Easier way (than grabbing your phone, unlocking it and scanning a tag every fucking time): stick a tilt or vibration sensor to your bin. If it's activated within x hours of garbage collection, it means you took the garbage out. (And if it's activated during garbage collection timeframe, it means they have been collected and can be retrieved)
That is definitely another way of doing it. I like the simplicity of an NFC tag on the bin, as it is flat, no-maintenance and super reliable. I also don't have any ZigBee network at the road side, so it would have to be a wifi enabled sensor, which uses a lot of battery, and then I would need to change the batteries, and it would be much bulkier than the NFC tag. Scanning the tag twice a week is not a huge imposition. Keep the ideas coming. I really appreciate it 🙂I have been considering using AI to solve this too.
@@LarsKlintTech You could build a LoRa sensor that is powered on only when there is a vibration and powers itself off after having sent the message. Or a Bluetooth sensor (that would connect to your phone but the phone remains in your pocket). Image recognition might work as well but that seems like killing a fly with a missile. You could also have an ultrasonic sensor on the ground or the wall that detects the proximity of the garbage bin: no garbage means you took it out.
Thanks for the video. and in node -red ... love it :) :) i did make it for my vitamins. i did use a LOT of time to try this out with other apps and youtube videos ...and then i did find your video you made it easy to setup :)
One thing you could do to make it nicer is change the type from string (click the az button) to boolean and then instead you could check if isn't `true`. Another thing worth playing with is there is a HACS addon "Waste Collection Schedule" that might be available for your area which can update your bin days for you. (For me mine is normally on a Thursday but sometime around xmas/etc it might move and nicely my council has an API you can get data from to ensure it is always correct.) Thanks for sharing btw, always nice to see what others do
That is a good suggestion. Thanks Steve. I wasn't sure if the "yes/no" would automatically translate to "true/false" so kept with what worked. I will test it out though. Wow, that is an awesome addon! It won't work for my area unfortunately, but that is super cool. Thanks for sharing.
@@LarsKlintTech Yeah it's a bit hit and miss between council/shire areas (esp in the UK & Australia), my Mum's one in Victoria is a PDF calendar style 😭. But if your area has a half decent setup with API/something scrape-able people do make requests to add new areas.
@@Stephen-Jones We have nothing here. No PDF, no API. We get a little calendar once a year with some kind of coloured IQ test to figure out which day you put what out.
When i saw this video i thought dang Lars is costing me more money now i'll have to go out and buy some NFC tags. 😏But then i remembered that when i bought the switchbot lock it came with 2 NFC tags. They have the switchbot name on them but they work just fine. So just added a trashcans HA Helper then used some super glue and works just fine. Thanks for the idea it was a very good one. 😀 For a notification i use google assistant to tell me when i haven't taken it out yet. Also use HA's fairly new local calendar to trigger the reminder. It also tells me if its recycle week with a little template i made. And now thanks to you it won't remind me if i've already taken it out. Also i don't reset the helper automatically i scan the tag again when i go and put them back where they belong which then turns off the helper and that keeps google from telling me to go put them back.
Is it possible to somehow make this generic for multiple tasks? I don't want to setup the script for every chore i want to track. I would love to be able to just have a room of chores or smth like that and automatically have the reset and set etc working already
You can pretty much do whatever you want when the NFC tag is tapped. If you want to track each chore on its own, you will probably have to have some sort of logic for each though.
Ha ha ha 😂 - love the intro! I also find it funny/scary .. I have NFC tags arriving this week, handy that you are one step ahead - but scary that you are umm constantly doing projects I’m also “exploring” 😂😮😂😮
I dont know if I missed it, but do you have a way of turning off the notifications reminder process when you are away and cannot tap the tag to complete the task of putting your bins out?
Anyway to use Node-red to do every other week? Currently our trash is every Tuesday but our recycle is every other Tuesday so would love to setup one for our recycle but im unsure how i'd go about this. Any tips would be appreciated!
I actually have the same thing with recycling every second week. You could use the "Big Timer" node in Node Red, which lets you do pretty much any kind of schedule.
I had the same issue. I use now the Internal Calendar integration to generate the entries. I think it is over all the better way, as its more flexible. Especially if you have special collection days, for instance over holidays periods. Funny thing we have exact the same regime as in your place (in France).
@@LucodeHome Yeah, the calendar will definitely work, but calendars are easy to ignore/forget, so I wanted an "annoying" reminder. I still think the Big Timer can do it in Node Red.
