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Studio life at 3ATIVE. News and posts relating to the work we do, some behind the scenes stuff and our newest adventure: Making and training Home Assistant home/studio automation.

Tuesday, 5 December 2023

🎬 Full-on RGB OLED Display Tutorial anyone??? Everything you'll need to know to make your own "Environment" display πŸ’– Part of my Home Automation and Better Health Series 🏝 #HomeAssistant #ESPHome #BreatheEasy #BetterHealth #Tutorials #FeelGreat #SleepBetter


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Tuesday, 21 November 2023

My take on the IKEA Air Quality Sensor conversion. 🎬 Full tutorial Coming this week. (Link in BIO) Subscribe now πŸ’– I've taken the #VINDRIKTNING to the NEXT LEVEL - Making it a Seven-in-One device 😎 #Subscribe #IKEA #AirQuality #HomeAssistant #ESPHome #Tutorial #FreshAir #BetterHealth #BreatheEasy


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Friday, 10 November 2023

I have acquired some more AQARAs !!! πŸ₯³ 4 x Push Buttons & 3 x Vibration Sensors. All Zigbee. #AQARA #Zigbee #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #IoT #NoIdeaWhatWhy


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Thursday, 9 November 2023

For an up-coming project and tutorial... Testing CO² Sensors. #Tutorials #ESPHome #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #AirQuality


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Wednesday, 18 October 2023

😎Framing The Matrix. A combo of 3D Printed parts and a cut-down (off the shelf) deep Photo-Frame. Tutorial still delayed - I'm still working on it. It's gonna be the ULTIMATE WLED Matrix tutorial. #WLED #MatrixPanel #HomeAssistant #DIY #SmartMirror #Tutorial #WS2812


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Sunday, 1 October 2023

πŸ₯³ That's both my #ELGATO Stream Decks setup. [Right] Connected to my Main PC - For Working Tasks [Left] Connected to a Win10 VM on my always-on Server - So I can have working buttons when the main PC is off.


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Tuesday, 26 September 2023

πŸ’– Really pleased I upgraded my #Elgato Stream Deck - Not Sponsored ! - 32 Buttons (from 15) will make everything easier 😎


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Saturday, 23 September 2023


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Monday, 18 September 2023

πŸ‘ Weekend tinkering done, and an upgrade to a previous project: "ESPHome Tutorial: Motion Sensing / Triggered Switch Strip Lighting - with Timer" Originally had a WAAAYY too sensitive "Radar" sensor - Now I'm using a VL53 (Time of Flight or Distance Measuring) sensor. Now, the lights in my "Parts Area" come on when I'm within 90cm and go off 6 Seconds after I leave. πŸ₯³ πŸ›  Smaller Case too !!! #3DPrinting #HomeAssistant #Sensors #DIY #Electronics


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Sunday, 17 September 2023

😎 This weekend I'm playing with mounting options for the VL53L0x sensors. FYI - They'll work just find through Kapton Tape!! However, I'm designing a 3D Print Mount too. 🎁 #3DPrinting #HomeAssistant #Sensor #DIY #Electronics


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Friday, 8 September 2023


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Monday, 4 September 2023

Getting ready to film a 'Smart Curtain' tutorial... What rails do you have or would like to see featured?


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Sunday, 3 September 2023

Shortly after My IKEA stuff arrived, I shouted: "Alexa, turn on Soldering Iron" 😁 A few hours later and the #IKEA FΓ–RNUFTIG Air purifier was stripped, reversed engineered (I.E. Prodded with the Multi-meter and Scope) and a D1 Mini was grafted to her. πŸ₯³ She's gone from a 'Dumb' 3-Speed unit to a Home Assistant controllable SIX SPEED!!! "Smart" lady.


