten a lot of love. It now supports conditions, multiple trigge diff --git a/blog/2015/10/05/home-assistant-goes-geo-with-owntracks/index.html b/blog/2015/10/05/home-assistant-goes-geo-with-owntracks/index.html index fbab875e90..94d30ccac4 100644 --- a/blog/2015/10/05/home-assistant-goes-geo-with-owntracks/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/10/05/home-assistant-goes-geo-with-owntracks/index.html @@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ Map in Home Assistant showing two people and three zones (home, school, work) diff --git a/blog/2015/10/11/measure-temperature-with-esp8266-and-report-to-mqtt/index.html b/blog/2015/10/11/measure-temperature-with-esp8266-and-report-to-mqtt/index.html index 96f7dd477e..83528c6084 100644 --- a/blog/2015/10/11/measure-temperature-with-esp8266-and-report-to-mqtt/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/10/11/measure-temperature-with-esp8266-and-report-to-mqtt/index.html @@ -553,6 +553,12 @@ Adafruit_HDC1000 hdc = Adafruit_HDC1000(); diff --git a/blog/2015/10/11/rfxtrx-blinkstick-and-snmp-support/index.html b/blog/2015/10/11/rfxtrx-blinkstick-and-snmp-support/index.html index e13d3abe71..89f27f2922 100644 --- a/blog/2015/10/11/rfxtrx-blinkstick-and-snmp-support/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/10/11/rfxtrx-blinkstick-and-snmp-support/index.html @@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/10/26/firetv-and-radiotherm-now-supported/index.html b/blog/2015/10/26/firetv-and-radiotherm-now-supported/index.html index 84ac23f3ec..c9d4aff779 100644 --- a/blog/2015/10/26/firetv-and-radiotherm-now-supported/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/10/26/firetv-and-radiotherm-now-supported/index.html @@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ This makes more sense as most people run Home Assistant as a daemon

