Category: Home Automation
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RTSP Camera Stream Dashboard
After years of reliable camera streaming, I recently upgraded my RTSP Camera Dashboard from a Raspberry Pi to a Dell Mini OptiPlex with Ubuntu. I am still using the Wyze Cameras flashed with the RTSP firmware, which...
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Simple Under Cabinet Lighting
Under-cabinet lighting can improve the functionality and look of your kitchen. With today’s LED light strips , installing them is a breeze. The most challenging part is finding the power to conceal your power plug....
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Wyze Surveillance Monitor using Raspberry Pi
Do you have a Wyze camera and wish you could display it on a monitor? Wyze cameras work great through the app (iPhone/Android) but are not viewable on computers. Fortunately, Wyze released a custom RTSP firmware for...
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Turn Your Dumb Air Conditioner Into A Smart Air Conditioner
Recently I moved into a house that has a Diakin mini-split system (FTX12NMVJU / RX12NMVJU) in the bonus room. Mini-splits are known for being extremely energy efficient but unfortunately, I was not able to remotely...
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Smart Light Switches
Ever wanted to control a light switch on a schedule? What about turning them on when your Wyze camera detects motion? Smart light switches are great for automating lights on different schedules, voice commands, and...
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Wireless Temperature Sensor
My goal of this project was to track the temperature in different rooms in my house using multiple temperature sensors to send the data back to a raspberry pi and have the data stored historically so I could display...
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Google Home to Control Wireless Power Outlets
This is version 2 for my guide on how to control cheap wireless power outlets using a Google Home and a Raspberry Pi . This guide is a much better method than my first attempt using IFTT . This tutorial assumes you...
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Use Amazon Echo to Control Wireless Power Outlets
This is part 3 for my guide on how to control cheap wireless power outlets using a Amazon Echo and a Raspberry Pi . Part 1 covered Siri and HomeKit . Part 2 covered the Google Home which I plan on improving since...
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Amazon Echo vs Google Home
After researching the Amazon Echo and Google Home , I couldn’t decide which device to buy. So what should you do when you can’t decide? Just buy both of course! It’s also helpful when you plan to blog about them....
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Use Google Home to Control Wireless Power Outlets
Update – Just published a better method This part 2 for my guide on how to control cheap wireless power outlets using a Google Home and a raspberry pi . Part 1 covered Siri and HomeKit . Part 3 will cover the Amazon...
