echolocal on Echo 2 (radar): Bringing the Fork Up to a Real Second-Generation Dot
Porting a Echo 2 to support echolocal. An opensource software to remove amazon services and talk directly with Home Assistant
Mnemos V2: Taking local facial recognition further
Mnemos V2 is here, and it has grown quite a bit since I last wrote about it. What started as a lightweight, CPU-based replacement for cloud facial recognition now supports Rockchip NPUs and NVIDIA GPUs, alongside improved model management, validation, backups, documentation and testing.
Mnemos: Moving away from cloud dependence
Using what i learnt from WakeOnPi to build a facial recognition stack that’s lightweight and human friendly
ha-glinet: Building the API Playground
API Playground, a built-in developer sandbox designed to safely tame GL.iNet’s hidden JSON-RPC architecture, simplify troubleshooting, and catch breaking firmware updates before they hit users.
A new home for “Vit’s Blog”
Vit’s Blog has moved onto Wordpress!
ha-glinet: Local GL.iNet Router Control for Home Assistant
A look behind ha-glinet, a local Home Assistant integration for GL.iNet routers with device tracking, VPN control, SMS, firewall tools, and HACS support.
ESPHome Keypad: A Fingerprint and PIN Access Controller
How I built a local-first door access controller on an ESP32-S3 with PIN entry, R503 fingerprint scanning, and a custom ESPHome component to back up and restore fingerprint templates — because fingerprint_grow doesn’t do that out of the box
WakeOnPi: A full rework
WakeOnPi update: a rebuilt Raspberry Pi 5 Touch Display 2 project with live WebSocket settings, MQTT/Home Assistant and browser control, motion recording, and modular architecture.
WakeOnPi: Motion-Activated Raspberry Pi Touchscreen
Discover WakeOnPi, a Raspberry Pi 5 Touch Display 2 project that uses motion detection to wake the screen, stream MJPEG video, and save power when idle