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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
