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Reverse-Engineering the Platinum 3100S solar inverter's RS485 Protocol
2026-06-29

An attempt to read a Platinum 3100S solar inverter directly over its proprietary RS485 protocol with an ESP32. It has not cracked yet, so the full dataset is published for anyone who wants a go.

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Offsite Backups on a Raspberry Pi, with a Key That Lives Only at Home
2026-06-27

An encrypted offsite backup on a Raspberry Pi at a relative’s house, reached over Tailscale, whose LUKS key never leaves home. Covers the threat model, the boot unlock and a dead-man’s …

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Building a Robust Linux Backup Strategy with Borg
2026-03-25

The backup system for my homelab server, triggered by a failing disk: Borg with encrypted repositories, a local disk, a NAS mirror and an offsite Raspberry Pi, with retention and alerts.

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Raspberry Pi door bell
2015-03-20

A doorbell built on a Raspberry Pi with a camera that e-mails a photo of whoever rings. Power supply, button wiring, the Python script and mounting.

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Installing VSCP on a Raspberry Pi
2015-03-04

Installing vscp_software on a Raspberry Pi, every command with its output, from package updates and dependencies to building the software.

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Raspberry Pi setup
2015-03-03

My notes for setting up a Raspberry Pi B+ as a VSCP daemon server and doorbell: static IP, hostname, NAS share, Samba and VNC.