I have to admit, when WeLock contacted me and asked if I was interested in testing the Touch41 or Touch41mini locking cylinder, I was skeptical at first. Because with the […]
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Category: Evening project(<2h)
The evening projects category contains all projects from Nerdiy.de that require a maximum of two hours to implement.
HowTo: OpenMediaVault – Install PhotoPrism via Docker on the Raspberry Pi
PhotoPrism is a very cool piece of software that you can use to manage your photo collection locally. Once set up, your photos will be scanned and categorized using AI models. That means you […]
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HowTo: Integrate Zigbee – IKEA FYRTUR roller blind E1757 into Node Red via zigbee2mqtt
The IKEA FYRTUR roller blind is a very easy way to retrofit your windows with an easily controllable roller blind. Thanks to the Zigbee connection, you can then do this for all possible scenarios […]
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HowTo: OpenMediaVault - Set up Windows share or SMB server
A NAS (Raspberry Pi – NetworkAttachedStorage / building a NAS with a Raspberry Pi 4 yourself) only becomes really practical if you can access it from anywhere in the network […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi - Show GPIO overview of the Raspberry Pi in the console
The Raspberry Pi is famous for many of its features. On the one hand there is the size, performance and (at times when there is no shortage of components) also the price for such a small practical […]
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HowTo: Node Red - Reading SMA Sunny Solar Inverter Data
In the articles Reading out data from an SMA EV CHARGER 22 Wallbox and Reading out Node Red – SMA Sunny Home Manager data, I had already described how to […]
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HowTo: OpenMediaVault - Configure and activate ClamAV virus scanner
As a Windows user, you are used to the fact that there is always a virus scanner watching somewhere in the background and immediately informs you about an infection with malware or already acts accordingly. I use [...]
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HowTo: Node Red - Reading SMA Sunny Home Manager Data
For some time now, my network (in addition to an SMA EV Charger 22 wallbox) has also included an SMA inverter for a photovoltaic system and an associated SMA Sunny Home Manager. The latter [...]
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HowTo: HowTo: Integrate Zigbee - Ikea TRADFRI Outlet E1603/E1702/E1708 via zigbee2mqtt in Node Red
The TRADFRI plug is a simple way to switch existing consumers such as lamps via your smart home system via Zigbee The consumer can be switched on and off. At the same time it acts [...]
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HowTo: NodeRed - Presence detection via ping requests
To be able to automate your own smart home sensibly, one function is quite important: Are residents present or not? Because only then can the system, for example, automatically turn the heaters [...].
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi - Using Docker Container with OpenMediaVault OMV and Portainer
Another practical advantage of OpenMediaVault is that you can easily add more features thanks to the prebuilt Docker and Portainer installation. Docker containers are a kind of software package that [...]
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HowTo: OpenMediaVault - Install DLNA Plugin for Media Streaming
In the article Raspberry Pi - Music streaming to the Raspberry Pi via DLNA client I already described how to use the Raspberry Pi as a playback device for content from a DLNA server [...].
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HowTo: OpenMediaVault - Set up external hard disk as drive
As the name of OpenMediaVault suggests, it is about managing media. For this you need of course also appropriate storage space. In the article NetworkAttachedStorage / NAS from a [...]
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HowTo: Zigbee - Electrolama zig-a-zig-ah! (zzh!) Coordinator USB stick with zigbee2mqtt firmware flashing
In the article Zigbee - Preparing a Sonoff zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus for zigbee2mqtt I have described how to prepare a Sonoff zigbee stick with the firmware for zigbee2mqtt [...]
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HowTo: OpenMediaVault - Create another user
As soon as you work with OpenMediaVault and use different services and plugins it makes sense to create a new user. This way you can set access rights in a well-dosed way, which will ultimately [...]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi - Evaluate MPR121 touch sensor via I2C and Node Red
Thanks to the I2C bus, the Raspberry Pi can be equipped with many practical sensors and actuators. One (in my opinion) very elegant possibility for user input is the MPR121. The [...]
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HowTo: pxlBlck - flashing firmware with the esp web tools directly from the browser
Flashing the ESP8266 or ESP32 is not so easy if you haven't had much contact with microcontrollers before. But there is now something very cool that makes this process [...]
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HowTo: OpenMediaVault - Enable HTTPS encryption for web access
After installing OpenMediaVault, the first thing you should do is enable HTTPS encryption for web access. This ensures that when you access the web interface of OMV all data [...].
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi - Get an overview of the available memory with NCDU
If you often work with large or many files on the Raspberry Pi, you will sooner or later face the problem that the available memory runs out. This is what happened to [...]
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HowTo: Node Red - Reading data from a SMA EV CHARGER 22 wallbox
Since a short time there is a SMA EV Charger 22 wallbox in my network. Primarily, of course, this is used to charge an electric car. Nevertheless, I was of course curious what values [...]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi - Install OpenMediaVault OMV on the RaspberryPi
In the article RaspberryPi - NetworkAttachedStorage / Building a NAS from a RaspberryPi 4 I already described that the (relatively) new Raspberry Pi 4B is also very well suited [...].
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi - Backup system SD card as image
As is often the case with backups, you usually only think about making one when it's too late. That's what happened to me the other day with a [...]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi - Mount drive under Linux
As a user of the Raspberry Pi, sooner or later you stumble upon the question of how to connect and access a USB stick, external hard drive or SD card to the Raspberry Pi. [...]
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Raspberry Pi - Read unique ID of a Raspberry Pi
Normally, all data of a Raspberry Pi is stored on the inserted SD card. This has the advantage that you can easily insert a ready-to-use SD card into another Raspberry Pi [...].
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HowTo: Node Red - Controlling GPIO of an ESPEasy device
EspEasy and Node Red each offer some automation possibilities on their own. But you get even more possibilities if you combine both systems. In the article ESPEasy - [...]
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HowTo: Zigbee - Integrate Ikea SYMFONISK E1744 remote control via zigbee2mqtt in NodeRed
The Ikea SYMFONISK E1744 remote control is actually intended as a control for the SYMFONSIK WiFi speaker from Ikea. It can then be used to control the volume or change the track. Thanks to Zigbee [...]
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HowTo: NodeRed - Control and read out FRITZ DECT 200 socket using NodeRed
The FRITZ!Box is not only a very good router for the home network. Equipped with the right Smart Home accessories, it can also become the Smart Home center of your house […]
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HowTo: Tasmota - Switch on socket delayed with switch on delay
In order to be absolutely sure that I have really switched off all devices (soldering iron, etc.) after leaving my workplace/desk, I have been switching off the consumers at my desk for years […]
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HowTo: Zigbee - IKEA STYRBAR push button E2001/E2002 via zigbee2mqtt into NodeRed
The IKEA STYRBAR button is slightly larger than the little brother of the Ikea TRADFRI E1743 button. But it also offers a few more functions and - due to the two [...]
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HowTo: Zigbee - Integrate Xiaomi Aqara MCCGQ11LM door/window sensor into NodeRed via zigbee2mqtt
In the article on the Sonoff SNZB-03 motion detector and Ikea TRADFRI motion detector, I mentioned before that a smart home can also be expanded into a (limited) alarm system. You can […]
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