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Are you running on 2.4ghz? Which camera are you using? With the Argus I’m getting 20m on 5ghz with strong signal but that’s running he latest firmware.

Did you check the log file and see what is the issue?? Which cameras and base station do you have? Are they on the compatibility list?

Did you log a ticket with LinknLink? They are super responsive to tickets.

Thanks heaps. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Wow, thank you, you just made me realist that I have not created a video for this, how did I miss that !! lol OK well check out this video from Mark, it should get you up and running. czcams.com/video/tsuWrXErWGI/video.htmlsi=4SxaJ-fMA2r2QGfp

Thats a good point Jeffrey, I only have the Duo3 and Argus and both of those now work perfectly. As part of the Home Hub integration with their existing cameras they seem to be revising a significant number of firmware's, so maybe any negative "features" will be resolved in this revamp. Did you check the compatibility list to see if yours are listed?

There are street lights but they are quiet far away, there are no porch lights in that example. I have to say I was blown away with the quality of the night vision. The mount is the standard 1/4", that same that's used on many security cameras such as the Arlo's. Also fits my gutter and solar mount (ref s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmUOa0b) which is a must have if you are not permanently mounting.

Make sure you select FRONTEND and not integration. It should show up then. :)

You're welcome. I hope you got up and running super quick. BTW are you running the Sonoff ZBDongle or another manufacturer?

@smart_home_australia Yes, it's a Sonoff dongle. I just followed the configuration as you did and worked perfectly, I tested it with a Sonoff ZBmini extreme.

Sorry. Manufacturers rules I’m afraid. I’ll make sure the next one we can.

Good enough reason not to buy their products 👎

Interesting, thats the exact same code I am running in my production environment: #InfluxBD influxdb: host: 192.168.1.4 port: 8086 database: homeassistant username: USERNAME password: PASSWORD max_retries: 3 default_measurement: state Doesn't cause any issues and I am always running the latest stable versions. The last two parameters are for: max_retries: This is the maximum number of connection attempts Home Assistant will make to the InfluxDB server before giving up. You’ve set it to 3. default_measurement: This is the default measurement name that will be used when writing data to InfluxDB. You’ve set it to state. My advice, run on the defaults and remove and retest.

@@smart_home_australia I think it was spacings.

Interesting, you've peaked my interest, Which CLI error? Can you send me an extract of the exact text?

Yep, I'm more about the outcome for you, than listening to my own voice :)

LOL, welcome on board. The documentation is good, but it does assume a level of knowledge and sometimes that can be a little too nerdy. Hopefully the channel will remove some of that "nerdlingo" and let your HA hum.

Yep. Sorry but due to Australian law all wiring must be installed by a registered electrician. In my case I used a 12v inverter to power the NSPanel Pro for configuration purposes. I hope that helps.

Thanks Benny, if you become a channel member you can get to view the new Argus 4 Pro video now, or you can wait till 9th July when it goes on general release for the review and the secret tip for adding powered and battery powered cameras to HA is in the video coming out 11th July, no spoilers ;)

Hi, do you have the ADB drivers installed (developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb)? For more detailed instructions check out Blkadder web side (top guy !!) who first documented the approach, ref: blakadder.com/nspanel-pro-sideload/

Sure does, although I believe this is a new feature. DEVICE > SETTINGS > ELECTRICITY BILL CALCULATION, toggle on, enter your $/KWh and currency it will calculate the usage costs.

Hi Rick, the "people" option is accessed by pressing the "profile" icon in the top left of the home screen in the Alro App (I'm running version 4.15 (7556)) then "people". I cant see any reason why you would not see this in the forums. You are simply giving view access to the new email address so that HA can use this to access your cameras. Otherwise, HA will "fight" over access to your Arlo cameras with the login that you use on your phone app. Hence logging out your phone app when HA wants access to your cameras.

@@smart_home_australia Yes i was able to send invite to the new Arlo account but i am not seeing my camera's

Did you remember to Select all cameras, plus allow access rights? Then you need to respond to the access rights email to verify the access? If you dont do these steps then you will not be able to see your cameras.

@@smart_home_australia I have done all of the above still not seeing my camera's when I log into the portal

Sorry Rick, you seem to have done everything needed. Might need a support ticket loaded with the developer.

Interesting, did you remember to do the SELECT ALL and copy as some others had issues with selecting the whole string. Also are you running any firewalls on your network that might block traffic. Its a tried and trusted approach so should work 100%

Glad you enjoyed it! I hope you got your VM and HA working perfectly. Thats a few months old now so the VM installation has changed a little but the general process is the same.

I don't think you will be disappointed. It was a great robot mower with features well ahead of the rest. The tracking system I mentioned in the video was amazing, I think I called in black magic. Let us know how it turns out :)

Lux is a tricky one. In my testing it accurate enough to make a determination as to light levels for automatically turning on the lights, however, its not a lux specific meter. What it comes down to is the user case that you are looking to solve. Also this is a multi object tracking motion sensor (which is really cool ! :)) but do you need that functionality? my current top picks are the MSR2 or SNZB06 (which doesn't have lux levels really) or the MTR1 are Aqara FP2 for multi target tracking (which is ALOT more expensive).

Different, MSR2 is a microwave motion sensor, works with single objects. The MTR-1 is a multi object tracker, the MSR2 cannot do that.

Thanks so much!

You are welcome!

Thats a great question and I'm not sure. I run some old Arlo 2 Pro's with a base station and that works perfectly and was the only battery powered camera I could get working in HA (wait for the Reolink video coming soon!). So I'm unsure if these work without a base station and its not called out in the integration documentation of forums. If you give it a go can you let us all know how things go?

@@smart_home_australia just installed integration. Thanks for the great video. Worked for me without a base station.

