Projects

A collection of open-source embedded systems, IoT, and home automation projects. Each project includes hardware designs, firmware, build guides, and GitHub repositories.

Embedded & IoT

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CAN Bus Multi-Sensor Node with ESP32 and KiCad PCB

25 January 2026·8 mins· loading · loading

Embedded CAN Bus ESP32 BME680 Sensors IoT OTA PCB Design KiCad

VMBOX: Deliver Web Apps as Self-Contained Virtual Machines

17 February 2026·6 mins· loading · loading

Embedded VirtualBox Alpine Linux Web Apps Self-Hosted Enterprise IT OVA

Remote-Kit: Pocket Router for Remote Hardware Bring-up

2 February 2026·4 mins· loading · loading

Embedded & IoT OpenWrt GL-MT300N-V2 Remote Debugging Hardware Bring-Up Lab Automation Networking

Rugged Metal Buttons with LED Rings on Raspberry Pi

22 June 2023·2 mins· loading · loading

Embedded Raspberry Pi GPIO Pushbutton Triggerhappy LED Headless ESP8266

Build a Low-Cost DIY USB Volume Knob with Digispark ATtiny85

18 February 2026·4 mins· loading · loading

Embedded ATtiny85 Digispark USB HID Rotary Encoder DIY Volume Control

Home Automation

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Alexa Controls Domoticz via Philips Hue Emulator

17 January 2026·5 mins· loading · loading

Home Automation Alexa Philips Hue Domoticz Smart Home Voice Control Python

Vendor-Neutral Zigbee Gateway with Raspberry Pi

3 July 2020·3 mins· loading · loading

Home Automation Zigbee Raspberry Pi Domoticz CC2531 MQTT Zigbee2mqtt

$20 Pocket Router as Domoticz Smart Home Gateway

1 January 2019·3 mins· loading · loading

Home Automation Domoticz MQTT OpenWrt GL-MT300N Tasmota IoT Smart Home

Wi-Fi LED Fairy Light Controller with ESP8266

3 January 2019·2 mins· loading · loading

Home Automation ESP8266 Tasmota LED Lights WiFi DIY ESP-12F MOSFET IoT

Multimedia

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One Cable, Many Screens: A Self-Hosting PoE Raspberry Pi 4 Infotainment System

7 February 2026·7 mins· loading · loading

Multimedia Raspberry Pi Infotainment PoE Kodi DLNA Multi-Screen Self-Hosting DIY

DIY In-Car Infotainment with Raspberry Pi and Kodi

19 April 2024·4 mins· loading · loading

Multimedia Raspberry Pi Kodi DLNA PoE Infotainment Car DIY OpenWrt

YARMP: Lightweight Raspberry Pi Media Player

27 February 2020·3 mins· loading · loading

Multimedia Raspberry Pi Media Player Buildroot Pi Zero Digital Signage HDMI YARMP

Networking

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Pocket Router as a Portable DLNA Media Server

10 March 2024·3 mins· loading · loading

Networking DLNA OpenWrt GL-MT300N-V2 Media Server Pocket Router VLC In-Car Entertainment

$30 Pocket Router as an AWS IoT Edge Device

9 October 2022·3 mins· loading · loading

Embedded & IoT AWS IoT OpenWrt GL-MT300N-V2 Pocket Router MQTT Edge Device IoT

DIY Passive PoE for Raspberry Pi Under $2

25 September 2019·2 mins· loading · loading

Networking Raspberry Pi PoE Passive PoE DC-DC Converter Ethernet Power DIY

Flash OpenWrt on the A5-V11 Pocket Router

24 August 2019·2 mins· loading · loading

Networking OpenWrt A5-V11 Router Firmware Flashing DIY Embedded Linux

Bridge SMS to XMPP: Receive 2FA Codes Abroad

18 November 2022·3 mins· loading · loading

Networking SMS XMPP Raspberry Pi 2FA Jabber 3G Modem Bridge Self-Hosted

Cloud & IoT SDKs

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Getting Started with AWS IoT on OpenWrt Routers

16 April 2024·1 min· loading · loading

Embedded & IoT AWS IoT OpenWrt GL.iNet MQTT Embedded Linux IoT Cloud C++

AWS IoT on Raspberry Pi with 25 MB Buildroot Linux

24 September 2022·3 mins· loading · loading

Embedded & IoT Raspberry Pi AWS IoT Buildroot Custom Linux IoT SDK Embedded MQTT

Other

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Offline Luanti Game Server with Docker for Families

6 January 2026·3 mins· loading · loading

Gaming Luanti Minetest Docker Game Server Mineclonia VoxeLibre Offline Family

Measuring PREEMPT_RT Latency with an Oscilloscope

2 October 2022·2 mins· loading · loading

Embedded PREEMPT_RT BeagleBone Real-Time Linux Latency GPIO Buildroot Oscilloscope