Category Archives: New Toys

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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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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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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Pivoting to Node MCU

Posted on July 6, 2023 by larry

I am changing what I am building to nodemcu and a different receiver. Pictured is an RXB6 but with minor modifications I can do an RXB12 which is on order. Also this will go on a breadboard. Electronically this is … Continue reading →

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Low Power Wemos

Posted on July 5, 2023 by larry

Its been frustrating, but I got a couple wemos D1 mini’s that cannot provide enough power. I switched to a nodemcu and back to the RXB6 and now I can match the receive signals that the Sonos RF Bridge black. … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th of July 2023

Posted on July 4, 2023 by larry

I noticed I been getting a lot done. On the home cleaning boxes are sorted and ready to be donated. I got one of my alarm systems done. (Not quite, just need to screw in the lights and alarms, maybe … Continue reading →

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Tasmota 433Mhz Bridge

Posted on June 28, 2023 by larry

I was able to get the 433Mhz Tasmoto on a wemos D1 mini and 433mhz working. I used the tasmota-sensors.bin image. There was some initial success, but after a while disappointment crept in when only some devices were picked up. … Continue reading →

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Bench Replacement In

Posted on June 27, 2023 by larry

Finally got the MSI motherboard and I replaced the old Asus motherboard. This was the mobo I should have gotten. Now I can fit a video card, 2 HBA and a 10G card. For future record the mobo I got … Continue reading →

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Deals at 3R tech

Posted on June 26, 2023 by larry

I went to 3R tech today to return 3 bad drives. Spoke to a Chris and he said I can go through him instead of ebay for some deals. Anyway I am considering keeping some offline spares (cold spares) for … Continue reading →

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