Following up on my post about controlling ceiling fans, let’s address some of the shortcomings, which are: ESPHome 2025.2 removed support for dbuezas’ CC1101 custom component. We need a way forward. IoT controls generally assume you can specificall...
My ceiling fans are not smart, but let's try to control them using Home Assistant to make them smart! The key is that they have remote controls, so it should be possible to make something that can act like those remotes. Signal Gathering These are my...
I've been getting sensors like this that can measure temperature and relative humidity. Coupled with microcontroller boards like the Raspberry Pi Pico W running ESPHome, I'm able to create small USB-powered wireless thermometer/hygrometer units that ...
Let's make a dumb garage door smart! The usual consumer solution is the myQ controller, but I generally dislike being dependent on some company's cloud service staying online. Instead, I will DIY a solution using ESPHome and Home Assistant. Requireme...
UPDATE (2023-08-19) This article is no longer necessary as of Mat931's PR! Now you can have the behavior of what I called "segmented linear" by specifying the "exact" method: filters: - calibrate_linear: method: exact datapoints: ...