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 Ryzen 9 5900X, 64GB RAM, 8TB SSDs (2x2TB nvme, 2x2TB SATA), 16TB HDD RAID, Coral m.2 dual TPU Home Assistant Frigate Netdata Dozzle UPS Power Supply Cisco 24-Port Switch…

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…

Bad Boy – Mowing Tech

July 7, 2024
Bad Boy – Mowing Tech
I thought I was making the switch to Electric wholesale when we moved in. It turns out gas zero-turn mowers are just higher quality and do a better job faster.

Cisco Network Upgrade Complete

June 22, 2024
Cisco Network Upgrade Complete
I've been using a variety of different brand switches in a patchwork to get all of the network and camera devices I am using connected. The network mess was causing performance issues so it was time to take a more serious approach to the network. I need to connect two…