https://youtu.be/4Q3whVVVwYw ESPHome is a great way to start DIY IOT. Thus, it can also be installed on existing devices like smart lights, plugs, power strip and more. In this tutorial, we’ll see how to use, configure and install ESPHome on a Sonoff Basic. What is ESPHome ? ESPHome is an […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKcqQhdHCWw In this tutorial, we’ll see how to connect sensor HC-SR04 with an Arduino. As a test project with this sensor, we’ll create a small parking assistant which will display if a car is too near, too far or in the expected distance range. Please don’t forget to like, share […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtIWN5SJDYo In this tutorial, you’ll see how to display text on a 32×8 RGB LED Matrix (built with WS2812B) within few minutes. This will let you control an RGB LED matrix with an Arduino. If you build something with a similar setup, please comment and share your projects ! Please […]
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Hey everyone, today is the release day of the Amazon Echo Show 5 and … well, I definitely had to buy one ( or two ) of them. The Amazon Echo family has already a lot of devices, including the Echo, Echo Dot, Tap, Echo Show and even some third […]
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This How-to explains within few minutes how to import GitHub repositories into GitLab.The integration is easy and the GItLab’s CI is simple to use.
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Hey everyone, I just got my brand new Raspberry Pi 3 B+ starter Kit that I got from Canakit. Since I have a lot of things going on my Home Assistant installation, I needed a small upgrade, which will be done with that small computer. Take a look at the […]
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As discussed in Controlling LED Strips – The easy way (Part 1), I need to control at least 7 different RGB LED Strips with an Arduino. Options with PWM or pre-built WiFi modules were a bit to long / costly. So why don’t we use the IR modules that comes with […]
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4 years ago when we moved in our new house, the electricity bill was pretty high. So one of the first things we changed to reduce this was the thermostats. One of my requirements was to be able to control Sinope thermostats with Python (then Alexa, Google Assistant, Home Assistant). […]
Continue Reading Over the years I bought a lot of LED strips to add almost everywhere … But since I didn’t want to have 44-keys remotes at each corners of my house and that I also want to have them available on power outage, I came up with a different plan to […]
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Before starting to present the new features I add the my setup, let me show the Home Assistant Complete Setup I have. In the last years, I tried different things from a complete custom infrastructure built over a Django application I wrote, to HomeGenie then Home Assistant. HomeGenie has an […]
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