It’d be a real stretch to say I needed to automate the blinds in my apartment, but it was fun, and I’m loving the result. Blinds open automatically at sunrise and close at sundown. It’s nice to wake up to the sun! I designed most of this setup myself, and wanted to share how I […]
Category Archives: ESP8266
Ready-Made MiLight Hub
h4nc over at the HomeAssistant community forums has put together a spectacular ready-made hardware set for my ESP8266 MiLight Hub software. This includes a PCB and a 3D-printed case. These look super snazzy, and will remove a lot of the guesswork from the setup process (skip the jumper wire fiddling and head-scratching when you read […]
Solar-Powered Outdoor Thermometer with Multiple DS18B20 Sensors
I’ve been pretty happy with how my ESP8266-powered outdoor thermometers turned out. One of these has two sensors — one to measure ambient temperature, and one to measure the temperature of a hot tub. It’s solar-powered (with an 18650 Li-Ion battery), uses a single GPIO pin, and never needs charging! DS18B20 Temperature Sensor DS18B20s* are […]