Philips HUE is a domestic line of Wi-Fi-enabled color changing LED lamps. It was first introduced in October 2012 and has been updated both in 2015 and 2016, so one can say that it is a mature product. Of all the alternatives, and despite its price (15/20 € pro bulb), I think that HUE is the best … Read more…
Years ago I started doing some tests to control a Roomba remotely using an Arduino One with a RN-VX WiFly module. Last month I decided to revitalize the idea but with a new objective: to turn the Roomba into a surveillance robot with the ability to take photos and videos. The first idea was to keep using … Read more…
I use at home a couple of sets of 433MHz remote-controlled power sockets to switch on and off some ambient lights. These lights are managed with a couple of tiny remote controller that used to be lost between the sofa’s cushions almost all the time. I though it will be interesting to remotely control this … Read more…
The last stable version of fail2ban contained in Raspbian stretch is 0.9.6-2. However, newer fail2ban versions include useful functionalities, such as the possibility to use a persistent datastore to save the IPs banned. Raspbian buster is expected to include version 0.10.2-2 but this will not happen until 2019. For this reason, I decided to update the software manually. In this … Read more…
My WMR88 Oregon Scientific Station unfortunately died a couple of weeks ago after almost 6 years working. I was very satisfied with this model but Oregon Scientific does not produce it anymore. The updated version, the WMR89, is compatible with the sensors of the old model but, surprisingly, their computer interfaces are completely different. Luckily some … Read more…
In the two previous posts we commented the main characteristics of the EMS Bus and described Calduino, the hardware and software used to connect and exchange information with a Buderus boiler though this bus. In this post you will see how to create a weeWX extension to import the information gathered and how to control the boiler configurations from an HTTP web page. WeeWX has … Read more…
In the previous post the main characteristics of the EMS (Energy Management System) Bus from Buderus were exposed. In this post, the hardware and software used to connect and exchange information with the boiler through the EMS Bus, named Calduino, will be presented. In the next post you will see how to import in weeWX the information gathered and how to … Read more…
In the house where I am currently living there is an old Buderus boiler. The installation is managed with a RC 35 Room Controller and a MC10 + BC10 Basic Controllers placed inside the boiler room. Due to their situation, the room temperature measurement cannot be used to adjust the heating level. For this reason, the … Read more…
I find METAR weather reports the most useful format to get the current meteorological situation in a few lines. Thanks to weeWx architecture, it is very easy to extend your meteo station capabilities to include and import new information. In this post you will see how to extend the Cheetah Generator in order to include … Read more…
You will probably want to protect certain parts of your domestic web page. This means restricting access only for certain visitors. You can develop the authentication method in the web page. However the server itself can also be used to restrict access. In this tutorial I will show you how to protect with password assets on an … Read more…