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Resetting my Apple Thread Network
I’ve always struggled with the reliability of my Apple Thread network. Formed by an AppleTV and four HomePod minis, it worked fine at the start, but after attempting to merge my Aqara thread network and the Apple network, things just sort of stopped working. For a long time, I just… Read ⇢
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MBus ESP32 Adapter – Reading a Kamstrup 403!
The initial desktop testing of my MBus adapter went very well – you can read more here – MBus ESP32 Adapter – First MBus test. But there is a big gap between bench testing and the real world. In this post, I want to document my attempts to use my adapter… Read ⇢
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Matter Dual Temperature Sensor – Mk2
After last winter’s pseudo successful radiator monitoring, I picked this project again at the end of July and decided I’d have another go. This winter would be especially different as my house would be powered by an ASHP (My Heat Pump Installation – Part 1) I wanted to make sure my… Read ⇢
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My Heat Pump Installation – Part 3
After almost 12 months since I started digging that god forsaken trench, my heat pump was finally commissioned! Alex, from Solaris Energy, drove all the way up from Kent, on a cloudy Tuesday morning, to finally turn on my (slightly rusty) Kronoterm Adapt. In this post, I want to outline… Read ⇢
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Modbus ESP32 Adapter – Testing the board
After ironing out the issues with my Modbus ESP32 Adapter board, the next stage was to test it worked. When testing stuff like this, I find it helps to have a known *working* reference. To implement this, I put together a simple test. First, I used a YP-05 USB to… Read ⇢
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My Heat Pump Installation – Part 2
My Kronoterm Adapt ASHP is almost installed. In this post, the 2nd part, I continue the (long) journey of getting to this point. In My Heat Pump Installation – Part 1, I covered the trench, insulated pipes, concrete base and the heat pump itself. In this post, I’ll cover the plant… Read ⇢
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My Heat Pump Installation – Part 1
My Kronoterm Adapt ASHP is almost installed. In this post, I run through the (long) journey of getting to this point. Planning I knew for a long time that I wanted to get an ASHP installed. When I move to the West Midlands back in 2021, I discussed the idea… Read ⇢
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ModBus ESP32 Adapter – A tiny disaster (but it works!)
In addition to receiving my latest Dual Temperature Sensor boards from PCBWay, I also ordered a few of my Modbus ESP32 adapter boards. I was short a 210Ω resistor, but I soldered it all up anyway. Never hurts to practice. The first objective was getting the ESP32-C6 talking over USB… Read ⇢
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Matter Dual Temperature Sensor – Reading Battery Level
After my success with my MBus adapter PCB, I finally got the push I needed to finish the next version of Dual Temperature Sensor. I sent it off to PCBWay for manufacture! This version had two important changes: In this previous post, I added the Power Source cluster to my… Read ⇢
