Category Archives: Technical

Relearning the NRF24L01

Posted on June 8, 2016 by larry

I pulled out a 3.3v pro mini and attached an NRF24L01 to it and it seams to work. I am running through some sketches with it to see how it goes. Hoping to get it to start up using a … Continue reading →

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Servers Overheating

Posted on June 6, 2016 by larry

Been really hot the past few days and our servers been overheating. I had to shut a few hosts down, I had a meetup today and need some services though. Foot still hurts.

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OpenHAB Production

Posted on June 5, 2016 by larry

OK, I got openhab in production.  Looks good, hope it works out. Need to figure out how to lock things down more though.  Am going to VPN in probably. Also, interesting thing about VPN, I got a Linksys router to … Continue reading →

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Cedar River Run Attempt

Posted on June 4, 2016 by larry

Tried running cedar river today, my foot started acting up, so I bailed at about 1/2 a  mile. It is nice run though, but for two miles I was slow Time: 46:25 It has been hot too, so hot, two … Continue reading →

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New OpenHab Server

Posted on June 3, 2016 by larry

With the house newly wired, I am setting up a new openhab server. I pulled some of the old configs, but am now implementing weather. Not gonna lie, this openhab stuff is tough and confusing. I can see why people … Continue reading →

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Wiring Up House

Posted on June 2, 2016 by larry

I added a new subnet to my network strictly for IoT devices. This will have extremely limited access to the Internet.  In fact it will have limited initial access to the internal network.  The connection has to be established from … Continue reading →

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Finally Got A Garage Door Sensor

Posted on June 1, 2016 by larry

Finally got my garage door sensor working. This actually sits on the floor and not on the ceiling.  I still need to seal the holes around the sensor, also I it is doing a web notification and not a MQTT. … Continue reading →

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New Garage Door Sensor

Posted on May 27, 2016 by larry

This is the 3rd iteration of my garage door sensor, maybe fourth, I lost track. This one has its issues too, mainly stability.  Seems like there is not enough power.  I did change up to a voltage divider mainly to … Continue reading →

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New DSL Line

Posted on May 24, 2016 by larry

Wow, got this new DSL line and I get some speed. I was supposed to get a better upload speed though, closer to 40Mbit. Didn’t run today, worked on this DSL most of the evening.  It is delicate.

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OpenHAB is Hard

Posted on May 21, 2016 by larry

I spend hours and hours trying to figure out OpenHAB.  It is great though, it is working good.  Does a lot. I am so burned out though.  Want to do more, but I need to walk away.

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