Anyone who uses one (or more) Apple devices is certainly familiar with the AirPlay function. Thanks to this, media of all kinds can be streamed to other devices in the […]
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Category: SmartHome
HowTo: Tasmota – Flash Tasmota firmware to Sonoff iFan03 module
View of the components belonging to the Sonoff iFan03. Another view. In order for the module to be programmed, you must first open the housing and remove the circuit board. […]
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HowTo: NodeRed – Pushbullet notification at SSH login
From the FritzBox I am used to being notified as soon as someone logs on to my FritzBox. I think that’s a great security feature. At some point I thought […]
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HowTo: Tasmota – Flash Tasmota firmware using Tuya-Convert
Flashing devices with the ESP8266 is already described in the article ESP8266 – Flashing .bin files under Windows with the “Esptool”. But many ready-made SmartHome devices such as various sockets […]
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Tasmota – Configure shut-off delay for relay-output
Letting a relay run with a shut-off delay is actually a function that is used quite often. Unfortunately (at least until today) this is not so easy to implement with […]
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HowTo: NodeRed – Control FritzBox thermostat via NodeRed
HowTo: NodeRed – Restart FritzBox via NodeRed Dashboard
HowTo: Electronics – nanoPxl V1.1 soldering SMD components
I am currently working on the first preparations for a somewhat larger project. For this I need LEDs which shine a little brighter. At the same time, I didn’t want […]
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HowTo: NodeRed – Automatic saving of the NodeRed journal after starting NodeRed (for debugging purposes)
NodeRed – View Linux login history
It is known that almost all Linux commands can be executed with the help of NodeRed. What makes the whole thing particularly practical, however, is that you can then also […]
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HowTo: RaspberryPi – Rotate screen output
HowTo: NodeRed – Shut down and restart RaspberryPi
Eine weitere praktische Sache in NodeRed ist, dass man auch übliche Linux Befehle bequem per NodeRed-Node auslösen kann.
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HowTo: FritzBox – Fix the “TypeError: Cannot read property ‘actions’ of ‘undefined'” error in the “node-red-contrib-fritz” node
For some time now I have had the problem that my “node-red-contrib-fritz” node cannot connect to my FritzBox. What confused me: Nothing really changed in the entire configuration before the […]
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HowTo: ESPEasy – Water Level sensor with VL53L0X / VL53L1X
I recently stumbled across the VL53L0X and VL53L1X TOF distance sensors. These sensors can determine distances with millimeter accuracy using a laser. In addition, they have a range of up […]
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HowTo: Node Red – Control the Facebook(*)-Lamp
The article NodeRed/Tasmota – Building a Facebook(*) Icon Lamp explains how to build your own Facebook (*) lamp. The goal is to link these later with your SmartHome and, for […]
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How To: NodeRed – Supply Nerdiys PanelMeter with weather data
In the articles Build a retro-smart home display via analog displays and ESPEasy – Install and configure the Nerdy PanelMeter plugin was described what you need to do to build […]
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How To: Node Red – Control the WhatsApp(*)-lamp
In the article NodeRed/Tasmota – Building a WhatsApp(*) Icon Lamp explains how to build your own WhatsApp (*) lamp. The goal is to link these later with your SmartHome and, […]
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HowTo: NodeRed – Control the Instagram(*)-Lamp
The article NodeRed/Tasmota – Building an Instagram (*) icon lamp explains how to build your own Instagram (*) lamp. The goal is to link these later with your SmartHome and, […]
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How To: ESPEasy – Install and configure the Nerdy PanelMeter plugin
In the article Build your own retro SmartHome display via analog displays, is explained how to assemble your own Retro SmartHome display. But unfortunately even the best hardware is nothing […]
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HowTo: ESPEasy – execute commands and actions via HTTP, MQTT, UDP and directly
One thing that makes ESPEasy so practical and universal is the ability to read and control various sensors and actuators via commands. Especially in combination with appropriate rules, this results […]
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HowTo: ESPEasy – Compile firmware, flash and configure WiFi access data
Each project consists not only of many important hardware components but also of the appropriate software. It is often less work to assemble the project than to write the appropriate […]
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How To: Register Google Maps API Key
Google offers many of its services up to a certain limit for free. For example, it is also possible to access the Google Maps functionality. This is useful, for example, […]
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HowTo: NodeRed – Creating a User Interface with Dashboard Nodes
I don’t know if dashboards are THE means to make a nerd’s heart beat faster, but they are certainly one way to make a nerd’s heart beat faster. For those […]
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HowTo: FHEM – Structure, Modules & Worth Knowing
After installing FHEM for the first time and the configuration page was reachable, the euphoria was great. After I had clicked on it a bit, this euphoria was quickly replaced […]
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HowTo: FHEM – Secure access to the configuration interface
At least after you have done the first configurations in your FHEM interface you should also deal with the topic of security. It is really annoying if you lose the […]
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HowTo: FHEM – Create MQTT Devices
In the article RaspberryPi – Install MQTT Server on the RaspberryPi I had written a little to MQTT and explained how to install a separate MQTT server on the RaspberryPi. […]
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Image collection: Tasmota – Building a World-Map-Lamp
This article actually contains rather a colorful collection of photos originated from the time before Nerdiy.de. At that time, I built a map of the world as a decoration for […]
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HowTo: Tasmota – firmware flashing
Besides the hardware, the right software for your project is just as important. A practical and universally applicable firmware for the “forest-and-meadow microcontroller” ESP8266 is the Tasmota firmware. This allows […]
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How To: NodeRed/FritzBox – View Caller List in Dashboard
In addition to the caller ID, you can also view the caller log of the Fritzbox in NodeRed. How to do this is explained in the following article. Requirements Helpful […]
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HowTo: Tasmota – Configure automatic switch-off of the output
Automatically dropping relays are known, for example, from the stairwell. The light is switched on by pressing a button. Without having to press the button again, the light is automatically […]
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