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The display – which runs on it’s internal battery, consuming very little power and USB-chargeable, arrived on my desk just a couple of days ago and at first, when I looked at the Seeed site, I couldn’t see any reference to setting it up. I emailed S...


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I’m using the Oukitel P2001E Lithium 2KW battery system and the app they had a third party create for them. No API, the app doesn’t work reliably – and there is NO support from either company. Here’s my original article covering generators and other stuff as well ...


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Back in July 2024 I wrote about the then new Sonoff Smart Water Valve (BSP) – with a follow-up in December as on initial release, the device wasn’t quite complete – by December they’d cracked it… and then along came the


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For something a little more meaty than the average Zigbee smart switch, how about the new Sonoff Basic ZB1GSP din-rail breaker?

This arrived from me a couple of days ago and I’ve just plugged it in now, no messing about. It’s...


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The SNXZB-02M is a small round sensor from Sonoff that not only checks temperature and humidity – but also air pressure. Nothing new there at chip level but most ready built sensors out there leav pressure out for whatever reason. The Zigbee-based SNZB-02M doesn’t.

Nice small round device – but the question is – how well will it work in Home Assistant? I know it wil...


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