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This Tuesday’s #HacksterCafe guest is @clomads of Voidbox Industries (vdbx.io)! She’s launching the PwrTool 500 – a high-capacity power and battery monitor for #HomeAssistant – on @crowdsupply soon. We have lots to dig into, from #OpenSource #SmartHome tech to running a #hardware #SmallBusiness out of a space-age school bus!

Aug. 28, 10:30am Pacific on #HacksterIO :
▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=a_r8MiX0PZ
▶️ linkedin.com/events/7365707803

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6/n The Anker Solix app does show some data, such as the amount of solar power being generated during the day. It’s easy to see where we adjusted the PV panels throughout the day. The peaks, at 250-270W, are where the panels are nicely lined up with the sun, shadow sharply straight behind the panels.

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5/n Screen capture of the Anker Solix app showing power going from the PV panels to the battery systems to the Home Power Panel to the house, with nothing coming from the grid. The app is a rudimentary #DigitalTwin the animation is somewhat informative. It can be disconcerting when the PV panel on the ground disappears when it’s too dark for it to generate any electricity
#SensAE #SmartHome #Photovoltaics #PV #Sustainability #Resilience #IoT

The latest partner to join the Works With Home Assistant program is 🥁

AirGradient! 🎉

They're the first program partner focused on advanced air quality monitors & well known within our community for their dedication to open source. See what devices they're bringing & more 👇🏼

#SmartHome #AirGradient #HomeAssistant
home-assistant.io/blog/2025/08

Home AssistantAirGradient joins Works with Home AssistantThey bring indoor and outdoor air quality monitors to the program.

nun geht es also zuende, irgendwie war es abzusehen: #Devolo kündigt ihre #Smarthome Unterstützung ab. Die Zentrale war nur über den Online-Dienst konfigurierbar. Und da war, ehrlich gesagt, die Bedienung ziemlich umständlich, und die Weiterentwicklung schon lange eingestellt.

Nun werde ich entweder eine neue #zwave -Zentrale erwerben müssen, oder den Rummel neu denken. Zigbee wollte ich nie, vielleicht hat "threads" und "Matter" mehr zu bieten?

🚨 Home Assistant 2025.8 released!

🔧 Group controls now support per-device actions
📍 Area dashboard adds camera/icon display
🧠 AI Tasks & “Suggest with AI” (opt-in only)
🔊 Streaming TTS now faster in HA Cloud
🌐 OpenRouter: access 400+ LLMs
📷 AI now supports camera & file inputs

All AI features are optional & privacy-first 🔒

@homeassistant@fosstodon.org
@homeassistant@lemmy.world

home-assistant.io/blog/2025/08

Home Assistant2025.8: The summer of AI ☀️AI Tasks have arrived! Enjoy streaming Text-to-Speech for faster voice responses, control individual group members directly from dialogs, weekday support in time triggers, improved area dashboards ...