Clean installation sequence for my heating system Download the latest MaxAir Image:- 32 bit Ver 3.00 Build 22032364 bit Ver 3.00 Build 220323 Alternatively, go […]

Some general commands and some specific to MaxAir A lot of commands require root access. Either log in with root #su root password: This requires […]

Some commands and information to help with Bookworm OS Manually create a system image sudo bash /var/www/add_on/Image_Tools/image_utils/image-backup Reload systemd manager configuration. This command should not […]

To configure systemd to automatically mount a network folder on boot, you need 2 files mnt-pibackups.mount # The .mount file specifies how to mount a […]

Due to difficulties connecting nRF24 sensors to my heating system, because of distance problems, I decided to investigate using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) sensors, connected […]

I don’t know if it’s my WiFi, ethernet or power supply, but sometimes I get little glitches that are best solved by a power cycle […]

I decided to buy a BME688 Sensor to try and connect it to a Wemos D1 mini. Technical data Parameter Technical data Package dimensions 8-Pin […]

When trying to login to MaxAir by SSH, you need to remember the Username, Password and IP address. This can be a pain as well […]

Problem: Can’t log out from user admin in the GUI, Clearing cache had no effect. Solution: clearing the userhistory table solved the problem Log into […]

This has now been superseded by the install program on MaxAir, but it is still relevant for backing up other pi projects. Rather than remove […]

I’ve tried several different methods of reading the shutter count of a Canon 7DMk2 and have finally hit upon gphoto2, which actually works, plus it’s […]

Following on from my post Changing MaxAir gateway from WiFi to Ethernet, this is the latest iteration of the Gateway that can be set as […]