Brian is a spacecraft systems engineer, who uses Home Assistant to automate his house, and help him remember some of the earthly world problems in his day-to-day life Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:25 Getting started with Home Assistant 05:59 Who's in the house 08:39 Protocols Used in the House 10:24 Driving Automations 13:48 Hardware used for Home Assistant 15:02 Using Frigate 16:56 Using Home Assistant for Memory 23:05 Night Time Automations 34:15 Leak Sensors 45:30 Zigbee 48:50 Presence Detectio...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 11 min
2024.3 lands with exciting updates, with some features which are sure to please everyone. Phil shares a tip for owners with robot vacuums with mopping capabilities Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:00 2024.3 New Features 27:01 Vacuum Smells 31:15 Template Translation Helper 36:22 New Integrations 39:33 Breaking Changes For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha151 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Roh...
Mar 05, 2024•50 min
Paulus joins Rohan and Phil to catch up on what’s been happening with Home Assistant and Nabu Casa. From working with smart home alliances to the future of Home Assistant and Nabu Casa, this chat covered a lot of ground Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:26 What is Nabu Casa up to 05:48 How is Nabu Casa going 09:44 Nabu Casa vs Open Source 14:07 Working with Smart Home Alliances 21:36 Open Source vs Closed Alliances 28:49 Paulus at CES 31:52 Was the Year of the Voice a Success 34:57 Local Wake Word Detecti...
Feb 22, 2024•59 min•Ep. 150
Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doors Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:49 Cloud Strikes Again 13:46 Apple Car Play 18:51 2024.2 45:15 Breaking Changes For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha149 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors Home Assist...
Feb 11, 2024•58 min
Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doors Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:23 Getting in to Home Automation 07:09 Australia's Device Limitations 10:05 Smart Home Setup 15:14 Automating the garage door 19:26 mmWave Sensors 21:37 Driving Home Assistant Tablets 23:00 Wireless Speaker Planning 24:31 Wireless Speaker Interface 28:23 Voice Assistants 35:05 House Alarm Modes 40:50 Room Presence 43:47 Garbage Bins 48:34 Away mode he...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Rohan and Phil break down the 2024.1 release, which brings in some new updates to the automation UI Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:12 2024 Wishes 14:07 2024.1 26:22 2024.1 New Integrations 34:09 2024.1 Breaking Changes 39:03 iOS versions 43:39 Reolink Doorbell For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha14 7 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible th...
Jan 04, 2024•49 min
Meet Jasper, Technical Director of a Netherlands hotel. Discover how Home Assistant integrates with the hotel's KNX system, helping manage the hotel and Jasper’s home life Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:47 Getting started wth Home Automation 04:52 Custom Brewery 05:44 Automating a Hotel with Home Assitant 14:48 Future plans for the Hotel 16:18 Beta Testing for the Home 19:07 Hardware for Home Assistant 23:48 Tracking Guests energy usage 25:20 Presence Sensors 34:28 NVR for the Hotel 35:25 Home Ener...
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min
The final release of 2023 is here, and Franck joins Rohan and Phil to break it down and ponder what 2024 will bring. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:54 Another "year of" 04:49 30 Employees at Nabu Casa 11:20 GitHub Security Audit 14:15 2023.12 01:00:12 2023 Wish List - Cameras 01:02:26 2024 Wish List For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha145 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Ph...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 145
Rohan and Phil sit down with Ian, a Zero Trust security strategist, to unravel the intersection of security and smart homes. Ian shares insights on how he is fortifying his home with Home Assistant Chapters 01:44 Getting started with Home Automation 09:55 First Security Automations 22:23 Cyber Security Career 25:43 Automations around the house 30:05 Voice Automations 34:13 How does telemetry power your home 40:35 Geothermal Heating 42:40 Heat Pump 45:01 Long Term Statistic Storage 49:02 TimeRole...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Join Rohan and Phil as they unpack Home Assistant's 2023.11 release. They discuss new features like Matter 1.2 support, to-do lists, and other significant updates, along with fresh integrations. Chapters 01:04 New Subscribers 04:18 Year of the voice Chapter 4 05:28 2023.11 28:40 New Integrations 33:05 Mazda's Takedown 38:00 Phil's Zigbee Issues 42:22 Rohan's Yellow 47:21 New Website 48:31 Smoke Alarms 57:44 Amazon to charge to use the Echo Show For complete show notes and more in...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 143
Life was going great for Petter, until a tragic accident on his mountain bike changed his life forever. With the need of a wheelchair, Petter uses Home Assistant everyday in his home to make things we take for granted everyday easier. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:45 Getting in to Home Automation 07:13 The day that changed Petters life 11:57 Getting serious about the smart home 21:22 Device naming conventions 25:43 Changing batteries 28:20 Changing blinds, motion sensor batteries 31:11 A calibration h...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 142
If you’ve got an iPhone or Apple Watch, you’ll know how frustrating it is when they change their MAC address. 2023.10 fixes that, meanwhile Philips Hue starts requiring a connection to their cloud to use their hubs For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha141 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud...
