#home-automation (2023-12)
Discuss home automation projects, tips, tricks.
2023-12-05
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I just put in an order for AT&T Fiber installation. The install comes with $350 in rewards…last time I had an install I got a Visa or MC cash card with the reward.
I’m looking for ways to reinvest the reward to get the best bang for the buck of switching to fiber… maybe a new router, extender, smart device, etc.
If you have fiber (or could get it) and had a $350 budget (going over by $100 or so is OK), what would you add to your setup?
2023-12-27
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Some time ago, someone shared https://esphome.io/ and I didn’t quite get the purpose of it. I realized I just hadn’t come far enough on my journey. I just bought a few ESP32 boards, and programmed them with https://esphome.io/components/bluetooth_proxy.html. It’s so cool! I can have blue tooth devices hundreds of feet away but in wifi range. This will proxy all bluetooth packets over the Wifi directly to Home Assistant.
ESPHome Homepage - Reimagining DIY Home Automation. ESPHome is a framework that tries to provide the best possible use experience for using IoT microcontrollers for Home Automation. Just write a simple YAML configuration file and get your own customized firmware.
Instructions for setting up the Bluetooth Proxy in ESPHome.
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ESPHome Homepage - Reimagining DIY Home Automation. ESPHome is a framework that tries to provide the best possible use experience for using IoT microcontrollers for Home Automation. Just write a simple YAML configuration file and get your own customized firmware.
Instructions for setting up the Bluetooth Proxy in ESPHome.