Programming and CodeElectronicsHome Automation
15 May 2021 6 min read
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
20 April 2021 3 min read
Yet more scammers using emails claiming to be from a certified photographer who says your website has copyrighted images hosted
06 March 2021 1 min read
Teardown time with some old tablets that no longer work or charge, some Apple iPad Air 2 and Android Nexus tablets
15 February 2021 2 min read
Trying to avoid zapping electronics by adding new ESD Anti-Static matting on the bench and floor in our workshop.
29 January 2021 5 min read
Adding a live video feed to our Brunel BMSZ trinocular stereomicroscope using a Raspberry Pi High-Quality Camera module and USB interface
18 January 2021 2 min read
Adding RGB to all the things in the loft workshop using an ESP8266 Wifi module to make a custom RGB LED Controller
14 January 2021 2 min read
PC built time for the loft workshop with a new AMD Ryzen 9 3900X PC build in Fractal Design Meshify S2 case
19 December 2020 9 min read
Teardown time with an Amazon Echo Dot 4th generation smart speaker, find out how Alexa is listening to you
18 December 2020 6 min read
Teardown time with an Amazon Echo Dot 3rd generation smart speaker with a built-in LED clock on the side
18 December 2020 5 min read
Lights, Camera, and Action in the loft workshop with our new workshop video recording setup with some powerful LED lighting panels
12 December 2020 4 min read
Building LED Light panels and brightness controllers to improve the desk lighting in our workshop for photography and video production.
01 November 2020 5 min read
Using Zigbee door and window sensors to trigger alerts in Home Assistant to our tablets, phones and Sonos smart speakers.