That’s great news. Well done

"Abonnement" as in Subscription? Nope... I don't run any subscription, and it works perfectly.

Thanks heaps. 😊👍

Driver is the latest, so that's not the issue. Have you tried a different browser? Chrome is the best for compatibility.

@@smart_home_australia yep, I've tried Edge as well. I've also tried in another computer. I saw things related to the dongle not being in boot mode, or something like that... Some guys were asking to open the device and press the boot button. I've just tried it and got the same result. How can I know if the dongle I have is V1 or V2 ? Would it be causing it ? To be honest... I don't know what version I have, but, as I just bought it... I'm assuming it should not be the issue :(

To find out the version you have assuming that it is connected to Home Assistant, Navigate to SETTING > SYSTEM > HARDWARE > ALL HARDWARE, scroll to ttyACM and you should see your ZBDongle listed. The name should say something like "ITEAD_SONOFF_Zigbee_3.0_USB_Dongle_Plus_V2", indicating if its a V1 or V2. As for your issue, it must be relating to the Dongle, so your conclusion of the version might be correct. Check out the video description for a 15% discount code on Sonoff, might be time to treat yourself :)

@@smart_home_australia I have exactly the same problem, but i know i have the right version. I notice it doesnt show up in the device manager of windows. Had the P Version before ( wantedto replace that one with the V2 and if i connect it to the flasher website it even shows me the correct description on the com port. But it cant connect, cause i think it doesnt see the device itself. The P Version shows up in the device manager itself, the V2 somewow doesnt

Managed to flash it, but was a bit of a pain. Didnt hat much luck in windows with it, plugged it into a rasperrry pi, then it showed up as cdc_acm 1-1.4:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device. Flashed the firmware with universal-silabs-flasher --device /dev/ttyACM0 --bootloader-reset sonoff flash --firmware ncp-uart-hw-v7.4.3.0-zbdonglee-115200.gbl and that work,ed tried to flash it again to be sure, but said its allready flashed with that version so it wont again. Had to screw it appart to be able to press the boot button when plugging in. That Universal Silabs Flasher isnt a lightweight too, you need pip to instal it and after that you can install it . If it complains about missing attrs module even if it installs it, run pip install --upgrade attrs. pip somehow messes this up

Glad you enjoyed the video, I hope you are enjoying your iSG.

If you check back through the comments you will see the same issue from anther channel member. It would seem that not all NSPAnel Pro's were made equal and that some have different internal hardware. The upgrade must really push the internal space requirements to the very limit. Three options. - Make sure you use exactly the versions of firmware used in the demo. - Start deleting "stuff" to make the space (not the ideal and dangerous, but seemed to work for the other channel member) - Switch this device to web view only Ref: czcams.com/video/j6s1zTiKmkg/video.html I hope that helps.

Thanks for the reply. I will try that. I was able to get home assistant working on it.. When I turn it off and back on though, it's stuck on the sonoff screen. Also, is this what the automagic config link should look like?

This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below. <data version="1.38.0"> <trigger type="proximity_sensor"> <useDefaultName>true</useDefaultName> <name>Proximity Sensor: Distance > 300.0cm</name> <enabled>true</enabled> <less>false</less> <distance>300.0</distance> <keepDeviceAwake>true</keepDeviceAwake> </trigger> <action type="turn_screen_on"> <useDefaultName>true</useDefaultName> <name>Turn Screen On: Bright for 15s</name> <bright>true</bright> <duration>15s</duration> <resetUserActivityTimer>true</resetUserActivityTimer> </action> <flow type="flow"> <name>Proximity turn screen ON</name> <enabled>true</enabled> <executionPolicy>STOP</executionPolicy> <emergencyStopCount>100</emergencyStopCount> <triggercontainer id="t1" x="70.0" y="52.5"> <trigger>Proximity Sensor: Distance > 300.0cm</trigger> </triggercontainer> <actioncontainer id="t2" x="70.0" y="262.5">Turn Screen On: Bright for 15s</actioncontainer> <connection from="t1" to="t2" type="NORMAL" sourcePosition="SOUTH" targetPosition="NORTH"/> </flow> </data>

Style information in XML is typically found in attributes or associated style sheets, but this XML seems to be purely for data and configuration, not for presentation. Therefore, it doesn’t contain any style information. If you’re looking to style this XML for presentation, you might want to consider using XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations), which is a language for transforming XML documents into other types of documents such as HTML or CSS. 😊

@@smart_home_australia you're speaking a language I don't understand. I'm just wondering if the fact I couldn't push that is why I'm stuck

Two answers and one new observations 1) Nope it doesn't inform you, but then again if its lost internet connection how can it ? 2) It doesn't seem to tell you who is connected to the device, sorry. One feature I mentioned was sentry mode when it scans every hour for abnormalities. At the time I think I said, nice feature, but in practice I love this feature. for some reason, knowing with an acknowledgement that everything is fine gives me a level of assurance. I think this should be an option on all security cameras.

@smart_home_australia thank you for your response. i meant afterward in the app does it keep a log when it wasn't connected?

Not that I am aware of or that I can find on any website of forum. You might need to check with Aosu support.

OK lets assume you have the integration installed, so you added something like the following to your configuration.yaml telegram_bot: - platform: polling api_key: YOUR_API_KEY allowed_chat_ids: - YOUR_CHAT_ID Then if you wanted to send a message via Telegram based on a binary sensor (change to light entity state or as required), you would use automation YAML code similar to automation: - alias: Send Telegram message trigger: platform: state entity_id: binary_sensor.front_door from: 'off' to: 'on' action: service: telegram_bot.send_message data: title: 'Home Assistant' message: 'Front door is open.'