Category Archives: Python

Home Assistant Energy Dashboard

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Gaz99

Introduction As a home owner who has invested in Solar PV and Solar Thermal technology for my house; that is also a Home Assistant enthusiast, I have long had the ambition to create a Home Energy dashboard using Home Assistant. … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pico RGB Keypad ‘Stream Deck’

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Gaz99

In my job I do a lot of Microsoft Teams calls and I also make Videos using the excellent OBS software. I wanted a cheap way to use the keyboard short cuts to make my life easier. I had looked … Continue reading →

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Internet Radio from Broken Bose Dockstation (Part 2)

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Gaz99

This is part 2 of a blog post, in Part 1 I introduced the project and covered the electronics and software design. In this final part I will cover the hardware build and software installation. Hardware build. All of the … Continue reading →

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Controlling the Maplin Robot Arm with Scratch V2 Offline on Microsoft Windows 10

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Gaz99

In a complete departure from my previous posts, and as a result of buying one of these Arms for my kids for Christmas I thought I would write-up what I have done with it. This is the Maplin Robot Arm  … Continue reading →

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