One of my past PCB projects is the “pxlBlck_multiPCB”. As the name suggests, this board is the heart of several future pxlBlck variants. So far I have used the Wemos […]
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Tag: Automation
HowTo: ESPEasy – Configure MQTT server on the ESP8266 and subscribe to topics
ESPEasy can read out a large number of different sensors and / or control actuators (see also ESPEasy – Sensors & Actuators). With the help of the “Rules” it is […]
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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 built-in LED matrices and with the help […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Commands to configure the pxlBlck
The pxlBlck plugin and the functions of your pxlBlck can be configured in two different ways. One possibility is to configure most of the functions via the plugin’s web menu. […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Automatic setting 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 it might be you noticed that a […]
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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: 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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HowTo: Tasmota – Configuring the Sonoff 433Mhz RF Bridge and teaching Sockets
After flashing the Sonoff RF Bridge – as described in the article Sonoff – 433Mhz RF Bridge flashing Tasmota firmware – with the Tasmota firmware, it is time to correctly […]
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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: Sonoff – 433Mhz RF Bridge flashing Tasmota firmware
The Sonoff 433Mhz RF Bridge is a cheap and easy way to drive devices that communicate with each other over the 433Mhz radio frequency. In principle, as the name suggests, […]
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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: 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 – 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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HowTo: FHEM – Installing MQTT module
In the article RaspberryPi – Install MQTT server on the RaspberryPi I had written a little to MQTT and how to install your own MQTT server on the RaspberryPi. In […]
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