Configuring Switches in Homeassistant

Configuring Switches in Homeassistant

What I needed

As I got rid of my HUE bridge, all my entities are now managed directly in Homeassistant. But that means also that my switches now need to be setup and configured here.
First I played around with Homeassistant automations, to configure those. But it's not easy for non-technical people (not only I'm using it) and I also like it more visual, if I need to play around. And you can bind any kind of automations to the switch events!!! That was not possible in HUE, as HUE only know the lights and not the other entities from Bosch.

Here Switch Manger comes in handy. Check it out in this video: 

I also could configure my Friends of HUE Senic switches, which I absolutely love (as they are generating power by pressing the button - no more batteries!). So I replaced my Bosch Universal Switches with some more of the Senic switches.

Definitely one of the "must have installed" for me :)

Link: https://github.com/macpit/Home-Assistant-Switch-Manager

Next Up

Some more automations. Like alarm system, notifications on events and integration the cars.