Tag: ESP32

  • Flashing Xiaomi BLE sensors and integrating it in Home Assistant

    Flashing Xiaomi BLE sensors and integrating it in Home Assistant

    Flashing Xiaomi BLE sensors and integrating it in Home Assistant There is no such thing as ‘too much’ temperature and humidity sensors, right? So I bough another 5 Xiaomi Mi BLE sensors (in Nov. 2024) model LYWSD03MMC. I wanted to flash them OTA (over-the-air) with custom firmware as previous 7 sensor (bougth in 2022-23). But…

  • The state of my Home Assistant in 2024

    The state of my Home Assistant in 2024

    The state of my Home Assistant in 2024 Update (3. 12. 2024) – Misc integrations, Addons and HACS added. My #homeautomation journey started 4 yrs ago (2020) when I bought 1 Aqara #zigbee hub, 1 room temp. sensor and 1 smart socket (for controling the heating of the office). I started with Aqara app. with…

  • 3D design and printing with TPU (plant pot stand)

    3D design and printing with TPU (plant pot stand)

    3D design and printing with TPU (plant pot stand) If you’re reading this on fediverse and the layout (embedded pics) is off, here’s the link to the original blog post. The problem: My ceramic pot planted with basil had no stand and the water was flowing everywhere after the watering. Some mold grew under the…

  • How I killed e-ink display

    How I killed e-ink display

    TL:DR: I don’t know how, but it no longer works. In the previous post, I shared the joy of making #ESP32 #Lilygo T5 2.13′ e-ink display finally work and show some sensor data from #homeassistant. The joy lasted only a week. Yesterday I decided I’d print a nice case for it. I found a great…