Octopus Home Mini

mmmmikey

Thanks @Bendo will have another play with it later. I did try some time ago and found it resource hungry and unstable, but possible it has improved so worth another try. Certainly useful to have the data in Home Assistant.

Bendo

mmmmikey said:

Thanks @Bendo will have another play with it later. I did try some time ago and found it resource hungry and unstable, but possible it has improved so worth another try. Certainly useful to have the data in Home Assistant.

Can't say I've had any issues with it.  Been running the integration for a while,  perfect for plunge pricing automations.

I tend to notice anything amis quite quickly as I run HA via docker on a 10 year old HP microserver that sits behind me in my home office. Any high cpu usage I hear by the change in tone of the fans etc.

mmmmikey

Bendo said:

mmmmikey said:

Thanks @Bendo will have another play with it later. I did try some time ago and found it resource hungry and unstable, but possible it has improved so worth another try. Certainly useful to have the data in Home Assistant.

Can't say I've had any issues with it.  Been running the integration for a while,  perfect for plunge pricing automations.

I tend to notice anything amis quite quickly as I run HA via docker on a 10 year old HP microserver that sits behind me in my home office. Any high cpu usage I hear by the change in tone of the fans etc.

Thanks again I'll definitely give it a try.  I found that my internet connection isn't really good enough for real time plunge pricing automations so went down the route of getting the data in the 16:00 to 23:00 window for the following day - that way I could reliably switch things on and off independently of the internet connection. About to blow the dust of the various scripts ready for switching back to Agile - Tracker is much better for me over the winter.

masonic

mmmmikey said:

About to blow the dust of the various scripts ready for switching back to Agile - Tracker is much better for me over the winter.

I have been wondering about whether the large number of people switching from Tracker to Agile might result in the reintroduction of a waitlist later in the year if large numbers try to switch back.

FreeBear

Got me a Home Mini in the post this morning.

Failing at the first step.... QR code scans fine through the app, and then says "Location settings are turned off". Checked settings, and the app has been granted permission to access Location (and camera), but it still refuses to go any further.....

Spoonie_Turtle

Is your phone on the same wifi network as the mini will be connecting to?  (Including any range extenders.)

FreeBear

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Is your phone on the same wifi network as the mini will be connecting to?  (Including any range extenders.)

The tablet is on the 2.4GHz WiFi, but that is not the problem. The issue is with the app refusing to access Location (even although it has permission).

masonic

FreeBear said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Is your phone on the same wifi network as the mini will be connecting to?  (Including any range extenders.)

The tablet is on the 2.4GHz WiFi, but that is not the problem. The issue is with the app refusing to access Location (even although it has permission).

Location services are working yes? Sometimes a restart is needed if there are issues.

FreeBear

masonic said:

FreeBear said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Is your phone on the same wifi network as the mini will be connecting to?  (Including any range extenders.)

The tablet is on the 2.4GHz WiFi, but that is not the problem. The issue is with the app refusing to access Location (even although it has permission).

Location services are working yes? Sometimes a restart is needed if there are issues.

Other apps (e.g. Chrome) can access location.

Have done a reboot. No change.

Android Settings tells me Location is enabled for the Octopus app, yet the app claims it isn't.

masonic

FreeBear said:

masonic said:

FreeBear said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Is your phone on the same wifi network as the mini will be connecting to?  (Including any range extenders.)

The tablet is on the 2.4GHz WiFi, but that is not the problem. The issue is with the app refusing to access Location (even although it has permission).

Location services are working yes? Sometimes a restart is needed if there are issues.

Other apps (e.g. Chrome) can access location.

Have done a reboot. No change.

Android Settings tells me Location is enabled for the Octopus app, yet the app claims it isn't.

I wonder if the error is a red herring. It also needs Bluetooth, could that be what's missing?