Fedi, I'm looking for temperature and humidity sensors compatible with Home Assistant.
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Fedi, I'm looking for temperature and humidity sensors compatible with Home Assistant. Preferably Wi-Fi (fuck hubs). One needs to have a nice display so we can chuck it on a wall in one of our living rooms, the others should not have a display and be small.
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@thomholwerda I got an air-Q Basic a few weeks ago and it seems great so far honestly. Sensors for temp + humidity + CO2 + CO + particulates, nice optional app that includes sensor data evaluation (what do the numbers mean for your health), skippable cloud integration (I use it local-only), straightforward API, integrations for I think just about everything including Home Assistant.
Downsides: (a) I had to downgrade my wifi from WPA3 to WPA2 for it, and (b) the price.
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@thomholwerda whilst I agree Fuck Hubs, getting into a low power standard, such as ZigBee, really helps with options and power needs. The newer ZigBee 3 Temp/Humidity sensors, such as the Sonoff SNZB-02D, have been solid in use for me. House construction may vary.
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Yeah, super happy with these. They last over a year on a CR2032, and are quick enough to update to use for vent control in the shower.
Zigbee stick can be had super cheap, although my recommendation is https://tubeszb.com/, made my a HA enthusiast with love.
This should also set you up for Matter in the future, which is our best chance for widespread, industry-standard _local_ device control.
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@mattdm @joshaspinall @thomholwerda I agree ZigBee is worth thinking about. I've got a super cheap PoE (although can also just be USB) dongle and super cheap thermometers and they just work. Can also repurpose old IKEA light switches to do other stuff.
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@edbo @joshaspinall @thomholwerda
Yeah — it's cool that Ikea just works, and also Philips just plain makes the best light bulbs.
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@edbo @joshaspinall @thomholwerda
Ikea's Zigbee window blinds are great if you have windows of the exact right size and don't mind kind of loud and slow.
