Recently had two floodings and I won’t elaborate on that, enough to say I bought two of these.
Category: Devices
Zigbee 4 Channel Smart Switch
Zigbee Smart Switch Module, 10A 12V 24V 4CH Relay Interlock Inching Self-Locking Compatible with Alexa, Alice, And Google, 4 Channel AC/DC 7-32V Zigbee Module
Wi-Fi Smart Valve
This is one of my favorite devices that I have used in many projects.
Motorized Smart Valve Actuator (Valve Sold Separately) Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Electric Water Shutoff Controller Robot Automatically, Tuya Smart & Smart Life App Control, Work with Alexa, No Hub Required.
Wi-Fi Bird Feeder repairs 1
Cockatoos – Very smart and their beaks are like surgical instruments and… can switch modes between dexterous and turbo power.
Fan cat scarer
This is a quick temporary solution to deter prowling cats. The actual Cat Scarer is back in the workshop waiting for a smaller motor to be delivered because the present motor is from a hand vac cleaner is a over kill and (even with short duty cycle) draws too much from the AGM 12V / 3.7A battery.
I have ordered a smaller motor.
Google TV Streamer
I have been using Amazon hardware for a while now; Firesticks, Echo Show and lately the Cube. The Amazon devices are great for streaming and even doing the home automation thing with Alexa but.. Google prevents the Fire Cube accessing PlayStore!
For example I purchased FX File Explorer which is not available on the (useless) Amazon app store, side loading gets you nowhere because I can’t upgrade to the paid version and the same for other purchased apps so that’s the main reason I am purchasing the Google TV Streamer to replace the Fire Cube in the lounge. Fortunately all the devices I have purchased are both Amazon and Google compatible.
USB LED Bulbs
For various projects including a night light in the chook shed.
The chook shed LED bulb is remotely controlled with a TP-Link Tapo P100 Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug.
Wi-Fi Chook Shed Light
Been meaning to do this for a while and because of Rosie’s weird going-to-bed behavior of late we moved it to the top of the job list. For some reason instead of going up the ramp to the roost she’s hanging around on the floor and going into a corner under the nesting box table?
We are using a Wi-Fi Switch which requires a ZigBee hub which is already setup and configured on the network. Continue reading “Wi-Fi Chook Shed Light”
Wi-Fi Chicken Door – Part 2
Before reporting on the Smart Valve here’s the revised balcony setup.
This is the desk return, to the left is the main desk with Lenovo AIO desktop with Canon printer plus other stuff. Made another higher stand to accommodate the Amazon Echo Show 8 on the left.
Amazon Echo Show 8 – Part 2
Setup Amazon Music… Eagles are one of my favs.
I already had Amazon Prime Video on my Samsung J7 Pro phone. To continue this initial setup I now have another Amazon apps installed, Alexa and Amazon Photos. The Echo Show has good sound quality! From the specs ‘2.0” neodymium speakers with passive bass radiator’ and it works the desktop vibrates!