Adding Gas Meter Energy logging to Home Assistant
03 September 2021 3 min read
Adding new MQTT sensors to Home Assistant to log Gas meter usage data
Electronics
Hands-on electronics projects, documented with the detail you need.
Shelly EM Power Logging with Home Assistant
26 August 2021 11 min read
Adding Shelly EM power monitoring in the loft with Home Assistant
Mastervolt Soladin 600 Wi-Fi logging adapter with ESP32
20 August 2021 9 min read
Adding remote Wi-Fi data access to our Mastervolt Soladin 600 solar PV inverter using an Espressif ESP32-WROOM-32UE module
Sonoff POW R2 Smart Switch power consumption mod
15 August 2021 6 min read
Modifying a Sonoff POWR2 Smart Switch with energy monitoring to reduce its power consumption when being used to monitor a device's energy usage
OBS Microscope Wi-Fi Remote Control
03 August 2021 7 min read
Creating a wireless remote control to switch between video capture scenes in OBS Studio to select between our Microscope and other cameras or desktop capture using a Wi-Fi Remote Control
Home Data Logger Zigbee Sensor Upgrades
15 May 2021 6 min read
We have added several new Zigbee sensors to our smart home system which runs Home Assistant and the sensors talk to the home Linux server using Zigbee2mqtt
Apple iPad Air 2 vs Android Nexus tablet teardowns
06 March 2021 1 min read
Teardown time with some old tablets that no longer work or charge, some Apple iPad Air 2 and Android Nexus tablets
Workshop ESD Anti-Static upgrades
15 February 2021 2 min read
Trying to avoid zapping electronics by adding new ESD Anti-Static matting on the bench and floor in our workshop.
ESP8266 Wifi RGB LED Controller
18 January 2021 2 min read
Adding RGB to all the things in the loft workshop using an ESP8266 Wifi module to make a custom RGB LED Controller
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X PC build in Fractal Design Meshify S2 case
14 January 2021 2 min read
PC built time for the loft workshop with a new AMD Ryzen 9 3900X PC build in Fractal Design Meshify S2 case
Amazon Echo Dot 4th Gen Smart Speaker Teardown
19 December 2020 8 min read
Teardown time with an Amazon Echo Dot 4th generation smart speaker, find out how Alexa is listening to you
Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Gen Smart Speaker with Clock Teardown
18 December 2020 6 min read
Teardown time with an Amazon Echo Dot 3rd generation smart speaker with a built-in LED clock on the side
Kasa Smart Plug by TP-Link Power Consumption Mods
25 October 2020 4 min read
Modifying a Kasa Smart Plug by TP-Link Power to reduce its power consumption when being used to monitor a device's energy usage
Yaesu VX-6 New Data Cable Fix
07 April 2020 4 min read
Modifying a new eBay USB data cable for a Yaesu VX-6 radio which was sending wrong voltages to the radio and other missing parts from the circuit
Pioneer SX-N30 Stereo Receiver 12V Remote Output Mod
11 March 2020 4 min read
Modifying a Pioneer SX-N30 Stereo Receiver to add a remote control 12-volt output