Whilst very busy I host a handful of websites for friends and family from my garage fibre connection. The thing is my ISP doesn’t provide me an a static IP address. This is obviously an issue when hosting websites. This can be solved in one of two ways 1. obtain a static IP address either by changing your ISP or… read more
Before we started landscaping I had grand plans for irrigation for our house. It was borne out of two desires. 1. With a growing busy family I can’t guarantee that our plants and lawn can be watered 2. Because I can What quickly became apparent on my home automation journey is that the more sensors I had connected to my… read more
Whilst having automatic lights in my bathrooms is great, having to manually turn on the fan is less than ideal. This article describes how I am interfacing a humidity sensor with a Homevision Pro automation controller to automatically turn on the exhaust fans when humidity reaches a per-defined level. It does not cover all of the programming and smarts around… read more
WARNING : Electricity can be lethal, this work should only be attempted by a licensed electrician On my list of things to automate around my house is HVAC . This article is describes how I hooked a multi-zone heating system up to my Homevision Pro automation controller. It does not cover all of the programming and smarts around the installation. In reality this article… read more
WARNING : Electricity can be lethal, this work should only be attempted by a licensed electrician The last major item on my automation to-do list was access control. Many basic alarm systems do this but I needed more. As I plan leverage this system as my eyes finding the right solution was paramount to the success of future projects. I… read more
This article describes how I interfaced a NAD T163 pre-amplifier with my Homevision Pro automation controller. It does not cover all of the programming and smarts around the installation. In reality this article will provide guidance for any automation system. Bill of Materials – 2 x RS232 DB9 adapters ($8 AUD) – 1 x Interfacing cable between units (I used… read more
WARNING : Electricity can be lethal, this work should only be attempted by a licensed electrician When building my house it never dawned on me that one day my humble doorbell would be anything more than that. The more I started tinkering with my house I realised that given my central cabling design that I would be able to leverage… read more
WARNING : Electricity can be lethal, this work should only be attempted by a licensed electrician We recently purchased a new TV unit. High on my priorities was ventilation. I own two NAD C272 stereo power amplifiers (one to power inside the house and another to power my shed and garage). I really like these devices, they are serious no… read more