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Aqara G2H (ZNSXJ12LM) is a really nice Zigbee hub and indoor camera with official HomeKit support. Of course it runs Linux so people have discovered ways to connect it to Home Assistant which exposes most of your HomeKit devices to Home Assistant over MQTT without impacting the original Apple Home and Aqara app integrations. Aqara...
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This is a second post in the Smart Home series. See the previous post if you haven't already: https://blog.michal.pawlik.dev/posts/smarthome/smart-home-getting-started/. Last time we have set up the HA (Home Assistant), in this post we'll learn about Zigbee and control some devices. Zigbee Zigbee is a specification for wireless communication protocols, very common solution for building home automation networks. Explaining new terms is always easier when there's something well known you can relate to, so before describing Zigbee let's recall something familiar, the typical WiFi network.
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I'm on a quest to decrease the number of points of failure in my home automation setup. Moving everything as close to Home Assistant core functionality. Recently I moved to ZHA for Zigbee support and removed external bridges like Xiaomi Gateway and Philips Hue. Now it's time to remove a Raspberry Pi that's running Zwave2MQTT. ... Continue reading "Migrating from Zwave2MQTT to Z-Wave JS for Home Assistant"
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[AI summary] This text discusses a USB microphone project, sharing insights on audio processing, I2S interface, and challenges faced during development. Key topics include converting 24-bit to 16-bit audio, handling USB enumeration, and resolving issues with different sampling rates. The author also addresses questions about code structure, buffer sizes, and compatibility with various microcontrollers like STM32 and ESP32.
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