by András Zsitko | Aug 1, 2016 | Tech
I have a set of SilverCrest IP20 remote controlled sockets purchased in LIDL. Remote: SilverCrest 113854 RCT DS1 AAA-A 3726 4x Switches: SilverCrest 113854 RCR DS1 3711-A IP20 FR 3726 These work on 433Mhz radio frequency, so the switches can be controlled using my...
by András Zsitko | Jun 19, 2016 | Tech
I got an ad-supported version Kindle 4 as a gift, but the ads bothered me, so I’ll show how to remove them. Before we begin: Sometimes my Kindle fails to be recognized as a storage device. The workaround is to hold the power button for 30+ seconds to do a facory...
by András Zsitko | Jun 8, 2016 | Tech
Home automation projects often there is a need to measure the temperature and humidity of the air. This can be done with e.g. the DHT11 or the more advanced DHT22 sensors. The AM2302 is a wired version of the DHT22, in a large plastic body. There is a 5.1K resistor...
by András Zsitko | May 22, 2016 | Tech
In one of the previous posts I have shown how to control the socket’s with pilight and an RF transmitter. Since the pilight protocol which will be able to control my outlets (quigg_gt9000) is not finished yet, I wrote a simple command which sniffs out the raw...
by András Zsitko | Mar 8, 2016 | Tech
At the time of writing this post, the newest device in the Raspberry Pi universe was Pi 3, released on 29th February 2016, boasting a 64bit CPU, an onboard Bluetooth chip, and last but not least: onboard WiFi. We’ll focus on how to set up WiFi in this post. It...
by András Zsitko | Feb 29, 2016 | Tech
I use my NFS file sharing server to stream media to Kodi media centers installed on various devices in my local network. Hardware: 1TB WD Elements 3.5″ external HDD formatted to ext4 file system I recommend you to have a clean(ish) installation of Raspbian Lite...
