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Whole House Energy Monitoring

August 29, 2021August 22, 2022 No Comments

I always wanted to have energy monitoring for my house, but I had been putting this off because it seemed so intimidating for obvious reasons. The good news is there is no rewiring needed. I bought an Emporia Vue energy monitor which installs in the home’s electrical panel using CT sensor clamps that go around […]

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Reverse Engineering Private API – OAuth Code Flow with PKCE

June 30, 2021March 16, 2022 1 Comment

This post continues from my first post on reverse engineering a private API. In the previous post I explained how I had to jailbreak my iPhone to bypass SSL pinning used by the mobile app for secure communication with its server. I was so excited to finally get everything working and see the HTTPS network […]

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Reverse Engineering Private API – SSL Pinning

May 30, 2021March 16, 2022 1 Comment

Last year, I backed an Air purifier from Kickstarter developed by Mila Cares team, who promised to provide public API on launch. My goal was to write an integration component for the air purifier with Home Assistant like I have done in the past with Snoo smart sleeper and Mint finance. However, I wasn’t surprised […]

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Tracking baby’s sleep without wearable

March 12, 2021March 16, 2022 2 Comments

When I became a dad, I wanted to track my daughter’s sleep quality without any intrusive way and without buying any additional trackers. We were already using a Snoo smart sleeper that is a responsive bassinet that adds sleep by responding to a baby’s cries with white noise and motion to soothe fussing. The important […]

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Creating a DIY Multisensor

July 24, 2020March 16, 2022 No Comments

If you are wondering what this ugly-looking thing is, it’s the multisensor I made using some electronic components I already had from previous DIY projects. As I started getting into the Smart home hobby, I quickly realized how expensive it gets with so many sensors I have to place around the house (e.g. motion, temperature, […]

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