Z-Wave is a wireless communications protocol designed for home automation, specifically to remotely control applications in residential and light commercial environments. The technology uses... Read more
Introduction When I was little, I used to push the garage door button from inside the garage and then run out the garage while it’s closing… carefully jumping over the sensor so... Read more
Autodesk Homestyler is a free online home design software, where you can create and share your dream home designs in 2D and 3D. The online tool allows you to either upload your existing floo... Read more
ntroduction I have been using microcontrollers for a long time now. I started in college as part of the program and have never stopped. Professionally, educationally, hobby, I’ve don... Read more
The Surveillance System this year I planned to travel with my family to China for a few weeks, so we had to leave alone our house. While being on vacation, I wanted to check sometimes if eve... Read more
I found that the Raspberry Pi serial interface rs232, described in a older post by myself, was too bulky. Pi and AVR should be connected through a less amount of wires. So I’ve searched the... Read more
ome time ago, I embarked on a project to control my Gaggia Classic Espresso machine with a Raspberry Pi. Obviously, you can buy a fully automatic “bean to cup” machine… but where’s the fun i... Read more
Contents Background Hardware Pi Wiring Heating System Wiring Software Remote Access Gas Consumption Impact Background I want to implement a Raspberry Pi controlled heating and hot water syst... Read more
In this project, we use a Grove DHT (Digital Humidity and Temperature) sensor as a Raspberry Pi temperature sensor. This project uses a Grove OLED display, connected to the Raspberry Pi, to... Read more
