Introduction In the previous article I described the system overview of my automation platform, which I call ActoSenso Platform. In this article I discuss some of the nodes that can be (and I have) used in ActoSenso Platform. Any suggestion, tip for improvement, constructive criticism or related comment is mostly welcome …
Introduction Over the past few months I have created an easily expandable, well scaling and easy to optimize solution for controlling and otherwise bringing together a wide range of disparate devices. With it one can gather data from all kinds of sensors (e.g. light, noise, pollution, position, etc) to keep …
Introduction The D-Link DIR-600 is a consumer grade router. Although it’s not a new model, it is still a very capable router at a price tag and feature set that is difficult to beat. Also, OpenWrt can be installed on it to make it even more capable and more configurable. …
Introduction Recently, I finished my first, usable IoT prototype on a breadboard. It is a simple unit, consisting of an LED (emulating a digital output) and a switch (emulating a digital input). Many of the IoT applications can be traced back to this simple application, so even if a particular …
Introduction I am working on a home automation project which required I installed Mosquitto, an open source MQTT broker, on my Raspberry Pi. Installation went smoothly, so a few minutes after first hearing about Mosquitto it was ready to be used on my RPi. Next, I tested it by subscribing …
Introduction This is not a pure DIY project in the sense I also used a third party company to achieve my goal. Nevertheless, it’s a fun and pleasant one if you like photography as I do (I am also a photographer). In this article I will describe a novel way …
I have been playing around the the Raspberry Pi for a while now, doing basic projects to get the hang of it. These projects have been very simple so far, not even worth blogging about them, but I found myself recreating the same (or very similar) environment on the RPi …
Introduction The latest “craze” among embedded electronics engineers is the tiny chip called ESP8266. It’s a low cost, low power, high performance chip allowing wireless connectivity with your wifi network. In the following I would like to share my experiences setting up such a module for the first time. The …
Introduction Although I am fairly well set up for working with multiple computers on a single monitor (using a 4 channel KVM switch), from time to time I have an extra equipment, be it a PC, laptop, or any other consumer electronic device that needs a display to interact with …
