In Home Assistant, the entity-id has the format: Tracking when your iPhone enters the beacon’s region Optionally, configure the OwnTracks integration to process region enter/leave events only (ignore location/GPS updates): owntracks:Īnd restart Home Assistant. Create a new zone for the regionĬreate a zone that matches the OwnTracks region to your Home Assistant configuration.yaml file: zone: This setting has been removed in the latest version of OwnTracks iOS (May 2020). NOTE: Some docs out there haven’t been updated and tell you to ensure share is enabled in the region’s settings. But then, why not use wifi-based presence? This would be something like a super-region that covers the whole house. You can also have multiple beacons with the same UUID and major/minor numbers, and spread them around the house. For example, some people organize their beacons by a single UUID for the whole museum, major number for a wing in the museum, and a minor number for an exhibit within a wing. You can also track on UUID and major number (no minor number). Else, enter the beacon’s major & minor numbers. If you are only tracking on UUID, leave major & minor numbers empty. In the region settings, give the region a name and add your beacon’s details:įor beacon-based regions (rather than GPS-based regions), the radius should be set to 0 (zero) per the docs. On the Regions screen, tap the “+” icon in the top-right to create a new region.Ī region in OwnTracks maps to a zone in Home Assistant.Tap “Regions” at the bottom of the main screen.In the OwnTracks app, create a region represented by your iBeacon/beacon: This must match the Home Assistant OwnTracks integration and is the shared key the iOS app and your Home Assistant backend will use to securely communicate region enter/leave events.
For UserID, enter your first name, alias/username, or any name you want (it will also be part of the entity-id).Create a DeviceID that will appear in the entity-id.Create a TrackerID (two letters, like initials for your first & last name).
In the OwnTracks iOS app, follow the instructions just given by the Home Assistant OwnTracks integration to configure the app’s settings:
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Install the OwnTracks app from the Apple app store. “entity-id” in this article is the Home Assistant entity ID. Using the Home Assistant web-ui front-end, install the OwnTracks integration.Ĭonfiguration > Integrations > “+” icon, and search for “owntracks”.Ĭopy the instructions and especially the URL and “secret” it gives you and stash it somewhere safe. Article: How-to for RadBeacon Dot beacons Install the Home Assistant OwnTracks integration Setup your iBeacon/beaconįirst, setup & configure your iBeacon/beacon. Ditto for “It’s morning, and I have woken up” automations. It would also be nice to track when I’m in the bedroom for more than 2 hours, after 10pm, to trigger “I have gone to sleep” automations. When my iPhone is close to my mailbox would be a suitable trigger. I want Home Assistant to quickly know when I arrive home, and waiting for my iPhone to connect to my Unifi wifi is too slow, too late, because I don’t blast my wifi APs at full-power to reach very far outside.
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