🚀 Welcome back to our Custom PC Build Series! In episode 4, I'm tackling the PC control panel - but one that masters not just your PC but your entire environment... 🖥️✨

Discover how this control panel goes beyond standard monitoring to fully integrate with your room and beyond. From the logic behind its design to a showcase of three powerful free software tools, get ready to be inspired to transform your tech space!

⏱️ HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 - Introduction
01:31 - Smart control panels - examples of use
02:19 - Feature tour - the panel in action
04:21 - The five layers of decision making
08:09 - Assembly - how the panel is constructed
10:33 - The software - three magic solutions
13:57 - A simple example
18:51 - Outro

⚡ Hardware mentioned (some of these are affiliate links, so I get a little too! Thank you ❤️):
*Apollo Automation - loads of great sensors here: https://apolloautomation.com/handsonk...
MSR 1 mmWave Sensor:
https://apolloautomation.com/zlfne4
Air Quality Sensor: https://apolloautomation.com/hrbhiw
ELECROW Touchscreen Monitor, 8": https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Bambu P1S 3D Printer https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=237790... @BambuLab

🖥️ Software mentioned:
Home Assistant: https://www.home-assistant.io/
HASS.Agent: https://www.hass-agent.io/ (note this is an updated link from the video - the project has been adopted by new developers who have forked to this version - so recommend using this one!)
WMI Explorer: https://github.com/vinaypamnani/wmie2

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🎬 ALL THE VIDEOS IN THIS SERIES SO FAR:
Catch up on the journey:
1.    • PC Fan Airflow: Tights vs Traditional...  
2.    • The Build Begins: Assembling the Beas...  
3.    • Lifemarking Revealed: Just How Much T...  
4.    • The Ultimate Smart PC Control Panel? ...  

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