Building your own motorised smart blinds is a really attractive idea and something I’ve been meaning to get to for quite some time – after all, some of the off [ … ]
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Using ESPHome on Sonoff RF Bridge
In a previous article, I showed you how to flash Tasmota to a Sonoff RF Bridge, which allows you to receive and transmit 433MHz RF signals like the ones used [ … ]
Converting the 28BYJ-48 stepper motor for more torque!
A couple of days ago I decided to strip apart my blinds and figure out how to automate them, its something I wanted to do for a while but never [ … ]
Flashing any Smart bulb, plug or switch with Tuya-Convert
I wrote last year about over the air flashing of smart bulbs using the Tuya-convert procedure. However, back then there was no current way to bypass a firmware that Tuya [ … ]
How to build a WiFi connected Fingerprint Sensor with Home Assistant
When I posted some update videos on Reddit and Twitter (make sure to follow me there for more updates!) earlier this week about the Fingerprint Sensor update, the reaction was [ … ]
Fingerprint Sensor Module with Arduino
Adding a Fingerprint sensor to an Arduino/Raspberry Pi/ESP8266 has always been an interesting way, in my opinion, of adding security to a project, given how simple it is and your [ … ]
Building a temperature sensors for Home Assistant – Wemos D1 Mini with DS18B20 build guide
The world has changed a little bit in the past couple of weeks/months depending on where you live with a global pandemic currently on-going, meaning more and more of us [ … ]
How to make your own dual-purpose wireless alarm system with Home Assistant – Part 1
Ever looked at adding an alarm system to your house only to overwhelmed by the plethora of options out there? We get you, it can be very hard to make [ … ]
Wifi Dimmer switch with Tasmota – Tuya Dimmer guide
Dimmer switches have been around for a long time, useful for those situations where you just don’t want a bulb to be at 100% brightness all the time. So what [ … ]
Building a bed occupancy sensor for Home Assistant
Building a bed occupancy sensor for Home Assistant automations