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Here you go:   Firmware Drivers V2.1.0 from Semtech.   These drivers are written in ANSI C so should run on an Arduino without much modification. If you get stuck, just let me know and i'll be glad to help.   Listen mode isn't covered in the library but it can be added. The big difference...

  Thanks for pointing it out. I think the device is a very good find so well done as it's going to give the EFM32 a run for it's money.   I couldn't find availability for most of the parts on digikey or octoparts and the Atmel website shows 0 stock through distributors so I wonder what the final...

Those power consumption figures, if true, are quite impressive so you've peaked my interest. Such low power consumption figures are great for energy harvesting home automation technologies such as passive sensors but less useful for active devices that need to run constantly to route packets.  ...

  Not me but the dizzying array of options makes my head hurt. I decided quite some time ago to go with an architecture, for better or worse, and I've been quite happy.   The PSOC 4 is one of those extensible architectures, like the FPGA merged with an ARM M series CPU. Quite cool and very...

  Thanks for the link. I'm really enjoying the site, specifically arduino hack article and the low power regulation discussion.   An approach I've been using successfully to manage peripheral circuitry current consumption for sensors is by using a FET high side switch. For my temperature and...

Hi NeverDie   I look forward to seeing how 2.4GHz feeds into your HA setup and more specifically, battery life.   This conversation will be a bit technical so I hope that other Cocoontech readers see we're trying to improve RF reliability and transmission range i the 2.4ghz spectrum for HA nodes...

Hi Deandob   At this time it's just for my own use so but it has a name 'Nimble Cirrus' and I think it could have broader appeal given the simplicity of design. Unfortunately I feel HA is really in need of a solid problem to solve so it might not be commercially viable for the masses. I'm always...

  Hi wkearney, what needs to be done to move automation forward? I can see many things about the current state of HA, namely usability and simplicity, that need to be improved. Is privacy a reason for users not adopting HA in droves?

Never     LOL, I really enjoyed reading your story and could relate to it 100%. If you end up commercialising your ideas then I guess you can just re-visit your design or opt for the originals.   It's possible however that the range problem you experience with the original Nordic chips and other...

    Hi NeverDie, this video about noise and digital oscilloscopes might be helpful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znwp0pK8Tzk   Thanks for the link. I enjoyed reading the analysis and investigation you're doing on the mysensors forum. Of concern are the fake NRF modules on sale. The one with...

    I really think you're onto something with the industrial design comment.... many of the devices I see in the HA space are very functional but less aesthetically appealing. I put a lot of work into the industrial design for my HA product set so that the wife would like it in the bedroom and...

      The thing with solutions looking for problems is that from time to time, people don't realise they like something or that something is a possibility unless they taste it, try it, see it or use it. 'We don't know what we don't know". That's where I think home kit will help because they'll...

    I too have to defend my decision to automate but i'll do it willingly because I love the technology and see possibilities. In contrast, my wife just wants to turn the lights on whereas I hate paying for excess power consumption when I don't need to so would like the lights to turn off by...

Hi All,   I've been reading this forum for a while now and have found a couple of excellent threads that discussed what's new over the last 7 years and the frustrations with HA but no specific thread about the real-world problems that HA actually solves.   Having built my own custom HA ecosystem...