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Animated LED Coffee Table with ESP8266
LED strips are cool. And addressable ones are even cooler. They look great as a lighting feature and we can actually integrate them into our home automation system as well! We can use LED strip...
Best 433Mhz Motion sensors for Home Automation IOT RF 433MHz Review
My recommendations for the best RF motion sensors on 433 or 315MHz frequency. These devices are very decent quality and only cost $15AUD. They feature battery and micro-USB charging, a motion indicator light and emit...
Best 433Mhz Wall Touch Panels for Home Automation RF 433MHz Review
In this post I want to make some recommendations for affordable RF wall switch panels you can integrate into your home automation system....
Aborted 3D Printer Design from 2018 (aka regrets)
This post lists some 3D printer/CNC machine parts and how they are speced. THere is a list of keywords at the end for searches on AliExpress and Ebay....
Guide: How to set up cheap and effective motion sensors for Home Assistant
I have written in the past about my RF-based sensor setup, the gateway services, and custom HA components that support them. This post consolodates all these resources and fills in the gaps for an end...
How to calibrate Home Assistant Sensors
To calibrate my temperature and humidity sensors, I placed them inside a glass jar and calibrated each one to match their collective average value....
PC won’t start up it’s not a broken motherboard.
A few weeks ago, I turned on my Windows desktop PC and it would not turn on at all. This post will hopefully help others. Short story: Your motherboard is **not** dead....
Featured Home Cinema Automations with Home Assistant and Chromecast
The addition of Chromecast to my setup has opened up even more automation opportunities. In particular, to improve the movie watching and media consumption experience....
Spotify Button
Wouldn't if be great if all you had to do to add a song to your Spotify is smack a big red buzzer button when you hear a song you like? The currently playing song...
Adaptec RAID Controller Troubleshooting
In an attempt to add redundant and fast storage to my desktop, I invested in a 500USD Adaptec RAID controller card that I won in an action for AU$50. Whilst outdated (and lacking free technical...
