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Hey colin you around? I pulled the RPi from the cabinet and it's a 3B. Think that will be enough to just get HA up and running to test?

Posted by sycor Apr 12 '22, 10:14

Not planning to do a ton right now. Just want to test it out. And since RPi are impossible to get right now, upgrading to a 4 is not an option.

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Just a side note, I have none of this set up in my house. The units I have with Alexa integration just integrate directly. I never put a RPi in. -- nm* - oblique Apr 12, 10:36 10
- Stupid question since I'm Alexa dumb. Would I need the new Echo with the built in hub? -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 10:39 9
  - Not for all integrations. I do not have one. I did buy some Zigbee units and bought Zigbee bridge to integrate Zigbee with Alexa -- (edited) - oblique Apr 12, 10:54 7
    - So is alexa integration pretty the same thing as Google using the Home app and devices? - sycor Apr 12, 11:04 6
      - I believe so but we just have Echos in our house. I have one Google Home Mini that I got free with something but never unboxed it. -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 11:11 5
        
        I'm the opposite. Google around the house, but had a free Echo I got but haven't removed from the box. - sycor Apr 12, 11:17 4
        
        The thing I found is that while apps and such are neat, I primarily interact with the smart home via voice or automation (both which Alexa handles) - oblique Apr 12, 11:19 3
        
        Nice! I've just always wanted to dashboard for some reason. Plus is can help when visitors are over. - sycor Apr 12, 11:25 1
        
        just FYI, the Kindle Fire HD tablet also comes with a dashboard to control everything -- nm - decline Apr 12, 11:46
        
        I usually use voice interaction, although now that I have the Echo 15 mounted in my kitchen I do use it's dashboard a lot to turn things on and off - decline Apr 12, 11:23
  - no -- nm - decline Apr 12, 10:42
HA? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 10:33 5
- Home Assistant -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 10:36 2
  - Ooh, interesting. I don't have any smart tech in the house, but it might be fun to try locally-installed HA with Almond for voice control. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 11:04 1
    - I don't have a ton. One my main interests is being able to set up a dashboard. - sycor Apr 12, 11:06
- HEH. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 10:33 1
  - HO. -- nm - zunk xometimes Apr 12, 10:40
yep, totally enough. -- nm - colin Apr 12, 10:15 3
- Or should I try setting it up on my NAS? - sycor Apr 12, 10:15 2
  - No, just use a pi for now. You can always take your config files elsewher. -- nm - colin Apr 12, 10:49 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 11:03

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Hey colin you around? I pulled the RPi from the cabinet and it's a 3B. Think that will be enough to just get HA up and running to test?

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