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Setup Brilliant Smart PIR 360 with Home Assistant
On a recent trip to Bunnings in Belmont I discovered this "smart" PIR motion sensor from Brilliant Lighting, now I don't mind the...

James Eggleston
Apr 28, 20223 min read
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Using your SkyFanDC module
The lastest SkyFanDC modules made for ESPhome will come with a 3D printed case, the file for these are available here as well. When your...

James Eggleston
Apr 11, 20224 min read
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Working with Time, Sunset, Sunrise , C++ and Arduino
Today I was working on calculating the sunset and sunrise times on a device that is not necessarily going to be connected to the...

James Eggleston
Feb 26, 20225 min read
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Micro Retic Controller Update
So I have been working on and off on a micro-sized reticulation controller that has a real-time clock and work with ESPhome and Home...

James Eggleston
Feb 7, 20222 min read
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Skyfan DC Guide for Home Assistant
So you have a Ventair Skyfan DC or you are thinking of getting fans for your house and you would like one that works with Home Assistant....

James Eggleston
Feb 5, 20223 min read
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Shelly EM3 and Home Assistant
Today we are going to install and setup a Shelly EM3, 3 phase energy monitor based on the ESP8266 module. We'll consider a few...

James Eggleston
Mar 21, 20218 min read
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AppDaemon Part 2
In the previous video on AppDaemon we looked at basic setup in Home Assistant, and a simple app that flashes a light and runs a script on...

James Eggleston
May 16, 20208 min read
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2 Channel Dimmer
The parts have arrived today to put together the first prototype of the 2 channel leading/trailing edge dimmer. The MCP4616A1T - SOT23-6...

James Eggleston
Apr 23, 20202 min read
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Fully Kiosk Browser and Home Assistant
For this video I am using Fully Kiosk Browser with a Vidabox Mount and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0" - which was new, but quite an old...

James Eggleston
Apr 21, 20207 min read
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