Network Backup your Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a very useful little computer. We use it as home automation hubs, servers for network services, emulation stations and more. Unfortunately, it uses the rather fragile micro-SD format as its...
Category: Hardware Configuration
Magic Cards: Add RFID to Your Ring Alarm
What is Magic Cards? Magic Cards is a project from Maddox available on GitHub https://github.com/maddox/magic-cards It was developed as a way to launch music on Sonos devices and integrate with Home Assistant and Channels. It...
Headless Mode Install: Raspberry Pi Zero W
Headless Mode? Headless Mode on a Raspberry Pi Zero W is when it runs without an attached screen, keyboard or mouse. In this article, we will install the image and pre-configure it for your...
Phoscon Zigbee Gateway: AKA – ConBee or RaspBee – Part 4: Node-Red Integration
Normally if you have a single radio hub like an Echo Plus, IKEA TRÅDFRI gateway or Sengled Element hub. You can only provide interactions between the devices it talks to. By interconnecting the deCONZ hub with Node-Red you can set up interactions between pretty much anything Node-Red can talk to.
Phoscon ZigBee Gateway AKA – ConBee or RaspBee – Part 3: Connecting a Device to the Zigbee Network
Welcome to the 3rd part of a series on the Phoscon ZigBee Gateway. Introduction Installation At the conclusion of this part, you should have a functional Zigbee network. I.e. Buttons, sensors or timers that...
Phoscon Zigbee Gateway AKA – ConBee or RaspBee – Part 2: Installation
Welcome to the second part of a series on the Phoscon Zigbee Gateway. The first part of the series introducing the hardware is available HERE. Quickly to recap part one the ConBee is the...
