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D-Link DCS-5030L IP-Camera in Home Assistant

This is a brief guide on how to set up this Camera in Home Assistant, including controls.

Might work with other models as well.

Requirements

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KlipperScreen Splash Screen Video

A simple systemd service to show a splash video before KlipperScreen loads.

Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En1gtl8IiC8

Note:

This interrupts the launch of KlipperScreen. However the other Klipper services still start up in the background, so it's not really noticable in terms of total startup time.

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I wanted to connect a simple piezo buzzer to my 3D-printer running Klipper to make some beeps when a print starts, stops, etc.

Parts required

• A passive buzzer (I bought these cheap ones from Ali)
  • Note that active buzzers have an internal oscillator and cannot emit tones of different frequencies.
• Some wires and a connector

Assembly

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Gigatek DSP840

Documentation of a point-of-sales display unit from GIGA-TMS INC.

This documents my personal findings, rom dumps, references to official resources available online, and working examples from investigations and experimenting. I got this device from a decommissioned grocery store cash register.

Demonstration video of the device running over Serial (RS232): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m6WFimJwR7Y

Specifications

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Pi-Hole w/D-Link R15

A brief guide on how to set up Pi-Hole and make all clients on the network use it as DNS without any manual configuration on clients.

R15 is also known as EAGLE PRO AI AX1500 Smart Router

https://eu.dlink.com/no/nb/products/r15-eagle-pro-ai-ax1500-smart-router

Setting up Pi-Hole

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Arduino Temperature Monitor Hub for Klipper

I wanted to monitor temperatures in certain areas on my printer[^3] with Klipper and came up with the following solution.

BoM

Assumes you have access to soldering iron etc.

• Arduino or similar
• Jumper wires

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Strømpris i Home Assistant

Det er mulig å legge til strømpris som en sensor i Home Assistant takket være https://www.hvakosterstrommen.no/ .

Dette vil ikke reflektere ditt abonnement, men gjør det enkelt å få et estimat i forbruksdata / energi panelet.

Konfigurasjon

Tilgjenglige områder:

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NEXA Z-Wave Devices

Information about Nexa AB distributed Z-Wave devices.

Please note that this document is a compilation personal notes and opinions about my experience (<1yr) with these devices (and not a complete list). Your experience may vary... and I would love to hear about it in the comments.

Table of Contents

• ZPR-111 - Plug-in Switch w/power metering
• Bugs

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DIY Z-Wave Power Metering Pulse Sensor

I created this because my meter doesn't have an accessible HAN port, and I was not able to find any basic Z-Wave sensor to monitor pulses that did not require the use of some (packaged) proprietary solution or a subscription (and mobile apps). Also, kinda expensive.

This cost me $50 in total (2023), which was considerably cheaper and very beginner friendly.

Accuracy is ~99% (when compared to billing information from my provider over a period of 90 days).

Parts Used

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Nexa Bridge X Documentation

The "Nexa Bridge X" is a Smart Home bridge device. The internal name is "Bridge2".

There is now also the Bridge3, which seems like it's mostly the same as Bridge2 except it has a separate adapter for Z-Wave!

It can be attached to a home network and monitor / control devices via an App/Cloud or Local Web UI. Supports assigning devices to rooms and various automations via the provided firmware.

Since this devices comes with a (semi) open API and Websocket it's custom to create custom integrations.