Home Automation
Smart Home projects and automations
![Amazon Echo Input Teardown Photo](/docs/postthumbs/amazon-echo-input-teardown.webp)
Amazon Echo Input Teardown
Teardown of the Amazon Echo Input and trying to extract the firmware
![Echo Dot 3rd Gen Digging Deeper Photo](/docs/postthumbs/echo-dot-3rd-gen-digging-deeper.webp)
Echo Dot 3rd Gen Digging Deeper
Digging deeper into the Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation smart speaker
![Echo Dot 3rd Gen Smart speaker Teardown Photo](/docs/postthumbs/echo-dot-3rd-gen-smart-speaker-teardown.webp)
Echo Dot 3rd Gen Smart speaker Teardown
Teardown of the Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation Smart speaker
![Solar Hot Water to 1-Wire Interface Photo](/docs/postthumbs/solar-hot-water-to-1-wire-interface.webp)
Solar Hot Water to 1-Wire Interface
Adding a 1-Wire Interface to our Solar Hot Water Controller to allow it to talk to our home server and data logger
![Mosquitto MQTT and Home Assistant Data Logging Photo](/docs/postthumbs/mosquitto-mqtt-and-home-assistant-data-logging.webp)
Mosquitto MQTT and Home Assistant Data Logging
Using Mosquitto MQTT and Home Assistant Data to log sensor data for our home using different types of wired and wireless sensors
![Gigabit Internet Gateway Network PC Photo](/docs/postthumbs/gigabit-internet-gateway-network-pc.webp)
Gigabit Internet Gateway Network PC
Upgrade time for our home Linux server with a new low-power Gigabit Internet Gateway Network PC
![tp-link LB130 Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb Python Control Photo](/docs/postthumbs/tp-link-lb130-smart-wi-fi-led-bulb-python-control.webp)
tp-link LB130 Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb Python Control
Controlling a TP-Link LB130 Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb using Python on a Raspberry Pi.
![Home Network Upgrade - 48 port switch Photo](/docs/postthumbs/home-network-upgrade.webp)
Home Network Upgrade - 48 port switch
A big upgrade to our home network with a new 48 port switch and patch panel
![Home Energy Solar Logger Update Photo](/docs/postthumbs/home-energy-solar-logger-update.webp)
Home Energy Solar Logger Update
More updates to our Home Energy Solar Logger
![Gas Meter Hall Effect Sensor Photo](/docs/postthumbs/gas-meter-hall-effect-sensor.webp)
Gas Meter Hall Effect Sensor
Modifying a reed switch-based gas meter sensor to use a hall effect sensor to allow us to record gas usage
![ESP8266 Mains Energy Monitor Photo](/docs/postthumbs/esp8266-mains-energy-monitor.webp)
ESP8266 Mains Energy Monitor
Building a custom ESP8266-based Wi-Fi mains electric and gas monitoring system
![Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen Hot Water Installation Photo](/docs/postthumbs/nest-learning-thermostat-3rd-gen-hot-water-installation.webp)
Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen Hot Water Installation
Replacing our old dumb central heating controller with a Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen and Hot Water Installation
![Raspberry Pi Solar Data Logger Version 2 Photo](/docs/postthumbs/raspberry-pi-solar-data-logger-version-2.webp)
Raspberry Pi Solar Data Logger Version 2
Time to replace our Raspberry Pi solar data logger with a new version 2 revision with more features and sensors
![USB Smart Charger with Bluetooth LE Photo](/docs/postthumbs/usb-smart-charger-with-bluetooth-le.webp)
USB Smart Charger with Bluetooth LE
Designing a USB smart charger with wireless power monitoring.
![USB to RS485 Adapter Photo](/docs/postthumbs/usb-to-rs485-adapter.webp)
USB to RS485 Adapter
Designing an adapter for USB to RS485.
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