Smart Home Automation Projects for Your Connected Home #2

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

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

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

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 9 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.

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

Saving power on the home network

07 November 2021 7 min read

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