Projects
Things built, automated, and occasionally finished.
To MM or PIR, that is the question
A key consideration for automation at the cottage is about presence detection. So I thought about using an old PIR I had. Later it occurred to me to try an HLK-LD2410 that I had in inventory. There are some slightly annoying aspects of PIR that I had heard can be mitigated with ld2410.
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in-progressPool Sensor Helper
*A two-season, two-iteration story about temperature, water levels, salt water, and learning the hard way — twice.*
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in-progressA Dual Bedside Dimmer Built with ESPHome
We’ve all been there. It’s 3:00 AM, you need to dim the bedside lamp, and you reach for your smartphone. Suddenly, a blinding blast of blue light shocks you awake. Voice commands aren't an option either unless you want to wake your partner.I wanted a physical, tactile solution: a single, simple control box that could manage both bedside lights from either side of the bed.Here is how I built a dual-zone smart dimmer using an old ESP8266, ESPHome, and a little bit of AI assistance.
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in-progressThe Little Library Project
Modernize and expand on data collection of a front-lawn Library Exchange with ESPHOME and Home Assistant
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in-progressProject: Cottage Stuff
Bringing smart home tech to a remote cottage — solar-powered sensors, cellular connectivity, water level monitoring, and knowing if a pipe froze before driving four hours to find out.
3 sensors deployed