Oct 02, 2023•59 min•Ep. 141
Brian is a patent attorney by day, with a love of ESPHome and hardware. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha140 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Confi...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 140
Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.9 release, Home Assistant turns 10, and Phil has an update on his Zigbee devices going offline For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha139 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthl...
Sep 05, 2023•40 min•Ep. 139
From automating the sprinklers to creating an ESPHome Saturn V model, John shares his stories of his smart home journey with Rohan and Phil For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha138/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a s...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 138
Christian joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his smart home journey. From object detection with cameras, to a smart heated bed for his new cat For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha136/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for ...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Generating images with AI, a new event entity type and more translations hit Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha137/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Ass...
Jul 31, 2023•38 min
With 2023 the year of the voice, Rohan and Phil talk with Mike Hansen about what’s being worked on, and what the future may hold For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp009/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthl...
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 11 min
2023.7 brings in the biggest change to Home Assistant in 10 years. Rohan and Phil break it down along with all the other goodies For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha135/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthl...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Rohan and Phil talk with Rian about his Home Assistant setup, including arduinos, NFC tags and a bunch more For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha134/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also suppo...
Jun 24, 2023•1 hr 8 min
2023.6 lands with a brand new integration page layout, and for OS users network storage support. Meanwhile Rohan and Phil discuss their vacuum cleaners and gadgets For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha133/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon ...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Rohan and Phil talk to Philip from Germany, who has an extensive smart home powered by KNX and Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha132/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also sup...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 9 min
The year of the voice chapter 2 brings some new goodies landing in Home Assistant 2023.5 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha131/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assist...
May 04, 2023•38 min
Guy Petersen from Newcastle joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his smart home. From gluing ecosystems together to automations built from past mistakes. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha130/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assist...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.4 release and 2023.3 Android app update For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha129/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. C...
Apr 04, 2023•34 min
From ESPHome wireless speakers to automating the irrigation, Alastair has covered a lot in his smart home. A wealth of knowledge is ready and waiting for you in this episode. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha128/ Watch this episode on YouTube Want to see even more of this episode? We've got some bonus clips on our YouTube channel. Network Configuration What didn't make the cut T...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min
2023.3 lands with an easier restart button and an overhaul to the entity dialogs. Rohan and Phil discuss flashing robot vacuum cleaners. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha127/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a smal...
Feb 28, 2023•42 min
Rohan and Phil are joined by Corey Edwards who tells us about his automated sprinklers, fun things around the house, and some useful automations he’s been able to do for when being on-call For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha126/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily conn...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 8 min
The year of the voice is well underway. Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.2 release, including the new Assistant feature For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha125/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee t...
Feb 01, 2023•49 min
If you were just starting out with Home Assistant, what would you want to know? Dean Mancini from the US is just starting out with Home Assistant, and joins Rohan and Phil to discuss his journey, ask some newbie questions For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/getting-started-with-home-assistant-in-2023/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possi...
Jan 18, 2023•2 hr 43 min
