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Home Automation

2024

Hello! local control for your Blueair Air Purifier
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IoT Smart Home Node.js MQTT Air Quality Home Automation
A deep dive into creating a local API control system for Blueair Air Purifiers using Node.js and MQTT, replacing the Blue Air Cloud service, making everything better - well, mostly…

2023

The ESPHome servo operated catdoor opener for OpenHAB
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3D Printing ESPHome OpenHAB Electronics Home Automation
A battery operated catdoor opener & closer. It uses ESPHome running on an ESP8266 microcontroller in a 3d printed enclosure, controlled from OpenHAB. Now the cat waits for it to open at 6AM :)
Legend of Zelda Triforce WLED wall art
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3D Printing WLED OpenHAB Electronics Home Automation
My second WLED project - this is a Legend Of Zelda Triforce logo that my daughter (a massive Zelda-fan) loves to bits!
Mountain Peaks WLED wall art
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3D Printing WLED OpenHAB Electronics Home Automation
My first WLED project and introduction to playing with RGB addressable LED strips. This is a ‘mountain peaks’ wall art design for my son’s bedroom. Doubles as a handy reading or night light!
Manage NextDNS Parental Control rules from OpenHAB home automation
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OpenHAB Home Automation
Javascript rules for OpenHAB home automation to allow control of Parental Control rules managed in NextDNS.