Month: August 2020
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Building Qt 5.15 on Windows with OpenSSL
I have written about the many problems of building Qt 5 with OpenSSL in the past. Several years later, it is time to upgrade to latest Qt 5.15 which is presumably the last in the Qt 5 series. This time I decided to drop the Windows XP support since it is just too much work…
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An OpenSprinkler success story
I wanted to automate the watering system at home preferably using open-source and DIY systems. The initial plan was to go with plain RPi, OpenHAB and some GPIO code driving the sprinkler valves but the problem was creating a useful UI to control the system since OpenHAB is too clunky and generic looking. I was…