The words “Home Automation” tend to cover a range of topics. It covers things like being able to schedule things to be on at certain times, or to respond to another device like a motion sensor. Detecting when stuff happens is also part of Home Automation and can include someone pressing a switch, a door …
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Month:July 2021
Treatlife Smart Dimmer
Without enough research I ordered a TreatLife Smart Dimmer switch from Amazon. I like the fact that it had an on/off button and separate dimming buttons along with some LED’s that show the setting. I also like the fact that it had an ESP8266 mcu which meant that it should be reprogrammable. When it arrived I …
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Smarter Garage (Part 1)
I am fortunate enough to have a garage big enough to take two cars. The garage has an automatic door that can be triggered either through a door bell button or through a key fob via RF. Lets see how we can make things a bit smarter. Aim I would like to achieve the following: …
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Hello World
I’ve recently moved house and have a bit more space to get back into a neglected hobby, electronics. The nice thing about electronics now days is that you can whack in a cheap micro-controller that does most of the heavy lifting and then fit together sensors, switches, relays, radios and pretty much anything else with …
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