Category Archives: Raspberry Pi

Home Automation Coming Together

Posted on July 21, 2023 by larry

Finally learning a lot about Home Assistant. I do not think this is for anyone. Anyway, I need to figure out how to backup the zigbee configuration. Slept well, first time fitbit said I had a good sleep. I do … 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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Goals for 2H 2023

Posted on July 1, 2023 by larry

July 1st, half of year gone by. Time for a little reflection. The year has not been bad, but I am not where I wanted to be health wise and financially. The house is coming together, it is getting neater … Continue reading →

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Does Break Equal Weight

Posted on May 2, 2022 by larry

So I took a break yesterday, did not work out as hard, but still ate to get some nutrients back in me. My weight went up though, see below. Kind of nervous that it will keep climbing. I did get … Continue reading →

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How My New Rack Will Look Like

Posted on November 11, 2021 by larry

Kinf of Joking Maybe not, but this is my new server rack on an Ikea shelf Got my pi cluster and thin client cluster. Fun stuff, I think I can fit most critical stuff on here either as a native … Continue reading →

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Interesting Progress on Smarthome

Posted on September 29, 2021 by larry

Got the Home Assistant doing a lot of the Same Duties as the weird python scripts I had going. I am hoping to replicate what was done with my python scripts but better and more reliable. Also got a Pi0W … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Usable

Posted on September 24, 2021 by larry

Stove works, sink works, smart stuff kind of does. So happy, it is nearly done. Most of it. Working on the smarts, got the Ikea hub up too. Integrated pretty easily Not that it matters, doing multi protocol. More stuff … Continue reading →

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Working On Smarthome

Posted on September 23, 2021 by larry

Kitchen is coming along nicely, by end of day tomorrow, we should be able to cook inside. Slowly working on smarthome aspect of things. Still experimenting but costs have escalated, but not too bad for a remodel. Clocking in at … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting Home Stuff

Posted on September 22, 2021 by larry

Spent a nice chunk of the day troubleshooting stuff. First off was the install of the new Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4. Had to revisit building one of my cluster nodes. To be fair that was more a … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi 4 Sold Out

Posted on September 18, 2021 by larry

I wanted to get my smart home network set up, unfortunately there are no new Raspberry Pi 4’s for sale. It is crazy and unfortunate. So will be messing with an older Pi 3. Hope it works, will keep an … Continue reading →

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