Hello everyone, I wanted to share my recent experiences and some tips I’ve gathered while setting up my smart home. I’ve been exploring motion sensors and running into some challenges with my HassOS setup. I hope this post can help others who might be facing similar issues or looking for solutions.
First, I’ve been working with Aeon 4in1 motion sensors, but I’ve noticed a lot of false triggers, especially at night. It’s been a bit frustrating, but I found a helpful logic setup from RexBeckett that reduced the false triggers significantly. However, I still get about 30 false triggers a night, which is a bit much. I’ve been looking into Z-Wave motion sensors to replace the ones I have, but I want to make sure my hallway lights don’t come on unnecessarily. Has anyone had success with other Z-Wave sensors? I’m particularly interested in ones that only trigger when someone is actually moving past them.
Moving on to my HassOS setup, I’ve been using it on a Raspberry Pi 4 with a 32GB SD card. Everything seemed to work fine at first, but after about an hour of inactivity, it would crash or shut down. This was quite puzzling because it didn’t show any errors in the logs. I managed to find a way to save logs, which helped me identify some warnings before the shutdown. I’m now experimenting with standby settings to see if that helps. It’s been a bit of a learning curve, but I’m hopeful I can stabilize the setup soon.
Another area I’ve been exploring is Zigbee2MQTT. I had some issues where devices became unavailable after saving the configuration through the frontend. It turned out that the base_topic was being set incorrectly, which caused devices to report under the wrong MQTT topics. After some troubleshooting, I figured out that setting the base_topic to ‘zigbee2mqtt’ solved the problem. It was a bit of a trial and error process, but it’s great to have everything working smoothly now.
I’ve also been experimenting with virtual switches and rules to control my Z-Wave lock without the annoying yes/no prompts. It took a bit of setup, but using a virtual button and some basic rules made the process much smoother. I’m really happy with how this turned out and would love to hear if others have similar setups or tips.
In summary, while setting up my smart home has had its challenges, it’s also been a rewarding journey. I’ve learned a lot about motion sensors, HassOS stability, and Zigbee2MQTT configurations. I’m excited to continue exploring and improving my setup, and I hope this post can help others along the way. Feel free to share your experiences or ask questions in the comments!
Cheers, and happy automating!