The articles Tasmota – Configuring the Sonoff 433Mhz RF Bridge and teaching Sockets and Sonoff – 433Mhz RF Bridge flashing Tasmota firmware explain how to prepare the Sonoff RF Bridge […]
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Tag: Actuators
HowTo: Node Red – Send E-Mail on Events
(I think) E-mails are one of the oldest ways to communicate on the Internet. By contrast, they do not play a major role in the smart home sector. For fast […]
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HowTo: Node Red – Set up a “welcome-boost” for the heater on entering the apartment
Especially non-technology enthusiastic roommates are usually skeptical about this whole SmartHome thing. Constantly questions such as “But why do you need that?” or “And that’s so important now that it […]
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How To: Node Red – Integrate 433Mhz SOS Push Button
In the article about the 433Mhz mini push-button, I had already reported on my wanderings through the wonders of the electronic product world. On this trip I also noticed a […]
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How To: Node Red – Integrate 433Mhz Wireless Wall Switch
Another handy find during my wanderings through the electronic product world is the 433Mhz wireless wall button. It can be easily integrated into NodeRed or any other SmartHome system using […]
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HowTo: Build a retro-smart home display via analog displays
The other day I found an old control panel with old analogue displays when mucking out the cellar. It came to me the idea that somehow it must be possible […]
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HowTo: Tasmota – Build your own SmartHome Gloworm lamp
The other day, I found the mason jar pictured below on the shelves of a large Swedish furniture company. Mason jars are not an invention from Sweden. I would almost […]
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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: Tasmota – WS2812 Fairy lights to build yourself
From the construction of the world map lamp I had a few plastic lamp housings over. These lay for a long time lonely on the shelf, until I came up […]
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HowTo: Tasmota – Sonoff S26 flashing with Tasmota firmware
In the search for cheap Wi-Fi sockets to control normal consumers you will sooner or later stumble on the “Sonoff S26”. This is a (if not the most) cheapest Wi-Fi […]
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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: 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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How To: Node Red – Integrate 433Mhz Mini Push Button
On my (almost daily) wanderings through the wonders of the electronic product world I recently came across this little guy: An approximately two-euro piece large 433Mhz wireless pushbutton powered by […]
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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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HowTo: FHEM – Installation on the RaspberryPi
A term that is more often stumbled upon in everyday life is “SmartHome”. But what is behind it? And do I really need that? Smart home (= intelligent home) is […]
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