I always wanted a “pair of eyes” for my Home Assistant instance so I thought: Why not ? Let’s bring this in ! Goals: Playing a little bit and learning more about WiFi cameras Have some eyes around the house when I’m not home Monitor my sprinklers in case something goes wrong maybe Home AssistantContinue reading “WiFi cameras and HA”
Category Archives: Hardware
Monitoring windows in my home
“The eyes are the windows to the soul” some say … So if we take this metaphor and rearrange it a little bit then this means that I can also say that “The windows are the eyes to my home soul” ? Motivation Before getting to the point I wonder how many of you andContinue reading “Monitoring windows in my home”
Building a Kubernetes cluster at home
As the title pretty much says I was wondering and also wanted to try and see if I can build my own Kubernetes cluster using some ARM boards that I had laying around for some time now. Can they do something more useful rather than collecting dust? We shall see … Main goals Build aContinue reading “Building a Kubernetes cluster at home”
Intelligent light switches – Part 3
In my previous post I talked about the front plate of this project and now it’s time to talk a little bit about the power horse that makes this thing kicking and alive. As in every electronics project design the most overlooked part is its power supply. What people need to understand that this isContinue reading “Intelligent light switches – Part 3”
Intelligent light switches – Part 2
In my previous post I talked a little bit about the switches I was working on and the required stuff in order to have a smooth integration with the existing infrastructure. And by infrastructure I mean the existing wiring present in the walls in the majority of the European countries. What we’re after in theContinue reading “Intelligent light switches – Part 2”
Intelligent light switches – Part 1
At the beginning there was darkness lots of darkness until intelligent light switches appeared and suddenly things started to change and make people lives much more “brighter. OK enough storytelling … because I don’t believe this and neither do you. A friend of mine asked me if I could automate his home lights so that he couldContinue reading “Intelligent light switches – Part 1”
About me
I always liked to build stuff in general. Why? Because that’s what engineers or makers do. I think this is my very basic definition – a MAKER or a DIY guy. It started a very long time ago when I was on the 8th grade and my father told me one day: why not tryContinue reading “About me”
Cristi Marius Tiutiu 