Would you believe that this whole exercise started after building my home power wall? It seemed like the next logical step in the process. Harvest the sun’s energy, store it in my DIY power wall, then charge an Electric vehicle…
I’m working on a project that houses a bunch of Raspberry Pi computers in multiple remote locations. I wanted to be able to monitor the “Health” of the hardware in these remote locations. The metrics I was hoping to capture…
The ultimate goal is to be able to monitor my power-wall in the Home Assistant (HA) dashboard. In my case, HA runs on a 10″ android tablet out in the Kitchen. Firstly, I need to throw some recognition to a…
I generally only post offline software tools that have helped me in the past, however, I can’t really go past this online cloud service. Now I know what your thinking, there are heaps of these services! and yes, there are….
As some of you may be aware I am trying to fund the batteries for my Electric Vehicle project by selling a few custom made epoxy infilled wooden flags. The motivation for this project also was to have a go…
Having grown up with Windows it pains me to try and learn all the intricacies of the Linux operating system. However, the pro’s for running a server based on this architecture is great. The cons are that I must learn…
An honorable mention goes out to TFTP32! Today I had the task of setting up some IP cameras that by default required a DHCP server to get an IP address. Funnily enough, I did not have a router insight and…
I create bootable USB drives for all kinds of things, recovery, fresh installs, and development to name a few. I always find myself back using Rufus to get the job done super quick and easy. I use this tool on…
Let me give you one piece of advice when building a Powerwall… When you think you are done, think again! the DIY Powerwall experience is an ongoing adventure that has no end! I have recently found myself chasing more power,…
As you may or may not be aware I am undertaking an EV build. I am converting an old 1979 Holden Gemini to an EV. After much research, I have found that the best DIY approach is to attach an…
Have you ever wanted to copy files from a Windows computer a Linux device? From Windows 10 to a Raspberry Pi for example? This is the solution for you if you do not have a full understanding of Linux and…
Well, that’s a wrap!… Kinda. I have had some very mixed results when trying to commission the whole system. If you don’t feel like reading the whole article, the main problems were with the inverter and how the BMS interacted…