Home Automation

[:de]PS3 DS3 Bluetooth Controller mit Stepcraft WinPC-NC USB CNC-Steuerung verwenden[:en]Using PS3 DS3 Bluetooth Controller with Stepcraft WinPC-NC USB CNC milling software[:]

by admin | Dec 24, 2019 | CNC, Home Automation, Software

[:en]Assuming you have WinPC-NC USB 2.x installed, follow these steps to be able to control your Stepcraft CNC with your PS3 Dual Shock controller. With former methods like ScpToolkit, it was possible, but only via wired USB connection. Using the new approach below...

[:de]Gardena Sileno Firmware-Update: Manuelle Treiberinstallation[:en]Gardena Sileno Firmware Update: Manual driver installation[:]

by admin | Nov 15, 2017 | Administration, Home Automation

[:en]Gardena uses a local Java application (p15g-client) combined with their website to perform firmware updates on the Sileno mowers. While this is a nice approach, Gardena does not mention cases in which the local drivers for the USB interface are not installed...

[:de]Mikrotik RouterOS über SSH und OpenHAB steuern[:en]Remote controlling Mikrotik RouterOS with SSH and OpenHAB 2[:]

by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Administration, Home Automation, Linux, PHP

[:en] In a previous post, I explained how to set up Mikrotik Routerboards as a VPN gateway. This post is about how to remotely switch the VPN on and off via Smart Home visualization OpenHAB 2, so it affects your whole LAN. You can even switch to other VPN...

[:de]OpenHAB 2 aktualisiert Items bei KNX-Bustelegrammen nicht[:en]OpenHAB 2 does not update its items on KNX bus events[:]

by admin | Jun 28, 2017 | Home Automation

[:en]Scenario openHAB is basically working, but does not always update items when they change (e.g. when a window contact closes or opens). However, testing via ETS works. Reason openHAB, especially version 2.x, offers a new option for the KNX interface configuration,...

[:de]Amazon Echo Dot (Alexa) mit OpenHAB 2: Kombinieren mit Squeezebox, KNX, HTTP- und SSH-Kommandos senden[:en]Amazon Echo Dot (Alexa) with OpenHAB 2: Controlling Squeezebox, KNX, send HTTP and SSH commands[:]

by admin | Mar 2, 2017 | Administration, Entertainment, Home Automation, Linux

[:en]Amazon’s Echo Dot is a great way to control your smart home via voice. If you are already using a visualization tool like OpenHAB for your smart home, it’s quite easy to get it running. Because every smart home installation is configured very...

[:de]DPT5/EIS10 2-Byte Hex Gleitkommawert mit PHP konvertieren[:en]Convert DPT5/EIS10 2-byte octal value with PHP[:]

by admin | Dec 7, 2016 | Home Automation, PHP

[:en] Using a KNX server like eibd with PHP in combination, you might come to a point where you want to convert the DPT/EIS encoded telegram values to decimal format. For some data types, it works by simply using PHP hexbin(), but it does not for 2-byte floating...

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