Notices by Andrew (codechimp@mastodon.online)

A little milestone reached with 20k people downloading the latest version of Battery Notes for #HomeAssistant
True usage stats are impossible but this is the figure used in HACS to indicate popularity.
Never thought I’d reach this sort of usage when I first created it but it’s been great receiving lots of positive feedback and ideas for improving it.
It does also make me very nervous releasing new versions in case I break something.

Thinking about the #HomeAssistant voice hardware, that Grove port location on the bottom would make it possible to create a stackable module that sits underneath.
Lots of option for things like a screen, additional input controls, or other sensors in a neat package.

I created a new custom integration for #HomeAssistant that allows you to attach a note to an existing device to indicate the battery type it takes, which then shows up in the Diagnostic section of the device. This allows me to go pre-armed with the right battery when a battery is getting low, which shows up using an auto-entities list on my main dashboard.

Full details here on how to add it either via a HACS custom repository or manually
https://github.com/andrew-codechimp/HA-Battery-Notes