The controller failed on the window manufacturing machine. https://youtu.be/5phhUOMAAVQ
It was necessary to make a new one. There was only an arduino and a relay unit available. To create an algorithm, it was necessary to look at a live example. We found…

One day I got a call. A man told me that he has a problem with a machine for the production of plastic windows. Additionally, I was informed that it was already repaired a year ago. This is a translation of my article in Zen. Also, do not forget to read us…

You've probably seen scenes in movies where people enter an apartment or a room and the light automatically turn on and pleasant music starts playing. Today we will repeat this automation. This is a translation of my article in Zen. Also, do not forget to…

It is not very convenient to build a smart home and not have access to it from anywhere in the world. There are several ways of remote control: telegram, HA cloud, direct access via a router, VPN to your home network. We will talk now about the last method.…

I keep talking about a smart house inside one apartment, but it doesn't end there, let's make the garage part of a smart house. And the fact that it is located a few kilometers from my house will not hurt us. This is a translation of my article in Zen. Also…

Now let's talk about the smoke detector MiJia Honeywell smoke detector (JTYJ-GD-01LM/BW). Here is an industrial wireless smoke sensor and a ZigBee module from Xiaomi. Let's look at it in detail and talk about applying and adding to the Home Assistant. This…

Before I launched a Wi-Fi Mesh network on Mikrotik (RU) in my apartment, I had an idea to use OpenWRT devices. In looking for the best price/quality option, I came across a Hame-A1 similar device. The price is ~7$. This is a translation of my article in Zen.…

We successfully launched a bot in telegram, teach it to talk to us (RU) and create a control panel with a menu (RU). Now let's move on to the next task. We will start controlling the house through the menu (Inline keyboard in Telegram) in the bot messages.…

Today I will describe how to add a Xiaomi Motion Sensor to the Home Assistant. We started transferring the first devices from complete hubs in the last article (RU). To connect, I use a USB ZigBee stick on cc2538 (RU). ZigBee2MQTT(RU) is running on the server.…

Today we will add xiaomi air purifier (zhimi.airpurifier.m1) to the smart home. The article will also be interesting for those who want to add other xiaomi miio devices from this manufacturer. This is a translation of my article in Zen. Also, do not forget…

By pairing each device with a local ZigBee hub on the home assistant, the automations that were created earlier stopped working. This is logical, the triggers for such automations were ZigBee devices, and now they are not in the old system. Let's start transferring…

When quick responses show up under the message in the Telegram bot's response, this is called Inline keyboard. This method of communication is very comfortable, it reminds of the usual menu navigation. We will do the same for our bot in this article. This…

On the Internet, you can find many articles with pro or contra WiFi topics. After reading a few of them, I was disappointed. They don't describe the big picture. That's why I had the idea to write about my personal vision of the situation. This is a translation…

We continue (RU) the topic of wireless networks in a smart home. A year ago, I described the creation of a WiFi Mesh (RU) network. Then it was the one and just one solution. But as time went on, it was time to try out and launch seamless Wi-Fi roaming. This…

When we leave the house, we usually have our phone with us. Let's start making "autorun" for home. Only we will manage the heating or air conditioning not by remote control, but by our location. This is a translation of my article in Zen. Also, do not forget…

The cold days and articles about heating have returned☺. Let's implement an algorithm for controlling the valve according to a schedule. This mode is already available in the valve by default, but this article is not about setting up with buttons or apps…

Сегодня мы продолжим вопрос генерации электроэнергии в умном доме. Первая часть статьи была тут. Эксперименты и выводы ниже. Translation to English is here. Также можно следить за нами на других площадках: Instagram и telegram (RU, EN, DE), Medium, LiveJournal…

Сегодня мы поговорим о сценах в Home Assistant. Представьте, что у Вас есть набор регулярных действий. Зачем выполнять их вручную, если можно создать под них сцены и запускать их по необходимости. Translation to English is here. Также можно следить за нами…

Сегодня произошел у меня интересный разговор, но суть не в нем, а в том, что я вспомнил в результате этого разговора... А именно: была у меня в квартире после переезда протечка и спустя некоторое время - еще одна. Расскажу подробнее ниже. Translation to English…