Tag: esp8266
Automating Dumb Devices with Node-Red and Home Assistant
Here in coastal California, air conditioning is extremely uncommon. So during a recent heat wave, I got desperate and went down to the big box store …
The Cheapest WiFi Smart Switch: Flashing the Sonoff Basic
Setting up a smart home can be a costly affair, if every device needed an expensive proprietary smart switch you would spend quite a bit of …
Home Assistant: Making My Plants Talk with IoT Sensors and a Python Script
Living in an urban city without a garden, I have been exercising my green thumb by accumulating more and more houseplants. I have them tucked away …
Favorite ESP8266 Internet of Things Projects
So many good uses for these chips, here are a few I’ve made and some I still intend to. ESP Easy – by far the easiest way …
My Smart Home: Hardware List
An ongoing list of all the hardware I’ve gradually acquired. Links are to Amazon, but if you are patient most things can be imported from China …