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DIY LIQUID DETECTOR $5 and Kiril Peyanski holding the sensor
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Build Your Own Smart Contactless Liquid Sensor with Home Assistant and XKC Y25 – Easy DIY Tutorial!

What contactless liquid sensor is? Can you make such sensor smart by your own? Proudly present you another DIY smart sensor named XKC Y25 that is working with Home Assistant. This time I will show you how to easily create an Intelligent non-contact level sensor that can detect whether a Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 1 month15/02/2023 ago
Easy DIY human presence and Kiril Peyanski, LD2410B sensor and Home Assistant logo aside
Home Assistant Smart Sensors

How to detect human presence with LD2410B sensor and Home Assistant

I’m so excited to share with you this DIY Human Presence mini project featuring Home Assistant and one super tiny, cheap and useful sensor called LD2410B. I know the name of the sesnor is not so user friendly and it is not easily memorable, but the steps that you are Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 2 months08/02/2023 ago
Kiril Peyanski holding Mopeka Pro Check smart sensor with get propane level
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Say Goodbye to Manual Propane Tank Checking with Mopeka Pro Check Sensor and Home Assistant

Do you ever wanted to see in real time how much propane have left in your gas tanks? Well, I do and I managed to do that thanks to some smart sensors and Home Assistant. Today, I will show you which sensors I used and how I added them in Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 2 months18/01/2023 ago
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Aqara FP1 Human Presence Sensor Review + Home Assistant Integration

I bought an Aqara FP1 Human Presence sensor, so you don’t have to do the same. Let’s find out together what actually Aqara FP1 is, can it be added in Home Assistant and is there any good use of it or you can just skip it and buy something more Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 3 months11/01/2023 ago
DIY Temperature Sensor for Home Assistant with BMP280 & D1 Mini 15
Smart Sensors

DIY Temperature Sensor for Home Assistant with BMP280 & D1 Mini

Today, I’m going to talk about one quick, simple, precise and cheap way to monitor the temperature in your home using a smart DIY Temperature sensor and Home Assistant. It is going to be a Do It Yourself article in which I will show you the steps, the needed components, Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 3 months28/12/2022 ago
Kiril Peyanski holding an iBeacon with iBeacon label and Home Assistant logo
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What is iBeacon + Home Assistant Integration

Not so long ago Home Assistant introduced iBeacon support and I decided to buy one iBeacon from AliExpress to test it out for you, so you don’t have to do the same. But what actually are the iBeacons and for what can be used? How to add one in Home Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 4 months30/11/2022 ago
5$ live streaming camera for Home Assistant | ESP32-CAM tutorial 21
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5$ live streaming camera for Home Assistant | ESP32-CAM tutorial

Today I will use an ESP32-CAM board that cost around $5 to make a wireless live streaming camera for Home Assistant. I will show every step that I did and I will share everything, so if you want, you can make one or dozen of such cameras for yourself. I’m Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 6 months12/10/2022 ago
IKEA Motion Sensor and Home Assistant Logo. Kiril Peyanski is on the left with motion blur effect
Home Assistant Smart Sensors

How to make IKEA Motion Sensor to work with Home Assistant very easily

In this article I will add IKEA motion sensor in my Home Assistant using a Zigbee Home Automation or also known as ZHA. For what Motion Sensors are used in a Smart Home? Here is a quick background story:Motion Sensors are one of the key elements in every Smart Home. Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 6 months28/09/2022 ago
ESPHome Bluetooth Proxy label and Kiril Peyanski holding a D1 Mini ESP32 in a 3D printed case
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How to turn an ESP32 board into a Bluetooth proxy for Home Assistant | ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies

ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies is a brand new way to add Bluetooth support to your Home Assistant or to expand the Bluetooth coverage in your Smart Home. In essence an ESP32 based board is used to communicate with your WIFI, your Home Assistant and your Bluetooth devices. It is something like Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 7 months14/09/2022 ago
Shelly Plus H&T E-ink Display Kiril Peyanski
Home Assistant Smart Sensors

Shelly Plus H&T Review: Pros & Cons

Shelly Plus H&T is the next generation Temperature & Humidity sensor that is coming from Alterco Robotics. But what means next generation? Is there anything special in it? What is good and what is bad? Can it work with Home Assistant? I will try to answer these questions starting right Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 7 months31/08/2022 ago

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