Nate_Larson

About Me

Electronics enthusiast, maker, coder, tinkerer, woodworker, DIY - fixing/modding/making/3D printing. Always building new Home Assistant, ESPHome, WLED, Hyperion, AllSky, Frigate, CasaOS, RetroPi, Pi Hole, Plex, and other projects.
Skills

C CAD CircuitPython Javascript MicroPython Python SQL Visual Basic
Interests

3D Printer 3D Printing Addressable LEDs Air Quality Arduino ESP32 Halloween Raspberry Pi SBC Wireless Zigbee
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Projects See All

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DIY Wireless Freezer Monitor: Local Temp Monitoring with ESPHome

Learn how to build a wireless freezer monitor with ESP32 and Home Assistant. No permanent modifications, no batteries, just local temperature monitoring.

PROJECT

Controlling an XRP Robot with Home Assistant via ESPHome

By Nate_Larson

Build a low-latency XRP robot control system using ESPHome and a UART WiFi bridge. Stream sensors, control motion, and integrate with Home Assistant.

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DIY IP Camera with the Seeed XIAO ESP32 Sense, ESPHome, & Home Assistant

By Nate_Larson

Turn an ESP32-S3 board into a low-cost IP camera with ESPHome and connect it to Home Assistant dashboards with real-time video.

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A Novel Approach to Occupancy Detection

By Nate_Larson

Build a simple Arduino occupancy counter using the Elosoft HPC-LV sensor for energy-saving automation.

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Smart Air Quality Monitor for 3D Printers Using Arduino Uno R4 WiFi

By Nate_Larson

Monitor PMs, VOCs, and gases near your 3D printer using Arduino Uno R4 WiFi and MQTT with Home Assistant auto discovery in this solder free build.

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Stream Live Video Over RTSP From Your Raspberry Pi

By Nate_Larson

Learn how to stream live video with any CSI connected Raspberry Pi camera on Bullseye for web streaming, security surveillance, or integrate with Frigate NVR.

Blogs See All

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Machinechat and SparkFun, Bringing AI-Powered IoT to the Masses

By Nate_Larson

Arduino UNO R4 Minima and WiFi Now Available!

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Arduino UNO R4 Minima and WiFi Now Available!

By Nate_Larson

Arduino UNO R4 Minima and WiFi: Unleash advanced features and elevate your projects. Learn about the boards Arduino is calling the new horizon for makers.

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Meet the New Arduino Giga R1 WiFi

By Nate_Larson

Arduino's Giga R1 WiFi sports the Mega form factor, while increasing overall pin count and adding wireless connectivity, powered by a dual Cortex STM ‎processor.

Raspberry Pi Announces New RP2040 Pico Variants

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Raspberry Pi Announces New RP2040 Pico Variants

By Nate_Larson

Following on the popularity of the Pico and RP2040, Raspberry Pi has announced three new Pico boards, two of which have onboard wireless LAN and Bluetooth.

Raspberry Pi Launches New Pi Zero 2 W Board

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Raspberry Pi Launches New Pi Zero 2 W Board

By Nate_Larson

With a new quad-core processor packed into the new Raspberry Pi RP3A0 system-in-package, the Pi Zero 2 W is 5.2 times faster than previous Zero boards.

Raspberry Pi RP2040 Microcontroller Now Available

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Raspberry Pi RP2040 Microcontroller Now Available

By Nate_Larson

The Raspberry Pi RP2040 Dual ARM Cortex-M0+ MCU that first debuted with revolutionary programmable IO on the Raspberry Pi Pico board is available for purchase.

Tutorials

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How to Reflash the Operating System to Your Arduino UNO Q

By Nate_Larson

Step-by-step instructions to recover from a corrupted or locked Arduino UNO Q by flashing the latest Debian image with the official Arduino flasher.

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Getting Started with the Arduino UNO Q

By Nate_Larson

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Assembling your 2025 Open Sauce Badge

By Nate_Larson

Step-by-step guide to building your 2025 Open Sauce badge. Get soldering, connect your components, and light it up with POV magic!

Building Better Badges: Assembling the Open Sauce 2024 PCB Badge

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Building Better Badges: Assembling the Open Sauce 2024 PCB Badge

By Nate_Larson

Learn how to build the Open Sauce 2024 PCB badge, complete with parts list, step-by-step instructions, and pro tips.

LulzBot Tool Head Swap, Calibrating E-steps, and Z-offset

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LulzBot Tool Head Swap, Calibrating E-steps, and Z-offset

By Nate_Larson

Interchangeable tool heads are a great way to expand a printer's capabilities. Here we upgrade to dual extruders and calibrate the printer for best ‎results.