Taste The Code

I make weekly videos of electronics, code and general making

Setting up Zigbee Dongle on Home Assistant in a Proxmox VM

I've installed a Sonoff Zigbee dongle to my Home Assistant setup via Proxmox so that I can now add Zigbee smart devices to my smart home setup.

Mar 14, 2025 — 6 mins read

Voice-Controlled LED Using ESP32 and Arduino Cloud with Google Assistant

I made a voice controlled LED with an ESP32 that I can turn on from Google Assistant.

Aug 06, 2024 — 5 mins read

Testing out the Dusun DSGW-210 Home Assistant Gateway

I tested out the DSGW-210 gateway that has integrated Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Z-Wave modules for use with Home Assistant and it has some interesting quirks.

Mar 15, 2024 — 5 mins read

DIY Smart Kettle with scheduling

I modified a kettle to make it smart and be able to schedule it to prepare hot water in the morning when I wake up.

Dec 29, 2023 — 3 mins read

Smart Fragrance Dispenser with Home Assistant

I modified an Air Wick Freshmatic Air Freshener to be able to interact and control it from Home Assistant.

Oct 19, 2023 — 3 mins read

MQ7 Carbon Monoxide Sensor done the right way!

Many tutorials explain how to use the MQ7 sensor but they all get it wrong in the required power cycling of the sensor

Sep 22, 2023 — 5 mins read

Smart irrigation system for my garden

I built a custom irrigation controller that integrates with Home Assistant.

Mar 31, 2023 — 3 mins read

A smart light that can dance to music!

A review of an RGB smart bulb from MOES that has warm white as well as cool white LEDs and some nice features.

Nov 05, 2022 — 1 min read

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