Recently had two floodings and I won’t elaborate on that, enough to say I bought two of these.
Category: Smart Home
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.
Alexa Eyedrops Reminder
The reminders use eight Routines with the following schedule:
9am double drop
11am single drop
1pm double drop
3pm single drop
5pm double drop
7pm single drop
9pm double drop
11pm single drop
I mentioned in my last ‘happy’ post that after my check-up today the 4 hour one is not needed anymore (begone) so I am going through the 4 double-drop routines to change them from 2 to 1 drop.
Google TV Streamer
Arrived yesterday and with no further delay this afternoon unpacked and hooked up with the OTG cable and 4-port hub plus mouse and keyboard.
The streamer includes a smart hub (Google Home) and while I was setting up the apps it went out on the network and sniffed out all the devices and registered them with Google Home.
Amazon Alexa Users Group
I just joined the Amazon Alexa Users Group and this is my first introductory post-
I am new here and thanks for opening the forum door :-)
I am a retired tech guy from Melbourne Australia and like most people started in the usual way adding smart lights and sockets but over the last few years I have taken the home automation thing outside – into the yard.
I have a nice workshop and besides wood working I do other stuff like electrical and electronics and enjoy designing and making something from thoughts transferred to a paper sketch.
OTG cable for Google TV Streamer
This will allow connecting a 4 port hub to the Google TV Streamer for external storage, keyboard/mouse (for setup) and mini keyboard dongle etc.
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.