Category Archives: EtherRain 8
Update: Raspberry Pi Power Consumption
Over the last 18ish days, I have been using the Kill-o-Watt tool to monitor the electricity consumption of the Pi running openzwave for home automation and EtherRain 8 for perfect sprinkler control. I am using apache2 and some cron jobs, but not much else is on the Raspberry Pi. I am not using a separate […]
New DIY Alarm System using Foscam IP Camera, EtherRain 8, Z-wave Adapters and my Raspberry Pi.
Dark night, wind howling blah blah. Honestly it is not an alarm system, it is a joke mash up to keep people away from my front door. Works pretty simply and is a great example of how all these hardware devices can communicate easily together. Step 1. Motion is triggered by the Foscam camera. […]
EtherRain 8 + the Raspberry Pi = Water Wonderland.
So this is not really about the Raspberry Pi, but will be. The goal is to have the Pi powering all the home automation tools possible but in all honesty a Pi is not needed for the awesome that is EtherRain. An EtherRain 8 lets you water your lawn without having to move away from […]