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Life Clock - Redo
I created the Life Clock in 2008. Originally it was a "3 board stack" with one being ATmega, RTC, and EEPROM and another with the MAX7221 chips that the bicolored matrix plugs into.I really liked how...
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Network Control of X10 - take 2
I posted an earlier version of this, but it was based on the Atmega328 and an Ethernet module.This version is based on the ESP8266 which provides the microprocessor and connection to the network via...
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Solar Swiss Army Knife
Over the past month or so I built an ESP-8266 based "Solar Swiss Army Knife".It's primary purpose is to measure the soil moisture, and turn on a valve to water my garden when the soil is dry.Since...
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MPPT Solar Charger - Introduction
Please note: This project is probably 90% completed. The remainder is giving me hell. So currently it should only be considered for reference. First off I want to acknowledge and thank "soldernerd" for...
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Controlling X10 with Alexa
I thought it would be fun to control the X10 modules in my house with an Echo Dot .I am unapologetic about using this 1980's technology for much of my HA. It's cheap and it works for me.A quick...
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