diff --git a/atom.xml b/atom.xml index dbd7d269b0..95394b1a34 100644 --- a/atom.xml +++ b/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Home Assistant]]> - 2015-12-10T09:18:54-08:00 + 2015-12-12T11:40:58-08:00 https://home-assistant.io/ @@ -13,6 +13,37 @@ Octopress + + <![CDATA[Philips Hue blocks 3rd party lights]]> + + 2015-12-12T10:44:00-08:00 + https://home-assistant.io/blog/2015/12/12/philips-hue-blocks-3rd-party-bulbs + Philips Hue was one of the first to get smart lights accepted by the mainstream. Their Zigbee-based hub is rock solid, never crashes, great API and worked with other Zigbee light bulbs too. They are a bit expensive but the platform was worth every penny, till now.

+ +

Yesterday a thread on /r/homeautomation published that Philips Hue now blocks all but their own bulbs and those of “friends of Hue”. I have been able to confirm this in the Philips Hue FAQ:

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This means that after you update your Hue bridge to the latest version:

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  • As of now, you can still use your existing paired 3rd party light bulbs
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  • You cannot pair new 3rd party light bulbs
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  • You’re out of luck if for some reason you have to pair existing 3rd party light bulbs again
    • +
  • Resetting your hub will force pairing of all your bulbs again
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+ +

If you own a Philips Hue hub and are using 3rd party light bulbs, make sure you do not upgrade your hub if you want to be able to pair new 3rd party lightbulbs. But do realize that you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.

+ +

I have read, but have been unable to confirm it, that resetting your hub will force a software upgrade. So beware of that too.

+ +

I will no longer suggest people to buy into the Philips Hue ecosystem.

+ +]]> + + <![CDATA[Activating Tasker tasks from Home Assistant using command line switches]]> @@ -2071,189 +2102,6 @@ Fabian has added support for Forecast.io to g -]]> - - - - <![CDATA[Release notes for June 10, 2015]]> - - 2015-06-10T18:54:00-07:00 - https://home-assistant.io/blog/2015/06/10/release-notes - Wow, almost a month has gone by since the last release and this release is packed. The biggest part of this release is probably one that you won’t notice: the frontend has been upgraded from Polymer 0.5 to the brand new released Polymer 1.0. Polymer has been declared stable by the Google overlords which will allow us to expand functionality that was waiting for this moment to arrive.

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This release sets a record for the amount of people involved: 8! Andythigpen, Jamespcole, Azelphur, Fabaff, Dutchy-, Fbradyirl, wind-rider and ettisan, thanks a lot for your contributions!

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A big improvement has been brought this release by wind-rider. He took the time to revive the Chromecast support and started improving the media player integration. This triggered other people to join in resulting in a revamped media player experience and support for the Music Player Daemon.

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- Example of the new media player cards -

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-To update to the latest version, run scripts/update. Please report any issues on GitHub. -

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Before jumping into the newly supported platforms, here are the other improvements that are landing this release:

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  • Device tracker bugfixes by @Dutchy-
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  • Bugfix for device tracker platform by @fbradyirl
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  • Fixing Chromecast support by @wind-rider
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  • Media player improvements by @balloob and @wind-rider
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  • Nest thermostat bugfixes by @balloob
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  • Fix the device tracker getting in a deadlock by @balloob
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  • Update documentation by @fabaff
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Music Player Daemon
- Fabaff has contributed MusicPlayerDaemon support. The mpd platform allows you to control a Music Player Daemon from Home Assistant. Right now, only playback is supported and not playlist manipulation.

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- 
# Example configuration.yaml entry
-media_player:
-  platform: mpd
-  server: 127.0.0.1
-  port: 6600
-  location: bedroom
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Command line switch
-A switch platform that issues specific commands when it is turned on and off. This might very well become our most popular platform as it allows anyone to integrate any type of switch into Home Assistant that can be controlled from the command line, including calling other scripts!

- -
- 
# Example configuration.yaml entry
-switch:
-  platform: command_switch
-  switches:
-    - kitchen_light:
-        oncmd: switch_command on kitchen
-        offcmd: switch_command off kitchen
-
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- -

LimitlessLED
-This new platform can control your LimitlessLED lights from within Home Assistant. The lights are also known as EasyBulb, AppLight, AppLamp, MiLight, LEDme, dekolight or iLight.

- -
- 
# Example configuration.yaml entry
-light:
-  platform: limitlessled
-  host: 192.168.1.10
-  group_1_name: Living Room
-  group_2_name: Bedroom
-  group_3_name: Office
-  group_4_name: Kitchen
-
-
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Bitcoin sensor
- The bitcoin platform displays various details about the Bitcoin network. If you have an online wallet from Blockchain.info the sensor is capable to show your current balance.

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- 
# Example configuration.yaml entry
-sensor:
-  platform: bitcoin
-  wallet: 'YOUR WALLET_ID'
-  password: YOUR_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD
-  currency: YOUR CURRENCY
-  display_options:
-    - exchangerate
-    - trade_volume_btc
-    - miners_revenue_usd
-    - btc_mined
-    - trade_volume_usd
-    - difficulty
-    - minutes_between_blocks
-    - number_of_transactions
-    - hash_rate
-    - timestamp
-    - mined_blocks
-    - blocks_size
-    - total_fees_btc
-    - total_btc_sent
-    - estimated_btc_sent
-    - total_btc
-    - total_blocks
-    - next_retarget
-    - estimated_transaction_volume_usd
-    - miners_revenue_btc
-    - market_price_usd
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SMTP notificatoin platform
- The smtp platform allows you to deliver notifications from Home Assistant to an e-mail recipient.

