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Blog post for Saving power on the home network

Saving power on the home network

As part of our ongoing quest to reduce our energy usage and carbon footprint we have installed a compressive home energy logging system which uses various sensors to monitor our energy consumption, generation and environment data which are collated in Home Assistant and also on our home data logger

  • 07 NOVEMBER 2021
  • 231 views
Blog post for Adding a Zigbee Smart Thermostatic radiator valve to Home Assistant

Adding a Zigbee Smart Thermostatic radiator valve to Home Assistant

Controlling our loft radiator with a Zigbee controlled thermostatic radiator valve and Home Assistant

  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
  • 2,786 views
Blog post for Adding Gas Meter Energy logging to Home Assistant

Adding Gas Meter Energy logging to Home Assistant

Adding new MQTT sensors to Home Assistant to log Gas meter usage data

  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2021
  • 2,117 views
Blog post for Shelly EM Power Logging with Home Assistant

Shelly EM Power Logging with Home Assistant

Adding Shelly EM power monitoring in the loft with Home Assistant

  • 26 AUGUST 2021
  • 2,480 views
Blog post for Mastervolt Soladin 600 Wi-Fi logging adapter with ESP32

Mastervolt Soladin 600 Wi-Fi logging adapter with ESP32

Adding remote Wi-Fi data access to our Mastervolt Soladin 600 solar PV inverter using an Espressif ESP32-WROOM-32UE module

  • 20 AUGUST 2021
  • 934 views
Blog post for Washing Machine notifications via Home Assistant and Sonos Smart Speakers

Washing Machine notifications via Home Assistant and Sonos Smart Speakers

Audio notifications for when the washing machine needs to be emptied via Home Assistant and Sonos speakers

  • 15 AUGUST 2021
  • 6,112 views
Blog post for Sonoff POW R2 Smart Switch power consumption modification

Sonoff POW R2 Smart Switch power consumption modification

Modifying a Sonoff POWR2 Smart Switch with energy monitoring to reduce its power consumption when being used to monitor a devices energy usage

  • 15 AUGUST 2021
  • 1,820 views
Blog post for OBS Microscope Wi-Fi Remote Control

OBS Microscope Wi-Fi Remote Control

Creating a wireless remote control to swtch between video capture scenes in OBS Studio to select between our Microscope and other cameras or desktop capture using a Wi-Fi Remote Control

  • 03 AUGUST 2021
  • 495 views
Blog post for Home Data Logger Zigbee Sensor Upgrades

Home Data Logger Zigbee Sensor Upgrades

We have added several new Zigbee sensors to our smart home system which runs Home Assistant and the sensors talk to the home Linux server using Zigbee2mqtt

  • 15 MAY 2021
  • 1,493 views
Blog post for Scam emails from a certified photographer

Scam emails from a "certified photographer"

Yet more scammers using emails claiming to be from a certified photographer who say your website has copyrighted images hosted

  • 20 APRIL 2021
  • 1,214 views
Blog post for Apple iPad Air 2 vs Android Nexus tablet teardowns

Apple iPad Air 2 vs Android Nexus tablet teardowns

Teardown time with some old tablets which no longer work or charge, some Apple iPad Air 2 and Android Nexus tablets

  • 06 MARCH 2021
  • 1,513 views
Blog post for Workshop ESD Anti-Static upgrades

Workshop ESD Anti-Static upgrades

Trying to avoid zapping electronics by adding new ESD Anti-Static matting on the bench and floor in our workshop.

  • 15 FEBRUARY 2021
  • 1,520 views
Blog post for Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera on the Microscope

Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera on the Microscope

Adding a live video feed to our Brunel BMSZ trinocular stereomicroscope using a Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera module and USB interface

  • 29 JANUARY 2021
  • 4,712 views
Blog post for ESP8266 Wifi RGB LED Controller

ESP8266 Wifi RGB LED Controller

Adding RGB to all the things in the loft workshop using an ESP8266 Wifi module to make a custom RGB LED Controller

  • 18 JANUARY 2021
  • 2,236 views
Blog post for New AMD Ryzen 9 3900X PC build in Fractal Design Meshify S2 case

New AMD Ryzen 9 3900X PC build in Fractal Design Meshify S2 case

PC built time for the loft workshop with a new AMD Ryzen 9 3900X PC build in Fractal Design Meshify S2 case

  • 14 JANUARY 2021
  • 1,862 views