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The Dilemma: Home Assistant Automations, Node-RED or PyScript?
There are many ways to bring logic into the smart home. But which is the right one? A comparison between native Home Assistant automations, the visual Node-RED, and the programmatic solution via PyScript – and why the “YAML hell” has lost its horror today.
The Dilemma: Home Assistant Automations, Node-RED, or PyScript?
There are many ways to bring logic into your smart home. But which one is right for you? A comparison between native Home Assistant automations, the visual Node-RED, and the programmatic solution via PyScript — and why the “YAML hell” has lost its terror today.
Home Assistant Quickie: Displaying values as percentages
A percentage display is often much more intuitive than a raw measurement value. I’ll show you how to output such values.
Home Assistant: Cleanly integrating entities into Amazon Alexa
One of the best features of a smart home hub is voice control via Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. For this to work as desired and with your own names for the various lights, blinds, etc., these should be clearly defined in Home Assistant. Here’s how it works.
Creating automations with multiple switching times in Home Assistant
Automations are the core of good smart home control. Using the example of a simple garden irrigation system, I’ll show you how to combine multiple switching times and conditions.