My first Homey

JaapPelt · February 2016

Homey just successfully joined the hive mind!
I have 2 wireless networks. After a hard-reset, I made sure I was connected to the same network. After a minute or so, the setup continued.

BTW, is really looks awesome in reallife.

ArenBreur · February 2016

JaapPelt said:

Homey just successfully joined the hive mind!
I have 2 wireless networks. After a hard-reset, I made sure I was connected to the same network. After a minute or so, the setup continued.

BTW, is really looks awesome in reallife.

Hi Jaap, how did you do a hard-reset? by turning it over?

JaapPelt · February 2016

ArenBreur said:

JaapPelt said:

Homey just successfully joined the hive mind!
I have 2 wireless networks. After a hard-reset, I made sure I was connected to the same network. After a minute or so, the setup continued.

BTW, is really looks awesome in reallife.

Hi Jaap, how did you do a hard-reset? by turning it over?

Unplug the power

JaapPelt · February 2016

Some more unboxing photos:

Raspberry pi for scale.

Speaker at the bottom is nice and loud. Very easy to hear.

There is a small issue with the USB cable though...

It pushes Homey over

star wars tired sleep r2d2 faint

ArenBreur · February 2016

I think, the WiFi of Homey is broken. My scanners see nothing..............

is there a way ( software) to connect the Homey directly to a pc?

DaneeDeKruyff · February 2016

Are you sure, isn't it just your Homey wanting to take off??

batteries4ever · February 2016

Ah, so that's what they meant.... hm, so we should get angled micro USB cables, or very flexible ones... Oh well, I guess the "bend once" & "never look back" method will work as well....

Fire69 · February 2016

batteries4ever said:

Ah, so that's what they meant.... hm, so we should get angled micro USB cables, or very flexible ones... Oh well, I guess the "bend once" & "never look back" method will work as well....

It's MINI usb!!

p0nts · February 2016

ArenBreur said:

I think, the WiFi of Homey is broken. My scanners see nothing..............

is there a way ( software) to connect the Homey directly to a pc?

not sure what band the homey uses but maybe you've only enabled 5 Ghz and homey is 2.4?

Maybe i talk bullshit but thats what I can come up with so soon, I had the same with my Toon.

TedTolboom · February 2016

ArenBreur said:

I think, the WiFi of Homey is broken. My scanners see nothing..............

is there a way ( software) to connect the Homey directly to a pc?

I have similar WIFI issues (see https://github.com/athombv/homey/issues/41)
If you do a reset by holding the homey upside down, it should reset itself without interaction. Afterwards, just try to connect again through setup.athom.com.
If you still experience issues with connecting on Wifi, please contribute to the issue report (above link)

JaapPelt · February 2016

p0nts said:
not sure what band the homey uses but maybe you've only enabled 5 Ghz and homey is 2.4?

Maybe i talk bullshit but thats what I can come up with so soon, I had the same with my Toon.

Homey only recognizes my 2.4 network, but it works fine. What type of encryption do you have? WPA2?

PeterGroeneweg · February 2016

Here everything also worked nicely. I just had to wait a couple of minutes before all SSID's where found. While Homey searched for SSID's, it seems that it does nothing. So it's a bit hard to tell what Homey is doing.

ArenBreur · February 2016

Hi, all, I have 5Ghz en 2.4 with the same SSID.
I disabled 5 Ghz, but no difference.
I have WPA2. Just to be sure. I changed WPA2 to WPA on my access point, but same effect.
Ofcourse I restarted Homey between the changes
It ends with the ring in orange changing britness.
With this and the fact that it will not reset when turned upside down, I contacted Athom.
Thanks for the advices

p0nts · February 2016

ArenBreur said:

Hi, all, I have 5Ghz en 2.4 with the same SSID.
I disabled 5 Ghz, but no difference.
I have WPA2. Just to be sure. I changed WPA2 to WPA on my access point, but same effect.
Ofcourse I restarted Homey between the changes
It ends with the ring in orange changing britness.
With this and the fact that it will not reset when turned upside down, I contacted Athom.
Thanks for the advices

im sorry, it was just a thought

I guess some1 from athom will have to help you.

Phaeton · February 2016

batteries4ever said:

Ah, so that's what they meant.... hm, so we should get angled micro USB cables, or very flexible ones... Oh well, I guess the "bend once" & "never look back" method will work as well....

I think it better to take a sharp knife and remove the excessive plastic (the part which has been carved in). Then everything works fine. No bend or break needed. Hey, we're geeks or not right.. lets modify this thing! ;-)

PieterKleinjan · February 2016

This evening, after a reboot, the setup wizard continues with a software update.

I must agree with the terms of use. Unfortunately, there is no privacy statement. What may Athom do with my data? I do not know.

This is interesting enough for a seperate forum topic.

Now I can log in.

The final message: go to my.athom.com.

It says: Welcome. Then nothing happens.

Suddenly I hear a loud voice: "I am downloading my voice."

By default Homey is very loud. I hope I can decrease the volume later.

And finally the menu we all know: Devices, Flow, Insights, Settings.

With a big red warning: Beta.

Yes we know, we are geeks. We only use beta software and hardware. That is our nature.

HansSchenkelaars · February 2016

Received and unboxed my homey. The USB cable is too stiff so I elevated the homey. Basic setup went fine and added my Z-wave (Greenwave) KAKU and Hue. Chromecast doesn't work and im Struggeling with creating a flow. But the next 2 day I don't have to work, so well planned.

