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Introducing Garden133

June 15, 2025 •12 min read • Plant Watering

Introducing Garden133

Controlling garden watering with solar power, LoRa, custom ESP32 boards, and Home Assistant integration.

Hand-assembly of SMT circuit boards for the hobbyist

May 24, 2025 •14 min read • Gridfinity

Hand-assembly of SMT circuit boards for the hobbyist

Tricks for speeding hand-assembly of circuit boards with SMD components, including Gridfinity pick-bins

Garage133

October 12, 2024 •11 min read • Garage Doors

Garage133

Garage door automation: a DIY saga

Plant1337: "Water 4 plants"

October 5, 2024 •6 min read • Plant Watering

Plant1337: "Water 4 plants"

An update on the Plant133 plant watering device.

Dough133 Assembly

September 29, 2024 •10 min read • Sourdough

Dough133 Assembly

How to assemble the Dough133 sourdough proofing enclosure.

Room133 Project Box

September 15, 2024 •10 min read • Openscad

Room133 Project Box

A configurable project box design for Room133 devices.

Room133

September 5, 2024 •9 min read • Esp32

Room133

A multi-function device for monitoring a room.

Dough133 Electronics Design

March 17, 2024 •11 min read • KiCAD

Dough133 Electronics Design

This is a follow-up to the post introducing the Dough133 project. It describes the development and eventual design of the electronics that power the Dough133 project.

Dough133

March 5, 2024 •14 min read • Sourdough

Dough133

A project to build an intelligent heated enclosure for fermenting and proofing sourdough.

Plant133

November 18, 2023 •11 min read • Plant Watering

Plant133

A project to design and build a simple indoor plant watering device.

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