I guess you'll know for sure once Henrik posts the video with Rune, but IIRC the overall method was to use "hass.io" website (now renamed "www.home-assistant.io") for any complex logic/actions, plus control of a whole bunch of external device brands including IKEA Trådfri Gateway -- then use the BLI/Gateway *without* the Pro subscription, only to do simple triggers, to hass.io devices.  (If you listen again, now knowing that's what it is called, you'll be able to parse what he is saying.)  There may be some additional hacking needed to drive the IKEA shades, because the basic IKEA integration talks about lighting, no mention of the "covers." device type which controls blinds (& garage doors, etc.).

It’s time for you to learn..

trackbeo wrote:

I guess you'll know for sure once Henrik posts the video with Rune, but IIRC the overall method was to use "hass.io" website (now renamed "www.home-assistant.io") for any complex logic/actions, plus control of a whole bunch of external device brands including IKEA Trådfri Gateway -- then use the BLI/Gateway *without* the Pro subscription, only to do simple triggers, to hass.io devices.  (If you listen again, now knowing that's what it is called, you'll be able to parse what he is saying.)  There may be some additional hacking needed to drive the IKEA shades, because the basic IKEA integration talks about lighting, no mention of the "covers." device type which controls blinds (& garage doors, etc.).

Hello there

thanks for this, this is exactly what I mean, I am interested in the ikea blinds shame they don’t do a curtain track.
I find it hard to work out on the ikea website if they are length and drop or drop then length on the site but these blinds if can be added to Bli would be great but actually just in apple home control would be great.

What do you mean you can use without Pro?

Really interested in all of this to be honest.

as for the grounding issue it’s driving me nuts as if I take my system to another house it stops, something weird with the earth connection.

Seanie_230 wrote:

Hello there

thanks for this, this is exactly what I mean, I am interested in the ikea blinds shame they don’t do a curtain track. I find it hard to work out on the ikea website if they are length and drop or drop then length on the site but these blinds if can be added to Bli would be great but actually just in apple home control would be great.

What do you mean you can use without Pro?

Really interested in all of this to be honest.

as for the grounding issue it’s driving me nuts as if I take my system to another house it stops, something weird with the earth connection.

Eclipse 65 V1-32 Beosound M5 Essence MK2 BLI

Hi Sean, 

Spoke to Willie on Twitch tonight, he asked if you nicked a power cable somewhere and or if your wall studs are metal or wood?

He sometimes fixes it by making a wood ''plate'' to go in to studs and then hang the speaker in the middle on the plate thingy. But he suspects you possibly nicked an electrical cable somewhere or the builders did that when building obviously.

Just in case you want to watch this nights talk: 

Mikipidia wrote:

Obviously you speak Danish 👍🤒

mr_anders_son wrote:

I pilot my ikea blinds with beoremote one and Halo via Google Home and my Beosound 1 GVA!

Maybe a silly question, but do you realy use BT with a BS1? or is it more being imposed on by google? You could also set it up as a AirPlay speaker if you wanted to and then you don't have to go trough google at all. it'll just be an airplay end point and all the ''smart'' stuff is gone.

Alas, the smart-stuff isn't all gone.  Yes, I set it up as an AirPlay2 speaker, and can use its built-in web server for *some* configuratiion, but: (a) it still shouts that the microphone is muted every time it powers up; and (b) without the B&O App allowing access, you cannot just walk up and press the top to play anything.  Why/how?  In AirPlay2, once the speaker sleeps for <some time, 10? 30?sec> you cannot "continue from pause", it's just disconnected until the host tells it to play.  And without the B&O App, you cannot get to the music on a server; DLNA is the only way to get press-the-top-button to play.