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I just started automating my house, mostly with ZigBee. For WiFi stuff- setting up ESPHome and programming ESP32s to do whatever it is I want them to do (repor
by margalabargala 5y ago
I just started automating my house, mostly with ZigBee.
For WiFi stuff- setting up ESPHome and programming ESP32s to do whatever it is I want them to do (report sensor values, twiddle gpios to control an h-bridge, whatever) is stupid easy. Highly recommend anyone who's been meaning to try ESP32s but hasn't yet take the half hour to try it out.
- joshstrange 5y agoESP32 is my 1 exception to my "No WiFi rule". Really I use that rule as a blanket statement since 99.9% of what people are talking about when they have a WiFi IoT device is crap. I don't personally have any ESP32 devices but I'm not opposed and at some point I want to play with them. I've heard very good things about them on the various subreddits and on the HA podcast.
- margalabargala 5y agoI was skeptical at first, then I assumed it would be too hard to set up, then I gave it a shot and was pleasantly surprised in every way. They're cheap and worth grabbing a few to play with, and when you find time to play with them, you will get farther with them faster than you thought you would.