HASSCASTS

An “off-the-grid” smart home

December 21, 2019April 5, 2020 Grandadevans 2 Comments local-only, localonly, off-the-grid, privacy, security

Is it possible to create an “off the grid” smart home – without subscriptions & the cloud? Join me & we’ll find out together. Continue Reading An “off-the-grid” smart home

Home Assistant Lovelace

Ink levels in Home Assistant

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Grandadevans 1 Comment Integrations, IPP, lovelace, Printer

Have you ever wanted an easy way to simply show your printer ink levels in Home Assistant? Come see how the new IPP integration makes it easy peasy Continue Reading Ink levels in Home Assistant

Home Assistant

Home Assistant Alexa TTS

April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 Grandadevans 6 Comments Alexa, Announce, Media Player, SSML, Text to Speech, TTS

If you’ve ever wanted to set TTS up in Home Assistant, give me 10 minutes of your time & I’ll give you a better understanding of TTS & how to get it working Continue Reading Home Assistant Alexa TTS

Reviews

360 Video Doorbell Review

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Grandadevans 2 Comments Video Doorbell

If you’re looking for a cheapish good quality video doorbell, why not check this one out, you can make your mind up and see if it’s what you’re looking for Continue Reading 360 Video Doorbell Review

Home Assistant Lovelace

Home Assistant Attributes Card

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Grandadevans 4 Comments Attributes, HACS, Sensors

With the Home Assistant Attributes Card, you can take attributes from other sensors & create individual sensors. Join me & I’ll show you how it’s done Continue Reading Home Assistant Attributes Card

Home Assistant Latest Lovelace

Coronavirus Integration

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020 Grandadevans 0 Comments Cards, Home Assistant, Integrations, lovelace, News

Thanks to the wonderful Folks at Home Assistant, you can now follow the progress of the Coronavirus in Home Assistant.… Continue Reading Coronavirus Integration

Reviews

Tapo 100 Smart Plug

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 Grandadevans 5 Comments Smart Plug, Tapo, TP-Link

It’s time for another review, and this one is for the new TP-Link Tapo P100 Smart WiFi Plug. Let’s start… Continue Reading Tapo 100 Smart Plug

Off the Grid

CCTV System Summary

February 8, 2020February 22, 2020 Grandadevans 0 Comments CCTV, Comparison, off-the-grid

The conclusion of the CCTV system comparison has finished early, and here are the results. Continue Reading CCTV System Summary

Home Assistant Lovelace

Home Assistant Zone Editor

February 6, 2020February 25, 2020 Grandadevans 0 Comments Home Assistant, lovelace, Maps, Zones

Used the new #homeassistant zone editor yet? Before you do let me give you a quick heads-up as to what to expect Continue Reading Home Assistant Zone Editor

Home Assistant Lovelace Tutorials

Reset Lovelace

January 16, 2020February 21, 2020 Grandadevans 0 Comments Config, Hass.io, Home Assistant, lovelace, Reset

Ever wondered what the Lovelace default UI would look like with your current setup? Learn how to reset your Lovelace configuration in 9 simple screenshots Continue Reading Reset Lovelace