How can i make an automation where i can double scan my nfc tag, means if i scan it once it will toggle my lights, and if i double scan it it will toggle my fan.
Good question. You might be able to do it with delays and complex loops in Home Assistant, but the much easier way I'd do it would be to put two NFC tags next to each other. One for lights. One for the fan.
Thanks for watching Alastair and thanks for the kind words. I did have a lot of fun doing the intro 😂 I add whatever docs I can find that is relevant to any video I make. Glad it helped you out.
You can do this in 10 seconds: “Hey Google/Alexa/Siri: Every Wednesday at 8am, remind me to take the bins out”. Seems easier to dismiss that notification if you already did than remember to tap the bin. Would be cooler if you detected the bins are not by the road so you don’t have to do an action like tapping your bins.
Unfortunately, "easier" in this case means there is no physical link between the reminder and the action. With your scenario you can just swipe it away from anywhere and forget about it. My solution forces you to go to the bin to stop the reminder, which doesn't just happen once, but until you confirm you have done the task. The whole idea is to make it harder to just ignore, but easy to confirm once you have done the task (on the bin itself).
Sure thing, and that can work. However, it is very easy to ignore the notification, which is why I wanted the physical connection between the notification and doing the task, which is why tapping on the bin works for me.
Easier way (than grabbing your phone, unlocking it and scanning a tag every fucking time): stick a tilt or vibration sensor to your bin. If it's activated within x hours of garbage collection, it means you took the garbage out.
(And if it's activated during garbage collection timeframe, it means they have been collected and can be retrieved)
That is definitely another way of doing it. I like the simplicity of an NFC tag on the bin, as it is flat, no-maintenance and super reliable. I also don't have any ZigBee network at the road side, so it would have to be a wifi enabled sensor, which uses a lot of battery, and then I would need to change the batteries, and it would be much bulkier than the NFC tag. Scanning the tag twice a week is not a huge imposition.
Keep the ideas coming. I really appreciate it 🙂I have been considering using AI to solve this too.
@@LarsKlintTech You could build a LoRa sensor that is powered on only when there is a vibration and powers itself off after having sent the message.
Or a Bluetooth sensor (that would connect to your phone but the phone remains in your pocket).
Image recognition might work as well but that seems like killing a fly with a missile.
You could also have an ultrasonic sensor on the ground or the wall that detects the proximity of the garbage bin: no garbage means you took it out.
@@NicksStuff Amazing. Love this. Thanks so much Nick for the ideas. I have been wanting to play with LoRa stuff for a while.
@@LarsKlintTech Happy to share some ideas :-)
I did something similar with a vibration sensor. I screwed it onto the base near the wheels. It works great.
Oh, that is a bit clever. Which sensor did you use?
Thanks for the video. and in node -red ... love it :) :) i did make it for my vitamins. i did use a LOT of time to try this out with other apps and youtube videos ...and then i did find your video you made it easy to setup :)
That is a great idea as well: medication reminder. Love it.
Thanks for watching, and l am happy you got it working. 😊
One thing you could do to make it nicer is change the type from string (click the az button) to boolean and then instead you could check if isn't `true`. Another thing worth playing with is there is a HACS addon "Waste Collection Schedule" that might be available for your area which can update your bin days for you. (For me mine is normally on a Thursday but sometime around xmas/etc it might move and nicely my council has an API you can get data from to ensure it is always correct.)
Thanks for sharing btw, always nice to see what others do
That is a good suggestion. Thanks Steve. I wasn't sure if the "yes/no" would automatically translate to "true/false" so kept with what worked. I will test it out though.
Wow, that is an awesome addon! It won't work for my area unfortunately, but that is super cool. Thanks for sharing.
@@LarsKlintTech Yeah it's a bit hit and miss between council/shire areas (esp in the UK & Australia), my Mum's one in Victoria is a PDF calendar style 😭. But if your area has a half decent setup with API/something scrape-able people do make requests to add new areas.
@@Stephen-Jones We have nothing here. No PDF, no API. We get a little calendar once a year with some kind of coloured IQ test to figure out which day you put what out.
