Smart home is not sci-fi — automatic blinds and real everyday comfort
A smart home is not about dazzling anyone with technology. It is about solving everyday problems. Automatic blinds are a simple example of that.
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A short story of switching to the G13 tariff, which saved me money
In October I switched my tariff group from G11 to G13. I wanted to save money, so I took a close look at how my house actually uses electricity.
Read moreA small change that cut my energy bills
See how one small change lowered my electricity bills. I studied my usage profile, adjusted a few habits and moved from the G11 tariff to G13.
Read moreWhy is monitoring electricity use the key to saving money?
In a world where energy efficiency matters more and more, understanding and optimising how much you use is the base and the signpost on the way to…
Read moreHow to save electricity? Discover the power of metering devices and circuits in your home!
You can lower your electricity bills without losing comfort. It is not magic - it is conscious energy management based on modern metering systems.
Read moreHow to use MEW-01 energy monitor readings to control other Supla devices?
Remote control of Supla devices using readings from the MEW-01 energy monitor. Simple automation built with SUPLA Scripts, step by step.
Read moreInstalling Home Assistant and integrating it with Supla over MQTT
You have a Supla system and want to connect it to Home Assistant? In a moment you will learn how to do it over MQTT on a Raspberry Pi 4.
Read moreNode-RED — automation basics in Home Assistant
Use what Home Assistant and Node-RED can do to build simple automations with Supla receivers. A step-by-step example with MEW-01 and ROW-01.
Read moreHome Assistant, Grafana and InfluxDB — data visualization
Grafana is a tool that lets you visualize data. See how to do it in Home Assistant, step by step, with an InfluxDB database.
Read morePower BI — analysing the MEW-01 measurement history from an Excel file
How to get MEW-01 measurement data into Excel so that you can later show it as readable charts and dashboards in Power BI, step by step.
Read moreWhat is worth thinking about when you design home automation?
My picks for what to look at when you build home automation — from a reliable network and neutral wires to schedules, batteries and privacy.
Read moreMEW-01 energy monitor — downloading the electricity usage history from the server to Excel – part 2
Learn how to pull the last 5,000 electricity usage records from the MEW-01 device out of the Supla server and into MS Excel with the REST API.
Read moreMEW-01 energy monitor — downloading electricity parameters from the server to Excel - part 1
Learn how to pull data from the MEW-01 energy monitor out of the Supla server and into MS Excel, step by step, using a direct link.
Read more6 benefits of a smart home
Why is a smart home worth having? Comfort, safety, savings, personalisation, prestige and control — six reasons put together in one short list.
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