The TRADFRI plug is a simple way to switch existing consumers such as lamps via your smart home system via Zigbee The consumer can be switched on and off. At […]
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Tag: SmartHome
HowTo: NodeRed – Presence detection via ping requests
In order to be able to automate your own smart home properly, one function is quite important: Are residents present or not? This is the only way the system can, […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Use Docker container with OpenMediaVault / OMV and Portainer
Another practical advantage of OpenMediaVault is that thanks to the prepared Docker and Portainer installation, you can easily add additional functions. Docker containers are a type of software package that […]
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HowTo: OpenMediaVault – Install and configure DLNA plugin for media streaming
In the article Raspberry Pi – music streaming to the Raspberry Pi via DLNA client, I have already described how to use the Raspberry Pi as a playback device for […]
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HowTo: OpenMediaVault – Set up an external hard drive as a drive
As the name of OpenMediaVault suggests, it is about managing media. Of course, you also need the appropriate storage space for this. In the article NetworkAttachedStorage / Building a NAS […]
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HowTo: Zigbee – Flash the Electrolama zig-a-zig-ah! (zzh!) USB stick coordinator with zigbee2mqtt firmware
In the article Zigbee – Preparing a Sonoff zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus for zigbee2mqtt, I described how to write the firmware for zigbee2mqtt to a Zigbee stick from Sonoff. […]
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HowTo: OpenMediaVault – Create another user
As soon as you work with OpenMediaVault and use various services and plugins, it makes sense to create a new user at some point. In this way, you can set […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Evaluate MPR121 touch sensor via I2C and Node Red
Thanks to the I2C bus, the Raspberry Pi can be equipped with a variety of practical sensors and actuators. The MPR121 offers a (in my opinion) very elegant way for […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Flash firmware with esp web tools directly from the browser
Flashing the ESP8266 or ESP32 is not that easy if you have not had much contact with microcontrollers before. Now, there is something very cool that makes this process super […]
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HowTo: OpenMediaVault – Enable HTTPS encryption for web access
After installing OpenMediaVault, the first thing you should do is enable HTTPS encryption for web access. This ensures that when you access the OMV web interface, all data is encrypted […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Get an overview of the available storage with NCDU
If you often work with large or many files on the Raspberry Pi, sooner or later you will face the problem that the available memory is running out. At least […]
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HowTo: Node Red – Read live data of an SMA EV CHARGER 22 Wallbox
I recently added an SMA EV Charger 22 Wallbox to my network. Of course, this is primarily used to charge an electric car. Nevertheless, I was of course curious which […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Install OpenMediaVault OMV on the RaspberryPi
In the article RaspberryPi – NetworkAttachedStorage / build your own NAS from a RaspberryPi 4, I had already described that the (relatively) new Raspberry Pi 4B is also very well […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Create Image from system SD card
As is so often the case with backups, you usually only think about making one when it’s too late for it. That’s what happened to me recently with one of […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Mount drive in Linux
As a Raspberry Pi user, sooner or later you will stumble over the question of how to connect a USB stick, external hard drive or SD card to the Raspberry […]
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HowTo: Raspberry Pi – Read the unique ID of a Raspberry Pi
Normally, all data of a Raspberry Pi is stored on the inserted SD card. This has the advantage that you can simply insert an operational SD card into another Raspberry […]
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News – Summer 2022