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Saturday, 2 September 2023

Adding 'Character' to my Robo-Vac... Well, why not! I am a Character Animator Freelancer after-all. 😁


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Friday, 18 August 2023

🎬 The final stages of filming my "People in a Room Counter" (Working title LOL) Loads more tutorials ready to be filming this week too - It's great to be back tutorial-ling again. πŸ’– >>> youtube.com/3ative <<< #ESPHome #HomeAssistant #DIYProjects #Electronics #FunStuff #HomeAutomation #Gadgets #3ATIVE #Tutorials


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Friday, 11 August 2023

It's good to be back.... Filming of "People in a Room Counter" has begun: 🎬 Chapter 1: "Hardware" is filmed and edited. 🎬 Chapter 2: "ESPHome & Code" will be done asap. πŸ‘


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Saturday, 20 May 2023

Anyone for an on arm, battery operated (touch screen) #ESPHome #PitBoy ??? - Should be fun!!!


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Friday, 19 May 2023

Everything you wanted to know about Millimetre "Microwave" Human Detectors. I've some amazing DIY home automation projects coming. Sub to YouTube/3ative to find out more. #HomeAssistant #ESPHome #BlueTooth #Presence #Detection #EPIC #MicrowaveSensor


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Thursday, 18 May 2023

I do like to put D1 Minis inside things and sometimes, I like to see the things inside D1 Minis! #Delid #Marco #D1Mini #ESP #MCU


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Wednesday, 17 May 2023

Proto-typing a home automation Dual Bed Presence Detector. 😎 Uses 'Load Cells' to detect people, has LEDs for each bed side and, using a DALLAS temperature sensor, controls an Electric Blanket !! However, I needed more GPIOs than a Sonoff Basic and an easy way to Mains power a D1 Mini so,.... I cut the Sonoff in half to use it's PSU and relay 🀣 #HomeAssistant #ESPHome #DIY #Project


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Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Another fan showing off their mug! πŸ‘ Next to (what we hope is) a pile of D1 Minis 😜 Get your Mug and other merch at: store.3ative.com πŸ₯³


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Monday, 15 May 2023

The un-boxing pile is growing πŸ₯³ - There's some interesting stuff here. Don't miss all the #HomeAssistant #ESPHome and DIY Gadget "NEW TOYS!" building. Hop on the @3ative YT Channel, get subbed and share the #Excitement with: "The Dave" 😜


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Saturday, 13 May 2023

When your multi-meter battery dies, you improvise! 😎 #Solutions #FixIt #Problem #NoProblem #Improvise #Imporv #ThatWontStopMe #BenchLife #Electronics #Engineer


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Friday, 12 May 2023

Another #LED #Matrix to play with... - What should I do with it? #WLED #DIY #Project #Effects #YouDecide #BannanaForScale


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Another 3-Speed Fan convert by a fan... Whom also owns one of our mugs πŸ’– Get yours and other merch at our store: store.3ative.com πŸ₯³


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Tuesday, 9 May 2023

Use Unavailable Sensors with Templates


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Thursday, 16 February 2023

WLED 2-Panel Demo


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Friday, 10 February 2023

All you need for WLED Sound Reactive Matrix using a Digital MEMs I2C Microphone


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Tuesday, 7 February 2023

WLED Matrix Sound Reactive Update #SHORTS


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Monday, 6 February 2023

WLED Matrix Sound Reactive #SHORTS


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Friday, 3 February 2023

Scrolling Text on a WS2812 LED Matrix with WLED and Home Assistant


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Turtle Plates Logo Animation - Client approval (looped) example.


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Wednesday, 1 February 2023

WLED Matrix DEMO2 - More progress


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Saturday, 28 January 2023

Home Assistant to WLED Matrix DEMO #SHORTS


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Friday, 27 January 2023

Project: "People in a Room" Counter - Demo


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Introducting the "People in a Room Counter". Using two IR sensors it's able tell which beam is broken first and so add and subtract a variable to keep track of how many people are In a room. Full build, code and parts list tutorial coming soon. #ESPHome #homeassistant #diy #project #tutorial


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Thursday, 26 January 2023

Gonna be having some fun with these soon. They're much easier to work on and film than the 32" TV case I used in those previous video clips. Full tutorial coming soon. #WLED #esp32 #home_assistant #homeassistant #matrix #led_project #tutorials


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Sunday, 22 January 2023

WLED Matrix Panel #SHORTS


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Wednesday, 4 January 2023

Ultimate RGB Motion Sensing Timer Light with Dashboard Controls


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      • All you need for WLED Sound Reactive Matrix using ...
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