To make sure that my MagicMirror is only on when I really use it, I configured a small automation using NodeRed. So the screen is only turned on when [...]
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HowTo: Node Red - Trigger actions via Windows shortcut / mouse click
So that I can switch off my 3D printer automatically after the printing process, I have installed a Sonoff relay so that it can interrupt the power supply to the complete 3D printer. The relay [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: 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 [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red – Show gas station prices in the area on the dashboard
With NodeRed or the appropriate nodes, you can very easily retrieve data from the Internet and display it in a processed form. A practical use case for this is, for example, the retrieval of gas station prices [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: 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 [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: 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 [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: 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 [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: 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 [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: 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 [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: 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 [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red – Shutdown and restart Raspberry Pi
Another practical thing in NodeRed is that you can also easily trigger common Linux commands via NodeRed node.
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red – Control Facebook(*) lamp
In the article NodeRed/Tasmota - Building a Facebook(*) Icon Lamp is explained how you can build your own Facebook(*) lamp. The goal is to link this later with your SmartHome and for example [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: 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 [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: 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 [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: 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 [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: 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 [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red / FritzBox – Display caller list in the dashboard
In addition to caller ID, you can also display the caller log of the Fritzbox in NodeRed. How to do this is explained in the following article. Prerequisites Helpful articles:To apply this configuration [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red / Tasmota - A "dead man's switch" or how to use the absence of status messages as an event
I must admit I've never seen them before, but there are supposed to be so-called dead man's switches on trains. These switches with the somewhat macabre name are a whole sensible invention. [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red – Integrate Sonoff 433Mhz RF Bridge
In the two articles Sonoff 433Mhz RF Bridge with Tasmota Firmware flashing and Tasmota - Sonoff 433Mhz RF Bridge configuring and sockets teaching is explained how to configure the Sonoff RF Bridge to the [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red – Get current weather data from OpenWeatherMap
You don't always have the possibility to measure environmental data such as the outside temperature directly. Nevertheless, sometimes it is practical. For example, you can make sure that the radiators inside [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red - Send Email on Events
E-mails are (I believe) one of the oldest means of communication on the Internet. In the smart home sector, however, they do not play a major role. Push services - such as [...] - are often preferred for fast and direct data exchange.
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red – Display IP Cam Images in Dashboard
If you have installed an IP camera in your network - or elsewhere - you can also display the camera image in the dashboard of NodeRed. How this works [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red – Set up a “welcome boost” for the heating when you are new
Especially non-tech-savvy roommates are mostly skeptical about this whole SmartHome thing. Questions are constantly asked such as "But why do you need that?" or "And that's so important now that [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red – Control devices with Apple HomeKit and read sensors
You can swear about Apple devices or idolize them, but what Apple has done very well is to integrate SmartHome components into their operating systems. Thus, iOs inherently brings a [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red – Integrate 433Mhz SOS button
In the article about the 433Mhz mini-button I had already reported on my forays through the wonders of the electronic product world. In the process, I also noticed a 433Mhz SOS button, which probably [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red – Integrate 433Mhz wireless wall button
Another practical find during my forays through the electronic product world is the 433Mhz wireless wall switch. It can be easily integrated into NodeRed or any other SmartHome system using the RF Bridge. How [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red / Magic Mirror – Display data from Node Red on the mirror
For a long time I have been looking for a way how I can display the data I collect with NodeRed from my SmartHome comfortably on the MagicMirror. Thanks to the many plugins [...]
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I must admit I have not yet found the perfect solution to list all SmartHome-relevant articles clearly. Until then, to bring at least some overview into the available SmartHome articles comes [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red – Display server uptime in the dashboard
In addition to the data from your SmartHome, you can also display data about the server on which NodeRed is running. How to view the uptime (i.e. the running time) of your Raspberry Pi in the dashboard [...]
WeiterlesenHowTo: Node Red / FritzBox – presence detection with the 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 lamps when you are absent or turn on radiators when you are present.
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