This weekend I had the urge to use my raspberry pi!
Podman + the all in one image and I’m up and running. (Ok it wasn’t quick as I played with different Debian releases and getting the podman systemctl process working)
So far, I am most excited about being able to track the humidity on my nest thermostat. I’m in Miami and am in a constant battle with it! I’m playing with the cards and really like the gauge and statistic views.
Connected my pi-hole, my Spotify, weather, lights. Trying to figure out what’s next. Recommendations welcome. Happy to see the community support as I read more.
If you like statistics give graphana a look. It’s a very powerful graphing toolkit, given enough time you can create really beautiful views of your data.
If you need aditional data: Many smart plugs can measure power consumption…
Before buying more sensors/actuators: Think about the communication pritocols you want to use:
WiFi
- No additional HW required
- Simple setup
- No battery powered devices or high battery consumption
Bluetooth
- Probably no add. HW req.
- Battery powered devices
- limited range
Zigbee
- good range
- lots of devices
- low power/battery powered
- needs add. HW (usb stick)
- may be a little more complex to set up
(This is just a veeery short summary)
