USB Power from a Switch?

August 27, 2024
USB Power from a Switch?
Ever need to power or charge a USB device from somewhere that has no outlet, but does have a light? I had that issue recently. We have a shelf in the living room that has switches for the overhead fans and lights. I wanted to wire in a 3-gang box…

Meet my Rat Rod Ollama Server

August 27, 2024
Meet my Rat Rod Ollama Server
Putting unused GPUs and computer parts to work for a dedicated Ollama server. I had to use the laser cutter for a quick and dirty SSD array. ai-server 16-Core Intel i7-12700KF, 64GB RAM, 5TB SSD storage, RTX2080Ti and RTX4070, 2.5Gbps ethernet. This server hosts Ollama and Open WebUI, along with…

Can I make AI email as me?

August 17, 2024
Can I make AI email as me?
This week, I decided it was high time to unleash a digital doppelgänger that could respond like me. I mean, who wouldn’t want a large language model (LLM) that can mimic your witty and sometimes questionably tasteful email style? Usually, my experiments are done in an afternoon, but for this…

Kasa Smart Devices and Home Assistant

August 10, 2024
Kasa Smart Devices and Home Assistant
When I moved into the new house, I decided I wanted to leave Philips Hue behind. The lights were too expensive and I wanted to incorporate more kinds of devices like switches into the system. At the same time, I wanted to reduce the number of Home Assistant integrations as…

Bring in the RTX4090

August 7, 2024
Bring in the RTX4090
I've been long in the tooth with the 2080TI in my main machine for awhile. I've been doing a lot more work training and using large language models lately, so I decided it was time for a serious upgrade to get more VRAM. I had to get a 1000w power…

Google Coral TPU Card

August 5, 2024
Google Coral TPU Card
Today I added some AI processing horsepower to my Frigate server. This little chip can handle object detection on 15 cameras without breaking a sweat. I am using the m.2 variety, but you can get a few variants from Google. I originally experimented with the USB version before adding the…

Home Automation Server – Tower 1

August 2, 2024
Home Automation Server – Tower 1
With the Frigate server complete, Tower 1 is officially out of space. Top to Bottom Home Assistant & Frigate Docker Server Home Assistant Frigate Netdata Dozzle UPS Power Supply Cisco 24-Port Switch with PoE and 10GB SFP Go bag HD for critical files Punchdown Patch Panel Keystone Patch Panel Synology…

Pond BI

July 31, 2024
Pond BI
It started with "I should know the temperature of the pond I guess."

Dedicated Frigate Server

July 28, 2024
Dedicated Frigate Server
I've decided to use Frigate as the platform for AI object detection using my existing Amcrest IP cameras. It's working as a sidecar to Synology Surveillance Station as detection only. frigate-server 12-core Ryzen 5900X, 64GB RAM, 8TB SSD & 16TB HDD storage, Google Coral TPU, nVidia RTX3050GPU. Hosts Frigate and…