Discover the Magic of Whole Home Audio in your Smart House! | Part 2

Learn everything you need to know to create a whole home audio solution using Yamaha receivers and integrate it into your smart home using Home Assistant!
This video is part 2 of a 2-part series, and covers dashboard configuration, automations, helpers, custom shell scripts, Home Assistant scripts, HACS integrations, and everything else necessary to have the best whole home audio solution on your block!
00:00 Start
3:53 Dashboard Overview
7:00 Helpers
7:45 Configuration.yaml
10:42 Scripts
13:35 Automations
17:46 Dashboard YAML
24:34 Dashboard UI
28:09 HACS
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[@Barnez2006]

I've been using the RATGDO for about a month now and it has been great. It controls much faster and with more stability than I had with the MyQ before the API was blocked.

[@fasthowto]

Yeah, that's why I switched to homekit years ago from myq, because of the delay. It was super irritating. So when the whole myq thing went down and everybody lost their collective minds, I was over here like "told you so.. Local control is the way to go..." ratgdo offers features that the homekit bridge doesn't, like control of the lights, and the ability to show (and control?) the percentage the door is open/closed.. I'm looking forward to the switch.
I do still need to make a video about the importance of local control. It's on my ever-growing to-do list. Lol

[@FPol-if6bm]

thanks, for the very detailed and informational video.

[@fasthowto]

You are most welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@garysteo3398]

Super video, one question you mentioned in your first video that you use volume controls, are they controlled by HA also or do you have to leave them on

[@fasthowto]

The volume controls I use are simple analog volume controls, and are unmanaged. As mentioned in the video, the maximum volume that can be provided is the volume set on the receiver - which can be controlled from HA. The volume controls can only make the speakers quieter, never louder.
If you want to only control volume from HA, then simply leave the volume control all the way up, which is what I normally do. The volume controls are a convenience factor for those brief moments when my wife pops in to ask me a question, and can quickly turn down the music, ask me something, and then turn it back up when she goes back to whatever she was doing in some other part of the house. They are also convenient for guests during a party if the music is too loud in a particular room for the conversation that is being had.
*IF* you will only be using one pair of speakers per zone, meaning one speaker per channel (left or right), then there is no technical necessity for the volume controls at all. The technical necessity comes in when you want to drive multiple pairs of speakers from a single zone so that you can have the proper impedance to prevent damage to the amp.

[@vurcz_da_vigilant2622]

I have a A50+ from a few years back. Can I connect these two to play music in 2 different locations at the same time? Is there a way to do whole home with just my A50+?

[@fasthowto]

I have no idea what an A50+ is.