Cyan AutomationActivating Lights At Sunset Using Home AssistantThe power of home automation is that automation can (and should) be dynamic. As the seasons change, so should how our homes are lit. This…3 min read·Dec 30, 2020----
Cyan AutomationUsing DDD Communication to simplify your Shelly Smart HomeFrom firmware 1.5, Shelly has added functionality that allows devices to communicate with another one without a server, hub or cloud…3 min read·Sep 27, 2020--1--1
Cyan AutomationUsing Home Assistant to Turn Off all Smart Lights in your HomeOne of the big advantages of smart lights is the ability to control each one individually, in groups or all at once. When I leave the…2 min read·Sep 27, 2020----
Cyan AutomationUsing Home Assistant TTS to Announce Your ArrivalThe best thing about having smart speakers plumbed into your Home Automation ecosystem, is the ability to send messages depending on a…2 min read·Sep 27, 2020----
Cyan AutomationSetting Up MQTT and Mosquitto in Home AssistantMQTT is a useful protocol for smart home technology, being designed for the Internet of Things. It a lightweight messaging transport layer…4 min read·Sep 13, 2020----
Cyan AutomationUsing TTS to get Home Assistant to Tell You What To WearHome Assistant allows for Text-To-Speech (TTS) functionality, which is ultra powerful and can provide essential alerts (e.g. weather…2 min read·Sep 13, 2020----
Cyan AutomationSetting-up a White Shelly RGBW2 using MQTT in Home AssistantI believe that LED Lightstrips are the best way to enhance the lighting in a room. With LEDs there are a myriad of options, from 5v…4 min read·Sep 5, 2020----
Cyan AutomationCreating an Air Quality Sensor using an SDS011 and ESPHomeAfter measuring temperature and humidity, the next step in measuring and tracking the air in your home might be air quality. Air quality…3 min read·Aug 31, 2020--1--1
Cyan AutomationUse Home Assistant to Help Plan Your WardrobeWhen I think about the future, it always features a Smart Home AI personality telling me it’s too hot to wear jeans aside — saving me from…3 min read·Aug 22, 2020----
Cyan AutomationSetting up Power and Energy Monitoring with a Shelly EM and Home AssistantIn this guide I’ll demonstrate how to use the very useful Shelly EM as a power and energy monitoring input into your Smart Home. The…3 min read·Aug 21, 2020--1--1