Smart systems, data analysis and software technology
In the fast-paced world of smart home technology, the fusion of cutting-edge heating solutions and automation platforms is revolutionizing the way we manage our homes. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the seamless integration of Viessmann heat pumps with Home Assistant, emphasizing how this synergy not only enhances convenience but also takes energy efficiency to […]
In the world of DIY electronics, combining sensors with microcontrollers opens up a realm of possibilities for monitoring and measuring various environmental factors. One such project involves using an NTC 10K thermistor (Viessmann Speichertemperatursensor NTC 10k l=3750 7725998) and an ESP32 microcontroller to measure water temperature accurately. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the […]
You probably found that it is not that easy to overwrite the default Docker container command if you are running it in your Synology NAS. Maybe you came across the following error: “Unable to perform this operation, possibly the network connection is unstable or the system is busy. Please try again later.” Actually, this error […]
For years, I have been struggling with my network camera and its inability to correctly detect motion without generating a storm of false positive images. No matter how I configure the sensitivity of my camera, it is generating thousands of false-positive motion pictures each single day. It seems as if the motion detection intelligence within […]
Renewable energy and intelligent management of private and industrial energy consumption are prominent topics today. In a recent post I did show how to use a DIY ESP8266 sensor in combination with Home Assistant in order to collect real time data about your energy consumption as well as about the amount of energy that you […]
Running Home Assistant Open Source home automation locally offers great advantages, such as optimizing your own energy usage or to simply automate boring and repetitive tasks. In case you own a Synology network disks, such as the Synology Diskmanager DS218+ you can directly run Docker containers on your local network disk and therefore also run […]
In my recent blog on Open Source Home Energy Management with Home Assistant I wrote about how Home Assistant helps you to monitor and optimize your own home energy consumption. Within this blog post I will show how an ESP8266 Wifi enabled Siemens AMIS reader can be used to monitor the energy that your home […]
With the current war in Ukraine, energy prices surge to unbelievable heights. The European countries do rely on Russia’s cheap gas and oil for much too long a time. Even without the Russian war, it was pretty much clear for years that with the looming climate change there is no alternative as to completely switch […]
Retrofitting existing electrical installations with some degree of additional home automation capabilities is a cumbersome activity. Most of the time, the fixed wired installations do not support adding the necessary home automation wires. Even if there is enough space for your home automation wires, the installation routes often do not end where your home automation […]
Today’s home automation market is largely dominated by prominent vendors who offer a wide spectrum of sensors and actuators that work well in their own homogeneous environments. As long as you stick to the vendor’s collection of hardware, everything should work smoothly and with highest usability. This is also called vendor lock in 😉 As […]