For such an inexpensive, tiny little SBC, it certainly gives me a lot of fun and assistance in a number of projects ...

Last time, I set up cat detection using YOLO on the Mac mini. As a detection result, the Mac mini sends an HTTP request with the instruction, "There is a cat, so turn on the sprinkler." This time, I ...

📢 Announcement: Since the release of v1.3.0, our official dockerhub namespace has been changed to topmaker, you can pull the latest images from topmaker/modpoll at dockerhub. Learn more about modpoll ...

How microcontrollers and single-board computers coordinate high-speed RF acquisition and generation. How SCPI and UART commands let simple controllers use advanced measurements without FPGA ...

A local smart home alarm system built with Raspberry Pi Zero WH, including PIR sensing, LED and buzzer feedback, Zigbee/MQTT door monitoring, camera integration, a web dashboard, and custom PCB design ...

[Sam Wilkinson] recently installed a Dreo CLF513S ceiling fan in his place — it’s cheap, well-sized, and blows air around as you’d expect it to. The only problem is that it only works with an ugly ...

Abstract: Smart grid (SG) engages bidirectional energy and data flow with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and lures attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in the critical infrastructure. Of the ...

We’ve been talking a bunch of home automation on the Podcast lately, and this week, in the Mailbag segment, a reader asked us about our setups. Neither Kristina nor I are poster children for the home ...