I have been working on home automation bits and pieces for a little while now and I’m finally getting a few things done.<\/p>\n
I started off with a USB Energenie (https:\/\/energenie4u.co.uk\/catalogue\/product\/ENER011<\/a>) which has six sockets, 4 of which are controllable via USB. There is also an ethernet version which I don’t have sadly. I had originally controlled it with a Linux software called SIS-PM which provides a simple WebUI or control from the command line.<\/p>\n As I had started to get more into it I decided to go down the MQTT route for comms between devices and front ends. So I setup Mosquitto. I found a bridge for the Energenie which subscribes to an MQTT topic and then allows control of the 4 sockets via MQTT messages. Great!<\/p>\n Well my latest thing now is a small device called a Sonoff. These devices have an ESP8266 controller, which is Arduino compatible, connects over wifi and controls a relay all in one neat little package.<\/p>\n They come with their own software on them which is cloud based but you can upload Sketches via the Ardino software just like you would with an Arduino. So I have a sketch written by\u00a0Jonathan Oxer who runs the Youtube Channel SuperHouse and also Director at Freetronics.\u00a0http:\/\/www.superhouse.tv\/17-home-automation-control-with-sonoff-arduino-openhab-and-mqtt\/<\/a><\/p>\n I now have more control over home stuff and can go about wiring up items with these devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have been working on home automation bits and pieces for a little while now and I’m finally getting a few things done. I started off with a USB Energenie (https:\/\/energenie4u.co.uk\/catalogue\/product\/ENER011) which has six sockets, 4 of which are controllable via USB. There is also an ethernet version which I don’t have sadly. I had … Continue reading My Venture into Home Automation<\/span>