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- 
# Example configuration.yaml entry
-notify:
-  platform: mail
-  server: MAIL_SERVER
-  port: YOUR_SMTP_PORT
-  sender: SENDER_EMAIL_ADDRESS
-  starttls: 1 or 0
-  username: YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME
-  password: YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD
-  recipient: YOUR_RECIPIENT
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Syslog notification platform
-The syslog platform allows you to deliver notifications from Home Assistant to the local syslog.

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# Example configuration.yaml entry
-notify:
-  platform: syslog
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Swiss Public transport sensor
-The swiss public transport sensor will give you the next two departure times from a given location to another one in Switzerland. See the component page for more information how to set it up.

- -

Transmission turtle mode switch
- The transmission platform allows you to control your Transmission client from within Home Assistant. The platform enables you switch to your ‘Alternative Speed Limits’ (aka ‘Turtle mode’) setting.

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- 
# Example configuration.yaml entry
-switch:
-  platform: transmission
-  name: Transmission
-  host: 192.168.1.26
-  port: 9091
-  username: YOUR_USERNAME
-  password: YOUR_PASSWORD
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Hikvision camera motion detection support
-This switch platform allows you to control your motion detection setting on your Hikvision camera.

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# Example configuration.yaml entry
-switch:
-    platform: hikvisioncam
-    name: Hikvision Cam 1 Motion Detection
-    host: 192.168.1.26
-    username: YOUR_USERNAME
-    password: YOUR_PASSWORD
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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 aa7a72b924..e8a37894b0 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 @@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ 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 b64b42bc7d..aaedd6265f 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 @@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ 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 7cbbb09bda..75aa46af3f 100644 --- a/blog/2015/01/13/nest-in-da-house/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/01/13/nest-in-da-house/index.html @@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ password=YOUR_PASSWORD diff --git a/blog/2015/01/24/release-notes/index.html b/blog/2015/01/24/release-notes/index.html index 198608d353..535ec7ff27 100644 --- a/blog/2015/01/24/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/01/24/release-notes/index.html @@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ 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 dfbe527efe..e9d751d6c2 100644 --- a/blog/2015/02/08/looking-at-the-past/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/02/08/looking-at-the-past/index.html @@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ 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 0c6333241e..9078abb1a7 100644 --- a/blog/2015/02/24/streaming-updates/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/02/24/streaming-updates/index.html @@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ 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 d077f3aeb6..e19a4976ce 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 @@ -193,6 +193,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/03/08/new-logo/index.html b/blog/2015/03/08/new-logo/index.html index 887ebd6bce..aef6644262 100644 --- a/blog/2015/03/08/new-logo/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/03/08/new-logo/index.html @@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ 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 f69aa98966..0f76cf9e93 100644 --- a/blog/2015/03/11/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/03/11/release-notes/index.html @@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ 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 149a545828..b6bc59a40b 100644 --- a/blog/2015/03/22/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/03/22/release-notes/index.html @@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ 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 89170745d1..7e925b830e 100644 --- a/blog/2015/04/25/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/04/25/release-notes/index.html @@ -281,6 +281,12 @@ 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 83512c4b88..9afd62e207 100644 --- a/blog/2015/05/09/utc-time-zone-awareness/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/05/09/utc-time-zone-awareness/index.html @@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/05/14/release-notes/index.html b/blog/2015/05/14/release-notes/index.html index bc0ac214aa..b4d224d7de 100644 --- a/blog/2015/05/14/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/05/14/release-notes/index.html @@ -308,6 +308,12 @@ 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 ceeca91aa4..47bfe138ba 100644 --- a/blog/2015/06/10/release-notes/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/06/10/release-notes/index.html @@ -361,6 +361,12 @@ 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 9c11844604..5368e1ff63 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 @@ -313,6 +313,12 @@ 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 87f614c624..284f49d1ff 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 @@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ Support for Temper temperature sensors has been contributed by +
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    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 32f62fca26..b20e9de024 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 @@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/11/22/survey-november-2015/index.html b/blog/2015/11/22/survey-november-2015/index.html index c4bbdf8951..343fc1a22f 100644 --- a/blog/2015/11/22/survey-november-2015/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/11/22/survey-november-2015/index.html @@ -287,6 +287,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/12/05/community-highlights/index.html b/blog/2015/12/05/community-highlights/index.html index e128ac4b35..307de697ac 100644 --- a/blog/2015/12/05/community-highlights/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/12/05/community-highlights/index.html @@ -197,6 +197,12 @@ 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 744e6721dd..cf71506cb9 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 @@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ diff --git a/blog/2015/12/07/influxdb-and-grafana/index.html b/blog/2015/12/07/influxdb-and-grafana/index.html index f9f412ac55..f44f95dbb2 100644 --- a/blog/2015/12/07/influxdb-and-grafana/index.html +++ b/blog/2015/12/07/influxdb-and-grafana/index.html @@ -320,6 +320,12 @@ $ 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 1a23d04acf..d5db952504 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 @@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ requests.get(' +
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    Philips Hue was one of the first to get smart lights accepted by the mainstream. Their Zigbee-based hub is rock solid, never crashes, great API and worked with other Zigbee light bulbs too. They are a bit expensive but the platform was worth every penny, till now.

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    If you own a Philips Hue hub and are using 3rd party light bulbs, make sure you do not upgrade your hub if you want to be able to pair new 3rd party lightbulbs. But do realize that you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.

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    I have read, but have been unable to confirm it, that resetting your hub will force a software upgrade. So beware of that too.

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