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Jan/23

Home Assistant Dashboard On A Raspberry Pi

Filed Under Home Automation, IOT at 7th January 2023 12:30 by

Overview I wanted to create a display of a web page on a Raspberry Pi with no desktop or browser looking controls. This is called a kiosk mode. The main driver for this is to replace the MagicMirror to show … Continue reading →

04

Oct/21

Home Assistant: New Starter Tips

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

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 →

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Jul/21

Home Assistant: Condition Based Auto Entities Card

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

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 →

03

Aug/20

Install Network UPS Monitoring Server

Filed Under Infrastructure at 3rd August 2020 0:01 by

Overview I have been using an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) on and off for years. It was in the last few years when we noticed the lights brightening and dimming on halogen bulbs I decided to look into it deeper … Continue reading →