Welcome (back) to Blogger
I had a blogger account way back when. I switch to Moveable Type, then to Wordpress. And now I'm back. Why? Because I don't want to deal with hosting anymore. Wordpress vulnerabilities. etc etc.So, for...
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Playing with the Raspberry Pi - Work Project
I've been wanting to do a hardware project for a while. After all, I like to tinker. Remember, I built my own spelunking headlamp out of fairly high powered LEDs. (Shame I don't have photos... this was...
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A super expensive 32GB SD Card
This is interesting. I am putting in another order for a couple of Raspberry Pi's (a few colleagues want one too), and I figured it may make sense to bundle a few other items from the online store I'm...
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Preparing for ThermostatPi - a Raspberry Pi controlled thermostat
I am starting to prepare for my next Raspberry Pi project - I'm giving it the very unoriginal name of "ThermostatPi" - essentially it will be a Raspberry Pi Thermostat.There are many of these types of...
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DB18B20 Temperature Sensors Arrived!
Element 14 is my new favorite online store in Singapore. Free next day delivery on orders higher than S$70.I picked up 2 of these bad boys so now I can start on my Thermostat project!
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First Temperature Readings with the Raspberry Pi and DS18B20 Chip
I got my Raspberry Pi reading temperatures with the DS18B20 chip.I followed some of the guidance at the following two URLs (although I had to flip the chip as the instructions are a bit confusing -...
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First night monitoring temperature
Last night, I configured RRD graphs to record the changes of temperature. Before bed I set the aircon on pretty much full blast. Before going to sleep it was readying at around 26.7 C. Now as you can...
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Update to the Raspberry Pi Systems Alert Project
Just a quick short update to the first Raspberry Pi project that I worked on two weeks ago. Last weekend, I went to a local workshop to get it mounted on a plank of wood to keep it all together and...
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Hacked Door Open Remote with RedBee RFID and Raspberry Pi
On 2 Fridays ago, we had a "hackathon" at work where we stayed back and worked on personal hacks/projects. The entry door to our office is controlled by a 4-number code. We have a remote control to...
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Flashing the USB IR Toy v2
I finally had some time to work on my temperature project and the first step was to make sure my 2 USB IR Toys worked (they finally arrived about 2 weeks ago).One seemed to work fine (meaning my...
View ArticlePHP Library for Receiving from/Transmitting to the USB IR Toy v2 Ready!
I am a fan of PHP. I am lazy, and I don't really want to learn Python. Since the IR Toy is a critical component for my next Raspberry Pi project, (of which the code would be primarily written in PHP),...
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ThermostatPi - Controlling airconditioning with the Raspberry Pi and USB IR...
Finally got around to getting the first release of my current project up!Code: https://bitbucket.org/cdrum/thermostatpiIt's called ThermostatPi and it makes use of a Raspberry Pi, a USB IR Toy 2 (see...
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Putting the pieces together in anticipation...
It's been a while since I posted here. Primary reason, I had a daughter last March. (my free time disappeared literally overnight). Now that we're getting settled, it's time to get back into the home...
View ArticlePrepping for Arduino Sensors with Vera (Z-Wave) Controller
I posted about my recent purchase of the Vera Lite Z-Wave controller the other day in a rather ambiguous blog title. Since then, I've been researching ways in which I can build my own sensors that...
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First batch of arduino parts received [Updated]
I posted a few weeks ago about a recent purchase I made on eBay for raw parts that would allow me to make my own sensors for my home automation project. I received a few items already.What is pictured...
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Power Solutions
I have a goal - to get my sensors to run on AA batteries for several months at a go. We'll see if I can achieve that.
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Setting up the Aeon Labs MiniMote with the VeraLite (UI6) to control Blinds
I motorized my blinds and curtains, but I realized it may be too complicated for some family members to operate. I decided to get a few Z-Wave remotes to assist.I eventually settled on the Aeon Labs...
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Curtains and Blinds with Vera Lite and Fibaro Shutter Relay
About two months ago, I started looking into home automation solutions as the condo my wife and I bought way back in February of 2011 was going to finally complete soon - and since it would be ours...
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Something new this weekend - Z-Wave (EU) Yale Lock and automation dashboard
Finally got my Z-Wave (EU)-enabled Yale smart lock from my friends at L3 Homeation [http://l3homeation.com/] (Kallang Leisure Mall)It shows up as a lock in the Vera interface:I also finally found a use...
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Connecting LIFX Bulbs with Vera (Z-Wave)
A quick guide on how I got my bulbs (sort of!) connected to my Vera network. No real trickery here. And the bulbs themselves aren't yet added, instead, I focused on creating common scenes and made...
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