Home Assistant: Measuring Sound and VibrationThrough the combination of ESPHome and Home Assistant, a myriad of sensors can be added, managed, and their data visualized and stored. To…3d ago3d ago
Home Assistant: Light Intensity Sensor APDS-9960Through the combination of ESPHome and Home Assistant, a myriad of sensors can be added, managed, and their data visualized and stored. To…May 29May 29
IOT: How to Capture all Log Files from Systems, Applications & SensorsFluent Bit is an amazing tool for logfile aggregation, processing and storing. Due to its flexible plugin architecture, each step of the…May 19May 19
IOT: Debugging InfluxDB Storage ErrorsOver the course of the last articles, I introduced InfluxDB and showed how to store system and application log files coming from FluentBit…May 8May 8
IOT: Log File Collection with Fluent BitIn a growing network of IOT sensors and computer devices, getting quick access to essential log files is a challenge. On the one side, you…Apr 28Apr 28
IOT: How to Collect ESP8266 Sensor Hardware Metrics with Home AssistantIn a typical IOT network, several sensors with different hardware and software, and several computer and single board computers exist. Its…Apr 17Apr 17
Hardware Metrics Collection with IOT DevicesIn a self-made IOT stack, several applications provide, parse, and store data. You might have all applications running on the same or…Apr 7Apr 7
IOT Security Camera with a Raspberry Pi Zero and External USB WebcamIn my IOT enabled home, I have several sensors that continuously provide environmental data such as the temperature, humidity, or air…Mar 27Mar 27
Home Assistant: Measuring Air Quality, Humidity and Temperature with a BME680 SensorBuilding an IOT sensor with the ESP8266 and ESP32 boards can be done in two ways. Either you are starting with a basic sketch that accesses…Mar 17Mar 17
Home Assistant: How to Measure Battery Voltage of ESP8266 BoardsWhen you install IOT sensors inside your house, you will have plenty main power outlets, USB adapters etc. to power your boards. But when…Mar 6A response icon1Mar 6A response icon1
