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I bought some more ESPHome RGB bulbs from AliExpress (hey, the US is unpredictable right now in terms of tariffs so I’m avoiding purchasing from them until this “trade war” has gone away). They came in as XCRHom.tech RGB bulbs (great name, definitely not a typo) and they have a less than useful website for…
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It’s time to de-duplicate and tidy up some of my ESPHome Configs This doc is broken down into a few sections, the explanation for why, the shared configurations, and finally my device type configurations, this last one has usage docs. Update 17th April 2025: restore_switch_state.yaml no longer uses method call/perform, I think this was always…
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Building on yesterdays blog post, today I was tidying up my basement and realized I had 10 Recessed RGB CT lights (Globe Lighting 50323) that used Tuya and the BK7231 chipset and I could use Tuya Cloudcutter again! Plugging the devices in I am not an electrian, this is not professional advice, seek the advice…
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Edit: Updated the YML defintion to remove ${friendly_name} from the Sensor name: attribute since this isn’t substituted As part of my exploration into more local control, I went on a journey with some smart devices that, at a high level, look the same, but in reality have some differences! I’ve been running Home Assistant for…
