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 …
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 …
In the past I have worked a lot with separate ESP-8266-12E modules, it was necessary to add several components to keep the whole stable running, not to mention the two buttons needed for resetting and of course flashing the modules. As all my homebridge hardware make use of the ESP8266 …
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 …
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. …
In my previous Blog I made a Apple TV 5 4K – Wall Mount. But I also want a wall mount for the Siri remote. So let’s make one! Apple lanced the new Apple TV 5 4K, Fortunately it has the same dimensions as the previous Apple TV 4. so …
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 …
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 …
I have been fascinated by Domotica all my life. As a small child I visited all the house of the future (The House of the Future, a project by Chriet Titulaer, was opened in the summer of 1989 in the Netherlands ), an experience that stayed with me all my …
It has been a while sins I made a module for my HomeBridge, now I wanted to see if I could make a door lock. First, you must install HomeBridge on a Raspberry Pi, and configure it as a HomeKit bridge device.How to do that, you can read here. Then …
