Year 2021 will go down in history as one of the worst in recent memory. It has been pretty eventful, to put it lightly. With the pandemic being the dominant problem, punctuated by a lot of calamities, the year felt like it came by fast and slow at the same time. For most of us, …
Because I’m always testing I also need several times a clean install to exclude any errors. This time I found my self having some issues while installing my Homekit 2 MQTT homebridge. The al the used software had some major updates and changes. So time for a revised installation manual. SD Formatter Visit the SD …
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The next project is to create a MQTT button, So we can control other MQTT devices or start a homekit scene without having to use your iPhone, iPad. However, if you press once and turn them on, how would you turn the off? You’d have to have a whole separate command just to turn the lights …
After a good first start in my previous blog, I had to find another motor with more torque or some other kind of solution so my big (heavy) blinds wil open and close. So time for Blinds 2.0. NEMA 17 At first I had some old 5V NEMA 17 Stepper (STP-43D1016) lying around so I …
After several questions about automating blinds, I found the solution. In this blog I show you how to automate your blinds. Homebridge You need to setup your Apple Homebridge based on MQTT first to connect this setup with Apple HomeKit / Siri. For whom did not read my previous blog about setting up your Apple Homebridge …
After the basics of sending and receiving data packages over MQTT it’s to combine these in a more complex project. Lets see if we can connect a neopixel strip to our homebridge. HOMEBRIDGE You need to setup your Apple Homebridge based on MQTT first to connect this setup with Apple HomeKit / Siri. For whom did …
Now that I’ve made at MQTT LED setup in my previous blog, It’s time to make a MQTT Sensor that Sends information rather then only receiving the information. Let’s keep it simple for now and add a Temperature-Humidity Sensor. For this Sensor I use a cheap DHT11 Sensor as it’s only to test if it …
So now that I have installed and configured my Apple Homebridge based on MQTT. Its time to test if it works with a ESP8266-01 Module. At first I’m going to start simple, as most things do. Let’s try to turn on and off a LED over the Homebridge with Siri. Homebridge You need to setup …
As I’m testing my new build Homekit accesoires I need to manually start my Apple Homebridge based on MQTT every time I boot. So the question is: How can I automatically start Apple Homebridge based on MQTT after rebooting the Raspberry Pi Zero W. There are many directions out there that don’t work on Raspbian. …
In my previous blog you could read how I made a proper enclosure for my Homebridge project. The goal should be to make a Enclosure that feels and looks like a Apple product , simplifying installation and eliminating clutter. So at first I took the dimensions from the Apple TV 4 Enclosure As then, I …
