Homeautomation

Disclaimer If you have no experience working with electronics, consult a professional. Besides the health risks and hazards, there is also the risk of damaging your heating system. Depending on your location, you may not be allowed to perform these tasks without voiding your insurance coverage. Background, Requirements, Setup In my home, there is an older (20-year-old) central heating unit with a single room thermostat that controls the boiler. The thermostat can easily be programmed with a schedule and target temperatures. Like most of these thermostats, it is battery-powered and controls a small relay that sends a signal to the boiler. ...

Motivation I recently got my first iPhone after years of Android. And the first error message I received after moving my data from my old phone to the new phone was: Your iPhone can not be backed up. Huh? Why? Ah! Not enough iCloud Storage! But I’m doing all my backups myself and store them locally. With Android and e.g. LineageOS and SeedVault a setup I was used to. Now it was the challenge to find a solution for iOS. And here we are… How can I create a backup of my iPhone, WIRELESS and without further interaction? And how to monitor it? ...