In addition to the data of your SmartHome, you can also display data about the server that is running your NodeRed instance. How you can see the uptime of your […]
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Category: Raspberry Pi
All tips and articles including material lists on the subject of Raspberry Pi.
HowTo: Node Red / FritzBox – Presence detection via FritzBox
An important event that your SmartHome should be able to react to is the presence status of the residents. For example, you can turn off the lights when you are […]
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HowTo: Node Red – View system data of the Raspberry Pi on the dashboard
In addition to the exciting data generated by a SmartHome, you should also take care of the status of the heart of the SmartHome. If you have installed your NodeRed […]
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HowTo: Node Red / FritzBox – View call notification on incoming phone calls
Falls Ihr in Eurem Zuhause neben einem RaspberryPi mit NodeRed auch noch eine FritzBox beheimatet, könnte der folgende Artikel interessant für Euch sein. In diesem wird erklärt, wie Ihr per […]
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HowTo: Node Red – View internet connection information in the Dashboard
The following article explains how to view information about your Internet connection. Every hour, the current Internet IP address is called up and a speed test is carried out to […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Speech output with eSpeak
Thanks to the “espeak” package, you can also use the RaspberryPi to read out texts – and even entire files. How to do that and what you have to keep […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Login via SSH without password prompt
The more you become involved with all this IT/software/programming stuff, the faster you will discover that the possibilities of related automation make you dreadfully lazy. One of those moments in […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Set up automatic daily reboot
Recently I had the problem that my MagicMirror did not work properly after two days at the latest. For some reason, the screen was black and it was not clear […]
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HowTo: Node Red – Encrypt connection
In the article NodeRed – Setting up user login it has already been pointed out that it is very important to secure access to your NodeRed configuration interface. In particular […]
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HowTo: Node Red – User Login Setup
After installing NodeRed for the first time, you can usually access the NodeRed configuration interface without much hassle. This is handy because you can start directly with the configuration. Unfortunately, […]
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HowTo: Node Red – Installing Node Red on the Raspberry Pi
NodeRed, in my opinion, is one of the most intuitive graphical programming tools in the SmartHome-/IoT-range. In NodeRed, program sequences are not programmed (only) with program code but, to a […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – SSH and WiFi set before the first boot
By default, SSH access is disabled on a RaspberryPi. If you should start a fresh RaspberryPi for the first time or you have reinstalled the operating system, the login via […]
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HowTo: Node Red – Restart, shut down and start remote Raspberry Pi
This article describes how to run commands from NodeRed on a remote Linux system and thus be able to reboot and shut down another system. Requirements Helpful Articles: Of course […]
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HowTo: Node Red – Install New Nodes
The great thing about NodeRed, in addition to the simple programming, is that there are all sorts of plugins (in the NodeRed-Universe called “nodes”) with which the functionality of NodeRed […]
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HowTo: Node Red – Perform action on Server-Start
Depending on how you configure your Node-Red installation, it may be convenient for you to be notified when Node-Red restarts. For example, you will be notified of crashes and related […]
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How To: Node Red – Integrate 433 Mhz Window Contact
In the article about the 433Mhz mini push-button, I had already reported on my wanderings through the wonders of the electronic product world. Not only did I notice the 433Mhz […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Send FM signals via GPIO pin
The RaspberryPi can also be used to send audio files and even entire texts via FM signal thanks to a technical trick and suitable script – without additional hardware (apart […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Output speech via FM signal
In the articles RaspberryPi – Install speech output with eSpeak and RaspberryPi – Send FM signals via GPIO pin is described how to use the RaspberryPi to read texts to […]
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HowTo: Node Red – Read UPS status
One of those vulnerabilities of a smart home system that only really becomes aware of when things go wrong is “energy”. Unfortunately, all the sensors, actuators and the controlling intelligence […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Music streaming to the Raspberry Pi via DLNA client
Just when your RaspberryPi is lurking in StandBy most of the day, it makes sense to give him other tasks than originally planned. This is the case, for example, with […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – View Bootlog
There are a few cases in the life of a RaspberryPi owner as it may be useful to display the last bootlog of the RaspberryPi. The bootlog is basically the […]
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How To: Node Red – Import and Export Node Code / Flows
Another great feature of NodeRed is that the complete – or even individual parts of the configuration – can be exported formatted as a JSON string. JSON strings are strings […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Set up your own welcome message
There are meanwhile many possibilities to give your RaspberryPi a personal touch. About self-designed and then 3D-printed housing to self-soldered expansion boards, there is almost nothing that is not possible. […]
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HowTo: Node Red – High humidity warning
Especially in rooms in which you “work” much mit water or steam you should always ventilate sufficiently to prevent damage and health hazards caused by mold. If you are one […]
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HowTo: Display/find out the IP address of the devices in the network
Especially if you are a bit more concerned with the Internet, network or your own SmartHome, sooner or later you will face the problem of finding out the IP addresses […]
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HowTo: Register OpenWeatherMap.org API Key
Via the service of OpenWeatherMap.org You can get free weather data. To be able to access this service in an automated way – for example from NodeRed or from an […]
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RaspberryPI – Commands cheat sheet
When you first get in touch with the Linux world as a Windows user, the frustration usually does not wait long. Especially working with the console is unfamiliar and almost […]
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HowTo: FHEM – install nanoCul
A smart home system is only really fun when it can communicate with other components. Since many systems use radio links for communication, it is only logical to make FHEM […]
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HowTo: RaspberryPi – Sharing folders with SMB and mount in Windows as a network drive
If you work with the RaspberryPi you will sooner or later encounter the problem of how to transfer files to the RasPi or copy them from the RasPi. There are […]
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HowTo: RaspberryPi – Install MQTT server on the RaspberryPi
MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport) is the protocol that is becoming more and more important in the world of the Internet of Things. It is very easy to exchange different […]
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