I Am Number 6
After days of troubleshooting cables, DB9 pinouts, TX/RX wiring, a MAX3232, LG service menus, and even my own debugging code, I finally got Home Assistant talking to my offline LG CX over RS-232–and became Number 6.
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Automation
Aidan Maurin-Jones shares tools, automations, and thoughts on whatever’s interesting this week.
I Want to Be Number 6
My attempt to become the sixth active installation of Home Assistant’s new LG TV via Serial integration turned into an adventure involving ESPHome, a MAX3232, service menus, DB9 pinouts, a multimeter, and an LG CX that stubbornly refuses to talk back.
Why Obsidian Doesn’t Work for Me
Obsidian is an excellent app, but oddly it doesn’t fit my workflow. Here’s why I keep coming back to BBEdit, Marked 2, and my existing stack instead.