In the previous post we looked at options available for water meters and how to interface them with a Raspberry Pi. In this post we will delve into the details and go through the steps to make the actual connection to the meter and set up the software. We’ll push the water flow rate to Home Assistant using MQTT as well as the amount of … Continue reading Water Metering Part 2
Generally when you have a device in your home that you want to access over the internet from the outside, you need to set up what is known as “port forwarding” on your router. This tells your router to send outside traffic to a particular device which is “listening” on that port. In some cases, this can be a potential security risk because hackers are … Continue reading Remote Access Without Port Forwarding
I’ve been interested in adding utility measurement features to my Home Assistant installation for over a year. After a number of tries, I finally have most of the functionality I set out to implement. My impetus for adding detailed utility measurement goes back to a quote by entrepreneur (and founder of GoDaddy) Bob Parsons, “Anything that is measured and watched, improves.” Now that I have … Continue reading Utility Measurement with Home Assistant
I’ve pretty much settled on Home Assistant as my DIY automation platform. While it is not perfect, it has the right mix of features, simplicity and customization for my needs. I also like that it is written in Python and includes support for custom dashboards using HADashboard. I’ll be adding additional posts about home automation platforms in general, but for now I want to concentrate … Continue reading Water Metering With Home Assistant
