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Don’t get off the couch! Control your TV and Stereo with Home Assistant using the Broadlink IR Bridge
ByDrZzs
HA Forum for Broadlink Manager Download Broadlink Manager HA Docs for Broadlink IR Switches Welcome back to the World of Home Automation. If you are a human with electricity, you probably have one of these. This is the Broadlink RM Pro. And this, is his little brother, the Broadlink RM mini. In the next few…
Presence Detection with Life360 (or OwnTracks if you prefer)
ByDrZzs
Presence Detection: One of the most useful, and yet elusive, features of a good Smart Home is location tracking. For as long as I’ve been involved in the DIY Smart Home community (which admittedly hasn’t been very long), there has been a clamoring among the people in search of the “best” way to incorporate location…
Updated Sonoff Basic Flashing
ByDrZzs
It’s been a while since I made my video on flashing new firmware on Sonoff basic. The way I do it now is a whole lot different than how I did it then. Flashing over the air is more commonly used now a days, not opening up the Sonoff is preferred, which I totally understand….
Smart Bathroom
ByDrZzs
Smart Bathroom There are a lot of ways to smarten up your home. It’s easy to find Home Automation ideas for your bedroom, living room, kitchen, office, or garage… But the one room that usually gets forgotten is the bathroom. It’s time to correct that, and show some smart home love to sanctuary of the…
Go Kart for Big Kids
ByDrZzs
I few years ago I bought a used Razor Ground Force Drifter go kart for the kids. The didn’t ride it much and after less than a year it broke. Rather than just fix it, we decided to supercharge it. Muwhahaha Here’s what you’ll need. 1000w 48v motor 1000w 48v motor controller 2…
MQTT Car Presence
ByDrZzs
Automating your garage doors makes a lot of sense. I’ve done two videos already on how to make your garage doors more smarter. In this video I’ll show you how to use a D1 mini, in your car, to have your garage doors opening and closing when you need them to. The best part is…