Pi-Somfy VS homebridge-raspbian-image

I use this with a raspberry pi. You can set up scripts or a http call in home assistant to control the blinds

An old raspberry pi 1B was used as a dedicated server for Pi-Somfy which allows me to remote control my awning from homeassistant.

I have Somfy blinds throughout my house that use the RTS one-way radio control. Rather than spending more on Tahoma box(es) I have a couple of these set up. Works like a charm.

I'm currently trying to modify a FS1000a transmitter for the Pi-Somfy project which basically allows using a raspberry pi and a cheap modified transmitter to control somfy shutters over a webinterface/mqtt etc. The modification is simply swapping the 433.92MHz oscillator for a 433.42MHz one.

I'm thinking about just moving to python+RPI with this project instead, but perhaps I'm missing something obvious.

If you have a RPi laying around: https://github.com/Nickduino/Pi-Somfy

I'm using an RTL-SDR for 433.92 MHz sensor measurements, but it's only a receiver. For Somfy RTS you could use Pi-Somfy with a cheap RF transmitter, but I haven't tried it yet. If you really want a USB transceiver, there's the RFXtrx433E, which has two transceivers: one for 433.92 MHz and one for Somfy RTS (433.42 MHz). It's not cheap, but it works well (I have been using it for my Somfy RTS blinds for years) and is supported by Home Assistant.

Following this guide on the repo, I am running into this warning: [deCONZ] warning: not a deCONZ gateway

For anyone new to this game: Homebridge is far better and far easier than HOOBS to maintain over the long haul, regardless of HOOBS marketing insisting otherwise. And don't just trust me on this, ask any popular plugin developer.

I just image it with rasberry pi imager using the homebridge instructions - https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-raspbian-image/wiki/Getting-Started.

It has RTL8152B. The doc for raspian HB image here https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-raspbian-image/wiki/Supported-Raspberry-Pi-Models

Which is different from Ring's Doorbell, but the fact still remains, Ring doesn't have a smart watch app, nor is it natively HomeKit compatible. However if you set up Homebridge for it, you can make it so.

The same Raspberry Pi that Homebridge is on, I'd imagine. It's included as an extra package in the official installer image: https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-raspbian-image/wiki/How-To-Install-AdGuard-Home

As for the original issue - you may have downloaded a corrupt image - if you really want to use their image (rather than build the OS then install) download it from here but check the sha256 of the downloaded file before using Etcher. I use QuickHash on my Mac but other programs exist for all platforms.