Home Assistant configuration

My Home Assistant configuration which connects to my Vera Edge to extend it's functionality.

Features

Some of the things I've implemented:

• Alarm system which sends snapshots of the camera's when motion is detected
• Ability to disarm the alarm via Telegram actions
• Fully automated living lights
• Automated hallway lights which dim at night
• Notify when washing machine or wash dryer is finished
• Play speech messages via the Google Mini's
• Presence detection with home coming and leaving automation
• Night mode; turn the ground floor lights off and dim the hallway lights
• Integration with Vera Edge
• Modules with ESPHome communicating via MQTT
• Enable ventilation when CO2 level reaches a certain level
• Enable ventilation when the shower is used
• Automated Christmas lights (only during the holidays 😉)
• Notify when one of the smoke sensors detects smoke
• Ghost mode; turn on lights for a short period when away to pretend someone is home
• Start the vacuum cleaner based on a schedule with the option to override per day
• Notify when the vacuum cleaner is done
• Dim the lights when the TV is turned on
• Turn the heating down when night mode is activated
• Notify when you leave the frontdoor open
• Make my vacuum cleaner come from under the couch to be able to empty it
• Have a 'guest presence' option to override the presence detection
• Send a snapshot of the person ringing the doorbell and announce it on the Google Mini's
• DSMR integration, monitoring my energy and gas usage
• Brighten the backyard lights when motion is detected
• Notify when the powerline voltage fluctuates too much
• Cast a dashboard view of Home Assistant to Google Nest Hub

Hardware

The following hardware is integrated in this system.