EddieFeb 13, 20191 minVideo demo of Smart HomeI would love to take credit for this fantastic work, however the installation below is from one of the first supporters of machinon. Benn...
EddieFeb 6, 20196 min46 long term Wired Connections in a miniBeMS Smart BuildingSmart devices are strongly associated with wireless communication, and a wired smart building may seem like a contradictory concept. Howe...
EddieFeb 5, 20191 minWhat can you do with machinon?Now that the first units are arriving to their new owners, I'm starting to get asked what things can do machinon, in particular with Domo...
EddieJan 25, 20192 minHow to use the LCD Display The machinon has a built-in Graphics LCD, what for? Good question, keep reading... When I was designing the specifications of machinon ne...
EddieJan 19, 20192 minAutonomous TTS with AlexaHere is how I got Alexa to announce information (text to speech) to me without asking her. You may be thinking why having Alexa (Amazon E...
EddieJan 19, 20191 minmachinon is hereWell, at least 30 of them! I have been starting to assembly a few of them this week, still a few more to go and organising the online sho...
EddieJan 19, 20191 minQuick real video of machinon demoI just wanted to make a quick video of the real thing. It is a bit shaky and choppy... the trades of doing everything singlehanded while ...
EddieDec 10, 20181 minPre-production sample machinonI know it has been a long while since the last update, things have been busy doing the final touches and most importantly getting those n...
EddieOct 22, 20189 minAdding value to a Smart HomeThese are my views on wireless vs wired, open vs close, cloud vs local... based on community conversations I had, it is a bit long, but w...
EddieOct 9, 20181 minThe making of machinonWell, it has been a while since I haven't updated the blog, being busy updating the final bits of machinon design for the final pre-produ...
EddieAug 22, 20181 minGitHub machinonHello all, First of all a big thank you to all the people that has subscribed to the website and also to all the people that has patientl...
EddieJul 16, 20182 minRoller blinds with machinon & domoticzPlaying with Node-Red integration. Below is a quick test done with Node-Red, the interesting thing is that the digital outputs are switch...
EddieJul 1, 20181 minLooking for small batch manufacturingLooking for small batch manufacturing well, not quite, just the electronic boards: the main board and the display board, that is without ...