A dimming light was a task I thought would be rather straight forward, and in principle it is. Implementing it posed quite the challenge... The Setup! TLDR: Video Demos:   Initial demonstration of dimming functionality Integration with HomeKit The Basic Idea:I know this is basic but for completeness, the signal comping out of a wall outlet in the United States is a 120V AC sinusoidal signal at 60 Hz. A period of this sinusoid begins with a zero crossing and has another zero crossing in the middle of the period. It is helpful to look at each half-period as its ow...

This project is the core of my entire home automation system.Turning an outlet on and off is a binary operation. This may seem simple but when integrated with HAP-NodeJS it can be used to create powerful automation routines.The goal behind this project was a to create a clean, reliable, safe wall outlet that is capable of interfacing with the HAP-NodeJS projects.I built several prototype plugs that allowed me control a wall outlet from my phone. This documentation will cover the final version of my "Safe and Smart" outlets. TLDR: Video Demo Uploading soon!  ...