There are a few different ways to communicate wirelessly. Wifi is the one we use most often in our Smart Homes. But there are also some really useful devices that use Radio Frequency or RF. So how do you get your RF devices to communicate with your Wifi devices? You grab one of these. The…
What’s better than a wifi controlled relay? Two wifi controlled relays! That’s the sonoff Dual. I already did a video about that. Then what’s better than 2 wifi controlled relays?!? 4 wifi controlled relays! Let’s check out the 4 channel Sonoff! AliExpress.com Product – Sonoff 4CH Pro – 4 Channel WiFi RF Smart ON/OFF Remote…
So you’ve got Hassio up and running. You’ve probably got a few smart switches and lights, maybe some sensors and even presence detection. Now the real magic in Home Automation is getting all those smart devices to work together to make your house feel alive. With Home Assistant you can do that with automations or…
Wouldn’t it be great to have a custom UI that would show all your smart home devices laid out on a floorplan of your house. So with just a glance you could see which lights are on, which doors are open, or where there are people moving around? Of course you’d also want to…
I’ve had a lot of requests for a video about the Sonoff Touch light switch. Of course I can’t just use it and do a review. I’ve gotta crack it open, flash it with Tasmota, and connect it to Home Assistant. So that’s what I did. The Sonoff Touch comes in a US or…
Besides just showing off the awesome stuff you can do with home automation, we’re using the Maker Faire display to demonstrate a few different situations that have come up in questions and comments on previous videos. First, let’s look at a light switch wiring situation from my first “sonoff-as-a-light-switch” video. When I was explaining different…
Watch the Video Here Smart door locks are dang pricey! The cheapest I could find are $100 and those get pretty bad reviews. To get a “good” one, you can expect to pay over $200! Fear not! I made 2 different types of smart locks for less than $25 each. Thanks to the folks…
Believe it or not, there are other useful devices in the world beside the Sonoff. I know, I was shocked too. As far as Arduino compatible, wifi devices go, the two most common are probably the D1 mini and the NodeMCU board. In this video I’ll show you some of the useful things you can…
Automating your garage doors makes a lot of sense. I’ve done two videos already on how to make your garage doors more smarter. In this video I’ll show you how to use a D1 mini, in your car, to have your garage doors opening and closing when you need them to. The best part is…
Watch the Video here As soon as I saw an example of someone’s HA Dashboard I was smitten. I knew I had to have it! Unfortunately, when I started looking into how to set it up I was very intimidated and kept putting it off. Well, now with Hass.io, and a great Add-on maintained by…
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