Category Archives: Technical

New Devices for Monitoring

Posted on July 17, 2023 by larry

Got some new sensors installed Got some temperature humidity barometric pressure sensors. But that bottom unit should be familiar and is not new. I flashed the unit with tasmota which should make management of the device easier. Tasmota is the … Continue reading →

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Garage Not Done

Posted on July 16, 2023 by larry

Ran out of time, got a lot done but not to the degree I wanted. I was hoping to move work to downstairs but not sure now. I may just move now, but garage isn’t where I want it to … Continue reading →

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Lake Young

Posted on July 15, 2023 by larry

There is this about 9 mile route called Lake young my kids have done. Not even close to having the legs to do this. But I am putting it on the list to do. Got couple things done today, lights … Continue reading →

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RXB12 does better

Posted on July 14, 2023 by larry

For a much cheaper unit, I paid 19.65USD which includes shipping and tax for 15 units, I think it is worth it. Still not close like the whatever the Sonos uses but better than the RXB6. I am going with … Continue reading →

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Didn’t Do What I said

Posted on July 12, 2023 by larry

I was supposed to start focusing on cleaning and get some sleep. Did neither had problems sleeping and kept working on my home automation. To make things worse I purchased more Zigbee devices. I should get some sleep early today. … Continue reading →

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Refocus Efforts

Posted on July 11, 2023 by larry

In the last few posts I showed I was working on Arduino stuff (home monitoring to be specific). I need to change my efforts and work on cleaning. Waiting on parts anyway. 3D Printer is churning through one more thing … Continue reading →

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Raiding Old Units for parts

Posted on July 10, 2023 by larry

Scavaneging parts from old systems to continue with my project. I swear there were a couple of RXB6 around the house. Anyway I ordered more even though I have been told the RXB12 perform better. Just have to wait till … Continue reading →

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Inconsistent Sensors

Posted on July 9, 2023 by larry

It is weird, I have the units in the same general area, and they can’t seem to sniff the same sensors. I change the antennas and did a bunch of different lengths and I am still not getting the same … Continue reading →

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RF 443 Assembly Line

Posted on July 8, 2023 by larry

I got my units on an assembly line now You can see the Sonoff on the left I am trying to match, then a hardware prototyping breadboard The dev one for testing software, three production ones next to it in … Continue reading →

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Dev Unit Is Done

Posted on July 7, 2023 by larry

It is built Maybe a few hardware tweaks here and there but I am OK with this unit. Now to work on the software. Weight: 340.0

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