…Home Assistant automatically detects the Android phone as an ESPHome device, allowing me to quickly configure it. The app uses ESPHome’s protocol to implement its own Bluetooth Low Energy proxy. It…
…To leverage Thread, a low-power mesh networking protocol, I needed hardware that worked locally without spending too much. A Thread Radio Co-Processor or a standalone Thread Border Router can bridge…
…All I did was visit ESPHome’s ready-made projects web installer in a browser, choose the Bluetooth proxy option, and plug my ESP32 board into the computer. Of course, I installed…
…use of the hardware. So I moved to using ESP32 boards for building sensor nodes and a few other projects. That switch initially helped with the IoT projects involving sensors and proxies…
…more The hardware powering this thing is about as simple as it gets. It uses an ESP32 wired to four daisy-chained MAX7219 LED matrix modules, all running ESPHome with the ESP…
…DIY computing projects, from programming to retro gaming emulation. $115 at Micro Center $79 at Amazon Moving the Home Assistant instance to a mini PC Getting better dedicated hardware When Home Assistant…
…I got mine up and running with ESPHome very quickly. That's not impossible on dedicated Meshtastic hardware, but it's much less compelling. A ThinkNode M5 is shaped around being a…
…Typical x86 mini-PCs and SBCs are better for demanding tasks They aren’t very expensive, either Switching to the other side of the performance fence, x86 hardware is better for projects…
…The team can also add hardware on its own, without the manufacturer being involved, as long as someone on the project owns one and runs the tests. That keeps the supported list…
…projects where the OS doesn’t matter all that much, I’d rather stick with an ESP32 , as it’s a lot cheaper than even a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. ESPHome…