<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>PDU #12 - Details: Home Assistant Integration [Upcycle It Challenge]</title><link>/challenges-projects/design-challenges/upcycleit/b/blog/posts/pdu-12---details-home-assistant-integration-upcycle-it-challenge</link><description>One of my goals was to integrate this from Home Assistant . Home Assistant (HASS) is open-source home automation package written in Python. Check it out. It can talk to several devices using multiple protocols. I use mine to automate my lights to turn</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: PDU #12 - Details: Home Assistant Integration [Upcycle It Challenge]</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/upcycleit/b/blog/posts/pdu-12---details-home-assistant-integration-upcycle-it-challenge</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 21:01:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fd17b6b5-f93d-45af-b4a5-4d798c4b343f</guid><dc:creator>jasonwier92</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[mention:4236e66f810f492faa977aafb3ee70a6:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05]&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span&gt;[mention:4966e6ad97f64dac9ea8919abb220e1d:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05]&lt;/span&gt;, you two rock.&amp;nbsp; I have done another BLOG with your suggestion and encouragement.&amp;nbsp; I assumed it could not be done and I have done it in the past, just thought this time it could not be done.&amp;nbsp; I love you guys! &lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-fd17b6b5-f93d-45af-b4a5-4d798c4b343f/contentimage_5F00_4027.png:16:16]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3068&amp;AppID=147&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: PDU #12 - Details: Home Assistant Integration [Upcycle It Challenge]</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/upcycleit/b/blog/posts/pdu-12---details-home-assistant-integration-upcycle-it-challenge</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 19:42:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fd17b6b5-f93d-45af-b4a5-4d798c4b343f</guid><dc:creator>DAB</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Nice update.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I agree with Andy.&amp;nbsp; Any good program will group like functions into a single package.&amp;nbsp; Much easier to maintain and change.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DAB&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3068&amp;AppID=147&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: PDU #12 - Details: Home Assistant Integration [Upcycle It Challenge]</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/upcycleit/b/blog/posts/pdu-12---details-home-assistant-integration-upcycle-it-challenge</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 17:54:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fd17b6b5-f93d-45af-b4a5-4d798c4b343f</guid><dc:creator>Workshopshed</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;If you find yourself using the same function repeatedly you should be able to put that into a separate flow then included that several times in your main flow.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I did something similar to abstract a motor controller &lt;a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/products/raspberry-pi/raspberrypi_projects/b/blog/posts/controlling-motors-and-lights-with-node-red"&gt;Controlling motors and lights with Node-Red&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/886x236/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-fd17b6b5-f93d-45af-b4a5-4d798c4b343f/1104.contentimage_5F00_184512.png:886:236]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3068&amp;AppID=147&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>