Claude Flammang

@Amberskin
On Pi5 no need for SD it boots and runs perfectly well from SSD.

@tofubl
These are all smartplugs and I confirm that behavior with those i have, they are great for energy metering but not real time power monitoring .
The Shellys I use are those: https://www.shelly.com/products/shelly-pro-4pm

@tofubl
With EspHome you can easily report only changes that are above a defined threshold:

sensor:
- platform: adc
pin: GPIO34
name: “ADC Sensor”
update_interval: 10s # read every 10s
filters:
- delta: 0.05 # only report if change ≥ 0.05

@tofubl
I use smart plugs frm EVE and ONVIS and both show the behavior you describe.
On the other hand I have several Shelly EM respectively PM and those reliability report any change virtually immediately.
In my RV I even use a Pro4 PM to manage the 10Amp breaker: Electrical heating draws roughly 8 Amps so when the toaster or coffee maker are switched on the breaker would fire after a few secs. ->

@RvTV95XBeo
I can tell you from experience where I forgot a delay, yes it does, depending on hardware of course.

@Passerby6497

@Passerby6497
Shelly Pro 1PM that I had lying around. Reports Amps usage fast enough to allow me to cut off electrical heating before the breaker cuts off because of overload.
This results in washer and heating alternating their power usage without triggering the breaker.
Home assistant OS on Raspberry Pi 4.

@sabreW4K3
Create a timer that you set to 5 minutes.
Create an automation with 3 triggers:

1. Motion is detected
2. Motion clear
3. Timer changes to idle

Choice of three actions:

When 1:
Switch light on
Cancel timer (this takes care of motion being detected again during the 5 minute delay)

When 2:
Start timer (And let’s wait for 5. Minutes for timer to end)

When 3:
Check that motion is clear (as motion also cancels the timer)
If so, switch light off

@barbarosa
For all those sensors (temp, current etc.) I always prefix the entity ID and friendly name with the area name.
I create areas like “kitchen fridge” or “garage fridge” to keep my stuff organized.

@RobotToaster @homeassistant
Parent company is chinese, the european branch is a sister: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haier

@sabreW4K3
If yo use ZHA, you might try increasing the timeout for batterie powered devices in Network settings of ZHA integration