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Automating my home with MQTT

Automating my home with MQTT

How I automated and connected sensors with MQTT! Featuring sunrise alarms, 3D printers, and sensor nodes!

Problems with CH340G drivers

So some cheap Ardunino Nano and the WeMos D1 Mini use the CH340G drivers. This has caused some users that are on Yosemite or later to experience persistent rebooting issues. The current fix is to use a newer version of the WeMos D1 Mini, ie the WeMos D1 mini Pro

The ESP8266 Module

The ESP8266 Module

The ESP8266 module is a low-cost wifi chip that was released by Espressif Systems and came to the attention of hobbyists in 2014 when AI-Thinker released the ESP-01 module. Since then there has been a proliferation of chips and breakout boards released to the public. There are many guides out