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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Tag: Raspian
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: Node Red - Turn Raspberry Pi screen on and off
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 [...]
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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: 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 [...]
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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: 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 - 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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HowTo: 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 [...]
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HowTo: 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. [...]
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HowTo: 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 [...]
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HowTo: 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.
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HowTo: 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 [...]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Control the Raspberry Pi via VNC
Besides SSH, you can also control the RaspberryPi via the VNC protocol. Thereby you access the graphical user interface. And you can use the graphical user interface of the RaspberryPi without a [...]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi - Fix "SSH is not responding" or "is very slow" problem
The other day, after reinstalling Raspian on the RaspberryPi, I had the problem that access via SSH was agonizingly slow. Most of the time, you could still get the username and password [...]
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HowTo: Magic Mirror – Show current traffic overview
A cool and practical plugin for the MagicMirror is the plugin "MMM-GoogleMapsTraffic". This shows you the status of the current traffic in your area. How to install this is described in the [...]
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HowTo: 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 [...]
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HowTo: Magic Mirror – Installation of the required software
A MagicMirror consists of an important part of software besides the obvious mirror&screen. There are now some good software packages for this. The best one in my opinion is the one from Michael Teeuw. He has developed the for [...]
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HowTo: 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 [...]
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HowTo: 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 [...]
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HowTo: 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 [...]
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HowTo: 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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HowTo: Magic Mirror – Install 3rd party modules
As already mentioned in the article MagicMirror - Installation of the required software, the basic functionality of the MagicMirror software can be extended by various plugins. Where you can find these plugins and how you can use them [...]
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HowTo: Node Red – Display W-Lan networks in the area
I must admit that I haven't found a real use for this feature yet, but I'm sure someone will get some use out of it someday. In this article, [...]
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Build your own OpenSource SmartHome
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 [...]
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HowTo: 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 [...]
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