Low cost ESP32 development board such as WEMOS ESP32 LOLIN32 Lite paired with a CO2 / VOC sensor CJMCU-811. The WEMOS LOLIN32 development board does not have all the same GPIO as other similar ESP32 boards. Pinout LOLIN32 CJMCU-811 V3.3 VCC 22 (GPIO22) SCL 19 (GPIO19) SDA GND WAK Pinout Continue Reading
MOES IR Control Tuya (SRW-001) flashing (ESPHome, etc)
The device MOES IR Control Hub, which uses Tuya ESP8266 is no longer vulnerable to the vulnerability that tuya-convert exploits. You will need to open the device to flash it. They are currently shipped with an TYWE3S which is an ESP8266 (as of June, 2021). You can see the pin Continue Reading
RE: Motion B6 – Don't Feed the Wildlife
My letter to City of Vancouver council regarding Motion B6 – Don't Feed the Wildlife. Hello, I do not support Motion B6 – Don't Feed the Wildlife, submitted by Pete Fry. The proposed ban is overly broad, and unnecessary. There is already a Park Board bylaw on banning feeding wildlife Continue Reading
A critique of Ubiquiti Dream Machine (UDM) Pro, etc.
My partner and I purchased a new home, and it came prewired with CAT5E, and outside rough-ins for security cameras. I decided it was time to get "serious" and have a proper pro-sumer setup at home for Internet access, and while we were at it: Security cameras! I didn't want Continue Reading
deCONZ VNC access without full blown Xorg install
deCONZ / Phoscon-GW recommends a full blown Xorg install on a Raspberry Pi to access their GUI. deCONZ is a utility to work with Zigbee controller provided by Raspbee / Conbee. deCONZ GUI provides more advanced control of Zigbee devices, and has functionality that is not available via web interface/REST Continue Reading