I am the primary maintainer of the #HestiaPi (hestiapi.com), which is an #OpenSource thermostat. I also build and sell the hardware to make the technology more accessible. #privacy #foss
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If you like what I do, please consider speading the word, buying a unit, or sending me some digital currency. The software maintenance alone is a ton of time & effort and hardware sales barely break even.
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The v1.5 SD card image brings heat pump compatibility to all devices, even those that are 5+ years old. This includes support for stage 1 and 2 heating, and stage 1 and 2 cooling.
If combined with the latest PCB design, it also adds stage 3 heating.
It's proof of work. We're not only still supporting old devices, we're still giving them more features. No subscriptions. No 3rd party servers or clouds.
These are the differences between a community project and a corporate product.
Just published all the latest schematics for new PCB design.
1. Added a 5th relay
2. Switch to a ribbon cable, and
3. Replaced the reset switch (which only works with the original Pi Zero) with a power switch (which works with all Pi Zero boards).
If anyone out there has a device and can test the new v1.5 SD card image, I'd love to get enough feedback to make that an official release.
I made a lot of progress with building open source hardware today. Took several hours (and is still ongoing).
I'm not talking about the sexy, fun, development work. No, I mean I hand assembled several units and I test every single one before I ship it out.
I rarely find any defects, but I don't want a single customer to get a unit that has any issues. Reputations take a long time to build and are so easy to damage, it's worth the extra time investment.
I'd be interested in advertising open source hardware on some ethical platforms (sooo... not Meta, Google, et al).
My goal is specifically to reach new people and not just be preaching to the choir. Anyone got any pointers?
It feels good to be stocked up again. I knew I was running low, but I didn't realize that I had 4 units which were completely built except that they lacked the Raspberry Pi. I thought those units were ready to ship!
I still did have the one #HestiaPi on my bench that I've been using to do testing of the upcoming v1.5 image that I could have cannibalized, but much better to just be properly stocked!
It's not every day that I order $300 worth of Raspberry Pi Zero 2 boards. 😅
People think these boards cost the MSRP of $15/each. The truth is one board is $25.82-$29.64 after tax and shipping. That's not with a power supply, SD card, case or anything. Just the board, and the higher side of that price range includes headers.
This is why I order in bulk. While it does nothing about the sales tax, it does help with shipping costs. I then pass those savings on to people who want to buy a #HestiaPi
It's not every day that I order $300 worth of Raspberry Pi Zero 2 boards. 😅
People think these boards cost the MSRP of $15/each. The truth is one board is $25.82-$29.64 after tax and shipping. That's not with a power supply, SD card, case or anything. Just the board, and the higher side of that price range includes headers.
This is why I order in bulk. While it does nothing about the sales tax, it does help with shipping costs. I then pass those savings on to people who want to buy a #HestiaPi
I've been bustin' my hump for a couple weeks now, but I think I'm getting close to final testing.
Yeah, testing.
That's the part where we make sure everything works before we ship new code. I know, what an old-fashioned concept!
I'm super excited about this next release. New features after over 5 years. Try getting that from a corporation. Ha!
I've been bustin' my hump for a couple weeks now, but I think I'm getting close to final testing.
Yeah, testing.
That's the part where we make sure everything works before we ship new code. I know, what an old-fashioned concept!
I'm super excited about this next release. New features after over 5 years. Try getting that from a corporation. Ha!
So, I have a controversial question: are ads tolerated on #fedi?
The context here is the I build and maintain open source thermostats and I want to get more people off #BigTech and #Google in particular.
I'd also like to support the people who support my mission. #help
Maybe I could give out a discount code and for every sale that uses it, I pay my collaborator a referral fee? Seems like everyone would win, except Google & Amazon, and I'm cool with that. Bezos has enough money & power.