In this third part of the RaspberyPi home automation gateway series I’d like to present the RaspberryPi software stack that will allow a secured realtime webserver-websocket gateway to your home automation project. As a webserver I decided to try Nginx. … Continue reading
Another node type is now available on the Gateway automation interface: a sprinkler controller. This is achievable through a board I designed to be able to control many outputs. I call this board IOShield and it features two 74HC595 serial to parallel … Continue reading
UPDATE: An updated version of this gateway install guide is published here. The rest of this post is kept here for legacy purposes, some links to source files might be obsolete or not work any longer, please see the linked guide … Continue reading
In the previous part of this post I described the conceptual high altitude picture of a secured, realtime home automation gateway. In this part I will go into more detail and show some of the issues I’ve faced and and … Continue reading
The title is actually incomplete but didn’t want to make it too long. What I’m about to describe is an initiative on how to put together an encrypted, authenticated, realtime, RaspberryPi powered home automation gateway. It will be a few … Continue reading
The RFM69 library has been very robust and stable over the years. It is widely used in many hobby and home automation projects as well as research and commercial products. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find occasional things to … Continue reading
RaspberryPi projects are always lots of fun, and when combine it with displays, 3D printing and Moteinos, the result can only be awesome! I had an older RaspberryPi and a touch display, and I wanted a portable IP camera monitor … Continue reading
As soon as the setup is complete and reboot is performed, the PiGateway app should already be running, just point your browser to your Pi’s IP address or hostname (ex http://raspberrypi/). The Gateway app source code is published in this … Continue reading
I worked on a project for inventory control and the hardware left over from that project is now available for sale for those interested to save time on assembly. There are a handful of assembled SonarMotes and a PiGateway. These limited … Continue reading
Bulk made enclosures are useful when you just want basic underwear on your Pi but what if you need to put something else in there and it won’t fit? I’ve built a Pi enclosure for my home automation gateway before but it … Continue reading