    diff --git a/blog/2015/11/16/zwave-switches-lights-and-honeywell-thermostats-now-supported/index.html b/blog/2015/11/16/zwave-switches-lights-and-honeywell-thermostats-now-supported/index.html index e28013c6ba..3a00ac5f9c 100644 --- a/blog/2015/11/16/zwave-switches-lights-and-honeywell-thermostats-now-supported/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/11/16/zwave-switches-lights-and-honeywell-thermostats-now-supported/index.html @@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/11/22/survey-november-2015/index.html b/blog/2015/11/22/survey-november-2015/index.html index ee0b252a54..8f26fa3fb2 100644 --- a/blog/2015/11/22/survey-november-2015/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/11/22/survey-november-2015/index.html @@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/12/05/community-highlights/index.html b/blog/2015/12/05/community-highlights/index.html index 9bbe099bf5..7a1a3ecc4e 100644 --- a/blog/2015/12/05/community-highlights/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/12/05/community-highlights/index.html @@ -191,6 +191,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/12/06/locks-rollershutters-binary-sensors-and-influxdb-support/index.html b/blog/2015/12/06/locks-rollershutters-binary-sensors-and-influxdb-support/index.html index 3bc341963c..bc3b0802d4 100644 --- a/blog/2015/12/06/locks-rollershutters-binary-sensors-and-influxdb-support/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/12/06/locks-rollershutters-binary-sensors-and-influxdb-support/index.html @@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/12/07/influxdb-and-grafana/index.html b/blog/2015/12/07/influxdb-and-grafana/index.html index 8d67fba917..81f284970f 100644 --- a/blog/2015/12/07/influxdb-and-grafana/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/12/07/influxdb-and-grafana/index.html @@ -289,6 +289,12 @@ $ sudo systemctl status grafana-server diff --git a/blog/2015/12/10/activating-tasker-tasks-from-home-assistant-using-command-line-switches/index.html b/blog/2015/12/10/activating-tasker-tasks-from-home-assistant-using-command-line-switches/index.html index 8f159adeb7..04e10d339a 100644 --- a/blog/2015/12/10/activating-tasker-tasks-from-home-assistant-using-command-line-switches/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/12/10/activating-tasker-tasks-from-home-assistant-using-command-line-switches/index.html @@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ requests.get(' +
  • + Laundry Sensors with NodeMCU and Home Assistant +
    • + + +
  • 0.25: Custom frontend panels, Jupyter notebooks, DirecTV.
    • @@ -262,12 +268,6 @@ requests.get(' - 0.24: SQLAlchemy, KNX, Join by Joaoapps, and SimpliSafe. - - - diff --git a/blog/2015/12/12/philips-hue-blocks-3rd-party-bulbs/index.html b/blog/2015/12/12/philips-hue-blocks-3rd-party-bulbs/index.html index 9151a2ebb3..8a92116fad 100644 --- a/blog/2015/12/12/philips-hue-blocks-3rd-party-bulbs/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/12/12/philips-hue-blocks-3rd-party-bulbs/index.html @@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ Philips Hue FAQ entries regarding 3rd party light bulbs. diff --git a/blog/2015/12/13/setup-encryption-using-lets-encrypt/index.html b/blog/2015/12/13/setup-encryption-using-lets-encrypt/index.html index 56609b8809..f0bad954a6 100644 --- a/blog/2015/12/13/setup-encryption-using-lets-encrypt/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/12/13/setup-encryption-using-lets-encrypt/index.html @@ -278,6 +278,12 @@ sudo docker run -it --rm -p 80:80 --name certbot \ diff --git a/blog/2015/12/22/amazon-echo-icloud-and-templates/index.html b/blog/2015/12/22/amazon-echo-icloud-and-templates/index.html index f9d972befc..62719a1617 100644 --- a/blog/2015/12/22/amazon-echo-icloud-and-templates/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/12/22/amazon-echo-icloud-and-templates/index.html @@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/01/17/extended-support-for-diy-solutions/index.html b/blog/2016/01/17/extended-support-for-diy-solutions/index.html index a4f7dfcda0..0fb3a49316 100644 --- a/blog/2016/01/17/extended-support-for-diy-solutions/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/01/17/extended-support-for-diy-solutions/index.html @@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/01/19/perfect-home-automation/index.html b/blog/2016/01/19/perfect-home-automation/index.html index fabbdcfd68..4bf27e6e05 100644 --- a/blog/2016/01/19/perfect-home-automation/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/01/19/perfect-home-automation/index.html @@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/01/30/insteon-lifx-twitter-and-zigbee/index.html b/blog/2016/01/30/insteon-lifx-twitter-and-zigbee/index.html index 4d2cfd07aa..565680802e 100644 --- a/blog/2016/01/30/insteon-lifx-twitter-and-zigbee/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/01/30/insteon-lifx-twitter-and-zigbee/index.html @@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ Example of the new views in the frontend. Learn mor diff --git a/blog/2016/02/09/smarter-smart-things-with-mqtt-and-home-assistant/index.html b/blog/2016/02/09/smarter-smart-things-with-mqtt-and-home-assistant/index.html index c6b12df192..e9b6b92d9e 100644 --- a/blog/2016/02/09/smarter-smart-things-with-mqtt-and-home-assistant/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/02/09/smarter-smart-things-with-mqtt-and-home-assistant/index.html @@ -405,6 +405,12 @@ Z-Wave light bulb | diff --git a/blog/2016/02/12/classifying-the-internet-of-things/index.html b/blog/2016/02/12/classifying-the-internet-of-things/index.html index fa841f9ebf..440aeaf36c 100644 --- a/blog/2016/02/12/classifying-the-internet-of-things/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/02/12/classifying-the-internet-of-things/index.html @@ -355,6 +355,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/02/13/speedtest-bloomsky-splunk-and-garage-doors/index.html b/blog/2016/02/13/speedtest-bloomsky-splunk-and-garage-doors/index.html index 07cc2d8f95..dab5db2f1c 100644 --- a/blog/2016/02/13/speedtest-bloomsky-splunk-and-garage-doors/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/02/13/speedtest-bloomsky-splunk-and-garage-doors/index.html @@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/02/18/multi-room-audio-with-snapcast/index.html b/blog/2016/02/18/multi-room-audio-with-snapcast/index.html index ac4d9a8e3b..14e21331ab 100644 --- a/blog/2016/02/18/multi-room-audio-with-snapcast/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/02/18/multi-room-audio-with-snapcast/index.html @@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ output = audioresample ! audio/x-raw,rate=48000,channels=2,format=S16LE ! audioc diff --git a/blog/2016/02/20/community-highlights/index.html b/blog/2016/02/20/community-highlights/index.html index dbc6e1fe36..64194ad8af 100644 --- a/blog/2016/02/20/community-highlights/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/02/20/community-highlights/index.html @@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ Hold your NFC tag against the belly of Garfield to unlock the alarm. diff --git a/blog/2016/02/27/steam-d-link-smart-plugs-and-neurio-energy-sensors/index.html b/blog/2016/02/27/steam-d-link-smart-plugs-and-neurio-energy-sensors/index.html index d5dd949103..663e68d3f8 100644 --- a/blog/2016/02/27/steam-d-link-smart-plugs-and-neurio-energy-sensors/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/02/27/steam-d-link-smart-plugs-and-neurio-energy-sensors/index.html @@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/03/12/z-wave-pep257-templated-service-calls/index.html b/blog/2016/03/12/z-wave-pep257-templated-service-calls/index.html index 4bb93ab1c9..51a11123c8 100644 --- a/blog/2016/03/12/z-wave-pep257-templated-service-calls/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/03/12/z-wave-pep257-templated-service-calls/index.html @@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ player state attributes. This change affects automations, scripts and scenes. +
  • + Laundry Sensors with NodeMCU and Home Assistant +
    • + + +
  • 0.25: Custom frontend panels, Jupyter notebooks, DirecTV.
    • @@ -249,12 +255,6 @@ player state attributes. This change affects automations, scripts and scenes. - -
  • - 0.24: SQLAlchemy, KNX, Join by Joaoapps, and SimpliSafe. -
    • - - diff --git a/blog/2016/03/26/embedded-mqtt-broker-uber-yamaha-growl/index.html b/blog/2016/03/26/embedded-mqtt-broker-uber-yamaha-growl/index.html index 5a675a2541..a04f860e2f 100644 --- a/blog/2016/03/26/embedded-mqtt-broker-uber-yamaha-growl/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/03/26/embedded-mqtt-broker-uber-yamaha-growl/index.html @@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/04/05/your-hub-should-be-local-and-open/index.html b/blog/2016/04/05/your-hub-should-be-local-and-open/index.html index 8b2ccb169c..34a5711e1f 100644 --- a/blog/2016/04/05/your-hub-should-be-local-and-open/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/04/05/your-hub-should-be-local-and-open/index.html @@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/04/07/static-website/index.html b/blog/2016/04/07/static-website/index.html index 1413ff86cd..5deb904f3f 100644 --- a/blog/2016/04/07/static-website/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/04/07/static-website/index.html @@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/04/09/onkyo-panasonic-gtfs-and-config-validation/index.html b/blog/2016/04/09/onkyo-panasonic-gtfs-and-config-validation/index.html index e4fc1b0f54..cec649dce6 100644 --- a/blog/2016/04/09/onkyo-panasonic-gtfs-and-config-validation/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/04/09/onkyo-panasonic-gtfs-and-config-validation/index.html @@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/04/17/updated-documentation/index.html b/blog/2016/04/17/updated-documentation/index.html index 0c00921e90..118a46a8df 100644 --- a/blog/2016/04/17/updated-documentation/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/04/17/updated-documentation/index.html @@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/04/19/to-infinity-and-beyond/index.html b/blog/2016/04/19/to-infinity-and-beyond/index.html index de5db148e8..45295533a7 100644 --- a/blog/2016/04/19/to-infinity-and-beyond/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/04/19/to-infinity-and-beyond/index.html @@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/04/20/bluetooth-lg-webos-tvs-and-roombas/index.html b/blog/2016/04/20/bluetooth-lg-webos-tvs-and-roombas/index.html index e8b3c357ec..beda4cacb0 100644 --- a/blog/2016/04/20/bluetooth-lg-webos-tvs-and-roombas/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/04/20/bluetooth-lg-webos-tvs-and-roombas/index.html @@ -222,6 +222,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/04/30/ibeacons-part-1-making-presence-detection-work-better/index.html b/blog/2016/04/30/ibeacons-part-1-making-presence-detection-work-better/index.html index f3c44b2bf3..96f017d8c2 100644 --- a/blog/2016/04/30/ibeacons-part-1-making-presence-detection-work-better/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/04/30/ibeacons-part-1-making-presence-detection-work-better/index.html @@ -313,6 +313,12 @@ For example, my wife works next door - and I couldn’t detect whether she’s a diff --git a/blog/2016/05/06/open-iot-summit-talk/index.html b/blog/2016/05/06/open-iot-summit-talk/index.html index 2cbcaad263..6b3a44db46 100644 --- a/blog/2016/05/06/open-iot-summit-talk/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/05/06/open-iot-summit-talk/index.html @@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/05/07/empowering-scripts-and-alexa/index.html