I wil see how far I can get.. Currently running on Domoticz and propbably
ill keep it that way, for a while, before it will be replaced by Homey. First play a lot with it....

Image: http://i68.tinypic.com/2chszv6.jpg

honey · February 2016

That`s a real geek environment. Thanks a lot for sharing it. Keep us posted.

HansSchenkelaars · February 2016

I'd like to play Thx. But I already have seen that a lot of things aren’t working yet but we probably get a lot of updates the coming weeks / months.

ThieuStultiens · February 2016

wever said:

Perhaps this can be a temperary fix http://www.allekabels.nl/usb-verloopstekker/7145/1193427/usb-verloopstekker.html I don't know which usb connecter is needed but they have different kinds so that should not be a problem.

Edit: It would be great if Athom will send this or a better cable as fire69 (see below) suggest.

net een kabeltje met haakse hoek besteld bij Aliexpress, dat wordt voor € 1.65 thuis bezorgd:
http://nl.aliexpress.com/item/New-5Ft-Spiral-Coiled-USB-MINI-5Pin-5P-right-angle-Male-to-USB-2-0-A/32230608454.html?spm=2114.010208.3.19.vA9wrP&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2,searchweb201644_3_505_506_503_504_301_502_10001_10002_10016_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_10004_401_10009_10008,searchweb201560_8,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6449&btsid=5d8266e7-ba8e-4f2f-b0a9-87cc64f059aa

BramSloot · February 2016

ThieuStultiens said:

wever said:

Perhaps this can be a temperary fix http://www.allekabels.nl/usb-verloopstekker/7145/1193427/usb-verloopstekker.html I don't know which usb connecter is needed but they have different kinds so that should not be a problem.

Edit: It would be great if Athom will send this or a better cable as fire69 (see below) suggest.

net een kabeltje met haakse hoek besteld bij Aliexpress, dat wordt voor € 1.65 thuis bezorgd:
http://nl.aliexpress.com/item/New-5Ft-Spiral-Coiled-USB-MINI-5Pin-5P-right-angle-Male-to-USB-2-0-A/32230608454.html?spm=2114.010208.3.19.vA9wrP&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2,searchweb201644_3_505_506_503_504_301_502_10001_10002_10016_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_10004_401_10009_10008,searchweb201560_8,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6449&btsid=5d8266e7-ba8e-4f2f-b0a9-87cc64f059aa

Dont think it will fit because the angle goes left.

This one goes to the back, but i'm also unsure of the clearance there:
http://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1-5M-5FT-USB-2-0-A-Male-to-Mini-5pin-Cable-90-Degree-Angle-Free/2038013076.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_6,searchweb201644_4_505_506_503_504_502_10001_10002_10016_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_10004_10009_10008,searchweb201560_8,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6451&btsid=21f9f61b-0845-4c3d-8559-d14ebd2b5a6f

Bumblez · February 2016

Note that the products at aliexpress.com are shipped from China, so it may take a few weeks before you actually receive them. If you want it faster, then this may be an option (although more expensive):

http://www.allekabels.nl/usb-verloopstekker/7145/1063297/usb-mini-verloopstekker.html

or (a lot more flexible):
http://www.allekabels.nl/usb-verloopstekker/7145/1096173/mini-usb-verloopstekker.html
(but that will already convert from mini USB to USB, so then you will also need to replace the supplied cable with a standard USB cable...)

PieterKleinjan · February 2016

Is the first one the right one, Bumblez? The angle is near the width part of the plug.

Bumblez · February 2016

PieterKleinjan said:

Is the first one the right one, Bumblez? The angle is near the width part of the plug.

Good point... obviously I have not been able to test it myself, so I can't guarantee that it will fit. Assuming that it fits, it would indeed be pointing inwards, and not to outwards towards the back.
Here's the other version (which would go outwards):

http://www.allekabels.nl/usb-20-kabel/172/1063298/usb-20-mini-verloopstekker-haaks.html

AndyWilde · February 2016

PieterKleinjan said:

Is the first one the right one, Bumblez? The angle is near the width part of the plug.

Yes, it's correct

Image: https://forum.athom.com/uploads/editor/91/iw3x7p24a4ng.jpg

it is also recessed by 12mm

AndyWilde · February 2016

AndyWilde said:

PieterKleinjan said:

Is the first one the right one, Bumblez? The angle is near the width part of the plug.

Yes, it correct

it is also recessed by 12mm, the opening is 12.5x9mm

PieterKleinjan · February 2016

So, after three days of joy with this wild forum, and a Homey reset with Raspberry Pi, I have now a working device. Hurray! A round of applause for Homey, and a little for myself. Cause it was a bit of a struggle.

What is working really well:

Workflows with NFC (a Lumia smartphone).

Workflows with time.
Let Homey say some words.

Not working at this moment (with version 0.8.17):

New RF sockets from the store Action.

Microphone: I can not train Homey, can not give commands. He is dead, Jim?

Change the color of the Led ring, other than orange.

Bluetooth.

Infrared.

So, there will be more fun the coming days. A lot more.

AntoinetteDeFouw · February 2016

@PieterKleinjan Which set of sockets did you buy at the Action? I've been to several in the area and they all tell me the Eurodomest brand is out. They now have Pro-max.

MarcoVanDenHout · February 2016

I got Eurodomest from Big Bazar

PieterKleinjan · February 2016

@AntoinetteDeFouw I also have bought the Action Pro-max. What you describe in the topic https://forum.athom.com/discussion/739/ is exactly the same for me.
I hope the Homey app gets a update for the Pro max.

My first Homey

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