Category Archives: Arduino

Burned Out Units

Posted on June 2, 2025 by larry

I am starting to convince my self that something, a power surge could have burned out some of these RF units I set up. A reboot did not fix things. I took the carcass of one of them to look … Continue reading →

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RF 433Mhz Good

Posted on May 29, 2025 by larry

For the most part, the house is zigbee, but got couple other protocols in the works. Like I mentioned in the Sonoff works well, so I have very stable 433mhz and low powered too. I purchased one more sonoff and … Continue reading →

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Sonoff White

Posted on May 28, 2025 by larry

Recall I am pretty happy with a sonoff black I have, and the tasmota DIY devices I setup didnt last. While cleaning up I did come across a Sonoff White R2. I flashed it, pretty easy, didnt to the hardware … Continue reading →

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Failing Custom Tasmota Devices

Posted on May 27, 2025 by larry

Most of my Tasmota Devices have failed, at least the custom RF 433Mhz Receivers. I am hoping it is just the receiver unit. I order another batch hoping they will fix the issue. Remember this post Glad I didnt decomm … Continue reading →

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Message Box Gen 4 Plus Done

Posted on January 27, 2025 by larry

I am done with this gen of the PLUS model, still working on the normal model. Looks pro, moving on to either the standard message box or the Last Man project. So the software I discovered was the called gammu, … Continue reading →

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Disaster, Message Box Face Broke

Posted on January 26, 2025 by larry

Of all things to happen, I was about to finish putting together the faceplate for the production Message board plus when the faceplate slid off the table. When it landed on the floor, the four standoffs holding the LCD display … Continue reading →

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On to the next phase

Posted on January 25, 2025 by larry

Regarding my nagios pi box, got all the parts, I can get it a least all together to do logic testing. Got nagios running today, and will get the phone thing working soon too. Maybe tomorrow. That is not all … Continue reading →

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Got Major Pieces

Posted on January 24, 2025 by larry

Almost got all the pieces, I know I got all the major components. The relay should be coming in soon, which would complete all the electronic components. I may opt for a Voltage Regulator. Going to play with the POTS … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Rest!!

Posted on January 11, 2025 by larry

Man I rested long time today. Went to bed at 2:30AM and woke up at 1PM. Incredible sleep. Didn’t have much time to do workout today, but I got time to work on some financial stuff with my sister and … Continue reading →

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OK Need a Break

Posted on January 9, 2025 by larry

After yesterday, I admit my body hurts. I need time to heal. Sounds like an excuse, maybe it is, but I am sore. As for my projects, I got a lot of stuff going, I tried to use a screw … Continue reading →

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