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MQTT to Zabbix Gateway

December 24, 2013 - Geek , Home Automation , Linux , MQTT , Technology - by admin - 1 Comment

For a while now I’ve been wanting to try and monitor home automation parameters by using Zabbix. I already use it to monitor, graph and alert on servers and services at work and at home, so it was a logical extension to use it for home automation. I hope to […]

Updating Optiboot & CC3000 Firmware with an Arduino

December 19, 2013 - Arduino , Computers , Geek , Technology - by admin - 2 Comments

I recently purchased a CC3000 wireless board to play with on Arduinos, with an aim to use it on an Arduino Mini Pro to control some LED lighting I have. Rather than purchasing through Adafruit as I possibly should have done, it was ordered through Ebay. This turned it into a bit […]

Gitlab Setup and Timeouts

September 21, 2013 - Computers , Geek - by admin - No Comments

So I wanted a place to store all my private Git repositories, without going down the paid route that is Github. Callum had just set up Gitlab at work, so I thought it might be wise to just use the same toolset. What with it being installed on a VM […]

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Automated Kitchen Lighting

January 31, 2013 - Computers , Home Automation , Linux , MQTT - by admin - 2 Comments

Recently I decided to make some changes to the kitchen. It started off with a strip of warm white LEDs, and I thought “Wouldn’t it be cool if…”. I’ve now lost count of the number of guests asking how it works 🙂 There’s a variety of components at play here. […]

Thinkpad X201S Fan Control

December 13, 2012 - Computers , Geek , Linux , Technology - by admin - No Comments

I noticed the other day (it was kind of hard to not notice, to be honest) that my laptop shut down abruptly when it overheated. This shouldn’t be the case, as the thermal controls on the mainboard should have spun up the fans. After some poking around, I found that […]