Home Assistant remote ESP32 ePaper Display
Making a remote display using an ESP32 eInk ePaper module to show data from our Home Assistant system
Solar Upgrade Solis 1.5kW inverter and Raspberry Pi RS485 Logging
A new solar PV inverter installed with Raspberry Pi RS485 data logging
Yaesu FP-1030A Power Supply Repair
Fault finding and repairing a Ham Radio Yaesu FP-1030A Power Supply which had a hidden manufacturing defect on the PCB
Solar Panel Supplier Zero Home Bills Scammed me out of £640
I fell for an online scam from a fake online store for solar panels and lost a lot of money
Failed TP-Link Kasa Smart KP115 WiFi Plug with energy monitoring relay replacement
Repairing a Failed TP-Link Kasa Smart KP115 WiFi Plug which has a dead relay
Home Assistant Setup in 2022
This post details our journey with Home Assistant since we first tried the software in 2016 and various upgrades with our hardware sensors and software to automate some of our home.
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W external antenna mod
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
Tearing down an Amazon Echo Show 5, 2021 2nd generation smart speaker and display
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 logger
Adding a Zigbee Smart Thermostatic radiator valve to Home Assistant
Controlling our loft radiator with a Zigbee controlled thermostatic radiator valve and Home Assistant.
Adding Gas Meter Energy logging to Home Assistant
Adding new MQTT sensors to Home Assistant to log Gas meter usage data
Shelly EM Power Logging with Home Assistant
Adding Shelly EM power monitoring in the loft with Home Assistant
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
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
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 device's energy usage
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