🚀 Home Assistant Blueprints by Carsten Flokstra

Welcome to my collection of Home Assistant blueprints for automating alarms, Phillips Hue lighting, and more. Each blueprint is self-contained with its own documentation and YAML file for easy setup. 🎉

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📋 Blueprints Included

1. 🔔 Alarm Automation

A comprehensive alarm automation system that:

• Detects motion using multiple sensors. 👀
• Triggers customizable lighting effects. 💡
• Plays media (e.g., Spotify playlists or local files). 🎶
• Sends notifications to mobile devices. 📱
• Includes a "Kill Alarm" utility for resetting the system. 🛑

2. 🌈 Phillips Hue Motion Automation

An automation for motion-triggered Phillips Hue lighting or scenes, featuring:

• Motion detection to turn on lights or activate scenes. ✨
• Customizable dimming and delays before turning off. ⏳
• Options to ignore the automation if the lights are already on. 🛋️

🛠️ Usage

1. Open Home Assistant and navigate to Settings > Automations & Scenes > Blueprints. 🏠
2. Import the desired blueprint using the raw URL:
   • Alarm Automation:

     https://raw.githubusercontent.com/carstenflokstra/homeassistant-blueprints/main/blueprints/alarm-automation/alarm-automation.yaml
     

   • Phillips Hue Motion Automation:

     https://raw.githubusercontent.com/carstenflokstra/homeassistant-blueprints/main/blueprints/phillips-hue-motion/phillips-hue-automation-blueprint.yml
     

3. Follow the instructions in the blueprint’s README to configure your automation.

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🔔 Alarm Automation

🌟 Features

• Motion detection using multiple sensors. 👀
• Customizable lighting effects for alarm triggers. 💡
• Media playback (Spotify playlists, songs, or local files). 🎵
• Mobile notifications for alarm events. 📲
• "Kill Alarm" feature to reset the alarm system. 🛑

📝 Example Configuration

automation:
  - alias: Intruder Alarm
    use_blueprint:
      path: carstenflokstra/alarm-automation
      input:
        motion_sensors:
          - binary_sensor.hallway_motion
          - binary_sensor.kitchen_motion
        alarm_condition: input_boolean.arm_intruder_alarm
        media_players:
          - media_player.living_room
          - media_player.bedroom
        notification_device: mobile_app_carsten_phone
        alert_lights:
          - light.kitchen
          - light.hallway
        media_url: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/exampleplaylist
        day_volume: 0.5
        night_volume: 0.2

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🌈 Phillips Hue Motion Automation

🌟 Features

• Motion detection to turn on lights or activate scenes. ✨
• Dimming lights before turning off. 🌙
• Delays after motion stops to turn off lights. ⏳
• Conditional execution to ignore the automation if lights are already on. 🛋️

📝 Example Configuration

automation:
  - alias: Motion Triggered Kitchen Light
    use_blueprint:
      path: carstenflokstra/phillips-hue-motion
      input:
        motion_sensor: binary_sensor.kitchen_motion
        target_entity: light.kitchen_light
        delay_duration: 180
        dimming_percentage: 50
        ignore_if_lights_on: true

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📜 License

This repository is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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💬 Support

If you encounter any issues, open an issue in this repository or refer to the Home Assistant documentation. 💡