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To the whole Home Assistant team,

Congratulation!

You have created an amazing and powerful environment. This thing seriously competes with Control4, Savant and Creston for little money. It’s just that good! And thank you for letting me enjoying it.

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This project is using HA 110.3, Raspberry pi 4 (4GB RAM), one old Android 22" touchscreen tablet from ebay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/22-Android-touchscreen-tablet-computer-digital-signage/303542135592?hash=item46ac856b28:g:ACkAAOSw0UddsLhe). I used Configure UI with Themes.yaml (To quickly change colors and background picture), Custom Header (to totally remove the HA menu if desired, uploaded picture shows with HA menus), Android Tablet running an old 4.4.4 (kitkat) and latest Chrome using desktop site shortcut to hide URL bar.

I first started with raspberry pi and openHAB but after weeks of frustrations, I was about to call it quit. Then I tried HA, sooooo much easier and bunch of integrations work right away!

I already had bunch of components, using their own apps but they desperately needed integration, so far this is what is integrated:

  • Lutron Caseta lights (with hub) (BTW, I have this system for 3 years and for the money, this is the best, works always. It also controls SONOS with pico remote)
  • 3 SONOS Amps (HA card is just amazing and so easy to integrate).
  • Samsung Smarttings ( with various zwave sensors)
  • Level Lock (hidden dead bolt lock), it works with Apple HomeKit BLE (Apple proprietary Bluetooth Low Energy). This integration with HA is not working yet.
  • Apple TV 4 gen for Homekit.
  • 4 Rollease Shades (with acmeda automate hub).
  • Ring doorbell (scripts and automation, example: press the doorbell and play any mp3 (I use Westminster bells) on any SONOS speakers and/or turn on any lights. Very versatile).
  • Logitech Harmony Hub.
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Congrats! May i ask how you integrate Ring doorbell please? Can you also share your integration with Rollerblinds?

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For Rollease and Ring, add the integrations for each one. I must say, Rollease integration with its card took me 5 minutes to get it working, flawlessly.

I use Lovelace Configue UI as much as possible but this Ring integration needs scripts.yaml. Automation.yaml was populated via Config->Automation GUI. Once Ring is integrated I added in scripts.yaml, example was taken from another HA user’s config:

play_westminster_in_all_rooms:
  alias: Sonos - MP3 - All Rooms
  sequence:
  - data_template:
      entity_id:
      - media_player.family_room
      - media_player.living_room
      - media_player.pool
    service: sonos.snapshot
  - data_template:
      entity_id:
      - media_player.family_room
      - media_player.living_room
      - media_player.pool
    service: sonos.unjoin
  - data_template:
      entity_id:
      - media_player.family_room
      - media_player.living_room
      - media_player.pool
      volume_level: '0.4'
    service: media_player.volume_set
  - data_template:
      entity_id: 
      - media_player.family_room
      - media_player.living_room
      - media_player.pool
      media_content_id: 'http://homeassistant:8123/local/westminster.mp3'
      media_content_type: music
    service: media_player.play_media
  - delay: '00:00:09'
  - data_template:
      entity_id:
      - media_player.family_room
      - media_player.living_room
      - media_player.pool
    service: sonos.restore
    
Automation.yaml:
 alias: RingRing
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - entity_id: binary_sensor.ring_frontdoor_ding
    from: 'off'
    platform: state
    to: 'on'
  condition: []
  action:
  - data: {}
    service: script.play_westminster_in_all_rooms
- id: '1593177612618'

As you can see the westminster.mp3 could be any MP3 file. This file is copied locally to raspberry pi “\homeassistant.local\config\www” folder.

For Rollease, you need the rollease shades and add the Acmeda Hub / App to control them. Somehow this is a cheaper than Lutron Serena Shades (half price). I had them both priced. I have been using them 2 times a day with a timer, and the rechargeable battery is still going after 18 months.This integration also allow me to see the battery level.
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Then use HA integrations:
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add the card, I use Lovelace Config UI, but here is the config:

entities:
  - entity: cover.large_shade
  - entity: cover.small_shade
  - entity: cover.left_shade
  - entity: cover.right_shade
theme: green
title: Shades
type: entities
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