Author: ken

In a previous post I described the build of a remote control for my Samsung TV and Sonos sound bar from within Home Assistant. I have received considerable interest in this post and many questions. If you have not read this post, I suggest you read it first. Click on link to view – Home Assistant Remote Control For My...

I have a Samsung Smart TV (UA49NU7100) and a Sonos Soundbar/Subwoofer in my lounge room, all of which work really well. For many years we have also used a Logitech Harmony Hub remote control – which was great, as it could give quite specific control, and worked more reliably than the standard Samsung remote. However, after many years of service...

I live in Melbourne in Australia and have installed the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) Australia component on my Home Assistant server to present the local weather. I have used the Bureau of Meteorology custom component / integration and the Custom Animated Weather Card to present the current weather and forecasts. Both of these are installed from HACS (integration and frontend)....