IoT

How I used an ESP, Magnets and Kubernetes and to solve the great toilet crisis of 2021. A tale of absolutely necessary workplace optimization.

When your loft flat turns into a sauna every summer, the logical solution is obviously to reverse-engineer a decades-old proprietary bus protocol. A tale of digital archaeology, improvised level shifters, and ladder-based near-death experiences.

How I reverse-engineered my electric sofa to work with Home Assistant using an ESP32. After frying a transistor and some emergency soldering, I now have a voice-controlled couch.