How to achieve scenes in Home Assistant - yaml, visual editors, automations, node-red

[@rob1971]

Hi Will, I love how informative you're videos are, thank you. For future videos could slow the pace a little and perhaps provide some yaml examples (when appropriate) as that would be really helpful to those of us who are still new to Home Assistant.

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Thanks for the feedback Rob! I had forgotten to upload it, but here is a link to the yaml and json for the scenes I created: github.com/willbob8/willsurridgetech/tree/master/Scenes Hope this helps

[@rob1971]

@@WillSurridgeTech that's great, thanks Will. Have you any plans to do a video about setting up cameras in Home Assistant in the near future?

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Yes, I'm working on it now - but I'm trying to re-flash a neos camera which is proving more difficult than I hoped! I managed to do it at the end of last year after about 2 weeks of trying and a lot of crossed fingers, but can't remember how! As soon as I've managed it, there will be a video about it!

[@rob1971]

I successfully managed to flash a Yi 1080p camera, but I'm having real trouble getting it working as I'd like with Home Assistant, so I know what you mean. How have you found the Neos cameras? I've been looking at the Wyze product line with envy for a while, frustrated that we're unable to get them officially in the UK.

[@WillSurridgeTech]

The cameras themselves aren't bad, I mean they're not the best by far, but as a basic camera they are fine! It's just this flashing process which is infuriating!

[@ericxls93]

could have saved making the first part of the video and slow down in the second part.... I would like my home assistance scenes buttons to work like Apple homekit... when you turn a scene on, it stays on and you can turn the scene off but if any state of any device within the included scene changes the scene goes off... I guess is a stretch for node red and an input Boolean - right?

[@noz3m]

If you are targeting beginners also please explain what nodes, input buleans are and what they do. Can be distracting if a beginner follows this (me for example) and they have to work with stuff they don't know what's it for or what it does :)

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Of course, sorry - there are some great node red beginners videos out there which I suggest you watch to get a basic understanding of the terms (kzbin.info/www/bejne/iabShIuMps-snMU) As for input booleans, it's just a toggle switch! There are a selection of different inputs which you can create to trigger things - www.home-assistant.io/integrations/#automation

[@noz3m]

@@WillSurridgeTech I totally understand but just as positive feedback: if you want to have beginners follow your video perhaps include that :) anyways I'm already a subscriber and hope your channel grows, as you deserve it!

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Of course, thank you - I'll try to add more descriptions in! And thank you for your support!

[@crazydwarfer]

@@WillSurridgeTech Also, following this Video - you created input boolean with an off state - then - you used it's state as a trigger for automation, however, how it is connected to the scene? For example I have a Dinner Scene, and this scene has one entity's state set to ON. Then I create an input boolean that I want to use as a trigger for automation, however, I want this input boolean to be set to on, only when the scene is set to on. Where is the connection with your scenes and input booleans? Cannot fugure that out. Thanks.

[@WillSurridgeTech]

@@crazydwarfer hi, so I have an input Boolean which is called ‘Dinner Scene’ - when I turn that Boolean on, it triggers the flow and therefore the scene. I then have it automatically turning off after a while so I can trigger it again For some of my scenes I turn it off immediately ready to use again; for others they stay on for longer or until something else happens - that way I know that if the input Boolean is on, I’m still having dinner for example

[@dartfrogdk]

You make great videos, BUT you are going tooooo fast ;o)

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Noted! I'll try to slow down a bit!

[@michaelfrance-droneshots9188]

I give up half way as I got lost with the speed your talking and the speed of the clips.

[@thbe51]

@@michaelfrance-droneshots9188 Yes and that goes for me too. Those who don't have english as their native lkanguage can't follow this.

[@alaanoor3679]

Enjoyed Your video sir , although it was very hard to follow the super fast instructions!

[@badrhabib5963]

please can you slow down your background thank you very much indeed

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Thank you for the feedback - I will try and slow down a bit next time! Meanwhile, here is a link to the code for the scenes so you can have a look in your own pace: github.com/willbob8/willsurridgetech/tree/master/Scenes

[@badrhabib5963]

@@WillSurridgeTech Thank you this is a great help

[@WillSurridgeTech]

No worries, if you ever have any specific questions, feel free to message me and I'll see if I can help :)

[@BryanWood1]

slow down. you are going so fast I can't keep up. but other wise. Thumbs up...

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Sorry about that, thank you for the feedback!

[@mikemannox4191]

@@WillSurridgeTech Please ease of the coffee's take a deep breath and slooow down :) also, can you move your head-overlay so it doesn't obscure what you are trying to show us in HA? Thnx

[@WillSurridgeTech]

@@mikemannox4191 If course, sorry I hadn't realised I would be blocking out node red with my overlay.- it has since been fixed for future videos!

[@mikemannox4191]

Will, Where did you get the Hue recipes for Node?

[@mikemannox4191]

no problemo: flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-huemagic

[@WillSurridgeTech]

That's the one!

[@thbe51]

Take it easy man!! This is way too fast.

[@lordm3lvm]

I like you video's, but you need to slow down on your explanation it's impossible to follow

[@kennethknudsen7652]

Dude you need to slow down - you are flying all over the place. I gave up watching as I had to pause and revert to catch all the stuff. You have deep knowledge but for people new to HA or looking for information its hard to keep up... Remember its not a contest!

[@johnpeck11]

Yes, way to fast.

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Sorry about that - more recent videos are slower

[@gildaslefur2435]

Too fast.

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Sorry about that

[@n.r.2258]

No way to understand that, sorry . You make this for nerds, but they don’t need it. You should start to make it for beginners. Otherwise it’s wasted time.

[@roblannon-oleary4243]

Way too fast!

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Sorry about that

[@daleholden]

Will your videos are just to fast and impossible to follow. Sorry to say you will lose followers if you carry on.

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Sorry about that

[@waelkambris6188]

Too fast, I stopped watching

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Sorry about that

[@waelkambris6188]

@@WillSurridgeTech the content is very nice, just slow down so people can follow and I’m sure you’ll get lots of followers. Best luck.

[@WillSurridgeTech]

@@waelkambris6188 thank you, I’ve tried slowing down in my later videos :)

[@WeiserMaster3]

Over three minutes for an intro, hmmm

[@WillSurridgeTech]

I would argue that there is 1 minute of intro, then 2mins of info about possible options

[@WeiserMaster3]

​@@WillSurridgeTech Doesn't change anything about it being waay too long though, it made it really tough to watch while I was searching for some pointers on home assistant. Not being rude, it's just a tad annoying that almost every video on KZbin does something similar. The chapters are gold worth though, keep that up :]

[@WillSurridgeTech]

Notes, thank you