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Custom ESP8266 Home Media Control (w/ Alexa, IR, RF, and Wifi) Pt. 2
Part One Github In this second part, we will be going over the programming and network information for this project to control and automate home media devices using Alexa and IR/RC controllers. If you missed part one, the above link will take you to it. The Arduino files and additional simple examples I use can…
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Thinkpad T440p USB C Charging Mod
The Thinkpad T440P comes with the old Lenovo Slim USB charging port. In my experience, it has only been a source of annoyance as it seems every charger for it stops working after about six months. In this article, I will go through the process of converting the laptop to a USB C charging port.…
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Custom ESP8266 Home Media Control (w/ Alexa, IR, RF, and Wifi) Pt. 1
In this series of articles I will be going over my efforts to create a home media control system using a couple ESP8266’s. The end result will be a fully automated theater setup through Amazon Alexa and a webapp built in Angular. This series will go over setting up an ESP8266 to read and transmit…
James Elias Phelps
BYU CS Student