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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W external antenna mod

06 December 2021 15,120 views

Modifying a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W to add an external antenna with a U.FL RF connector

Amazon Echo Show 5 2nd Gen Smart Display Teardown

30 November 2021 9,193 views

Tearing down an Amazon Echo Show 5, 2021 2nd generation smart speaker and display

Saving power on the home network

07 November 2021 2,053 views

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 logger

Adding a Zigbee Smart Thermostatic radiator valve to Home Assistant

13 September 2021 21,777 views

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

Adding Gas Meter Energy logging to Home Assistant

03 September 2021 14,884 views

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

Shelly EM Power Logging with Home Assistant

26 August 2021 14,589 views

Adding Shelly EM power monitoring in the loft with Home Assistant

Mastervolt Soladin 600 Wi-Fi logging adapter with ESP32

20 August 2021 3,112 views

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

Washing Machine notifications via Home Assistant and Sonos Smart Speakers

15 August 2021 16,124 views

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

Sonoff POW R2 Smart Switch power consumption modification

15 August 2021 7,708 views

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

OBS Microscope Wi-Fi Remote Control

03 August 2021 2,153 views

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

Home Data Logger Zigbee Sensor Upgrades

15 May 2021 4,292 views

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

Scam emails from a "certified photographer"

20 April 2021 2,253 views

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

Apple iPad Air 2 vs Android Nexus tablet teardowns

06 March 2021 2,242 views

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

Workshop ESD Anti-Static upgrades

15 February 2021 2,348 views

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

Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera on the Microscope

29 January 2021 9,211 views

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

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All projects and posts - page 2

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W external antenna mod

Amazon Echo Show 5 2nd Gen Smart Display Teardown

Saving power on the home network

Adding a Zigbee Smart Thermostatic radiator valve to Home Assistant

Adding Gas Meter Energy logging to Home Assistant

Shelly EM Power Logging with Home Assistant

Mastervolt Soladin 600 Wi-Fi logging adapter with ESP32

Washing Machine notifications via Home Assistant and Sonos Smart Speakers

Sonoff POW R2 Smart Switch power consumption modification

OBS Microscope Wi-Fi Remote Control

Home Data Logger Zigbee Sensor Upgrades

Scam emails from a "certified photographer"

Apple iPad Air 2 vs Android Nexus tablet teardowns

Workshop ESD Anti-Static upgrades

Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera on the Microscope

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