My node-red folder don't have anything
When i saw this video i thought dang Lars is costing me more money now i'll have to go out and buy some NFC tags. 😏But then i remembered that when i bought the switchbot lock it came with 2 NFC tags. They have the switchbot name on them but they work just fine. So just added a trashcans HA Helper then used some super glue and works just fine. Thanks for the idea it was a very good one. 😀 For a notification i use google assistant to tell me when i haven't taken it out yet. Also use HA's fairly new local calendar to trigger the reminder. It also tells me if its recycle week with a little template i made. And now thanks to you it won't remind me if i've already taken it out. Also i don't reset the helper automatically i scan the tag again when i go and put them back where they belong which then turns off the helper and that keeps google from telling me to go put them back.
Hahaha, perfect timing!
Ah, nice additions. I haven't explored the calendar yet, but might be a handy upgrade 🤔
Great video as always Lars... I just create a calendar invite in Gmail to trigger every Sunday night to put the bins out 😂
That works too, until you dismiss the notification and forget 😛
Is it possible to somehow make this generic for multiple tasks? I don't want to setup the script for every chore i want to track. I would love to be able to just have a room of chores or smth like that and automatically have the reset and set etc working already
You can pretty much do whatever you want when the NFC tag is tapped. If you want to track each chore on its own, you will probably have to have some sort of logic for each though.
Ha ha ha 😂 - love the intro! I also find it funny/scary .. I have NFC tags arriving this week, handy that you are one step ahead - but scary that you are umm constantly doing projects I’m also “exploring” 😂😮😂😮
You know those spare Unifi cameras I had.... 😏
I dont know if I missed it, but do you have a way of turning off the notifications reminder process when you are away and cannot tap the tag to complete the task of putting your bins out?
Not currently but it would be relatively simple to add another toggle as a button on my phone or something.
Anyway to use Node-red to do every other week? Currently our trash is every Tuesday but our recycle is every other Tuesday so would love to setup one for our recycle but im unsure how i'd go about this. Any tips would be appreciated!
I actually have the same thing with recycling every second week. You could use the "Big Timer" node in Node Red, which lets you do pretty much any kind of schedule.
I had the same issue. I use now the Internal Calendar integration to generate the entries. I think it is over all the better way, as its more flexible. Especially if you have special collection days, for instance over holidays periods. Funny thing we have exact the same regime as in your place (in France).
@@LucodeHome Yeah, the calendar will definitely work, but calendars are easy to ignore/forget, so I wanted an "annoying" reminder. I still think the Big Timer can do it in Node Red.
@@LarsKlintTech of course I have a similar automation as yours in node red. I only use the calendar to trigger the variable to true at the bin days.
@@LucodeHome Awesome. Also, let me know if you decide to try out the Big Timer too. Merci!!
How can i make an automation where i can double scan my nfc tag, means if i scan it once it will toggle my lights, and if i double scan it it will toggle my fan.
Good question. You might be able to do it with delays and complex loops in Home Assistant, but the much easier way I'd do it would be to put two NFC tags next to each other. One for lights. One for the fan.
Great video - appreciate the link to node red user manual.
Thanks for watching Alastair and thanks for the kind words. I did have a lot of fun doing the intro 😂
I add whatever docs I can find that is relevant to any video I make. Glad it helped you out.
Funny thumbnail 😂
Hahaha, thanks mate. 😂
You can do this in 10 seconds: “Hey Google/Alexa/Siri: Every Wednesday at 8am, remind me to take the bins out”. Seems easier to dismiss that notification if you already did than remember to tap the bin.
Would be cooler if you detected the bins are not by the road so you don’t have to do an action like tapping your bins.
Unfortunately, "easier" in this case means there is no physical link between the reminder and the action. With your scenario you can just swipe it away from anywhere and forget about it. My solution forces you to go to the bin to stop the reminder, which doesn't just happen once, but until you confirm you have done the task.
The whole idea is to make it harder to just ignore, but easy to confirm once you have done the task (on the bin itself).
You only have 2 bins? We got 6 now here in Denmark, crazy garbage sorting 😂
Yeah, I know! My parents have 6 as well in Rødovre.
Here it’s optional, but if you do choose to recycle, they charge you more, not exactly an incentive….
@@waynenocton That feels a bit backwards 🤔
@@LarsKlintTech sure does!
I just put my bin schedule in my calendar and set notifications. Much easier.
Sure thing, and that can work. However, it is very easy to ignore the notification, which is why I wanted the physical connection between the notification and doing the task, which is why tapping on the bin works for me.
@@LarsKlintTech Also get an email......and also my wife reminds me 😃
@@ubeaut Hahahaha, the wife would work 😛