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  1. Adding Alexa to our BTicino system

    2023-01-01 06:45:21 UTC
    As mentioned in my previous posts on home automation, adding voice assistant capability to our BTicino MyHome automation system was one of my goals for its modernization. We already have been using Amazon’s Alexa for some time to control the Sonos sound systems we have in most of our rooms…

  2. Expanding our BTicino system with openHAB and Shelly

    2022-12-29 16:47:00 UTC
    I am still continuing my efforts to understand and expand our BTicino MyHome automation system. So far I’ve been able to move the system to software-based configuration and replaced our broken F420 scenario module with the more advanced MH202 scenario programmer, now I am looking at expanding the system and…

  3. Replacing our BTicino F420 with an MH202

    2022-12-22 17:37:18 UTC
    Today’s post continues with the home automation topic, as I am still busy mastering our BTicino system from 2008. One of the issues we had with the system is that our F420 scenario module did not work properly anymore and since I stumbled over a good second-hand offer for an…

  4. Software configuration of our 2008 BTicino system

    2022-12-10 19:45:00 UTC
    This post diverts a bit from my usual photography topics. I recently moved into a house that is equipped with a BTicino MY HOME automation system, which was installed in 2008 and is used for controlling devices such as lights, window shutters and some power outlets. The backbone of the…

  5. Shutter Shock and the Canon R5

    2022-08-27 14:56:00 UTC
    After having looked at lens sharpness and diffraction blur as well as hand-held exposure times, the next topic related to image sharpness I’d like to look at is shutter shock, which is the vibration caused by the movement of a mechanical shutter and another source of unwanted blur. Shutter shock…
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