Home Assistant running on an NSPanel Pro in 5 minutes 

I've glad you enjoyed the video @tormodnicholasmortontorger205. Personally I like these screens and the opportunities are endless with them. I'll see what I can come up with for the advanced features and if there is a demand for them.

@@smart_home_australia thank you! What you have showed here is a great starting point for me that have never used neither them or similar.

You are most welcome. Good luck and i'll get back with an advanced feature video.

@@smart_home_australia received the nspro today. Impressed with build wual, feels better the the nonpro. Anyway, can't wait on your "advanced" video!!

The "advanced" video is going to be a long term project. Although I have done it, its going to be a nightmare to video due to the screen grabs on the device itself. But needless to say it is planned and will be coming out shortly :)

Yep. you can use either. :)

@@smart_home_australia you’re a rockstar, thank you!!

Hi @arriewarrie, yep, it's on the schedule, just waiting on the NSPanel Pro desk mount to arrive.

Thanks JP. Sound is set to improve dramatically in Jan with new equipment. Thanks for your continued support. 👍

Thanks @xbox360benji, check out the link for a 30% discount.

30% is massive thanks matey ..now to immpress the wife lol@@smart_home_australia

Sorry no discount code for impressing the wife, but have flowers ready !!

lol @@smart_home_australia

lol. Yes sorry about that. Sound has been an issue that thanks to Santa should now be resolved 😀🎅

Hi @robertf7741, that's an interesting point you raise. I guess its a personal preference, but if you are concerned then you can load a VPN on the NSPAnel Pro, via side loading.

@@smart_home_australiaproblem is that is saved into the panel. So potentially locally and in the cloud. I would 100% try to prevent my nabucasa password to be saved in such devise.

Hi @robertf7741, yes I see your point. I don't see a way around that issue.

Hi @1Poe, I don't have the NSPanel (none pro) but from what I have read it doesn't have a Web browser so you cant use this method. But if you do then pls let us know. There is a method to get HA running natively on this panel but it involves cracking it open and flashing code to the panel.

@@smart_home_australia Thanks for your answer. I have just bought 2 normal NsPanel (for the price of 1 PRO) and Ewelink doesn't show the web browser feature for them. That means I will stick to my plan to flash EspHome and customize my sensors to be displayed. In couple of years, I will probably upgrade to Pro because this is the smallest (all in one & ready made) equivalent to fully kiosk..... Thanks to your video, now I know how to do it.

The magic of video. lol. I created it on a desktop. The created a specific user for the panel and associated it as the default dashboard. Coming up is a fully local install of HA on the NSPanel pro. Also a way of creating NSPanel pro dashboard, I think you’ll really enjoy that video.

when is that video going to come out? Did the previous version of the NS panel, have a different chip in it? I guess that’s the non-pro version? I tried to flash the chip I guess but the software wouldn’t connect so I’m guessing it’s because it was the pro

Hi @MarkSnop , Sorry I'm not sure about the previous version of the NSPanel (the one with the buttons). I do know that it does NOT have a browser so this method of loading HA will not work. The next video should come out in about 2 weeks, just finalising the script as its about 100+ steps and the version control between different side loaded app can be tricky.

The NSPanel Pro comes has CE/UKCA/SRRC/RoHS certification. For my testing it was not powered by mains powered. As I mentioned in the video you should always check with local electrical certification to make sure it complies.

You might be controlling a HA that is not located on premises, for instance a holiday home or parents home.

Aha! Didn't think about that. I'm just looking to use this display as a glorified wall switch, so when external access is not required, and the panel user has limited rights, this looks quite safe to use (relating to the chinese webserver comments)@@smart_home_australia

Yep, its very safe if used to reference your local instance. Alternatively watch the other video (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GhI_YHujaVE.html) where I install Home Assistant companion app locally instead of running it through a browser.

Not that I'm aware of, however be careful if you are using a iHost with NSPanel Pro's (ref: forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-support-for-multiple-nspanel-pros/26113). However as this is a substantial installation, I'd recommend verifying this with a call the Sonoff Tech support.

