How to install Tasmota on a Sonoff device without opening it

Sonoff takes the standard ESP8266 chip and adds two things: a casing with wifi and great connectors and a custom OS and an app to control the devices. Unfortunately, the second addition also means that all communication goes through Sonoff’s servers. Here’s how to get rid of that. Without soldering or connecting anything. ...

January 13, 2018 · Jannik Arndt

How to use a Raspberry Pi 3 with Apple Home

“Hey Siri, turn on the bedroom lights!” I want that. Here’s how I did it: I bought a bunch of Sonoff devices (5€ each, 10€ for a light switch). I bought a raspberry pi (33€). I installed an MQTT broker and homebridge on the pi. ...

January 13, 2018 · Jannik Arndt