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Matter – low power on an ESP32-H2 SuperMini
In this post, I have a go at reducing power consumption on a ESP32-H2 SuperMini board. Read ⇢
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Building a simple Matter Device Energy Manager
In this post I use the Matter Device Energy Management cluster to create my own Manager. I created it using MatterJS. It explores how power forecasting works in Matter and implements a simple optimisation mechanism. Read ⇢
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Fixing the RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED error in the energy forecast
In this post I try to solve the issues I saw with the Energy Forecast in my Tiny Dishwasher project. Read ⇢
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Zigbee – (Not) Running my Dual Temperature sensor on a ProMicro nRF52840
I got back from my holidays today and found that my order of Promicro nRF52840 boards from Aliexpress had arrived! I was trying out these Promicro boards because the battery terminals are available via the header pins. The XIAO boards I was orignally hoping to use worked great, but the… Read ⇢
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ESP32 – Modbus interface with an SDM120M
In this post, I explore how to setup an SDM120M energy meter with an ESP32. The SDM120M is a DIN mounted energy monitor, which can work with currents up to 42A. My goal is to use one with my upcoming heat pump installation, as part of my monitoring plans. Ultimately,… Read ⇢
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Matter – Tiny Dishwasher – Adding Energy Forecast
If you read this blog or watch my YouTube channel, you’ll know that I recently built a Tiny Dishwasher. One that emulates a Matter Smart Appliance. I started that little project to learn more about the Matter smart home protocol. More specifically, the Energy Management parts of the Matter protocol.… Read ⇢
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Trying hot plate SMD soldering on my custom PCB
It been a while since I looked at the custom PCB I designed for my Zigbee Flow and Return sensor. When I parked the project, I had just received some new boards from Aisler, with support for Pogo Pins. You see, the XIAO nRF52840 board I was using had the… Read ⇢
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Creating a Matter Controller with matter.js
Whilst I’m still chipping away at my .Net Matter Controller code (it’s really hard), I wanted to continue exploring the Energy Management capabilities of Matter. If I wait until I’ve fixed all the issues in my implementation, Matter will be obsolete 🙂 To that end, I decided to have a… Read ⇢
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Giving hot plate de-soldering a try
I had a go at desoldering some of my custom PCBs using a mini hot plate. 1st attempt saw me completely wreck the XIAO board. 2nd and 3rd attempts were much better! Read ⇢
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