One thing you could do to make it nicer is change the type from string (click the az button) to boolean and then instead you could check if isn't `true`. Another thing worth playing with is there is a HACS addon "Waste Collection Schedule" that might be available for your area which can update your bin days for you. (For me mine is normally on a Thursday but sometime around xmas/etc it might move and nicely my council has an API you can get data from to ensure it is always correct.) Thanks for sharing btw, always nice to see what others do
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
That is a good suggestion. Thanks Steve. I wasn't sure if the "yes/no" would automatically translate to "true/false" so kept with what worked. I will test it out though. Wow, that is an awesome addon! It won't work for my area unfortunately, but that is super cool. Thanks for sharing.
@Stephen-Jones
Жыл бұрын
@@LarsKlintTech Yeah it's a bit hit and miss between council/shire areas (esp in the UK & Australia), my Mum's one in Victoria is a PDF calendar style 😭. But if your area has a half decent setup with API/something scrape-able people do make requests to add new areas.
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
@@Stephen-Jones We have nothing here. No PDF, no API. We get a little calendar once a year with some kind of coloured IQ test to figure out which day you put what out.
@FoneBone27
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. and in node -red ... love it :) :) i did make it for my vitamins. i did use a LOT of time to try this out with other apps and youtube videos ...and then i did find your video you made it easy to setup :)
@LarsKlintTech
7 ай бұрын
That is a great idea as well: medication reminder. Love it. Thanks for watching, and l am happy you got it working. 😊
@CreaseysWorkshop
Жыл бұрын
I did something similar with a vibration sensor. I screwed it onto the base near the wheels. It works great.
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
Oh, that is a bit clever. Which sensor did you use?
@HATipsByLarry
Жыл бұрын
When i saw this video i thought dang Lars is costing me more money now i'll have to go out and buy some NFC tags. 😏But then i remembered that when i bought the switchbot lock it came with 2 NFC tags. They have the switchbot name on them but they work just fine. So just added a trashcans HA Helper then used some super glue and works just fine. Thanks for the idea it was a very good one. 😀 For a notification i use google assistant to tell me when i haven't taken it out yet. Also use HA's fairly new local calendar to trigger the reminder. It also tells me if its recycle week with a little template i made. And now thanks to you it won't remind me if i've already taken it out. Also i don't reset the helper automatically i scan the tag again when i go and put them back where they belong which then turns off the helper and that keeps google from telling me to go put them back.
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, perfect timing! Ah, nice additions. I haven't explored the calendar yet, but might be a handy upgrade 🤔
@FoneBone27
7 ай бұрын
My node-red folder don't have anything
@ITB_News
Жыл бұрын
Great video as always Lars... I just create a calendar invite in Gmail to trigger every Sunday night to put the bins out 😂
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
That works too, until you dismiss the notification and forget 😛
@KeranMcKenzie
Жыл бұрын
Ha ha ha 😂 - love the intro! I also find it funny/scary .. I have NFC tags arriving this week, handy that you are one step ahead - but scary that you are umm constantly doing projects I’m also “exploring” 😂😮😂😮
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
You know those spare Unifi cameras I had.... 😏
@Tntdruid
Жыл бұрын
Funny thumbnail 😂
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, thanks mate. 😂
@dschaedler
4 ай бұрын
Is it possible to somehow make this generic for multiple tasks? I don't want to setup the script for every chore i want to track. I would love to be able to just have a room of chores or smth like that and automatically have the reset and set etc working already
@LarsKlintTech
4 ай бұрын
You can pretty much do whatever you want when the NFC tag is tapped. If you want to track each chore on its own, you will probably have to have some sort of logic for each though.
@acassels24
Жыл бұрын
Great video - appreciate the link to node red user manual.
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Alastair and thanks for the kind words. I did have a lot of fun doing the intro 😂 I add whatever docs I can find that is relevant to any video I make. Glad it helped you out.
@techtronics433
10 ай бұрын
How can i make an automation where i can double scan my nfc tag, means if i scan it once it will toggle my lights, and if i double scan it it will toggle my fan.
@LarsKlintTech
10 ай бұрын
Good question. You might be able to do it with delays and complex loops in Home Assistant, but the much easier way I'd do it would be to put two NFC tags next to each other. One for lights. One for the fan.
@finiarelk
Жыл бұрын
I dont know if I missed it, but do you have a way of turning off the notifications reminder process when you are away and cannot tap the tag to complete the task of putting your bins out?
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
Not currently but it would be relatively simple to add another toggle as a button on my phone or something.
@SharpGIS
Жыл бұрын
You can do this in 10 seconds: “Hey Google/Alexa/Siri: Every Wednesday at 8am, remind me to take the bins out”. Seems easier to dismiss that notification if you already did than remember to tap the bin. Would be cooler if you detected the bins are not by the road so you don’t have to do an action like tapping your bins.
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, "easier" in this case means there is no physical link between the reminder and the action. With your scenario you can just swipe it away from anywhere and forget about it. My solution forces you to go to the bin to stop the reminder, which doesn't just happen once, but until you confirm you have done the task. The whole idea is to make it harder to just ignore, but easy to confirm once you have done the task (on the bin itself).
@thomasmoore1608
Жыл бұрын
Anyway to use Node-red to do every other week? Currently our trash is every Tuesday but our recycle is every other Tuesday so would love to setup one for our recycle but im unsure how i'd go about this. Any tips would be appreciated!
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
I actually have the same thing with recycling every second week. You could use the "Big Timer" node in Node Red, which lets you do pretty much any kind of schedule.
@LucodeHome
Жыл бұрын
I had the same issue. I use now the Internal Calendar integration to generate the entries. I think it is over all the better way, as its more flexible. Especially if you have special collection days, for instance over holidays periods. Funny thing we have exact the same regime as in your place (in France).
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
@@LucodeHome Yeah, the calendar will definitely work, but calendars are easy to ignore/forget, so I wanted an "annoying" reminder. I still think the Big Timer can do it in Node Red.
@LucodeHome
Жыл бұрын
@@LarsKlintTech of course I have a similar automation as yours in node red. I only use the calendar to trigger the variable to true at the bin days.
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
@@LucodeHome Awesome. Also, let me know if you decide to try out the Big Timer too. Merci!!
@Tntdruid
Жыл бұрын
You only have 2 bins? We got 6 now here in Denmark, crazy garbage sorting 😂
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I know! My parents have 6 as well in Rødovre.
@waynenocton
Жыл бұрын
Here it’s optional, but if you do choose to recycle, they charge you more, not exactly an incentive….
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
@@waynenocton That feels a bit backwards 🤔
@waynenocton
Жыл бұрын
@@LarsKlintTech sure does!
@ubeaut
Жыл бұрын
I just put my bin schedule in my calendar and set notifications. Much easier.
@LarsKlintTech
Жыл бұрын
Sure thing, and that can work. However, it is very easy to ignore the notification, which is why I wanted the physical connection between the notification and doing the task, which is why tapping on the bin works for me.
@ubeaut
Жыл бұрын
@@LarsKlintTech Also get an email......and also my wife reminds me 😃
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