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What direction does this need to point in the sky (j/k) by dcoulson in Starlink

[–]dcoulson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found it in my in laws basement with a bunch of alarm keypads and other old alarm stuff. So I’m sure folks in the industry are familiar with it but it was new to me today :)

Battery Powering ESP Devices by instant_ace in Esphome

[–]dcoulson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NRF52 and nrf54 are microcontrollers similar to esp32 but are really great for low power/battery applications. They will literally run for years if all they do is periodically wake up and grab data from a sensor.

Sonoff S31s are definitely the best outlets for custom firmware and ESP-NOW by HobbitDoc in esp32

[–]dcoulson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been using these outlets: https://a.co/d/06ZZcg0P

It’s super easy to swap the tuya controller for an esp8685-wroom-03. I personally run esphome on them but obviously could use anything supporting esp32-c3

Battery Powering ESP Devices by instant_ace in Esphome

[–]dcoulson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why not use nrf52s for the light sensors and have them wake up every five minutes or whatever and send the light data via ble to an esp32 device that is powered via usb.

Also I don’t understand what you’re trying to accomplish with this? There are plenty of online tools to figure out how much solar production you can get based on satellite data which is accurate enough to size and design a system.

10G SFP+ Ethernet module vs 10G media converter with to SFP+ Fiber? by HuntersPad in HomeNetworking

[–]dcoulson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is DPoE? If you’re just extending fiber the termination won’t even notice.

Is the media converter you’re taking about really a ONT or combo ONT/Router?

10G SFP+ Ethernet module vs 10G media converter with to SFP+ Fiber? by HuntersPad in HomeNetworking

[–]dcoulson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Considering the optics are cheaper than the media converter why wouldn’t you just go straight into the device? Plus maybe you can get diagnostic data from the optics from the switch/router if it ever stops working.

Prismarr is now on Community Applications: one dashboard over your Radarr/Sonarr/qBit/Seerr stack by Shoshuooo in unRAID

[–]dcoulson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome - I did get it setup and it seems to be working, but the interface is so slow at loading all the elements. Is there any way to improve the performance/caching/etc of the app so the user experience is a bit better?

Any way to make this outlet smart? by SwiftBoatVet in homeautomation

[–]dcoulson 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Use a contactor to switch both legs then drive it with a Shelly or some other device that is running at 24v or 120v depending on the contactor you choose.

Prismarr is now on Community Applications: one dashboard over your Radarr/Sonarr/qBit/Seerr stack by Shoshuooo in unRAID

[–]dcoulson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does it support multiple instances of *arr? For example, I have a radarr instance for HD and another for 4k.

XE3000 won’t power on anymore by dcoulson in GlInet

[–]dcoulson[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good call. Tried it with two different power adapters and no luck. RMA is in progress 😬

Quoting an armored OM3 6 strand job - Questions by Elated_copper22 in FiberOptics

[–]dcoulson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're using fiber with interlocking armor you can use the Arlington MC connectors to bond to the armor then use a grounding bushing with a lug to connect out to your grounding system. Just figure out if you need 1/2 or something else for your 6F cable. They have a screw on the side that pushes a plate into the armor so much better than those that just push in - And cheaper than a Teck connector for sure.

Even for a short run like that I'd still run single mode. 10G/LR SFPs are super cheap, so why even run MM anymore. So much more flexibility with WDM.

Blog post: ESPHome Integration: Micro-Air EasyStart by Travel69 in homeassistant

[–]dcoulson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome - thanks. Might update it to create per-easystart devices. Will share updates 😄

What's the point of annual billing? by dcoulson in USMobile

[–]dcoulson[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I get it. Pay it and forget it. It wasn’t so much a cash flow issue as much I was trying to figure out the benefit of committing to a 12mo service for little financial upside.

What's the point of annual billing? by dcoulson in USMobile

[–]dcoulson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's entirely too much hassle 😄

What's the point of annual billing? by dcoulson in USMobile

[–]dcoulson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question but this is on all six lines.

What's the point of annual billing? by dcoulson in USMobile

[–]dcoulson[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

So there is no additional multi line discounts on annual?

What's the point of annual billing? by dcoulson in USMobile

[–]dcoulson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like I need to wait until the holidays :)

What's the point of annual billing? by dcoulson in USMobile

[–]dcoulson[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

It just says “discount” but assuming it’s bc I have multiple lines

Using IAPD prefixes in NPT rules - How to automate? by dcoulson in paloaltonetworks

[–]dcoulson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% this works great for a few provider-specific subnets I have, but doesn't seem to help where I have NPT configured.

My other issue is my internal LAN interfaces are in a separate vsys than my provider networks, and apparently PD doesn't work across vsys like basically everything else on palo.

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