<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:12:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@robingreig/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Well..... 2 years later (grin)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wow! It's been 2 years since I've posted to my blog and the last ~24 months have certainly been eventful (both good and bad)! Here i was posting about the new Raspberry Pico and for the last month or so]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/well-2-years-later-grin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/well-2-years-later-grin</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 22:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgf8ZcquGV1wu4qwGAv5PBbMszt62vMcqeuUfDFapwJSAF4SYHFoZwomZLPLMmgV8uihnjT9Ls8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi Pico]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just read about the newest member of the raspberry pi family, the pico, at an unbelievable price of $5.24CDN (4USD I believe?)!!! It is the first Raspberry Pi purpose built microcontroller using their]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-pico</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-pico</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhsLBYt4JoGTjLnb8hSNn4F2uTtq18AYxkhsWHxEH1YTNtT6uRX9mQVq3Af4oNATwMHMQV2vos4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Node-Red Tabs on Raspberry Pi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! In my previous post on using mqtt with Node-Red, @mytechtrail had asked how to add different tabs for the different flows that could be on separate Pi's. Additionally I'll share with you]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/node-red-tabs-on-raspberry-pi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/node-red-tabs-on-raspberry-pi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgp8pPFZu5pr3b1dxSK5dCn1cq5APPTsmpyQY19jrDdhN7f1ozuyMTbCewTbjg4rGaKsXpsWS6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prototyping and Breadboarding your circuits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! Most of my posts have covered the software side of my systems. I did go through wiring up the 12V LED light strips to the Pi with MOSFETS in Part III of the Raspberry Pi Home Automation series.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/prototyping-and-breadbording-your-circuits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/prototyping-and-breadbording-your-circuits</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh3uXSJqVEDdmVMLuDr2NPj4m4k4czpAMRvriNbhxQRjyUqQZ5RUDybXRQDKLDGX7eeGLSgekKp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using the mqtt nodes in Node-Red on the Raspberry Pi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! In my previous post I went over how to install the mosquitto mqtt broker on the Raspberry Pi and a brief explanation of how I use Node-Red to send and receive mqtt messages. In this post]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/using-the-mqtt-nodes-in-node-red-on-the-raspberry-pi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/using-the-mqtt-nodes-in-node-red-on-the-raspberry-pi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 15:08:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhnYKC2x4FMunXtmBJ4FmjGHkmWCDsigk9b9jZvMJXjVhyQsfz9gsGkptSLjLFj7tSqJCPSvSvA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Installing the Mosquitto mqtt broker on Raspberry Pi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning! In the previous post we went over the setting up of your first flow with Node-Red and my irl brother Randy @mytechtrail shared his first setup. I was going to go through my breadboarding]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/installing-the-mosquitto-mqtt-broker-on-raspberry-pi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/installing-the-mosquitto-mqtt-broker-on-raspberry-pi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:10:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2ri2jmRY5hF6eunSHgipxBiwk6Etex9ZCMupbJrEwPFtMG1KAUMemskNNRcCU7wT3MikDiPMiMDx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Node-Red Flow on a Raspberry Pi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning! In the last post we covered how to install or update the Node-Red software in your Raspberry Pi as well as install the dashboard that will allow us to generate those awesome webpages. If]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/first-node-red-flow-on-a-raspberry-pi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/first-node-red-flow-on-a-raspberry-pi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:59:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh4BcRadSJ1i1FCcLGX2N4VoWvBQ68ZBzVx1JYkqCufEfZxG22VMPMWKgy82pNvy5fA7RB8689c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Installing Node-Red on a Raspberry Pi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I would like to go over how to install the Node-Red software on your Raspberry Pi. The Raspbian Operating System comes with Node-Red, but I'm not sure what version, or if it includes the Raspberry]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/installing-node-red-on-a-raspberry-pi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/installing-node-red-on-a-raspberry-pi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:59:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhw5Bh9R3oqBEcAej2GiNLJBprkp8SD2PLQNHMRdWxzagUVmVRMMGCQGucQsY5pcz4Py72Fv7Z8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi Home Automation Part VI]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my fifth post we went over the basics of Node-Red, how to install it in a Raspberry Pi and some of the webpages generated by it and the controls utilized on the dashboard. Today I want look a bit deeper]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation-part-vi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation-part-vi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:46:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhCx2L6ksTahuc2Mdmyt1LU3tbBFafojQ1ANy7U9mxnPmyVUg8Hmd33JBs6oNcZxiEJ85v5Cb18?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi Home Automation Part V]]></title><description><![CDATA[In part 4 of this series I shared some pictures of the LED light strips in action and the small relay board that I use when I want to control a device with power that is independent of the Raspberry Pi.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation-part-v</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation-part-v</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXnjUH7HeFHWfeS6aA7ziFCjUyu3oheTFhupDifF7kCrP7LG3r1cLPGUGJGaR7PuuTDmHrSi3muJviY9ft2a1sXRcHZaMnFx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi Home Automation Part IV]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my first post I went over the layout of my Raspberry Pi home automation system. In my second post I went into a little bit more detail on the Power Supply and Raspberry Pi. In my third post I described]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation-part-iv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation-part-iv</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2021 14:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFvb5cYrChWVwDeWPYuo8Jr8iS97Q5VvYauc1zF6qit4WUSRL5Reeqb6YWdLBMPMHA9Gzwhy1adGfv6r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi  Home Automation Part III]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my second post I shared how easy it was to recycle an old PC power supply. Just don't forget the fuses, my PS can deliver 5V @ 15A & +12V @ 16A & 18A, more than enough to damage your circuits]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation-part-iii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation-part-iii</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 15:43:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3NbSyKTowh8wnMyt99aT7YhrwW3gyjxTczDwsVJxUaUTRnytoFXDutRg9b2xNLNRVmN4cVfSjDzW9ti6HcMATS3QzmmizqU6MzGn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi Home Automation Part II]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my previous post, I showed the entire Raspberry Pi circuit, including the power supply, Pi, MOSFET Switch Board & the Relay board. Today I'll show close up pics of the Power Supply and the Pi. I'm]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation-part-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation-part-ii</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:42:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3NbSyKTowh8wnMyt99ZjbQMdJWPmYT2ZJvNW8s69tPkn7qiMAMXkrVFDsArkVtgpB2tK6yiB655KuY86ceQH684qKVk8Dzv2ZiAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi Home Automation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well I've had some spare time over the last week (hopefully many others have as well!) and wanted to update my gang of Raspberry Pi's that I use for home automation. Right now my home automation is primarily]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/raspberry-pi-home-automation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163521]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 21:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtZQpaXPJ5ZYNh1Xx8h1rX5eLSf3WktPuwnijMHWth5mYUfmrxQR7ZMi9SAkQ4HSBmiwgHXtSQ6krZU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello]]></title><description><![CDATA[My first blog post and I wanted to introduce myself! I'm a Canadian Journeyman Electronics Technician and Journeyman Electrician. After spending quite a number of years in the field, I now try to spend]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@robingreig/hello</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@robingreig/hello</guid><category><![CDATA[raspberry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[robingreig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 18:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtC5FGc4dbeF1E4FitPfBjR7UqkAYqBLuRR1wQLaLaSR6W2dmEZCPyj5EVm1E3ivyYBHFZfK7FM2USXJDXbQJ4xHMjv4V24JS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>