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Too many to list but for software projects I am rewriting my portfolio in vanilla JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. A new resume as a terminal. A component library using Storybook.js and React. But my favorite projects aren't necessarily software, though I need to write some code for these.

Home automation is really my jam lately as I've moved into a whole home now so I'm tinkering with Shelly relay switches, ESP32 dev boards, and all the ways Home Assistant makes me love electronics and tech.

The HA community has several interesting setups and repos on GitHub and I am currently working on documentation of my Home Assistant setup using Python's mkdocs with mkdocs material theme. You can find my docs, which are heavily inspired by MacBury Smart House here: Suburban Smarts

I am currently running Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4+ but have just bought an Intel NUC for more processing power, especially when running object and person detection using an open source library called Frigate.

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NVR with realtime local object detection for IP cameras

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Frigate - NVR With Realtime Object Detection for IP Cameras

A complete and local NVR designed for Home Assistant with AI object detection. Uses OpenCV and Tensorflow to perform realtime object detection locally for IP cameras.

Use of a Google Coral Accelerator is optional, but highly recommended. The Coral will outperform even the best CPUs and can process 100+ FPS with very little overhead.

  • Tight integration with Home Assistant via a custom component
  • Designed to minimize resource use and maximize performance by only looking for objects when and where it is necessary
  • Leverages multiprocessing heavily with an emphasis on realtime over processing every frame
  • Uses a very low overhead motion detection to determine where to run object detection
  • Object detection with TensorFlow runs in separate processes for maximum FPS
  • Communicates over MQTT for easy integration into other systems
  • Records video with retention settings based on detected objects
  • 24/7 recording
  • Re-streaming…