Orange pi with home assistent

Getting an Orange pi

Quad core ARM, WIFI, 512 MB ram (sad..) best of all 100Mbit PoE ethernet.

So i will power it using a networkcable only and Use my RFXcom USB for controlling the device here.

I'm totaly new in Home assistant or HA as called. 

If this thing works good maybe I will buy some more as touchscreen monitors around the house.  Or I will just get some really cheap android phones as controllers.

I will also try to find a way to monitoring the powerusage in a cheap way. will be back on that one!

Automatic morning

Automatic morning

Goal:

• Turn on some "lower" lights when it's time to get up. ( around 5 on the morning)
• Turn off the light when I left home (05:30 on the morning)
• If there is ice out I want the alarm to go off earlier so i got time to melt ice from the car

Requirment:

• Home automation system ( I have Domoticz and RFxcom 433 hz controller, like a tellstick )
• Mobile with the App Tasker

Cost:

• Domoticz = Free
• Hardware to run it on, like raspberry pi 40 dollar ( I use my PC)
• RFxcom = 89 dollar? around that
• RF powerplugs = 9 dollar
• App Tasker = 9 doller for a year ( maybe 5 dollar for buy the app to, was so long time ago can't remember)

Feature:

• I use the same system as turning the light on the morning to also start the coffee maker! Thats awsome!
• Using Domoticz to control light instead of timer to turn on the light when sun goes down and off at 22:00.
• Using it for Temperature control the Aquarium in the summer (turn the lights off based on water temperature)

And if I got more time I will post all the info you need to make this your own! 

Make some uploads of the config just as a spooiler :-D

iBox nano IMG

Finaly

I succeeded to port the pi image from pi A+ to pi 2. so my iBox nano now runs on 4 core insted of 1 and also got the ethernet working.

you need 8 GB memmory for the image.

if you got problem and no webgui started, run.

"sudo node ibox/iBoxWebGUI.JS"

and it should work.

Download here:
iBox nano pi 2 image

My last and biggest challange of my life

Hey. thet is a pritty good excuse why this blogg are not that up to date, and it's not becurse of I'm not active with my project.

for almost a year, I have been working on a Swedish weshop. http://roligalagret.se

Look in to it and se if you find anny thing :)

Cherry 60

Hello! longtime seen you!

I'm right now working on a Cherry 60 3D printer! a small handy thing on the internet!
the process so far is this!

And i'm currently printing the plastic parts and had screw all the planks together.

Project's still on going!

For a few month ago I started to print the tantillus case.
I think it tok me 3*12 hours to print and one 1KG PLA for 11 of the part.
 So the case was finish and I have a bed för it.

 I just needed to get the axis rods and all the electric parts. the realy hard part on tantillus is to get X and Y axis to move. origilan the axis belt is with fishing road. So i got a real belt insted, but then i need belt pulley and it need to fit on 8MM rods.

so i tride to print my onw pulley. that dident go well for TG 2 belt... Don't try it's not worth the time. So i download som skisses and Openscad and get a pulley for ballchain. take a look att the original here.

So i have a Mbot, but it's not a Reprap

I had an Reprap for 8 month ago. and i bought and Mbot playwood kit. It's working but not as good as i hoped, I can only use Makeware or replicatorG and Simplify3D.

 I also upgrade it to an Grid 2, but still not as good as i hope.

so I relly miss my old reprap, no I have paint it and are printing new part for it so I hope it's will be beautiful! I like Octoprint for raspberry pi and Repetier-host.

I got from Prusa mendel i2, printed parts from work, to Prusa AIR 2. 
prusa mendel, looks like shit, and work that way.

here is some pic on the project going on:

6 houers later 95 % done

Gettings started with Gridseed miners

Step 1
Connect the gridseed with USB and power.

Step 2
Install drivers using ZADIG. 

Shouse COM port and click install drivers.

Step 3

to start minning you need to use cgminer 3.7.2! remember 3.7.2! thats the key! 

Download here

Step 4
settings in cgminner:
cgminer.exe --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://{pooladress} -u worker.user -p password --gridseed-options=baud=115200,freq=850,chips=5 --hotplug 1

Hope every thing works for you!.

Electronic Conntest

Hello!
I'm in a electronic contest on i instructables. Vote for me!
here is my awsome and sipmle electronic!

Light controlled lamp without code
http://www.instructables.com/id/Light-controlled-windows-light/

Speedometer for my cat

I got an funny ide from a youtube clip.
source:
http://beta.ivc.no/wiki/index.php/LED_Bandwidth_Monitor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOapRE5BkuI

I think it's a funny ide. to use IC led strips to show a value.
so I'm thinking about setting up a speedometer in the middle of my hall, throw a little toy and se the speed of the cat on the same type of bar as the Bandwidth monitor.

Wanna build a Reprap i3?

I selling a full kit for a Reprap i3 Box frame.

If you have another model you want. just comment!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321401685247?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Help me with this one!

I have share a picture of my cat. please press on the Like button for me!

https://bozita.ingoare.se/sleeping/?id=835
Thanks!

Some picture of my Project

Status on my arduino project

last week  I start working on my flower sensor to see if they need water. if the need water should i get an notification to my phone / pabble watch.

I'm almost done with the sensor code. I got a problem that I cant receive any information over the RF module.

and I also need to sett the arduino into sleep mode and wake up every hour. 

So no progress on the receiver yet, i have only programming like " Show me everything you got" and i got nothing. So next thing is to trouble shoot the RF module and fix that. after that i will use it with a cable first and next step sleep mode and battery pack.

Smart ID:

I building an Identify ID on the transmitter module. so i can add door sensors and IR sensors if I wan't later.

so the ID is : Location_ID_Value   ex. Flower_02_1023 ( 1023 - needs water ).

Amazing game! next flappy bird?

I found an simply and amazing game on Google play!
it's not so much downloaded so i think it's new. maybe the next Flappy bird?

Sling Ball!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emilstrom.slingball

The goal is to shoot on the ball so it's not falling down.
my high scoor is 24! try to beat that;)

It's free and it's funny.

On going!

This week is awsome. i'm home, and have much time!
thats mean that it's time to do little on my project. actually i already started little. but the goal is:

Take a small duino 4 moisture sensors and 433 hz transmitter.

So. I will do a programm that get the arduino in sleep mode and every second hour til will send 10 pings about the status of the Plants.

and then i have  an other arduio as controll leds ( for a start) as lights green if all plants are good and red if they need water.

This gonna be awsome! i will also try to 3D print a case for this. all code and skiss will we posted here!

This is the first step of the project!

New arduinos

I finally recive my new arduino minis!

 Now, it's time to do a new home project ;)

Mining rig

I have a scrypto minning rig, using at multipool.! GO doge, too that moon!

ok, tha half of it are my. it's 6Mhash scrypt minning on going here.  working like a scharm!

Things I have Print at home

Today was a loong day with TV recording... so no project time. so i just take photos of things i hade print at home. some of this even designed my self.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter every one!
Hoppe you like to read my blogg! If you have an ide on a project, just tell me!

Now I drink Becks! Bear in a caravan.