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I have maintained extensive documentation of my hardware configuration and codes for my personal Home Assistant installation. You can read them here

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Integrating Ecowitt Whittboy with WeeWx

March 3, 2024 in Home Automation by V. Venkataramanan5 minutes

This post summarizes steps inovled in integrating Ecowitt 7-in-1 Solar-powered weather station with WeeWx for full weather monitoring

Max 6675 Thermocouple in Esphome

September 10, 2022 in Home Automation1 minute

Thermocouples are handy for accurate measurement at difficult to reach places or in liquids. I set up one to measure the temperature of my aquarium so that I can get early warning if the heater fails in my tropical fish tank. MAX6675 is very cheap and easily integrates with Esphome. Here are the …

Programming Honeywell Vista 15P

August 9, 2022 in Home Automation3 minutes

I previously got a monitored alarm system installed at my home. This is a Honeywell Vista 15P panel and Honeywell K 4392 M7240 Rev E key panel combination. This system includes several motion sensors, door and window contact sensors, and alarm siren. They all work fine, but I wanted to integrate …

Calibre-Web Open Media Vault

April 5, 2022 in Open Media Vault2 minutes

Docker image available at: https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/calibre-web

Use Stacks in Portainer for easy installation,

version: "2.1"
services:
  calibre-web:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/calibre-web
    container_name: calibre-web
    environment:
      - …

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