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: SmartHome
HowTo: 3D printing – Build a Y-distributor for a 125mm exhaust hose
While setting up the suction system for my soldering station and the chamber of my 3D printer, I was faced with the problem that I had to somehow split the […]
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HowTo: ESPEasy – Set up password protection, save and restore configurations
I am not sure whether ESPs can really be abused to set up a botnet. Either way, you shouldn’t neglect the issue of security, even with the small ESPEasy devices. […]
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HowTo: ESPEasy – Connect VL53L0X / VL53L1X distance sensor to the ESP8266 / ESP32 and read its data
The VL53L0x or its sister / brother, the VL53L1X is a very precise and relatively inexpensive laser distance sensor. With this, distances can be measured almost at millimeter-accuracy. In one […]
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HowTo: ESPEasy – Connect the BME280 / BMP280 to the ESP8266 and read its data
The BME280 is one of the sensors that I use in almost all of my projects. With this sensor one can not only measure the temperature. The air humidity and […]
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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: ESPEasy – Connect a rotary encoder to the ESP8266 and evaluate it
Especially if your own circuit has a display to show values, the next step is often to connect an interface option. You can connect buttons or switches. A relatively cool […]
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HowTo: ESPEasy – Connect the PCA9685 PWM port extension to the ESP8266
The PCA9685 is quite a practical IC. This is connected to the microcontroller (e.g. ESP8266) via I2C and can then control up to 16 individual PWM channels. You can control […]
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HowTo: pxlBlck – Design icons, transfer them to the pxlBlck and display them
I started developing the pxlBlcks because I was looking for a way to stay informed about events in the SmartHome. There are now two options integrated into the pxlBlck plug-in. […]
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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 – Configure watch faces and screensavers
The adjustable dials differ from the type of LED matrix used. Unfortunately, this is the case because different LED-matrix sizes allow or do not allow different dials and screensavers. In […]
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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 to Sonoff iFan03 module
There are some practical modules in the Sonoff range. This also includes the “Sonoff iFan03”. This is actually intended to be able to control ceiling fans and a connected lamp […]
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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: ESPEasy – Connect VL53L0X / VL53L1X distance sensor to the ESP8266 / ESP32 and read its data
I recently stumbled across the VL53L0X and VL53L1X TOF distance sensors. These sensors can determine distances with millimeter accuracy using a laser. In addition, they have a range of up […]
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HowTo: FHEM – Structure, Modules & Worth Knowing
After installing FHEM for the first time and the configuration page was reachable, the euphoria was great. After I had clicked on it a bit, this euphoria was quickly replaced […]
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HowTo: Tasmota – Build your own Retro-Bulb-Smart-Home-Lamp
Some may recognized in the Retro-speaker project, that it is a small hobby of me to give old things a new benefit. If you can also improve the old technology […]
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HowTo: FritzBox – Use your own computer via “Linphone” as a VoIP phone-client
If you belong to one of the numerous owners of a FritzBox, you can set up another telephone extension on your computer with a few tricks. That means you will […]
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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: Find latitude and longitude of any position with GoogleMaps
There are a few cases where you have to find out the geographic coordinates of a particular location. For example, to calculate exact sunrise and sunset times at a specific […]
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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 – 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: Tasmota – Sonoff RF Bridge RF chip (EFM8BB1) flashing with Portisch firmware
Thanks to the very universal Tasmota firmware (see: flashing Sonoff 433Mhz Rf Bridge with Tasmota firmware), you can use the Sonoff RF Bridge to send and receive just about any […]
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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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