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…

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…

Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition is the official voice assistant hardware built for Home Assistant. It is designed to let you control your smart home by voice, without relying on the usual big tech voice assistants. Instead of sending every…

If you are building a local smart home with Home Assistant and want to use Z-Wave devices, the Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 is the official adapter Home Assistant recommends. It is an 800 series Z-Wave adapter developed specifically for Home…

If you run Zigbee or Thread in Home Assistant, the obvious question is whether the new Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 is a genuine upgrade over Connect ZBT-1 or just a nicer-looking replacement. The answer is fairly simple: ZBT-2 is clearly…

Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 is the official USB radio adapter for adding Zigbee or Thread to Home Assistant. This guide explains what it does, how it differs from ZBT-1, whether it works with Matter, when to choose Zigbee instead of…