Amazon Echo Pop Smart Speaker teardown
23 July 2023 13 min read
New teardown and looking inside the latest Amazon Echo Pop smart home speaker and Amazon Alexa smart home device
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Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen Smart Speaker Teardown
28 November 2022 9 min read
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
ModBus to MQTT WiFi Bridge for a Solis 1.5kW Inverter
30 October 2022 7 min read
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
Ham Radio Asterisk Allstar Gateway with a Tait 8110 and Raspberry Pi
08 October 2022 16 min read
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
Nest Thermostat to Home Assistant via 1-Wire, Arduino and MQTT
22 September 2022 4 min read
Connecting our Nest Thermostat 3rd Gen to Home Assistant via 1-wire and an Arduino Uno to capture the 1-wire sensor data
USB Programming Cable for Tait TM8110 PMR Radios
08 September 2022 5 min read
Making a USB Programming Cable for Tait TM8000 series PMR Radios to use as Ham Radio repeaters
myenergi eddi solar power diverter installation with WiFi
28 August 2022 7 min read
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.
Home Assistant remote ESP32 ePaper Display
08 June 2022 9 min read
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
17 May 2022 32 min read
A new solar PV inverter installed with Raspberry Pi RS485 data logging
Yaesu FP-1030A Power Supply Repair
06 April 2022 6 min read
Fault finding and repairing a Ham Radio Yaesu FP-1030A Power Supply which had a hidden manufacturing defect on the PCB
Failed TP-Link Kasa Smart KP115 WiFi Plug with energy monitoring relay replacement
13 March 2022 5 min read
Repairing a Failed TP-Link Kasa Smart KP115 WiFi Plug which has a dead relay
Home Assistant Setup in 2022
18 February 2022 8 min read
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
06 December 2021 6 min read
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 20 min read
Tearing down an Amazon Echo Show 5, 2021 2nd generation smart speaker and display
Adding a Zigbee Smart Thermostatic radiator valve to Home Assistant
13 September 2021 6 min read
Controlling our loft radiator with a Zigbee controlled thermostatic radiator valve and Home Assistant.