b/blog/2016/05/07/empowering-scripts-and-alexa/index.html index 5dce32f588..f763b371fb 100644 --- a/blog/2016/05/07/empowering-scripts-and-alexa/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/05/07/empowering-scripts-and-alexa/index.html @@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/05/12/video-configuring-home-assistant/index.html b/blog/2016/05/12/video-configuring-home-assistant/index.html index 9579824ec8..730275cbd4 100644 --- a/blog/2016/05/12/video-configuring-home-assistant/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/05/12/video-configuring-home-assistant/index.html @@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/05/18/why-we-use-polymer/index.html b/blog/2016/05/18/why-we-use-polymer/index.html index 99cc3da65a..7444d00a70 100644 --- a/blog/2016/05/18/why-we-use-polymer/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/05/18/why-we-use-polymer/index.html @@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/05/21/release-020/index.html b/blog/2016/05/21/release-020/index.html index ed52f267ff..cab6ef6e22 100644 --- a/blog/2016/05/21/release-020/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/05/21/release-020/index.html @@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/05/22/get-started-with-all-in-one-installer/index.html b/blog/2016/05/22/get-started-with-all-in-one-installer/index.html index 86b01f2450..318bddb0ac 100644 --- a/blog/2016/05/22/get-started-with-all-in-one-installer/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/05/22/get-started-with-all-in-one-installer/index.html @@ -191,6 +191,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/05/26/ibeacons-how-to-track-things-that-cant-track-themselves-part-ii/index.html b/blog/2016/05/26/ibeacons-how-to-track-things-that-cant-track-themselves-part-ii/index.html index f8ffcfe397..191165b910 100644 --- a/blog/2016/05/26/ibeacons-how-to-track-things-that-cant-track-themselves-part-ii/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/05/26/ibeacons-how-to-track-things-that-cant-track-themselves-part-ii/index.html @@ -329,6 +329,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/06/01/community-highlights/index.html b/blog/2016/06/01/community-highlights/index.html index ec7ef1f38c..ff6b7af903 100644 --- a/blog/2016/06/01/community-highlights/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/06/01/community-highlights/index.html @@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/06/08/super-fast-web-enocean-lirc/index.html b/blog/2016/06/08/super-fast-web-enocean-lirc/index.html index edfe7431d5..ec191cc1bd 100644 --- a/blog/2016/06/08/super-fast-web-enocean-lirc/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/06/08/super-fast-web-enocean-lirc/index.html @@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/06/13/home-assistant-at-pycon-2016/index.html b/blog/2016/06/13/home-assistant-at-pycon-2016/index.html index 0306353d9e..f0831e9608 100644 --- a/blog/2016/06/13/home-assistant-at-pycon-2016/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/06/13/home-assistant-at-pycon-2016/index.html @@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/06/18/pandora-bt-home-hub-5-and-local-file-camera/index.html b/blog/2016/06/18/pandora-bt-home-hub-5-and-local-file-camera/index.html index c48e3df4d3..ddbec80ca2 100644 --- a/blog/2016/06/18/pandora-bt-home-hub-5-and-local-file-camera/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/06/18/pandora-bt-home-hub-5-and-local-file-camera/index.html @@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/06/23/usb-webcams-and-home-assistant/index.html b/blog/2016/06/23/usb-webcams-and-home-assistant/index.html index 5b6b58d909..f7ea9d17e2 100644 --- a/blog/2016/06/23/usb-webcams-and-home-assistant/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/06/23/usb-webcams-and-home-assistant/index.html @@ -300,6 +300,12 @@ target_dir /tmp diff --git a/blog/2016/07/01/envisalink-homematic-hdmi-cec-and-sony-bravia-tv/index.html b/blog/2016/07/01/envisalink-homematic-hdmi-cec-and-sony-bravia-tv/index.html index 6da75ce2d3..5c6ab07f1c 100644 --- a/blog/2016/07/01/envisalink-homematic-hdmi-cec-and-sony-bravia-tv/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/07/01/envisalink-homematic-hdmi-cec-and-sony-bravia-tv/index.html @@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2016/07/06/pocketchip-running-home-assistant/index.html b/blog/2016/07/06/pocketchip-running-home-assistant/index.html index c9247283e3..1339e57d72 100644 --- a/blog/2016/07/06/pocketchip-running-home-assistant/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/07/06/pocketchip-running-home-assistant/index.html @@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ $ hass --open-ui diff --git a/blog/2016/07/16/sqlalchemy-knx-join-simplisafe/index.html b/blog/2016/07/16/sqlalchemy-knx-join-simplisafe/index.html index cbc53783fd..07ea56fad0 100644 --- a/blog/2016/07/16/sqlalchemy-knx-join-simplisafe/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/07/16/sqlalchemy-knx-join-simplisafe/index.html @@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ $ hass --script db_migrator --config /path/to/config diff --git a/blog/2016/07/19/visualizing-your-iot-data/index.html b/blog/2016/07/19/visualizing-your-iot-data/index.html index c18f3d78a0..f9139d9a4d 100644 --- a/blog/2016/07/19/visualizing-your-iot-data/index.html +++ b/blog/2016/07/19/visualizing-your-iot-data/index.html @@ -288,6 +288,12 @@ plt.savefig(' +
  • + Laundry Sensors with NodeMCU and Home Assistant +
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    Today I’ll show you how I used Home Assistant, a NodeMCU (ESP8266), and a couple of accelerometers to automate our laundry room. This is a rewrite of an old post where I did the same thing using a Moteino & Raspberry Pi. This version only requires a NodeMCU.

