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foss physical button recommendations (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Dust0741@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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Hi. I'm new to HA, and am looking for physical button recommendations. I got tasmota smart plugs, and those just needed HA's mqtt add-on and tasmota integration. They work like a charm. Now I want to get a physical button (wired or battery) that I can use to toggle the smart switches. I also would like to do this in the most private way possible. I noticed that the smart plugs only connect to npt.org, which is perfect. Is there a similar option for buttons? I dont have ZigBee or Zwave products or anything, but that is an option.

I found this button and it uses ZigBee. Is this the best option.

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[–] bobbytables@feddit.de 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I found all of the IKEA buttons quite good and they are really affordable. They are not FOSS like you requested but they use ZigBee and they work really well with HA. The light bulbs are good, too.

I still use a ConBee II for the ZigBee connection but I think there are better options available now. I bought it years ago.

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I also have some of the IKEA buttons. They are nice and I like the interchangeable labels which make it easy to print something yourself and just put it under the clear plastic lid if you want to customize them.