Trying to use a former Zigbee Coordinator as a RepeaterI couldn't get my ZBDongle-E dongle to be a router in my Zigbee mesh, but figured out the trick that hadn't been mentioned elsewhere.2 min read·victorchang.codes1DJun 21
Make Your Ceiling Fans Smart with Home Assistant - Round 2Following up on my post about controlling ceiling fans, let’s address some of the shortcomings, which are: ESPHome 2025.2 removed support for dbuezas’ CC1101 custom component. We need a way forward. IoT controls generally assume you can specificall...11 min read·victorchang.codes3MEJul 31, 2025
Accurate Thermal Control with Basic Space HeatersThere’s a problem with temperature-controlled space heaters — they’re all terrible at temperature control. Hear me out It’s physically impossible for any (self-contained) space heater to maintain a target temperature with any respectable precision. A...6 min read·victorchang.codesMar 16, 2025
Controlling Ceiling Fans with Home AssistantUsed a Home Assistant-controlled radio transmitter to control my ceiling fans!6 min read·victorchang.codes1DMay 13, 2024
Reverse Engineering the Emporia Vue Utility ConnectEmporia changed their protocol, let's figure it out.7 min read·victorchang.codesDec 10, 2023
