Home Assistant – Page 2

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…

August 2, 2024Home Automation

NESDR Smart HF/VHF/UHF 100kHz-1.75GHz Software Defined Radio

This one gets a bit nerdy. I have a driveway monitor system that uses magnetic frequencies to detect cars in the driveway. The problem is that it runs at the same frequency as a lot of garage door openers causing…

June 8, 2024Home Automation

Home Assistant – How Did I Get Here?

I am absolutely horrible at turning off lights. That's how it began. The color changing aspect of Hue bulbs was cool, but adding motion sensors was when I saw the power of automation. I expanded Hue and added Amazon's Alexa…

May 30, 2024Home Automation, Security, Synology

Earthquake Data

I get asked about Rainier and volcanos a lot. I decided to integrate some seismic data into Home Assistant today for information and future notifications.

May 6, 2024Home Automation

Shelly Garage Door Hack

Turns out my garage doors are dumb. They make smart ones, but I don't really want to give up privacy on my locks. Enter 2nd buttons triggered via Shelly over WIFI. When I looked into my garage openers, it was…

January 9, 2024Home Automation