Following on from my last article on new Meross devices (MS120 and MS700) here are the other two devices that arrived for me this week. Meross MS220 Smart Multi-function Door Sensor The MS220 is a neat if large door sensor but not like any door sensor I’ve seen to date.…
Month: October 2026
MS120 Thermometer and MS700 Multi-Function Button
Several new Meross devices landed on my desk today – here are two of them – firstly the Meross MS120 Smart Multi-Function Hygrometer and Thermometer. Before you start thinking… no I don’t take commission and I’m not in any scheme – people just send me stuff to play with –…
WiFi + BLE + BT Scanner using a CYD
By now you should maybe be aware of the CYD – or actually CYDs as there are several variations. Cheap Yellow Display. They range in size and capability… I only have one and it is down at the lower end… You can see the device in the image above…. yes,…
Oukitel P2001E + the Rubbish WONDERFREE – A Solution
This article is generally about the Horrendous Oukitel P2001E and it’s DIRE app WONDERFREE. But Note the HA image above and read the updates and comments at the end… read about a Home Assistant solution, Grid Tie Invertors and more… I’m using the Oukitel P2001E Lithium 2KW battery system and…
Aqara Thread/matter/Zigbee Multi-State Sensor
After a less than exciting start in which I took the new P100 out of the box and remove the protective strip that saved the battery during shipping, I started looking at the instructions for this new device, which mentions “Aqara hub required” or “built on Thread requires a router.”…
The Tiny New Sonoff Mini One Matter-enabled Smart Switch
Not that much I can say about this one at first glance – in reality the new Mini-1GS unit works locally with Sonoff’s OpenEdge – it LOOKS very similar to other current-generation Sonoff switches. This is a gen 5 device with one output and an input switch. It operates via…
A “Simple” Terminal with ESP32 and ST7789v Display
This is something of an experiment with sentimental value. Late last century I worked in a business partnership and my first one-man-developed project started off as a text terminal more for interest than anything else initially. At the time all I had to work with was the Z80 processor and…