Electronics
Projects using electronic components and circuits
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
Sonoff POW R2 Smart Switch power consumption mod
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
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
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
Apple iPad Air 2 vs Android Nexus tablet teardowns
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
Trying to avoid zapping electronics by adding new ESD Anti-Static matting on the bench and floor in our workshop.
ESP8266 Wifi RGB LED Controller
Adding RGB to all the things in the loft workshop using an ESP8266 Wifi module to make a custom RGB LED Controller
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X PC build in Fractal Design Meshify S2 case
PC built time for the loft workshop with a new AMD Ryzen 9 3900X PC build in Fractal Design Meshify S2 case
Amazon Echo Dot 4th Gen Smart Speaker Teardown
Teardown time with an Amazon Echo Dot 4th generation smart speaker, find out how Alexa is listening to you
Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Gen Smart Speaker with Clock Teardown
Teardown time with an Amazon Echo Dot 3rd generation smart speaker with a built-in LED clock on the side
Kasa Smart Plug by TP-Link Power Consumption Mods
Modifying a Kasa Smart Plug by TP-Link Power to reduce its power consumption when being used to monitor a device's energy usage
Yaesu VX-6 New Data Cable Fix
Modifying a new eBay USB data cable for a Yaesu VX-6 radio which was sending wrong voltages to the radio and other missing parts from the circuit
Pioneer SX-N30 Stereo Receiver 12V Remote Output Mod
Modifying a Pioneer SX-N30 Stereo Receiver to add a remote control 12-volt output
Synology DiskStation DS411+II Repair - Blue Flashing LED
Fixing a blue flashing LED problem on our Synology DiskStation DS411+II NAS drive due to a bug with the Intel Atom C2538 processor
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