Brent Saltzman
DIY

  1. Building a Sports Ticker using ESPHome and Home Assistant

    Some home automation projects take years to get off the bench, sometimes finally. This was mine. This project took about five years from conception to completion. Not for lack of trying, but simply due to complexity and competing attention, the Sports Ticker project sat on my workbench collecting dust. But…

  2. Install Plexamp Headless on a Raspberry Pi

    Easily get up and running with PlexAmp Headless and start listening to your high quality music like you've never heard before!…

  3. Creating a Watchdog script

    ...I want to ensure the services are up and running at all times, and if for whatever reason they're not, I want things to self-heal or alert me if they don't.…

  4. Repair Yamaha Home Theater Reciever - Internal Error

    Does your Yamaha Home Theater receiver show "Internal Error" all of a sudden? Well, thankfully the fix is very easy!…

  5. Webcam Tally Light with Home Assistant

    If you've ever worked in Television or Broadcasting (or any type of production that involves cameras) a Tally light is an indicator that is within view of the talent so they know they're on the air. It's generally when any microphone is unmuted (in…

  6. Using Home Assistant to start a Plex playlist using Alexa

    One of my favorite Home Assistant use cases is to control as much as possible using voice assistants. I enjoy the freedom of just shouting Alexa and asking her to do things and Home Assistant allows you to do so much more than what is available just from the Amazon…