Using a low-cost tp-link Wi-Fi security camera and OpenCV, a popular computer vision library, we have created a Python script that captures high-quality images from the RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) video stream generated by the camera and uploads to our Virtual Swanage tourism website.
May 2023 updates, website changes and projects and how we grow our own food on a small allotment
Using Home Assistant with Ikea Vindriktning & Netatmo to measure the air quality in your home or office.
After lots of small changes to our usage, device upgrades and replacing some old household appliances, our energy usage is around 45% lower
Taking a look inside the latest Amazon Echo Dot 5 smart home speaker and Amazon Alexa device, now with a new larger speaker and temperature sensor
Using an ESP32 WiFi module to create a ModBus to MQTT WiFi Bridge for a Solis 1.5kW Solar PV Inverter to log data with Home Assistant
Setting up the hardware and software for an AllStar Link Gateway using a Tait TM8110 which is a 25W PMR radio with a Raspberry Pi and USB sound card interface
Connecting our Nest Thermostat 3rd Gen to Home Assistant via 1-wire and an Arduino Uno to capture the 1-wire sensor data
Making a USB Programming Cable for Tait TM8000 series PMR Radios to use as Ham Radio repeaters
We got the new eddi V2.1 from myenergi with built-in WiFi and ethernet to add to our home solar system and Home Assistant.
Our new 1.6kW solar array has now been fitted and is working much better than we expected
Making a remote display using an ESP32 eInk ePaper module to show data from our Home Assistant system
A new solar PV inverter installed with Raspberry Pi RS485 data logging
Fault finding and repairing a Ham Radio Yaesu FP-1030A Power Supply which had a hidden manufacturing defect on the PCB
I fell for an online scam from a fake online store for solar panels and lost a lot of money
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