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Since switching to version 3 of Jeedom, the image of the SD card of the home automation server is no longer available for download. Jeedom now installs on any Linux distribution based on Debian 8 using a script (like Domoticz for that matter). It will be possible to create a …

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Today we will see how to program Espressif ESP32 microcontrollers with the PlatformIO IDE (PIO). If you discover PlatformIO, you can start by reading this first article that explains step by step how to install and start. Support for new ESP32 boards by the Arduino IDE requires installation and configuration …

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After introducing the Homie library in the two previous articles (well starting with Homie, programming principle), it is time to move on to a complete example of application. In this tutorial we will learn how to include a temperature probe in the home wizard Home Assistant developed based on an …

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Blynk consists of a server and an application for iOS. If you have your own Blynk private server (read this article to learn how), you can make your connected objects developed using Blynk accessible from the internet without having to expose your hardware to the internet through the Homebridge project. …

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In this tutorial we will learn how to install and configure the Samba file server. The Orange Pi – or any other mini-PC in the Raspberry Pi family – can do almost as much as a Windows PC or Mac but you often need to share files with others Computers …

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Microsoft has taken a 180 ° turn by taking some of these professional products on Linux and now by allowing to use the Linux Bash on Windows 10. You will tell me, but what it can serve me well, I am not a developer ! Yes, it is true, on …

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Previously, we discovered the Homie library which simplifies the writing of Arduino code to develop connected objects ESP8266 which communicate by MQTT messages. In this article we will discuss in more detail how to use the library in an Arduino program. The library offers a very large number of functions …

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Since version 1.3, the Raspberry Pi Zero has a camera connector on which the 8MP camera of the Raspberry Pi can be connected by means of an adapter. Home Assistant supports many cameras. In this project, we will be manufacturing – very quickly – a mini surveillance camera using Node-RED. …

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The Raspberry Pi Zero W (the new version incorporating WiFi) is equipped with two USB ports in micro-USB format as well as a mini HDMI video output. The use of these connectors makes the Pi Zero W very compact – it measures 4.7mm thick – but this makes the installation …

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The WiFiManager library allows you to easily manage the Wi-Fi connection in your ESP8266 projects. The WiFi connection is very well supported by many libraries, for example Blynk, Cayenne, Homie, ESP Easy. For more simple projects or outside the framework of these libraries, you must manage the connection to the …

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