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May/22

Water Depth Sensor With ESP32

Filed Under Home Automation, IOT at 2nd May 2022 0:01 by

Overview We live in a house with a water tank in the loft which uses gravity to feed water to any of the water sources upstairs in the house like the hot water tank to bathroom taps. Now and again, … Continue reading →

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Nov/21

Setting Up nVidia Jetson Nano In Headless Mode With Windows 10

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

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 →

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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 →

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Jul/20

WiFi Features To Consider

Filed Under Networking at 1st July 2020 0:01 by

Overview Here a few considerations I think are worth looking into in your next networking setup. I tried to list things that are less commonly known and marketed but makes living the wireless lifestyle easier. Fast Roaming The ability to … Continue reading →