Having done the initial installation of Home Assistant on Proxmox, it is time to do the initial configuration of Home Assistant. If migrating from a previous system then follow the first process. I...


Home Assistant: Configuration - Main

Home Assistant: Install on Proxmox
Having had challenges getting Home Assistant to run on an external SSD on a Raspberry Pi 3B, and with the scarcity of Raspberry Pi 4 with the “chip shortage”, I decided to upgrade to a mini PC in t...

Home Assistant: Last Rebuild
Build from scratch, Home Assistant on TITAN. Some issues getting boot order on TITAN sorted in BIOS (press DEL key on boot): Set boot order = LEGACY Go to Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities ...

Home Assistant: Overview
Having started home automation using a few Philips Hue lamps and some ESP8266 sensors using OpenHab (now archived), I have moved everything over to Home Assistant (HASS) which I have generally foun...

Synthesiser : HAGIWO Triple Osc
Intro Lessons Learned Notes… References / Resources Files on Titan: /Archive_Jekyll/files/electronics/synthesiser/… 03-triple-osc, links too… the software and hardware files are i...

Underfloor Insulation
What I Did After conducting the research below I ended up using the Rigid Insulation option #2: Lifted floor boards Inspected all joists and subfloor space, cleared air bricks, removed debri...

Synthesiser : Quad LFO
Every synthesiser uses at least one LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) to provide modulation signals to other modules. Having found various DIY options using Arduino I decided to go down that route. I...

Synthesiser : Module Construction
KiCAD PCB TRACKS Generally red F.Cu go horizontally, with blue B.Cu going vertically. Use vias as required where cannot route past an existing track GROUND PLANE ...

Prototype board design for JLCPCB
General principle from YouTube video for a small prototype board. In addition to an array of holes, can add power elements, standard items, etc. In KiCAD add footprint “1X01_NO_SILK” currentl...

ARCHIVED: ESP8266 Based Digital Thermostat
This item has now been replaced by a Nest Thermostat! As part of our Home Control system, I am currently working on an ESP8266 based WiFi thermostat. It utilises a NodeMCU controller board, a Next...