Category: Makes

  • E-ink info screen at the front door

    E-ink info screen at the front door

    So I built a small E-ink (ESP32) info screen for the front door. Link to the original blog post with a nice text & pictures layout. The problem: When leaving the house, it’s nice to see some information displayed at the door, like temperatures, weather and messages for the kids etc. Actually, there is no…

  • After 6 months of using Amazon Fire HD tablet and Home Assistant

    After 6 months of using Amazon Fire HD tablet and Home Assistant

    After 6 months of using Amazon Fire HD tablet and Home Assistant Link to the original blog post with a nice text/pictures layout. I wrote about the FireHD tablet & Home Assistant: *** update 1. Aug. 2024 *** After half a year of using the Fire HD tablet for Home Assistant display, I can not…

  • Hard drives, figs, birds and a scarecrow

    Hard drives, figs, birds and a scarecrow

    Link to the original blog post with a nice text/pictures layout. The problem: Birds are eating figs in my backyard as soon as they’re ripe. Figs. Ripe figs. Not birds. I’d prefer to eat them unharmed. Figs. Not birds. The solution: There’s an IT solution to every problem. Even more, every problem can be solved…

  • Yet Another ESP32 Webcam

    Yet Another ESP32 Webcam

    Link to the original blog post with a nice text & pictures layout. The problem: I used an old phone with an Android IP Webcam app to check my driveway, but it stopped working after 3 days. Then I had to reset it – this means going up the ladder every single time. I couldn’t…

  • Unlocking the front door using the mobile phone and Home Assistant

    Unlocking the front door using the mobile phone and Home Assistant

    Link to the original blog post with a nice text/pictures layout. The problem: The solution: HW parts: SW: The process: Here’s the doodle of the connecting scheme: Here’s the original connecting scheme from Innotherm (door manufacturer), in Slovenian: It was useful because it reveals which power supply is appropriate (Meanwell MW HDR 30-24). 7. Fitted…

  • Moon lamp project

    Moon lamp project

    Link to original blog post (moon lamp project). The final product is a #3dprint of a #moonlamp: I’ve 3d printed a moon lamp and installed it on an old lava lamp stand. The process: 1. 3D Printing 3D model: https://www.printables.com/model/23859 Slicing: I used the following settings, as recommended by the model designer: I’ve tried to…

  • Visoka greda iz palet z vgrajenim kompostnikom

    Visoka greda iz palet z vgrajenim kompostnikom

     Z minimalnimi stroški do visokih gred Od ogrevanja s peleti mi je ostalo nekaj nosilnih palet. Kaj naj z njimi? Žena predlaga – visoke grede. Ok. Lani, ko smo bili doma zaradi lock-downa, sva naredila 4 in so se dobro obnesle. Zelenjava bistveno bolje uspeva, kot na talnem vrtu:        Imajo pa 2 pomankljivosti:…