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    We have an older washer and dryer which doesn’t have any form of notification when cycles complete. Home Assistant was the obvious solution, I just needed to create sensors for the washer and dryer. I tried using sound sensors but found them unreliable. I ended up using an accelerometer attached to the back of each appliance. I also added magnetic reed switches on the doors of the washer and dryer to detect whether they’re open or closed. I connected the accelerometers and reed switches to an NodeMCU which will relay the data to my MQTT broker.

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    After taking some sample data from the accelerometers while each appliance was in operation, I decided to plot the data to help determine the proper thresholds of when the devices were running or off. I had to do this in order to get precise ranges so the dryer sensor wouldn’t get tripped by the washer or vice versa. In the plot below you can see the acceleration in each direction for the accelerometer connected to the dryer. It’s easy to see when the dryer is in operation here. I used the same technique for the washer’s accelerometer.

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    Next it was just a matter of integrating everything with Home Assistant. I was able to use the MQTT component to read the washer and dryer states from the Moteino and display it in Home Assistant.

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    Next I wrote scripts that are run whenever the washer or dryer completes a load. This is triggered by the automation component. When the laundry is complete I have the lights in the house turn red and notify me via Join. Once the door is opened and laundry emptied another script runs that sets the lights back to normal. So far it has been very helpful and very reliable.

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    Materials used:

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    Home Assistant Configuration:

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+  broker: 192.168.1.100
+  port: 1883
+  keepalive: 60
+  qos: 0
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+sensor:
+  - platform: mqtt
+    name: "Dryer Status"
+    state_topic: "sensor/dryer"
+    unit_of_measurement: ""
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+    name: "Washer Status"
+    state_topic: "sensor/washer"
+    unit_of_measurement: ""
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+automation:
+  - alias: Washer complete
+    trigger:
+      platform: state
+      entity_id: sensor.washer_status
+      from: 'Running'
+      to: 'Complete'
+    action:
+      service: script.turn_on
+      entity_id: script.washer_complete
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+  - alias: Washer emptied
+    trigger:
+      platform: state
+      entity_id: sensor.washer_status
+      from: 'Complete'
+      to: 'Empty'
+    action:
+      service: scene.turn_on
+      entity_id: scene.normal
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+script:
+  washer_complete:
+    alias: Washer Complete
+    sequence:
+      - alias: Join Notification
+        service: notify.join
+        data:
+          message: "The washing machine has finished its cycle, please empty it!"
+      - alias: Living Room Lights Blue
+        service: scene.turn_on
+        data:
+          entity_id: scene.blue
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    Today I’ll show you how I used Home Assistant, a NodeMCU (ESP8266), and a couple of accelerometers to automate our laundry room. This is a rewrite of an old post where I did the same thing using a Moteino & Raspberry Pi. This version only requires a NodeMCU.

