August 31, 2022 Vehicle 12V Battery Monitoring with ESP8266 and ESPHome Using the Analogue input on an ESP8266 and voltage divider to monitor the status of a 12V battery in a car. Categories Electric Vehicles/Electronics/Home Automation/Vehicles Comments: 3
July 8, 2022 WB3S replacement for Home Automation devices More and more home automation devices from China are coming with no ESP8266 module, especially the TUYA based ones. Some are coming with a WB3S (which is different to the TYWB3S), but this can easily be removed and replaced with a cheap ESP12F (or similar) module. Categories Electronics/Home Automation Comments: 2
May 3, 2022 ESP8266 with PWM to control a computer fan Use of an ESP8266 to PWM control a 12Vdc, 2-wire computer fan, with a MOSFET (first with Tasmota, then a change to using ESPHome) Categories Home Automation/IT & Networking Comments: 0
October 14, 2021 Kogan Smart Glass Kettle 1.7L and Tasmota Notes on how to flash Tasmota to a $50 Kogan Smart Glass Kettle 1.7L Tasmota (Also available from the online retailer Dick Smith), and control it with Home Assistant. Categories Home Automation Comments: 0
May 17, 2020 Sinilink USB XY-WFUSB Tasmota Flash Summary Pics and notes for flashing a Sinilink USB Stick XY-WFUSB with Tasmota This is a USB A Male to female stick, with an esp8266 in it to switch the output. It can be flashed with Tasmota, but has annoyingly small 1.27mm pitch headers. I used the ‘sewing pin’ method suggested in a couple of places. If I was doing… Categories Home Automation Comments: 0
April 24, 2020 Tasmota based Equipment Cabinet Fan Controller More an exercise in playing with Tasmota & documenting how Tasmota Rules work, this overly complex fan setup is a standalone fan controller/thermostat for my equipment cupboard. Categories Home Automation/IT & Networking Comments: 0
February 28, 2020 Yunshan HW-622 Network Relay Module Setup of a HW-622 Relay Module from AliExpress and other places. Approx NZ$6 with free shipping at the time (end 2019) Categories Electronics/Home Automation Comments: 0
February 4, 2019 5 Steps to DIY Home Automation You can spend thousands on home automation equipment. You could get yourself an ecosystem like Apple Homekit, Samsung Smart-Things, Control4 or many others, however with just some moderate techo skills you can set up or convert your home to pretty awesome home control with DIY. My take on home automation is that it should be pretty much invisible. Things should… Categories DIY Projects/Home Automation/Technology Comments: 0
