It’s finally the weekend and you are ready for the big night in. Pizza, popcorn and a great movie are a superb way to relax, particularly when it is cold…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
How To Flash Tasmota The Easy Way: A Guide To The Tasmotizer
The easiest way to flash Tasmota using the operating system of your choice is to download and run the Tasmotizier. Under the hood it uses the mighty ESPTool, but it…
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…
What Is Tasmota? An Introduction To A Cloud-Free Smart Home
So you heard all of the hype about Tasmota in the smart home community? You want to get in on the action but don’t quite know where to start? Well…
Tasmota Auto Discovery In Home Assistant (Easy Step-By-Step)
If you have landed here in this little corner of the internet, I am going to assume you already know what Tasmota is and what the benefits are to running…
How To Flash ESP devices with Tasmota Using Raspberry Pi
This tutorial will cover all of the steps necessary to flash an ESP device with ESPTool using a Raspberry Pi. The device I shall be flashing is a MagicHome RGB…
