{"id":15162,"date":"2016-07-28T16:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15162"},"modified":"2016-07-28T13:00:52","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T12:00:52","slug":"raspberry-pi-home-automation-stops-fumbling-in-the-dark-mores-the-pity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15162","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi home automation stops fumbling in the dark (more&#8217;s the pity!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6JwmKxOvcak\/V4ecy4RRpnI\/AAAAAAAAa7s\/JP5HmvaCS-Q-ak2BKxEc1EGJPG7_uaUWwCLcB\/s1600\/BT_log_block_diagram.jpg?resize=560%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The bloggers over at WhiskeyTangoHotel have been investigating home automation solutions. They&#8217;ve come up with a Raspberry Pi-based solution which detects, via Bluetooth, the presence of a device (in this case an iPad) and switches on some LEDs to save the house owner from fumbling in the dark looking for the light switch. After a while, the Pi triggers a relay to turn the lights on automatically. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whiskeytangohotel.com\/2016\/07\/home-automation-via-bluetooth-proximity.html\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more and see how they did it here<\/a>\u00a0or view their video below.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1QO2ru6klsc\/V4a8SNEDWuI\/AAAAAAAAa7c\/FbOLrtHzzHQa05ZJoRUVxBBJgcxbwZwpACEw\/s1600\/BT-control.jpg?resize=362%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"362\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raspberry PI BlueTooth Logger \/ Light Control\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DrkR6slSfIw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bloggers over at WhiskeyTangoHotel have been investigating home automation solutions. 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