Home-Assistant Config by @ccostan

Home Assistant configuration files (YAMLs)

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This is my Home Assistant Configuration created with the All In One installer expanded to 16GB. I update it pretty regularly. ⭐ Home Assistant runs on my Raspberry Pi 3 with Aeon Labs Z Wave Stick (GEN 5). I've also added a 433Mhz Transmitter and receiver. The main SD Card was upgraded to 16GB. (Order 2! - 1 for backup) I use an SD Card reader to swap SD cards between Pi and Windows for backups.

Software on the Pi :

• Home Assistant ,
• Dasher to leverage those cheap Amazon Dash Buttons
• SSL via SSLS - 5 Bucks A Year! - Keeps me safe!
• HomeBridge for full HA <-> Homekit compatibility.
• The amazing Floorplan project to help visualize my smarthome.

Devices I have :

• Ubiquiti Networks Unifi 802.11ac Pro This keeps me warm with it's Wifi rays blanketing the house. Also used as a presence Tracker for iPhones/People.
• Lots of iOS Devices (iPads, iPods, iPhones)
• Nest Thermostats - Smart Thermostat
• Nest Protects - Smart Smoke Detectors - Blog Post
• Amazon Echo and DOT
• Amazon Echo Tap
• Amazon Dash Buttons
• Amazon Dash Wand - Alexa outside by the pool area.
• Amazon Fire TV
• Amazon Fire Tablets Gen 7- Used for Wall Mounted Controllers
• Wink Hub - Used to connect certain Zwave outlets etc.
• Phillips Hue Hub Gen 2
• Mixture of Hue Colored lights, White Lights and GE Link bulbs.
• Hue Go - Great lights for the kids since they have an actual button on them for control.
• Circle by Disney - Parental Monitor for internet and screentime.
• Rachio Sprinkler system - Smart Sprinkler controller
• GE ZWave Outdoor Power Module - These control my Landscape lighting and connect up to my Wink.
• Withings - Smart Weight scale
• SkyBell HD
• Rokus for all streaming
• Samsung Smart TV
• ChromeCast Audios
• AMPs - These are cheap but effective for the Dots, Chromecasts or other speakers.
• Mixer - This allows me to mix in DOT, music and HA. Blog Post
• Etekcity Outlets - Cheap 6 Buck RF outlet control!
• Door Sensors (AEON Labs)
• Garadget - Garage Door opener/sensor - "Siri, are my garage doors closed?"
• Nintendo Wii
• Emulated Hue pushes all Switch, Group, input_boolean, script and scene information to Alexa for First Class Control!
• iTeadStudio goodies - SonOff and a Slampher!
• LED RGB Wifi Controller - flux_led compatible with LED Strip kits - ~100 Feet. These are great Power supplies - Outdoor Housing - Finished Product #71 - Blog Post
• [Digital Smart Water Main ShutOff/Leak Detector] (http://www.providencecpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/work_in_progress.png) - Beta test to monitor Water usage and Leaks centrally.
• Aeon Labs AEDSB09104ZWUS Aeotec Z-Wave Smart Energy Monitor Meter to measure energy usage in the home.
• SleepNumber Bed i8 - Has SleepIQ to track occupancy and sleep habits. Tied into HA.
• MX8 Zodiac Pool Robot - Not YET hooked up HA, but working on it.
• Pi Zero with Wireless Nub running Pi-Hole and smacking down internet ads left and right!
• NodeMCU Development Boards hooked into the alarm system wires for DIY alarm system. - DIY Motion Sensors
• JuiceBox Pro 40 EVSE - Used to Charge the Bolt EV.

Lots of my gear comes from BetaBound for Beta Testing and reviews.

Automations:

• Voice Notifications via the AMPs connected to ChromeCast Audios and Mixer. Accomplished via the Google Amazon Polly TTS component.
• Ability to ask Alexa to repeat the last Voice notification - 'Alexa, Turn on Last message'.
• Track garbage days and chore days for the kids. Voice reminders and Alexa intergration/request for info.
• Guest mode to disable certain interior automations. Trigger via Alexa & IFTTT.
• IFTTT and Slack Notifications for Offline Devices, BadLogins, HA Startups, new HA versions and External IP changes for DSN.
• Monitor the reflection rates of Garadget and notify when they being to drop too low when closed (indicating a shift in the controller)
• Notifications when the garage door is left open at night or when we leave the house.
• (IFTTT) Logging entries in Logbooks for Rachio Sprinkler system, and SkyBell HD.
• Auto Heal ZWave at 2:30am
• Using Etekcity Outlets to control accent lighting above kitchen cabinets and room cutouts.
• Turn on Hallway light for no more than 20 minutes when Pantry door is opened.
• Turn on TV Time Lights (dim and color) at Sunset (if home and TV is on)
• Turn on Upstairs light if Nest Thermostats detects people and it's nighttime.
• Turn off lights when Nest Thermostats detects we are away. (Upstairs and Downstairs)
• Turn on some lights and switches when we get home
• Turn on some outdoor Lights at Sunset or if it gets darkish in the house, Turn off 4 hours before sunrise. Turn off interior lights when we go to sleep.
• Turn on lights during school days for a morning routine for the kids and wife. Has No School overide boolean in GUI.
• Rainy days trigger extra light inside the house.
• Check the UV Rays for the day and let us know if we need sun tan lotion over the TTS system.
• Detects when lights are turned on and adjusts them to correct brightness based on time of day.
• Leverage Alexa, IFTTT and Elekcity outlet to control Printer On/Off via Voice. Turns off automatically after 20 minutes.
• Turn on AMPs when Chromecast reports 'Playing'. Turn them off when we are done streaming music.
• (IFTTT) Blink ALL lights at 9:30 to remind me to take medicine. (also Alexa Alert)
• (IFTTT) Blink Office lights 15 minutes before ANY meeting on my calendar (using IFTTT)
• (IFTTT) Stop watering grass via Rachio Sprinkler system if winds are greater than 20 MPH.
• (IFTTT) Add a 1 day rain delay to Rachio Sprinkler system if it is going to rain tomorrow.
• (IFTTT) Blink ALL lights if Winds get to 70MPH - Hurricance warning.
• (IFTTT) Trigger Good Night routine when I step on the Withings scale after 10pm.
• Sets up the front lights in the house with preset colors depending on the month day!.
• On motion from SkyBell HD Doorbell (IFTTT) Turn front lights to Bright White lights for 10 minutes and then back to original colors. Fake Dog barking when there is motion by the house.
• When someone rings the Doorbell (IFTTT), the backyard and Bathroom lights Flash - Since we might not hear the doorbell. Fake Dog barks as well (which can be snoozed for 30 minutes via Alexa).
• Watch and alert on Home Assistant's Disk usage. Get alerts before Pi runs out of space on the SD Card.
• Digital Cuckoo Clock that goes off each hour and on the half just like a real Cuckoo Clock. Plays across the whole house on my ChromeCast Audios

#Todo List I've moved this entire section to the issues section on github. Feel free to join the conversations there.

All files are now being edited with Atom.

All of my configuration files are tested against the most stable version of home-assistant using Travis.

#Still have questions on my Config? Message me on twitter : @CCostan