https://blog.petecrocker.com/tags/rtl-sdr/ Recent content in Rtl-Sdr on Adventures in Network Automation Hugo en Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.petecrocker.com/post/home_automation_haos/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.petecrocker.com/post/home_automation_haos/ <p>I&rsquo;ve been slowly wiring up the house with sensors for a year now, and the thing tying it all together is <a href="https://www.home-assistant.io/">Home Assistant</a>. This post is a tour of what I actually run: the sensors, the software behind each one, and — more usefully — the awkward real-world details and downsides I hit along the way. Some of these problems (a water meter buried in a pit, an oil tank at the bottom of the garden, a smart electricity meter that won&rsquo;t just tell you anything) took far more effort than they had any right to.</p>