Can anyone explain how the Google Home BLE device tracker works?
https://www.home-assistant.io/components/device_tracker.googlehome/
The input is just IP of the Home, but how do we know what devices it is going to look for or report on? is it based on your google account or do you need to tell it specific bluetooth MAC addresses?
Furthermore regarding Owntracks, so on HA part I don’t need to put owntracks under device_tracker anymore?
Just upgraded from 0.81.6 to 0.83.0, and I also changed out device_tracker with asuswrt in configuration.yaml, and commented out the track_new_devices: false, as that is not supported by the asuswrt component. However, I only get errors, using a Asus RT-AC66U with Telnet:
Error during setup of component asuswrt
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/setup.py", line 145, in _async_setup_component
hass, processed_config)
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/components/asuswrt.py", line 57, in async_setup
await api.connection.async_connect()
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aioasuswrt/connection.py", line 100, in async_connect
self._host, self._port)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/asyncio/streams.py", line 75, in open_connection
lambda: protocol, host, port, **kwds)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/asyncio/base_events.py", line 777, in create_connection
raise exceptions[0]
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/asyncio/base_events.py", line 764, in create_connection
yield from self.sock_connect(sock, address)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/asyncio/selector_events.py", line 451, in sock_connect
return (yield from fut)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/asyncio/selector_events.py", line 481, in _sock_connect_cb
raise OSError(err, 'Connect call failed %s' % (address,))
ConnectionRefusedError: [Errno 111] Connect call failed ('192.168.1.1', 22)
Is there something I’m overlooking?
It will report all mac addresses it sees.
I’m also interest in this.
I currently use my rpi bluetooth to track when we are home, it would be good if my bedroom G mini could detect when we go to bed and then turn everything off downstairs.
Or am I missing the point of this?
I was using the yale smart alarm but they change their api and I’m hoping someone can fix it
No this is my understanding of it too. I have a few GH in my house so I’m now thinking I can effectively set up room-level presence detection with nothing more than the GH devices.
I had to roll back to 0.82.1 as just hung when I updated. Nothing obvious in the logs, though I suspect maybe Xiaomi devices may have something to do with it as my friend had to do the same and it was erroring on his Xiaomi sensors.
I’ll give it a go again in a bit and see if I can fully debug.
For Owntracks. the setting in configuration.yaml
owntracks:
Restart show intergration in config but no device.
Install the OwnTracks application for iOS.
In the OwnTracks app, tap the (i) in the top left and click on settings. Change the following settings:
<url given to you when setting up the integration> <=== what to put when in the intergration no device found<Your name>
I haven’t gotten the upgrade yet but i’ve had a look at the code. It seems to look for BLE devices similar to the ble_tracker. I assume it will use the known_devices.yaml to specify what to track
would you be able to track the same device on a different Bluetooth tracker?
I find the Google home has a short range (based on using it to stream music) yet the RPI never skips a beat.
Short range could be good here if we’re looking at room presence detection though.
How does locking via google assistant work if I need to enter a pin-code to lock?
Not seeing the update in my hassio setup??
No restart needed when configuring OwnTracks. Devices don’t show up under integrations yet but device tracker entries will show up.
Hassio update normally takes a few hours to show up I find.
Google Home Bluetooth tracker seems amazing!
Even if it doesn’t work well enough for room-level detection, it would be an ideal way for home presence detection for all of us not using a Raspberry Pi for its Bluetooth.
Can it be manually updated? I’m desperate to see if I can get my AsusWRT working again!
It is said in the doc that some index need to be migrated and that it might take a while. Have you been patient enough?
I agree
What I’m curious about is can I still use the rpi bluetooth which detect us when on our drive and also use google home for room detection.