Echo Dot 3rd Gen Smart speaker Teardown
21 July 2019 5 min read
Teardown of the Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation Smart speaker
Home Automation
From prototype to production - home automation that actually works.
Solar Hot Water to 1-Wire Interface
30 May 2018 3 min read
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
14 March 2018 4 min read
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
16 December 2017 4 min read
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
30 August 2017 12 min read
Controlling a TP-Link LB130 Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb using Python on a Raspberry Pi.
Home Network Upgrade - 48 port switch
22 August 2017 4 min read
A big upgrade to our home network with a new 48 port switch and patch panel
Home Energy Solar Logger Update
06 September 2016 2 min read
More updates to our Home Energy Solar Logger
Gas Meter Hall Effect Sensor
13 January 2016 4 min read
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
01 January 2016 7 min read
Building a custom ESP8266-based Wi-Fi mains electric and gas monitoring system
Nest and Solar Logger Update
12 December 2015 6 min read
It has now been a week since we installed the Nest 3rd Gen Learning Thermostat and we have been able to try the auto learning and heating / hot water schedules the thermostat offers
Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen Hot Water Installation
04 December 2015 8 min read
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
30 November 2015 12 min read
Time to replace our Raspberry Pi solar data logger with a new version 2 revision with more features and sensors