Hi @countertony, depends on how you wire and configure it. In the video I have the none button variety, but if you check astirtech.com/sonoff-nspanel-smart-scene-wall-switch/, you can see that the wiring has two wiring outlets so it is not just a panel but does have relays that allow it to act as a switch.

This video shows you how to configure the NSPanel Pro to display the HA dashboard via the built in browser and to have it easily and automatically available. If you want to run the HA companion App on the NSPanel Pro, then watch this video (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GhI_YHujaVE.html). As for running HA OS on the NSPanel Pro stand alone, the hardware is not powerful enough to run HA standalone. I hope that helps.

@@smart_home_australia Im still confused. So youre saying HA is not running on the panel, it just connects to a HA server and shows information. So your entire title and video is wrong. The title says "HA running on..." and also you say it several times in the video. It gives the impression, that a HA server is running on the panel. Which is obviously not true, right.

Thanks @stenwieth-knudsen5385, really appreciate the support.

You're welcome @aliuyar6365

Hi @markusheitmann, in the video it shows you how to display home assistant on the NSPanel Pro but Home assistant is running on a sever elsewhere. I don't believe that Home Assistant can run natively on the NSPanel Pro. However, if you dont want to run Home Assistant then you can use the eWeLink software and connect zigbeee devices directly to the NSPanel Pro.

Hi @AsangaDeSilva, good question. Firstly, I'm not an electrician and I would always say that you should seek confirmation from a qualified electrician. However, this is sold on Amazon.com.au. The NSPanel Pro hold 4 certifications of CE Certification, RoHS Certification, UKCA Certification and SRRC Certification. Although the AS/NZS 3820 certification is not listed, but there are other methods for certification. That said, I have reached out to my contact at Sonoff to confirm that the device complies with certification standards and will reply back once I get confirmation.

@@smart_home_australia thanks for the detail reply.

@@smart_home_australia did you hear back from Sonoff re: Australian certification?

@@jeedubef3328 Yep, sorry I thought I'd added it, the Nspanel pro has CE/UKCA/SRRC/RoHS certification.

Hi @martinhiggs6937, The screen is 480 x 480 pixels and 3.95" square. If you want to draw a box on the screen from Home Assistant then you'd need to do this in a dashboard. and for that you are limited to tiles, so not really.

@@smart_home_australia that makes perfect sense 😊

You're welcome.

Hi @susanhalle57, I don't have the first panel to test for you, but I don't see why now. It's simply displaying a webpage and not flashing the device.

@@smart_home_australia Thanks for getting back to me 🙂 I'll give it a try and let you know.

Good luck Susan. I'm sure it will work.

No. It will very likely not work with the original NSPanel. That model is not Android-based and has no browsing capabilities.

Hi ​@@thosharmon5901. Thanks for your reply. Ok, so I'll try to flash it, maybe I'll have better luck this time.

Thanks for your feedback @DingDingPanic. I did consider that but didn't want to get bogged down in symantics as the outcome is the same.

@@smart_home_australia ​ As there is Homeassistant core on Android I find both the title and your intro saying "running" home assistant "on" a NSPanel Pro misleading at minimum. Homeassistant is NOT running on NSPanel Pro, you only "access" or "control" your Homeassistant instance via NSPanel Pro. And the outcome is clearly not the same if you still need a seperate server for it while running core on Android makes the NSPanel really run HA on it.

Hi @DanielR577, yes you are correct, however, HA running on the NSPanel Pro is a much more involved process. Saying that I hear you and will be putting out the full "HA RUNNING on the NSPanel Pro" will be coming shortly. Then people can make their own choice as to the way they wish to proceed. :)

Well I live in Australia but was born in England ;) But seriously, as long as its certified to run in your country and fits into a baseplate that's sold in your country then there is no reason why not. But maybe only for subscribers ;)

Hi @galdakaMusic, as with all such devices, its a device to meet a specific user case and for some this will be the perfect solution.

Cheap ass