Having run the van from 2x Pi 4 (2Gb) for two years, I decided it was time for a refresh. I wanted to bring the

This one is going to be wordy… I’ve done a few upgrades and changes to the smart static since setting it up and using it

Eufy Camera Success! We’ve managed to spend a couple of nights in the van, it all works well, Alexa for the music and the Roku

Safe shutdowns… and startups I have not idea how stable the power is at the static, but most of the time we will be turning

TP-SF1005P v2 Thinking Infrastructure Something I hadn’t really given much thought to until this week was how I was going to power the smart static

The next challenge was to address two big problems Offline Smart Static Physical Switches The first issue is how will everything work if the caravan

Smarting the appliances When I first started planning before buying the ‘van I thought I would smart everything up. Replace the plug sockets with USB

Cameras. I don’t need any cameras at the ‘van, but it’s something I’ve been wanting to explore for several other projects I’ve been thinking about…

Pi 4 in it’s pretty case I decided early on that the caravan needed a brain for the various things I wanted to try.  I