Installing ESPHome on the Pulse 2 Hub
Posted on 11th Nov 2025 01:49:08 in IoT, Home Assistant
Installing ESPHome on the Rollease Acmeda Pulse 2 Hub
The Rollease Acmeda Pulse 2 Hub can be repurposed into a powerful ESPHome-based ARC bridge by flashing custom firmware directly onto its onboard ESP32-D0WD-V3 module.
This allows direct serial communication with ARC-protocol blind motors, removing the need for the original cloud firmware or mobile app.
Asus x670e Game Stuttering Windows 24h2
Posted on 20th Feb 2025 17:45:07 in Gaming
Experiencing game stuttering after updating to Windows 11 24H2? You're not alone. The culprit might be the power management feature in the Thunderbolt controller driver. Learn how disabling it can restore smooth performance.
Smart Letterbox Build
Posted on 14th Feb 2025 07:55:14 in Home Assistant
Our old letterbox had seen better days—faded, worn, and with the flap barely hanging on by a single hinge. On top of that, couriers often tossed parcels over our gate onto the driveway, one of which my wife accidentally ran over because she didn’t see it. It was clear we needed an upgrade.
So, it was time to build a smarter letterbox—one with a dedicated parcel drop to put an end to our delivery woes.
Asrock X99 OC Formula 32GB ECC RDIMM Compatibility
Posted on 2nd Oct 2024 16:07:58 in homelab
Asrock X99 OC Formula 32GB ECC RDIMM supported memory with 8-bit organisation for Xeon e5-2600 series CPUs
Building a homelab server with proxmox on a Asrock X99 OC Formula motherboard with Xeon e5-2698v3 CPU, 32GB Samsung ECC RDIMM 2Rx8 memory, This board is very picky and must have 8 bit organised memory to function.
Home Assistant ESPHome Window Monitor
Posted on 27th Oct 2021 13:19:48 in POE, Network, Home Assistant
Home Assistant window/door open closed monitor using a WT32-ETH01 with POE adapter with 42 GPIO's terminated into RJ45 sockets. The additional GPIO's are provided by 4 x MCP23008 I2C chips.
