Automatic Dog Door (Part 1)
“And now for something completely different“, I’ve been covering the Raspberry Pi 4 and it’s associated accessories since it launched
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Home Automation
Node-RED Support for Pimoroni Automation-HAT/pHAT
I’ve recently been looking at how to simplify how non-programmers can start to create home automation solutions and stumbled across
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Multi-zone WiFi LED Lighting (Part 3 – Installation)
Installation of my multi-zone WiFi LED Lighting project is now complete. Taking the low cost approach has had some drawbacks,
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Multi-zone WiFi LED Lighting (Part 2b – WiFi LED Controller Selection)
This post is a follow up from Part 1 of my series of posts covering the installation of a multi-zone
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Multi-zone WiFi LED Lighting (Part 2a – LED Light Strip Diffusers)
Following on from Part 1 of this series on creating a multi-zone LED lighting system, I wanted to share an
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Multi-zone WiFi LED Lighting (Part 1 – Planning)
I’m starting on a project to add WiFi Controlled LED perimeter strip lights to a bedroom. I thought I’d capture
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Heterogeneous Home Automation with Home-Assistant
The rate of change in internet connected devices continues to accelerate, with new devices, platforms and “things” appearing all the
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Belkin WeMo Insight Switch – Initial Experiences
I had been thinking of building an Arduino, Photon or Pi device to power on/off a mains powered cooling fan.
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