Energy Savings and Solar PV Upgrade, Six Months of Data
27 December 2022 13 min read
After lots of small changes to our usage, device upgrades and replacing some old household appliances, our energy usage is around 45% lower
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Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen Smart Speaker Teardown
28 November 2022 10 min read
Taking a look inside the latest Amazon Echo Dot 5 smart home speaker and Amazon Alexa device, now with a new larger speaker and temperature sensor
Solar PowerElectronicsHome Automation
ModBus to MQTT WiFi Bridge for a Solis 1.5kW Inverter
30 October 2022 7 min read
Using an ESP32 WiFi module to create a ModBus to MQTT WiFi Bridge for a Solis 1.5kW Solar PV Inverter to log data with Home Assistant
Radio and RFElectronicsRaspberry Pi
Ham Radio Asterisk Allstar Gateway with a Tait 8110 and Raspberry Pi
08 October 2022 16 min read
Setting up the hardware and software for an AllStar Link Gateway using a Tait TM8110 which is a 25W PMR radio with a Raspberry Pi and USB sound card interface
Home AutomationElectronicsProgramming and Code
Nest Thermostat to Home Assistant via 1-Wire, Arduino and MQTT
22 September 2022 4 min read
Connecting our Nest Thermostat 3rd Gen to Home Assistant via 1-wire and an Arduino Uno to capture the 1-wire sensor data
USB Programming Cable for Tait TM8110 PMR Radios
08 September 2022 5 min read
Making a USB Programming Cable for Tait TM8000 series PMR Radios to use as Ham Radio repeaters
Solar PowerHome AutomationElectronics
myenergi eddi solar power diverter installation with WiFi
28 August 2022 7 min read
We got the new eddi V2.1 from myenergi with built-in WiFi and ethernet to add to our home solar system and Home Assistant.
Home Solar PV Panels Upgrade Finished
19 July 2022 7 min read
Our new 1.6kW solar array has now been fitted and is working much better than we expected
Home Assistant remote ESP32 ePaper Display
08 June 2022 9 min read
Making a remote display using an ESP32 eInk ePaper module to show data from our Home Assistant system
Solar PowerElectronicsHome Automation
Solar Upgrade Solis 1.5kW inverter and Raspberry Pi RS485 Logging
17 May 2022 32 min read
A new solar PV inverter installed with Raspberry Pi RS485 data logging
Yaesu FP-1030A Power Supply Repair
06 April 2022 6 min read
Fault finding and repairing a Ham Radio Yaesu FP-1030A Power Supply which had a hidden manufacturing defect on the PCB
Solar Panel Supplier Zero Home Bills Scammed me out of £640
26 March 2022 4 min read
I fell for an online scam from a fake online store for solar panels and lost a lot of money