tl;dr: Take a cheap ~$150 set of motorized blinds, and make them smart(er), with a native HA integration and integrated WiFi Some time back, I decided to bite the bullet and try Home Depot's low-cost cellular shades. The reason I went for these is that they offer an optional motorization kit that comes with a… Continue reading Cheap DIY Smart Blinds with Shelly1 and Home Assistant!
Category: General
Meraki MT, MQTT, Node-Red & Home Assistant Auto Discovery
UPDATED (10/20/23)! please download the flow file from here for updated flow configs for MT14/15 as well as the MT40! NOTE (6-9-22): Thanks to the help of Rohan Karamandi, the flows have been updated to now create device entities in Home Assistant! You can now see each MT and all its associated telemetry, as well… Continue reading Meraki MT, MQTT, Node-Red & Home Assistant Auto Discovery
Whoa.. where has the time gone?
It has been a while since I have added much to my blog. I would like to happily blame my role within Cisco Systems for this. I moved into product management about 2 years ago and have found it difficult to write on my own AND for Cisco at the same time. While I have… Continue reading Whoa.. where has the time gone?
Wifi and Meraki Widgets for Mac and Windows
I recently decided to try to learn how to write python a little bit. I'm still not very good at it, however I did create something recently that I feel should be shared! Meraki local status pages can provide some very useful information for troubleshooting, however having to browse to ap.meraki.com/switch.meraki.com/wired.meraki.com is not always desirable,… Continue reading Wifi and Meraki Widgets for Mac and Windows
2018! What’s next?
If you haven't noticed, I've taken a break from releasing any new material for the blog. After achieving the CWNE certification and my wife and I having our 3rd child it felt like a good time to relax. Good news is I am going to get back at it. You may see a little change… Continue reading 2018! What’s next?
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