“I am writing this in the knowledge that it isn't supposed to be a straight out if the box working solution. But there are what I believe are significant shortcomings that should be addressed. It appears well made. But why on earth can't you do a factory reset without downloaded new OS/software and then rebuilding via a micro SD card and PC. A simple recessed reset switch would do. After all this is a classic item where Poole might well start off then say I want to clear the decks and start again. It should be a simple no hassle operation. And I write that after a working life in software support and product management.”
Ahoy David
Thanks for the review! It's possible to factory reset Home Assistant using the button on the side, assuming the device is running a recent version of Home Assistant OS. Instructions can be found here: https://support.nabucasa.com/hc/en-us/articles/25161225495837-Resetting-Home-Assistant-Green
Hopefully you're now up and going, but feel free to drop us a line at support@pimoroni.com if not.
“Fantastic, nice silent mini PC that runs home assistant right out of the box, comsunes very little power, has not fan so is silent (you can even turn the LEDs off if you have it in a bedroom, thankyou home assistant team!.)
Pick up most of my smarthome stuff right out of the box, a little bit of youtube watching later it pick up the rest. Now I can do fancy stuff like using Hue switches to turm off my heating.”
“I am a complete novice with this type of thing, however the initial setup was a breeze. Most of the devices on my network were automatically added and control is realy simple.
I am currently looking into some new stuff to be able to address the more advanced features, but so far I haven't seen anything that looks to conplicated. I'm looking forward to addressing some of these features over the next few weeks.”