It’s been a while since I gave an overview of my current projects. So here’s a little update. 🙂 WinDIY_2 I’ve been working on the second version of WinDIY for […]
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HowTo: Node Red – Control GPIO of an ESPEasy device
EspEasy and Node Red each offer a number of options for automation. You get even more options if you combine both systems. In the article ESPEasy – Execute commands and […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Build the pxlDigit_clock using the pxlDigit_PCB
I got the idea for the pxlDigit_PCB while building the pxlDigit (article here: https://nerdiy.de/howto-elektronik-seven-segment-digit-pxldigit-aus-ws2812-leds-bauen/). There the pxlDigit is made up of individual WS2812 LED segments. To do this, the LEDs […]
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HowTo: Zigbee – Integrate Ikea SYMFONISK E1744 remote control into NodeRed via zigbee2mqtt
The Ikea SYMFONISK E1744 remote control is actually intended to control the SYMFONISK WiFi speaker from Ikea. This can then be used to control the volume or change the track. […]
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HowTo: Anemosens – Build a 3D printed wind sensor / anemometer
To be honest, the idea of a 3D printable wind sensor (in technical jargon “anemometer”) has been floating around in my head for a long time. Initially I could have […]
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HowTo: NodeRed – FRITZ DECT 200 Steckdose mithilfe von NodeRed steuern und auslesen
Die FRITZ!Box ist nicht nur ein sehr guter Router für das Heimnetzwerk. Sie kann – ausgestattet mit dem passenden Smart Home Zubehör – auch zur Smart Home Zentrale Eures Hauses […]
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HowTo: Tasmota – Steckdose mit Einschaltverzögerung verzögert einschalten
Um ganz Sicher zu gehen, dass ich nach dem Verlassen meines Arbeitsplatzes/Schreibtisch auch wirklich alle Geräte (Lötkolben, etc.) ausgeschaltet habe, schalte ich schon seit Jahren die Verbraucher an meinem Schreibtisch […]
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HowTo: Zigbee – IKEA STYRBAR Taster E2001/E2002 über zigbee2mqtt in NodeRed einbinden
Der IKEA STYRBAR Taster ist etwas größer als der kleine Bruder der Ikea TRADFRI E1743 Taster. Dafür bietet er aber auch ein paar mehr Funktion und – aufgrund der zwei […]
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HowTo: Zigbee – Xiaomi Aqara MCCGQ11LM Tür- bzw. Fenstersensor über zigbee2mqtt in NodeRed einbinden
In dem Artikel zum Sonoff SNZB-03 Bewegungsmelder und Ikea TRADFRI Bewegungsmelder Bewegungsmelder hatte ich schonmal erwähnt, dass sich ein Smart Home auch zu einer (eingeschränkten) Alarmanlage ausbauen lässt. Dabei können […]
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HowTo: Zigbee – Ikea TRADFRI Bewegungsmelder E1525/E1745 über zigbee2mqtt in Node Red einbinden
Im Artikel über den Sonoff SNZB-03 Bewegungsmelder hatte ich schonmal beschrieben wie man einen Bewegungsmelder nutzen kann um das eigene SmartHome weiter zu automatisieren. So lassen sich nicht nur Lichter […]
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HowTo: Zigbee – 4x Wandtaster TuYa TS0044 mithilfe von Node Red auslesen
In einem großen Teil meines Smart Homes verwende ich die Ikea TRADFRI E1743 Taster. Mit diesen lassen sich bequem bis zu vier Geräte ein- und ausschalten. Vor kurzem bin ich […]
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HowTo: Node Red – Temperatur des FRITZ! DECT Repeater 100 auslesen
Den FRITZ! DECT Repeater habe ich mir vor kurzem zugelegt um die Telefonreichweite meiner DECT Telefone zu verbessern. Leider muss meine Fritz Box im Keller stehen, weil nur dort ein […]
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HowTo: Fritz Box – AIN Eures SmartHome Geräts herausfinden
SmartHome Geräte die mit der FRITZ!Box kompatibel sind werden über eine AIN angesprochen. Diese AIN ist eine Eindeutige Identifikationsnummer, welche dem jeweiligen Gerät zugewiesen ist. Wenn Ihr zum Beispiel mithilfe […]
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HowTo: Zigbee – IKEA TRADFRI Shortcut Taster E1812 über zigbee2mqtt in Node Red einbinden
Der IKEA TRADFRI Shortcut Taster E1812 ist der kleine Bruder des Ikea TRADFRI E1743 Taster. Beide sind in der Größe Identisch. Die Einzigen Unterschiede beim Shortcut Taster sind, dass dieser […]
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