Category: Side Projects
Portable Power Pack
I recently built myself a portable battery pack out of 48 used 18650 cells that I got from https://batteryhookup.com.
My Home Automation Setup: Home-Assistant
So, I’ve mentioned in a post or two that I have a home automation system running, but haven’t really talked about what it is or what it can do… Well, here’s an overview! What is it? Home-Assistant. It’s a fairly new home automation (HA) platform, that has gained a large following over the past couple…
Adding Smarts to the Solar Powered Pump
I’ve begun integrating the solar pump into the home automation system running in my house (Home-Assistant) using the MySensors platform. The goal is to be able to control the pump via Home-Assistant, and have Home-Assistant automatically water the garden when needed. So far, I’ve setup a MySensors Gateway, connected it to my Home-Assistant instance, and created a…
Solar Powered Pump
One of my many projects this summer has been the installation of a rain barrel to collect water via the downspouts. Though the barrel portion is not entirely complete yet, I have just about wrapped up the solar powered pump that will be used to pump water out of the barrel. Parts & Components: Plano…
OffWith-Hue
Categories: Side ProjectsI love my Hue lights… mostly. Sometimes they need a little persuasion when turning them off, and they could be a little brighter. My biggest issue though, is that they were designed to turn themselves on after losing power. That means that after a power outage all of your hue lights will be on, possibly…