Voice Controlled Christmas Tree Lights

Posted on by David Vassallo

What we're building: https://youtu.be/Lgtpi0k7FD8 It's a great project to get started with learning about IoT, and Alexa. Hardware Particle Photon micro-controllerAdafruit Featherwing mini-relay (https://learn.adafruit.com/mini-relay-featherwings/overview)Amazon Alexa (Dot in my case...)Optional for some extra holiday cheer: Adafruit NeoPixel Stick (https://www.adafruit.com/product/1426) Circuit Diagram Fritzing file can be found here: https://github.com/dvas0004/SmartMote/blob/master/SmartMote_v1.fzz Notes, tips and tricks about the Hardware The … Continue reading Voice Controlled Christmas Tree Lights

Z-Wave : Lessons Learned – Python OpenZwave

Posted on by David Vassallo

This article explains a few missing pieces of the puzzle I had when setting up a home automation network using ZWave. Most of this information is available publicly but it took a while to find or to actually make the connection between what I wanted and what I needed to look for in the documentation.   … Continue reading Z-Wave : Lessons Learned – Python OpenZwave