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    We have an older washer and dryer which doesn’t have any form of notification when cycles complete. Home Assistant was the obvious solution, I just needed to create sensors for the washer and dryer. I tried using sound sensors but found them unreliable. I ended up using an accelerometer attached to the back of each appliance. I also added magnetic reed switches on the doors of the washer and dryer to detect whether they’re open or closed. I connected the accelerometers and reed switches to an NodeMCU which will relay the data to my MQTT broker.

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    After taking some sample data from the accelerometers while each appliance was in operation, I decided to plot the data to help determine the proper thresholds of when the devices were running or off. I had to do this in order to get precise ranges so the dryer sensor wouldn’t get tripped by the washer or vice versa. In the plot below you can see the acceleration in each direction for the accelerometer connected to the dryer. It’s easy to see when the dryer is in operation here. I used the same technique for the washer’s accelerometer.

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    Next it was just a matter of integrating everything with Home Assistant. I was able to use the MQTT component to read the washer and dryer states from the Moteino and display it in Home Assistant.

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    + + Status of the dryer and washer in Home Assistant +

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    Next I wrote scripts that are run whenever the washer or dryer completes a load. This is triggered by the automation component. When the laundry is complete I have the lights in the house turn red and notify me via Join. Once the door is opened and laundry emptied another script runs that sets the lights back to normal. So far it has been very helpful and very reliable.

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    Materials used:

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    Sketch for the NodeMCU is available here.

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    Home Assistant Configuration:

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    mqtt:
+  broker: 192.168.1.100
+  port: 1883
+  keepalive: 60
+  qos: 0
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+sensor:
+  - platform: mqtt
+    name: "Dryer Status"
+    state_topic: "sensor/dryer"
+    unit_of_measurement: ""
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+  - platform: mqtt
+    name: "Washer Status"
+    state_topic: "sensor/washer"
+    unit_of_measurement: ""
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+automation:
+  - alias: Washer complete
+    trigger:
+      platform: state
+      entity_id: sensor.washer_status
+      from: 'Running'
+      to: 'Complete'
+    action:
+      service: script.turn_on
+      entity_id: script.washer_complete
+
+  - alias: Washer emptied
+    trigger:
+      platform: state
+      entity_id: sensor.washer_status
+      from: 'Complete'
+      to: 'Empty'
+    action:
+      service: scene.turn_on
+      entity_id: scene.normal
+
+script:
+  washer_complete:
+    alias: Washer Complete
+    sequence:
+      - alias: Join Notification
+        service: notify.join
+        data:
+          message: "The washing machine has finished its cycle, please empty it!"
+      - alias: Living Room Lights Blue
+        service: scene.turn_on
+        data:
+          entity_id: scene.blue
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    This is a guest post by Home Assistant user and contributor Nolan Gilley.

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    Today I’ll show you how I used Home Assistant, a NodeMCU (ESP8266), and a couple of accelerometers to automate our laundry room. This is a rewrite of an old post where I did the same thing using a Moteino & Raspberry Pi. This version only requires a NodeMCU.

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    We have an older washer and dryer which doesn’t have any form of notification when cycles complete. Home Assistant was the obvious solution, I just needed to create sensors for the washer and dryer. I tried using sound sensors but found them unreliable. I ended up using an accelerometer attached to the back of each appliance. I also added magnetic reed switches on the doors of the washer and dryer to detect whether they’re open or closed. I connected the accelerometers and reed switches to an NodeMCU which will relay the data to my MQTT broker.

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    When you use OwnTracks in standard major move mode (which is kind to your phone battery) it sometimes fails to update when you’d like it to. In my case I found that it would often send a location update as I was on my way home, but then not update when I got home. The result would be that Home Assistant would think I was 500M away from home, and take quite a while to notice I was home. It would also mean that the automation that should turn on my lights when I got home didn’t work very well! There were a few times when my phone location updated at 2am and turned the lights on for me. Fortunately my wife is very patient!

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    Haaska allows you to control lights, switches, and scenes exposed by your Home Assistant instance using an Amazon Echo. This is different from our own Alexa component because it will teach the Amazon Echo directly about the devices instead of teaching it to talk to Home Assistant. It will not allow you to use custom sentences but it will allow you to skip the ‘Ask Home Assistant’ part when giving commands:

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