For a while I've owned one of those car covers that you put over the car to prevent ice from forming on the windows in cold temperatures. This cover […]
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Tag: Automation
HowTo: Zigbee - Sonoff SNZB-03 motion detector via zigbee2mqtt into NodeRed
I think a smart home is always really practical when it relieves work or makes life more pleasant. Admittedly, the possibilities are not huge in this regard. But who ever […]
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HowTo: Zigbee - Integrate Ikea TRADFRI E1743 push button via zigbee2mqtt in NodeRed
The IKEA TRADFRI button E1743 is one of the most used buttons in my SmartHome. It is very cheap at (currently) 6 euros per piece and at the same time the quality is very good […]
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HowTo: Zigbee - Register devices or sensors and actuators to zigbee2mqtt
In order for you to be able to use Zigbee devices for your SmartHome, they must of course first be connected to your Zigbee network. This can be implemented in different ways. The easiest way new devices […]
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HowTo: Zigbee - Prepare a Sonoff zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus for zigbee2mqtt
To be able to use Zigbee sensors or actuators to control your SmartHome with zigbee2mqtt you need a Zigbee adapter. This is the interface between Zigbee device and SmartHome system (e.g. NodeRed) and [...]
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HowTo: Zigbee - Migrate a CC2530/CC2531 coordinator under zigbee2mqtt to another coordinator
I've been using zigbee2mqtt for quite a while to integrate Zigbee sensors and actuators into my SmartHome. For a few years I have had one on the CC2530 or CC2531 IC […]
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HowTo: Zigbee - Administration of Zigbee2mqtt via Dashboard
Zigbee2mqtt could initially only be configured and controlled via the configuration file or access to the MQTT server. Meanwhile, however, there is a very useful extension for zigbee2mqtt that makes it possible [...]
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HowTo: Zigbee - Installation of zigbee2mqtt on the Raspberry Pi
Recently I started to convert parts of my SmartHome to the Zigbee standard. In the past, I still used sensors and actuators based on the simple 433Mhz radio. [...]
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HowTo: ESPEasy - Set time synchronization with the DS3231 / DS3232 RTC
Thanks to NTP server ESPEasy is able to retrieve the time via WiFi connection. This possibility can be set up very easily and is described for example here: ESPEasy - NTP time retrieval [...]
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HowTo: PCB - Build ButtonBoard PCB V1.2
The ButtonBoard PCB is my attempt to kill several birds with one stone. On the one hand I was always looking for a universal and easy to program remote control [...]
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HowTo: PCB - pxlBlck_multiPCB
One of my past PCB projects is the "pxlBlck_multiPCB". As the name suggests this PCB is the heart of several future pxlBlck variants. So far I have used as main MCU for many projects the [...]
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HowTo: ESPEasy - Configure MQTT Server and Subscribe to Topics
ESPEasy can now read out very many different sensors and / or control actuators (see also ESPEasy - Sensors & Actuators). With the help of the "Rules" can then locally on the ESP [...]
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HowTo: Node Red – Control Spotify from NodeRed
What I really like about Spotify is that it's very networkable. You can play or control music or podcast on another device with just a few clicks. Thanks to the free possibility [...]
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HowTo: pxlBlck - Building the pxlBlck_RingClock
The pxlBlck_RingClock is very similar to the pxlBlck_SlotClock. It is also built with the help of a 1×60 LED matrix and can display the time according to the same scheme as the pxlBlck_SlotClock. However, the [...]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Install and configure the pxlBlck plugin
The pxlBlck-plugin for the ESPEasy framework is the "software counterpart" to the pxlBlck platforms. With the plugin you can easily control the installed LED matrices and with the help of the other functions is relatively [...]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Commands for configuring the pxlBlck
The pxlBlck-plugin or the functions of your pxlBlck can be configured in two different ways. One way is to configure most of the functions via the plugin's web menu. Many infos [...]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Automatic adjustment of the display brightness via LDR
If you not only want to stay informed about events with your pxlBlck and also use it to display the current time, then you may have already noticed that a fixed [...]
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HowTo: Node Red - Fridge Door Monitoring Using Energy Consumption
In recent weeks, I have often had the problem that my freezer door did not close properly. This resulted in at least one night when the refrigerator door did not close for almost seven hours [...]
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HowTo: Node Red – Pushbullet notification for SSH login
From the FritzBox I am used to being notified as soon as someone logs on to my FritzBox. I think this is a great security feature. At some point I thought that it [...]
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HowTo: Tasmota – Flash firmware with TuyaConvert
Flashing devices with the ESP8266 is already described in the article ESP8266 - flashing .bin files under Windows with the "Esptool". Many ready SmartHome devices such as various sockets [...]
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HowTo: Tasmota – Set off-delayed after-running of a relay
The overrun of a relay is actually a quite often used function. Unfortunately, this is (at least until today) not so easy to realize with the Tasmota relays. A practical use case [...]
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HowTo: Node Red – Control the FritzBox radiator thermostat from Node Red
I recently ordered one of the DECT radiator thermostats for the FritzBox out of curiosity. As usual with the Fritz products, installation and commissioning was super easy. For attachment and setup [...]
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HowTo: Node Red - Restarting the FritzBox from the dashboard
It doesn't happen often, but sometimes a reboot of the FritzBox helps to fix problems in the network or with the internet connection. To restart the FritzBox there are [...]
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HowTo: Node Red – Automatically save the Node Red journal after starting Node Red (for debugging purposes)
Recently I had a problem with NodeRed that causes the NodeRed process to crash sometimes. This is not a big deal since it restarts automatically. On the [...]
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HowTo: Node Red – Show Linux login history
That with the help of NodeRed almost all Linux commands can be executed is known by now. What makes the whole thing particularly practical, however, is that you can then also process the [...]
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HowTo: Node Red – Supply Nerdiys PanelMeter with weather data
In the articles Retro-SmartHome-Display via Analog-Anzeigen selber bauen and ESPEasy - NerdiysPanelMeter-Plugin installieren und konfigurieren we described what you have to do to build your own Retro-SmartHome-Display. If nu everything [...]
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HowTo: Node Red – Control WhatsApp(*) lamp
In the article NodeRed/Tasmota - Building a WhatsApp(*) icon lamp is explained how you can build your own WhatsApp(*) lamp. The goal is to link this later with your SmartHome and for example [...]
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HowTo: Node Red – Control Instagram(*) lamp
The article NodeRed/Tasmota - Building an Instagram(*) Icon Lamp explains how you can build your own Instagram(*) lamp. The goal is to link this later with your SmartHome and for example [...]
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HowTo: ESP Easy – Install and configure NerdiysPanelMeter plugin
In the article Retro-SmartHome-Display via Analog-Anzeigen selber bauen the assembly of an own Retro-SmartHome-Display was explained. But unfortunately even the best hardware is nothing without the right software. So you can use the [...]
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HowTo: Node Red - Create a user interface with dashboard nodes
I don't know if dashboards are THE (one) means to make a nerd's heart beat faster, but certainly they are a means to make a nerd's heart beat faster [...]
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