Journal

Notes from the studio.

Field reports, manifestos, and case studies — written for people who care how a home is made.

Home Assistant· 692Smart Home· 626HappySmart· 592IoT· 283PM2.5· 175ผู้สูงอายุ· 154Automation· 137Zigbee· 131บ้านอัจฉริยะ· 103home-automation· 102air-quality· 101Raspberry Pi· 100SmartInterior· 93energy-saving· 89mmwave-sensor· 86matter-1-4· 84Smart Longevity· 82homekit· 81homebridge· 80คุณภาพอากาศ· 76
JournalMay 2026
Multi-Protocol Smart Home Bridge: Unifying Z-Wave, Zigbee, WiFi, and Modbus in One Dashboard with Energy Sankey
Multi-Protocol Smart Home Bridge: Unifying Z-Wave, Zigbee, WiFi, and Modbus in One Dashboard with Energy Sankey
Unify Z-Wave, Zigbee, WiFi, and Modbus devices in a single Home Assistant instance with a real-time Energy Sankey Diagram visualizing power flow between solar, grid, home loads, and EV charger.
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JournalMay 2026
Acoustic Anomaly Detection: Glass Break and Scream Detection with YAMNet TensorFlow on Raspberry Pi
Acoustic Anomaly Detection: Glass Break and Scream Detection with YAMNet TensorFlow on Raspberry Pi
Build an acoustic anomaly detection system using YAMNet TensorFlow Lite on Raspberry Pi 5 to detect glass breaking, screaming, and alarm sounds, triggering Home Assistant alerts and LINE notifications.
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JournalMay 2026
CO2 Demand-Controlled Ventilation: SCD41 Sensor + ERV Automation for Sleep Quality Improvement
CO2 Demand-Controlled Ventilation: SCD41 Sensor + ERV Automation for Sleep Quality Improvement
Install SCD41 NDIR CO2 sensor to control ERV with Demand-Controlled Ventilation, maintaining CO2 below 1,000 ppm during sleep for measurable sleep quality improvement while reducing energy consumption.
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JournalMay 2026
AR Renovation Planning: Apple RoomPlan API + USDZ Overlay for Pre-Demolition Design Validation
AR Renovation Planning: Apple RoomPlan API + USDZ Overlay for Pre-Demolition Design Validation
Use Apple RoomPlan API to generate a 3D room model on iPhone, then overlay AR visualizations of structural walls, MEP routing, and renovation layouts to validate design decisions before demolition.
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JournalMay 2026
Demand Response Automation: MEA TOU Rate Optimization with Pre-Cooling and Load Shifting
Demand Response Automation: MEA TOU Rate Optimization with Pre-Cooling and Load Shifting
Design a Demand Response automation aligned with MEA TOU electricity rates, using pre-cooling before peak hours and appliance load shifting to reduce electricity bills by 20–35% without affecting comfort.
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JournalMay 2026
Context-Aware Wearable Fall Detection: MPU6050 + ESP32 with False Positive Suppression for Elderly
Context-Aware Wearable Fall Detection: MPU6050 + ESP32 with False Positive Suppression for Elderly
Design a wearable fall detection system for elderly using MPU6050 IMU on ESP32 with SVM algorithm and context-aware suppression to distinguish real falls from normal sit-to-stand activity.
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JournalMay 2026
Adaptive Automation Engine: Node-RED Conflict Resolution and Occupancy Learning for Smart Home
Adaptive Automation Engine: Node-RED Conflict Resolution and Occupancy Learning for Smart Home
Design a Node-RED automation engine that learns occupancy patterns, detects conflicts between overlapping automation scenes, and resolves them automatically with full audit logging.
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JournalMay 2026
Local AI Face Recognition Access Control: InsightFace on Jetson Nano with Anti-Spoofing Liveness Detection
Local AI Face Recognition Access Control: InsightFace on Jetson Nano with Anti-Spoofing Liveness Detection
Deploy InsightFace on NVIDIA Jetson Nano for face-recognition gate and door control with anti-spoofing liveness detection, processing all biometric data locally without cloud transmission.
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JournalMay 2026
Multi-Sensor AQI Fusion: Combining PM2.5 + CO2 + TVOC Signals with Kalman Filter for LINE Alerts
Multi-Sensor AQI Fusion: Combining PM2.5 + CO2 + TVOC Signals with Kalman Filter for LINE Alerts
Build a sensor fusion system combining SDS011 PM2.5, BME680 TVOC, and SCD40 CO2 readings through a Kalman Filter to compute an accurate Indoor Air Quality Index with automated LINE alerts.
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JournalMay 2026
Outdoor LiDAR Digital Twin: Scan Garden and Exterior Spaces with iPhone for VR Design
Outdoor LiDAR Digital Twin: Scan Garden and Exterior Spaces with iPhone for VR Design
Use iPhone LiDAR to scan exterior spaces and gardens, generating PointCloud meshes imported into Twinmotion for landscape design, sun path simulation, and plant placement planning.
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JournalMay 2026
Presence Simulation Engine: Randomized Occupancy Patterns to Deter Burglars When Away
Presence Simulation Engine: Randomized Occupancy Patterns to Deter Burglars When Away
Build a Presence Simulation Engine on Home Assistant using randomized lighting, audio, and Markov Chain scheduling to convincingly mimic occupancy and deter burglars while away.
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JournalMay 2026
Positive Pressure Ventilation Strategy: Preventing PM2.5 Infiltration with Building Overpressure
Positive Pressure Ventilation Strategy: Preventing PM2.5 Infiltration with Building Overpressure
Design ventilation systems to maintain positive indoor pressure, preventing PM2.5 and outdoor pollutants from infiltrating through building envelope gaps during high AQI events.
