{"id":1339,"date":"2025-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/itenium\/bootcamp-home-automation\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T13:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:31:41","slug":"bootcamp-home-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/itenium\/blog\/productivity\/bootcamp-home-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Bootcamp: Home Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"before-we-begin\">Before we begin<\/h1>\n<p>A word of caution\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"youtubemovie\">\n<div class=\"iframewrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nwPtcqcqz00\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>A gentle reminder that maybe not everything should be automated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 id=\"\ufe0f-materials\">\ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f\ud83e\uddf0 Materials<\/h1>\n<p>Because we needed a lot of soldering bouts etc, we asked the consultants if they could bring some extra equipment to the bootcamp.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imagewrapper\" style=\"max-width: 500px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itenium-be.github.io\/blog-posts-new\/assets\/blog-images\/bootcamp-home-automation-materials.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/><figcaption>Mike &#8216;misunderstood&#8217; the assignment and we had to bring in HR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 id=\"the-teams\">The Teams<\/h1>\n<p>After an initial presentation the teams got to work!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itenium-be.github.io\/blog-posts-new\/assets\/blog-images\/bootcamp-home-automation-teams.png\" alt=\"The Teams\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"-smart-socket\">\ud83d\udd25\u26a1 Smart Socket<\/h1>\n<p>Creating our own, programmable \u201csmart\u201d socket with HLK-PM01 and ESP01.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imagewrapper\" style=\"max-width: 360px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itenium-be.github.io\/blog-posts-new\/assets\/blog-images\/bootcamp-home-automation-socket.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/><figcaption>Completed smart socket assemblage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"if-it-smells-like-chicken-youre-holding-it-wrong\">If it smells like chicken, you\u2019re holding it wrong<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itenium-be.github.io\/blog-posts-new\/assets\/blog-images\/bootcamp-home-automation-soldering-meme.png\" alt=\"If it smells like chicken, you're holding it wrong\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"-smart-houses\">\ud83c\udfe0\u2728 Smart Houses<\/h1>\n<p>We brought in some \u201csmart houses\u201d, packed with all kinds of sensors and connected to the Wifi with raspberry pies with the \u201cHome Assistant OS\u201d on them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imagewrapper\" style=\"max-width: 800px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itenium-be.github.io\/blog-posts-new\/assets\/blog-images\/bootcamp-home-automation-houses.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/><figcaption>Casa Del Lag, The Cloud Cottage, The Overengineered Hut and The Reboot Ranch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"smart-home-kit\">Smart Home Kit<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"imagewrapper\" style=\"max-width: 400px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itenium-be.github.io\/blog-posts-new\/assets\/blog-images\/bootcamp-home-automation-smart-home.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/><figcaption>Smart Home Kit (KS5009) from Keyestudio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 id=\"work\">Work<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"imagewrapper\" style=\"max-width: 800px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itenium-be.github.io\/blog-posts-new\/assets\/blog-images\/bootcamp-home-automation-at-work.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/><figcaption>And this is supposed to be fun!?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 id=\"the-end\">The End<\/h1>\n<p>We ended the evening with maybe the most important part, the closing reception with discussions on our little IoT adventure \ud83d\ude09<br \/> And now to find something cool for next year! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<h1>Extras<\/h1>\n<p><b>Stuff that came into being during the making of this post<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/itenium-be\/Bootcamp-Home-Automation\">Pptx, materials, images, documentation, instructions, &#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Other interesting reads<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itenium.be\/Bootcamp-Home-Automation\/\">Deployed instructions website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our bootcamp we try to get everyone out of their comfort zone and, like many of our sessions, try to do something hands-on.<\/p>\n<p>This year the topic of choice was \u201cHome Automation\u201d. 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