Home & maker builds

Hardware, embedded systems, and home lab experiments.

hardware · embedded · home lab

Greenhouse Environment Monitor

ESP32-C6 + DS18B20 reporting humidity and soil temperature to InfluxDB via Grafana dashboards.

ESP32-C6 InfluxDB Grafana MQTT C/C++
Case study

UPS Metrics via SNMP

Polling APC UPS units over SNMP and surfacing power metrics on self-hosted Grafana.

SNMP Grafana InfluxDB Python
Case study

GPS NTP Time Server

Raspberry Pi + GPS puck acting as a stratum-1 NTP source for the home network.

Raspberry Pi GPS NMEA NTP Linux
Case study

Boiler Control & Monitor

Custom microcontroller build monitoring boiler temperature, pressure, and relay outputs.

Arduino C/C++ KiCad Sensors
Case study

Room Thermometer

Microcontroller-based room temperature and humidity display.

Arduino C/C++
Case study

Basement Thermostat

Ambient temperature and humidity monitor for the basement.

ESP32 MQTT InfluxDB
Case study

Carrera Slot Car Lap Monitor

Arduino-based lap timing system for a Carrera slot car track.

Arduino C/C++
Case study

Christmas Lights Controller

Automated Christmas lights that turn on and off on a schedule.

Arduino C/C++
Case study

Air Conditioner Controller

Custom controller for an air conditioning unit.

ESP32 C/C++
Case study

Hubitat Home Automation

IoT and home automation hub — lights turn on just before sunset.

Hubitat Zigbee IoT
Case study
Back to projects