If you work with ESP32 boards, Arduino modules, sensors, small PCBs or Home Assistant DIY electronics, there comes a point where a normal soldering iron is not enough. A soldering iron is fine for pin headers, wires and simple connectors.…
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The ESP32-C5 is one of the more interesting newer ESP32 parts because it combines Wi-Fi 6 in 2.4 and 5 GHz, Bluetooth LE, Zigbee, and Thread on one chip, and the ESP32-C5-DevKitC-1 breaks out most available GPIOs on the side…
The LD2450 is one of the more interesting mmWave sensors for Home Assistant because it is not just a simple “occupied or not” radar. ESPHome describes it as a human presence, motion detection and tracking radar that can track the…
The LD2410 is one of the most useful sensors you can connect to an ESP32 for Home Assistant. It is a 24GHz mmWave presence sensor, which means it can detect small human movement and stationary presence much better than a…
An ESP32 AC climate controller is one of the best upgrades you can make to an ordinary infrared-controlled air conditioner. Instead of using the original remote control every time, you can let Home Assistant turn the AC on, change the…
An ESP32 IR receiver is one of the simplest ways to learn remote control codes for Home Assistant. Instead of guessing which protocol your TV, air conditioner, fan or LED strip remote uses, you can point the remote at a…
M5Stack has released the M5Paper Color ESP32S3 Dev Kit, a compact ESP32-S3 development board built around a 4-inch full-colour E Ink Spectra 6 display. Unlike a normal TFT or OLED display, this screen is designed for low-power visual applications where…
Home Assistant Yellow is the official expandable smart home hub designed for people who want more flexibility than Home Assistant Green. It runs Home Assistant locally, supports Raspberry Pi Compute Module hardware, includes built-in Zigbee and Thread-capable radio hardware, and…
Home Assistant Green is the official plug-and-play smart home hub for Home Assistant. It is designed for people who want to run Home Assistant at home without building a Raspberry Pi setup, installing an operating system, choosing storage, flashing images…