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Home Assistant
The vacuum only runs when the chairs are up
A ball tilt switch in a cheap Zigbee door sensor tells Home Assistant the chairs are up, so the robot vacuum only runs when we're out and the floor is clear.
Perth, Western Australia
Real builds from a mechanic's bench.
Written up properly, mistakes included.
Home Assistant projects, dumb appliances made smart, and dead gear brought back, with the wiring, the code and the lessons that cost me something.
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ESPHome · Home Assistant
IR aircon control when the universal library can't read your remote
An ESP32 and a BC7215A IR board put a Mitsubishi Heavy split in Home Assistant, with my own frame code after the vendor's universal library failed to pair.
Home Assistant
Plate Gate: the garage opens when it reads your plate
A free Home Assistant add-on that uses Frigate's plate reader to open the garage for cars on your list, with the safety rules that stop it opening for an Uber.
Want one built, or your setup fixed?
I fix broken Home Assistant setups remotely, and I build one-off gear for people who'd rather not pick up a soldering iron.