I use a ton of Aqara door/window sensors and other devices around my house, and I have two of the Aqara hubs to support all of these devices. I want to remove the hubs and connect the devices directly to my server that is running Home Assistant.
The issue is that I use the hubs as indicator lights (when a door opens, etc). This is a nice way to notify us of the status of things or if something needs attention in a way that isn’t annoying.
Does anyone have suggestions for devices that I could use as indicator lights instead of the Aqara hub? Just need something simple that I can control programmatically with Home Assistant… maybe like an outlet cover or something? Not sure what all is out there.
Sorry, couldn’t resist. I do actually use that as a notification light (it strobes like a mother) in my office for various things. It’s very intentionally BEHIND my monitor to avoid blindness.
ha - yeah ideally something smaller I might just keep the Aqara hubs and use them only for indicator lights… haven’t been able to find anything comparable
Are you looking for DIY or OTS (off the shelf)?
It’s simple enough to write an automation to turn on a light when a sensor changes state. Your problem is finding the light. If I wanted to do this, I wouldn’t spend more than $5- to $10.00 total.
I might just keep the Aqara hubs and use them only for indicator lights… haven’t been able to find anything comparable