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  • Aaron Parecki
    We are just a couple weeks away from closing up the walls on the new house! Are there any last minute requests I should put in for things in the walls? We already have: ethernet everywhere, 2x the required power outlets, water on the patios, intercoms...
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 65°F
    2 likes 10 replies 2 mentions
    #homeautomation
    Fri, Sep 8, 2023 11:01am -07:00
  • Aaron Parecki
    Very glad I took reference photos before I closed up the wall in the electrical closet! I was able to use it to figure out a safe place to punch through a hole for PoE into the studio side!
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 69°F
    2 mentions
    #homeautomation
    Sat, Sep 2, 2023 9:42am -07:00
  • Aaron Parecki
    Sadly my hopes of getting a mailbox opened notification seem to be a lost cause. The 433mhz sensor doesn't have enough power to reach the 80 feet to the street. The Zigbee one does reach that distance, but not once it's inside the mailbox.

    I just found a LoRa line of home automation products, and while I'm not a fan that their Home Assistant integration is all through the cloud API, I might have to give it a shot for this anyway.
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 65°F
    2 likes 4 replies 2 mentions
    #homeautomation
    Sat, Sep 2, 2023 8:51am -07:00
  • Aaron Parecki
    I just got the Aqara C1 cat feeder and within a few minutes had it connected directly to Home Assistant via Zigbee, and all the sensors and buttons showing up and working!

    However, I then realized the ZHA method doesn't expose the scheduling interface of the feeder, so I can only drive it entirely via Home Assistant, no local on-device scheduling option.

    I really wanted it to be self sufficient, just reporting state and being able to dispense food with HA, but I think I'll stick with this for now anyway. The failure mode is that my HA server goes down for some reason or the Zigbee controller dies, and the food doesn't get automatically dispensed. But even if I'm out of town, I always have someone come by to check on the cat at least once a day anyway, so I guess that will be the manual fallback option.
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 67°F
    1 repost 2 replies 2 mentions
    #homeautomation
    Tue, Aug 29, 2023 8:27pm -07:00
  • Sonos discovery across subnets - Configuration - Home Assistant Community (community.home-assistant.io)
    #homeautomation #sonos #networking
    Sun, Aug 27, 2023 6:44am -07:00
  • Firewall Ports for the Unifi USG and Sonos Speakers -- JeffSloyer.io (www.jeffsloyer.io)
    #homeautomation #networking
    Sun, Aug 27, 2023 6:43am -07:00
  • Esphome on Petkit Solo Feeder : r/Esphome (www.reddit.com)
    #homeassistant #homeautomation
    Sat, Aug 26, 2023 6:43am -07:00
  • You don't need ESPHome to integrate Airthings with Home Assistant (home-assistant-guide.com)
    #homeautomation
    Fri, Aug 18, 2023 9:58am -07:00
  • My take on the wall-mounted Fire HD 10 Plus dashboard (www.reddit.com)
    #homeautomation
    Fri, Aug 18, 2023 9:55am -07:00
  • vexorian/dizquetv: Create live TV channels from your own media. Access the streams using the simulated HDHomerun tuner or the generated M3U URl. (github.com)
    #homeautomation #plex
    Wed, Aug 2, 2023 1:36pm -07:00
  • 8 HDMI 8 CH HD/SD-SDI RF COAX Modulator QAM, ATSC, DVB-T, ISDB-T (thorbroadcast.com)
    8 Channel HDMI/SDI RF modulator for video distribution
    #tv #homeautomation
    Thu, Jul 27, 2023 7:09am -07:00
  • Aaron Parecki
    I can't believe I'm seriously considering getting an analog video door intercom over a digital one. I just don't like the idea of the system running an outdated version of the Android OS.
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 65°F
    12 likes 2 reposts 4 replies
    #homeautomation
    Mon, Jul 17, 2023 10:54pm -07:00
  • GreenEye Monitor (Residential) | Brultech Research Inc. (www.brultech.com)
    #home #homeautomation #electrical
    Fri, May 26, 2023 4:15pm -07:00
  • Using a Kindle Fire as a Touch Screen Home Control Panel | Automated Home Party (automatedhome.party)
    #homeassistant #homeautomation
    Mon, May 8, 2023 11:22am -07:00
  • Re-purpose an eReader – Fun Tech Projects (funprojects.blog)
    #homeautomation #epaper
    Sun, Nov 20, 2022 7:28am -08:00
  • Using a Kindle Fire as a Home Kiosk for SmartThings & Smart Home Monitor (www.andrewconnell.com)
    #kindle #homeautomation
    Sun, Nov 20, 2022 7:17am -08:00
  • Aaron Parecki https://aaronparecki.com/   •   Oct 27
    I'm trying to pick out doorknobs and locks for the house and it turns out I have a lot of feelings about how doors should work
    Aaron Parecki
    Features I want in door hardware:

    • always unlocked from the inside
    • always locked from the outside
    • single keyhole on the outside
    • momentary unlock with a key
    • 12V DC momentarily unlock
    • operates as normal when electronics are down

    I'll wire it to the smarthome separately
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 53°F
    16 likes 1 repost 6 replies
    #homeautomation
    Fri, Oct 28, 2022 5:55pm -07:00
  • nkitanov/iaq_board: IAQ Board is a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) device for measuring internal air quality (github.com)
    #homeautomation #sensors
    Sat, Oct 22, 2022 8:28am -07:00
  • New Stair Lights Digital Led Smart Stair and Hall Lighting - Etsy (www.etsy.com)
    #homeautomation
    Sat, Oct 22, 2022 7:37am -07:00
  • GitHub - zuo000/MMM-HomeAssistant: HomeAssistant module for MagicMirror2 (github.com)
    #magicmirror #homeautomation
    Sat, Oct 22, 2022 7:11am -07:00
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Hi, I'm Aaron Parecki, Senior Security Architect at Okta, and co-founder of IndieWebCamp. I maintain oauth.net, write and consult about OAuth, and participate in the OAuth Working Group at the IETF. I also help people learn about video production and livestreaming and dabble in product design.

I've been tracking my location since 2008 and I wrote 100 songs in 100 days. I've spoken at conferences around the world about owning your data, OAuth, quantified self, and explained why R is a vowel. Read more.

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