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Category: Electronics

LED Strip Lights Under The Sofa (Great Smart Home Ideas!)

I have been wanting to add a LED strip under my sofa for quite some time now. The plan is to link it in Home Assistant so that it mirrors…

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Published March 2, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant, LEDs, Smart Home Ideas, Smart Lighting, Tasmota

Super Home Assistant Dashboard! (Tablet Setup For Beginners)

If you are looking to convert a tablet or Raspberry Pi into a super-cool dashboard controller for Home Assistant then you have come to the right place! In this tutorial…

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Published March 1, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi, Smart Home Ideas

How Many LEDs Can An Arduino Control?

An Arduino can theoretically control as many LEDs as you require for your design, only limited by the power supply current available. However if you want to control more LEDs…

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Published February 27, 2020
Categorized as Arduino, Electronic Essentials, LEDs

How Does LED Dimming Work? Complete Guide To PWM

If you want to understand the fundamentals of how to dim a LED so you can build your own dimmer, or you simply want to understand how this process works…

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Published February 26, 2020
Categorized as Electronic Essentials, LEDs

How To Flash Sonoff Tasmota With An Arduino Uno And ESPTool

So you need to flash Tasmota on to your device but your dog ate your FTDI adapter? There are many different ways that we can flash Tasmota to our device,…

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Published February 22, 2020
Categorized as Arduino, ESP8266, Linux, Mac, Tasmota, Windows

How To Create A Template In Tasmota: The Dummies Guide

It is possible to create a custom template for Tasmota for a device that does not exist in the template repository by simply taking a systematic approach to finding the…

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Published February 17, 2020
Categorized as ESP8266, Linux, Mac, Tasmota, Windows

Easy Home Assistant WiFi Temperature Sensor

One of the easiest ways to make a temperature sensor for Home Assistant is to connect either a DHT11 or DHT22 temperature and humidity sensor to a Wemos D1 Mini.…

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Published February 16, 2020
Categorized as ESP8266, Home Assistant, Linux, Mac, Sensors, Tasmota, Windows

Can You Make Dumb Lamps Smart? (This Method Will SURPRISE You!)

Most websites will just tell you to put a smart bulb in an existing fixture… but what if there is another way? What if your favorite lamp doesn’t take a…

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Published February 15, 2020
Categorized as LEDs, Smart Home Ideas

What Happens If You Don’t Use A Resistor With a LED? Essential LED guide

It is acceptable to use a LED without a resistor, but some method of limiting the current must be used in order to prevent the device from being destroyed. Failure…

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Published February 14, 2020
Categorized as Electronic Essentials, LEDs

Making Dumb Lights Smart (and NOT By The Way You Think…)

Most websites will just tell you to put a smart bulb in an existing fixture… but what if there is another way? What if your favorite lamp doesn’t take a…

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Published February 12, 2020
Categorized as LEDs, Smart Home Ideas

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