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JournalMay 2026
Comprehensive Medication Management: Biometric Dispenser + LINE Telehealth + Side Effect Monitoring via Vitals
Comprehensive Medication Management: Biometric Dispenser + LINE Telehealth + Side Effect Monitoring via Vitals
Design a comprehensive elderly medication management system from biometric-verified dispensing through vital sign side effect monitoring with automated physician reporting via LINE.
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JournalMay 2026
Energy Disaggregation with NILM: Identify Per-Appliance Consumption from a Single Smart Meter
Energy Disaggregation with NILM: Identify Per-Appliance Consumption from a Single Smart Meter
Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) analyzes the main meter waveform to identify per-appliance energy consumption without installing individual sensors on every device.
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JournalMay 2026
Pre-Intrusion Detection via Behavioral Pattern Recognition: Frigate Zone Loitering and Vehicle Anomaly
Pre-Intrusion Detection via Behavioral Pattern Recognition: Frigate Zone Loitering and Vehicle Anomaly
Detect pre-intrusion behavioral anomalies through zone loitering duration analysis, unusual vehicle parking patterns, and exterior lighting anomalies using Frigate NVR integrated with Home Assistant.
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JournalMay 2026
BIM-to-VR Pipeline: Revit–Enscape–Twinmotion for Pre-Construction Client Decisions
BIM-to-VR Pipeline: Revit–Enscape–Twinmotion for Pre-Construction Client Decisions
Convert Revit models into standalone VR experiences with Enscape and Twinmotion, enabling clients to review and approve designs before construction begins.
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JournalMay 2026
Smart Home Flood and Fire Early Warning: Zigbee Water Sensor + Smoke Detector + LINE Alert
Smart Home Flood and Fire Early Warning: Zigbee Water Sensor + Smoke Detector + LINE Alert
Design a smart flood and fire early warning system using Zigbee water leak sensors under sinks and washing machines, smoke detectors (Nest Protect vs Zigbee), CO detectors, and automated fire response that shuts HVAC and unlocks exit doors — with immediate LINE alerts.
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JournalMay 2026
Gait Analysis and Fall Risk Prediction: Analysing Elderly Gait with Pressure Mat and Optical Flow
Gait Analysis and Fall Risk Prediction: Analysing Elderly Gait with Pressure Mat and Optical Flow
Use pressure mat arrays or optical flow from cameras to analyse elderly gait — detecting gait speed below 0.8 m/s and shortened step length as early fall risk biomarkers, with a digital TUG test via Home Assistant alerting families before accidents occur.
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JournalMay 2026
Unified IoT Dashboard: MQTT Broker + Node-RED + InfluxDB + Grafana for Smart Home
Unified IoT Dashboard: MQTT Broker + Node-RED + InfluxDB + Grafana for Smart Home
Design a unified smart home dashboard architecture using Mosquitto MQTT broker, Node-RED for data flow, InfluxDB time-series database, and Grafana for visualisation — consolidating security, air quality, and elderly monitoring data into a single dashboard.
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JournalMay 2026
4G/LTE Cellular Backup for Home Alarm Systems: Keeping Alerts Active When Internet Fails
4G/LTE Cellular Backup for Home Alarm Systems: Keeping Alerts Active When Internet Fails
Design a cellular backup communicator for smart security using 4G LTE (SIM7600) and GSM (SIM800L) modules to deliver SMS/call alerts when fibre internet or Wi-Fi fails — ensuring 99.9% uptime even if an intruder cuts the line.
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JournalMay 2026
Predictive AQI Control: LSTM Forecasting to Pre-activate Air Purifiers Before PM2.5 Spikes
Predictive AQI Control: LSTM Forecasting to Pre-activate Air Purifiers Before PM2.5 Spikes
Use an LSTM neural network to forecast Bangkok AQI 1–4 hours ahead using IQAir API data, meteorological inputs, and seasonal patterns — proactively controlling air purifiers and ERV before PM2.5 reaches hazardous levels, reducing average exposure by 40–60%.
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JournalMay 2026
AI Interior Design + AR Visualization: RoomGPT, Apple Vision Pro and AR for Living Room and Kitchen Design
AI Interior Design + AR Visualization: RoomGPT, Apple Vision Pro and AR for Living Room and Kitchen Design
Use AI to generate interior design concepts with RoomGPT/Decor8.ai from real room photos — comparing AR interior apps (IKEA Place, Houzz, Planner 5D) and Apple Vision Pro for spatial interior review before purchasing furniture.
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JournalMay 2026
Local AI Voice Assistant: Whisper.cpp + Ollama (LLaMA 3.2) + Piper TTS on Raspberry Pi 5
Local AI Voice Assistant: Whisper.cpp + Ollama (LLaMA 3.2) + Piper TTS on Raspberry Pi 5
Build a fully local voice assistant on Raspberry Pi 5 using Whisper.cpp (STT), Ollama + LLaMA 3.2 (local LLM), and Piper TTS — comparing privacy, latency, and monthly cost against Google Assistant and Alexa for the Thai market.
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JournalMay 2026
Passive Elderly Health Monitoring: Radar Vital Signs, Smart Toilet, and Behavior Analytics
Passive Elderly Health Monitoring: Radar Vital Signs, Smart Toilet, and Behavior Analytics
Build a passive elderly health monitoring system requiring no wearables — using 60GHz mmWave radar for vital signs, toilet visit frequency tracking, Withings Body+ BIA smart scale, IoT pill dispenser, and ML anomaly detection with LINE family alerts.
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