Category Archives: Automation

Simple Home Automation Web Interface [Part 3]

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Tom

To continue on from my previous posts about the cheap wireless AC outlets, here is some code for a simple web interface that will let you turn on and off the outlets via buttons on a web page.

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Home Automation [Part 2] – Scheduling with CRON

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Tom

# m h dom mon dow command # * * * * * command to execute # ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ # │ │ │ │ │ # │ │ │ │ │ # │ │ │ │ └───── … Continue reading →

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Cheap, Easy Raspberry Pi Home Automation (for Australia) [Part 1]

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Tom

In my hacking adventures I came across these awesome, super-cheap wirelessly controlled mains power outlets from Jaycar Electroncis in Australia. [UPDATE: This can also be used, but you need to get a 433Mhz transmitter separately]. They are on clearance, which means … Continue reading →

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