A “classic” problem
My initial problem was fairly simple: I like to listen to the “Radio Classique” radio (it’s a French radio), and with my Google Nest Hub set to accept comman...
Raspberry Pi
Shower podcasts Part 2 - testing the module
Now that I have acquired the module, let’s try to make it work with the instructions specified on the Adafruit site.
Shower podcasts Part 1 - proof of concept
The problem I was trying to solve is fairly simple: I’ve had an FM radio in my shower for years, it’s sort-of water proof (more accurately it’s splash resist...
IR-controlled A/C (8/many) - Landing
Here we are, I’m sending a signal that seems perfectly good, it’s modulated, I’m checking with piscope that it’s on time … if it doesn’t work, I’m done with ...
IR-controlled A/C (7/many) - Modulating
To summarize a bit, I’m down to the point where I’m going to use the pigpio library to drive the GPIO directly instead of using lirc.
IR-controlled A/C (5/many) - Where the problems start
This is when it becomes clear that nothing is going to go according to plans.
IR-controlled A/C (4/many) - The UI
One very important realization, pretty early in my geek life, was that I’m not a designer. And by that I mean that most websites I have (tried to) designed h...
IR-controlled A/C (3/many) - System design
Summary of previous episodes: I have reached a point where I can control one unit through lircd, with a USB “IR Toy”.
IR-controlled A/C (2/many) - Don’t mean a thing
… if you ain’t got that swing… (it says so here)
IR-controlled A/C, an Odyssey (1/many)
It all started when we moved to a new apartment in New York. A/C and heat are provided through 3 “slim units” (Daikin brand), each of them controlled by a se...