Joost Van Den Broek
Owner at BBnetworks BV
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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RockstarJoost Van Den Broek is an experienced founder and embedded systems developer with 11 years in software engineering and over two decades running BBnetworks BV. Based in Amsterdam, he combines entrepreneurship with hands-on back-end and hardware integration work, contributing to the popular open-source Home Automation project Domoticz. His contributions include adding sensor support (HTU21D/SI702x), OTGW GPIO status reading for newer firmware, and improvements to Z-Wave, Xiaomi Gateway, and P1 Smart Meter integrations, showing deep familiarity with device connectivity and firmware-aware integrations. Joost’s background bridges product ownership and low-level device compatibility, enabling pragmatic solutions that keep diverse hardware ecosystems working together. Colleagues can expect a pragmatic engineer who still codes at the junction of embedded hardware and server-side systems while running his own company.
11 years of coding experience
English, Dutch
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Github Skills (14)
gpio10
iot10
embedded10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
sys10
home-automation10
i2c9
lua7
http6
mqtt6
libcurl6
boost6
mqttnet6
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
domoticz/domoticz
Dec 2015 - Apr 2019
Open source Home Automation System
Role in this project:
Back-end & Embedded Systems Developer
Back-end & Embedded Systems DeveloperContributions:93 PRs, 5 pushes, 226 comments in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Joost contributed to the Domoticz Home Automation System, focusing on integrating and enhancing the functionality of specific hardware devices. Their commits show improvements to the OpenTherm Gateway (OTGW) by implementing GPIO status reading for new firmware features, and adding support for an HTU21D(F)/SI702x Humidity+Temp I2C sensor. They also made code changes related to the ZWave, Xiaomi Gateway, and P1 Smart Meter integrations, showcasing expertise in device connectivity and control. The user appears to be involved in maintaining hardware compatibility and improving data processing within the system.
raspberry-pisystem-automationhome-automation-systemmqtthome-automation
jvandenbroek/script.service.afterwatch
Feb 2016 - Feb 2019
Contributions:5 releases, 37 commits, 40 pushes in 3 years
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