Can you help me to get my VCR to stop flashing "12:00"??Self admitted geek / techie. Wondering what cool, interesting, or devious things folks have done with homegrown technology? I've used Raspberry Pis to monitor my sump pump and capture videos when motion is detected. Any other tech tinkerers out there?
I LOVE blueberry pies myself! I'll stick with eating blueberry and tinkering on raspberry.I like blueberry pies, do Raspberry Pis taste similar?
Anyone figure out THIS yet? >>> (annoying commercials with volume increase)
(edit, guess the reddit link is no bueno but here was the topic)
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Oh cool idea on the pool sensor. I was thinking about a remote way to open the garage door after strong authentication. It could even check if I accidentally left my garage door open and send me a text to close it or automatically close it...though I don't know how I feel about my garage door closing itself. We'll see....I've got a couple Raspberry Pis set up with temp and humidity sensors to monitor my basement and our outside pump house. I really want to set one up to monitor the chemical levels in my pool, but haven't gotten that adventurous yet; those various sensors cost a bit more than others.
I had to pull up what the MyQ was. I was maybe going to do that with a Pi, but it's already done. May go the MyQ route after all. I have an attached garage, so an open garage is essentially leaving my front door unlocked.I have Philips Hue bulbs throughout, a Wemo dimmer for the porch, Ring alarm and camera, and MyQ for the garage.
I have the lights in the garage set to flash throught IFTTT whenever I open the garage, because I forget to disarm the alarm.
I don't miss that, but have an equivalent. My 12 year old sprinkler system takes like 15 minutes to setup the times, zones, days, etc. I feel it turns to the flashing VCR and says "hold my beer."Can you help me to get my VCR to stop flashing "12:00"??
Chamberlain sells this exact system called MyQ. Low enough cost ($30) it wasn't worth trying to DIY it. Even cheaper than a R Pi and related sensors.Oh cool idea on the pool sensor. I was thinking about a remote way to open the garage door after strong authentication. It could even check if I accidentally left my garage door open and send me a text to close it or automatically close it...though I don't know how I feel about my garage door closing itself. We'll see....
Growing up we had 2 little dogs with the same result. One small noise and it's barkville. Once one dog started, the other joined in. Good for detecting intruders and the random leaf that fell from the front tree.We installed a big dog, now when a cricket chirps we are alerted.
I do like the fact things work w/o internet. I did add a UPS to my router so things can communicate out if there's a power outage....but doesn't help if there's a Internet outage at my ISP. I've used Govee sensors for leaks as I got it via a good Amazon sale. It's saved my bacon once on a leaky toilet.I have been using Zwave for almost 20 years now. I started with MiCasaVerde over a decade ago, but they were acquired and destroyed, so I now use Hubitat. The nice thing about Zwave and Zigbee devices is that they are not married to a particular controller, so I just moved them over, and if I grow tired of Hubitat, I can move to another controller. Hubitat integrates with MyQ, Ecobee, Google Home, and Alexa. It is not internet-dependent for it to work (although Google Home and stuff will not work), but all the local Zwave and Zigbee switches, sensors, etc, will continue to operate as needed without Internet.
I use it for opening/closing the garage door, turning on/off lights on a schedule and door open, pool pump, thermostat, UV furnace controls, leak detection, etc.