… ESPHome turns the ESP32 into a DIY champ for Home Assistant projects Bluetooth Proxy is by far my favorite use case for this tiny system Unlike the easy-to-access operating systems and better specs on Raspberry Pi SBCs, ESP32 systems pack an embedded OS – one needs to be programmed before it can ex… …
… These specific GitHub projects provide a web-based GUI for dragging and dropping macros, making it super easy to set up your Stream Deck alternative. If you want a next-level setup, then using ESP Home and Home Assistant gives you that absolute premium level of integration. …
… DIY projects are cool like that. …
… Don’t toss your old smartphone into the trash just yet Besides the DIY projects I’ve mentioned so far, there’s a lot you can do with an outdated phone. I currently use an ESP32 as a Bluetooth proxy for my Home Assistant, but you can do the same with most smartphones. …
… It pulls Home Assistant calendar and weather data, and wakes every 30 minutes from deep sleep. I love projects that combine e-ink displays with DIY chips. …
… Smaller devices to help Home Assistant Manage a part of a smart home My Raspberry Pi case includes a built-in IR module for IoT projects. But I could never get it to work properly. Besides, it was just one IR receiver module and nothing else. So I decided to put together a DIY Infrared blaster node. …
… Sign in to your XDA account Summary We love the Cheap Yellow Display CYD : a tiny ESP32 display perfect for DIY smart-home and retro projects. …
… My favorites are the enhanced virtualization provisions and LXC support, which essentially turn the king of ZFS NAS distributions into something more viable for general-purpose home server projects. …
… But if you’re in the home labbing community, it’s all about building a DIY firewall/router armed with tons of security provisions to keep your networking stack safe. …
… The same holds true for other home server distros as well. …