OK as of July 2024 some of the ESP D1 Mini and Arduino Uno’s have a Chinese “knockoff” chip that does not work with the Windows 11 drivers so you need to force install the old 3.5.2019.1 Driver. Just like this chip below, it will not have any writing on it. And when you try
Read MoreCheck out great instructions with install script here: https://github.com/pimox/pimox7 Things to know before you begin: 1. PI 4 needs to have the bootloader updated to look for USB drive before defaulting to SD Card2. You will not use an SD card, you will need an SSD with a USB cable. 3. Load the Raspberry PI
Read MoreHere is an article on how to power your Starlink off of 12V DC. I can confirm this works because I followed the guy’s instructions and use it on my RV frequently and works like a charm. https://boathackers.com/starlink/ Image below for reference in case it’s removed from the provided link.
Read MoreTuya 6 Month IoT Core Trial Period Extention. Tuya recently changed its API Trial Period so now it expires every 6 months. None of my entities were working with Tuya but they worked fine in the Tuya Smart App. I had a hard time finding anything about it. Then found this GitHub by Shay Levy
Read MoreIf you have an Ednder 3 you understand how much having the bed as level as possible will help with your prints. Well, I have been using the Creality CR Touch auto bed leveling system that I got from Amazon. Setting this up and running the wires was not hard and you can find many
Read MorePre Reqs Blue Iris User Setup Set up a Blue Iris User to connect to Blue Iris from Home Assistant Take Note of Blue Iris IP & Port Number Home Assistant Set Up Set up a user for MQTT access. Setup Blue Iris NVR Integration. Setting up MQTT Broker & MQTT on Home Assistant Setting
Read MoreSonoff has a great quality product and one that I use frequently. I like the USB Smart Switch to use for LED lights and telling my tablet dashboard when to turn on and off. You can also set up the home assistant integration to use on WIFI so it’s not always going to the Cloud
Read MoreWe have opted to use Home Assistant for our home automation. It’s a free platform that will work on a wide range of hardware, we are currently running home assistant instances on VMs and on Raspberry Pi Current Implementations are configured for 2 different houses and two different RVs, all instances can be accessed via
Read MoreHello… Welcome to our project repository. This is our first post, check back frequently as we add our projects. We are looking forward to sharing the random technology and code that we have come up with and/or used to enhance our lives. Please note that not all the code or ideas are solely ours, to
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