Smart Home Integration

The AL60 firmware is built on the ESPHome framework, making it ideal for seamless integration in a Home Assistant ecosystem.

Discovery and Setup

Once your AL60 is connected to your Wi-Fi network, Home Assistant should automatically discover it. To add the clock to Home Assistant click the below or follow the steps below:

1. Open your Home Assistant dashboard.
2. Go to Settings > Devices & Services and select the Integrations tab.
3. You should see a notification for a new ESPHome device named NIX labs AL60 Clock (al60).
4. Click Add, and the clock will be added.

Note

If your clock is not automatically discovered you can click the Add Integration button and select ESPHome to manually add the clock using its IP address.

Available Entities

The Home Assistant integration exposes many entities for Control, Sensors and Configuration. These entities corespond to the settings found in the web interface. Advanced options are hidden by default.

Home Assistant Automation Blueprints

Integrating the AL60 into your smart home allows for powerful automations. For example, you could dim the clock when your TV turns on, or change the hour hand colours to red if your security alarm is triggered. Here are some preconfigured blueprints to get you started.

Time Control

Add time-based on/off/dim control to your NIX labs AL60 clock.