Smart Home on Jonathan Lupica https://jonathan.lupica.be/categories/smart-home/ Recent content in Smart Home on Jonathan Lupica Hugo en-us Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Case of the Haunted Smart Plug: Debugging Ghost Zigbee Group Memberships https://jonathan.lupica.be/posts/2026-02-08-zigbee-ghost-group-membership/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jonathan.lupica.be/posts/2026-02-08-zigbee-ghost-group-membership/ My dishwasher smart plug kept turning off with the bedroom lights. The culprit? A ‘ghost’ group membership stored in the device’s firmware that survived removal from zigbee2mqtt. Home Assistant: Smarter Appliances with Washdata & Animated Cards https://jonathan.lupica.be/posts/2026-02-07-smart-appliances-washdata-animated-cards/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jonathan.lupica.be/posts/2026-02-07-smart-appliances-washdata-animated-cards/ Stop guessing if the washing machine or dryer is running. Learn how the new Washdata v0.4.0 update pairs perfectly with HA-Animated-cards for a beautiful, informative Home Assistant dashboard.