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EchoMuse, Part 2: Unlocking, Flashing, and Provisioning Echo Dots
Detailed guide to unlocking, flashing with FireOS 6, and provisioning 2nd-generation Echo Dots with amonet v2.0.0 and emOS via the EchoMuse Wizard.
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EchoMuse, Part 1: Echo Dot without Alexa - the Infrastructure
Setting up infrastructure for EchoMuse: Home Assistant Assist pipeline, Docker container controller, and Traefik dashboard to prepare for unlocking Echo Dots as Home Assistant voice satellites.
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Power Consumption for Devices Without Sensor Using Philips Hue with Powercalc in Energy Dashboard
How to use Powercalc to track power consumption of 32 Philips Hue bulbs grouped by room and integrate them into the Home Assistant Energy Dashboard - without smart plugs on every single bulb.
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PV Surplus Charging with EVCC - and a 6-Year-Old Wallbox
A 6-year-old go-e Charger Box becomes capable of intelligent PV surplus charging with EVCC - demonstrating how much is possible with existing hardware.
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Home Assistant Meets Claude Code: Smart Home Control via MCP
How the Model Context Protocol Server connects Home Assistant with Claude Code to enable smart home control through natural language - from data queries to automatic dashboard creation.