/NSPanelPro-Config

This is a note for myself how to setup the NSPanel Pro to work with Home Assistant in my home.

NSPanelPro-Config

Based on the great work of Blakadder and others.

⚠️ Register the device with eWe Link app before activating the developer mode!!!

Activating Android Debug Bridge

⚠️ You will not be able to run any updates after this so easily (see nspanel_pro_roottool_apk), so do that first. E.g. ZigBee router mode requires v2.2.

  • connect a USB cable to the device
  • run adb connect <ip> and adb tcpip 5555

see https://blakadder.com/nspanel-pro-sideload/#disassembly

Switch NSPanel to ZigBee router mode

⚠️ This resets the panel, so do that first.

⚠️ This required at least v2.2 of the eWe Link app. If you happen to have the adb active and a lower version, this might help.

  • Open the eWe Link app on the phone
  • select the device (eweLinkController app needs to be running on the panel)
  • select settings via ...
  • select pilot functions
  • select ZigBee mode
  • activate router mode

Device will restart and will be reset.

Install Ultra Small Launcher

  1. download ultra-small-launcher.apk
  2. run adb install ~/Downloads/ultra-small-launcher.apk
  3. use launcher with adb shell input keyevent 3
  4. select ultra small launcher

see https://blakadder.com/nspanel-pro-sideload/#install-a-launcher

Enable Navigation Bar

  1. open settings
  2. select display
  3. activate show status bar

see https://blakadder.com/nspanel-pro-sideload/#enable-navigation-bar

Disable Startup Sounds

  1. select settings
  2. select sound
  3. select advanced
  4. disable charging sounds

see https://blakadder.com/nspanel-pro-secrets/#turn-off-startup-sound

Enable Android Developer Settings

  1. open settings
  2. select system
  3. select about
  4. tab on build number till developer settings are activate (~7 times)

Enable Day / Night Mode

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Enable GPS

  1. download https://de.softonic.com/download/fake-gps-location/android/post-download
  2. run adb install ~/Downloads/...
  3. open settings
  4. select system
  5. select developer options
  6. under debugging select app for simulated location
  7. select Fake GPS
  8. open Fake GPS app and select your location

see https://blakadder.com/nspanel-pro-secrets/#mock-location https://fake-gps-location.de.softonic.com/android/download

Install Home Assistant Companion App

  1. download app-full-release.apk from latest release
  2. run adb install ~/Downloads/app-full-release.apk

In the HA app settings you should activate full screen mode and display always on. Also disable Home Assistant Cloud to avoid getting localhost banned.

Install NSPanel Pro Tools

  1. download apk from https://github.com/seaky/nspanel_pro_tools_apk/releases/latest
  2. run adb install ~/Downloads/...

see https://blakadder.com/nspanel-pro-secrets/#nspanel-pro-tools

Change TTS Engine

  1. download Speech Services by Google arm64-v8a from https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-text-to-speech-engine/
  2. run adb install ~/Downloads/com.google.android.tts_googletts.google-speech-...
  3. change engine at settings > bedienungshilfen > text-in-sprach-ausgabe

Use notifications for TTS: https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notifications-basic/#text-to-speech-notifications

see https://blakadder.com/nspanel-pro-secrets/#upgrade-tts-voice

Remove Unused Apps

  1. adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.rockchip.devicetest
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.gl2jni
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.eWeLinkNSPro.dev
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.smatek.test
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 acr.browser.barebones
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.music
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.DeviceTest
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.cghs.stresstest

see https://blakadder.com/nspanel-pro-secrets/#debloat-apps