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add a Relay Board ESP32 - ESPHome
To be able to switch certain relays in Home Assistant via an ESP32, I tested a relay board and integrated it via ESP-Home. ... continue reading
The best AntiVirus? Is Windows Defender enough antivirus?
In times before Windows 10, the use of an own AntiVirus program was necessary to run the PC reasonably safe. Initially, Microsoft did not offer a solution here at all, later, in Windows 7, the Microsoft AV could be installed later under the name Microsoft Security Essentials and since Windows 8, an anti-virus protection is integrated in Windows, the "Windows Defender". Windows Defender can be found in the settings under"Virus & threat protection". To make it appear that the firewall works in... ... continue reading
HAOS Installation: Publish RPi securely over the Internet
One of the preferred installation variants of Home Assistant, besides the use of Docker, is the Home Assistant operating system: HAOS and a Raspberry Pi (RPi). Using a Raspberry Pi as a smart home control center is simple, cheap to purchase, and power efficient to operate. ... continue reading
HAOS-VM tested in Hyper-V
For HAOS, in addition to its own hardware, such as a Raspberry PI, any HyperVisor in Linux or Windows can be used. As an example Virtualbox, Proxmox or under Windows HyperV. Representative for other HyperVisors I tested the installation with HyperV. ... continue reading
Node-RED in Docker and Home Assistant integration
Especially complex automations may become a bit confusing in Home Assistant and its automations. If you reach the limits of the integrated automations, you can alternatively use your own automation platform such as Node-Red. In Node-Red, processes can be put together using various logic modules in a visual GUI via drag and drop. ... continue reading
PrusaSlicer in version 2.6.1 published
I have used 2 different slicers extensively so far: Cura and PrusaSlicer. Both slicers are free, both deliver usable results with the manufacturer's default settings, both have their strengths and hardly any weaknesses. ... continue reading
Docker Quick Start: Why? What are containers for? Hardware?
Step by step guide published as YouTube video ... continue reading
HA: Use values of any WebGUI as entities
After my Internet access lost connection from time to time, I wanted to monitor the signal quality of the cable router in Home Assistant. Due to lack of API, I use the router's management interface for the query and parse the output in Bash. in Bash. With this approach, the values from almost any web GUI can be made available in Home Assistant. ... continue reading
OpenWRT & Home Assistant: evaluate, visualize, automate
Access in your own network usually takes place centrally via the router, so certain conclusions can be drawn about its data. In addition to the utilization of the Internet access or the individual interfaces, the data from the OpenWRT router can also provide information about the status of certain devices. For example, the presence status of certain devices in the WiFi can be recorded via the device tracker. Using collectd and mqtt it is also possible to read out the CPU and RAM usage as well as... ... continue reading
OpenWRT hardware recommendation - available devices 2023
OpenWRT provides a uniform and up-to-date software for different network devices like routers or access points and delivers countless additional setting options, software packages and functions. This makes it possible to combine new and old devices from different manufacturers and, among other things, to use low-cost hardware in a common WiFi, see: Setting up a home network: Extending LAN and WLAN | Improving. ... continue reading
Fronius Gen24 Commissioning: Connection >Setup >Integration
One of the first details needed for the approval of a PV system is the data of the inverter. In the years 2022/ 2023, in besides the technical data, the availability was also a decision criterion for the selection. In order to fix the inverter type and to be able to plan the rest of the plant better, I first tried to get my favorite inverter - the Fronius Gen24 - in advance. Although somewhat overpriced, but in stock, I was able to order the device via Amazon and a provider: ... continue reading
MPP and the Shadow: Power Optimizer vs Dynamic Peak
Each PV module has a so-called Maximum Power Point (MPP), the operating point at which the voltage used achieves the maximum power. The data of the modules can be taken from their data sheet. ... continue reading
