Been grafting on an ESP8266+ESPHome Ping Tester - amazing what the old device can do - tech.scargill.net/ping-teste…
Just ercently I popped a note in here about the simple BLE Proxy and Scanner I built using a TTGO board - this has gone completely OTT with an ESP32-S3 board and an ILI9341 - hope this is useful to folk - tech.scargill.net/a-better-e…
My latest project - a BLE Proxy and scanner using an old TTGO board - tech.scargill.net/ttgo-t-dis…
Just been writing about the DFRobot LattePanda IOTA - I'm having a lot fo fun with this and home Assistant OS (HAOS) tech.scargill.net/latte-pand…
Crumbs - do I still have that scarf on my image - I've been hiding from the sun in my office working on a new blog entry - ESPHome with Seeed Studio E1003 ePaper display with Home Assistant entities - display, touch, beep - all working... tech.scargill.net/seeed-stud…
🛰️ Just published a “first steps” guide for the LD2410C mmWave Presence Sensor!
Wiring, setup, and a quick demo video included — perfect for Home Assistant, ESPHome, or DIY automation.
Check it out 👉 tech.scargill.net/ld2410c-fi…
#HomeAutomation #IoT #ESPHome #mmWave #LD2410C
Spend 3 days reviewing the Switchbot S20 Smart dry/Wet vacuum. It's wonderful - but I got a bit carried away...
tech.scargill.net/switchbot-…
I've been updating an older blog entry about using Tasmota to reboot a 5G router whenever there is no signal - learned LOTS thanks to Perplexity AI and blogged the lot.. tech.scargill.net/a-tasmota-…
Just got myself a marvellous nwe sensor from Seeed... includes heart rate and breathing would you believe... tech.scargill.net/seeed-stud…
tech.scargill.net/reolink-rl… I've now spend the weekend checking out the new Reolink RLC-823S2 IP Camera - 16x zoom - and getting it working in Home Assistant - all in the link...
Been having a couple of days of frantic writing - starting with an upgraded review of Apollo IOT productws including the new TEMP-1 boards. Great fun... tech.scargill.net/apollo-air…
Quick update to my Apollo Air-1 post - got some feedback from the company - small team in the USA... tech.scargill.net/apollo-air…
Quite a flexible company - Apollo... Whatever next... tech.scargill.net/apollo-plt…
Just got a nwe Aqara T2 dual-relay module to play with - I like it - "wet" or "dry" contact modes etc. tech.scargill.net/aqara-dual…
Grabbed several Argon-40 cases for RPi5. With one proviso - good.. tech.scargill.net/argon40-ar…
That, new SEEED kit and new REOLINK solar camera on the same blog.. been a busy couple of weeks...
Back from refreshing holiday Holiday and playing with the Apollo CO2 and general gas sensing - tech.scargill.net/apollo-mtr…
Early morning Shelly and Sonoff shout-out - I love learning something new every day.. tech.scargill.net/shelly-and…










