DIY Rock Wall Complete
I had 4 yards of rock delivered yesterday. I had a tarp ready and the landscaping cloth was put down the day before. A lot of work, but I should never have to cut another blackberry from this spot of yard.
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 to add an outlet, but the existing box is in a brick fireplace structure that I did not want to modify. I was stuck until…
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 a MySQL Server.
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 much as possible. I chose Kasa because I saw a lot of people having success Kasa and Home Assistant. I have been here over 3…
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 supply as well, but it's a serious upgrade.
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 PCI one.The PCI-card adapter is the Ableconn PEXM2150E PCI Express x1 Adapter Card with M.2 Key E Socket available from Amazon.
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 with PoE and 10GB SFP (10Gbps between house and shop, main PC and main NAS) Go bag HD for critical files Punchdown Patch Panel Keystone…
July 2024 – Photo of the Month
One of my favorite photos is a Lilly I shot in Central Park, NY. It's so cool to shoot one in my back yard.
