Hardware | Danny Tsang

Nov/21

Setting Up nVidia Jetson Nano In Headless Mode With Windows 10

Filed Under Hardware at 1st November 2021 0:01 by Danny

Tags: ai, computing, cuda, edge ai, iot, jetson, machine learning, modular, module, nano, nvidia

Overview There are a few instructions online to setup the nVidia Jetson Nano using Linux/FreeBSD based OS so I found a way to do it from Windows. Pre-Requisites Besides the hardware described here, you’ll need a terminal to access the … Continue reading →

Oct/21

Home Assistant: New Starter Tips

Filed Under Home Automation, Infrastructure, IOT at 4th October 2021 0:01 by Danny

Tags: automation, hass.io, hassio, home, home automation, homeassistant, iot, open source.foss

Overview These are the things I wish I knew at the start of Home Assistant to save time and re-doing various setup related changes. It purely focuses on configurable points within Home Assistant as opposed to choices of eco systems, … Continue reading →

Aug/21

Useful Octoprint Plugins

Filed Under FDM at 21st August 2021 21:55 by Danny

Tags: 3d print, 3d printer, filament, Fused deposition modeling, octopi, Octoprint, petg, pla, prusa, prusament, slicer

Overview Octoprint has been one of the best 3D printing tool to make printing a lot easier. The software runs on a Raspberry Pi which I use OctoPi as a dedicated setup and gives remote access to a 3D printer. … Continue reading →

Jul/21

Home Assistant: Condition Based Auto Entities Card

Filed Under Houseware, IOT, Virtualization at 5th July 2021 0:01 by Danny

Tags: automation, hassio, home assistant, iot, smart home

Overview I was looking for a way to show / hide information based on states or attributes of an entity. Example use cases: Show any windows / doors which are open. List any low battery devices. Pre-Requisite Optional: Home Assistant … Continue reading →

May/21

Bed Sensor With Home Assistant

Filed Under Hardware, Houseware at 5th May 2021 0:01 by Danny

Tags: esp32, esp8266, Force Sensitive Resistors, FSR, home assistant, microcontroller, tasmota, tasmotizer, wemos, wemos d1, wemos d1 mini, wemos d1 mini pro

Overview I had got a set of Ikea FYRTUR which I managed to pair with the SmartThings v3 hub. The goal was to automate the blinds, lights and heated blankets. Instructions and details are provided here as is. Existing Method … Continue reading →

Nov/19

Backup Drive Naming Convention

Filed Under Hardware at 4th November 2019 0:01 by Danny

Tags: backup, HDD, NFC

Overview The main purpose i use a naming convention is to identify the drive with the new data v.s the old. Imagine going to the location where you’re swapping out a drive. Even a small distraction can cause confusion. Did … Continue reading →

Oct/19

Sleep Tracking

Filed Under Wearables at 7th October 2019 0:01 by Danny

Tags: Android, fitbit, google fit, health, sleep, sleepasandroid, tic, ticwatch, wearable, wearos, withing

Overview Sleep science and information is hard to come by and I can only assume it’s a field not as well studied or I’m looking in the wrong places. My goal of sleep tracking are: Time tracking Quality of sleep … Continue reading →

Aug/19

Double Wear OS Watch Lifestyle

Filed Under Wearables at 5th August 2019 0:01 by Danny

Tags: ticwatch, wearos

Overview Black Friday 2018 was kind to me and the TicWatch E dropped below £90. At the time, TicWatch Pro is Mobvi’s top of the line watch with better specs however I already had the E and the predominate reason … Continue reading →