Home Assistant sent me the Yellow, a new smart home hub with a built-in Raspberry Pi CM4. It includes Zigbee and can be the center of all your smart home automation. But is it worth it?

Here are all the devices I featured in this video (some are affiliate links):

– Home Assistant Yellow: https://www.crowdsupply.com/nabu-casa/home-assistant-white
– Leviton DG15S-1BW Zigbee Light Switch: https://amzn.to/327RNUx
– Aeotec SmartThings Zigbee motion sensor: https://amzn.to/33LX3Oh
– Aqara Mini Wireless Zigbee Switch: https://amzn.to/3fA4Zoe
– Fluke VoltAlert non-contact voltage tester: https://amzn.to/3qyvtgk

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Content:

00:00 – The problem of the 1st switch
00:49 – Yellow Home Assistant
02:12 – Yellow disassembly
03:44 – Zigbee for my office lights
05:48 – Home Assistant 101
07:17 – Zigbee device setup
09:35 – Automate my lights
11:57 – Debugging my failure
1:15 p.m. – I actually automate my lights
4:03 p.m. – Quick HA review
6:28 p.m. – One button, availability and other options

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