Posted on Sun 11 August 2019 in Home Automation, • Tagged with Home Automation, RaspberryPi
I have a fan that I use as an exhaust. It's hung against a window, before I go to bed I like to switch the fan on, clear the air.
As a result, I often wake to find the fan still on, having run all night (because I fell asleep …
Posted on Sun 07 April 2019 in Home Automation, • Tagged with RaspberryPi
I use a Raspberry Pi model A to serve up a few development websites.
I do my edits locally before uploading to the interwebs.
It also hosts some static pages that are used around the house. Having a web server at home is very handy for small, non-public projects.
Install …
Posted on Sun 07 April 2019 in Home Automation, • Tagged with Home Automation, RaspberryPi
I recently wrote a post about Raspberry Pi temperature and humidity sensors and alluded to the fact I use scripts to turn appliances on and off dependent on temperature.
Be kinda rude not to share…
I have a cron that runs every 3 minutes that probes a BME280 sensor for …
Posted on Sat 06 April 2019 in Home Automation, • Tagged with Home Automation, RaspberryPi
For nearly 15 years, in both professional and personal life I have avoided SQL with a passion.
Databases are what the database teams work with. They ask me to do random AD stuff now and again I ask for database restores every once in a while. No one asks questions …
Posted on Thu 04 April 2019 in Home Automation, • Tagged with Home Automation, RaspberryPi
I started writing a post:databases-ugh about my recent ventures with databases, went to link to one of them and realized I hadn't actually written anything down. So here goes.
I use temperature sensors with the RaspberryPi, coupled with a 433MHz transmitter to switch devices on and off dependent on …
Posted on Sat 30 March 2019 in Home Automation, • Tagged with Home Automation, RaspberryPi
I use Pushbullet for pretty much everything.
It lets me know when downloads have finished, cameras have detected motion, lights have been switched on and Instagram followers gained.
I have the add-ins installed in web browsers, tablets and phones. I can see mobile phone notifications form where ever I am …
Posted on Thu 28 June 2018 in RaspberryPi • Tagged with Home Automation, RaspberryPi, Guides
I had just finished building a 433MHz remote control, and also needed an infra-red controller to complete the PiHome remote. I'd built one before so had a rough idea of what needed doing.
Before you get started, this is a guide explaining how to use an IR transmitter and receiver …